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Guide to the Radio Entertainers and Announcers Collection
1937-1945
(Bulk 1942-1943)
 PR 95

New-York Historical Society
170 Central Park West
New York, NY 10024
(212) 873-3400


New-York Historical Society

Collection processed by Lauren Gilbert

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on May 10, 2023
Description is in English.

Access Points

Subject Names

  • Barton, Vera (Singer)
  • Benny, Jack, 1894-1974
  • Bergen, Edgar, 1903-1978
  • Borge, Victor
  • Brice, Fanny
  • Burns, George, 1896-1996
  • Cantor, Eddie, 1892-1964
  • Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990
  • Costello, Lou
  • Crosby, Bing, 1903-1977
  • Dragonette, Jessica
  • Durante, Jimmy
  • Erickson, Louise
  • Fitzgerald, Ella
  • Francis, Arlene
  • Gardner, Ed, 1901-1961
  • Godfrey, Arthur, 1903-1983
  • Goodman, Benny, 1909-1986
  • Haenschen, W. Gus. (Walter Gustave), 1889-1980
  • Hayes, Helen, 1900-1993
  • Hersholt, Jean, 1886-1956
  • Hope, Bob, 1903-2003
  • Ives, Burl, 1909-1995
  • Jessel, George, 1898-1981
  • Jolson, Al, 1886-1950
  • Kyser, Kay
  • Lawrence, Marjorie, 1908-
  • Loy, Myrna, 1905-1993
  • McCambridge, Mercedes
  • Oliver, Edna May, 1883-1942
  • Pons, Lily, 1898-1976
  • Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962
  • Shore, Dinah, 1917-1994
  • Skelton, Red, 1913-1997
  • Smith, Kate, 1907-1986
  • Stewart, James, 1908-1997
  • Stone, Ezra, 1917-1994
  • Waring, Fred, 1900-1984
  • Welles, Orson, 1915-1985
  • Zyne, Murray
  • Allen, Fred, 1894-1956
  • Allen, Gracie, 1902-1964
  • Ameche, Don
  • Aot, Bud

Document Type

  • Portraits.
  • Gelatin silver prints.
  • Photographs.

Subject Organizations

  • Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.
  • National Broadcasting Company. Radio-Recording Division
  • WEVD (Radio station : New York, N.Y.)
  • WOR (Radio station : New York, N.Y.)
  • American Broadcasting Company

Subject Topics

  • Actors.
  • Radio announcing.
  • Singers.
  • Entertainers.
  • Musicians.
  • Conductors (Music).
  • Comedians -- United States -- Portraits
  • Radio actors and actresses
  • Radio broadcasting -- United States.
  • Radio in propaganda -- United States.
  • Singers -- United States -- Portraits
  • World War, 1939-1945 -- Mass media and the war
  • World War, 1939-1945 -- Propaganda.
  • World War, 1939-1945 -- War work.