Guide to the WHCU Department Of Black Affairs Records,
1971-1991

Collection Number: 4904

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library

Contact Information:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
(607) 255-3530
Fax: (607) 255-9524
rareref@cornell.edu
http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
Compiled by:
M.E. Warren
Date completed:
March 1995
EAD encoding:
Martin Heggestad, April 2003

© 2002 Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library


DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
WHCU Department of Black Affairs records, 1971-1991.
Collection Number:
4904
Creator:
WHCU Department of Black Affairs.
Quantity:
.1 cubic ft.; 173 tape recordings.
Forms of Material:
Tape recordings and scripts.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
Tape recordings and scripts of the Night Sounds program broadcast on radio station WHCU in Ithaca, New York; interviews, promotional advertisements for local businesses, local news broadcasts, and other programs for the African American listening audience in Central New York State.
Language:
Collection material in English


COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Tape recordings and scripts of the Night Sounds program broadcast on radio station WHCU in Ithaca, New York; interviews, promotional advertisements for local businesses, local news broadcasts, and other programs for the African American listening audience in Central New York State.

SUBJECTS

Names:
WHCU.

Subjects:
African American mass media--New York (State)--Ithaca.
African American radio stations--New York (State)--Ithaca.

Form and Genre Terms:
Tape recordings.


INFORMATION FOR USERS

Access Restrictions
Restricted Files:
Series III : Box 1, Folder 41, "Letters Received 1975 - 1976"
Series III : Box 1, Folder 43, "Letters Received 1977 - 1979"
Series III : Box 1, Folder 45, "Letters Received 1979 - 1980"
Series III : Box 2, Folder 2, "Letters Received 1981"
Series III : Box 2, Folder 4, "Letters Received 1982"
Series III : Box 2, Folder 6, "Letters Received 1983"
Series III : Box 2, Folder 8, "Letters Received 1984"
Series III : Box 2, Folder 10, "Letters Received 1985 - 1986"
Cite As:
WHCU Department of Black Affairs records, #4904. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.

