Missouri History Museum: Broadcast Media Collection

Local television programming from stations KDNL, KETC, KMOV, KPLR, KSDK and KTVI. Television collections include photographs, scripts, station and program promotion materials, original station artwork, camcards, and manuscript materials. Local radio programming from KDNA, KMOX, KSD, KXOK, WEW and WIL The Broadcast Media Archive focuses on preserving media materials created in St. Louis by advertising agencies, newspapers, radio and television stations. MAJOR COLLECTIONS: Blues Archive, Missouri Historical Society and the St. Louis Blues Society, (1991) 121 3/4" video tapes ; Katherine Corley Collection, (1984-86) 72 3/4" U-Matic video tapes ; KETC-Channel 9, (1954 - Present) 1,355 video tapes, 337 film reels. ; KMOV-TV Channel 4, (1958-1985) 309 reels of Quadruplex video tape 111 reels of film, 83 local news film canisters, Approx. 3,000 still photographs and negatives, 12 record storage boxes 5 document boxes. ; KMOX Radio, (1938-1953) 225 16" electronic transcription discs of local and network programming. ; KTVI-TV Channel 2, (1956-Present) Approx. 350 film reels, 83 reels of Quadruplex video tape, 123 3/4" U-Matic video tapes, Approx., 5,000 still photographs, 15 record storage boxes, 74 document boxes. ; KTVI Newsfilm Collection, (1974-1979) Approx. 1,250 film canisters ; KTVI "Turnabout" Minority Affairs Collection, (1981-1993) 508 3/4" U- Matic show tapes and 178 3/4" U-Matic segment tapes. ; Land We Live In Collection, (1943-1952) 484 16" Electronic transcription discs ; McDonnell-Douglas Corporation Film Lending Library, (1965-1983) 348 16mm film reels ; Chuck Neff Productions Collection. St. Louis Sun Rollout Television Campaign. 10 Canisters of 35mm color motion picture film, 14 Canisters of 35mm color motion picture negatives, 22 Reels of 1" video tape; St. Louis Union Station Restoration Documentary (1985-1986) 73 3/4" U-Matic field carts. ; Phill Rock Collection, (1957-1992) 37 2" Quadruplex video tapes, 7 16mm Kinescopes, 5 1/4" reel-to-reel audio tapes, 35 linear feet of manuscripts. ; St. Louis Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, (1990-1994) 1,732 3/4" U-Matic videotapes entered for local Emmy Award Competition. Includes Springfield and Kansas City, MO. ; Studio G Recording Collection, (1981-1992) 42 boxes of 1/4", 1/2" and 1" audio tape and video tape ; John Auble Collection, (1968-1983) 61 U-Matic video tapes, 25 reels of KSDK newsfilm, 13 Quadruplex video tapes, and eight reel-to-reel audio tapes. ; KPLR-TV, (1990-1993) 540 U-Matic video tapes of local sports programming. ; Jim Bolen Collection, (1958-1994) 136 U-Matic video tapes of various KMOV programming through the years. ; KDNL-TV, (1969-1986) 72 Quadruplex video tapes of various programming and commercials ; A Search for a Usable Future, (1982) 32 1" Video edit master tapes containing the raw footage for this award winning local documentary. ; Johnny King Collection, (1974-1978) 130 Reel-to-Reel master tapes of "The Breakfast Serial" syndicated radio show.

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