Guide to the Pacifica Radio folio collection PA Mss 145
Finding aid prepared by Hannah Garibaldi and Zachary Liebhaber, 2018.
UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara 93106-9010
special@library.ucsb.edu
2018 September 21
Title: Pacifica Radio folio collection
Identifier/Call Number: PA Mss 145
Contributing Institution:
UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
8 linear feet
(8 cartons)
Creator:
Pacifica Radio
Date (inclusive): 1949-1987
Abstract: This collection is comprised of folios from Pacifica Radio stations KPFA, KPFK, WBAI, KPFT, and WPFW, ranging in date from
1949 to 1987, as well as a small number of Pacifica administrative files and promotional pamphlets.
Physical Location: The collection is located at the Southern Regional Library Facility (SRLF).
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research. The collection is stored offsite. Advance notice is required for retrieval.
Use Restrictions
Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Research Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish
or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Research Collections. Permission for publication
is given on behalf of the Department of Special Research Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended
to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of Item], Pacifica Radio folio collection, PA Mss 145 Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa
Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Historical Note
Founded by Lewis Hill in the 1940s, Pacifica Radio (a division of the Pacifica Foundation) was grounded in Hill's pacifist
ideals and devoted itself to upholding the First Amendment through its alternative radio programming. Pacifica's first fledgling
station KPFA-FM in Berkeley, CA went on the air on April 15, 1949. Unique for its non-commercial structure and its listener
sponsored rather than government supported financial organization, KPFA established itself as a locale for minority voices
during a period of intense scrutiny and unease—the Cold War. KPFA won several distinctions in the early years of its tenure,
such as broadcast awards for a feature by Alexander Meiklejohn about the First Amendment and a Robin Hood series by Chuck
Levy and Virginia Maynard, as well as the George Foster Peabody Award for its programs rooted against McCarthyism. Pacifica's
strident stance against the accusatory politics of the US Cold War eventually led to an investigation from the House Un-American
Activities Committee (HUAC) and the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee (SISS) into the activities of the organization.
In 1962, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) conducted their own investigation into Pacifica for its alleged communist
ties, resulting in the withholding of various Pacifica Radio license renewals (these were eventually renewed in 1964).
As KPFA successfully traversed the airways and gained traction for its innovative programming, Pacifica founded its second
station in Los Angeles in 1959, KPFK-FM. This was followed by the accession in 1960 of the commercial station WBAI in New
York from philanthropist Louis Schweitzer, the creation of KPFT in Houston, TX with the guidance of journalist Larry Lee in
1970, and the 1977 construction of WPFW in Washington D.C. This collection includes folios from the early years of each of
these five stations, booklets that informed subscribers about Pacifica stations' radio schedules and features. Many of these
folios also advertise Pacifica in an effort to acquire listener support, which was instrumental to their survival on the radio.
At the time of the collection's organization, KPFA, KPFK, WBAI, KPFT, and WPFW remain on-air.
Bibliography:
"About KPFT: Our History." KPFT Houston. Accessed September 18, 2018. http://kpft.org/about/.
"About WBAI 99.5 FM in New York City." WBAI-FM. Accessed September 18, 2018. https://www.wbai.org/about.html.
"94.1 KPFA: History." 94.1 KPFA. Accessed September 18, 2018. https://kpfa.org/.
Land, Jeff. "Pacifica's WBAI: Free Radio and the Claims of Community."
Jump Cut no. 41 (1997): 93-101.
"Pacifica History." Pacifica Foundation. Accessed September 18, 2018. http://www.pacifica.org/about_history.php.
"WPFW 89.3 FM: Our History." WPFW 89.3 FM. Accessed September 18, 2018. http://www.wpfwfm.org/radio/about-us/our-history.
Scope and Content
This collection is comprised of folios from Pacifica Radio Stations KPFA, KPFK, WBAI, KPFT, and WPFW, ranging in date from
1949 to 1987. These historical station program guides from the early years of each of these five stations contain Pacifica
stations' radio schedules and features.