CONTAINER LIST

Date
Description
Container
Series I. Tape Recordings
Mar. 5, 1991
N.S. Reel 1 - Homemakers Committee
7014
N.S. Reel 2
7015
N.S. Reel 3
7016
N.S. Reel 4
7017
Feb. 19, 1991
Night Sounds Production Tape
7018
Feb. 19, 1991
N.S. Reel 6 - Backgrounds of Afro/Latino Sounds
7019
Feb. 25, 1991
Puerto Rico and American Justice; N.S. Reel 7
7020
N.S. Reel 8, Soweto - Rest of the News
7021
N.S. Reel 9, Bob Staples/J. Turner Interview
7022
Feb. 26, 1991
N.S. Reel 10- Dimension Series: "Black Students at Ithaca High School"
7023
N.S. Reel 11 - Owusu Sadarkai
7024
N.S. Reel 12 - The Oriental Bros.
7025
N.S. Reel 13 - Production Tape
7026
Aug. 23, 1984
N.S. Reel 14 - "Elks Rest" Farewell Reception for Lynn M. Harvey
7027
N.S. Reel 15 - Reel 3 - White Roots
7028
N.S. Reel 16 Black History Month 1984
7029
N.S. Reel 17 Bobby Byrd Blk Ivory Interview
7030
N.S. Reel 18
7031
N.S. Reel 19
7032
Oct. 17, 1972
N.S. Reel 20 Black Affairs Dept. Special, Dominica Special
7033
1-Apr-84
N.S. Reel 21 Native People's Program
7034
N.S. Reel 22
7035
N.S. Reel 23 "Come Back Elena" and "In the Cutting of a Drink"
7036
N.S. Reel 24 "The Village Saint" and "A Crooked Rib"
7037
Mar. 28, 1991
N.S. Reel 25 "A Kind of marriage"
7038
Mar. 28, 1991
N.S. Reel 26 "The Old Man of Usumbura" and "The Sun Roasted Me"
7039
N.S. Reel 27 "The Barbed Wire" Part 1
7040
N.S. Reel 28 "The Barbed Wire" Part 2
7041
N.S. Reel 29 "Oda Oak Oracle" Part 2
7042
N.S. Reel 30 "Oda Oak Oracle" Part 1
7043
N.S. Reel 31 Prof. Murapa interview - The Next Vietnam
7044
Apr. 20, 1982; June 25, 1991
N.S. Reel 32 Saake; State of Black America
7045
Dec. 26, 1981
N.S. Reel 33 The Seven Days of Kwanza
7046
July 24, 1980
N.S. Reel 34 Black World Newscast
7047
June 28, 1991
N.S. Reel 35 Reaves, Eagle Bay - Indian Encampment for I.V.P.
7048
N.S. Reel 36 James Newton Premiere I.D./Promo
7049
Nov. 12, 1979
N.S. Reel 37 Silver Hill Recording
7050
Sept.-Oct. 1979
N.S. Reel 38 History Reports 1-5
7051
Aug. 1988
N.S. Reel 39 Ojeda (oh-jay-dah) Penn, "South Afica"; Finger Lakes National Forest; Arcade and Attica Railroad; Fulton Fish Market Tours
7052
N.S. Reel 40
7053
N.S. Reel 41 Leslie Gross Dubbs
7054
1982
N.S. Reel 42 Leslie Gross Dubbs
7055
1980
N.S. Reel 43 Wanda Motley's "State of Black America" Campaign 1980
7056
N.S. Reel 44
7057
N.S. Reel 45 The State of Black America Segment: Black in the Military Part II
7058
N.S. Reel 46 Linda Gadsby BWN Air Checks
7059
Sept. 30, 1982
N.S. Reel 47 Dizzy Gillespie Focus Part I
7060
Mar. 4, 1984
N.S. Reel 48 Native People's Program
7061
N.S. Reel 49 Arnold Stovell Black World News Dubs
7062
June 3, 1991
N.S. Reel 50 Ken Glover Black World News Air Checks
7063
June 3, 1991
N.S. Reel 51 Sonji Stevenson Black World News Air Checks Reel I
7064
Feb. 1981
N.S. Reel 52 Black History Month Promo Take #6
7065
N.S. Reel 53 Annette I.D.'s/In the nightlight line Black World News In and Out
7066
Feb. 14, 1983
N.S. Reel 54 Tellin' It Like It Was Black American Poetry, D. Alexander
7067
1985
N.S. Reel 55 Black History Month
7068
N.S. Reel 56 Native People's Program
7069
N.S. Reel 57
7070
May 30, 1991
N.S. Reel 58 Kwanza, Day VII Imani
7071
Nov. 15, 1982
N.S. Reel 59 Mystery Theater
7072
May 30, 1941
N.S. Reel 60 Ebony Insight
7073
1975
N.S. Reel 61 Stan Reaves
7074
N.S. Reel 62 American Music
7075
June 30, 1991
N.S. Reel 63 Songi Stevenson BWN Air Checks Reel II
7076
Nov. 1983
N.S. Reel 64 Cynthia Nwizu Dubb Tape
7077
Feb. 28, 1991
N.S. Reel 65 News Clips and Commercials; Air Check or ...Kim francis
7078
Feb. 19, 1991
N.S. Reel 66 News Clips
7079
Feb. 25, 1991
N.S. Reel 67 News Clips; "Tellin' It Like It Was"
7080
Spring 1984
N.S. Reel 68 Amanda Hor N.A.R. Minority Intern
7081
Mar. 5, 1984; Mar. 4, 1991
