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Ross (Robert) Amos 'n' Andy radio scripts
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Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Title: Robert Ross
Amos 'n' Andy radio scripts
Creator:
Ross, Robert J.
source:
Ross, Rita
Identifier/Call Number: PASC.0137
Physical Description:
4.3 Linear Feet
(10 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1943-1953
Abstract: The
Amos 'n' Andy radio show originated on WMAQ in Chicago in 1928, and went on to became the longest-running radio program in broadcast history.
The collection consists of
Amos 'n' Andy radio scripts (October 1943 through May 1953.
Physical Location: Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located
on this page.
Language of Material: Materials are in English.
Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located
on this page.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Rita Ross, 1971.
The
Amos 'n' Andy radio show originated on WMAQ in Chicago, Mar. 19, 1928. It was first known as
Sam 'n Henry and was conceived by Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll, two white actors who protrayed the characters Amos Jones and Andy
Brown. The program went on to become the longest-running radio program in broadcast history.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
964463
[Identification of item], Robert Ross
Amos 'n' Andy radio scripts (Collection 137). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California,
Los Angeles.
Collection consists of 222 radio scripts for
Amos 'n' Andy episodes spanning October 8, 1943 through May 24, 1953.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Property rights to the physical objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright,
are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright
and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Amos 'n' Andy (Radio program)Radio scripts
Ross, Rita