Duane G. Straub Papers

Duane G. Straub Papers

Straub, Duane G.

NPBA 93-35

4.75 linear feet

1961-1975

1959-1983 and undated

Mass Media and Culture

Special Collections, University of Maryland Libraries, Hornbake Library, College Park, MD 20742. Tel: 301-405-9212, Fax: 301-314-2709, Email: askhornbake@umd.edu

Duane Gene Straub has held many positions in the fields of broadcasting, television and education. From 1963 to 1965, he served as the Operations Manager/Lecturer at WOUB-T.V., Ohio University. Then, from 1965 to 1975 he was the Associate Director of the Public Television Library (a division of the Public Broadcasting Service) at Indiana University. There he administered business operations, acquired and distributed programming to more than 250 national public television stations, and acquired a library of over 3,000 programs, many of which remain in current distribution. The collection focuses on materials Straub collected while working at Michigan State University, Ohio State University, and the University of Indiana. Subjects include the Public Television Library, National Association of Educational Broadcasters, copyright and satellite communications.

This collection is open for research use.

Duane G. Straub Papers, Special Collections, University of Maryland Libraries.

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