Inventory of the WDBS Collection, 1949 - 1983
[top]Descriptive Summary
TitleWDBS Collection,
1949 - 1983.
Creator
WDBS (Radio station : Durham, N.C.)
Extent
8 Linear Feet,
2130 Items
Repository
2130 Items
University Archives, Duke University
Abstract
WDBS was Duke University's campus radio
station from 1950-1983. It initially broadcast on AM by carrier current, a system in which radio
signals were fed into the university's electrical system. In 1971, WDBS began broadcasting on FM
107.1 as a commercial, non-profit station. AM broadcasts ceased in the early 1970s. WDBS was sold
in 1983 to repay debts the station owed Duke University. Collection includes annual reports,
correspondence, proposals, newspaper clippings, advertising, program guides, record company
photographs and press releases, and other materials related to the operation of WDBS. There are
also reel-to-reel sound recordings of broadcasts from the 1960s and 1970s, including speeches by
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Stokeley Carmichael, Douglas Knight, Samuel Dubois Cook, Charles
Goodell, Robert Shelton, Spiro Agnew, Julian Bond, Birch Bayh, William Kunstler, Floyd McKissick,
Richard Kleindienst, and Terry Sanford. News events and other subjects represented on tape include
the 1968 Vigil, the 1969 takeover of the Allen Building by the Afro-American Society, racial unrest
in Durham, anti-war activism, the 1971 USA Pan-Africa track meet, the 1972 Republican National
Convention, the dedication of the William R. Perkins Library, and the Duke Symposium. Musical
recordings include an organ recital, the Concert Band, and the Glee Club.
Language
English.
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Administrative Information
Access RestrictionsPatrons must sign the Acknowledgement of Legal Responsibility and Privacy Rights form before using this collection.
In off-site storage; 24 hours advance notice is required for use.
Use of audiotapes from this collection requires the creation of reference copies.
Reference copies for a few of the tapes have been made on audiocassettes, and if a reference copy
exists, it is noted in this finding aid. To arrange for the creation of reference copies of other
items, please contact University Archives staff. Although these recordings are now stored in a
stable environment, their condition and playback quality is unknown.
Use Restrictions
Copyright for Official University records is held by Duke University; all other
copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated
by United States copyright law.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], WDBS Collection, University Archives, Duke University.
Provenance
The WDBS Collection was received by the University Archives as transfers and gifts in
1969, 1972, 1974, 1979, 1981, 1996, accession numbers UA69-55, UA72-55, UA72-78, UA74-25, UA74-187,
UA79-95, UA81-71, UA96-95.
Processing Information
Processed by Dean Jeffrey
Completed Dec. 2, 2005
Encoded by Dean Jeffrey, Dec. 9, 2005
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
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Historical Note
WDBS was Duke University's campus radio station from 1950-1983. It initially broadcast on AM by carrier current, a system in which radio signals were fed into the university's electrical system. In 1971, WDBS began broadcasting on FM 107.1 as a commercial, non-profit station. AM broadcasts ceased in the early 1970s. WDBS was sold in 1983 to repay debts the station owed Duke University.
In 1947, three classmates from Rocky Mount, NC started a carrier current station called WCDC (for "We cover Duke campus".) They were persuaded to make their station an official university activity, and in 1950, WDBS began broadcasting from the basement of the Gray Building. In 1963, WDBS moved to the Bivins Building on East Campus.
In addition to music, the station presented campus news, national news, Duke athletics, and coverage of special events, including the 1968 Vigil after the death of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the 1969 Allen Building takeover, and anti-Viet Nam War activities.
In 1971, WDBS purchased its FM license from Durham's WSRC. AM broadcasts continued for a time but ceased soon thereafter. Although owned by Duke, WDBS-FM operated independently as a commercial but non-profit entity. Initially run by students, by 1975 it was primarily staffed by professionals. The station was known for its extensive record collection, free form rock programming, and coverage of local events.
The purchase of the FM license, made possible by a long term loan from the university that was to be repaid from advertising revenue, put the station into debt from which it never recovered. Talk of selling the station's license, in order to pay back the debt to the university, began in the mid-to-late 70s.
