University of Wyoming
Walter Preston singing "HMS Pinafore" -- audio cassette tape.
Walter Preston (1901 -1982) was a singer who performed on radio in the 1930s and 1940s. A Juilliard-trained baritone, he sang on "The Revelers", "Bell Telephone Hour", and "Firestone Hour" among others on the radio network. In the 1940s and 1950s he wrote and produced "The Show Shop", his own radio program through which he commented on Broadway shows, entertainers, music history, composers, and other related topics. He headed the radio and television department of Columbia Artists Management and was a member of Radio Pioneers.
The collection contains twelve binders with material prepared by and used by Preston on "The Show Shop". The material is filed alphabetically and represents a wide range of topics from Glenn Miller to "Cosi Fan Tutti" to reviews of musical composers of contemporary film.
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
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There are no known other archival collections created by Walter Preston at the date of processing.
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