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The Frederic
W. Ziv Collection Consisting of over 15,000 individual items, the Ziv Collection spans the
amazing career of pioneer syndicator Frederic Ziv. Over 11,000 transcription disks, many of them origional master recordings,
represent Ziv's entire radio syndication career.
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The Minnabelle
Abbott Hutchins Collection Saved for over 60 years by the family of the one-time WLW actress,
Minnabelle's collection is a one-of-a-kind glimpse into radio in the 1930's.
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The Edwin Dooley/Clyde
Haehnle Collection This collection consists of several hundred hours of radio programs saved
from destruction in the 1970's, including the best extant examples of the legendary WLW program, "Moon River"
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The Chares Guffin
Photograph Collection With a scrapbook kept by the late WLW engineer Charlie Guffin,
this collection contains over a hundred candid photographs taken in and around the WLW studios during its superpower years
of the 1930's.
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The Mary Wood
Collection This collection consists of nearly 350 individual items, featuring photographs,
news clippings, letters and other memorabilia from the long career of the legendary Cincinnati media newspaper columnist.
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The Henry Thies
Collection Our most recent major acquisition featuring photographs and news clippings from
WLW's "star" orchestra leader and music conductor of the 1930's.
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The Eugene Patterson
Collection A large collection of photographs and recordings from 1930's WLW engineer and amateur
photographer, Patterson.
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The Robert Miller
Collection A major collection of photographs, scripts and other items relating to WLW's Farm
Department, including items documenting "Everybody's Farm" in Mason, Ohio.
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The Kathryn Louise
Johnston Family Collection A collection of photographs, letters and hand-written scripts related
to Hoosier radio storyteller and announcer; Boss Johnston.
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The Jim Davison
Collection A collection of items related to the radio history of Cleveland and Northeastern
Ohio.
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Other Collections
include: The James C. King Oral History Collection; The Founders Collection of Sound and Print; The Mickey Fischer Collection;
The Paul Dixon Collection and our General Collection.
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To contact us
about our archives, or to donate, click on the "contact" link or call 513-777-7891. The
Media Heritage Archives are a "closed" archive--meaning researchers must visit the collection on-site and in-person.
Copies of some items may be made available for a small fee. Media Heritage reserves the rights to all photographs, documents
and other items in its collection. Reprint or publication without permission is strictly prohibited. Consult Media
Heritage for a more detailed account of our collections, rules and restrictions.
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