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Benjamin Sutton Willis papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RS 11/6/51
Scope and Content
This collection (1835-1970, undated) contains biographical information, newspaper clippings, speeches written by Ben Willis as well as others, and correspondence regarding the WOI Radio program “Prairie Valley Intelligencer.” There are also scripts and programs to minstrel shows and poetry. From his years as a professor at Iowa State, there are slides of lab equipment and schematics used for class lectures. In addition, the collection contains a scrapbook and negatives documenting the...
Dates:
1835-1970, undated
Bess and Fred E. Ferguson papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RS 13/13/52
Abstract
Elizabeth "Bess" Storm Ferguson, a 1921 graduate of Iowa State, was a homemaker and journalist. Her husband, Fred, who was a 1922 graduate of Iowa State, was Publications Editor (1924-1953) for Iowa State College (University) and the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station. This collection includes the papers of both Bess and Fred Ferguson and contains biographical information, personal and professional correspondence, professional writings, and farm records. Bess's professional works focus...
Dates:
1887-1986, undated
Harmon B. Deal papers
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: RS 5/6/21
Scope and Content
This collection chronicles the years that Harmon Deal was the General Manager of WOI.
Dates:
1920-1925
Iowa State University. WOI Radio and Television records
Record Group — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RS 5/6
Abstract
WOI-AM went on the air on April 28, 1922, with regular market news broadcasts. During the next 25 years, the scope of station programming expanded to encompass all areas of Iowa State's activities including agricultural programming, programs for homemakers, lectures, forums, and classical music. On July 1, 1949, WOI-FM became one of the first FM stations in Iowa when it started broadcasting. In 2004, WOI Radio became part of Iowa Public Radio. WOI-TV went on the air in February 1950 and for...
Dates:
1911-2012, undated
Keith K. Ketcham papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RS 5/6/15
Scope and Content
The collection (1960-1987) Includes the important correspondence of Keith Ketcham during his nearly-ten-years as the General Manager of WOI Radio/TV as well as administrative documents from this period of his career.
Dates:
1960-1987
Richard B. Hull papers
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: RS 5/6/13
Scope and Content
This collection (1938-1980) contains biographical information and an interview with Richard B. Hull.
Dates:
1938-1980
Robert Mulhall papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RS 5/6/14
Scope and Content
This collection includes correspondence related to Robert Mulhall's work at WOI, administrative papers from Mulhall's leadership of WOI, legal documents regarding actions taken by and against WOI Radio and WOI Television, and documents related to WOI’s extensive application for special service authorization to broadcast during the night-time hours
Dates:
1939-2006
Thomas Franklin Vance papers
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: RS 13/22/52
Scope and Content
The collection (circa 1913-1960, undated) contains biographical information, reprints of published articles, and scripts for radio talks. Biographical information includes news clippings, faculty information forms, and obituaries. The reprints include published articles by Vance on topics ranging from food selections for nursery school children to the development of children in the home management houses at Iowa State. The radio scripts included in the collection...
Dates:
circa 1913-1960, undated
Walter Irving Griffith papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RS 5/6/12
Scope and Content
This collection (1896-1869, undated) contains records relating to Griffith’s work on behalf of WOI Radio. The papers include documents and correspondence with Federal Communications Commission as well as the Federal Radio Commission, and legal documents from a Clear Channel court case that spanned the 1940s. In addition, the collection includes radio program scripts, listener surveys, program schedules, and documents concerning to the 6 A.M. broadcast start time. ...
Dates:
1896-1969, undated