Studs Terkel office files from WFMT radio station

  • Creator Names Terkel, Studs, 1912-2008.
  • Title Studs Terkel office files from WFMT radio station [manuscript], ca. 1952-1999.
  • Physical description 12 linear ft. (13 boxes)
  • Access and usage restrictions Materials are unprocessed.
  • Collection summary Office files of Studs Terkel from his work at WFMT radio station in Chicago (Ill.). Includes some lists of programs and program schedules (1952-75, 1980-88), lists of programs syndicated as Studs Terkel Almanac, and information on special series of programs for Working, Hard Times, and Joy Street.
  • Acquisition information Gift of Studs Terkel and WFMT (1998.0116).
  • Location of Other Archival Materials Note Related materials at Chicago History Museum, Research Center, include "Sound recordings of the Studs Terkel program on WFMT radio station." All of the surviving recordings of Terkel/WFMT programs are described in individual catalog records in the online catalog at Chicago History Museum. Other sound recordings of Studs Terkel's book interviews, transcripts of many of those interviews, and other papers form a collection named: "Studs Terkel papers and book interviews" at Chicago History Museum, Research Center. A commercially-released set of excerpts from the WFMT programs named: "Voices of our time : five decades of Studs Terkel interviews" also is available. Excerpts of some sound recordings are online in the Studs Terkel Radio Archive (https://studsterkel.wfmt.com/).
  • Biographical or Historical Note Studs Terkel was born May 16, 1912 and died in Chicago on Oct. 31, 2008.
  • Names
    • Terkel, Studs, 1912-2008 Archives.
    • WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.)
    • WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.)
  • Subjects
    • Authors, American 20th century.
    • Authors, American Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Music United States 20th century History and criticism.
    • Musicians 20th century.
    • Novelists 20th century.
    • Radio broadcasting Illinois Chicago 20th century.
  • Geographic coverage
    • Chicago (Ill.) Intellectual life 20th century.
    • Chicago (Ill.) Politics and government 20th century.
    • Chicago (Ill.) Social conditions 20th century.
    • United States Biography.
    • United States Economic conditions.
    • United States Intellectual life 20th century.
    • United States Military policy.
    • United States Politics and government 20th century.
    • United States Social conditions 20th century.
  • Genre Lists aat
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.
  • Finding aid URL Some radio programs have been completely or partially digitized and are available in the Studs Terkel Radio Archive https://studsterkel.wfmt.com/