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Adventures of Frank Merriwell Collection, 1946-1947

*L (Special) 98-15
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound. New York Public Library.
40 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York, NY 10023-7498
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rha@nypl.org
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    Table of Contents

    Descriptive Summary Table of Contents

    Title
    Adventures of Frank Merriwell Collection, 1946-1947.
    Collection ID
    *L (Special) 98-15
    Repository
    Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound. The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. 40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023-7498

    Administrative Information Table of Contents

    Access

    Collection is open to the public. Access to original materials is restricted. Advance notification is required for use.

    Publication Rights

    For permission to publish, contact the Curator, The Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.

    Preferred Citation

    *L (Special) 98.15, Adventures of Frank Merriwell Collection, Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.

    Historical Note Table of Contents

    The Adventures of Frank Merriwell was a juvenile adventure program based on the novels by Gilbert S. Patton, written under the name Burt L. Standish. It was broadcast from March 26, 1934 until June 22, 1934, and again from Oct. 5, 1946 until June 4, 1949 on NBC.

    The later series consisted of complete thirty minute episodes. whose featured character was Frank Merriwell, Yale University athlete.

    The cast of the later series consisted of: Lawson Zerbe as Frank Merriwell; Elaine Rost, as his girlfriend, Inza Burrage; Hal Studer as Bart Hodge; Patricia Hosley as Elsie Bellwood. The announcer was Mel Brant. The music was performed by Paul Taubman, and the writers were Ruth and Gilbert Brann, with William Welch.

    Scope and Content Note Table of Contents

    The collection consists of fifty one episodes from the 1946-1947 season. Most items are off-air recordings from WEAF New York. Episode titles are unknown unless specified.

    Collection Listing Table of Contents

       
    *LT-10 9662*LT-10 9663 Episode no. 1, October 5, 1946 .

    Off air recording from WEAF, N.Y.

    Episode title: The riddle of the wrong answers.

    Access to original items restricted.

    Original in: *LJ-16 5265, *LJ-16 5266, *LJ-16 6032.

       
    *LT-10 9662 Episode no. 2, October 12, 1946 .

    Off air recording from WEAF, N.Y.

    Access to original items restricted.

    Original in: *LJ-16 5267, *LJ-16 5268.

       
    *LT-10 9661 Episode no. 3, October 19, 1946 .

    Off air recording from WEAF, N.Y.

    Episode title: The mystery of the shuttered house.

    Access to original items restricted.

    Original in: *LJ-16 5269, *LJ-16 5270.

       
    *LT-10 9661 Episode no. 4, October 26, 1946 .

    Off air recording from WEAF, N.Y.

    Access to original items restricted.

    Original in: *LJ-16 5271, *LJ-16 5272.

       
    *LT-10 9660*LT-10 9663 Episode no. 5, November 2, 1946 .

    Off air recording from WEAF, N.Y.

    Access to original items restricted.

    Original in: *LJ-16 5273, *LJ-16 5274, *LJ-16 6351, *LJ-16 6352.

       
    *LT-10 9660 Episode no. 6, November 9, 1946 .

    Off air recording from WEAF, N.Y.

    Access to original items restricted.

    Original in: *LJ-16 5275, *LJ-16 5276.

       
    *LT-10 9659 Episode no. 7, November 16, 1946 .

    Off air recording from WEAF, N.Y.

    Access to original items restricted.

    Original in: *LJ-16 5798, *LJ-16 5799.

       
    *LT-10 9659 Episode no. 8, November 23, 1946 .

    Off air recording from WEAF, N.Y.

    Access to original items restricted.

    Original in: *LJ-16 5800, *LJ-16 5801.

       
    *LT-10 9658 Episode no. 9, November 30, 1946 .

    Off air recording from WEAF N.Y.

    Access to original items restricted.

    Original in: *LJ-16 5802, *LJ-16 5804.

       
    *LT-10 9658 Episode no. 10, December 7, 1946 .

    Off air recording from WEAF, N.Y.

    Access to original items restricted.

    Original in: *LJ-16 5804, *LJ-16 5805.

