George Allen collection of The Whistler Radio Scripts (ARA), 1945 April 02 - 1954 June 27

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Summary

Creators:
George Allen (1899 May 10-1980 November 26)
Abstract:
The George Allen Collection of The Whistler Radio Scripts of the American Radio Archives (ARA) houses the scripts collected by writer-producer George Allen. The collection extends 1.25 linear feet holding 101 radio scripts for the radio show The Whistler between 1945-1954.
Extent:
1.25 Linear Feet; (3 document boxes)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of Item], George Allen collection of Whistler Radio Scripts, PA Mss 163. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of 101 scripts, bounded, from the radio program The Whistler.

Biographical / historical:

The Whistler was an American radio mystery drama on the west-coast regional CBS radio network. The show was also broadcast in Chicago and over Armed Forces Radio. The host of the show, known only as the Whistler, narrated tales which focused on crime and fate. Film noir adaptations of the show were produced by Columbia pictures. The writer-producer of the show J. Donald Wilson was ultimately proceeded by George Allen in 1944.

Custodial history:

This collection forms part of the American Radio Archives (ARA), which documents the early history of broadcasting, with an emphasis on California. The ARA was formerly housed at the Thousand Oaks Public Library and was owned and administered by the Thousand Oaks Library Foundation. It was transferred to the UCSB Library in 2021.

Arrangement:

The materials in this collection are arranged into one series, chronologically. Series 1: Scripts.

Physical location:
Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Property rights to the collection and physical objects belong to the Regents of the University of California acting through the Department of Special Research Collections at the UCSB Library. All applicable literary rights, including copyright to the collection and physical objects, are protected under Chapter 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code and are retained by the creator and the copyright owner, heir(s), or assigns.

All requests to reproduce, quote from, or otherwise reuse collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Department of Special Research Collections at UCSB at special@ucsb.edu. Consent is given on behalf of the Regents of the University of California acting through the Department of Special Research Collections at UCSB as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner, heir(s), or assigns. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or their assigns for permission to publish where the UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of Item], George Allen collection of Whistler Radio Scripts, PA Mss 163. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Location of this collection:
UC Santa Barbara Library
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US
Contact:
(805) 893-3062
special@library.ucsb.edu
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