In addition to the folios, which comprise the bulk of the collection, these materials also hold a small number of Pacifica
administrative files, including Pacifica board meeting minutes, dating from 1965 through 1984, as well as Pacifica promotional
pamphlets and KPFA handouts.
Arrangement
This collection is divided into two series: Folios, which comprises the bulk of the collection, and the much smaller series,
Promotional and Administrative Files.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Radio stations -- History -- 20th century
Administrative records
Pamphlets
Programs (documents)
Pacifica Radio -- Archives
KPFA (Radio station : Berkeley, Calif.) -- Archives
KPFK (Radio station : Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Archives
KPFT-FM (Radio station : Houston, Tex.) -- Archives
WBAI Radio (New York, N.Y.) -- Archives
WPFW (Radio station : Washington, D.C.) -- Archives
Folios
1949-1987
Arrangement
This series is arranged in the following sub-series: KPFA, WPFW, KPFK, WBAI, and KPFT.
KPFA
1949 June 5-1987 June 30
Scope and Content
This KPFA series is comprised of folios from the station's Interim period (1949-1950), as well as the "Representative Issue"
used to promote KPFA while off the air in 1951. Folios are included from the period after Interim concluded in 1951 until
1987. Additional materials in this series include handwritten notes about the yearly activities of KPFA and folio printing
errors, duplicate folios (which have different covers or are annotated by Pacifica staff), letters mailed to subscribers,
and a Pacifica Film Festival Poster.
box 1, folder 1
1949 June 5-December 31
Scope and Content
KPFA interim folios (v. 1, no. 1-15). Includes notes from the year, xeroxed folios v. 1, no. 1-3, and an original subscriber
copy of v. 1 no. 2. There are annotated copies of v. 1 no. 6, 10, and control room versions of v. 1 no. 10-13, 15.
box 1, folder 2-3
1950 January 1-August 12
Scope and Content
Interim folios (v. 1, no. 16-26) and folios after the Interim period concluded (v. 2 no. 1-5). Includes notes from the year
and control room copies of folios v. 1 no. 18-23, 25; v. 2 no. 1-2. The file is missing v. 1 no. 24, but has a different cover
duplicate of v. 2 no. 5.
box 1, folder 4
1951 May 18-December 15
Scope and Content
Folios v. 2, no. 6-20. Includes notes from the year and a "Representative Issue" used to promote KPFA while off the air from
1950 August 13-1951 May 17.
box 1, folder 5
1952 January 13-1953 January 10
Scope and Content
Folios v. 2, no. 21-26; v. 3, no. 1-20. Includes notes from the year.
box 1, folder 6
1953 January 11-1954 January 9
Scope and Content
Folios v. 3, no. 21-26; v. 4, no. 1-20. Annotated duplicate of v. 3, no. 23 and transmitter duplicate of v. 4, no. 10.
box 1, folder 7
1954 January 10-1955 January 8
Scope and Content
Folios v. 4, no. 21-26; v. 5, no. 1-20. Annotated duplicate of v. 4, no. 21. Larger annotated copy of v. 5, no. 12 and 20.
box 1, folder 8
1955 January 9-1956 January 7
Scope and Content
Folios v. 5, no. 21-26; v. 6, no. 1-20. Includes notes listing number of issues in the year, as well as missing folios v.
5, no. 24 and v. 6, no. 5, 11, 17 (these folios have been included in the collection). Precut versions of v. 6, no. 7, 9-10.
Annotated duplicates of v. 6, no. 11, 15-17.
box 1, folder 9
1956 January 8-1957 January 5
Scope and Content
Folios v. 6, no. 21-26; v. 7, no. 1-20. Note about printing errors in the folios of the year and listing special features.
