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John M. Baldwin papers, 1931-1979
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Baldwin, John M., 1905-1979
- Title
- John M. Baldwin papers
- Dates
- 1931-1979 (inclusive)19311979
- Quantity
- 12.5 linear feet
- Collection Number
- ACCN 0761
- Summary
- The John M. Baldwin papers (1931-1979) document his life as a pioneer in Television (TV) Broadcasting. The papers consist of personal materials and career related materials. The personal materials consist of clippings, a scrapbook, financial information and his autobiography. His career related materials consist of reports and information on the various domestic and international TV and radio projects he worked on; architectural drawings, road and aeronautical maps of various parts of the world, photographs, technical information on developments in radio and TV equipment, and various technical and miscellaneous published items.
- Repository
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University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860
Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu - Access Restrictions
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Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
- Languages
- English
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The John M. Baldwin papers (1931-1979) document his life as a pioneer in Television (TV) Broadcasting. The papers consist of personal materials and career related materials. The personal materials consist of clippings, a scrapbook, financial information and his autobiography. His career related materials consist of reports and information on the various domestic and international TV and radio projects he worked on; architectural drawings, road and aeronautical maps of various parts of the world, photographs, technical information on developments in radio and TV equipment, and various technical and miscellaneous published items.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Preferred Citation
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Biographical and Personal MaterialReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | |
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Box | Folder | |
1 | 1 | Addresses |
1 | 2 | Autobiography of John Baldwin |
1 | 3 | Awards and Certificates |
1 | 4 | Clippings |
1 | 5 | Financial |
1 | 6 | Personal |
1 | 7 | Toastmasters Club |
Volume | ||
1 | 1 | Scrapbook |
1 | 2 | Address Book |
Domestic and International Radio and TV ProjectsReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Domestic Radio and TV Projects A KDYL |
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Box | Folder | ||
2 | 1 | Buffalo Report, Time Inc. |
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2 | 2 | KCMO Kansas City, Missouri, Engineering Statement |
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2 | 3 | KDYL Affidavit of Glenn, D.G. Gillett and W.E. Plummer consulting Engineer |
1939 |
2 | 4 | KDYL Affidavit Re-Directive Antenna System |
1935 |
2 | 5 | KDYL Allocation Report Intermountain Broadcasting and TV Corporation |
1956 |
2 | 6 | KDYL Articles |
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2 | 7 | KDYL Chronology Time Incorporated Trips |
1962-1970 |
2 | 8 | KDYL Correspondence and Information Re-Towers for KDYL |
1956 |
2 | 9 | KDYL Correspondence Transmitter Location |
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2 | 10 | KDYL Diagrams |
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2 | 11 | KDYL Field Pattern Survey, WE Super IV Equipment |
1931 |
2 | 12 | KDYL Field Strength, KDYL 5 KW |
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2 | 13 | KDYL 610 Engineering Aspects |
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2 | 14 | KDYL 810 KC Correspondence |
1956 |
2 | 15 | KDYL Miscellaneous |
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2 | 16-17 | KDYL Publicity |
1947-1952 |
2 | 18 | KDYL Questions for Interview |
1979 |
2 | 19 | KDYL Radio Coverage Maps and Correspondence |
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2 | 20 | KDYL Radio Field Intensity Survey |
1945 |
2 | 21 | KDYL References, Testimonials |
1956-1971 |
2 | 22 | KDYL Sidney S. Fox Biography |
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2 | 23 | KDYL Transmitter Location Correspondence |
1945 |
Domestic Radio and TV Projects KLZ WTCN |
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Box | Folder | ||
3 | 1 | KLZ |
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3 | 2 | KLZ Analysis Report |
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3 | 3 | KLZ Computations |
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3 | 4 | KLZ Data |
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3 | 5 | KLZ Engineering Report |
1960 |
3 | 6 | KLZ Ground System |
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3 | 7 | WTCN Video Circuitry |
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International Radio and TV Projects, Brazil |
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Box | Folder | ||
4 | 1 | Bahamas |
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4 | 2 | Brazil |
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4 | 3 | Brazil AM Radio Nacional |
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4 | 4 | Brazil Antenna Perini Report |
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4 | 5 | Brazil Costa Properties Report |
1964 |
4 | 6 | Brazil COEL Antenna Proposed for Sao Paulo |
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4 | 7 | Brazil Dipole Frequency Measurements |
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4 | 8 | Brazil Exhibits Original and Photo Negatives |
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4 | 9 | Brazil Exhibits Originals |
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4 | 10 | Brazil Field Notes Ruff Calculations Antenna Model |
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4 | 11 | Brazil Jaragua Antenna Calculations Done At Sao Paulo |
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4 | 12 | Brazil Jaragua Report |
1966 |
4 | 13 | Brazil Jaragua Tower Mechanical |
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4 | 14 | Brazil Libero Building |
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4 | 15 | Brazil Maps |
