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Collection Donor:
Blum, Morris  Search this
Collection Creator:
WANN Radio Station (Annapolis, Maryland)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
undated
1947 - 1999
Scope and Contents:
Materials provide valuable insight into the African American community as a consumer market. These materials include market analysis, research studies and reports and magazine articles defining this group as a viable targeted audience beginning in the 1950s and 1960s. WANN Radio used this data to generate revenue from recommended businesses advertising their services and products on the air. There is also information relating to WANN Radio's advertising rates for these businesses and sales reports. In addition, there are some WANN Radio merchandising and in house advertisements. The materials are arranged in chronological order.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Researchers must use reference copies of audiovisual materials. When no reference copy exists, the Archives Center staff will produce reference copies on an "as needed" basis, as resources allow.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
WANN Radio Station Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0800, Series 5
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WANN Radio Station Records
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep85f273b87-cab7-467e-8e95-5b69a589f212
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0800-ref196