Annotated duplicates of v. 6, no. 23, 25; v. 7, no. 3, 17, 20.
box 1, folder 10
1957 January 6-1958 January 4
Scope and Content
Folios v. 7, no. 21-26; v, 8, no. 1-20. Note listing a missing issue, and documents describing printing errors and special
features throughout the year. Annotated folios of v. 7, no. 21, 23; v. 8, no. 1, 5, 7, 19.
box 1, folder 11
1958 January 5-1959 January 3
Scope and Content
Folios v. 8, no. 21-26; v. 9, no. 1-20. Two documents with notes for the year (featured biographies and essays, as well as
errors in printing). Annotated duplicate v. 9, no. 5.
box 1, folder 12
1959 January 4-1960 January 3
Scope and Content
Folios v. 9, no. 21-27; v. 10, no. 1-19. Note describing the correct printing of folios.
box 1, folder 13-14
1960 January 4-1961 January 1
Scope and Content
Folios v. 10, no. 20-26; v. 11, no. 1-19. Notes describing missing and special folios of the year and folio v. 11, no. 15.
Two versions of folio v. 11, no. 14. Annotated duplicates of v. 11, no. 6, 10, 18.
box 1, folder 15-16
1961 January 2-December 31
Scope and Content
Folios v. 11, no. 20-26; v. 12, no. 1-19. Note describing features and errors in folios throughout the year. Annotated duplicates
of v. 11, no. 21, 23, and 26; v. 12, no. 2 and 11. Different color cover duplicate v. 12, no. 8.
box 1, folder 17-19
1962 January 1-1963 January 13
Scope and Content
Folios v. 12, no. 20-26; v. 13, no. 1-20. Note describing errors in the printing of the folios and details about the cover
of folio v. 13, no. 19. Annotated duplicate of v. 13, no. 16.
box 1, folder 20-21
1963 January 14-1964 January 12
Scope and Content
Folios v. 13, no. 21-26; v. 14, no. 1-20. Notes describing the volumes and features of the year (written on January 10, 1983
by Vera S. Hopkins, Pacifica Historian).
box 2, folder 1-2
Traffic (annotated)
1962 December 31-1964 January 12
Scope and Content
Includes traffic (annotated) copies of v. 13, no. 20-26; v. 14, no. 1-9, 12-20 and note about their organization and contents.
box 2, folder 3-4
1964 January 13-1965 January 10
Scope and Content
Folios v. 14, no. 21-27; v. 15, no. 1-19. Envelope describing misprints and listener survey folios. Summary page of features
from the year. Annotated duplicate of v. 15, no. 19.
box 2, folder 5-6
Traffic (annotated)
1964 January 13-1965 January 10
Scope and Content
Includes traffic (annotated) duplicates of v. 14, no. 21-25, 27; v. 15, no. 1-8, 10-14, 16-19.
box 2, folder 7-9
1965 January 11-1966 January 23
Scope and Content
Folios v. 15, no. 20-26; v. 16, no. 1-14. Note describing issue organization and listener survey folios for the year. Summary
page of features. "Sample" duplicate of v. 15, no. 23 and annotated duplicates of v. 15, no. 22 and 24. Note describing "production
folios" and annotated duplicates of v. 16, no. 6, 10-12, 14. Production and "advert" duplicates of v. 16, no.13.
box 2, folder 10
Traffic (annotated)
1965 January 11-1965 July 25
Scope and Content
Traffic (annotated) copies of v. 15, no. 20-26; v. 16, no. 3-5.
box 2, folder 11-13
1966 January 24-December 31
Scope and Content
Folios v. 16, no. 15-16; v. 17, no. 1-10. Note describing errors and 1966 as a "transition year." Production Department duplicates
of v. 16, no. 15-16; v. 17, no. 1-4. Annotated duplicate of v. 17, no. 6.
box 2, folder 14-15
1967 January 1-December 31
Scope and Content
Folios v. 17, no. 11-13; v. 18, no. 1-9. Different cover art duplicates of v. 17, no. 12; v. 18, no. 7.
box 2, folder 16
1968 January 1-December 31
Scope and Content
Folios v. 19, no. 1-12.
box 2, folder 17-18
1969 January 1-December 31
Scope and Content
Folios v. 20, no. 1-12.