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4 | 16 | Brazil Miscellaneous |
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4 | 17 | Brazil Modulation Monitor |
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4 | 18 | Parabola Frequency STL Link, Sao Paulo |
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4 | 19 | Paulista Antenna |
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4 | 20 | Paulista Antenna |
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4 | 21 | Paulista Antenna |
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5 | 1 | Radio Nacional |
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5 | 2 | Radio National Reports |
1967 |
5 | 3 | Radio Sao Paulo |
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5 | 4 | Recife |
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5 | 5 | Renee Santos Report |
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5 | 6-10 | Reports |
1965-1970 |
5 | 11 | Sao Paulo Field Survey |
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5 | 12 | Sao Paulo Ibobe Survey |
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5 | 13 | Sao Paulo Notes |
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5 | 14 | Sao Paulo Report |
1969 |
5 | 15 | Sao Paulo Tower |
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5 | 16 | S. T. L. Link |
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5 | 17 | Telex Communications |
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5 | 18-19 | Travel Journal |
1965-1967 |
5 | 20 | Tu Paulista Original Inventory |
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5 | 21 | TV Globo Antenna |
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5 | 22 | TV GLOBO Building |
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5 | 23 | TV GLOBO Procurement |
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International Radio and TV Projects, C |
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Box | Folder | ||
6 | 1 | Central American Project |
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6 | 2 | Chile Building |
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6 | 3 | Chile Correspondence |
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6 | 4 | Chile Cost, Capital, Reductions |
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6 | 5 | Chile Diary and Notes |
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6 | 6 | Chile Extra Exhibits |
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6 | 7 | Chile Miscellaneous |
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6 | 8 | Chile Operating Costs, Program Loading |
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6 | 9 | Chile Original Exhibits |
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6 | 10 | Chile Profiles |
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6 | 11 | Chile Propagation |
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6 | 12 | Chile, Regulations, Frequencies In Use |
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6 | 13 | Chile Report |
1965 |
6 | 14 | Chile Santiago Coverage |
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6 | 15 | Chile Up Grade |
1967 |
6 | 16 | Chile Valparaiso Antenna |
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6 | 17 | Chile Valparaiso Report |
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6 | 18 | Colombia Aeronautical Charts |
1962 |
6 | 19 | Colombia Maps |
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6 | 20-21 | Colombia Report |
1962 |
6 | 22 | Colombia Supplement Report, Manizales |
1962 |
6 | 23 | Colombia TV Directional Antenna Study |
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6 | 24 | Curacao Aruba |
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International Radio and TV Project, El Salvador |
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Box | Folder | ||
7 | 1 | El Salvador |
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7 | 2 | Aid Contracts |
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7 | 3 | Budget |
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7 | 4 | Billing |
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7 | 5 | COEL Antenna and Tower |
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7 | 6 | Contracts |
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7 | 7 | Contracts and Miscellaneous |
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7 | 8 | Construction Costs Classroom Report |
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7 | 9 | Correspondence |
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7 | 10 | Equipment Bid Sylvania |
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7 | 11 | ETV Report |
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7 | 12 | ETV Report, Extra Exhibits |
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7 | 13 | Instructional TV Report |
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7 | 14 | MW Reflector |
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7 | 15 | MSC Worksheets |
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8 | 1 | El Salvador Picacho Radials |
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8 | 2 | El Salvador Profiles |
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8 | 3 | El Salvador RCA List |
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8 | 4 | El Salvador Report Profile Data |
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8 | 5 | El Salvador Report #2, Extra Copies Exhibits |
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8 | 6 | El Salvador Report #2, Original Equipment Lists |
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8 | 7 | El Salvador Report #2, Original Exhibits |
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8 | 8 | El Salvador Report #2, Original Specifications |
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8 | 9 | El Salvador Report #2, Original Text |
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8 | 10 | El Salvador Reports |
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8 | 11 | El Salvador Road Map |
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8 | 12 | El Salvador Switcher |
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Box | |||
8 | International Radio and TV Projects, F-G |
1963 | |
Box | Folder | ||
8 | 13 | Far East Addresses |
