MTGMss390.xml Guide to the KGVO "Montana Looks to the Future" Radio Program Records and Audio Recordings 1963-1967 KGVO "Montana Looks to the Future" Radio Program Records and Audio Recordings Finding aid prepared by Carissa Hill (2001) and Hannah Soukup (2017) Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana--Missoula 2001
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Mss 390 KGVO (Radio Station: Missoula, Mont.) KGVO "Montana Looks to the Future" Radio Program Records and Audio Recordings 1963-1967 0.5 linear feet This collection includes incoming and outgoing correspondence that details the formation and actions of the "Montana Looks to the Future" radio program from July 1963 to October 1967, and related audio programs. The program aired on KGVO out of Missoula, Montana. Materials are in English Historical Note

The "Montana Looks to the Future" radio show, which aired on the KGVO radio station, was one of the first in Montana to present a liberal viewpoint on state and national issues. The show, first broadcast in February 1964, attempted to balance the right-wing, religious ideas expressed on radio shows throughout the state, like Dr. Carl McIntyre's "Twentieth Century Reformation Hour," "Life Line" and the "Manion Forum." The Missoula Public Affairs Council, which was created to inform the community on controversial issues, teamed up with the Missoula County Trades and Labor Council, AFL-CIO, to sponsor the weekly 15-minute broadcasts on KGVO 1290 in Missoula. "Montana Looks to the Future" paid for its radio time after many failed attempts by the state AFL-CIO to receive free airtime on the basis of the Federal Communication Commission's "Fairness Doctrine." The doctrine requires broadcasters to cover controversial issues in their community by presenting more than one side of an issue.

Throughout its forty-one weeks of programming, "Montana Looks to the Future" covered a variety of topics, including the radical right, civil rights, pollution and the environment, religion, Indian rights, unemployment and education. The creators also helped air a two-part series called "Birchism in the Bitterroot," which raised awareness of the ultra-conservative John Birch Society, which was spreading anti-communist propaganda throughout the area at that time. After the general election in November 1964, the program ended.

This collection includes incoming and outgoing correspondence that details the formation and actions of the "Montana Looks to the Future" radio program from July 1963 to October 1967. Financial records for the program were kept from December 1963 to October 1967. Also included are notes from the Missoula Public Affairs Council meetings, which detail how the program was run, while local information and telephone lists show who the organization was in contact with. Scripts for several broadcasts show the format of the program. Other miscellaneous information includes a list of interviewees and the topics of their shows. This collection also contains audio of more than 40 broadcasts of the "Montana Looks to the Future" radio program.

The collection is divided into four series:

Series I: Correspondence and Information Pamphlets, 7 folders, 1963-1967

Series II: Financial, 3 folders, 1963-1967

Series III: Organization Meeting Notes and Programming Information, 4 folders, 1963-1964

Series IV: Audio Recordings, 1.5 linear feet, 1964

Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of Archives and Special Collections, the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, and The University of Montana--Missoula.

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KGVO "Montana Looks to the Future" Radio Program Records and Audio Recordings, Archives and Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana--Missoula.

Gift of Mrs. Leonard (Emilie) Loring, 1973

The actions of the original processors are unknown. In 2001, the collection was reprocessed. Minor changes were made to the original processor's arrangement and all materials were re-described. In 2017, audio tapes that were originally separated from the collection and identified as OH 070, "Montana Looks to the Future," were added back into the collection.

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Radio scripts Radio in politics--Montana Radio programs--Montana Radio stations--Montana--Missoula Montana--Politics and government--20th century Missoula Public Affairs Council Montana looks to the future Montana Sound Recordings Civil Procedure and Courts Series I Correspondence and Information Pamphlets 1963-1967 7 folders

This series includes letters exchanged between program Secretary Emilie Loring and potential interviewees, the program's sponsors, and organizations or people interested in using tapes of the program. In its quest to get free air time, the Montana AFL-CIO exchanged many letters with radio stations throughout the state. Letters from the FCC respond to these requests. One folder contains informative pamphlets, which relate to issues that may have been covered on the program.

The correspondence is arranged chronologically.

 1/1 Correspondence 1963-07-1964-03 1/2 Correspondence 1964-03-1964-04 1/3 Correspondence 1964-04 1/4 Correspondence 1964-04-1964-05 1/5 Correspondence 1964-05-1964-12 1/6 Correspondence 1965-01-1967-10 1/7 Information pamphlets 1962-09-1964-10 and undated Series II Financial 1963-1967 3 folders

This series includes financial records of proposed budgets, financial reports, a listing of Missoula Public Affairs Committee contributions, and a listing of bank deposits, expenses and checks written.

These records are arranged chronologically.

 1/8 Financial reports 1963-1967 1/9 Financial journal 1964-1967 1/10 Check stubs 1964-1967 Series III Organization Meeting Notes and Programming Information 1963-1964 4 folders

This series includes Missoula Public Affairs Council Steering Committee meeting notes and related lists, program scripts, local information and lists, and other miscellaneous information.

Committee meeting notes are arranged chronologically.

 1/11 Missoula Public Affairs Council Steering Committee notes and lists 1963-1964 1/12 Program scripts 1964 and undated 1/13 Local information and lists undated 1/14 Supporting materials undated Series IV Audio Recordings 1964 and undated 1.5 linear feet

This series includes audio recordings on reel-to-reel of the "Montana Looks to the Future" radio program. Recordings 40 through 43 were never aired on KGVO or listed in the original program guide. Audio cassette duplicates created by Archives and Special Collections are part of this series.

Audio recordings are arranged numerically by recording number.

