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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives
Title: Lincoln Ward Collection
Creator:
Ward, Lincoln
Identifier/Call Number: URB.LWC
Extent:
1.56 linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1975-1977
Abstract: In his capacity as president of the
Industrial Association of the San Fernando Valley, Lincoln Ward, of the Pacific Telephone
Company, and Joseph Staller, of the Southern California Gas Company, conducted a series of
weekly interviews over radio station KCSN. The program was called "Our Business is Your
Business" and ran from 1976 to 1977. Ward and Staller interviewed outstanding business
leaders of the San Fernando Valley. The 25 half-hour programs were designed to inform the
public about local business activities. Listeners were invited to call in and ask questions
and participate in the discussion. Following a similar format, Mark Alyn of KCSN hosted 14
programs, from 1975 to 1976, entitled "This Afternoon" in which Alyn interviewed Ward and
Staller on their views about current business issues. Four additional audiocassettes
involving Ward are contained in the collection.
Language of Material: English
As president of the Industrial Association of the San Fernando Valley, Lincoln Ward, of the
Pacific Telephone Company, interviewed outstanding business leaders of the San Fernando
Valley in a series of weekly broadcasts over CSUN radio station KCSN. He had the assistance
of Joseph Staller, of the Southern California Gas Company, another prominent member of the
Industrial Association. The program was called "Our Business is Your Business" and ran from
1976 to 1977. The half-hour shows were designed to inform the public about local business
activities. Listeners were invited to call in and ask questions and participate in the
discussion. The interviews, all recorded on audiocassettes, are rich in advice to those
considering new careers. Descriptions of specific fields like hospital administration, real
estate, and insurance sales are also included.
Following a similar format, Mark Alyn of KCSN hosted 14 programs from 1975 to 1976,
entitled "This Afternoon" in which he interviewed Ward and Staller on their views about
current business issues. The interviews emphasize the operations of utility companies and
their relations with the public.
Four additional audiocassettes of Ward discussing the Pacific Telephone Company are
contained in the collection. An index of the interviewees and subjects has been compiled, as
well as an index to each audiocassette. One interview has been transcribed.
The collection is open for research use.
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of
this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge.
Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials
protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires
the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be
commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any
use rests exclusively with the user.
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Jessica Geiser, 2014
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Documents
Audiovisual materials