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8 | 14 | Far East Travel Log |
1963 |
8 | 15 | Greece Gout Equipment List |
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8 | 16 | Greece, Kefalliani, Parnais, Mt. Kissos Coverage Calculations |
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8 | 17 | Guam |
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International Radio and TV Projects, Hong Kong |
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Box | Folder | ||
9 | 1 | Hong Kong |
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9 | 2 | Hong Kong |
1966 |
9 | 3 | Allocations RCA Report |
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9 | 4-6 | Andrew Eu |
1964-1966 |
9 | 7 | Antenna Jampro |
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9 | 8 | Antenna RCW B W |
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9 | 9-11 | Antenna Report |
1966 |
9 | 12 | Antenna Specs |
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9 | 13 | Antenna, Yuen Long |
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9 | 14 | Application, Geo Ho |
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10 | 1 | Base Map |
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10 | 2 | BBC UHF Specs |
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10 | 3 | Berkeley Memos |
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10 | 4 | Diesel Plants |
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10 | 5 | Equipment Tests |
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10 | 6 | Government Regulations and Standards |
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10 | 7 | Invitations to Tender |
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10 | 8 | JA |
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10 | 9 | Kevin Lo |
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10 | 10 | Loop Antenna |
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10 | 11 | MACAO |
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10 | 12 | Marconi Report |
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10 | 13 | Memos to S. M. |
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10 | 14 | Microwave |
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10 | 15 | Minutes B.D. |
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10 | 16 | Miscellaneous Correspondence |
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11 | 1 | Engineering Report Operation Powerhouse |
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11 | 2 | Hong Kong Survey |
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11 | 3-4 | Hong Kong Report |
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11 | 5-6 | Hong Kong Survey |
1963-1964 |
11 | 7 | Tender Specifications to Supply Transmitter and Related Propagation Equipment, Nippon Electric Company, LTD. Tokyo, Japan |
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Folder | |||
12 | 1 | April Visit Notes |
1966 |
12 | 2 | Panorama Kowloon PK |
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12 | 3 | Polarization |
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12 | 4 | Profiles FM Kowloon Peak |
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12 | 5 | Profiles FM Temple Hill |
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12 | 6 | Road, Temple Hill |
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12 | 7 | Stirling |
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12 | 8 | Studio Changes |
1966 |
12 | 9 | Studio Plans |
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12 | 10 | Studio Specs Equipment |
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12 | 11 | Japanese Systems Drawings |
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12 | 12 | Translator Specs |
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12 | 13 | Transmitter Tender Specs |
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12 | 14 | Transmitter, Translator, Specs |
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12 | 15 | Thompson Report |
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12 | 16 | Worksheets Antenna Specifications |
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12 | 17 | Worksheets Report |
1966 |
International Radio and TV Projects, I-L |
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Box | Folder | ||
13 | 1-2 | Iran |
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13 | 3 | Iran, Stirling General |
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13 | 4 | Iran, Teheran |
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13 | 5 | Japan, NHK System |
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13 | 6 | Japan, Report |
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13 | 7-8 | Japan, Okinowa Report |
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13 | 9 | Kuwait Radio |
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13 | 10 | Lebanon, CLT Baldwin's Report |
1963 |
13 | 11 | Lebanon, Tech Data |
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13 | 12 | Liechenstein |
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International Radio and TV Projects, Mexico |
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Box | Folder | ||
14 | 1-5 | Mexico |
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14 | 6 | Analysis Salas Proposal |
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14 | 7 | Antenna |
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14 | 8 | Engineering Studies |
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14 | 9 | Equipment Lists |
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14 | 10 | Trip |
1967 |
International Radio and TV Projects, N-R |
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Box | Folder | ||
15 | 1 | Netherlands, Dutch Project |
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15 | 2 | Netherlands, Dutch Project |
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15 | 3-4 | Netherlands, Jansky Bailey |
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15 | 5 | Netherlands, Jansky Bailey UHF |
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15 | 6 | New Zealand |
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15 | 7 | Nicaragua |
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15 | 8 | Pakistan Equipment Lists |
