Radio and television ephemera subject files, 1932-2011.
(Document/manuscript/pamphlet/archival material)

Arrangement: alphabetical.

Materials housed in Special Collections Division of the Main Library, Nashville Public Library.

In library use only. Available by appointment.

Scope and content: A small quantity of materials concerning radio, television, and broadcasting history in Nashville, Tenn. and environs.

Stations and subjects documented in the collection include: Two radio-related magazines published in Nashville, Tenn. dating from the 1930s, including the premier issue of "Rural Radio"; public access television (1985); WLAC "Radio at War" booklet (ca. 1943); a flyer to "Save WRVU" (ca. 2011); and a folder of information marking the fiftieth anniversary of WSM, entitled, "The WSM Family," which primarily focuses on WSM-TV, though it provides some background information about WSM radio. (WSM-TV later became WSMV). "The WSM Family" also includes a large quantity of informaiton about a 1975 children's television program called "The Scene Machine," which received a national award for the best locally-produced children's show of the year.

Cite as: [folder title or item description], Radio and Television Ephemera Subject Files, Special Collections Division, Nashville Public Library

Some items may be restricted by copyright law or donor restriction.

Intentionally assembled by staff of the Special Collections Division, beginning at an unknown date, probably in the late 1960s, and collected on an ongoing basis.

Related materials: Additional information about radio station WSM may be found under National Life and Accident Insurance Company in Businesses Ephemera Subject Files.

In English

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Additional accruals are expected.