Guide to the Pacifica Foundation Ephemera Collection M0425
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
1999 ; revised 2017
Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford 94305-6064
specialcollections@stanford.edu
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
Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use.
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.
[Identification of item] Pacifica Foundation ephemera collection, M0425, Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford Libraries,
Stanford, Calif.
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.
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.)