Research Catalog

The March of time

Title
The March of time : radio broadcast, 1938-06-30.
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 (29:36) : 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 -- [Mediterranean: British freighter ship "African Traveler" attacked by Spanish forces] ; [England]: Britian [Britain] [Cecil of Chelwood] worried about bombings of her frieghters [freighters] (Spanish waters) -- Richard Whitney['s items at] auction ; [Whitney's a] ballplayer [at Sing-Sing] -- Jews in Germany; persecuted anew [featuring an American trial with the German American Bund and commentary by Adolf Hitler]
  • [Part 2]: People: [Hollywood, Calif.:] W. C. Fields ; [Cambridge, Mass.:] Walt Disney [talks to kids as Mickey and Donald Duck] ; [Cleveland, Ohio:] 8 year old Minister, Rev. Jaynes [married a couple] ; [Washington, D. C.:] Shirley Temple at the White House -- [Shanghai:] Chinese affairs [outbreak of cholera ; the affect of the war on Japanese troops] -- [Ohio: Industrial plants reopened by the New Deal ; Wall Street effects] -- Pilot power ; dives into Japanese gunboat -- [Closing announcements & signature] Servel commercial closing.
Call Number
*LJ-16 8725--8726
OCLC
958967248
Title
The March of time : radio broadcast, 1938-06-30.
Production
1938.
Country of Producing Entity
United States
Playing Time
001437 001459
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 June 30.
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 8725--8726.
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_lj168725_v01f01_em.WAV (Part 1) and myh_lj168726_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 8725--8726
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