box 2, folder 19-20
1970 January 1-December 31
Scope and Content
Folios v. 21, no. 1-11. Annotated duplicate of v. 21, no. 7. Article mailed to subscribers in April in anticipation of the
May "marathon" month.
box 3, folder 1-2
1971 January 1-1972 January 3
Scope and Content
Folios v. 22, no. 1-12. Includes a Pacifica Film Festival poster and discount pass, two copies of folio v. 22, no. 9, and
three versions of v. 22, no. 10.
box 3, folder 3-4
1972 January 1-December 31
Scope and Content
Folios v. 23, no. 1-12. Notes about changing formats of folios.
box 3, folder 5-6
1973 January 1-December 31
Scope and Content
Folios v. 24, no. 1-12.
box 3, folder 7
1974 January 1-December 31
Scope and Content
Folios v. 25, no. 1-9. A fundraising pamphlet was issued in place of a folio in March. "Special Edition" folio was sent in
September after a KPFA strike. Missing folio v. 25, no. 7.
box 3, folder 8-9
1975 January 1-1976 January 1
Scope and Content
Folios v. 26, no. 1-11.
box 3, folder 10
1976 January 1-December 31
Scope and Content
Folios v. 27, no. 1-12.
box 3, folder 11-12
1976 December 31- 1977 November 30
Scope and Content
Folios v. 28, no. 1-11. Missing the December 1976 folio.
box 3, folder 13-14
1978 January 1-December 31
Scope and Content
Folios v. 29, no. 1 through v. 30, no. 10-11 (many unlabeled or mislabeled).
box 3, folder 15-16
1979 January 01-December 31
Scope and Content
Folios v. 31, no. 1-11.
box 3, folder 17-18
1980 January 1-December 31
Scope and Content
Folios v. 32, no. 1-11.
box 4, folder 1-2
1981 January 1-December 31
Scope and Content
Folios v. 33, no. 1-11.
box 4, folder 3-4
1982 January 1-December 31
Scope and Content
Folios v. 34, no. 1-11.
box 4, folder 5-6
1983 January 1-December 31
Scope and Content
Folios v. 35, no. 1-11.
box 4, folder 7-8
1984 January 1-December 31
Scope and Content
Folios v. 36, no. 1-11.
box 4, folder 9-10
1985 January 1-December 31
Scope and Content
Folios v. 37, no. 1-11.
box 4, folder 11-12
1986 January 1-December 31
Scope and Content
Folios v. 38, no. 1-11.
box 4, folder 13
1987 January 1-June 30
Scope and Content
Folios v. 39, no. 1-6.
WPFW
1977 July 1-1984 June
Scope and Content
This sub-series includes WPFW folios and program guides from 1977 to 1984.
box 4, folder 18
1977 July 1-1978 January 31
1982 October 6
Scope and Content
Includes a note about archiving WPFW folios from October 6, 1982, and the 1977 WPFW "Pacifica Programming Guide."
box 4, folder 19
1978 February 1-September 30
Scope and Content
Missing the April 1978 folio.
box 4, folder 20
1979 January-October
Scope and Content
Includes the 1979 January, February, March, July, and October folios.
box 4, folder 21
1980 November
Scope and Content
Includes the undated "November Program Guide." Annotations on the folio indicate it was likely issued in 1979 or 1980.
box 4, folder 22
1983 February
1983 April
1983 December-1984 January
Scope and Content
Includes the 1983 February, April, and "Holiday" folios.
box 4, folder 23
1984 February
1984 June
Scope and Content
Includes the 1984 February and June folios.
