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The March of time

Title
The March of time : radio broadcast, 1938-04-07.
Publication
1938.

Details

Additional Authors
  • Voorhees, Donald
  • Van Voorhis, Westbrook, 1903-1968
  • Nichols, Ora Daigle
  • Don Voorhees Orchestra, performer.
  • Time, Inc., producer.
  • Electrolux Group, sponsor.
  • National Broadcasting Company, broadcaster.
  • WJZ (Radio station : New York, N.Y.), broadcaster.
Found In
March of time collection: radio broadcasts, 1935-1943 (incomplete).
Description
2 streaming audio files (29:37) : digital, mono.
Summary
Radio program of dramatized real news stories and current events re-enacted in a newsreel format.
Uniform Title
March of time (Radio program)
Alternative Title
March of time collection: radio broadcasts, 1935-1943 (incomplete).
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Historical radio programs.
  • Radio docudramas.
  • Nonfiction radio programs.
  • Radio serials.
  • Radio commercials.
Note
  • Title and date from original disc label; contents from disc label and audition.
  • Streaming audio transferred from original audio disc.
Access (note)
  • Access to original items restricted. Streaming audio is not accessible to patrons at this time.
Credits (note)
  • Time, inc., producer ; episode presented by Servel, Inc., makers of the Servel Electrolux [Gas] Refridgerators.
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of: March of time collection: radio broadcasts, 1935-1943 (incomplete), *L(Special) 91-25.
Contents
  • [Part 1]: Opening signature & Servel announcements Washington, D. C.: F. D. R.'s Reorganization Bill still under debate -- Orlando, Fla.: "Rex Serum" injections kill cancer patients -- Troy, N. Y.: Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst. boys start hidden tax revolt; "Accent on the cent" -- Vienna, Austria: Fraulein Kathe Schratt (82 yrs.) tells Nazi officers story of Emp. Franz Josef. "N. Y. Times" corres. exposes Austrian conditions [ends abruptly]
  • [Part 2]: Concluding episode re 82 yr. old Fraulein Kathe Schratt ; "N. Y. Times" corres. [G. E. R. Getti?] exposes Austrian conditions -- Paducah, Texas: Prisoner Hardrock Roy [Rector] returned from Alcatraz to Paducah -- Barcelona, Spain: Franco troops shatter power plants & water supply -- Closing announcements & signature [Servel Electrolux Gas Refridgerators].
Call Number
*LJ-16 8707--8708
OCLC
958080562
Title
The March of time : radio broadcast, 1938-04-07.
Production
1938.
Country of Producing Entity
United States
Playing Time
001518 001319
Type of Content
spoken word
Type of Medium
audio
computer
Type of Carrier
online resource
Credits
Time, inc., producer ; episode presented by Servel, Inc., makers of the Servel Electrolux [Gas] Refridgerators.
Performer
[Westbrook Van Voorhis, narrator ; Donald Voorhees, music conductor ; with his orchestra ; Ora Daigle Nichols, sound effects chief engineer ; with unidentified actors]
Event
Original radio broadcast on NBC [(Blue Network), WJZ] New York, New York 1938 April 7.
Access
Access to original items restricted. Streaming audio is not accessible to patrons at this time.
Original Version
Archival originals: (2 one-sided audio discs : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, microrogroove, aluminum, mono ; 16 in.) in *LJ-16 8707--8708.
Linking Entry
Forms part of: March of time collection: radio broadcasts, 1935-1943 (incomplete), *L(Special) 91-25.
Local Note
Preservation files: (2 audio files : digital, WAV file, 96 kHz, 24 bit), in long term storage, Digital Library Processing server [myh_lj168707_v01f01_em.WAV (Part 1) and myh_lj168708_v01f01_em.WAV].
Added Author
Voorhees, Donald, conductor.
Van Voorhis, Westbrook, 1903-1968, narrator.
Nichols, Ora Daigle, sound effects engineer.
Don Voorhees Orchestra, performer.
Time, Inc., producer.
Electrolux Group, sponsor.
National Broadcasting Company, broadcaster.
WJZ (Radio station : New York, N.Y.), broadcaster.
Added Title
March of time collection: radio broadcasts, 1935-1943 (incomplete).
Found In:
March of time collection: radio broadcasts, 1935-1943 (incomplete).
Research Call Number
*LJ-16 8707--8708
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