- Creator
- Voice of America (Organization)
- Call number
- *L (Special) 89-17
- Physical description
- 1424 sound discs, analog 33 rpm; 1424 sound discs, analog 33 rpm
- Language
- Materials in English
- Preferred Citation
Voice of America collection of broadcast recordings, Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
Broadcasting organization of the United States government founded in 1941 as a division of the Office of War Information. The Voice of America recorded radio programs from commercial radio stations in the United States and rebroadcast them in Europe. The collection contains a wide variety of musical programs prepared for rebroadcast over Voice of America stations. Included in the Archives' holdings are: various Bing Crosby shows (including Kraft Music Hall, Chesterfield, and Philco Radio time), Ford Evening Hour, and Harvest of Stars radio programs. Also included are performances of various symphony orchestras including: the Boston Symphony, New York Philharmonic, NBC Symphony, and Philadelphia Orchestra, as well as recordings of the American Music Festival and the Festival of the American Music.
Using the collection
Location
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded SoundNew York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023-7498
Third Floor