Subseries: Operations, 1931-1976
Physical Description: 28 boxes (18.1 cubic feet) 
Scope and Content Note: Opreations includes: Business and Administration; Engineering; Favilities Operations; and Integrated Services.

Business and Administration, 1949-1959
Physical Description: 2 boxes (0.4 cubic feet) 
Scope and Content Note: Business and Administration includes: Conflict Production Files; and Frank Lapore Papers.

Conflict Production Files, 1954-1959
Physical Description: 1 box (0.2 cubic feet) 
Scope and Content Note: Production files for the unbroadcast series Conflict which concerned psychiatry. Produced by Barry-Enright Productions Inc., the property was purchased by NBC as part of a program package. At NBC such properties were the responsibility of the business affairs department. The papers, which are actually those of Jack Barry, refer to the development, production, and attempted sale of the pilot to NBC, CBS, and various advertisers; there are no materials relating to the handling of the property by the business affairs department. The pilot herein documented was written by Reginald Rose and directed by Sidney Lumet.

Budgetary Information, c. 1955

Contracts, 1954-1955, 1958

Correspondence, 1954-1959

Film Editing Material, 1956-1958, undated

Film Reports, 1955

Scripts, 2 drafts and a preliminary outline by Reginald Rose, 1955

Story Ideas, 1954 (contains the script of Tell My Story, a 1954 NBC Radio special written by Samuel Elkin)

Questionnaires, undated

Lapore, Frank. Papers, 1949-1956
Physical Description: 1 box (0.2 cubic feet) 
Scope and Content Note: Papers of a manager of film and kinescope operations and services, who worked under the director (later vice-president) of the film division. The files consist primarily of inter-office correspondence, but also include policy statements and kinescope inventories. In general, the files contain good coverage of policy formulations and the development and operation of commercial film distribution.

Commercial Distribution

Planning, 1949-1956

Political Footage, 1956

Kinescope Negative Inventory, 1948-1949, 1955

Policies, 1951-1956

Engineering, 1931-1956
Physical Description: 9 boxes (6.6 cubic feet) 
Scope and Content Note: Engineering includes: Logs; and Reports.

Logs, 1956
Physical Description: 4 boxes (1.6 cubic feet) 
Scope and Content Note: Operational logs for the New York radio operations of the NBC network and WRCA for July and October 1956. Generally the information contained in the logs is routine, with data on personnel, equipment problems and maintenance and technical support for programs. Also included are logs of television audio requirements met by the engineering department. For each day, there is a radio program scheduled which identifies program by type, by origin of transmission, if outside whether transcribed or live, and by the identity and duration of accompanying commercials and announcement.

1956 July 1-16

1956 July 17-31

1956 October 1-15

1956 October 16-31

Reports, 1931-1956
Physical Description: 5 boxes (5.0 cubic feet) 
Scope and Content Note

Monthly reports of division and station engineers throughout the country. The reports are quite detailed and change significantly in format over time, and though the information supplied is often routine (e.g. equipment maintenance reports, power and frequency studies, and personnel changes), there is also information on the origination of NBC programming, special field broadcasts, and from 1931, the development of television. Generally there is more detail for New York City operations than for other areas; for the early 1940s this New York material is the only data supplied.

There are some other gaps in coverage, most notably for the 1933-1935 and 1946-1948 periods.

1931-1932

1936-1940

1941-March 1945

1945 April-October 1951

1951 November-1955

Facilities Operations, 1948-1957
Physical Description: 11 boxes (6.8 cubic feet) 
Scope and Content Note: Facilities Operations includes: Norman Grant Papers; George McElrath Technical Facilities Reports; and Ernest W. Theiss Papers.

Grant, Norman. Papers, 1954-1955
Physical Description: 1 archives box and 4 flat boxes (2.6 cubic feet) 
Scope and Content Note: Papers generated in the office of the director of design and art operations, consisting of set designs, a few elevations, and prop requirements. The set designs are filed in oversize boxes; the prop requirements are filed with the standard sized material in the collection. The files are arranged alphabetically by program title, except for a few commercials, special and promotional spots which are grouped by general subject category.

