Summary Information
Carnegie Commission on Educational Television Records
1963-1967
- Carnegie Commission on Educational Television
U.S. Mss 145AF; Audio 588A
2.4 cubic feet (6 archives boxes) and 12 tape
recordings
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
Records of the Carnegie Corporation-funded study of public television
in the United States, which was instrumental in the establishment of
the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The collection includes
correspondence, proceedings of staff meetings and conferences
(including a tape recording), reports by staff and outside experts, and
early drafts of the commission report, Public Television: A Plan
for Action (1967). In addition, there are reports of visits by
commission representatives to 65 non-commercial stations; a survey of
state educational broadcasting authorities; annual reports of the
stations, 1963-1965; and related material concerning educational
television. The remainder of the collection is comprised of new
articles, press releases, and material and tape recordings related to
public presentations by commission members and James R. Killian,
chairman. Noteworthy correspondents include Lyndon B. Johnson and E.B.
White.
English
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Biography/History
The Carnegie Commission on Educational Television was established in
November 1965, for the purpose of studying existing non-commercial
television operations in the United States -- including technical,
organizational, financial, and programming aspects -- and formulating
proposals for future development. Rather than concentrating solely upon
stations involved with instructional programming, the Commission placed
its emphasis upon community-owned stations and their service to the
general public.
The first calls for this study of educational television came with a
December 1964, conference of the Educational Television Stations
division of the National Association of Educational Broadcasters and
the United States Office of Education. Subsequently, C. Scott Fletcher,
executive consultant of the ETS-NAEB, invited Robert Lowell, of the
Lowell Institute Cooperative Broadcasting Council, to form a committee
to draft a proposal for a study. The Carnegie Corporation, presented
with the proposal, agreed to sponsor the study with a $500,000
grant.
The creation of the Commission was generally well-received.
President Johnson extended special praise, offering his help in the
implementation of any recommendations for strengthening public
television. The commission was also fortunate in the selection of its
membership. All were distinguished and well-known figures, with James
R. Killian, chairman of the corporation of the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology, as Commission chairman.
The Carnegie Commission spent fourteen months in fulfillment of its
task. It held eight formal conferences and several smaller meetings,
interviewed a number of individuals and institutional representatives,
and solicited reports from staff and outside experts. In addition,
Commission representatives visited ninety-two of the more than one
hundred and twenty non-commercial educational television stations in
the United States and surveyed television operations in seven foreign
countries.
The Commission's report, Public Television: A Plan For
Action, was published in January 1967. It cited the poor
condition of public television broadcasting and pointed to the need for
increasing the number of stations and their funding. Among the many
recommendations of the Commission were those for the creation of a
Corporation for Public Television (CPTV), to serve as a clearinghouse
for public and private funds, and the imposition of an excise tax on
television sets to increase the amount of available funds.
The Carnegie Commission received a great deal of praise for its
work. The scope and depth of its study was unique. Although opposition
developed over the tax on television sets, the Commission did help to
stimulate interest in public television. This interest increaed as the
Ford Foundation launched the Public Broadcasting Laboratory with a $10
million grant in the spring of 1967. The support of President Johnson
and others (e.g. Frank Stanton, president of CBS, who promised $1
million once the proposed CPTV received a charter) helped to secure
passage of legislation in November of 1967, creating the Corporation
for Public Broadcasting.
Scope and Content Note
The papers of the Carnegie Commission on Educational Television
contain correspondence, reports, proceedings of conferences and
meetings, surveys, financial and statistical data, news articles, tape
recordings, and related material. Although there is significant
documentation of Commission activities, it is not complete. The
collection is divided into six series: correspondence; meetings and
conferences; surveys of educational television; Carnegie Commission
report; and publicity and presentations.
The CORRESPONDENCE series covers the period from November 1965 to
October 1967. It includes a letter dated September 26, 1966 from E. B.
White and photocopies of letters from Lyndon Baines Johnson and Frank
Stanton dated November 8, 1965 and January 27, 1967, respectively. The
MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES series documents some Commission gatherings.