In May 1978, WDBS agreed to sell its license to Village Broadcasting of Chapel Hill, pending approval from the Federal Communications Commission. Durham residents opposed to the sale petitioned the FCC to stop the license transfer. In October 1979, the Board of Directors of WDBS withdrew from the sale, citing the lack of approval from the FCC.
In 1980, the station moved from Bivins to Broad Street. In an attempt to increase listenership, WDBS changed its format from rock to classical during the day and jazz at night. In August 1982, WDBS agreed to sell to Classic Ventures, Ltd., pending approval by the FCC. The sale was approved in April 1983 and WDBS became an easy listening station. In 1984, it became WXFC.
There are some connections between WDBS and the later FM station, WXDU. In 1974, the unused AM carrier current system was revived as WDUR, playing Top-40, rock, and jazz. In 1977, WDUR became WDUK after a local commercial station petitioned the FCC for the call letters WDUR. In 1977, when the sale of WDBS was being considered, WDUK staffers proposed that students take over and operate WDBS. This proposal was eventually rejected. When WDBS moved off campus in 1980, WDUK moved into its former studios. In 1983, WDUK began broadcasting on FM as WXDU.
[top]Collection Overview
Collection includes annual reports, correspondence, proposals, newspaper clippings,
advertising, program guides, record company photographs and press releases, and other materials
related to the operation of WDBS. There are also reel-to-reel sound recordings of broadcasts from
the 1960s and 1970s, including speeches by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Stokeley Carmichael,
Douglas Knight, Samuel Dubois Cook, Charles Goodell, Robert Shelton, Spiro Agnew, Julian Bond,
Birch Bayh, William Kunstler, Floyd McKissick, Richard Kleindienst, and Terry Sanford. News events
and other subjects represented on tape include the 1968 Vigil, the 1969 takeover of the Allen
Building by the Afro-American Society, racial unrest in Durham, anti-war activism, the 1971 USA
Pan-Africa track meet, the 1972 Republican National Convention, the dedication of the William R.
Perkins Library, and the Duke Symposium. Musical recordings include an organ recital, the Concert
Band, and the Glee Club.
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Subject Headings
These and related materials may be accessed under the following subject headings in the
Duke University Libraries online catalog.
- African Americans--North Carolina--Durham--Political activity.
- African American student movements.
- Agnew, Spiro T., 1918-
- Bayh, Birch, 1928-
- Bond, Julian, 1940-
- Carmichael, Stokely.
- Civil rights demonstrations--North Carolina--Durham.
- College radio stations.
- Cook, Samuel DuBois, 1927-
- Duke University. Afro-American Society.
- Duke University--History--20th century.
- Duke University--Students--Political activity.
- Goodell, Charles E. (Charles Ellsworth), 1926-1987.
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968.
- Kleindienst, Richard G., 1923-
- Knight, Douglas M., 1921-
- Kunstler, William Moses, 1919-
- McKissick, Floyd B. (Floyd Bixler), 1922-
- Sanford, Terry, 1917-
- Shelton, Robert M.
- Student movements--United States.
- Students--Political activity.
- Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975--Protest movements--United States.
- WDBS (Radio station : Durham, N.C.)
- Broadcasts.
- Sound recordings.
Related Material
Joseph C. Wetherby papers,
1930 - 1976
Duke University Archives
Vice President for Business and Finance records,
1962-1985
Duke University Archives
Detailed Description of the Collection
Annual Reports, 1951-1970
Includes annual reports from the station manager, engineering manager, public
relations manager, business manager, production manager, news editor, and other staff members. Also
included are profit and loss statements, correspondence regarding equipment, equipment diagrams,
program schedules, and other materials related to the operation of WDBS.
Box 1
Folder 1-15
Annual reports, 1951-1970
Correspondence, Clippings, Histories, etc., [1949]-1983, undated
Folder 16
A Student Radio Station to Cover Duke Campus: Proposal,
[1949]
Folder 17
Charter, Bylaws, Operational Code, undated
Folder 18
Clippings,
1970-1983, undated
Most of the clippings concern events surrounding the proposed sale of the station in
the 70s, a proposal by WDUK to assume the operations of WDBS and give control of the station back
to students, community opposition to the sale, and the final sale of the station in 1983.
