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VOX POP COLLECTION
The Vox Pop Collection spans from 1932 to 1966 although the bulk of the material dates from 1932 to 1948. The collection contains correspondence with listeners and business associates, scripts, newspaper clippings, magazines, promotional materials, notebooks, scrapbooks, tickets to Vox Pop broadcasts, awards, certificates, photographs, artifacts and a collection of interview questions. Transcription discs.
SERIES DESCRIPTION
Series I: Vox Pop Program Materials, 1932-1948
Series I contains materials relating to the Vox Pop program. This includes correspondence, interview questions, scripts, newspaper clippings,
publicity, scrapbooks, promotional materials, Parks Johnson's notebooks, photographs, artifacts, and tickets to Vox Pop broadcasts and other programs,
Notebooks:
Parks Johnson kept meticulous notes on each broadcast and his notebooks contain, among other information, the ratings of the show, lists of Vox Pop personnel, (including guest hosts, directors, announcers, and engineers), and the locations of all the broadcasts from 1935 to the last network program of 1948. They also contain the names, addresses, and, during the war years, the military rank of the men and women interviewed on the program.
Photographs:
The collection contains over 2000 photographs taken before, during, and after the broadcasts. Spanning the years from 1935 from 1948, these photographs can be found by searching the On-Line Photo Archive.
Series II: Parks Johnson
Series II contains materials belonging to Parks Johnson (1891-1970). The series contains speeches, lecture notes, personal materials, correspondence and a transcript of an obituary that was broadcast soon after Johnson's death.
Series III: Transcription Discs
This series contains approximately 400 transcription discs and home recording discs of Vox Pop, starting in 1935 and ending in 1948. Many of the discs contain examples of other radio programs as well. Ten discs have been transcribed and are available to researchers. Contact Library staff for further information. The remaining discs are in very poor condition and are awaiting conservation. They cannot be accessed at this time.
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