This documentation includes a tape recording of a November 1966,
conference (a guide to the recording is located with the register in
Box 1 of the collection) and minutes and related material concerning
other conferences, meetings, and visits of invited guests. Generally,
however, the documentation is poor for both the staff meetings and the
more formal conferences. The REPORTS series, in addition to some
monthly reports of the staff (only February and March 1966, are
represented), holds papers prepared by the Commission staff and outside
experts on the many aspects of educational television then under study.
Only those papers which were not published with the final report are
included here.
The major part of the SURVEYS OF EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION series is
made up of reports of staff visits to sixty-five non-commercial
television stations in the United States. The reports contain the
personal responses and opinions of the representatives concerning
station operations. (Arrangement is alphabetical by the individual who
made the visit.) The balance of the series has statistical and
financial data on educational television authorities and stations;
documentation of Commission support of a Brandeis University study of
educational television programming, April 1966; and a survey of
educational opportunities for potential television writers. The annual
reports, 1963-1965, of the educational television stations are closed
to research until 1980.
The CARNEGIE COMMISSION REPORT series has early drafts of the
report, as well as comments by Commission members and staff on those
drafts and the final, published, version. The PUBLICITY AND
PRESENTATIONS series contains news articles, a tape recording of a
press conference, speeches, and other presentations, including
testimony before the United States Senate and House of Representatives,
concerning the Commission recommendations. Most of the presentations
are by James R. Killian, chairman of the Commission.
Administrative/Restriction Information
Presented by the Carnegie Corporation, New York, New York, March 22,
1969. Accession Number: MCHC69-29
Processed by Roy H. Tryon, November 29, 1976.
Contents List
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U.S. Mss 145AF
Box
1
Folder
1-4
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Series: Correspondence, 1965 November-1967
October
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Series: Meetings and Conferences
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Box
1
Folder
5
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Staff meetings, 1966
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Box
1
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6
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Meetings with invited guests
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Commission conferences
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Box
1
Folder
7
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General
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Box
1
Folder
8
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New York, 1965 December 17-18
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Box
1
Folder
9
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Boston, 1966 March 17-19
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Box
1
Folder
10
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Washington, D.C., 1966 April 14-16
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Box
1
Folder
11
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New York, 1966 May 26-28
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Box
2
Folder
1
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Dedham, Massachusetts, 1966 June 19-21
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Box
2
Folder
2
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Los Angeles, California, 1966 October 12-15
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588A/1-10
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Dedham, Massachusetts, 1966 November 26-28
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U.S. Mss 145AF
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Series: Reports
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Subseries: Staff
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Box
2
Folder
3
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Monthly reports, 1966 (February and
March)
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Box
2
Folder
4-5
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Preliminary papers, Stephen White, circa 1966 January
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Box
2
Folder
6
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“The Role of Instructional Television in the
Commission's Study: Statement of Issues,” Stephen White,
1966 February 28
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Box
2
Folder
6
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“Educational Institutions and Operations,”
1966 March 1
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Box
2
Folder
7
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“Interview with Dr. Peter Goldmark,”
1966 March 4
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Box
2
Folder
7
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“National Educational Television: A Profile,”
Gregory Harney, 1966 March 6
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Box
2
Folder
7
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“Serious Commercial Network Programming: Statistical
Notes on Trend and Scope,” Hyman H. Goldin, 1966 March 17
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Box
2
Folder
8
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“Suggested Design for Commission Studies,”
Franklin Patterson, 1966 March 17
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Box
2
Folder
8
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Draft regarding Commission history and Public Television, Stephen
White, 1966 May 11
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Box
2
Folder
9
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Manpower Memorandum, Stephen White,
1966 May 20
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Box
2
Folder
9
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“Estimated ETV Dollar Requirements,” Hyman
Goldin and Stephen White,
1966 June 23
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Box
2
Folder
9
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“Technology and ETV,”
1966 June
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Box
2
Folder
9
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“Educational TV: Role and Scope,” Stephen White,
1966 June 8
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Box
2
Folder
9
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Statement of the Carnegie Commission before the FCC on the
establishment of non-common carrier communications satellite facilities
by non-governmental entities, Hyman Goldin,
1966 August 1
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Box
2
Folder
9
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“My involvement with ETV,” Alan Levy,
1967 January
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Box
2
Folder
10
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Miscellaneous, undated
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Subseries: Other
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Box
2
Folder
11
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“Federal Funds for ETV,” Tom Wright,
undated
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Box
2
Folder
11
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“Educational Television: 1966,” Wilson P.
