KBPS records
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
- 1934-1998
Creator
- KBPS (Radio station : Portland, Or.) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.
Administrative History
KBPS is a student-operated radio station that broadcasts from Benson Polytechnic High School in Portland, Oregon. The station was first licensed in 1923, with the call letters KFIF. The station changed its call letters to KBPS in 1930, the letters "BPS" standing for Benson Polytechnic School. Since its inception, KBPS has produced and aired a number of educational programs. Expenses for station equipment and technical improvements are paid for the the Benson student body.
Extent
1.77 Cubic Feet (2 letter document cases; 1 slim letter document case; 1 flat box (20x24))
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Photographs, memorabilia, and written records of the KBPS radio station, and additional materials relating to other radio and television stations. KBPS is a radio station run by students of Benson Polytechnic High School in Portland, Oregon; it was founded in 1923.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in three series: Series 1. Written records; Series 2. Photographs, memorabilia, and history; Series 3. Other radio and television stations.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Digital reproductions on disk in Box 2, Folder 15 require a computer to access. Contact library staff for assistance.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Ronald Kramer, February 2019 (RL2019-027).
Separated Materials
Antenna-shaped sign for KBPS was separated to Museum Collections, Oregon Historical Society.
Creator
- KBPS (Radio station : Portland, Or.) (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the KBPS records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jeffrey A. Hayes
- Date
- 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Revision Statements
- 2021: Revised to reflect integration of digital reproduction materials into the collection.
Repository Details
Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository
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