N.S. Reel 69Stokley Carmichael - Todd's Editorial
7082
Feb. 18, 1991
Commercials
7083
1982
Community Day Celebration - Weekend Promo - Geo. Raymond - Old BWN
7084
Aug. 1976-Feb. 1977
PSA and Commercial Dubs
7085
Feb. 26, 1991
take 11/commercials
7086
June 26, 1984
Ann Walters PSA Tape - Minority Radio Media Round-up
7087
Mar. 4, 1991
News Clips, Music and commercials, Stan Reaves Night Sounds - Temptations, DD Sharp, etc.
7088
Mar. 4, 1991; Sept. 1985
MusicAlice, "The Wizard"
7089
Mar. 4, 1991
30 seconds of music
7090
Mar. 5, 1991
Tshaka Tuner BWN Air Checks; Music/commercialsTshaka Tuner BWN Air Checks
7091
Mar. 5, 1991
L-9-1-64
7092
1975; Mar. 5, 1991
D.B.A. Commercials and promosMusic and Commercials
7093
Mar. 25, 1991
Music of Night Sounds
7094
Mar. 25, 1991
Commercial
7095
June 3, 1991
blank tape
7096
Nov. 14, 1985; June 3, 1991
Trial: L. Gadsby Part IIMusic
7097
May 2, 1983; June 3, 1991
Tellin' It Like It WasPromos
7098
May 1, 1983; June 4, 1991
"Han Yun"Sports
7099
Nov. 14, 1985; June 6, 1991
Trial: L. Gadsby Pt. IMusic
7100
June 25, 1991
Music
7101
June 25, 1991
Charles Fabius BWN Air ChecksMusic Promos
7102
June 25, 1991
Blank
7103
1984-1986; June 25, 1991
Nightsounds Commercial DubsPromos
7104
Dec. 31, 1985; July 2, 1991
Nightsounds Best of 1985Music
7105
Apr. 30, 1984; 1985; July 2, 1991
Tellin" It Like It WasSingle Life The Best of 1985 Tape #2Music
7106
Feb. 20, 1984; 1985; July 2, 1991
Tellin' It Like It WasNightsounds - The Best of 1985 "Dancing in the Key of Life"Music
7107
1985; July 2, 1991
Best of 1985 "Saving All My Love"Music 1985
7108
Feb. 6, 1991
Music
7137
May 25, 1982
Displaced Homemakers Committee Job Readiness Training Program - Hazal Brampton
7138
Feb. 6, 1991
Music
7139
Feb. 6, 1991
Night Sounds - 10th Anniversary
7140
Feb. 6, 1991
Music and Commercials
7141
Feb. 6, 1991
African - Slaves History
7142
Feb. 10, 1991
Music
7143
Feb. 10, 1991
Music
7144
Feb. 10, 1991
African/American Sports News
7145
Feb. 10, 1991
K. Crenshaw
7146
Feb. 11, 1991
Ebony Insight
7147
Feb. 11, 1991
Sports, Fights, Black World News
7148
Feb. 11, 1991
Black World News/Clips
7149
June 25, 1991
Promo
7150
June 25, 1991
Promo
7151
June 26, 1991
Promo
7152
June 26, 1991
Promo
7153
The State of Black America Segment: Blacks in the Military - Fred Ennis
7154
Dennis W[?] School Board Candidate on his campaign strategy and reaching the people
7155
June 26, 1991
Black World News - Promo
7156
June 26, 1991
Sports
7157
June 27, 1991
Music - Night Sounds Promo Project Ennis
7158
May 1979
Dr. Martin Luther King Special
7159
June 28, 1991
Promo
7160
June 30-July 4, 1991
Sports
7161
Business Reports 1-5
7162
Black Solidarity Day
7163
Common Ground Production; George Byron Production
7164
Johnson Products Company"Great Beautiful Black Women"
7165
Sept. 4, 1979
NS/Jamaa
7166
Teletype for news production
7167
"Blank - found nothing on this tape"
7168
Sall Show This Week
7169
Night Sounds Tee Shirts Master (Promo)
7170
Series 93 Business Reports 1-5
7171
Business Reports 1-5
7172
Series 29 History Reports 1-5
7173
Series 24 Sport Reports 1-5
7174
July 1979
Series 24 Business Reports
7175
Series I. Office Files
1974 - 1979
Budget Reports
Box 1 Folder 1
1974 - 1979
Department Proposals (Folder 1 of 2)
Box 1 Folder 2
1974 - 1979
Department Proposals (Folder 2 of 2)
Box 1 Folder 3
1982 - 1987
Intros, Outros, Promos and Dubs (Folder 1 of 2)
Box 1 Folder 4
1982 - 1987
Intros, Outros, Promos and Dubs (Folder 2 of 2)
Box 1 Folder 5
1978 - 1984
Job Descriptions
Box 1 Folder 6
Nightsounds Alumni Folder
Box 1 Folder 7
Nightsounds Announcer Information (Folder 1 of 2)
Box 1 Folder 8
Nightsounds Announcer Information (Folder 2 of 2)
Box 1 Folder 9
Nightsounds Announcers' Manual
Box 1 Folder 10
1978, 1981 - 1983
