Elliott M. Sanger papers, 1936-1986

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Series I: Cataloged Correspondence



Box 1 Folder 1 The series contains correspondence related to Sanger's radio station, WQXR, from Will Durant, Sinclair Lewis, and Arthur Sulzberger., 1937-1944

Series II: Rebel In Radio


Box 1 Folder 2-5 The series contains materials related to Elliot Sanger's book Rebel in Radio, 1973., [1973], Typescript, photographs, galley proof



Box 1A Sanger interview by Andre Bernard, April 12, 1973: Sanger Interview with P.M. Program by Bill Newcastle, September 29, 1973, 2 reel to reel audio tapes


Box 1A WQXR Broadcast, May 24, 1973, 10-12 Noon, 2 reels: "The Listening Room" hosted by Robert Sherman -- Guest, E. M. Sanger, 2 reel to reel audio tapes

Series III: WQXR

The series contains files related to Sanger's radio station, WQXR. The bound volumes contain monthly program guides from July 1936 through December 1956.



Box 1 Folder 6-9 FCC "Clear Channel" Hearings, 1946



Box 2 Folder 1-2 FCC "Clear Channel" Hearings, 1946


Box 2 Folder 3 Correspondence, 1936-1948


Box 2 Folder 4-5 Market Research Survey, 1936-1944


Box 2 Folder 6 Newspaper clippings, 1936


Box 2 Folder 7 Photographs

Includes photos of Sanger, James Farley, John Barbirolli, and Herbert Lehman, as well as photos of studio equipment.


Box 2 Folder 8 Sales records, 1936-1948


Box 2 Folder 9 Remembrances and background material: 1986 anniversary program, 1936-1950, 1986



Box 1A "This Is My Music" with Elliot Sanger, March 1, 1986 -- New York Philharmonic 50th Anniversary Concert, September 23, 1986 -- Part I and II -- WQXR Dinner Comments, September 23, 1986, 4 audio cassettes



Box 3 1936-1947, 11 volumes



Box 4 1948-1956, 9 volumes



Box 5 1957-1963, 7 volumes

Series IV: Personal Papers


Box 5 Diaries, 1936-1939, 4 volumes



Box 6 Diaries, 1940-1952, 15 volumes



Box 7 Diaries, 1955-1967, 13 volumes



Box 6 Key to Abbreviations beginning 1950, 1 folders



Box 7 "In Memoriam: Elliott M. Sanger,", 1989, 1 folders