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James Armsey Papers

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Abstract

Title:
James Armsey Papers
Author/Creator:
Armsey, James
Collection number:
NPBA 1993-4
Size:
3 folders (0.25 linear foot)
Bulk dates:
1992, undated
Inclusive dates:
1992, undated
Collection Area:
Mass Media and Culture
Repository:
Special Collections, University of Maryland Libraries, Hornbake Library, College Park, MD 20742. Tel: 301-405-9212, Fax: 301-314-2709, Email: askhornbake@umd.edu
Abstract:

James Armsey oversaw the formation of educational television for the Ford Foundation in the 1950s and 1960s as program director of the Foundation's Fund for Adult Education beginning in 1957. There, he worked on the development of a group of noncommercial television stations as part of the Educational Television and Radio Center. He was also instrumental in the creation of educational station WNDT in 1961. The collection documents Armsey's career at the Ford Foundation.

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Restrictions:

This collection is unprocessed and may require pre-screening before viewing. Please contact the National Public Broadcasting Archives for more information

Preferred citation:

James Armsey Papers, Special Collections, University of Maryland Libraries.

Status:

This collection is PROCESSED. The finding aid is currently unavailable online. Please contact the Curator of Mass Media and Culture for more information.