Housewives' Protective League collection

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Housewives' Protective League collection

1931-1985 and undated (majority 1950s and 1960s)

http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/4587

The Housewives' Protective League was daily CBS radio program that aired from 1948 to 1962, produced by such esteemed broadcasters as Allen Gray. During its run, the show explored a variety of issues from childrearing and health to more irreverent topics. Housewives was also the "Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval" of the airwaves, regularly pre-testing all its sponsor's products. The majority of the collection are scripts for daily broadcasts of the radio show The Housewives' Protective League and its predecessor Coffee Break.

26.50 linear feet

eng, Latn

University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7795046

University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries

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Housewives' Protective League

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"The Housewives' Protective League" was a long-lasting daily radio feature which ran over the CBS radio network from 1948 to 1962. American broadcaster Allen Gray (1920- ) was one of the program's regional directors; he was affiliated with the show from 1950 until its demise. Gray (nee Ernest Bundgaard, a.k.a. Ernie Allen) was born in 1921 in Iowa and, after graduating from Council Bluffs High School, attended the University of Iowa where he majored in speech and radio b...

Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc., 1966

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Gray, Allen, 1920-

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