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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:

Chesterfield 7B, guest: Jimmy Stewart, 1951 November 14

 Item — Oversize 69: Series 5 [Barcode: 31197239284091], Folder: 7
Identifier: MSS 2157 Series 5 File 3 Item AV007
Scope and Contents

78rpm. 2.3 ET. NBC. Two parts.

Dates: 1951 November 14

Don L. Shumway and C.J. Butters, 1942 August 5

 Item — Box 11: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3 [Barcode: 31197239121160], Folder: 6
Identifier: MSS 8874 Series 1 Item AV001

Elder Chester J. Butters and Don L. Shumway at Dr. Van B. Tracy, 1942 August 12

 Item — Oversize-folder 14: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197239121335]
Identifier: MSS 8874 Series 1 Item AV003_02

Elders Butters and Shumway, Sisters Fisher and Brooksby, 1942 August 12

 Item — Oversize-folder 14: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197239121335]
Identifier: MSS 8874 Series 1 Item AV003_01

Geneil M. Butler audio message to Richard Marsh Butler, 1943

 Item — Box 12: Series 1; Series 4; Series 2 [Barcode: 31197239282319], Folder: 4
Identifier: MSS 8849 Series 2 Item AV001
Scope and Contents

Recordiogram. Record facilitated by the American Red Cross. Quite difficult to hear, but information can be made out.

Dates: 1943

Going my way, 1939 November 5

 File — Oversize 72: Series 3; Series 5 [Barcode: 31197239166769]
Identifier: MSS 2157 Series 5 File 2 File AV052-054
Scope and Contents

Radio drama. The Motion Picture Relief Fund- Screen Guild Show radio program. Starring Edward Arnold, James Stewart and Loretta Young. 78rpm. 2.3 ET. Recording in six parts on three records.

Dates: 1939 November 5

Hollywood star playhouse -- The six shooter, 1952 April 13

 File — Oversize 69: Series 5 [Barcode: 31197239284091], Folder: 14-16
Identifier: MSS 2157 Series 5 File 6 File AV014-016
Scope and Contents

9494 - Bakers of America. Would later become episode 11, "Sheriff Billy." NBC. Six parts on three records. 78rpm. 2.8 ET.

Dates: 1952 April 13

Jack Benny show, part 1-6, 1949 January 9

 File — Oversize 69: Series 5 [Barcode: 31197239284091]
Identifier: MSS 2157 Series 5 File 4 File AV017-018
Scope and Contents

Six parts.

Dates: 1949 January 9

Mission completed starring James Stewart, 1949 December 1

 File — Oversize 70: Series 5 [Barcode: 31197239284083], Folder: 6-8
Identifier: MSS 2157 Series 5 File 5 File AV 036-038
Scope and Contents

Auto-Lite Suspense radio program. 78rpm. 2.3 ET. Six parts on three records.

Dates: 1949 December 1

Misty Mountain starring James Stewart, 1939 January 22

 File — Oversize 69: Series 5 [Barcode: 31197239284091], Folder: 22-25
Identifier: MSS 2157 Series 5 File 1 File AV022-025
Scope and Contents

Silver Theater. Columbia Broadcasting System. Seven parts. 78rpm. 2.3 ET.

Dates: 1939 January 22