Biographical note on Bee Lavery
Biographical note on Pat Weaver
Scope and Contents
Conditions Governing Access
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Conditions Governing Use
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Preferred Citation
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
Title: Pat Weaver speech collection
source:
Lavery, Bee Canterbury, 1926-2018
Creator:
Weaver, Pat, 1908-2002
Identifier/Call Number: 2398
Identifier/Call Number: 686
Physical Description:
3.02 Linear Feet
5 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1949-1956
Abstract: This collection contains binders of typescript speeches by Sylvester "Pat" Weaver, dating from 1949 to 1956. Weaver because
NBC's vice-president of television in 1949 and was president of NBC between 1953 and 1955. The speeches cover a variety of
topics related to television and radio including programming, color television, and sales and advertising. The speeches were
collected by Bee Lavery, who worked as a media publicist for NBC in the late 1940s into the 1960s.
Language of Material:
English
.
Biographical note on Bee Lavery
Bee Canterbury Lavery (1926-2018) was a publicist for NBC from the late 1940s to the early 1960s. She graduated from the University
of Southern California's School of Journalism in 1948. Lavery later served as Chief of Protocol for Los Angeles in the 1980s.
Biographical note on Pat Weaver
Sylvester Laflin "Pat" Weaver Jr. (1908-2002) was an American broadcasting executive and president of NBC from 1953 to 1955.
He became chairman of the board of NBC in 1956, but resigned from the position that same year.
Scope and Contents
This collection contains binders of typescript speeches by Sylvester "Pat" Weaver, dating from 1949 to 1956. Weaver because
NBC's vice-president of television in 1949 and was president of NBC between 1953 and 1955. The speeches cover a variety of
topics related to television and radio including programming, color television, and sales and advertising. The speeches were
collected by Bee Lavery, who worked as a media publicist for NBC from the late 1940s to the early 1960s.
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Cinematic Arts Library
at ctlibarc@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Cinematic Arts Library as the owner of the physical
items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred from the Annenberg School of Communication, 8/20/1999.
Preferred Citation
[Box/folder no. or item name], Pat Weaver speech collection, Collection no. 2398, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University
of Southern California.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Television broadcasting -- Archival resources
Speeches, addresses, etc. -- Archival resources
Lavery, Bee Canterbury, 1926-2018
Weaver, Pat, 1908-2002 -- Archives
