Chicago Public Schools, Radio Council collection

  • Creator Names Chicago Public Schools. Radio Council.
  • Title Chicago Public Schools, Radio Council collection, circa 1938-1945.
  • Physical description 240 v.
  • Collection summary
    • Scripts; instructional materials; lessons in history, literature, science, Latin America and other foreign countries and languages; teacher manuals and broadcast schedules; short stories; poems; interviews; and other materials produced or adapted by the Radio Council of the Chicago public school system for broadcast over several different radio stations in Chicago. Many items are printed or mimeographed, suggesting that they were produced in multiple copies for distribution. The set includes some original art work and writings by students, but most materials were produced by teachers or other educators. Items were designed for various age groups, from kindergarten through high school (grades K-12). Topics range from regular academic studies to information about Chicagoans and about good citizenship and the home front during World War II.
    • Items were later grouped by the name of the program or series or topic by Chicago Public Schools staff and bound into volumes. Within each volume, materials usually are in chronological order, but the overall set is not in chronological order.
  • Finding Aids Note Finding aid is available online that lists volume numbers and titles plus more detailed lists of the contents of each volume (including names of people involved, dates, and radio stations on which programs were broadcast).
  • Location of Other Archival Materials Note Related material at Chicago History Museum, Research Center, include the Vernon Boyer papers; the Carole R. Nolan papers; and other Radio Council volumes cataloged separately.
  • Names
    • Chicago Public Schools. Radio Council Archives.
    • Chicago (Ill.). Board of Education.
  • Subjects
    • Radio programs Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Public schools Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Educational radio stations Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Radio broadcasting Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Radio in education Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • History Study and teaching Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Literature Study and teaching Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Science Study and teaching Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Teachers Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • World War, 1939-1945 Illinois Chicago.
  • Geographic coverage
    • Chicago (Ill.) History.
    • Chicago (Ill.) Description and travel.
  • Genre
    • Interviews. aat
    • Manuals. aat
    • Poetry. aat
    • Scripts. aat
    • Short stories. aat
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.
  • Finding aid URL