KPFK
1959 July 26-1984 March
Scope and Content
This series is comprised of KPFK folios from 1959 through 1983. Additional documents in this series include handwritten notes
summarizing the yearly activities of KPFK and printing errors, duplicate folios (which have different covers or annotations
from Pacifica employees), an assortment of folio covers and articles in stapled sets, a program for "Ventura County Day,"
and a copy of KPFK 3729 Club "Member News."
box 5, folder 1
1959 July 26-1960 January 10
Scope and Content
Folios v. 1, no. 1-12.
box 5, folder 2-3
1960 January 11-1961 January 8
Scope and Content
Folios v. 1, no. 13-26; v. 2, no. 1-12. Duplicate annotated copy of v. 1, no. 14. Program for June 26, 1960, "A Taste of Fresh
Air." "Gift Folio" duplicate of v. 2, no. 9.
box 5, folder 4-5
1961 January 9-1962 January 7
Scope and Content
Folios v. 2, no. 13-26; v. 3, no. 1-12.
box 5, folder 6-7
1962 January 8-1963 January 6
Scope and Content
Folios v. 3, no. 13-26; v. 4, no. 1-12.
box 5, folder 8-9
1963 January 6-1964 January 5
Scope and Content
Folios v. 4, no. 13-26; v. 5, no. 1-12. Includes note about printing errors and change in folio releases.
box 5, folder 10-11
1964 January 6-1965 January 3
Scope and Content
Folios v. 5, no. 13-25; v. 6, no. 1-12. Includes a note about printing errors.
box 5, folder 12-13
1965 January 4- 1966 January 2
Scope and Content
Folios v. 6, no. 13-26; v. 7, no. 2-12 . Program for "Ventura County Day" May 1, 1965. Note about changes in folios. No folio
v. 7, no. 1.
box 5, folder 14-15
1966 January 3-December 31
Scope and Content
Folios v. 7, no. 13-26; v. 8, no. 1-6. Includes note about transition issue in v. 8.
box 5, folder 16
1967 January 1-December 31
Scope and Content
Folios v. 8, no. 7-18.
box 5, folder 17-18
1968 January 1-December 31
Scope and Content
Volume and numbers unmarked. Annotated duplicates of the 1968 January and October folios.
box 5, folder 19-20
1969 January 1-December 31
Scope and Content
Volume and numbers unmarked. Includes a note about the issues and features throughout the year. Different cover (duplicate)
of the 1969 May folio. Annotated duplicates of the 1969 September, October, and December editions. The file has a note indicating
the absence of lack of a 1969 November folio.
box 5, folder 21-22
1970 January 1-December 31
Scope and Content
Volume and numbers unmarked. Includes a note about the features throughout the year and missing folios. Annotated duplicates
of the 1970 June and August editions.
box 5, folder 23-24
1971 January 1-December 31
Scope and Content
Volume and numbers unmarked. Includes a note about features from the year. Annotated duplicate of the 1971 June edition. Duplicate
folio of 1971 December, with stapled obituary for Kenneth Patchen from the
San Francisco Examiner.
box 6, folder 1-2
1972 January-December
Scope and Content
Volume and numbers unmarked. Includes a note about the features of the year. Duplicates of the 1972 March and August folios.
box 6, folder 3-4
1973 January 1-December 31
Scope and Content
Volume and numbers unclear during 1973 January-March. 1973 April-December folios are marked v. 14, no. 10-13; v. 15, no. 2-5.
Includes a note about the features of the year. Duplicates with different covers of the 1973 May, July, September, and November
folios.
box 6, folder 5-6
1974 January 1-December 31
Scope and Content
Folios v. 15, no. 6-8; likely mismarked v. 14, no. 9-11. Unclear volume and numbers of 1974 August-December folios. Includes
a note about the features of the year.
box 6, folder 7-8
1975 January 1-1976 January 1
Scope and Content
Volume and numbers unmarked. Includes a note about the features of the year. Duplicate different cover of the 1975 January
folio and a poster in place of the 1975 April edition.
box 6, folder 9-10
1976 January 2-1977 January 2
Scope and Content
Volume and numbers unmarked. Inclues a note about the features of the year and a KPFK 3729 Club "Member News" pamphlet.
box 6, folder 11-12
1977 January 3-1978 January 1
Scope and Content
Volume and numbers unmarked. Includes a note about the features of the year.
box 6, folder 13
1978 January 2-1979 January 14
Scope and Content
Volume and number unmarked on the 1978 January folio. Includes, starting with 1978 February, v. 20, no. 2-12.
