Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats (Collection)Frank Stanton papers, 1908-2006
Personal name
Main title
- Frank Stanton papers, 1908-2006 (bulk 1926-1979).
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Description
- 14,200 items.
- 41 containers plus 1 classified and 1 oversize.
- 16.4 linear feet.
Access advisory
- Open to research.
- Classified, in part.
Finding aids
- Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011139 opens in a new window
Local shelving no.
- 0329O
- Oversize 7:5
- Vault 0202B
Biography/History note
- Broadcast executive.
Organized/Arranged
- Arranged in six series. Series 1: Executive Files, 1960-2001; Series 2: Subject File, 1930-2004; Series 3: Speeches and Writings, 1933-2004; Series 4: Miscellany, 1908-2006; Series 5: Classified, 1957-1971; and Series 6: Oversize, 1962-1979.
Summary
- Correspondence, memoranda, minutes of meetings, speeches, writings, reports, transcripts, interviews, testimony, studies, subject files, press clippings, press releases, printed matter, awards, citations, and other papers relating primarily to Stanton's career as president and vice chairman of the board of directors of the Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. Documents his activities as chairman of the U.S. Advisory Commission on Information and American National Red Cross as well as with organizations including the Business Committee for the Arts, Business Council (U.S.), Carnegie Institution of Washington, and Harvard University. Includes material pertaining to Stanton's research projects including his work with Paul Lazarsfeld on the program analyzer. Subjects include radio and television advertising; broadcast of information about the U.S. to foreign countries; First Amendment and freedom of press; design of the Columbia Broadcasting System logo; design and construction of company headquarters, the CBS Building, in New York, N.Y.; government and the media; politics; presidential debates; travels to Europe; press coverage of the Vietnam War; and William F. Buckley.
- Correspondents include Harold E. Burtt, Hadley Cantril, Thomas E. Dewey, Arthur Godfrey, William S. Paley, and Presidents Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard M. Nixon, and Gerald R. Ford.
LC Subjects
- Buckley, William F., Jr., 1925-2008.
- Burtt, Harold E. (Harold Ernest), 1890---Correspondence.
- Cantril, Hadley, 1906-1969--Correspondence.
- Dewey, Thomas E. (Thomas Edmund), 1902-1971--Correspondence.
- Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969--Correspondence.
- Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006--Correspondence.
- Godfrey, Arthur, 1903-1983--Correspondence.
- Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973--Correspondence.
- Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963--Correspondence.
- Lazarsfeld, Paul F., 1901-1976.
- Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994--Correspondence.
- Paley, William S. (William Samuel), 1901-1990--Correspondence.
- Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972--Correspondence.
- United States. Advisory Commission on Information.
- United States. Constitution. 1st Amendment.
- American National Red Cross.
- Business Committee for the Arts.
- Business Council (U.S.)
- Carnegie Institution of Washington.
- CBS Building (New York, N.Y.)
- Columbia Broadcasting System, inc.
- Harvard University.
- Advertising.
- Broadcast journalism.
- Broadcasting policy--United States.
- Campaign debates--United States.
- Freedom of the press.
- Logos (Symbols)--Design.
- Mass media.
- Political science.
- Presidents--United States--Election.
- Propaganda, American.
- Radio advertising.
- Radio broadcasting.
- Radio journalism.
- Television advertising.
- Television broadcasting.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Press coverage.
- Europe--Description and travel.
- United States--Foreign relations.
- United States--Politics and government.
- Broadcast executives.
Notes
- Audiotapes, videotapes, phonograph records, film reels, and compact disks transferred to Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division.
- Some photographs and drawings transferred to Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
- Collection material in English.
Acquisition source
- Gift, Elisabeth Allison and Andrew H. Weiss, 2007-2008.
Constituent unit
LCCN
- mm2008085394
Other standard no.
- MSS85394
Repository
- Library of Congress Manuscript Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA dcu http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mss.home opens in a new window
Type of material
- Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats (Collection)
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