WPRB records, 1940-1993.

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WPRB records, 1940-1993.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/74216077

Consists of materials which document the organization and history of WPRB, including constitutions, by-laws, photographs, membership lists, clipped articles, board minutes, correspondence, and financial reports. While the majority of the records are related to the administration of the station, there are also materials pertaining to concerts, on-air guests, and other radio programs.

11.0 linear ft. (11 boxes)

Princeton University Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8114887

Princeton University Library

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WPRB (Radio station : Princeton, N.J.)

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WPRB is the non-profit radio station of Princeton University. The station was founded in 1940 by Henry G. Theis '42 who used a room in Pyne Hall to broadcast music, news, and sports to campus listeners for three hours a day. 15 years later in 1955 the station obtained a license to build an FM transmitter and became the first student-owned and operated FM station in the country, changing the call letters to WPRB. Since then the station has grown steadily, and today broadcasts a wide variety of mu...

Princeton University

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The collection documents the physical expansion of the University from its earliest period through the acquisition of large tracts of land in the 20th century, including the properties around Carnegie Lake and numerous farms. Early records document transactions with such Princeton University notables as Nathaniel Fitz Randolph, John Witherspoon, Walter Minto, John and Richard Stockton, and John Maclean. For the most part, the papers consist of standard legal documents with detailed descriptions ...