box 6, folder 14
1979 January 15-October 31
Scope and Content
Includes v. 21, no. 1-10. Missing the 1979 November and December folios.
box 6, folder 15
1980 January 16-1981 January 15
Scope and Content
Includes folios v. 22, no. 1-4, 6, and 12. Missing the 1980 May and July-November folios.
box 6, folder 16
1981 January 15-1982 January 15
Scope and Content
Includes folios v. 23, no. 2-4, 6, and 11-12. Missing the 1981 May and July-October folios.
box 6, folder 17
1982 March 1-1983 January 1
Scope and Content
Includes folios v. 24, no. 3-5 and 7-12. Missing the 1982 June folio. Duplicate folio of 1982 May, a "Collector's Item."
box 6, folder 18
1983 January 1-October 31
Scope and Content
Includes folios v. 25, no. 1, 3, 6-7, and 9-10. Missing the 1983 February, April, May, August, November, and December folios.
box 6, folder 19
1984 March 1-31
Scope and Content
Includes only the 1984 March folio, v. 27 (number unmarked).
box 6, folder 20-21
Stapled folios
1959 August 23-1972 November
Scope and Content
This file is comprised of covers and pages from various KPFK folios that have been stapled into packets. Includes material
from volumes 1-4, 7-8, and 14-15 ( years 1959-1963, 1965-1966, and 1972-1973).
WBAI
1960 January 10-1985 June
Scope and Content
The WBAI folios in this sub-series span 1960 through 1985. Other documents include handwritten notes describing the yearly
activities of WBAI and folio printing errors, duplicate folios (with annotations or different covers), letters sent to subscribers,
programming guides and posters used as replacements for biweekly or monthly folios, a note describing an "Anything Goes" special,
and a pamphlet about the WBAI anniversary party.
box 7, folder 1
1960 January 10-1961 January 8
Scope and Content
Folios v. 1, no. 1-26. Includes a note about duplicate issues during the year. Annotated and "subscriber cover" duplicates
of copy of v. 1, no. 16. Different cover duplicate v. 1, no. 17.
box 7, folder 2-3
1961 January 9-1962 January 7
Scope and Content
Folios v. 2, no. 1-26. Incudes a note about a printing error.
box 7, folder 4-5
1962 January 22-1963 January 6
Scope and Content
Folios v. 3, no. 2-26. Missing v. 3, no. 1.
box 7, folder 6-7
1963 January 7-1964 January 5
Scope and Content
Folios v. 4, no. 1-26. Includes a note about printed volume numbers.
box 7, folder 8-9
1964 January 6-1965 January 3
Scope and Content
Folios v. 5, no. 1-24. Includes a note about changes in folio schedule for the year and printing errors.
box 7, folder 10-11
1965 January 4-1966 January 16
Scope and Content
Folios v. 6, no. 1-19. Includes a note about changes in the folio schedule for the year and a duplicate of folio v. 6, no.
19 (which states that it is also v. 7, no. 1).
box 7, folder 12-13
1966 January 16-December 31
Scope and Content
Folios v. 7, no. 2-13. Includes notes about changes in the folio schedule for the year and printing errors. Annoted duplicate
of v. 7, no. 9.
box 7, folder 14
1967 January 1-December 31
Scope and Content
Folios v. 8, no. 1-12.
box 7, folder 15
1968 January 1-December 31
Scope and Content
Folios v. 9, no. 1-12.
box 7, folder 16
1969 January 1-August 31
Scope and Content
Folios v. 10, no. 1-8. Missing 1969 September-December folios.
box 7, folder 17
1970 January 1-December 31
Scope and Content
Folios v. 11, no 1-12. Duplicate different color cover of v. 11, no. 12.
box 7, folder 18
1971 January 1-1972 January 6
Scope and Content
Folios v. 12, no. 1-12. Poster issued to subscribers in place of the 1971 May folio.
box 7, folder 19
1972 January 1-1973 January 7
Scope and Content
Folios v. 13, no. 1-11.
box 8, folder 1
1973 January 1-1974 January 7
Scope and Content
Folios v. 14, no. 1-9 (v. 14, no. 10-11 unmarked). A poster was sent in place of the 1973 May folio. 1973 September folio
was not issued, but an explanatory letter with an abbreviated program schedule was mailed to subscribers.
box 8, folder 2
1974 January 8-November
Scope and Content
All volume and numbers are unmarked, except for v. 15, no. 1 in February. This file includes a note describing a printing
error in the 1974 February folio. A letter was sent to subscribers in place of the 1974 May folio. A poster was mailed in
1974 June instead of a folio. Letters were sent in place of folios for 1974 September through mid-October, as well as November.
