King's Four Quartet Records, 1947-1953

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Title:: Records of the King's Four Quartet
Dates:: 1947-1953
Creators:: King's Four Quartet
Abstract:
Extent:: 0.67 linear ft., 6 sound tape reels, 5 sound discs, 3 photographs.
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Preferred citation:: Records of the King's Four Quartet. Fresno Pacific University Mennonite Library and Archives

Scope and content:: Includes radio broadcast transcripts, 1947-1952; correspondence, 1948-1953; sound tape reel recordings of radio broadcasts, 1950-1952, sound disc recordings of ten songs; photographs; and other items relating to the King's Four Quartet.
Biographical / historical:: The King's Four Quartet was a male gospel quartet founded in 1947 in Reedley, California. Its members were Franklin Martens, Samuel Wall, Elias Wiebe and Joel Wiebe. Accompanists included Pat Wood and Mary Jane Boldt. The quartet produced radio programs that were broadcast on stations KRDU in Dinuba, KTKC in Visalia, and KFRE in Fresno. They also produced a German-language program broadcast on station HCJB in Quito, Ecuador.

Subjects:: Vocal quartets -- California
Names:: King's Four Quartet
Wiebe, Elias
Wiebe, Joel A.
Martens, Franklin
Wall, Samuel
Places:: California

Collection Guide Author:: Finding aid created by Fresno Pacific University Mennonite Library and Archives staff.
Date Prepared:: 1947-1953
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:54 p.m.

Preferred citation:: Records of the King's Four Quartet. Fresno Pacific University Mennonite Library and Archives

Location of this collection:: Fresno Pacific University Mennonite Library and Archives

1717 S. Chestnut Avenue

Fresno, CA 93702, US