Nightsounds Staff
Box 1 Folder 11
1976 - 1981
Nightsounds Surveys (Folder 1 of 2)
Box 1 Folder 12
1976 - 1981
Nightsounds Surveys (Folder 2 of 2)
Box 1 Folder 13
1974 - 1982
Program Promotion (Folder 1 of 2)
Box 1 Folder 14
1974 - 1982
Program Promotion (Folder 2 of 2)
Box 1 Folder 15
1975 - 1977
Reports on Activities
Box 1 Folder 16
Staff Resumes
Box 1 Folder 17
1979 - 1980, 1983 - 1984
Student Internships
Box 1 Folder 18
1981 - 1986
Student Work/Study
Box 1 Folder 19
1985
Black History Month: Black Writers
Box 1 Folder 20
Series II. Special Projects
1984
Black History Month: Celebrating the Strength, Spirit and Courage of Black Women (Folder 1 of 2)
Box 1 Folder 21
1984
Black History Month: Celebrating the Strength, Spirit and Courage of Black Women (Folder 2 of 2)
Box 1 Folder 22
1983
Black History Month (Folder 1 of 2)
Box 1 Folder 23
1983
Black History Month (Folder 2 of 2)
Box 1 Folder 24
1982
Black History Month (Folder 1 of 2)
Box 1 Folder 25
1982
Black History Month (Folder 2 of 2)
Box 1 Folder 26
1980 - 1981
Black History Month
Box 1 Folder 27
1979 - 1984
Black World News Editorials
Box 1 Folder 28
1978 - 1981
Black World News - Press Releases
Box 1 Folder 29
1978 - 1981
Black World News Sources
Box 1 Folder 30
1982 - 1985
Black World News Special Projects
Box 1 Folder 31
1983
Ebony Insight
Box 1 Folder 32
1981 - 1982
Ebony Insight (Folder 1 of 2)
Box 1 Folder 33
1981 - 1982
Ebony Insight (Folder 2 of 2)
Box 1 Folder 34
1978 - 1981
Ebony Insight (Folder 1of 2)
Box 1 Folder 35
Ebony Insight (Folder 2 of 2)
Box 1 Folder 36
1981 - 1985
Special Projects (Folder 1 of 2)
Box 1 Folder 37
1981 - 1985
Special Projects (Folder 2 of 2)
Box 1 Folder 38
1982 - 1984
Westwood One Productions - "Tellin' it like it was..."
Box 1 Folder 39
Series III. Correspondence
1975 - 1976
Letters Received
Box 1 Folder 40
1975 - 1976
Letters Received
Box 1 Folder 41
1977 - 1979
Letters Received
Box 1 Folder 42
1977 - 1979
Letters Received (Restricted)
Box 1 Folder 43
1979 - 1980
Letters Received
Box 1 Folder 44
1979 - 1980
Letters Received (Restricted)
Box 1 Folder 45
1981
Letters Received
Box 2 Folder 1
1981
Letters Received (Restricted)
Box 2 Folder 2
1982
Letters Received
Box 2 Folder 3
1982
Letters Received (Restricted)
Box 2 Folder 4
1983
Letters Received
Box 2 Folder 5
1983
Letters Received (Restricted)
Box 2 Folder 6
1984
Letters Received
Box 2 Folder 7
1984
Letters Received (Restricted)
Box 2 Folder 8
1985 - 1986
Letters Received
Box 2 Folder 9
1985 - 1986
Letters Received (Restricted)
Box 2 Folder 10
Series IV. Subject Files
1976 - 1978
African News
Box 2 Folder 11
1978
Allan Bakke Case
Box 2 Folder 12
1975 - 1976
Black and Puerto Rican Legislative Caucus
Box 2 Folder 13
1975 - 1976
Black Men of Ithaca
Box 2 Folder 14
1967 - 1976
Cornell Black Alumni
Box 2 Folder 15
1975 - 1976
COSEP (Folder 1 of 2)
Box 2 Folder 16
1975 - 1976
COSEP (Folder 2 of 2)
Box 2 Folder 17
1986
Drive to Save NightSounds
Box 2 Folder 18
1974
Elmira Prison Project
Box 2 Folder 19
1976
Herb Parker Firing/Day Hall Takeover
Box 2 Folder 20
1974 - 1983
History of Black Radio in Ithaca - "NightSounds"
Box 2 Folder 21
1972 - 1976
History of Black Radio in Ithaca - "Sounds of Blackness" (Folder 1 of 2)
Box 2 Folder 22
1972 - 1976
History of Black Radio in Ithaca - "Sounds of Blackness" (Folder 2 of 2)
Box 2 Folder 23
History of Blacks in Ithaca
Box 2 Folder 24
1979 - 1982
Ku Klux Klan Activity (Includes Press Releases and Black World News Stories)
Box 2 Folder 25
1983 - 1984
NAACP File of Press Releases
Box 2 Folder 26
1981
National Black Independence Political Party
Box 2 Folder 27
1979
Sambo's Restaurant Controversy
Box 2 Folder 28
1978 - 1983
South Africa
Box 2 Folder 29
1984
Tenth Anniversary Celebration
Box 2 Folder 30