Theodore S. DeLay collection of Armed Forces Radio Service memoranda, reports, and other material, 1941-1945.

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Theodore S. DeLay collection of Armed Forces Radio Service memoranda, reports, and other material, 1941-1945.

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Research archive for a history of AFRS activity during World War II. The military radio service broadcast news and entertainment by shortwave wherever U.S. forces were engaged.

1 linear ft. (2 boxes)

University of Southern California, USC Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 8113950

University of Southern California, USC Libraries

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United States. Armed Forces Radio Service

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The Armed Forces Radio Service (AFRS) was an agency created in 1942 by the United States government to produce radio shows for broadcast to troops fighting overseas in World War II. Created mainly by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Lee, the AFRS produced and aired a wide variety of programs - comedy, informational, and dramatic programs, among others. The AFRS also aired edited versions of popular commercial radio programs. The service was first centered in New York, but soon...

DeLay, Theodore S.

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