Missing the 1974 October and December folios.
box 8, folder 3
1975 January-1976 January 3
Scope and Content
Volume and numbers are unmarked on the folios. The 1975 January folio is a chart of WBAI's regular programming. The file includes
program announcements from 1975 February 14-17, a 1975 April "Folio-by Phone" wall-card and letter to subscribers, as well
as a handwritten note describing the changing folio schedule for 1975 September and October. Missing the folios from 1975
March, May, June, July, and August.
box 8, folder 4
1976 February 1-1977 January 2
Scope and Content
Volume and numbers are unmarked on the folios. Missing the 1976 January and April folios.
box 8, folder 5
1977 January 3-December 31
Scope and Content
Volume and numbers are unmarked on the folios. A "worksheet" was sent to subscribers in 1977 January and a programming chart
sent in June. Missing the 1977 February, March, April, May and November folios.
box 8, folder 6
1978 February 1-May 31
Scope and Content
Volume and numbers are unmarked on the folios. Of the folios for 1978, this file includes the February, April, and May issues.
box 8, folder 7
1979 May 1-July 31
Scope and Content
Volume and numbers are unmarked on the folios. Of the folios released in 1979, this file includes the May, June, and July
issues.
box 8, folder 8
1981 April 1-May 31
Scope and Content
Volume and numbers are unmarked on the folios. Of the folios released in 1981, this file includes the April and May issues.
box 8, folder 9
1982 June 1-November
Scope and Content
Volume and numbers are unmarked on the folios. Of the folios released in 1982, this file includes the June/July and October
issues, as well as a letter describing the special feature "Anything Goes" on 1982 November 28.
box 8, folder 10
1983 January 1-December 31
Scope and Content
Volume and numbers are unmarked on the folios. The file is missing the 1983 May and September folios.
box 8, folder 11
1984 January 1-September 30
Scope and Content
Volume and numbers are unmarked on the folios. Of the folios from 1984, this file is missing the October, November, and December
issues.
box 8, folder 12
1985 January 1-June 30
Scope and Content
Volume and numbers are unmarked on the folios. Of the folios issued in 1985, this file is missing the July, August, September,
October, November, and December issues. Also includes a pamphlet from the WBAI 25th Anniversary Party.
KPFT
1970 March-1984 May
Scope and Content
KPFT folios contained within this sub-series cover the years 1970 to 1984. Materials also included are notes about folio processing
and archiving, an annotated duplicate of a program, and a letter to subscribers.
box 8, folder 13
1970 March 1-June
Scope and Content
Volume and numbers are unmarked. Of the folios from 1970, this file includes the March, April, and June issues, as well as
notes about folio processing.
box 8, folder 14
1971 January 20-December 31
Scope and Content
Of the folios released in 1971, this file includes the January, May, June, July, August, November, and December issues. Posters
were sent in lieu of programming guides in 1971 January, May, June, August, and November. The 1971 July folio is marked v.
