Archival Resources in Wisconsin: Descriptive Finding Aids

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Container	Title
	Committees
Box 27 Folder 1	General, 1952-1966
Box 27 Folder 2	Advisory, 1953
	Adult Education
Box 27 Folder 3-4	Correspondence, 1951-1955
Box 27 Folder 5-6	Minutes and reports, 1952-1956
Box 28 Folder 1	Affiliates, 1962-1963
Box 28 Folder 2	Committee on (Committees), 1962
	Constitution
Box 28 Folder 3-5	General, 1926-1964
Box 28 Folder 6	Subcommittee on By-laws, 1950-1956
Box 28 Folder 7	Subcommittee on Preamble, 1962
	Conventions
Box 28 Folder 8	1953-1954
Box 28 Folder 9	1961-1962
Box 28 Folder 10	Copyright, 1964
Box 29 Folder 1	Development, 1959-1962
Box 29 Folder 2	Employment Practices, 1968-1969
	Engineering
Box 29 Folder 3-8	Correspondence, 1953-1964
Box 30 Folder 1-2	Minutes and reports, 1953-1961
	Executive
Box 30 Folder 3	Correspondence, 1940-1963
	Minutes and reports
Box 30 Folder 4-5	1952-1959
Box 30 Folder 6	1966-1967
Box 30 Folder 7	Federal Radio Education, 1949
	Finance
Box 30 Folder 8	1957-1958
Box 31 Folder 1	1959-1961
Box 31 Folder 2	Five, Committee of, 1951-1955
Box 31 Folder 3	Fulbright, 1954-1956
Box 31 Folder 4	Future Relations, 1960
Box 31 Folder 5	Government Relations, 1962
Box 31 Folder 6-8	Grants-in-Aid, 1953-1956, 1961-1962
Box 31 Folder 9	History and Archives, 1961-1964
Box 31 Folder 10	In-School Program, 1953-1955
Box 31 Folder 11	Individual Member Study, 1963
Box 31 Folder 12	Industry Relations, 1962-1963
Box 31 Folder 13	Instructional Television, 1958-1963
Box 32 Folder 1-10	International Relations, 1952-1966
Box 32 Folder 11	Joint Planning, 1959
Box 32 Folder 12	Liaison, 1955-1962
Box 32 Folder 13	Live Network, 1960-1962
Box 32 Folder 14-15	Membership, 1953-1962
	Network Acceptance
Box 33 Folder 1	1952-1954 Alternate Format: Available online through “Unlocking the Airwaves” Scope and Content Note: 1952 to 1954 correspondence, meeting minutes, and reports related to NAEB's Network Acceptance Committee. Correspondence primarily addresses committee members' feedback and votes on submitted programs, with some discussion of procedures and technical problems within the committee.
Box 33 Folder 2	1955 Alternate Format: Available online through “Unlocking the Airwaves” Scope and Content Note: 1955 correspondence and reports related to NAEB's Network Acceptance Committee. Correspondence primarily addresses committee members' feedback and votes on submitted programs, with some detailed program summaries, including episode summaries, and correspondence with series submitters.
Box 33 Folder 3	1956-1957 Alternate Format: Available online through “Unlocking the Airwaves” Scope and Content Note: 1956 to 1957 correspondence related to NAEB's Network Acceptance Committee with discussion of tape logistics, including distribution, returns, rentals, and sales. Also contains program offerings and cue sheets that include summaries of series and episode topics.
Box 33 Folder 4	1961 Alternate Format: Available online through “Unlocking the Airwaves” Scope and Content Note: 1961 correspondence and reports regarding NAEB's Radio Network Acceptance Committee, including a statement of purpose for the NAEB Tape Network and a draft of the committee's standards and procedures.
Box 33 Folder 5	Nominating, 1954
Box 33 Folder 6	Personnel Placement, 1955-1963
Box 33 Folder 7	Policy, 1963
Box 33 Folder 8	Presidential Search, 1961
Box 33 Folder 9-10	Professional Advancement, 1952-1956, 1960-1964
Box 33 Folder 11	Program Acceptance, 1952-1962 Alternate Format: Available online through “Unlocking the Airwaves” Scope and Content Note: 1952 to 1962 correspondence and reports regarding NAEB's Tape Network Acceptance Committee, including discussion of possible programs and meeting reports by the committee.