Folder 19
Correspondence,
1950-1970, undated
Memos and correspondence, including a 1950 plan for installing a campus radio
station and a 1966 report on the feasibility of a campus FM station.
Folder 20
Financial: Budgets, Advertising Brochures, etc.,
1960-1968, undated
Folder 21
History of Radio Station WDBS, Part I, 1947-1957. J. Robert Brubaker,
1958
Folder 22
History of Radio Station WDBS, Part II, 1958-1968. J. William Veatch, III,
1968
Folder 23
News Wire Reports,
circa 1967-1968
Printed teletype reports from United Press International (UPI). Most of the news
stories pertain to 1968 presidential primaries.
Folder 24
Miscellany,
1954-[1978], undated
Bumper stickers, promotional items, and other materials.
Folder 25
WDBS-FM: Loan Request Proposal with Exhibits and Related Data, copy 1,
1970 July 11
Folder 26
WDBS-FM: Loan Request Proposal with Exhibits and Related Data, copy 2,
1970 July 11
Folder 27
Radio Council,
1965-1971, undated
Folder 28
Radio Council Petitions for Positions,
circa 1962-1970
Folder 29
Wiring Diagrams, undated
MC
20
WDBS 107.1 FM Stereo,
circa 1974, UA96-95
poster
Item
D1
poster
"Your Radio Station"
,
1971, UA81-71
12 inch phonograph record, one-sided
12 inch phonograph record, one-sided
Program Guides, 1973-1980
The WDBS Program Guide began as a weekly pamphlet that listed the week's programming.
By 1974, it published monthly, accepted advertising, and featured articles, fiction, poetry,
photography, and a calendar of local cultural events.
Box 3
Folder 30-35
Program guides, 1973-1980
Record Company Promotional Materials, circa 1970-1980
Photographs, posters, press releases, and other materials supplied to WDBS by record
companies.
Box 4
Promotional materials
Audiotapes, 1956-1973, undated
All recordings are on 1/4 inch tape on 7-inch reels unless otherwise noted. Tapes are
arranged chronologically. The original labelling on the tape boxes is transcribed here, even though
in some cases it may seem anachronistic or insensitive (i.e., the term "Afros" used as an
abbreviation for "African-Americans.")
Interviews, addresses, and other news coverage, 1960-1973, undated
Post-Christian Man Symposium (8 reels),
1960 Nov. 15-1960 Nov. 17
Glenn Negley: Last Lecture,
1961 Mar. 9
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Page Auditorium
1964 Nov. 13
Reference Copy: Sound Cassette. UA79-95-20.
Another recording of Dr. King's speech is in the collection: Radio TV
Services Records. Reels B-224-A and B-224-B.
Symposium on the South in Continuity and Change: Allan Sindler,
1965 Feb. 22
Symposium on the South in Continuity and Change: Joseph J. Spengler,
1965 Feb. 22
Rosa Weinstein Lectures: Dr. Martin Fox,
1966 Feb. 16-1966 Feb. 17
Box 8
Symposium: Newcomen Society,
1966 Apr. 14, (10 inch reel)
Box 5
Stokeley Carmichael: Interview,
1967 Mar.
Reference Copy: Sound Cassette. UA79-95-21.
Stokeley Carmichael: Page Auditorium
1967 Mar.
Reference Copy: Sound Cassette. UA79-95-22/23/24
Another recording of Carmichael's speech is in the collection: Radio TV
Services Records. Reels B-608-A and B-608-B.
Box 8
Middle East Crisis,
1968 Mar. 8-1968 Mar. 9, (10 inch
reel)
WDBS Tapes of the Duke Vigil, 1968 Apr. 5-1968 Apr. 10
Cassette listening copies and reel-to-reel dubs of the following tapes in the
WDBS Tapes of the Duke Vigil series are in the University Archives' Duke Vigil Collection. In May,
1968, WDBS dubbed its collection of reel-to-reel tapes of the Vigil and donated the dubs to the
Rare Book Room (later transferred to University Archives). Cassette listening copies were made from
these dubs. Some of the originals of these tapes are missing from the WDBS collection and
presumably exist only as dubs in the Duke Vigil Collection; however, there are some discrepancies
between the numbering of the tapes in the two collections, making it difficult to determine if all
the tapes in the WDBS collection are represented in the Vigil collection.