 2/OH 070-001Edward Lashman, AFL-CIO Public Relations Department, Denver, Colorado16-Feb-64

Topic: Radical Right in the West

 2/OH 070-002Father James Hall, Episcopal Priest, Graduate Student, Montana State University23-Feb-64

Topic: Civil Rights

 2/OH 070-003Dr. George Weisel, Montana State University Zoology Department1-Mar-64

Topic: Water Pollution in Montana

 2/OH 070-004Dr. Kenneth Lampert, Missoula City-County Health Officer8-Mar-64

Topic: Air Pollution in Missoula

 2/OH 070-005Dr. Leslie Fiedler, Montana State University English Department, author, critic15-Mar-64

Topic: Academic Freedom

 2/OH 070-006Barclay Kuhn, Montana State University Political Science DepartmentMarch 22, 1964 and October 25, 1964

Topic: United Nations

 2/OH 070-007Rev. J.P. Sanders, Pastor, First Christian Church24-Mar-64

Topic: Religion and the Radical Right

 2/OH 070-008Dr. Richard Shannon, Montana State University Economics Department3-May-64

Topic: Everyone's Stake in Economic Growth

 2/OH 070-009Dr. Robert Wallace, Montana State University Economics Department10-May-64

Topic: Importance of Debt

 2/OH 070-010O.D. Speer, Retired Teachers' Association28-Jun-64

Topic: Federal Aid to Education

 2/OH 070-011Dick Pattison, Executive Secretary for Citizens Rededicated, Great Falls, Montana12-Jul-64

Topic: Right to Work Legislation

 2/OH 070-012Albert Root, AFL-CIO COPE Director, former member of Montana Unemployment Commission11-Oct-64

Topic: Unemployment Compensation

 2/OH 070-013Dr. Clarence Gordon, Montana State University Botany Department31-May-64

Topic: Use of Antibiotics in the Forest

 2/OH 070-014Gardner Cromwell, Montana State University Professor of Law12-Apr-64

Topic: States Rights Amendments

 2/OH 070-015Donald Aldrich, Director, Montana Wildlife Federation26-Jul-64

Topic: Wilderness Areas of Montana

 2/OH 070-016Larry Elison, Montana State University Professor of Law19-Apr-64

Topic: Equal Justice for the Indigent

 2/OH 070-017Ray Atkinson, President, Saskatchewan Farmers Union25-Apr-64

Topic: Medical Care in Saskatchewan

 2/OH 070-018Dr. Fritz Bell, Montana Wildlife Association24-May-64

Topic: Use and Abuse of Pesticides

 2/OH 070-019Edmund Freeman, Professor Emeritus, Montana State University English Department7-Jun-64

Topic: Fragmented Montana

 2/OH 070-020Jacob Clayman, Administrative Director, Industrial Union Department, AFL-CIO31-Aug-64

Topic: Automation

 2/OH 070-021Sister Providencia, College of Great Falls, MontanaMay 17, 1964 and November 15, 1964

Topic: Indians of Montana

 2/OH 070-022P.J. Gilfeather, former Montana state representative, Cascade County, Attorney for co-ops16-Aug-64

Topic: Taxation of Co-ops

 2/OH 070-023Daphne Bugbee, League of Women Voters; William Tremper, President, Missoula Chamber of Commerce; William Fox, Missoula architectundated

Topic: City-County Planning in Missoula

 2/OH 070-024John Fischer, Montana State College, economist, Head of Department of Agricultural Economics5-Jul-64

Topic: Problems of Montana Cattlemen

 2/OH 070-025Harriet Miller, Montana State Superindendent of Public Instruction5-Apr-64

Topic: School Finance in Montana

 2/OH 070-026Herb Carson, Speech therapist and guidance counselor, Missoula Public Schoolsundated

Topic: Juvenile Delinquency

 2/OH 070-027Dr. R.A. Solberg, Montana State University Assistant Professor of Botany and Educationundated

Topic: Air Pollution

 2/OH 070-028Joseph Goldman, Missoula attorney2-Aug-64

Topic: Supreme Court Decisions on Civil Rights

 2/OH 070-029Dr. Peter Odegaard, University of California, Chairman of Political Science Department16-Aug-64

Topic: Growth of Government

 2/OH 070-030Dr. Benjamin Rader, Montana State University Assistant Professor of History19-Jul-64

Topic: Roosevelt Era

 2/OH 070-031Jeanne Beaty, freelance writer6-Sep-64

Topic: Medicare

 2/OH 070-032John Lawry, Montana State University Assistant Professor of Philosophy13-Sep-64

Topic: Labor without Unions (Child Labor)

 2/OH 070-033Gretchen Billings, Associate Editor of "People's Voice"undated

Topic: The Press and Informed Opinion

 2/OH 070-034Larry Elison, Montana State University Professor of Law8-Nov-64

Topic: Supreme Court Prayer Decision

 2/OH 070-035Victor O. Reinemer, Executive Secretary to Senator Lee Metcalf4-Oct-64

Topic: Case for Competition (I.O.U.s)

 2/OH 070-036Ron RichardsSeptember 20, 1964 and September 27, 1964

Topic: Birchism in the Bitterroot

 3/OH 070-037Jeanne Beaty, freelance writer18-Oct-64

Topic: Montana Economy

 3/OH 070-038Leighton Thompson1-Nov-64

Topic: Montana Property Tax

 3/OH 070-039Ellis Waldron, Montana State University Professor Political Science22-Nov-64

Topic: Reapportionment

 3/OH 070-040Thomas Payneundated

Topic: Civil Rights Law

 3/OH 070-041John Goldmarkundated

Topic: Libel by the Right

 3/OH 070-042Carl Kraenzelundated

Topic: Social Cost of Space in Montana

 3/OH 070-043Rev. George Harperundated

Topic: Legalized Gambling for the State of Montana