- Additional Authors
- Description
- 101 sound discs ; analog, mono.; 16 in.
- Summary
- The collection consists of fifty one episodes from the 1946-1947 season. Most items are off-air recordings from WEAF or WNBC, New York. Episode titles are unknown unless specified.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Sound recordings.
- Crime or mystery programs – Radio.
- Radio serials.
- Radio soap operas.
- Access (note)
- Collection is open to the public. Users never directly handle sound recordings. Listening selections are transmitted through a playback system.
- Additional Formats (note)
- Some items may have been transferred to preservation and service copies. Original items that have not been transferred may require advance notification for use. Refer to item descriptions in the collection guide for more information.
- Terms of Use (note)
- No copying of private, non-commercial material is allowed without the written permission of the proprietary rights holder. For further information contact the Curator, The Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
- Biography (note)
- The Adventures of Frank Merriwell was a juvenile adventure radio program based on the novels by Gilbert S. Patten, written under the name Burt L. Standish. It was broadcast from March 26, 1934 until June 22, 1934, and again from Oct. 5, 1946 until June 4, 1949 on NBC. The later series (of which this collection is comprised) consisted of complete thirty minute episodes whose featured character was Frank Merriwell, Yale University athlete. The cast of the later series included: Lawson Zerbe as Frank Merriwell; Elaine Rost, as his girlfriend, Inza Burrage; Hal Studer as Bart Hodge; Patricia Hosley as Elsie Bellwood. The announcer was Mel Brant. The music was performed by Paul Taubman, and the writers were Ruth and Gilbert Brann, with William Welch.
- Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
- Collection guide (i.e. Finding aid) available on Internet.
- Call Number
- *L (Special) 98-15
- OCLC
- NYPG05-A10189
- Author
Standish, Burt L., 1866-1945.
- Title
Adventures of Frank Merriwell collection, 1946-1947 [sound recording]
- Access
Collection is open to the public. Users never directly handle sound recordings. Listening selections are transmitted through a playback system.
- Terms Of Use
No copying of private, non-commercial material is allowed without the written permission of the proprietary rights holder. For further information contact the Curator, The Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
- Additional Formats
Some items may have been transferred to preservation and service copies. Original items that have not been transferred may require advance notification for use. Refer to item descriptions in the collection guide for more information.
- Biography
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell was a juvenile adventure radio program based on the novels by Gilbert S. Patten, written under the name Burt L. Standish. It was broadcast from March 26, 1934 until June 22, 1934, and again from Oct. 5, 1946 until June 4, 1949 on NBC. The later series (of which this collection is comprised) consisted of complete thirty minute episodes whose featured character was Frank Merriwell, Yale University athlete. The cast of the later series included: Lawson Zerbe as Frank Merriwell; Elaine Rost, as his girlfriend, Inza Burrage; Hal Studer as Bart Hodge; Patricia Hosley as Elsie Bellwood. The announcer was Mel Brant. The music was performed by Paul Taubman, and the writers were Ruth and Gilbert Brann, with William Welch.
- Indexes
Collection guide (i.e. Finding aid) available on Internet.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
Zerbe, Lawson. Performer
Rost, Elaine. Performer
Studer, Hal. Performer
Hosley, Patricia. Performer
Brant, Mel. Commentator
Taubman, Paul. Musician
Brann, Ruth. Adapter
Brann, Gilbert. Adapter
Welch, William. Adapter
- Research Call Number
*L (Special) 98-15