Financial records, reports, and schematic concerning equipment and radio frequencies, 1939-1941
Content Description
The bulk of the collection consists of photographs and other memorabilia of KBPS, a radio station operated by students at Benson Polytechnic High School in Portland, Oregon. The photographs depict student staff, equipment, and special events such as anniversary celebrations. Additional memorabilia include a scrapbook with clippings, correspondence, and photographs. Also of note are correspondence, logs, paperwork such as Federal Communications Commission forms, and a doctoral thesis by long-time KPBS manager Patricia Green Swenson. In addition, the collection includes photographs relating to the education television station KOAP in Portland; wire copies of radio scripts concerning the assassination and funeral of John F. Kennedy; and radio editorial scripts of Ray Johnson, manager of KMED station in Medford, Oregon.
Dates
- Creation: 1939-1941
Creator
- From the Collection: KBPS (Radio station : Portland, Or.) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 1.77 Cubic Feet (2 letter document cases; 1 slim letter document case; 1 flat box (20x24))
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository
1200 SW Park Ave.
Portland OR 97205 United States
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