Box 5
Vigil #1, 1968 Apr. 5
Pete Seeger Spots by Paul Robert Conroy; In the Beginning: Friday night, April
5, 1968, Speech in the Alumni Lounge by Dr. John Strange to the group just before marching to Dr.
Knight's home.
Dub: Duke Vigil Collection: WDBS Tapes of the Duke Vigil, no. 1. 1
sound tape reel (1200 ft.): 7 1/2 ips ; 7 in. UA68-347-1
Reference Copy: Duke Vigil Collection: WDBS Cassette 1. 1 sound
cassette. UA68-347-1/2
Vigil #2, 1968 Apr. 5
Dr. Knight at home-talks with Jack Boger and Jon Kinney, commentary by Ken Ross,
Dave Birkhead, Paul Robert Conroy. Ken Ross with 20 minute actuality on Dr. Knight talking to the
vigil at his home, questioned by Jack Boger, et al.
Dub: Duke Vigil Collection: WDBS Tapes of the Duke Vigil, no. 2. 1
sound tape reel (1200 ft.): 7 1/2 ips ; 7 in. UA68-347-2.
Reference Copy: Duke Vigil Collection: WDBS Cassette 1. 1 sound
cassette. UA68-347-1/2.
Vigil #3, 1968 Apr.
Missing.
The original of this tape is missing from this collection. It presumably
survives as WDBS Tapes of the Duke Vigil, no. 3. Apr. 5-8, 1968, in the dubbed tapes in the Duke
Vigil Collection. The description of the tape from that collection reads:
Pres. Knight at home Friday night, answering questions from the group concerning
non-academic employees, their wages, and his membership in the Hope Valley Country Club. Press
conference, Monday, 12:30pm in the Varsity 'D' room: John Strange, Bunny Small, John Kinney.
Dub: Duke Vigil Collection: WDBS Tapes of the Duke Vigil, no. 3. 1
sound tape reel (1200 ft.): 7 1/2 ips ; 7 in. UA68-347-3.
Reference Copy: Duke Vigil Collection: WDBS Cassette 2. 1 sound
cassette. UA68-347-3/4
Vigil #4, 1968 Apr.
- John Strange (Alumni Lounge) as on tape no. 1Statements by: Dean William GriffithDr. James GrahamTupp Blackwell for the S.S.O.C.Mr. Ted MinahUniversity spokesman (Bindewald)Dave BirkheadChris Jossi
The original tape no. 4 from the WDBS collection described above does not
correspond to any of the dubbed tapes in the Duke Vigil collection. Tape no. 4 in the Duke Vigil
collection is labeled:
WDBS Tapes of the Duke Vigil, no. 4, April 8, 1968-April 10, 1968 Press
conference, continued: John Strange, Bunny Small, John Kinney. Dr. Martin Luther King's "I have a
dream" speech played several times to the assembled vigil on the quad. Wednesday, April 10, 1968,
main quad: John Strange and Wright Tisdale addresses, singing of "We shall overcome."
This tape from the Duke Vigil Collection does not seem to directly correspond to
any of the tapes in the WDBS Collection.
Dub: Duke Vigil Collection: WDBS Tapes of the Duke Vigil, no. 4. 1
sound tape reel (1200 ft.): 7 1/2 ips ; 7 in. UA68-347-4.
Reference Copy: Duke Vigil Collection: WDBS Cassette 2. 1 sound
cassette. UA68-347-3/4.
Vigil #5, 1968 Apr. 6
- At Dr. Knight's House, April 6, Sat. p.m. a. Huck Gutman-on Local 77 Strike b. Questions on the 4 demands c. WDBS Actualities (most same as #4) Mr. Ted Minah-statement on strike Mr. Bindewald-same Mr. Ted Minah-appeal for student workers d. Jack Boger-on what to do now e. Dr. John Strange-same f. Law student, Dave Hunt
Dub: Duke Vigil Collection: WDBS Tapes of the Duke Vigil, no. 5. 1
sound tape reel (1200 ft.): 7 1/2 ips ; 7 in. UA68-347-5.