Dizard, 1966 February
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Box
2
Folder
11
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“Organizational Mechanisms for the Distribution of
Federal Funds for ETV,” Louis L. Jaffe,
1966 March
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Box
2
Folder
12
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“Statement to the Carnegie Commission by KOED, WGBH,
WNDT, WHYY, WETA, KCET, WQED, WTTW,”
1966 June
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Box
2
Folder
12
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Draft statement on cable television, Sylvester Weaver,
1966 June
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Box
2
Folder
12
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NET Affiliate Committee Statement to Carnegie Commission,
1966 September 2
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Box
2
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13
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Educational Television Stations Division of NAEB statement
to the Carnegie Commission,
1966 September 7
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Box
2
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14
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“National Subscribers' Teleproduction Center,”
National Association for Better Broadcasting,
1966 September 30
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Box
3
Folder
1
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“Educational Television Broadcasting - A Five Year
Projection,” Chalmers H. Marquis,
1966 October 13
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Box
3
Folder
1
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“A Report to NET Affiliates,” John F. White,
1966 October 23
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Box
3
Folder
2
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“The Regional Network,” Donald R. Quayle
(Eastern Educational Network),
1966 November
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Box
3
Folder
2
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“Instructional Television and the Non-Commercial
Television Stations,” Edwin G. Cohen,
1966 November 28
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Box
3
Folder
3
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“Estimated Cost of a Nationwide Educational Television
System,” Arthur J. Little, Inc.,
1967 January
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Series: Surveys of Educational Television
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Visits to Stations by Carnegie Commission
Representatives
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Box
3
Folder
4
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General
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Norton Bloom
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Box
3
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5
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KOKH - Oklahoma City
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Box
3
Folder
5
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KETA - Norman, Oklahoma
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Box
3
Folder
5
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KUHT - Houston, Texas
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Box
3
Folder
5
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Georgia ETV Network
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Box
3
Folder
5
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WEDH - Hartford, Connecticut
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Box
3
Folder
5
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WENH - Durham, New Hampshire
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Box
3
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6
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Maine State Network
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Box
3
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6
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WUNC, WUNB - North Carolina
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Box
3
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6
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WHA - Madison, Wisconsin
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George Condon
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Box
3
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7
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KETC - St. Louis, Missouri
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Box
3
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7
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KDPS - Des Moines, Iowa
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Box
3
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7
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WCET - Cincinnati, Ohio
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Box
3
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8
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WGSF - Newark, Ohio
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Box
3
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8
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WGTE - Toledo, Ohio
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Box
3
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8
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WVIZ - Cleveland, Ohio
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Box
3
Folder
8
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WMSB - East Lansing, Michigan
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Box
3
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9
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WFPK - Louisville, Kentucky (with Richard Hull)
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Box
3
Folder
9
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WSIU - Carbondale, Illinois
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Box
3
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9
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WTVS - Detroit, Michigan
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Gregory Harney
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Box
3
Folder
10
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KCTS - Seattle, Washington
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Box
3
Folder
10
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KCET - Los Angeles, California
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Box
3
Folder
10
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WHYY, WUHY - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Box
3
Folder
10
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WITV, WRLK, WNTV - South Carolina
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Box
3
Folder
10
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WQED, WQEX, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Box
3
Folder
10
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WYES - New Orleans, Louisiana
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Box
3
Folder
10
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WKNO - Memphis, Tennessee
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Mark Harris
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Box
3
Folder
11
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KVIE - Sacramento, California
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Box
3
Folder
11
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KIXE - Redding, California
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Box
3
Folder
11
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KWSC - Pullman, Washington
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Box
3
Folder
11
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KUID - Moscow, Idaho
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Box
3
Folder
11
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KAET - Tempe, Arizona
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Laurence Laurent
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Box
4
Folder
1
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WETA - Washington, D.C.
