Alan Plaunt fonds. 1930-1962.

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Alan Plaunt fonds. 1930-1962.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/606459792

The fonds consists of four series: Personal Papers, the Canadian Radio League, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and Dorothy Plaunt Dyde. Fonds contains correspondence, financial records, subject files, clippings, reports, submissions, publicity material, and other documentary forms. The Plaunt correspondence contains a detailed record of the events surrounding the history of the Canadian Radio League, the Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission (1932), and the Act creating the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

2.7 m of textual records.10 photographs.

University of British Columbia Library

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 7781605

University of British Columbia Library

Related Entities

There are 5 Entities related to this resource.

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6qn9xrb (corporateBody)

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation was formed on 2 November 1936 consisting of two radio networks: Trans-Canada (English) and the French network. In 1952 two television stations began broadcasting in Toronto and Montreal. From the description of Canadian Broadcasting Corporation collection. 1929-[195-]. (McMaster University). WorldCat record id: 181806794 ...

Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6rp0f9z (corporateBody)

Dyde, Dorothy Plaunt.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6p34msb (person)

Plaunt, Alan Butterworth, 1904-1941.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6wm92h2 (person)

Alan Butterworth Plaunt was born in Ottawa on March 25, 1904 to Francis Xavier and Mary Amelia (Butterworth) Plaunt. The family was financially comfortable due to involvement in the lumber and railway tie business in the Ottawa area. Plaunt was educated at University College, University of Toronto (B.A. 1927); and Christ Church Oxford (B.A. Honours in modern history, 1929). At the University of Toronto he was a member of the Kappa Alpha Society and its Secretary during the 1925-26 academic year....

Canadian Radio League.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w63272d9 (corporateBody)