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Pacifica Foundation ephemera collection
M0425  
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  • Biographical / Historical
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  • Conditions Governing Use

  • Language of Material: English
    Contributing Institution: Department of Special Collections and University Archives
    Title: Pacifica Foundation ephemera collection
    Identifier/Call Number: M0425
    Physical Description: 0.5 Linear Feet : 1 box
    Date (inclusive): 1949-1984

    Conditions Governing Access

    Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use.

    Biographical / Historical

    Lew Hill founded the Pacifica Foundation and its flagship radio station KPFA in 1949. KPFA began broadcasting in Berkeley, California on April 15th, 1949, and was was the first listener-subscription FM educational radio station in the country. Stations KPFK in Los Angeles and WBAI in New York were to follow in 1959 and 1960, respectively. KPFT in Houston, Texas began broadcasting March 1, 1970 as the fourth Pacifica station.

    Immediate Source of Acquisition

    Gift of Pacifica Foundation, 1985.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item] Pacifica Foundation ephemera collection, M0425, Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

    Scope and Contents

    Documents on Pacifica Foundation, with emphasis on KPFA-FM in Berkeley, California. Primarily printed articles about KPFA, programming schedules, information fliers and other publicity materials. Some of the material is in the form of photocopies, and most have been annotated by the donor, who was probably Pacifica's Vera Hopkins, a long-time staffer and unofficial historian. More detailed contents notes (also probably by Hopkins) are available from department.

    Conditions Governing Use

    While Special Collections is the owner of the physical and digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Public broadcasting
    Radio broadcasting
    KPFA (Radio station : Berkeley, Calif.)
    WBAI Radio (New York, N.Y.)
    KPFK (Radio station : Los Angeles, Calif.)
    KPFT-FM (Radio station : Houston, Tex.)