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Media Studies Research Guide

A guide to doing research on media studies, film, cinema, radio and television at The Catholic University of America.

Radio

This page lists reference and other resources useful for the study of radio.

Research Guides & Bibliographies

A Resource Guide to the Golden Age of Radio by Susan Siegel; David S. Siegel
Call Number: PN1991.2 .S56 2006

ISBN: 1891379046

Publication Date: 2006-02-01

A guide for primary and secondary sources about the people and programs associated with the Golden Age of Radio, radio station history, the history of radio broadcasting, and the impact of radio on American society and culture.
Mass Communications Research Resources by Christopher H. Sterling (Editor); James K. Bracken (Editor); Susan M. Hill (Editor)
Call Number: HC20.8 .T28 M37 1998

ISBN: 0805820248

Publication Date: 1997-09-01

A guide to resources relating to American mass communications, including newspapers, magazines, radio, television, cable, and electronic services.
Theatre Arts Publications Available in the United States, 1953-1957: A Five Year Bibliography
Call Number: PN 1626.5 .T4 1964

Publication Date: 1964

Over 8,000 resources relating to theatre arts which were published between 1953 and 1957. The section on drama in the modern media includes coverage of radio.

Sources for Scripts

Generic Radio Workshop Old Time Radio (OTR) Script Library
Online.

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As of November 2012, nearly 800 scripts from 168 "vintage" radio shows.
Radio Scripts in Print: Books Featuring 1,700 Golden Age of Radio Scripts
Print, 2006, [PN1991.77.A1 S54 2006].
SimplyScripts: Radio Scripts
Online.

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This site provides an alphabetical list of individual, old-time radio shows and places to obtain the scripts for those shows (either .html or .pdf format). For some scripts the site also provides links for purchasing videos of the particular show on Amazon.
The Drama Scholars Index to Plays and Filmscripts (2 vols)
Print, 1964, [PN1626.S19 D7].

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Indexes select film, play, television and radio scripts published in anthologies/collections, series and periodicals through 1972. Details.

Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, & More

Dictionary of Media and Communication by James Watson; Anne Hill
Call Number: P87.5 .W38 2006

ISBN: 034091338X

Publication Date: 2006-05-26
Encyclopedia of American Radio, 1920-1960 by Luther F. Sies
Call Number: PN1991.2 .S57 2008

ISBN: 0786429429

Publication Date: 2008-09-25
Historical Dictionary of American Radio Soap Operas by Jim Cox
Call Number: PN1991.8.S4 C695 2005

ISBN: 081085323X

Publication Date: 2005-11-15
Key Concepts in Radio Studies by Hugh Chignell
Call Number: [eBook]

ISBN: 9781446202531

Publication Date: 2009-01-01

Online.
Mass Media by Robert V. Hudson
Call Number: P92 .U5 H77 1987

ISBN: 0824086953

Publication Date: 1987-03-01
The Broadcast Communications Dictionary by Lincoln Diamant (Editor)
Call Number: PN1990.4 .D5 1989

ISBN: 031326502X

Publication Date: 1989-03-24

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Subjects: Humanities

Tags: film, film_studies, humanities, interdisciplinary, media, media_studies, radio, television