AHJ_ah10932 Inventory of the Russ Johnston papers, 1948-1950 Johnston (Russ) papers University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
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 Finding aid encoded by Ann Mulfort August 2013 Finding aid is in English Collection Summary Johnston, Russ Russ Johnston papers 1948-1950 10932 .10 cubic feet University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English Biography of Russ Johnston

Russ Johnston worked in early radio and in 1948 joined NBC. He was concerned about the use of film in early television programming and defended its inclusion. He presented his positions to NBC management, 1948-1949. There were technical problems in early television and it was uncertain how these deficiencies would be resolved.

 Scope and Content

The collection contains several letters and memos written by Johnston explaining his estimation of the value of the use of motion picture film footage on television. Also a formal paper on the same topic, written in 1950, is included.

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Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

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