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Arrogance and Power: The Saga of WOI-TV Appendices
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RS 5/6/10
Scope and Content
This collection contains the archival records from 1965-1992 that Harl used and referred to in writing Arrogance and Power: The Saga of WOI-TV. Among the documents are reports, correspondence, flyers, depositions, legal documents and memoranda discussing the sale of WOI-TV, beginning with Harl’s concerns about programming decisions in the 1960s and 1970s and concluding with his final plea for Iowa Governor Branstad to intervene and stop the sale in 1994. The...
Dates:
2002
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
Betty Lou Varnum papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RS 5/6/53
Abstract
Betty Lou Varnum was a TV personality at WOI-TV in central Iowa. She began her career in 1954 as host of a program for children, "The Magic Window." She also hosted other WOI-TV programs "Dimension 5," "Status 6," and "Stringer’s Newscast." Varnum was an announcer for a number of televised VEISHEA parades at Iowa State University and Iowa State Fair parades in Des Moines, Iowa. She retired from WOI-TV in 1994. This collection contains biographical information, correspondence, program notes,...
Dates:
1955-1993, 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
Joy Ringham Munn papers
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: RS 5/6/51
Scope and Content
This collection consists of photocopies of correspondence, newsletters, program guides, and a scrapbook, which document Joy Ringham Munn's tenure as host (1951-1953) of the WOI Television Program, "The Magic Window."
Dates:
1951-1953
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
Martha Dloughy Squire WOI-TV Visuals
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RS 5/6/52
Scope and Content
This collection (1953-1955, undated) consists of visual graphics from the 1950s used for WOI-TV programming. The visuals were all designed by Martha Dloughy Squire, WOI-TV’s art director at the time. The visuals include special announcements for news bulletins and programs; promotional spots for WOI television and radio programming; promotional spots for individual Iowa State academic departments; promotional spots for the Iowa State Fair, the Iowa Boys State Basketball Tournament, and the...
Dates:
1953-1955, undated
Neil E. Harl papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RS 13/9/57
Abstract
Neil E. Harl (1933- ) (agricultural economist and lawyer) received his B.S. (1955) from Iowa State College (University), his J.D. (1961) from the University of Iowa, and his Ph.D. (1965) in economics from Iowa State University. He was an Iowa State University faculty member in the Department of Economics from 1964-2004. In 1976, he became Charles F. Curtiss Distinguished Professor in Agriculture. He also served as Director (1990-2004) of ISU's Center for International Agriculture Finance....
Dates:
1928-2009, undated
Patrick John O’Connell papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RS 21/7/91
Scope and Content
This collection (1956-1957, 1990) consists of photographic contact sheets and negatives taken during 1956 and 1957, as well as an itemized list of the photographs. The photographs include several images from the WOI-TV studio, including interviews done with people such as Ezra Taft Benson, President James Hilton, and coverage of Betty Lou McVay’s children’s show, "The Magic Window." There are several photographs of concerts including dance scenes and images of Louis Armstrong. The collection...
Dates:
1956-1957, 1990
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
Verda Louise Williams papers
Collection — Box: 13
Identifier: RS 5/2/51
Scope and Content
This collection documents the making of the hour-long PBS program "Black Des Moines: Voices Seldom Heard," by Verda Williams. Series 1 - Biographical Information (1998) contains Williams' resume. Series 2 - Publicity (1985-1991) contains brochures, newspaper advertisements, and posters of Verda Williams' productions "Black Des Moines: Voices Seldom Heard" and "A Rose Is A Rose" both before and after...
Dates:
1958-2004, undated
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