John R. Hickman Collection

Collection Title: John R. Hickman Collection
Description: Radio programs collected by John R. Hickman The John R. Hickman Collection consists of broadcast quality audio recordings of vintage radio news and entertainment programs, from the 1920s through the 1970s. The digitization of this collection is a work in progress. To date (February 2007) select reel-to-reel tapes of major news events from 1939 - 1953, and episodes from Amos 'n' Andy, Biography in Sound, The Cavalcade of America, The Goldbergs, Hear It Now, Life Can Be Beautiful, Lux Radio Theatre, Mary Margaret McBride, One Man's Family, OurGal Sunday, The Original Amateur Hour, and The Romance of Helen Trent have been digitized.

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Amos 'n' Andy (Program 360)
Amos and Andy are discussing the possible embezzlement of lodge funds by the Kingfish, when Andy shows Amos some proposed new by-laws of the lodge, drafted by the Kingfish. These by-laws allow the Kingfish to take whatever he needs., Made available in DSpace on 2007-03-12T21:47:53Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 amos-001.mp3: 3777125 bytes, checksum: cc3bc0d4fb3118992885098415b49733 (MD5) amos-001.wav: 137997368 bytes, checksum: 1923727e158c4f61aebbafa7ab6da670 (MD5), No themes or commercials.
Amos 'n' Andy (Program 377)
The boys are discussing ways to pay back a loan that Andy took out for his girlfriend's furniture. They begin by writing a letter to her new husband, but the Kingfish arrives and suggests that the boys take the taxi company and themselves to New York, where the Kingfish has just been appointed lodgemaster of the New York Chapter of the Mystic Knights of the Sea., Made available in DSpace on 2007-03-12T21:48:09Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 amos-002.mp3: 3748913 bytes, checksum: d1daf49f2ba1ea8364ce457aee973308 (MD5) amos-002.wav: 135216272 bytes, checksum: b9ab6719102c7a9c97945a3baca9a8b3 (MD5), No themes or commercials.
Biography in Sound: Architect of Victory - George C. Marshall (Reel 1)
Narrated by David Brinkley, produced by James L. Holton. The story of this great military leader, told by his voice and some of his friends: General William Sexton, foreign correspondent Mark Watson (Baltimore Sun), General Lawton Collins, General George Herron, Speaker Sam Rayburn, Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, General John Hull, Lord Alanbrooke, Harry S. Truman, Dean Acheson, Bromley Smith, Ray Scherer of NBC, Dwight Eisenhower, Anna Rosenberg and Robert A. Lovett., Made available in DSpace on 2006-04-19T13:19:41Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 bios-069.mp3: 27640077 bytes, checksum: 3fff97abdd88068fa8455efa44e763ed (MD5), Updated by unknown (probably automated) on 2006-04-28T20:29:36Z; added bitstream bios-069.wav: 994935952 bytes, checksum: 6e2320cc3181131f6a8588f2668239b6 (MD5)
Biography in Sound: Architect of Victory - George C. Marshall (Reel 2)
Narrated by David Brinkley, produced by James L. Holton. The story of this great military leader, told by his voice and some of his friends: General William Sexton, foreign correspondent Mark Watson (Baltimore Sun), General Lawton Collins, General George Herron, Speaker Sam Rayburn, Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, General John Hull, Lord Alanbrooke, Harry S. Truman, Dean Acheson, Bromley Smith, Ray Scherer of NBC, Dwight Eisenhower, Anna Rosenberg and Robert A. Lovett., Made available in DSpace on 2006-04-19T13:19:46Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 bios-070.mp3: 25210064 bytes, checksum: 10c24ec8744c482c2a4dc817080b7699 (MD5), Updated by unknown (probably automated) on 2006-04-28T20:31:07Z; added bitstream bios-070.wav: 907445392 bytes, checksum: df33fb39402e88ad4d6791f676e36dd7 (MD5)