2, no. 5 and is titled "The Radio."
box 8, folder 15
1972 January 1-December 31
Scope and Content
1972 folios are titled "Radio Guide" and include v. 2, no. 11-13; v. 3, no. 2-10.
box 8, folder 16
1973 January 1-December
Scope and Content
Folios v. 3, no. 11-12; v. 4, no. 1-4. Volume and number are unmarked on the 1973 July folio. The "New Radio Guide" begins
in 1973 August as a poster, noted as v. 1, no. 1. This continues through the September folio, but folios change title to "KPFT
Folio" in 1973 October (marked v. 1, no. 3), and "KPFT Folio Radio Guide" in 1973 November (also marked v. 1, no. 3).
box 8, folder 17
1974 January 1-December 31
Scope and Content
Volume and numbers are unclear until 1974 May, when the notation resumes with v. 1, no. 9-12; v. 2, no. 1-4. The title of
the folio changes to "Mighty Ninety News and World Report" in 1974 June. This file includes a duplicate of v. 2, no. 3.
box 8, folder 18
1975 January-November 30
Scope and Content
Folios v. 2, no. 5-10, 12; v. 3, no. 1-3. Of the 1975 folios, this file is missing the July and December issues.
box 8, folder 19
1976 March 1-1977 January 10
Scope and Content
Folios v. 3, no. 6-11; v. 4, no. 2-4. Includes a letter to subscribers in 1976 June and a "promo" in July.
box 8, folder 20
1977 January 10-August 31
Scope and Content
Of the 1977 folios, this file includes the January, April, May, and August issues. Folios v. 4, no. 5, 7-8 (1977 August is
unmarked). Folios change titles in 1977 May to "KPFT FM 90: Programming Guide and Community Bulletin," and in August to "KPFT
Program Guide."
box 8, folder 21
1978 February
Scope and Content
Volume and number is unmarked. Of 1978, only the February issue is included in this file.
box 8, folder 22
1980 February-July
Scope and Content
Of the 1980 folios, this file contains the February, May, and July programming guides. Volume and numbers are unmarked. Title
changes to "KPFT FM 90" in 1980 May.
box 8, folder 23
1981 October 1-14
Scope and Content
Of the 1981 folios, this file includes the October issue. Volume and number are unmarked.
box 8, folder 24
1982 September-November
Scope and Content
Of the folios issued in 1982, this file includes the September and November isses. Volume and numbers are unmarked.
box 8, folder 25
1983 January-September
Scope and Content
Of the 1983 folios, this file includes the January, February, April, May, June, July, and September issues. Volume and numbers
are unmarked.
box 8, folder 26
1984 January-April
1984 April 27-May 11
Scope and Contents
Volume and numbers are unmarked on the folios. Of the folios released in 1984, this file includes the January, "Winterthon"
January-February, March, and April issues. The "Spring Marathon" folio from April 27-May 11 is likely from 1984, although
this year is not indicated on the program.
Promotional and Administrative Files
1965-1984
Scope and Content
This series is comprised of various administrative materials from Pacifica, including board meeting notes from 1965 and 1966,
as well as promotional pamphlets for the radio and its stations.
box 4, folder 14
Pacifica promotional material
1969-1984
Scope and Content
This includes various pamphlets distributed by Pacifica and its substations from the late 1960s until the mid-1980s. Also
within the file are two "Pacifica Programs," a Pacifica Tape Library folio, and a KPFT envelope.
box 4, folder 15
Pacifica board meeting minutes
1965 September 18-19
box 4, folder 16
Pacifica board meeting documents
1966 June 30-September 18
Scope and Content
Includes minutes from the meetings, financial reports, managers reports, and budgets from WBAI, KPFK, KPFA, and Pacifica.
Letter from Harold Taylor offering to purchase WBAI and memoranda about the September 1966 meeting organization and location.
Letter from Jon Wilcox to Al Partridge about the tape supply service. Report of the President by Hallock Hoffman, and letter
about the reorganization of Pacifica. Letters from Vera Hopkins to Paul Dallas and from Hallock Hoffman to the Board of Directors
about the possibility of selling WBAI and reorganizing Pacifica. Letter from Debbie Robinson to Vera Hopkins about a social
evening with Board members.
box 4, folder 17
KPFA miscellaneous handouts and administrative documents
circa 1960s-1982
Scope and Content
This file includes an undated advertising pamphlet for KPFA, information about KPFA strikes, KPFA accounts payable and financial
information from 1974, and a "KPFA Dinner Journal" folio from 1982.