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Directory: New York City History

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Section: Communication: Radio Broadcasting Resources


Web Link: Old Time, Radio The Golden Years
Web Link: The Library of Congress SONIC database"
 A searchable online database on more than 100,000 broadcast recordings in the Library of Congress's NBC Radio Network Collection, from 1931 thru 1986.
Web Link: Simply Radio Scripts (radio scripts in html format from the golden Age of Radio)
Web Link: Documenting Early Radio, A Review of Existing 1932 Radio Recordings
Web Link: Radios Forgotten Years, Tuning Thru The Great Depression
Web Link: Jeff Miller's Broadcasting History Pages
Web Link: How Radio-Phone Broadcasting Came About (1922)
Web Link: Broadcast Pioneers Library of America Broadcasting Periodicals & Journals
Web Link: WMCA Good Guys History
Web Link: Three Famous Notes of Broadcasting History: The NBC Chimes
Web Link: A History of Radio Program Collecting
Web Link: Radio Hall of Fame History
Web Link: A History of Broadcasting in the San Francisco Bay Area: Voices In The Fog
Web Link: Charles Herrold: America's First Broadcaster
Web Link: Johnny O, Broadcast Pioneer: A Tribute
Web Link: A Century of Radio
Web Link: New York History Section of the Broadcast Archive
Web Link: "A Godlike Presence": The Impact of Radio on the 1920s and 1930s
Web Link: May 1, 1922 Broadcast Station List 223 stations
Web Link: May 31, 1922 Broadcast Station List 312 stations
Web Link: Bibliography of Religious Broadcasting: University of Maryland
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Web Link: United States Radio Stations as of June 30, 1925
Web Link: United States Radio Stations as of June 30, 1926
Web Link: United States Radio Stations as of June 30, 1927
Web Link: United States Radio Stations as of June 30, 1928
Web Link: A Day In Radio: Digitized complete day of radio broadcasts from September 21, 1939.
Web Link: Radio vs Wireless (1925)
Web Link: Microphone History
Web Link: Loudspeaker History
Web Link: AM Broadcasting
Web Link: AM Radio, The Early Days
Web Link: AM Radio, Comes of Age
Web Link: Broadcasting in Chicago 1921-1989: An excellent overview of the early years of Windy City broadcasting, with an emphasis on NBC's Merchandise Mart studio complex. Rare photos, articles, and a virtual tour. Comprehensive and useful.
Web Link: First Generation Radio Archives: A volunteer-based non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and restoration of original radio recordings.
Web Link: Jerry's Vintage Radio Logs
Web Link: The History of Broadcasting 1920-1960
Web Link: Radio Program Archive: University of Memphis, Department of Communication (To obtain audio cassettes of these radio programs for your own private study, scholarship, research or teaching begin by browsing the catalog (alphabetized by program title). There is a wealth of the cultural and political history of the 20th Century to be found within these programs.)
Web Link: Words At War: Author Howard Blue's website focusing on American radio in wartime -- and how dramatists and actors who contributed to morale-building and propaganda efforts often found the political tables turned against them in the years following the war.
Web Link: Radio GOLDINdex: An online database documenting more than 70,000 broadcast recordings originally collected by J. David Goldin, founder of the former Radio Yesteryear old-time-radio distribution company.

Section: Authors, Historians of Radio Broadcasting


Sub Section: Donna Halper , Noted Contemporary Author, Professor, Historian, and Broadcast Consultant): Emerson College (the best source of information for students and teachers in the field of radio broadcasting)


Web Link: The History of Radio
Web Link: Major Edwin Howard Armstrong
Web Link: Irving Vermilya-America's #1
Web Link: African Americans and Early Radio
Web Link: History of Rush
Web Link: Radio in 1931
Web Link: Radio in 1934
Web Link: Radio in 1937
Web Link: Radio in 1939
Web Link: Radio in 1941
Web Link: Radio in 1943
Web Link: Radio History 1945
Web Link: Radio in 1947
Web Link: WBZ's Early History
Web Link: Invisible Stars announcement
Web Link: The Rise and Fall of WGI, the First Station in Massachusetts
Web Link: Quincy's Excellent Radio Adventure
Web Link: Some John Shepard History
Web Link: Big Brother Bob Emery: A Legend in Children's Programming