Box 33 Folder 12	Program Planning, 1953-1956 Alternate Format: Available online through “Unlocking the Airwaves” Scope and Content Note: 1953 to 1956 correspondence related to NAEB's Program Planning Committee, with program descriptions and suggestions for programming areas to develop. Correspondence addresses potential NAEB programs proposed by government organizations, including the United States Information Agency's Voice of America project and the Air Weather Service.
Box 34 Folder 1	Programming Practices, 1968-1969 Alternate Format: Available online through “Unlocking the Airwaves” Scope and Content Note: 1968 and 1969 correspondence, survey report, and resolution regarding programming practices. Report studies member station programming of nationally distributed and/or network radio and television programs, with emphasis on those related to racial topics. Resolution reinforces dedication to serve black Americans with programming.
Box 34 Folder 2	Publications, 1954-1964 Alternate Format: Available online through “Unlocking the Airwaves” Scope and Content Note: 1954 to 1964 correspondence regarding the NAEB publications committee, with reports and questionnaires about the Newsletter and Journal. Includes discussion of publication goals and changes, committee management, and article submissions.
Box 34 Folder 3	Public Relations, 1954-1957 Alternate Format: Available online through “Unlocking the Airwaves” Scope and Content Note: 1954 to 1957 correspondence regarding the NAEB public relations committee, with news releases and meeting minutes. Includes discussion of committee responsibilities, public relations strategies and goals, and support for educational media legislation.
Box 34 Folder 4	Public Relations, 1958-1960 Alternate Format: Available online through “Unlocking the Airwaves” Scope and Content Note: 1958 to 1960 correspondence regarding the NAEB public relations committee, with membership publications and meeting minutes. Includes discussion of membership promotion, public relations efforts by member stations, and the possibility of a National Educational Radio and Television Week.
Box 34 Folder 5	Public Relations, 1961 Alternate Format: Available online through “Unlocking the Airwaves” Scope and Content Note: 1961 correspondence regarding the NAEB public relations committee, with committee reports. Includes discussion of committee organization, public relations staff, program ideas, and NAEB logo design and selection.
Box 34 Folder 6	Public Relations, 1962 Alternate Format: Available online through “Unlocking the Airwaves” Scope and Content Note: 1962 correspondence regarding the NAEB public relations committee. Includes discussion of Marion Corwell's work as chairman, fundraising, NAEB promotion during NBC's Family Living program, and the planning of a public relations kit and speaker's guide for member stations in 1962.
Box 34 Folder 7	Public Relations, 1963-1965 Alternate Format: Available online through “Unlocking the Airwaves” Scope and Content Note: 1963 to 1965 correspondence regarding the NAEB public relations committee, with proposed NAEB constitution and bylaws for September 1964. Includes discussion of a speakers directory, changing committee membership, convention programs and meetings, and the 1965 discontinuation of the committee.
Box 34 Folder 8	Radio Network Program, 1961-1962 Alternate Format: Available online through “Unlocking the Airwaves” Scope and Content Note: 1961 to 1962 correspondence regarding the NAEB radio network program committee. Includes discussion of music programming, network station awards, and the scheduling of quarterly programs.
	Radio Network School
Box 34 Folder 9	1953-1956 Alternate Format: Available online through “Unlocking the Airwaves” Scope and Content Note: 1953 to 1956 correspondence regarding the NAEB radio network school committee, with school stations and in-school program subcommittees. Includes discussion of a questionnaire for member schools, distribution of tapes and handbooks, and program recommendation and selection.
Box 34 Folder 10	1960-1964 Alternate Format: Available online through “Unlocking the Airwaves” Scope and Content Note: 1960 to 1964 correspondence regarding the NAEB radio network school committee, with 2 issues of the monthly committee publication, Inschool Broadcaster. Includes discussion of committee's function, new members, and submitted programs.
Box 35 Folder 1	Radio Planning, 1959-1963
	Research
	General
Box 35 Folder 2-7	1952-1957
Box 36 Folder 1	1958 January-April Alternate Format: Available online through “Unlocking the Airwaves” Scope and Content Note: January to April 1958 correspondence related to the NAEB Research Committee, with Sam Becker as the new committee chairman. Topics include the grants-in-aid program, funds for research programs, and the possibility of purchasing a Nielsen Coverage Study for research purposes. Also includes a report funded by an NAEB grant on listenership in Athens, Ohio.
