The list below is a partial of collections in the American Radio Archives (ARA) that have been transferred to the UCSB Library from the Thousand Oaks Library Foundation. Collections in boldface have new finding guides online in the OAC. Monitor this page for updates on collection accessibility.
Collections open for research:
- Broadcasting Collection
- Corwin (Norman) Papers (PA Mss 201)
- Hoffman (Howard) Papers (PA Mss 185)
- Jolley (Norman) Papers (PA Mss 173)
- KNX Collection (PA Mss 167)
- Lewis (Robert Q.) Papers (PA Mss 171)
- Markle (Fletcher) Papers (PA Mss 197)
- Masters (Monty) Papers (PA Mss 176)
- Merlin (Milton and Barbara) Papers (PA Mss 168)
- Miller (Marvin E.) Papers (PA Mss 188)
- Morse (Carlton E.) Papers (PA Mss 166)
- Pickard & Provo (John & Frank) Papers (PA Mss 186)
- PPB Collection (Pacific Pioneer Broadcasters) (PA Mss 237)
- Price (Tom) Papers (PA Mss 204)
- Rapp (Philip) Papers (PA Mss 202)
- Sportsmen Collection (PA Mss 170)
- Vallée (Rudy) Papers (PA Mss 224)
- Young (Alan) Papers (PA Mss 192)
Collections awaiting reopening to researchers (legacy PDF finding guides linked on individual pages):
- Allen (George) Collection of The Whistler Radio Scripts (PA Mss 163)
- Avery (Ray) Papers (PA Mss 164)
- Bresee (Frank) Papers (PA Mss 198)
- Burr (Lonnie) Papers (PA Mss 206)
- Crosby (Bob) Collection of Jack Benny Show Scripts (PA Mss 177)
- Dana (Bill) Papers (PA Mss 184)
- Davis (Joan) Papers (PA Mss 207)
- Ebi (Earl) Papers (PA Mss 196)
- Fidler (Jimmie) Papers (PA Mss 199)
- Fischler (Alan) Papers (PA Mss 208)
- Freedman (Morris) Papers (PA Mss 175)
- Gelman (Morris) Papers (PA Mss 190)
- Halperin (Marty) Papers (PA Mss 200)
- Hopper (Hedda) Papers (PA Mss 209)
- Hummeland (James) Papers (PA Mss 180)
- Jones (Charles S.) Calling All Cars Collection (PA Mss 174)
- Josefsberg (Milt) Papers (PA Mss 189)
- Koch (Tom) Papers (PA Mss 191)
- Mansfield (Andy & Virginia) Papers (PA Mss 211)
- Marks (Hilliard) Papers (PA Mss 181)
- Mott (Bob) Papers (PA Mss 193)
- Moviola Collection (PA Mss 220)
- Neuman (E. Jack) Papers (PA Mss 212)
- O'Reilly (Pat) Papers (PA Mss 172)
- Peterson (Austin) Papers (PA Mss 183)
- Pierce (Paul) Papers (PA Mss 219)
- Please Stand By: A History of Radio Collection (PA Mss 214)
- Rasovsky (Yuri) Papers (PA Mss 205)
- Roberts (Clete) Papers (PA Mss 194)
- Roman (Lawrence) Papers (PA Mss 187)
- Schwartz (David) Papers (PA Mss 195)
- Skelton (Red) Papers (PA Mss 203)
- Slate (Allin) Papers (PA Mss 169)
- Starmer (Garrett L.) Papers (PA Mss 182)
- Swanton (Harold) Papers (PA Mss 218)
- Werris (Snag) Papers (PA Mss 178)
- Wertheim (Arthur F.) Papers (PA Mss 165)
- Witter (Jere) Papers (PA Mss 229)
Photo credit: The control room of broadcasting station KGO. From the KGO collection in the Pacific Pioneer Broadcasters Collection, circa 1923-1924.
