Third Programme Transcripts, 1955-1968

Overview of the Collection

Creator
British Broadcasting Corporation. Third Programme
Title
Third Programme Transcripts
Dates
1955-1968 (inclusive)
Quantity
1 Linear feet of shelf space, (2 Boxes)
Collection Number
Cage 638 (collection)
Summary
This collection consists of mimeographed transcripts and scripts from the Third Programme, a series of radio programs produced by Douglas Cleverdon for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) that aired between 1955 and 1968.
Repository
Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Access Restrictions

This collection is open and available for research use.

Languages
English

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This collection consists of mimeographed transcripts and scripts from the Third Programme, a series of radio programs produced by Douglas Cleverdon for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) that aired between 1955 and 1968. This program series was a precursor to BBC's Radio 3. Additionally, the collection includes correspondence between Charles Apfelbaum and the Washington State University Libraries related to the collection acquisition.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Copyright restrictions apply.

Preferred Citation

[Item description]

Third Programme Transcripts, 1955-1968 (Cage 638)

Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The collection is arranged alphabetically in a single series.

Acquisition Information

The collection was purchased from dealer Charles Apfelbaum in 1995.

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Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
1 1 Information: "The Third Dimension"; acquisition correspondence with Charles Apfelbaum 1983, 1995
1 2 Max Beerbohm: "A Tribute to Sir Max Beerbohm" by Siegfried Sassoon 1956
1 3 Norman Douglas: "Sir Compton Mackenzie" and "Constantine Fitzgibbon" 1956, 1957
1 4 Norman Douglas: "Looking back on Norman Douglas" 1957, 1968
1 5 T. S. Eliot: "Murder in the Cathedral," Poems used at the Memorial Service in Westminister Abbey 1965
1 6 Eric Gill: "Recollections of Eric Gill" 1961
1 7 Ethel Hatch: "The Slade School in the Nineties" 1967
2 8 Henry James: "The Aspern Papers," "Henry James in Cambridge" by Geoffrey Keynes, "Reminiscences of Henry James," "Recollections of Henry James" 1968
2 9 Lord Keynes: Radio Portrait of Lord Keynes by Leonard Woolf 1964-1965
2 10 Francis Meynell: "The Lovely that are not Beloved" 1960
2 11 Meynell Family Poetry: "Family Poetry" 1962
2 12 Stevie Smith: "Poems and Conversation," "Poems with a Conversation," "Poems," "Too Tired for Words" 1968, 1957
2 13 Francis Thompson: "Poems of Francis Thompson" 1959
2 14 H. G. Wells: "The Truth about Pyecraft" 1958-1959

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Authors, English -- 20th century -- Biography
  • Radio addresses, debates, etc.
  • Radio broadcasting -- England -- London
  • Radio plays
  • Radio programs -- England -- London

Personal Names

  • Beerbohm, Max, Sir, 1872-1956
  • Douglas, Norman, 1868-1952
  • Eliot, T. S. (Thomas Stearns), 1888-1965
  • Gill, Eric, 1882-1940
  • Hatch, Ethel
  • James, Henry, 1843-1916
  • Keynes, Geoffrey, 1887-1982
  • Meynell, Francis, 1891-1975
  • Smith, Stevie, 1902-1971
  • Thompson, Francis, 1859-1907
  • Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946

Corporate Names

  • BBC Radio 3
  • British Broadcasting Corporation. Third Programme

Geographical Names

  • England -- Intellectual life -- 20th century

Other Creators

  • Personal Names
    • Cleverdon, Douglas (creator)
    • Keynes, Geoffrey, 1887-1982 (creator)
    • Sassoon, Siegfried, 1886-1967 (creator)
    • Woolf, Leonard, 1880-1969 (creator)