Charles William Robinson radio scripts
Scope and Contents
The collection contains 218 scripts for the radio program "The Mighty Meek."
With the scripts is a file of minor correspondence with Wayne L. Morse.
Dates
- 1942-1948
Creator
- Mighty meek (Radio program) (Organization)
- Morse, Wayne L. (Wayne Lyman), 1900-1974 (Person)
- Robinson, Charles William, 1889-1955 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing Use
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Biographical / Historical
Charles William Robinson was an attorney who practiced in Portland, Oregon. He wrote scripts for the radio program "The Mighty Meek." The program focused on stories that celebrated those people who are otherwise unnoticed in the world, "whose name may appear in the newspaper twice in their lifetime - once in the birth register and in the obituary," yet who are glorious "meek who shall inherit the earth." The program was broadcast over radio station KOIN in Portland, Oregon. Robinson also corresponded with Wayne Morse.
Extent
1.5 linear feet (2 containers) : 2 clamshell boxes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Charles William Robinson was an attorney who practiced in Portland, Oregon and who wrote scripts for the radio program "The Mighty Meek."
Arrangement
Material within this collection may have little to no intellectual or physical arrangement. Any arrangement may have derived from the records' creators or custodians. It may be necessary to look in multiple places for the same types of materials.
Processing Information
Collection processed by staff.
This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
This collection received a basic level of processing including minimal to no organization and rehousing.
Description information is drawn in part from information supplied with the collection and initial surveys of the contents.
- Biography Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Correspondence Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- KOIN (Radio station : Portland, Or.)
- Lawyers -- Oregon -- Portland Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Meekness Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Mighty meek (Radio program)
- Oregon Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Radio authorship -- United States Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Radio scripts Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Radio writers -- Oregon -- Portland Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Robinson, Charles William, 1889-1955
- Robinson, Charles William, 1889-1955
- Title
- Guide to the Charles William Robinson Radio Scripts
- Status
- Complete Description
- Author
- Tanya Parlet.
- Date
- 2013
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
- Sponsor
- Funding for production of this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).
Repository Details
Part of the University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Repository