Sub-Section: Elizabeth McLeod Articles-Historian in Radio Broadcasting


Web Link: Amos n Andy-in person. The Origins of a Radio Landmark
Web Link: From Hawthorne to Hard-Sell, Radio Advertising and How it got that way
Web Link: Documenting Early Radio; (a review of existing pre-1932 radio recording)
Web Link: The WGY Players and the Birth of Radio Drama
Web Link: Dramatic Scoring For Radio; An Historic Overview
Web Link: Local Voices: The Don Lee and Yankee Networks
Web Link: Max Jordan-NBC's Forgotten Pioneer
Web Link: Radio's Forgotten Years: A review and analysis of Depression-era radio programs and personalities

Section:  Communication: Advertising Resources


Web Link: Fact vs. Opinions in Advertisements: Students develop criteria for determining statements of opinion and practice discerning statements of opinion in advertisements.
Web Link: Medicine and Madison Avenue: This collection holds about 600 American ads for health-related products produced from about 1910 to about 1950. Don't miss the "suggestions for classroom use."
Web Link: Radio Advertising and How It Got That Way
Web Link: The Visitor In Your Living Room: Radio Advertising in the 1930's
Web Link: Costs Of Radio Advertising
Web Link: Old Time Radio Commercials
Web Link: 19th Century Advertising History   Harper's Weekly  (for U.S.)
Web Link: Emergence of Advertising in American 1850-1920
Web Link: From Hawthorne to Hard-Sell, Radio Advertising and How it got that way
Web Link: Quaint and Curious Advertisements In Old New York
Web Link: Advertising Pictures, Wall Paper and Interior Decorations
Web Link: Advertising Pianos, Music and Musical Instruments
Web Link: Advertising A Dressmaking Establishment
Web Link: Introduction for Retail Advertising
Web Link: What Bright Retailers and Advertisers Look For
Web Link: Advertising Typographical Arrangement
Web Link: Advertising Illustrations and Their Uses
Web Link: Theatrical Advertising
Web Link: Advertising In Publications
Web Link: Advertising Suggestions
Web Link: Advertising, The Superstructure
Web Link: No Business Like Old Business- Signs
Web Link: The Sign Has Oldest Experience Table In Advertising
Web Link: Through The Years With Electrical Advertising on the Great White Way
Web Link: California Raisin Ad Story
Web Link: The American Package Museum
Web Link: Antique Ads
Web Link: Corset Advertisements
Web Link: Slang in the Great Depression in the form of Advertisements
Web Link: The Art of Persuasion: American Graphic Design Comes of Age
Web Link: D'Arcy Collection
Web Link: The Advertising of Installment Plans

Section: Communication: Sign Language, Telephone, Miscellaneous


Web Link: History of Sign Language
Web Link: Early Days of the Telephone
Web Link: Early Office Museum-Antique Communications Equipment
Web Link: Telephone Timeline
Web Link: Telecom History-The 1800s
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Web Link: The Island's First Telephones
Web Link: Habeas Epistolam - or: 'You've Got Mail!' - the history of communication systems
Web Link: The Electric Telegraph 1860-1914
Web Link: Alexander Graham Bell and The Telephone Part I
Web Link: Alexander Graham Bell and The Telephone Part II
Web Link: Marconi and The Wireless Telegraph Part I
Web Link: Marconi and The Wireless Telegraph Part II

Section: Communication: Television and Television Broadcasting


Web Link: History Of Television
Web Link: Network Television
Web Link: Who Invented Television?
Web Link: Invention of Color Television Part I
Web Link: Invention of Color Television Part II
Web Link: The Encyclopedia of Television: This encyclopedia contains over 1,000 articles regarding various aspects of television and is produced by the Museum of Broadcast Communications. A print copy of this encyclopedia can also be found in Raynor Library Reference: Ref. PN 1992 .I8 M874 vol. 1-3.
Web Link: Television History-The First 75 Years
Web Link: How Television Works
Web Link: The Adham Center For Television Journalism
Web Link: Welcome to ITV: Broadcast and Online Resources to Assist District and Schools
Web Link: History of Montclair State Broadcasting: 1948-Present
Web Link: W3XK America's First Television Station
Web Link: The World's Earliest Television Recordings Restored: Don McLean's study of recordings made using the Baird 30-line mechanical television process offers a fascinating look into the evolution of video technology. One of the most fascinating broadcast-history sites on the Web!
Web Link: Broadcast Center: Broadcast Center's Broadcasting program is designed for students who want to work in the performance side of the industry.