       
    *LT-10 9672 Episode no. 11, December 14, 1946 .

    Off air recording from WNBC, N.Y.

    Access to original items restricted.

    Original in: *LJ-16 5806, *LJ-16 5807.

       
    *LT-10 9672 Episode no. 12, December 21, 1946 .

    Off air recording from WNBC, N.Y.

    Access to original items restricted.

    Original in: *LJ-16 5808, *LJ-16 5809.

       
    *LT-10 9671 Episode no. 13, December 28, 1946 .

    Off air recording from WNBC, N.Y.

    Access to original items restricted.

    Original in: *LJ-16 5810, *LJ-16 5811.

       
    *LT-10 9671 Episode no. 14, January 4, 1947 .

    Off air recording from WNBC, N.Y.

    Access to original items restricted.

    Original in: *LJ-16 5812, *LJ-16 5813.

       
    *LT-10 9670 Episode no.16, January 18, 1947 .

    Off air recording from WNBC, N.Y.

    Access to original items restricted.

    Original in: *LJ-16 5814, *LJ-16 5815.

       
    *LT-10 9670 Episode no. 17, January 25, 1947 .

    Off air recording from WNBC, N.Y.

    Access to original items restricted.

    Original in: *LJ-16 5816, *LJ-16 5817.

       
    *LT-10 9669 Episode no. 18, February 1, 1947 .

    Off air recording from WNBC, N.Y.

    Access to original items restricted.

    Original in: *LJ-16 5818, *LJ-16 5819.

       
    *LT-10 9669 Episode no. 19, February 8, 1947 .

    Off air recording from WNBC, N.Y.

    Access to original items restricted.

    Original in: *LJ-16 5820, *LJ-16 5821.

       
    *LT-10 9668 Episode no. 20, February 15, 1947 .

    Off air recording from WNBC, N.Y.

    Access to original items restricted.

    Original in: *LJ-16 5822, *LJ-16 5823.

       
    *LT-10 9668 Episode no. 21, February 22, 1947 .

    Off air recording from WNBC, N.Y.

    Access to original items restricted.

    Original in: *LJ-16 5824, *LJ-16 5825.

       
    *LT-10 9667 Episode no. 22, March 1, 1947 .

    Off air recording from WNBC, N.Y.

    Access to original items restricted.

    Original in: *LJ-16 5826, *LJ-16 5827.

       
    *LT-10 9667 Episode no. 23, March 8, 1947 .

    Off air recording from WNBC, N.Y.

    Access to original items restricted.

    Original in: *LJ-16 5828, *LJ-16 5829.

       
    *LT-10 9666 Episode no. 24, March 15, 1947 .

    Off air recording from WNBC, N.Y.

    Episode title: The big top adventure.

    Access to original items restricted.

    Original in: *LJ-16 5830, *LJ-16 5831.

       
    *LT-10 9666 Episode no. 25, March 22, 1947 .

    Off air recording from WNBC, N.Y.

    Access to original items restricted.

    Original in: *LJ-16 5832, *LJ-16 5833.

       
    *LT-10 9683 Episode no. 27, April 5, 1947 .

    Off air recording from WNBC, N.Y.

    Access to original items restricted.

    Original in: *LJ-16 5834, *LJ-16 5835.

       
    *LT-10 9683 Episode no. 28, April 12, 1947 .

    Off air recording from WNBC N.Y.

    Access to original items restricted.

    Original in: *LJ-16 5836, *LJ-16 5837.

       
    *LT-10 9682 Episode no. 29, April 19, 1947 .

    Off air recording from WNBC, N.Y.

    Access to original items restricted.

    Original in: *LJ-16 5838, *LJ-16 5839.

       
    *LT-10 9682 Episode no. 30, April 26, 1947 .

    Off air recording from WNBC, N.Y.

    Access to original items restricted.

    Original in: *LJ-16 5840, *LJ-16 5841.

       
    *LT-10 9681 Episode no. 31, May 3, 1947 .

    Off air recording from WNBC, N.Y.

    Access to original items restricted.

    Original in: *LJ-16 5842, *LJ-16 5943.