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15 | 9 | Philippines, Manila Equipment |
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15 | 10 | Philippines, Manila Report |
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15 | 11 | Philippines, Manila Report Worksheet |
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International Radio and TV Projects, S-U |
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Box | Folder | ||
16 | 1 | Samoa (US) |
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16 | 2 | Saudi Arabia |
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16 | 3 | Singapore |
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16 | 4 | Singapore Report |
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16 | 5 | South America CAA |
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16 | 6 | South America, Travel Log |
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16 | 7 | Spain |
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16 | 8 | Spain, Madrid Equipment |
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16 | 9 | Spain, Madrid Reports |
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16 | 10 | Spain, Spanish Productions Company |
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16 | 11 | Spain, Spanish Report |
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16 | 12 | Spain, Spanish Report Originals and Exhibits |
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16 | 13 | Sweden |
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16 | 14 | Sweden, Swedish Report B. Copy |
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16 | 15 | Sweden, Worksheets |
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16 | 16 | Switzerland |
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16 | 17 | Taiwan Report |
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16 | 18 | Turkey |
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International Radio and TV Projects, V-Z |
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Box | Folder | ||
17 | 1-2 | Venezuela, Caracas |
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17 | 3 | Venezuela, Caracas Antenna |
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17 | 4 | Venezuela, Caracas Barcelona M.W. |
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17 | 5 | Venezuela, Caracas Antenna (New) Chronology |
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17 | 6 | Venezuela, Caracas Antenna (New) Report and Worksheet |
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17 | 7 | Venezuela, Caracas Antenna (Old) |
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17 | 8 | Venezuela, Caracas Tower Calculations |
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17 | 9 | Vietnam |
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17 | 10 | West Germany |
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17 | 11 | West Germany, Cologne |
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17 | 12 | Windward Islands |
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17 | 13 | Windward Islands |
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17 | 14 | Windward Islands, Valuations and Projections |
Miscellaneous MaterialsReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
18 | 1-2 | Antenna Calculations |
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18 | 3 | Antenna Corner Reflector Antenna |
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18 | 4 | Antenna Corner Reflector Bur. Standards |
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18 | 5 | Antenna DA Calculation Paper |
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18 | 6 | Antenna G. E. |
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18 | 7 | Antenna Laporte |
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18 | 8 | Antenna Miscellaneous |
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18 | 9 | Antenna, Transmission Line Model |
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18 | 10 | Antenna, UHF (COEL) |
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18 | 11 | Antenna, VHF (COEL) |
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18 | 12 | Antenna, Z Measuring Device |
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18 | 13-14 | Bi-Lingual Transmission |
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18 | 15 | Broadcast News Index |
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18 | 16 | Calendar Form-Chronology |
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18 | 17 | Cathode Modulation |
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18 | 18 | Chronology |
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18 | 19 | Clippings |
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18 | 20 | DC Pulse Generator |
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18 | 21 | Directional Antenna Calculation Paper |
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18 | 22 | Bi-Lingual Transmission |
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18 | 23 | Docket 13, 340 |
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18 | 24 | Docket 14419, Minneapolis Study |
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19 | 1 | Earths Curvature |
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19 | 2 | Earths Curvature Graph Paper |
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19 | 3 | Electra Zoom |
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19 | 4 | Electra Zoom Data |
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19 | 5 | Electromag Spectrum |
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19 | 6 | Electronic Video Recording (CBS) |
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19 | 7 | Engineering Data Propagation |
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19 | 8 | Equipment From Stations |
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19 | 9 | Equipment Price Comparisons |
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19 | 10 | European Broadcasting Union, Technical Committee Data |
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19 | 11 | Field Intensisty |
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19 | 12 | Field Pattern Computations |
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19 | 13 | FM Transmission Parts List |
