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78 rpm records

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Phonograph records played at 78 revolutions-per-minute, the standard playing speed for records until the mid-20th century. The maximum length of play per side was 4 1/2 minutes, and they appeared most commonly in ten-inch and twelve-inch formats.

Found in 33 Collections and/or Records:

1951 original compositions of BYU students, 1951

 File — Box 3: [Barcode: 31197239279919], Folder: 2
Identifier: MSS 9552 File AV003-005
Scope and Contents

Various composers, including Rowan Taylor, Alfred S. Morris, Jr., Pauline Dyreng, and Frederick Clark. Performers include Dixie Anne Meecham, Harold Laycock, Pauline Dyreng, and others.

Dates: 1951
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Rowan Taylor collection on Latter-day Saint Los Angeles area music programs

Arthur Watkins sound recordings, approximately 1948-1950

 Series
Identifier: MSS 146 Series 7
Scope and Contents

Contains phonograph recordings of family friends, and congressional reports from Senator Watkins. Dated approximately 1948 to 1950.

Dates: approximately 1948-1950
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Arthur V. Watkins papers

Bing Crosby — Chesterfield show, guest : Jimmy Stewart, 1951 December 5

 File — Oversize 69: Series 5 [Barcode: 31197239284091], Folder: 1-2
Identifier: MSS 2157 Series 5 File 3 File AV001-002
Scope and Contents

Recording in four parts, two records. 78rpm. 2.3 ET. NBC.

Dates: 1951 December 5
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / James Stewart papers / James Stewart papers on radio / The Bing Crosby show

Bing Crosby Chesterfield show, guest : Jimmy Stewart, 1951 January 24

 Item — Oversize 69: Series 5 [Barcode: 31197239284091], Folder: 6
Identifier: MSS 2157 Series 5 File 3 Item AV006
Scope and Contents

78rpm. 2.8 ET. NBC. Part 1-2.

Dates: 1951 January 24
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / James Stewart papers / James Stewart papers on radio / The Bing Crosby show

Bing Crosby Chesterfield show, guest : Jimmy Stewart, 1952 March 19

 File — Oversize 69: Series 5 [Barcode: 31197239284091], Folder: 8-9
Identifier: MSS 2157 Series 5 File 3 File AV008-009
Scope and Contents

78rpm. 2.3 ET. NBC. Three parts on two records.

Dates: 1952 March 19
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / James Stewart papers / James Stewart papers on radio / The Bing Crosby show

Bing Crosby General Electric show #5, host : Jimmy Stewart, 1953 January 6

 File — Oversize 69: Series 5 [Barcode: 31197239284091], Folder: 11-12
Identifier: MSS 2157 Series 5 File 3 File AV011-012
Scope and Contents

33rpm. 2.3 ET. NBC. Two parts.

Dates: 1953 January 6
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / James Stewart papers / James Stewart papers on radio / The Bing Crosby show

Bing Crosby General Electric show, guest : Jimmy Stewart, 1952 November 18

 Item — Oversize 69: Series 5 [Barcode: 31197239284091], Folder: 10
Identifier: MSS 2157 Series 5 File 3 Item AV010
Scope and Contents

78rpm. 2.3 ET. NBC. Two parts.

Dates: 1952 November 18
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / James Stewart papers / James Stewart papers on radio / The Bing Crosby show

Bing Crosby Philco Radio Time, guest : Jimmy Stewart, 1948 March 10

 File — Oversize 69: Series 5 [Barcode: 31197239284091], Folder: 4-5
Identifier: MSS 2157 Series 5 File 3 File AV004-005
Scope and Contents

78rpm. 2.3 ET. NBC. Parts 1, 3, 4, and 6.

Dates: 1948 March 10
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / James Stewart papers / James Stewart papers on radio / The Bing Crosby show

Britt Ponset's Christmas carol, 1953 December 20

 File — Oversize 70: Series 5 [Barcode: 31197239284083], Folder: 3-5
Identifier: MSS 2157 Series 5 File 6 File AV033-035
Scope and Contents

NBC. Six parts on three records. 78rpm. 2.3 ET.

Dates: 1953 December 20
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / James Stewart papers / James Stewart papers on radio / The six shooter

Call Northside 777 radio adaptation, 1948 October 7

 Item — Oversize 72: Series 3; Series 5 [Barcode: 31197239166769]
Identifier: MSS 2157 Series 3 Sub-Series 2 File 15 Item AV064-066
Scope and Contents

Camel Cigarettes present The Screen Guild Players radio program. Starring James Stewart, Pat O'Brien and Richard Conte. 78rpm. 2.3 ET. Six parts on three records.

Dates: 1948 October 7
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / James Stewart papers / James Stewart papers on motion pictures / James Stewart papers on films / Call Northside 777 (1948)

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