Section:  Communication: Journalism


Article Name: College Journalism 
Article Name: New York City's Newspapers Pre: 1909                Posted 12/23/07
Article Name: Newspapers and Periodicals in NYC 1876 Part I    Posted 2/22/08
Article Name: Newspapers and Periodicals in NYC 1876 Part II   Posted 2/22/08
Article Name: The Press In New York City 1868
Web Link: Multimedia Reporting and Convergence: From the UC Berkeley journalism graduate school -- a tutorial on producing multimedia stories for mid-career journalists.
Web Link: How to Start A High School Newspaper: written by college students for high schoolers.
Web Link: So You Want To Be A Journalist?
Web Link: Newspaper Production 1672-1792
Web Link: Newspaper Production 1792-1892
Web Link: Newspaper Production 1892-1992
Web Link: Newspaper Production 1992 An overview of the process used by a major newspaper
Web Link: The Emergence of Females As Professional Journalists
Web Link: The Founding of the Associated Press
Web Link: American Journalism Review In The Classroom: Teacher's Guides
Web Link: Reporters' Tools: These sites offer a range of reportorial aids from guidelines for searching the Internet to lists of quotable experts, from tips on using public opinion polls to video feeds for television newscasts.
Web Link: Journalism; Known as Extended Writing?
Web Link: Newspaper Publishing: Origins and Early Evidences
Web Link: The Urbanization of American Journalism
Web Link: Some Findings on Journalism and Periodical History
Web Link: The John Peter Zenger Trial-1735
Web Link: Newswriting For Radio


Section: Communications: The Aspiring Writer,  Helpful Information  and Resources


Sub Section: General Literary Information
Article Name: New York As A Literary Center Part I
Article Name: New York As A Literary Center Part II
Article Name: New York As A Literary Center Part III
Article Name: New York As A Literary Center Part IV
Article Name: New York As A Literary Center Part V
Article Name: New York As A Literary Center Part VI
Web Link: What Is A Writer? by Moira Allen
Web Link: What Kind Of A Writer Do You Want To Be?
Web Link: First Things First: What You Need To Get Started.
Web Link: The Society For the History of Authorship Reading & Publishing
Web Link: Funding Writing Projects With Grants by Danielle Westvang
Web Link: How to Write: Memoirs, Screenplays, Novels, etc.
Web Link: The Romantic Period 1820-1860: Fiction
Web Link: The Rise of Realism: 1860-1914
Web Link: Modernism and Experimentation 1914-1945
Web Link: Coping With Rejection
Web Link: The Key To Success, Write More
Web Link: The Four Most Powerful Ways Authors Can Attract More Readers (and buyers) Faster by Bob Baker
Web Link: How Successful Writers Sell Their Manuscripts
Web Link: What To Do When the Writing Motivation Wavers
Web Link: Shyness-Busters by C. Hope Clark
Web Link: What Makes A Good Query Letter?
Web Link: Beating Writers Block
Web Link: Writing Short At First
Web Link: Writing Tips
Web Link: Getting Taken By Bogus "Editing Tests" by Ingrid Schaefer Sprague
Web Link: Finding Fellowships: Getting Paid To Write by Aviya Kushner
Web Link: 19th Century American Literary, Historical and Cultural Studies
Web Link: "Only Hammocks Should Sag-Part I "(For Writers)
Web Link: "Only Hammocks Should Sag-Part II" (For Writers)
Web Link: Naming Your Characters
Web Link: How To Write Like An Expert
Web Link: The Seven Vital Elements of a Successful Non-Fiction Book Proposal
Web Link: Find a Publisher, Co-Publish or Self-Publish: Which One to Choose?
Web Link: It's Interesting -- But Is It Accurate? (Perils of Online Information) -
Web Link: Teacher Related Websites: Literature
Web Link: What Every Writer Needs To Know About Titles
Web Link: An Outline of American Literature
Web Link: Thanks But No Thanks: Surviving and Learning from Rejection
Web Link: Formatting Your Manuscript For Word Writers