       
    *LT-10 9681 Episode no. 32, May 10, 1947 .

    Off air recording from WNBC, N.Y.

    Access to original items restricted.

    Original in: *LJ-16 5844, *LJ-16 5845.

       
    *LT-10 9664*LT-10 9680 Episode no. 33, May 17, 1947 .

    Off air recording from WNBC, N.Y.

    Access to original items restricted.

    Original in: *LJ-16 6353, *LJ-16 6354, *LJ-16 5846, *LJ-16 5847.

       
    *LT-10 9680 Episode no. 34, May 24, 1947 .

    Off air recording from WNBC, N.Y.

    Access to original items restricted.

    Original in: *LJ-16 5848, *LJ-16 5849.

       
    *LT-10 9679 Episode no. 35, May 31, 1947 .

    Off air recording from WNBC, N.Y.

    Access to original items restricted.

    Original in: *LJ-16 5850, *LJ-16 5851.

       
    *LT-10 9679 Episode no. 36, June 7, 1947 .

    Off air recording from WNBC, N.Y.

    Access to original items restricted.

    Original in: *LJ-16 5852, *LJ-16 5853.

       
    *LT-10 9678 Episode no. 37, June 14, 1947 .

    Off air recording from WNBC, N.Y.

    Access to original items restricted.

    Original in: *LJ-16 5854, *LJ-16 5855.

       
    *LT-10 9678 Episode no. 38, June 21, 1947 .

    Off air recording from WNBC, N.Y.

    Access to original items restricted.

    Original in: *LJ-16 5856, *LJ-16 5857.

       
    *LT-10 9677 Episode no. 39, June 28, 1947 .

    Off air recording from WNBC, N.Y.

    Access to original items restricted.

    Original in: *LJ-16 5858, *LJ-16 5859.

       
    *LT-10 9677 Episode no. 40, July 5, 1947 .

    Off air recording from WNBC, N.Y.

    Access to original items restricted.

    Original in: *LJ-16 5860, *LJ-16 5861.

       
    *LT-10 9676 Episode no. 41, July 12, 1947 .

    Off air recording from WNBC, N.Y.

    Access to original items restricted.

    Original in: *LJ-16 5899, *LJ-16 5900.

       
    *LT-10 9676 Episode no. 42, July 19, 1947 .

    Off air recording from WNBC, N.Y.

    Access to original items restricted.

    Original in: *LJ-16 5901, *LJ-16 5902.

       
    *LT-10 9675 Episode no. 43, July 26, 1947 .

    Off air recording from WNBC, N.Y.

    Access to original items restricted.

    Original in: *LJ-16 6003, *LJ-16 6004.

       
    *LT-10 9675 Episode no. 44, August 2, 1947 .

    Off air recording from WNBC, N.Y.

    Access to original items restricted.

    Original in: *LJ-16 6016, *LJ-16 6017.

       
    *LT-10 9674 Episode no. 45, August 9, 1947 .

    Off air recording from WNBC, N.Y.

    Access to original items restricted.

    Original in: *LJ-16 6030, *LJ-16 6031.

       
    *LT-10 9674 Episode no. 46, August 16, 1947 .

    Access to original items restricted.

    Original in: *LJ-16 6054, *LJ-16 6055.

       
    *LT-10 9673 Episode no. 47, August 23, 1947 .

    Off air recording from WNBC, N.Y.

    Access to original items restricted.

    Original in: *LJ-16 6056, *LJ-16 6057.

       
    *LT-10 9673 Episode no. 48, August 30, 1947 .

    Off air recording from WNBC, N.Y.

    Access to original items restricted.

    Original in: *LJ-16 6332, *LJ-16 6333.

       
    *LT-10 9665 Episode no. 49, September 6, 1947 .

    Off air recording from WNBC, N.Y.

    Access to original items restricted.

    Original in: *LJ-16 6347, *LJ-16 6348.

       
    *LT-10 9665 Episode no. 50, September 13, 1947 .

    Off air recording from WNBC, N.Y.

    Access to original items restricted.

    Original in: *LJ-16 6349, *LJ-16 6350.

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