Biography in Sound: Theodore Roosevelt (Reel 1)
Written by Earl Hamner. Directed by Burt Leonard. Narrated by Walter O'Keefe. A biography of Teddy Roosevelt told by his friends and relatives [Teddy Roosevelt Jr., Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, Gifford Pinchot, Senator Roy Watkins (Utah), and others.] Program traces his career from Mayor of New York thru his positions as Secretary of War, The Rough Riders, Governor of New York, Vice President, President, private citizen and explorer., Made available in DSpace on 2006-04-19T13:19:23Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 bios-026.mp3: 41569401 bytes, checksum: e656d756df2522bb3c91825787b1a442 (MD5), Updated by unknown (probably automated) on 2006-04-28T20:33:37Z; added bitstream bios-026.wav: 1496384656 bytes, checksum: 603882f344e090a30c1a1e0e3f689251 (MD5)
Biography in Sound: Theodore Roosevelt (Reel 2)
Written by Earl Hamner. Directed by Burt Leonard. Narrated by Walter O'Keefe. A biography of Teddy Roosevelt told by his friends and relatives [Teddy Roosevelt Jr., Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, Gifford Pinchot, Senator Roy Watkins (Utah), and others.] Program traces his career from Mayor of New York thru his positions as Secretary of War, The Rough Riders, Governor of New York, Vice President, President, private citizen and explorer., Made available in DSpace on 2006-04-19T13:19:26Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 bios-027.mp3: 9857997 bytes, checksum: 5b4b8f2e14bc900ed1b1c9119c1e2420 (MD5), Updated by unknown (probably automated) on 2006-04-28T20:34:14Z; added bitstream bios-027.wav: 354780304 bytes, checksum: 988b5a1a64348e9a47d8a9ac403ebdef (MD5)
Biography in Sound: Typewriter in a Foxhole (Reel 1)
The story of war correspondent Ernie Pyle, narrated by Robert McCormick and featuring the voices of Merrill Mueller, Lindsay Nelson, Hoagy Carmichael, General Omar Bradley, others., Made available in DSpace on 2006-04-19T13:19:31Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 bios-019.mp3: 25832406 bytes, checksum: 20540898e6a45ca5873386e5df3d405e (MD5), Updated by unknown (probably automated) on 2006-04-28T20:35:48Z; added bitstream bios-019.wav: 929858704 bytes, checksum: 86ede365105c6bf5c03a2c0d81ffe14d (MD5)
Biography in Sound: Typewriter in a Foxhole (Reel 2)
The story of war correspondent Ernie Pyle, narrated by Robert McCormick and featuring the voices of Merrill Mueller, Lindsay Nelson, Hoagy Carmichael, General Omar Bradley, others., Made available in DSpace on 2006-04-19T13:19:36Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 bios-020.mp3: 25458322 bytes, checksum: a772f029fdacb3f223ad4994f963eb30 (MD5), Updated by unknown (probably automated) on 2006-04-28T20:37:20Z; added bitstream bios-020.wav: 919634962 bytes, checksum: 529d20ca62ba6ab6e1b52c3d6f4d69ae (MD5)
The Cavalcade of America: "200,000 Flyers"
Written by Willard Wiener and stars Pat O’Brien. Music by Robert Ambruster. Tom Collins, Gayne Whitman, announcers. The story of how the civilian flying schools helped to build the USAF into a tremendous weapon of World War II., Made available in DSpace on 2013-07-01T13:10:09Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 200000_Filers.mp3: 14154606 bytes, checksum: 17d6d792b458597fab18e935975fdf34 (MD5) 200000_Filers.wav: 156052336 bytes, checksum: a666d3e5102fb8334e548c71452b6c36 (MD5), N/A