American Inventory

Set designs

Prop requirements

Armstrong Circle Theatre

Background

Big Story

Set designs

Prop requirements

Camel News Caravan

Childrens' Hour

Set designs

Prop requirements

Coke Time

Commercials, Miscellaneous

Continental Classroom

Eternal Light

Frontiers of Faith/Catholic Hour

Set designs

Prop requirements

Goodyear TV Playhouse

Set designs

Prop requirements

Great Moments of Sports

Happy Felton's Spotlight Club

Howdy Doody

Justice

Juvenile Jury

Kraft TV Theatre

Set designs

Prop requirements

Mister Peepers

Modern Romances

Set designs

Prop requirements

Philco Television Playhouse

Set designs

Prop requirements

Red Buttons Show

Robert Montgomery Theatre

Set designs

Prop requirements

Specials, promotional spots, and unidentified material

Way of the World

Set designs

Prop requirements

“Where Are We?”

Wide Wide World

Set designs

Prop requirements

World of Mr. Sweeney

You're Hired

Your Hit Parade

Set designs

Prop requirements

McElrath, George (1900-). Technical Facilities Reports, 1955
Physical Description: 3 boxes (1.2 cubic feet) 
Scope and Content Note: Reports generated in the office of a director of technical operations, consisting of forms completed by the technical directors for various television programs produced in NBC's New York studios from February through September 1955. The forms, which are arranged chronologically, include data on personnel, equipment, and studio use.

1955 February-April 15

1955 April 16-July 15

1955 July 16-September 30

Theiss, Ernest W. Papers, 1948-1957
Physical Description: 3 boxes (3.0 cubic feet) 
Scope and Content Note: Selected papers of a manager of production operations. This group of NBC records is arranged functionally into PROGRAM OPERATIONS and those divisions under Theiss; BROADCAST FILM (Stanley Parlan, manager); and BROADCAST OPERATIONS (Edward Whitney, manager). Included in the latter section are broadcast coordination plans, scripts, notes, and miscellaneous other files pertaining to Wide, Wide World, a weekly program featuring Dave Garroway. The collection also contains files for two subdivisions of broadcast operations: broadcast routines (Peter Affe, Edward Whitney, and Sumner Glimcher, supervisors, successively) and broadcast operations coordination. The broadcast routines segment includes samples of television operations routines, both for WNBC and for the network as a whole, which list broadcast coordinators, announcers, and the routing and timing of each program. With the exception of the Wide, Wide World material, the papers are limited; nevertheless, the documentation presents an outline of the functions of the department.

Program Operations

General, 1953-1957

Program Operations Manual, 1952

Broadcast Film Operations

General, 1949-1954

Progress Reports, 1950-1951

Broadcast Operations

General, 1950-1957

Wide, Wide World, 1955-1957

Presented on Producers' Showcase, 1955 June 27

“A Sunday in Autumn,” 1955 October 16

1955 October 30

“A Sunday with Youth,” 1955 November 13

“Heritage,” 1955 November 27

“American Rhapsody” / by Joe Liss, 1955 December 4

By Lou Salaman and Charles Andrews, 1955 December 18

By Bob Corcoran and Gene Wyckoff, 1956 January 1

“Portrait of an American Winter” / by Joe Liss, 1956 January 22

“Two Ways to Winter” / by Lou Salaman, 1956 January 29

“The World of Celebrations” / by Bob Corcoran and Gene Wyckoff, 1956 February 12

“America at Play While S.A.C. Stands Guard” / by Harold Flender and Alden Stevens, 1956 February 19

“Birth of an America” / by Joe Liss, 1956 March 4

Sir Laurence Olivier's production of Richard III, 1956 March 11

“Land of Plenty” / by Lou Salaman, 1956 March 25

“The Awakening of Spring” / by Bob Corcoran and Gene Wyckoff, 1956 April 1

“In Pursuit of Happiness” / by Joe Liss, 1956 April 15

“Sunday Drivers” / by Lou Salaman, 1956 April 29

“Power for Peace” / by Bob Corcoran and Gene Wyckoff, 1956 May 13

“A Promise for America,” 1956 May 20

“The St, Lawrence Story” / by Joe Liss (in association with C.B.C.), 1956 June 3

“Song of America” / by Joe Liss, 1956 September 16

“The Hollywood Story ” / by Harold Flender and Charles Speer, 1956 September 30

“The American Dream” / by Max Wylie and Jesse Sandler, 1956 October 14

“So Goes the Nation” / by Lou Salaman, 1956 October 28

“The Florida Story” / by Joe Liss, 1956 November 11

“American Sunday: A Visit with Three Faiths” / by Harold Flender and Charles Speer, 1956 November 25

“The American Campus” / by Jesse Sandler and Dick Krolik, 1956 December 9

“The Joyous Time: Christmas Through the Eyes of Children” / by Lou Salaman, 1956 December 23

