Identity area
Reference code
OTUFM 10-E-3
Title
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation radio scripts
Date(s)
- 1949-2003, 1953-1970 predominant (Creation)
Level of description
Subseries
Extent and medium
22 cm of textual records
Context area
Name of creator
(1927-2022)
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Subseries consists of radio scripts, program lists, repertoire lists, and related correspondence for radio programs and documentaries that John Beckwith planned and wrote for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). Radio series included "Music in our Time" (1953-1956); "Music of the Church" (1954-1957); "The World of Music" (1956-1963); "Music Diary" (1963-1968); and other occassional contributions to other programs. Beckwith also prepared documentaries on Hector Berlioz, Frédéric Chopin, Pierre Boulez, Bela Bartok, and Glenn Gould.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Files arranged by radio series and listed in chronological order.