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19 | 14 | Forms Spherical Trig. Calculation |
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19 | 15 | Frequency Studies |
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19 | 16 | Gates |
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19 | 17 | Graph Paper |
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19 | 18 | Integrated Circuits |
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19 | 19 | Japanese Equipment |
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19 | 20 | Lathe SB Serial 102775 |
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19 | 21 | Lens (Zoomer) Design Data |
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19 | 22 | Lighting (Studio) |
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20 | 1 | Maps Index |
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20 | 2 | Maxwell Antenna |
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20 | 3 | Microwave Passive Reflector |
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20 | 4 | Midyear Budget |
1964 |
20 | 5-8 | Miscellanous |
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20 | 9 | Miscellaneous Technical |
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20 | 10 | Miscellaneous Worksheets |
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20 | 11 | Moseley Associates, Inc. |
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20 | 12 | O Calculations |
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20 | 13 | Old Reports |
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20 | 14 | Perspective Math |
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20 | 15 | Phase Shifting Network Equations (NAB) |
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20 | 16 | Propagation Charts |
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20 | 17 | Propagation FCC Proposed Changes |
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21 | 1 | Radials and Profiles |
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21 | 2 | Receiver TV RCA SAMS |
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21 | 3 | SAMS Photofacts |
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21 | 4 | Shop Notes |
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21 | 5 | Sliderule |
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21 | 6 | Specialty Optics Calculation Remodeled 5" 24 FL to 57.9 5" Astro Objective |
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21 | 7 | Standares Conmversion TV |
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21 | 8 | Stationery International Mail |
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21 | 9 | Terrestrial Telescope |
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21 | 10 | Test Technicians |
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21 | 11 | Transistor Amp. 3 Stage Lafayette |
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21 | 12-14 | Transistor Circuits |
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21 | 15 | Transistors HEP |
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21 | 16 | Transistor Technical |
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21 | 17 | Translator |
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21 | 18 | Translator Patterns |
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21 | 19 | Transmitters 5 Watt |
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21 | 20 | Tube Tester Cardamiatic |
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21 | 21 | UHF Propagation |
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21 | 22 | UHF Propagation FCC |
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21 | 23 | Used Equipment |
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21 | 24 | Vacuum Tube |
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21 | 25 | Vacuum Tube Information |
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21 | 26 | Vacuum Tube Voltmeter Health |
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21 | 27 | Video Amplifiers |
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21 | 28 | Wireless Broadcaster |
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21 | 29 | Zoomar |
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21 | 30 | Zoomar, Studio Model |
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Volume | |||
22 | 1 |
Mathematical Tables from Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
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22 | 2 | J.J Hupert, Introduction to the Theory of Transistor Circuits
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22 | 3 |
RCA Antenna Engineering, Five Technical Papers by RCA Engineers and Scientists |
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22 | 4 | Directional Antenna Calculation |
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22 | 5 | Technical Data |
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22 | 6 | TV Antenna Notes |
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22 | 7 | Elmer E. Bucher, Practical Wireless Telegraphy
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22 | 8 | G. H. Brown, Directional Antennas
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22 | 9 | Model Antenna Measurements |
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23 | 1 | Technical Papers presented at the 18th Annual NAB Engineering Conference |
1964 |
24 | 2-3 | Stock Certificates |
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24 | 4-5 | Ledger Books |
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24 | 6 |
Annual Report Dalco Petroleum Corporation
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1979 |
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25 | 1 | Architecture Drawings and Maps |
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25 | 1 | KDYL Studio Design Drawings and Various Maps |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Radio broadcasting--Utah--History--Sources
- Radio--Transmitters and transmission
- Television broadcasting--Utah--History--Sources
- Television--Transmitters and transmission
Personal Names
- Baldwin, John M.,1905-1979--Archives
Corporate Names
- KDYL (Radio station : Salt Lake City, Utah)
- KDYL (Television station : Salt Lake City, Utah)
Form or Genre Terms
- Architectural drawings
- Autobiographies
- Clippings
- Reports
- Scrapbooks