“A Woman's Story: A Visit with Some Great American Women” / by Joe Liss, 1957 January 6

“America's Riches” / by Harold Flender, 1957 January 20

“Texas, U.S.A.” / by Jesse Sandler, 1957 February 3

“The Creative Spirit” / by Lou Salaman, 1957 February 17

“A Man's Story” / by Joe Liss, 1957 March 3

“Flight” / by Will Sparks, 1957 March 17

“Spring Jubilee” / by Jess Sandler, 1957 March 31

“American Waters” / by Lou Salaman, 1957 April 14

“Land of Promise” / by Joe Liss, 1957 April 28

Broadcast Coordination Routine only, 1957 May 12

“The American Indians: Between Two Worlds” / by Jesse Sandler, 1957 May 26

“Summertime” / by Lou Salaman, 1957 June 9

Broadcast Operations Coordination, 1952-1956

Broadcast Routines,

Network, 1949-1951

WNBT, 1948-1949

Integrated Services, 1934-1976
Physical Description: 6 boxes (4.3 cubic feet) 
Scope and Content Note: Integrated Services includes: William S. Hedges Papers; and Library.

Hedges, William S. (1895-1978). Papers, 1951, 1953-1955
Physical Description: 2 boxes (1.2 cubic feet) 
Scope and Content Note: Papers of an NBC vice-president for integrated services, 1951-1959, which consist of fragmentary and routine correspondence, clippings, memos, reports, charts, speeches, financial data, and related material. Divided chronologically by year and then alphabetically by subject, the files are best for Hedges' responsibility for the divisions of integrated services: the general library, guest relations, transportation, traffic, purchasing, and the night executive officer. The papers treat such varied topics as union negotiations, safety regulations, disposition of NBC facilities, tours and displays, and television demonstrations. Hedges' activity in several professional organizations is reflected in the files on the National Association of Radio and Television Broadcasters, the oral history project of the Radio Pioneers and Columbia University, and the Radio and Television Executives Society.
Related Material: Hedges personally presented to the Society a small collection of separately-catalogued papers which includes some materials on his earlier years with NBC. The register for this collection includes more detailed biographical information.

1951

Radio Pioneers

General correspondence

Oral history project

1953

Budget

Charity drives

Cities Service

Civil Defense

Contribution requests

Frech, Willard W.

Hedges, William S. - Speeches

Integrated Services

Legal

Library

Microfilm material

Miscellaneous material

Monthly reports

National Association of Radio and Television Broadcasters

Night Executive Office

Personnel

Public Affairs and Education

Radio Pioneers

General correspondence

Oral history project

Rockefeller Center Luncheon Club

Speeches

Station Relations

Television

Time Sales

Union negotiations

1954

Advertising and Promotion

Budget

Cities Service

Civil Service

Color Television

Maurice Constant's photographs

Federal Communications Commission

General Library

Guest Relations

Hedges, William S. - Speeches

Integrated Services

Legal

MacDonald Brothers Report (management study)

Miscellaneous correspondence

Monthly reports

NBC Enterprises

Public Affairs and Education

Public Relations

Purchasing Department

Radio Pioneers

Radio Corporation of America (RCA)

Rockefeller Center Luncheon Club

Safety

Taxes

Television

Union negotiations

1955

Budget

Guest Relations

Hedges, William S. - Speeches

Integrated Services

Legal

Miscellaneous correspondence

National Association of Radio and Television Broadcasters

Personnel

Public Affairs and Education

Public Relations

Radio Pioneers

Radio and Television Executives Society

Rockefeller Center Luncheon Club

Station Relations

Television

Library, 1934-1976
Physical Description: 4 boxes (3.1 cubic feet) 
Scope and Content Note

Miscellaneous print and near-print material prepared by various NBC departments and divisions for distribution to advertisers, affiliates, employees, and the general public. The materials are of two kinds: speeches and articles and other kinds of printed matter.

PRINTED MATTER, which is arranged alphabetically by office of creation, varies in character and completeness. Publications which warrant special mention include statements of program policies and broadcast standards; annual reviews and reports; The Fourth Chime, a history of NBC News; and mimeographed newsletters issued by WMAQ and the Western Network for their overseas employees during World War II. Many titles, especially those of the press department, are not complete; their presence is intended merely as illustration of the types of material issued. Further examples of many titles may be found scattered in the records.

SPEECHES AND ARTICLES are alphabetically-arranged by name. As with the above material, copies of additional speeches by these and other NBC executives may be found throughout the records.