Sub Section: The Writer's Tool:  Grammar & Usage


Web Link: Elements of Style: This well known writer's handbook has been reproduced online and is available as part of Project Bartleby.
Web Link: The Basic Elements of English
Web Link: The Tongue Untied
Web Link: Guide To Writing A Basic Essay
Web Link: Thomson Gale Glossary of Literary Terms: Several hundred literary terms and devices cross-referenced and defined. Come here to find out what scansion, theatre of the absurd, and neoclassicism mean.
Web Link: Punctuation and Capitalization Rules
Web Link: Grammar Rules
Web Link: Grammar and Punctuation Exercises Excite the Writing Palette
Web Link: What is an Adjective?
Web Link: Using Adverbs
Web Link: Verbs and Verbals
Web Link: The Garden of Phrases
Web Link: Pronouns
Web Link: Nouns
Web Link: Quotation Marks
Web Link: Rules For Comma Usage
Web Link: Guide To Grammar and Style
Web Link: 11 Rules of Writing:  This site is a concise guide to some of the most commonly violated rules of writing, grammar, and punctuation. It is intended for all writers as an aid in the learning and refining of writing skills.
Web Link: The Able Writer: A Rhetoric and Handbook (Excerpts from the book written by John P. Broderick, Ph.D., a linguist who has spent thirty years as a professor teaching English grammar to future teachers. )


Section: Successful  Writers As Literary Role Models To Aspiring Writers


Sub Section: Edith Wharton


Web Link: An Overview with Biocritical Sources
Web Link: Edith Wharton's World
Web Link: Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton: E-book
Web Link: Ethan Frome: Summary and Analisis
Web Link: Age of Innocence: E-Book


Sub Section: Miscellaneous Successful Female Writers


Web Link: 19th Century Women's Poetry
Web Link: The Online Archive Of Nineteenth Century U.S. Women's Writings
Web Link: African American Women Writers of the 19th Century-Biographies
Web Link: Elizabeth Oakes Smith 1806-1893 Author
Web Link: Harriet Beecher Stowe's Life & Times-Author
Web Link: Sarah Orne Jewett 1849-1909 Author
Web Link: Emma Lazarus
Web Link: Emma Lazarus and Her Vision (Statue of Liberty)
Web Link: Sara Josepha Buell Hale 1788-1879 Editor & Writer
Web Link: Louisa May Alcott 1832-1888 Novelist
Web Link: Jeanne Robert Foster: Adirondack Poet
Web Link: Marietta Holley: Best Selling Writer
Web Link: Caroline Kirkland, writer
Web Link: Eilleen Goudge, New York City Author
Web Link: Elizabeth Barrett Browning 1806-1861
Web Link: Emily Dickinson 1830-1886
Web Link: Dorothy Parker
Web Link: Dorothy Parker Rothschild
Web Link: Biographical Sketch of Karal Ann Marling
Web Link: Katherine Ann Porter 1890-1980
Web Link: Clare Boothe Luce-Biography


Sub Section: Eric Homberger-Author: Professor of American Studies at The University of Anglia in Norwich, UK


Web Link: Mrs. Astor's New York by Eric Homberger
Web Link: The Historical Atlas of NYC: A Visual Celebration of Nearly 400 Years of New York City's History: Editorial Review
Web Link: British Professor Discusses History
Web Link: An Obituary on Susan Sontag, A Writer by Eric Homberger


Sub Section: Mark Twain-Author (Samuel L. Clemens)


Web Link: Mark Twain Quotations, Newspaper Collections and Related Services
Web Link: The Mark Twain Papers and Projects
Web Link: Peter Salwen's Mark Twain Page
Web Link: The Mark Twain Scrapbook
Web Link: Mark Twain at Bartleby.com
Web Link: Mark Twains Funeral
Web Link: Mark Twain Biography


Sub Section: Miscellaneous Successful Male Authors


Web Link: James Fenimore Cooper
Web Link: Stephen Crane 1871-1900
Web Link: Theodore Dreiser 1871-1945
Web Link: Theodore Dreiser: Biographical Sketch
Web Link: Ralph Waldo Emerson
Web Link: A Brief Life of F. Scott Fitzgerald
Web Link: Facts About Fitzgerald
Web Link: Picturing Hemingway, A Writer in His Time-A Tour
Web Link: Sinclair Lewis
Web Link: Edgar Allen Poe in New York City
Web Link: Letter, Ralph Waldo Emerson to Walt Whitman Extolling Whitman's Poetry: 21July 1855
Web Link: Walt Whitman
Web Link: Walt Whitman: From Song of Myself, 1855
Web Link: Early Twentieth-Century Authors
Web Link: Twentieth-Century Poets
Web Link: Washington Irving
Web Link: Charles Dickens Chronology
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Web Link: Setting The Modern Stage: Eugene O'Neill
Web Link: Matthew Arnold 1822-1888
Web Link: George Chauncey: Professor of History At Yale University
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