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Alan Levy
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Box
4
Folder
2
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WTHS, WSEC - Miami, Florida
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Box
4
Folder
2
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WCNY - Syracuse, New York
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Box
4
Folder
3
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WLVT - Allentown, Pennsylvania
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Box
4
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3
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WITF - Hershey, Pennsylvania
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Box
4
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3
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WPSX - University Park, Pennsylvania
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Box
4
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3
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WMHT - Schenectady, New York
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Box
4
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3
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WNED - Buffalo, New York
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Leo E. Litwack
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Box
4
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4
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KCSM - San Mateo, California
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Box
4
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4
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KUCR - San Bernardino, California
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Box
4
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4
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KTEH - San Jose, California
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Alan McConagha
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Box
4
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5
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KUON - Lincoln, Nebraska (with John Taylor)
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Box
4
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5
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WDSE - Duluth, Minnesota (with John Taylor)
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Box
4
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5
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KTWU - Topeka, Kansas (with John Taylor)
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Box
4
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5
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KUSD - Vermillion, South Dakota
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Sylvan Meyer
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Box
4
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6
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WGTV - Athens, Georgia
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Box
4
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6
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WFSU - Tallahassee, Florida
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Box
4
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6
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WEDU - Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida
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Warner Twyford
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Box
4
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WHRO - Norfolk, Virginia
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Box
4
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7
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WCUE - Richmond, Virginia
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Lawrence G. Weiss
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Box
4
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8
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KUED - Salt Lake City, Utah
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Box
4
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8
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KWCS - Ogden, Utah
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Box
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8
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KUSU - Logan, Utah
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Box
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8
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KBYU - Provo, Utah
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Box
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8
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KRMA - Denver, Colorado
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Box
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8
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KUID - Moscow, Idaho
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Educational Television Authorities Survey
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Box
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9
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Alabama - Montana
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Box
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10
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Nebraska - Wyoming, and Puerto Rico
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Box
4
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11-12
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Income and expenses of educational television
stations
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Box
4
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13-15
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Annual reports of educational television stations,
1963-1965
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Box
5
Folder
1
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Support for Brandeis University Study “One Week of
Educational Television,” #4,
1966 April
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Box
5
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2-3
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Universities, workshops, and conferences for potential
television writers
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Foreign Television
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Box
5
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Britain - John Grosby
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Box
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Canada - Norton Bloom
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Box
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4
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West Germany - Crocker Snow Jr.
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Box
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4
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Italy - Martin Codel
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Box
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5
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Japan - James Robertson
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Box
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5
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Russia - Richard D. Heffner
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Box
5
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5
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Sweden - Gregory G. Harney
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Series: Carnegie Commission Report
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Box
5
Folder
6-8
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Early drafts
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Comments by Commission members and staff
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Box
5
Folder
9
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James B. Conant
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Box
5
Folder
9
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Lee A. DuBridge
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Box
5
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10
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Hyman H. Goldin
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Box
5
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10
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Albert R. Gurney
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Box
5
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11
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Mark Harris
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Box
5
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11
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John S. Hayes
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Box
5
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11
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David D. Henry
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Box
5
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12
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Ernest W. Jennes
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Box
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12
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J.C. Kellam
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Box
5
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12
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Joseph H. McConnell
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Box
5
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13
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Terry Sanford
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Box
6
Folder
1
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Robert Saudek
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Box
6
Folder
1
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Edward Weeks
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Series: Publicity and Presentations
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Box
6
Folder
2
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News articles and press releases
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588A/11-12
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Press conference, James R. Killian, et al., 1967 January 25
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U.S. Mss 145AF
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6
Folder
3
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“Issues and Answers,” ABC-TV, (transcript) James
R. Killian and Terry Sanford,
1967 January 29
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Box
6
Folder
4
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Speech by James R. Killian, National Association of
Educational Broadcasters Conference,
1967 February 27
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Box
6
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5
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Speech by James R. Killian, Conference on Long-Range
Financing of Educational Television Stations, Washington, D.C.,
1967 March 6
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Box
6
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6
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Testimony by James R. Killian and Hyman Goldin, Senate
Committee on Commerce, 1963 April
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Box
6
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6
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Testimony by James R. Killian, House Committee on Interstate
and Foreign Commerce, 1967 July 12
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