Title: John K. M. McCaffery Recordings
Inclusive Dates: 1956-1962

Creator:

• McCaffery, John K. M.

Call Number: Disc 61A; Tape 149A; Tape 178A; Tape 222A; Tape 170-175A; Tape 1098A

Quantity: 15 disc recordings and 9 tape recordings

Repository:

Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:

Recordings of John K. M. McCaffery, a broadcaster and editor, consisting mainly of Books and Voices, a radio series moderated for Westinghouse Broadcasting Co., 1956-1957, and Progress, a series of public service interviews prepared for General Electric, 1961-1962. Prominent interviewees include William Benton, Bruce Catton, Bennett Cerf, Leo Cherne, Raymond Firestone, Sol Hurok, Lester Markel, Grace Metalious, James Michener, Jawaharlal Nehru, J. C. Penney, Basil Rathbone, Ronald Reagan, John F. Royal, Richard S. Salant, Mrs. Lewis Sinclair, and William H. Whyte, Jr. Miscellaneous discs include conversations with William Bendix, Irene Dune, Arlene Francis, Boris Karloff, and Betsy Palmer. Some of the interviews concern Fred Allen, George Bernard Shaw, and Dylan Thomas.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-disc061a

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Acquisition Information

Disc recordings presented by John K. M. McCaffery, New York, N.Y., April 10, 1962. Source information on additional tape recordings is unknown.

Disc 61A	Progress with John K. M. McCaffery, No. 1-35, 41-55, 1961-1962 Note: User copies of the original disc recordings at call number Disc 61A are being produced on tape as requested by researchers; these tape copies are filed at call number Tape 1098A.
No.   1	Week of , 1961 October 30
	“What Is Progress”
	John Diebold
	Dorothy Gordon
	Dexter Keezer
	Garrison Siskin
No.   2	Week of , 1961 November 6
	“How You Can Fight Inflation,” Leo Cherne
	“Progress in Health Insurance,” Edwin C. McDonald
	“What Science is Preparing for Tomorrow,” Dr. Guy Suits
	“Financing a College Education,” John F. Morse
No.   3	Week of , 1961 November 13
	“Progress in Caring,” Francis L. Goffio
	“Training Businessmen for Overseas,” John L. Habberton
	“Progress in Public Service Programming,” Theodore Repplier
	“Getting More and MORE Accurate News,” Richard Salant
	“Improving Child Reading,” Dr. Charles C. Walcutt
No.   4	Week of , 1961 November 20
	“Why Executives are Going Back to School,” Courtney C. Brown
	“The Powergrid and Progess,” Edwin Vennard
	“Keeping Our Hearts Healthier,” Dr. J. Scott Butterworth
	“Progress in Bionics,” Dr. Eugene Bernard
	“Where are Our Schools Headed?” Dr. Paul Woodring
No.   5	Week of , 1961 November 27 Note: Missing in October 2003.
No.   6	Week of , 1961 December 4
	“Honesty in Advertising,” Charles H. Brower
	“Progress in Charity,” Fred A. Bantz
	“Improving Our Cities,” Jane Jacobs
	“Adult Self-Education,” Joseph M. Bertotti
	“Prosperity Through Freedom,” Lawrence Fertig
No.   7	Week of , 1961 December 11
	“West German's Role in the Defense of the Free World,” defense minister Franz Joseph Strauss
	“Using Films to Inform,” Richard de Rochemont
	“Progress in Women's Voting,” Mrs. Robert J. Phillips
	“The 'Why' of Automation,” Harold A. Strickland, Jr.
	“The Pursuit of Excellence,” Lee H. Bristol
No.   8	Week of , 1961 December 25
	“Santa Claus”
	“Choosing the Right College,” Clarence E. Lovejoy
	“What the Oceans Mean to Man's Future,” Dr. James Bush
	“Improving Traffic Safety,” Fernando Mostero
	“Science News Reporting,” Earl Ubell
No.   9	Week of , 1962 January 1
	“Teaching High Ability Youths,” Dr. Miriam Goldberg
	“Rehabilitating the Disabled,” Dr. Howard Rusk
	“Improving Textbooks,” Mr. Emerson Brown
	“Combating Alcoholism,” Mrs. Marty Mann
	“Advertising America World-Wide,” Mr. Charles Brewer
No.   10	Week of , 1962 January 8
	“Teaching Children about the World Out of Our Borders,” Dr. Erling M. Hunt
	“International Progress Through Cultural Exchange,” Sol Hurok
	“Home Economics Education for Underdeveloped Countries,” Helen Canoyer
	“Rehabilitating the Disabled,” J. C. Helms
	“Progress Through the Golden Rule,” J. C. Penney
	Hollywood Profile with Ronald Reagan
No.   11	Guest William Bendix, 1961 December 2-3
No.   12	Guest Irene Dunn, 1962 January 27
No.   13	The Magic Carpet with Arlene Francis, week of 1962 January 29
No.   14	Boris Karloff Presents, 1962 Note: Missing in October 2003.
No.   15	A Minute with Betsy Palmer, 1962 Note: Missing in October 2003.
	Books and Voices
Tape 174A	October 15, 1956 Scope and Content Note: Tape recording of a discussion of the books Peyton Place and With Love from Gracie, with comments by authors Grace Metalias and Mrs. Sinclair Lewis.
Tape 175A	November 16, 1956 Scope and Content Note: Tape recording of a discussion and interview with Professor Frederick Wortham, psychologist, concerning his book, Circle of Guilt.
Tape 171A	November 16, 1956 Scope and Content Note: Tape recording of a discussion concerning the personality and significance of George Bernard Shaw.
Tape 173A	December 11, 1956 Scope and Content Note: Tape recording on the subject of Fred Allen as humorist.
Tape 222A	December 18, 1956 Scope and Content Note: Tape recording of a discussion concerning the poet, Dylan Thomas, and the book Dylan Thomas in America.
Tape 172A	January 4, 1957 Scope and Content Note: Tape recording of a discussion of the influence of the Civil War on American literary history, with comments by historian Bruce Catton.
Tape 170A	January 16, 1957 Scope and Content Note: Tape recording of a discussion concerning the significance of paper bound books in American literature, including comments by Bennett Cerf.
Tape 149A	February 5, 1957 Scope and Content Note: Tape recording of McCaffery interviewing William H. Whyte, Jr., author of The Organization Man.
Tape 178A	February 15, 1957 Scope and Content Note: Interview with James Michener, author of The Bridge at Andau, giving Michener's impressions of refugees during the Hungarian Revolution and relating incidents similar to the American Revolution.