WVBR (Radio Station : Cornell University)

Audio recordings of the radio shows featuring a wide range of folk performers. Reels include inserts with handwritten notes by Shapiro about the performances and a list of the songs played. The notes and lists may have spelling errors and song titles may have been generated from how the song sounded not the actual title. Some notes also include markings to indicate songs that were particularly notable.

35 CDs of radio programs recorded from live broadcasts over WVBR AM and FM, “The Voice of the Bib Red,” Cornell’s radio station, along with a sampler CD and a digital booklet and other digital files with photographs and information about the program, the tapes, and the background of the WVBR recordings, compiled by Cornell alumnus Bob Mayers '59, B. Arch. '61, dating from April 12, 1956, to November 8, 1960.

Collection includes reports; letter; station log (1948-1951); minutes of the Cornell Radio Guild, Inc. (1971); Board minutes (1968); published Program Guides (1959-1965); and other materials pertaining to Cornell radio station WVBR.