Printed Materials

NBC Library

Television Bibliography, 1948

Corporate Papers

Program Policies, 1934-1956

Reports, 1945-1968

Oversize material

Souvenir Publications, 1951, 1956, 1961, 1966, 1976

Advertising and Promotion

Highlights, 1943-1946

NBC Study Guide, 1962

Miscellany

Behind Your Radio Dial, 1948

Facts about NBC Red Network, 1941

Artists' Service Memo, 1935-1939

Educational Enterprises,

Communique, undated

Film Catalogues, 1971-1972, undated

Engineering, 1953-1958

NBC Symphony

Symphony Notes, 1944-1945

Commemorative Booklet, 1949

News

The Fourth Chime, 1944

1944-1945

1951

1963

Stand By: NBC News

The Longest Night

1968-1972

Oversize material

Owned and Operated Stations, 1968, undated

Personnel Management Newsletter, 1952-1953

Press and Publicity

Exploitation Information Bulletin, undated

NBC, 1956, 1967

NBC Biography, 1947-1967

NBC Feature, 1953-1966

NBC Film Division, undated

NBC News, 1948-1967

NBC Program Information, 1950-1960

NBC Radio Feature, 1955

NBC Radio/Network News, 1953-1958

NBC Radio Program, 1955

NBC-TV News, 1951-1956

NBC Television Programs, 1952-1955

NBC Trade News, 1953-1955

NBC Transmitter, 1942

Program Releases, 1952-1956

Miscellany

Public Affairs

Educational Bulletin, 1931-1938

NBC Presents, 1938-1941

On the Dial, 1948

This is NBC, 1941-1947

Miscellany

Radio

Network Programs, 1938-1939

Programs,

Army Hour, 1944

Cheerio Promotional Materials, 1940, undated

Great Plays, undated

Image America

Medicine U.S.A.

Oversize material

Monitor

Oversize material

Miscellany

Oversize material

Sales

Comparative Network Schedules, 1942-1946

Rating Points, 1950-1951; Radio Coop Programs Handbook, , 1955

Sales Facts Bulletins, 1950-1952

Sports, 1972

Television

Preview, 1966-1969

Programs

Exploring, c. 1964

Max Liebman Presents, “Satins and Spurs,” 1954

NBC Opera Theatre, “Amahl and the Night Visitors,” undated

Producer's Showcase, “Peter Pan”

Oversize material

Victory at Sea

Oversize material

We Take a Giant Step, 1971

Youth Wants to Know

Miscellany

Oversize material

WJZ, 1937

WMAQ

Public Service Feature, 1943-1950

The Rut, 1944

WNBC-WNBT

WEAF Program Schedule

1943-1945

1945-1946

WNBC Program Schedule, 1946-1950

WNBT Program Schedule, 1950

WRCA-TV Tele-Log, 1956-1963

Focus, 1965-1967

Oversize material

[Monthly Report of the Public Affairs Department], 1965-1973

Monthly Report, Community Affair Department, 1967, 1969

NBC Week, 1965-1969

Oversize material

Programs

For Women Only, 1967

New York Illustrated, undated

See For Yourself, 1971

Speaking Freely, 1967, undated

Your Life in the 1970s, 1969

Miscellany

Oversize material

WRC-TV Dedication Press Information Kit, 1958

Western Division

Comparative Network Schedules, 1944-1946

Radio City Reporter, 1943-1944

Speeches and Articles

Beville, Hugh M., Jr., 1948

Culligan, Matthew J., 1959

Denny, Charles R., 1952

Frank, Reuven, 1970-1971

Goodman, Julian, 1966-1973

Heffernan, Joseph V., 1954

Kintner, Robert E., 1960

Labunski, Stephen B., 1966

McConnell, Joseph H., 1950, 1952

Mullen, Frank E., 1945

Pinkham, Richard A., R., 1956

Sarnoff, David

1924, 1926

1945-1960

1961-1967

1964

Oversize material

Salutes and Commemorations, 1951-1966

Sarnoff, Robert W., 1955-1965

Scott, Walter, 1966-1969

Trammel, Niles, 1946, 1948

Weaver, Sylvester L., Jr., 1955

Library. Additions, 1945-1964
Scope and Content Note: Additional print material issued by various NBC departments.

News

Oversize material

Personnel

NBC and You: employee manual, 1945, 1948

Press and publicity

Opinion leaders campaign

Variety campaign

Television-Miscellany

Oversize material