WNAD (Radio station : Norman, Okla.)

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University employee. Subject files (1908-1958) regarding the history and function of the Extension Division of the University of Oklahoma. The files include materials relating to the Office of the Director of the Extension Division, Interscholastic meets, the High School Science Service, WNAD Radio, the Family Life Institute, Interschool Speech Service, and other educational programs of the Extension Service.

Radio program. The Oklahoma School of the Air radio program aired on WNAD at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma. The collection consists of 137 audiotape reels (circa 1953-1957) of educational programs that were broadcast as a service to Oklahoma schools. Most of the programs in this collection focus on Oklahoma history and feature lectures, stories that illustrate civic responsibility, and dramatic performances about Oklahoma history figures and events. Topics covered include various Oklahoma "firsts" such as the first coal mine, oil well, and airplane flight; and historic people and places such as Stand Watie, the 101 Ranch, and Choctaw Nation ghost towns. The collection also contains several programs on music from the Minnesota School of the Air radio program, and U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower's 1952 inaugural address.

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Professor. Television scripts and publicity (1951-1959) for "The Open Window" radio scripts (1953) for "Labor's Side of the News" and "Wake Up to Yesterday"; correspondence (1945-1961); manuscripts (ca. 1935-1960) of articles and short stories; curriculum material (1934-1960) and printed material (1927-1968) of Lawton, a Speech Communications Professor at the University of Oklahoma.

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Articles of incorporation and Constitution (n.d.); Initiation and Membership (1941-45); Correspondence regarding membership, meetings, and miscellaneous (1932-36).

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The General Correspondence files maintained by Thurman James White in his positions as Director (1948-50) and Dean (1950-61) of the Extension Division; his dual deanship of the College of Continuing Education and the Extension Division (1961-68); and Vice Presidents for University Projects (1968-71) and for Continuing Education and Public Service (1971-79). The files contain correspondence, reports, memoranda as well as publications.

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Publications of W.P.A. programs in Oklahoma, including the Statewide Recreation Project; the Statewide Museum Service; and the Community Service Program. The collection also includes a radio script for "The Museum of the Air" series, sponsored by the W.P.A. on the University of Oklahoma radio station, WNAD.