Collection RC0008 - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation collection

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Canadian Broadcasting Corporation collection

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RC0008

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  • 1929-[195?] (Creation)

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138 microfilms
4 audio reels
20 cm of textual records.

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(1936-)

Administrative history

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation was formed on 2 November 1936 consisting of two radio networks; Trans-Canada (English) and the French network. In 1952 two television stations began broadcasting in Toronto and Montreal.

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Scope and content

There have been three accruals. The first accrual consists of microfilmed scripts of dramas produced by the CBC. The original scripts were disposed of after microfilming. The majority of these scripts are of radio plays, although there are some which were produced for televison. Dramatists include Fletcher Markle, W.O. Mitchell, Lester Sinclair, Joseph Schull, Pierre Berton, Len Peterson and George Salverson, among many others. The second accrual consists of printed materials; the texts of speeches broadcast 1940-1941, and pamphlets printed by the CBC describing their programming from 1936-1943. The third accrual consists of 4 audio reels, containing a speech by the Rt. Hon. Arthur Meighen (1874-1960), Prime Minister of Canada, 1920-1921 and 1926, to the Canadian Club in 1936 with an introduction of W.A. Bishop.

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There have been three accruals: the provenance of the first accrual is not known; the second accrual was originally part of the McMaster reference collection; the third accrual (02-1996) was donated by Richard Morton in April 1996.

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Researchers are also directed to the James Bannerman fonds for additional scripts, as well as the Pierre Berton, Austin Clarke, David Helwig and Leslie McFarlane fonds.

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There have been three accruals: the provenance of the first accrual is not known; the second accrual was originally part of the McMaster reference collection; the third accrual (02-1996) was donated by Richard Morton in April 1996.

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RC0008

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