Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Ross, Robert J. and Ross, Rita
- 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.
- Extent:
- 4.3 Linear Feet (10 boxes)
- Language:
- Materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[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.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection consists of 222 radio scripts for Amos 'n' Andy episodes spanning October 8, 1943 through May 24, 1953.
- Biographical / historical:
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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.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Rita Ross, 1971.
- 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.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Radio scripts
- Names:
- Ross, Rita
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
- Terms of access:
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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.
- Preferred citation:
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[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.
- Location of this collection:
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A1713 Charles E. Young Research LibraryBox 951575Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
- Contact:
- (310) 825-4988