The Cavalcade of America: "A Case for the F.B.I"
Written by Stuart Hawkins and stars Edward G. Robinson. Features Kenny Delmar. Produced by Homer Fickett with music by Don Voorhees. Clayton Collyer, announcer. The story of an attempted extortion and a threatened murder, as taken from the F.B.I. files., Made available in DSpace on 2013-07-01T13:10:19Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 A_Case_for_the_FBI.mp3: 14430041 bytes, checksum: 15e49ce67fa280fb02af93cb7e71d3d2 (MD5) A_Case_for_the_FBI.wav: 159087536 bytes, checksum: 02bf528b0acd3ac756f21d95e8a7c2f7 (MD5), N/A
The Cavalcade of America: "A Child is Born"
Written by Stephen Vincent Benet and co-stars Helen Hayes and Phillip Merrivale. Special introduction by William Rose Benet. Produced by Homer Fickett with music by Don Voorhees. Bud Collyer, Carl Frank, announcers. Repeated request, this is the story of an innkeeper and his wife who give lodging in a barn to Joseph and Mary at the time of Christ's birth., Made available in DSpace on 2013-07-01T13:10:36Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 A_Child_is_Born2.mp3: 14334538 bytes, checksum: c8053fde84464813df9f9fb087c71a45 (MD5) A_Child_is_Born2.wav: 158035030 bytes, checksum: b8f4be8971c870fdfdcf56e52c033cf7 (MD5), Disc stick side 1.
The Cavalcade of America: "A Child is Born"
Written by Cavalcade Stephen Vincent Benet. Stars Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne. Music by Arden Cornwell and conducted by Donald Voorhees. Produced and directed by Homer Fickett. Bud Collyer, announcer. The traditional Christmas story as told from the view of the innkeeper of Bethlehem, who offers Joseph and Mary the stable., Made available in DSpace on 2013-07-01T13:10:28Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 A_Child_is_Born.mp3: 14168817 bytes, checksum: 93530968dc4a1f04b723822a62b1662c (MD5) A_Child_is_Born.wav: 156208336 bytes, checksum: ce9381f731a05219f7b442e71f34045f (MD5), N/A
The Cavalcade of America: "A Continental Uniform"
Written by Robert Tallman and stars Basil Rathbone. Produced by Homer Fickett with music by Robert Armbruster. Gayne Whitman, John Hiestand, announcers. The tragic story of Benedict Arnold., Made available in DSpace on 2013-07-01T13:10:44Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 A_Continental_Uniform.mp3: 14229003 bytes, checksum: 5386dfc5b51c16cfd669809ce8c102bf (MD5) A_Continental_Uniform.wav: 156871736 bytes, checksum: 42ea074485ffd2700481a043d0d9186c (MD5), N/A
The Cavalcade of America: "A Mask for Jefferson"
Written by Arthur Arent and stars Walter Huston. Produced by Homer Fickett with music by Robert Armbruster. James Bannon, Gayne Whitman, Frank Graham, announcers. The story of how Thomas Jefferson brought American ideas of democracy to France while he was Ambassador in Paris in 1783., Made available in DSpace on 2013-07-01T13:10:52Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 A_Mask_for_Jefferson.mp3: 14238407 bytes, checksum: 04968cd569e2a076a98e8333052a7516 (MD5) A_Mask_for_Jefferson.wav: 156976848 bytes, checksum: 1c3edf9c535e7301d1bb61e9f8fa7015 (MD5), N/A
The Cavalcade of America: "A Passage to Georgia"
Written by Garrett Porter and stars Alfred Shirley. Features John McIntire, Karl Swenson, Bill Johnstone, and Ed Jerome. Produced by Homer Fickett with music by Donald Voorhees. Ted Jewett, Clayton Collyer, announcers. The story of James Oglethorpe, the Englishman who advocated social reform and later led in the colonizing of Georgia., Made available in DSpace on 2013-07-01T11:01:05Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 au_hickman_222_04_14_41_a_passage_to_georgia.mp3: 14164202 bytes, checksum: 6e86aceea0d9b1897a0fe2b4ea7ffec2 (MD5) au_hickman_222_04_14_41_a_passage_to_georgia.wav: 156155900 bytes, checksum: 8a8b093bd89eabcba65f03ecad0fb33d (MD5), N/A
