Society for the Prevention of Crime records, 1878-1973

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Series VIII: Radio Programs


Subseries VIII.1: Papers



Box 23 Crime--causes and prevention, 12 September 1946


Box 23 Criminal casebook, 1948


Box 23 American Broadcasting Company, 1945-1949


Box 23 Convict releases, 1945-1949


Box 23 Critical comments, 1945-1949



Box 24 Criminal casebook -- --Prospects -- --Publicity -- --Requests for aid -- --Scripts 1-10 & 13 -- --Sources - criminal & paychiatrist, 1948



Box 25 I was a convict -- --Correspondence with convicts, releases, case histories, scripts, etc.; A - G, 1945-1949



Box 26 I was a convict: Correspondence, etc.: H



Box 27 I was a convict: -- --Correspondence, etc.: P - W -- --Maxwell, Robert, Associates (Producer) -- --Miscellaneous -- --Publicity -- --Receipts -- --Scripts, Jan. - March 1946 & [n.d.]



Box 28 I was a convict -- --Scripts: April 1946 - June 1947 -- --Sponsors


Subseries VIII.2: Phonograph Discs, 1946-1947

This subseries consists of an incomplete set of transcriptions of the radio program "I Was A Convict." These three boxes contain 78 16-inch aluminum-base transcription discs that were found in a closet in Lehman Library in 2019, in boxes numbered 1, 3, and 5. The item numbers are the number written on the sleeve of each phonograph record. The dates are transcribed from the "Date recorded" given on the label. The serial numbers were also transcribed from the labels.

Some duplication was found during digitization. The best quality version was assembled for each show. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more details if needed.



Box 68 Item 70-72 "Open Letter" from Edwin J. Lukas, Executive Director of the Society for the Prevention of Crime, 3 phonograph records



Box 67 Item 10-11 "I Was a Convict", 1946-01-03, 2 phonograph records

Serial number: 8-9351


Box 67 Item 12 "I Was a Convict", 1946-01-12, 1 phonograph records

Serial number: 8-9817


Box 67 Item 13 "I Was a Convict", 1946-01-19, 1 phonograph records

Serial number: 9-0029


Box 67 Item 14 "I Was a Convict", 1946-01-26, 1 phonograph records

Serial number: 9-0318


Box 67 Item 15 "I Was a Convict", 1946-02-02, 1 phonograph records

Serial number: 9-0674


Box 67 Item 17 "I Was a Convict", 1946-02-16, 1 phonograph records

Serial number: 9-1310


Box 67 Item 23 "I Was a Convict", 1946-03-30, 1 phonograph records

Serial number: 9-3370


Box 67 Item 24 "I Was a Convict", 1946-04-06, 1 phonograph records

Serial number: 9-3785


Box 67 Item 25 "I Was a Convict", 1946-04-13, 1 phonograph records

Serial number: 9-4140


Box 67 Item 26 "I Was a Convict", 1946-04-20, 1 phonograph records

Serial number: 9-4512


Box 67 Item 27 "I Was a Convict", 1946-04-27, 1 phonograph records

Serial number: 9-4824


Box 67 Item 28 "I Was a Convict", 1946-05-04, 1 phonograph records

Serial number: 9-5133


Box 67 Item 29 "I Was a Convict", 1946-05-07, 1 phonograph records

Serial number: 9-5302


Box 67 Item 30 "I Was a Convict", 1946-05-11, 1 phonograph records

Serial number: 9-5487


Box 67 Item 31 "I Was a Convict", 1946-05-18, 1 phonograph records

Serial number: 9-5806


Box 67 Item 32 "I Was a Convict", 1946-05-25, 1 phonograph records

Serial number: 9-6081


Box 67 Item 33 "I Was a Convict", 1946-06-01, 1 phonograph records

Serial number: 9-6366


Box 67 Item 34 "I Was a Convict", 1946-06-08, 1 phonograph records

Serial number: 9-6661


Box 67 Item 35 "I Was a Convict", 1946-06-15, 1 phonograph records

Serial number: 9-6912


Box 67 Item 36 "I Was a Convict", 1946-06-22, 1 phonograph records

Serial number: 9-7218


Box 67 Item 37 "I Was a Convict", 1946-06-22, 1 phonograph records

Serial number: 9-7396


Box 67 Item 38 "I Was a Convict", 1946-06-29, 1 phonograph records

Serial number: 9-7460



Box 68 Item 73-74 "I Was a Convict", 1947-01-08, 2 phonograph records

Serial number: 10-5285


Box 68 Item 75-79 "I Was a Convict", 1947-04-22, 5 phonograph records

Serial number: 10-9959


Box 68 Item 80-85 "I Was a Convict", 1947-04-29, 6 phonograph records

Serial number: 11-0302


Box 68 Item 86-87 "I Was a Convict", 1947-05-08, 2 phonograph records

Serial number: 11-0657. Duplicates, not digitized. See Box 69, Item 142 -144.


Box 68 Item 88-89 "I Was a Convict", 1947-05-15, 2 phonograph records

Serial number: 11-0905


Box 68 Item 90-91 "I Was a Convict", 1947-05-22, 2 phonograph records

Serial number: 11-1151


Box 68 Item 92-95 "I Was a Convict", 1947-05-29, 4 phonograph records

Serial number: 11-1517.



Box 69 Item 122-123 "I Was a Convict", 1946-10-03, 2 phonograph records


Box 69 Item 124, 147 "I Was a Convict", 1947-03-06, 2 phonograph records

Serial number: 10-7762


Box 69 Item 125-126 "I Was a Convict", 1947-03-13, 2 phonograph records

Serial number: 10-8068


Box 69 Item 127-128 "I Was a Convict", 1947-03-27, 2 phonograph records

Serial number: 10-8685


Box 69 Item 129-130 "I Was a Convict", 1947-04-03, 2 phonograph records

Serial number: 10-9015


Box 69 Item 131-132 "I Was a Convict", 1947-04-10, 2 phonograph records

Serial number: 10-9349


Box 69 Item 133-134 "I Was a Convict", 1947-04-12, 2 phonograph records

Serial number: 10-9482


Box 69 Item 135-141 "I Was a Convict", 1947-04-15, 7 phonograph records

Serial number: 10-9635

Item 141 seems to be an alternate version of the second half of this episode, substituting in place of 138-139_01 and 136-137_01. The first few seconds are identical to those of 138-139_01 before it diverges.


Box 69 Item 138-139 "I Was a Convict", 1947-04-17, 2 phonograph records

Serial number: 10-9742


Box 69 Item 136-137 "I Was a Convict", 1947-04-17, 2 phonograph records

Serial number: 10-9637


Box 69 Item 140 "I Was a Convict", 1947-04-15, 1 phonograph records

Serial number: 10-9636


Box 69 Item 141 "I Was a Convict", 1947-04-14, 1 phonograph records

Serial number: 11-1957


Box 69 Item 143, 142, 144 "I Was a Convict", 1947-04-08, 3 phonograph records

Serial number: 11-0674


Box 69 Item 145-146, 148-150 "I Was a Convict", 1947-10-24, 5 phonograph records

Serial number: 11-7951

Item 145 lternate is an altrenate 10-minute version of interview section of episode. Item 146-148 5-minute is a 5-minute version of interview section of episode, possibly same version as in 149-150.