Box 36 Folder 2	1958 May-December Alternate Format: Available online through “Unlocking the Airwaves” Scope and Content Note: May to December 1958 correspondence related to the NAEB Research Committee, with Sam Becker as the committee chairman. Topics include the grants-in-aid program, the committee meeting at the 1958 NAEB convention, and a survey on areas of educational television that should be researched. Also includes the October 1958 committee report and funding proposals to the United States Office of Education.
Box 36 Folder 3	1959 Alternate Format: Available online through “Unlocking the Airwaves” Scope and Content Note: 1959 correspondence related to the NAEB Research Committee and committee chairman Sam Becker. Correspondence addresses the grants-in-aid program, a funding request to the Kellogg Foundation, and the committee's possible meeting with Marshall McLuhan to work on a grant from the U.S. Office of Education. Also includes the October 1956 and October 1959 committee reports.
Box 36 Folder 4	1960 Alternate Format: Available online through “Unlocking the Airwaves” Scope and Content Note: 1960 correspondence related to the NAEB Research Committee, especially committee chairman Sam Becker and executive director Harry Skornia. Topics include committee appointments, the NAEB's committee structure, and Becker's work on Title VII proposals for the U.S. Office of Education. Also includes a document defining responsibilities of the NAEB and correspondence from other individuals researching educational broadcasting.
Box 36 Folder 5	1961 Alternate Format: Available online through “Unlocking the Airwaves” Scope and Content Note: 1961 correspondence related to the NAEB Research Committee. Major topics include a survey on educational TV needs and the possibility of an NAEB audience survey office in Washington, D.C.
Box 36 Folder 6	Subcommittee on Grants-in-Aid, 1957-1962 Alternate Format: Available online through “Unlocking the Airwaves” Scope and Content Note: 1957 to 1962 correspondence related to the NAEB Research Committee's subcommittee on grants-in-aid. Includes grant proposals for various projects, discussion of proposals, and responses to applicants. Also includes a report partially sponsored by an NAEB grant-in-aid, titled “A Survey of Radio and Television Listening in the Lafayette Area.”
	Seminar
Box 36 Folder 7	1955-1957 September Alternate Format: Available online through “Unlocking the Airwaves” Scope and Content Note: 1955 to 1957 correspondence regarding the planning of the first NAEB Research Seminar, held at Ohio State University, with discussion of potential participants and biographical data. Also includes meeting minutes from an August 1957 research committee meeting.
Box 36 Folder 8	1957 October-December Alternate Format: Available online through “Unlocking the Airwaves” Scope and Content Note: October to December 1957 correspondence regarding the first NAEB Research Seminar, held at Ohio State University in December 1957. Includes roster of participants, meeting minutes, the seminar schedule, committee reports on educational audiences and broadcasting effects, and discussion of participant selection and invitation.
Box 36 Folder 9	Resolutions, 1960-1965 Alternate Format: Available online through “Unlocking the Airwaves” Scope and Content Note: 1960 to 1965 correspondence regarding the NAEB Resolutions Committee, with discussion of committee appointments and annual reports from the committee.
Box 36 Folder 10	Scientific Aid to Learning, 1939-1942 Alternate Format: Available online through “Unlocking the Airwaves” Scope and Content Note: 1939 to 1942 correspondence between the NAEB's Frank Schooley and Irvin Stewart, director of the Committee on Scientific Aids to Learning, primarily regarding reports on broadcasting equipment and systems in schools.
Box 36 Folder 11	School Stations, 1952-1953 Alternate Format: Available online through “Unlocking the Airwaves” Scope and Content Note: 1952 to 1953 correspondence regarding the NAEB School Stations Committee, with reports and a questionnaire sent to school station personnel.
Box 36 Folder 12	Tape Network Planning, 1950 Alternate Format: Available online through “Unlocking the Airwaves” Scope and Content Note: 1950 correspondence and notes on possible NAEB Tape Network programs, with episode listings for some programs and comments from committee reports.
	Television
Box 37 Folder 1	Development, 1954-1961
Box 37 Folder 2	Exchange, 1961-1962
Box 37 Folder 3	Operation, 1953-1955
Box 37 Folder 4	Planning, 1959-1963
Box 37 Folder 5	Programming, 1953-1958
Box 37 Folder 6	UHF, 1956
Box 37 Folder 7	University, 1959
Box 37 Folder 8	Utilization Project, 1958-1963
Box 37 Folder 9	Workshop and Scholarship, 1954-1955