Contents
- Descriptive Summary
- Scope and Content
- Conditions for Access
- Conditions Governing Use
- Preferred Citation
- Custodial History
- Bibliography
- Indexed Terms
- Added Entry–Uniform Title
Collection Access
Richard Durham radio scripts
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Richard Durham radio scripts
- Dates
- 1948-1950
- Creator
- Durham, Richard
- Creator
- Durham, Richard, Attucks, Crispus, -1770 , Cole, Nat King, 1917-1965 , Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967 , Owens, Jesse, 1913-1980 , Robinson, Sugar Ray, 1920-1989 , Wells-Barnett, Ida B., 1862-1931 , WMAQ (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.)
- Size
- 2 linear ft. (4 boxes)
- Language
- Material is in English unless otherwise noted.
Scope and Content
Photocopies of scripts by Richard Durham for 95 radio programs featuring biographies of outstanding African Americans that were broadcast on WMAQ Radio station (NBC, Chicago) in the series called Destination Freedom. Individuals discussed include Crispus Attucks, Jesse Owens, Langston Hughes, Nat King Cole, Ida B. Wells, Sugar Ray Robinson, Lonnie Johnson, and many others. Box 4 contains a history and analysis of the Destination Freedom program series written by Durham.
Conditions for Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Contact the archives for more information on licensing and permissions for use and reproduction.
Preferred Citation
A common citation for archives is as follows: Item, Folder number and/or title, Box number, Collection title, ID number, Repository name, location.
Custodial History
Copied from copies in the possession of J. Fred MacDonald (M1979.0069).
Bibliography
Discussed in: "Radio's Black heritage: Destination Freedom, 1948-1950," by J. Fred MacDonald in Phylon (March 1978), pp. 66-73.
Indexed Terms
- Durham, Richard
- Attucks, Crispus -- -1770.
- Cole, Nat King -- 1917-1965
- Hughes, Langston -- 1902-1967
- Owens, Jesse -- 1913-1980
- Robinson, Sugar Ray -- 1920-1989
- Wells-Barnett, Ida B. -- 1862-1931
- WMAQ (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.)
- African Americans -- History -- Drama
- Radio programs -- Illinois -- Chicago -- 20th century
- African American authors -- Illinois -- Chicago -- 20th century
- African Americans in radio broadcasting -- Illinois -- Chicago -- 20th century
- Chicago (Ill.) -- Social conditions -- 20th century
- Drama
- Photocopies
- Radio scripts
Added Entry–Uniform Title
Destination freedom (Radio program)