The Cavalcade of America: "A Plot to Kidnap General Washington"
Written by Janet and Michael Ruscoll. Stars Edwin Gwenn and features Kenny Delmar, Adelaide Klein Produced by Homer Fickett with music by Don Voorhees. Clayton Collyer, announcer., Made available in DSpace on 2013-07-01T13:11:00Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 A_Plot_to_Kidnap_General_Washington.mp3: 14241333 bytes, checksum: 7199ef73fce4392283a63e837138370e (MD5) A_Plot_to_Kidnap_General_Washington.wav: 157006928 bytes, checksum: 4309f128afd597b123d1e25d09f8c38a (MD5), N/A
The Cavalcade of America: "A Race For Lennie"
Written by Morton Wishengrad and co-stars Richard Whorf and Vincent Price. Host--Walter Huston. Features John McIntire. Music by Robert Armbruster. Gayne Whitman, anncr. The story of the discovery of insulin by Frederick Grant Banting and Charles Best., Made available in DSpace on 2013-07-01T13:11:07Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 A_Race_for_Lennie.mp3: 14289816 bytes, checksum: 7cb7455b1132a5bd74c8c4218dd5fc8f (MD5) A_Race_for_Lennie.wav: 157542996 bytes, checksum: d9ae7bb28a09504b9f21ad9502c1a7bc (MD5), N/A
The Cavalcade of America: "A Sailor Who Had to Have a Horse"
Written by Russell Hughes and Bernard Feins, and stars James Stewart. Features Vic Rodman, Joe Julian, Herb Vigran, Horace Murphy, Harry Jackson, Sid Miller, Eddie Marr, Mary Jane Croft. Music by Robert Ambruster. Tom Collins, Gayne Whitman, announcers. The story of a sailor who carried a saddle and talisman throughout his military service, and who, despite all jeering, finally found himself a horse., Made available in DSpace on 2013-07-01T13:11:15Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 A_Sailor_Who_Had_to_Have_a_Horse.mp3: 14233183 bytes, checksum: 711ed31a6a9d06e0fd1907c96208a1f8 (MD5) A_Sailor_Who_Had_to_Have_a_Horse.wav: 156918138 bytes, checksum: 30789766ccf624f50297b584781e3d27 (MD5), N/A
The Cavalcade of America: "A Ship to Remember"
Written by Edith Sommer and co-stars Preston Foster and John Hodiak. Music by Robert Armbruster. Produced by Homer Fickett. James Bannon, Gaye Whitman, announcers. The story of the life and death of the aircraft carrier HORNET, based on the book by Alex Griffin., Made available in DSpace on 2013-07-01T13:11:23Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 A_Ship_to_Remember.mp3: 14257006 bytes, checksum: 26d95a24b3a2d646aa4f15e60ad09f44 (MD5) A_Ship_to_Remember.wav: 157181864 bytes, checksum: f269f3f68150f7a4af39cf6bb66484b7 (MD5), N/A
The Cavalcade of America: "A Tooth for Paul Revere"
Written by Stephen Vincent Benet and stars Raymond Massey. Features Kenny Delmar. Produced by Homer Fickett with music by Don Voorhees. Clayton Collyer, announcer. The story of Lige Butterwick, a man with a toothache, who went to see Paul Revere and who inadvertently started the American Revolution., Made available in DSpace on 2013-07-01T13:11:31Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 A_Tooth_for_Paul_Revere.mp3: 14531187 bytes, checksum: 92ba9c1d1ee66b8df6bf8a5387a45e80 (MD5) A_Tooth_for_Paul_Revere.wav: 160203552 bytes, checksum: 9cb59a81f7f146ae82ba4016d6f1b863 (MD5), Disc 1 is cracked and both are copies of original.

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