>Reference Copy: Duke Vigil Collection: WDBS Cassette 3. 1 sound
cassette. UA68-347-5/6.
Vigil #6, 1968 Apr.
Missing.
The original of this tape is missing from this collection. It presumably
survives as Duke Vigil Collection: WDBS Tapes of the Duke Vigil, no. 6, April 6, 1968-April 7,
1968, in the dubbed tapes in the Duke Vigil Collection. The description of the tape from that
collection reads:
Dave Hunt, John Kinney, Jack Boger, Peter Brandon for Local 77, Paul Conroy,
interview with Chris Dulaney, John Strange "move to the quad." Sunday: Bunny Small on the quad,
Bill Veatch interviews with Marc Kaplan, Peter Brandon, Griffith.
Dub: Duke Vigil Collection: WDBS Tapes of the Duke Vigil, no. 6. 1
sound tape reel (1200 ft.): 7 1/2 ips ; 7 in. UA68-347-6.
Reference Copy: Duke Vigil Collection: WDBS Cassette 3. 1 sound
cassette. UA68-347-5/6.
Vigil #7, 1968 Apr. 7
- Sunday, April 7, 1968, on the main quad: Dr. John Strange, reading from Dr. King Bunny Small recaps the past 43 hours Jon Kinney general announcements comments on the Black students Huck Gutman, reading Thoreau Algerian grad student
Dub: Duke Vigil Collection: WDBS Tapes of the Duke Vigil, no. 7. 1
sound tape reel (1200 ft.): 7 1/2 ips ; 7 in. UA68-347-7.
Reference Copy: Duke Vigil Collection: WDBS Cassette 4. 1 sound
cassette. UA68-347-7/8.
Vigil #8, 1968 Apr. 7
- Sunday, April 7, 1968, cont. rally on the main quad: Singing led by Nick Atkins, organizer for Local 77, et al. Announcements by Lucy Brady, Food Committee Chairman Tape of Dr. Martin Luther King's "I have a dream" speech,
Washington, 1963
Dub: Duke Vigil Collection: WDBS Tapes of the Duke Vigil, no. 8. 1
sound tape reel (1200 ft.): 7 1/2 ips ; 7 in. UA68-347-8.
Reference Copy: Duke Vigil Collection: WDBS Cassette 4. 1 sound
cassette. UA68-347-7/8.
Vigil #9, 1968 Apr.
Missing.
The original of this tape is missing from this collection. It presumably
survives as tape no. 10 of the dubbed tapes in the Duke Vigil Collection. Tape no. 10 of the WDBS
Collection (labeled
"rally on the main quad., cont."
) corresponds to tape
no. 11 in the Duke Vigil Collection (also labeled
"rally on the main quad, continued"
), so it is assumed
that the missing tape no. 9 in the WDBS Collection corresponds to tape no. 10 in the Duke Vigil
Collection (labeled
"rally on the main quad"
). Tape no. 9 in the Duke
Vigil Collection corresponds to tape no. 11 in the WDBS Collection.
Dub: Duke Vigil Collection: WDBS Tapes of the Duke Vigil, no. 10. 1
sound tape reel (1200 ft.): 7 1/2 ips ; 7 in. UA68-347-10.
Reference Copy: Duke Vigil Collection: WDBS Cassette 5. 1 sound
cassette. UA68-347-9/10.
Vigil #10, 1968 Apr. 8
- Rally on the Main Quad, cont.; Questions and answers from the assembled Duke Vigil to and from: Mr. Ira Sanford Miss Joan Baez Mr. David Harris
Dub: Duke Vigil Collection: WDBS Tapes of the Duke Vigil, no. 11. 1
sound tape reel (1200 ft.): 7 1/2 ips ; 7 in. UA68-347-11.
Reference Copy: Duke Vigil Collection: WDBS Cassette 6. 1 sound
cassette. UA68-347-11/12.
Vigil #11, 1968 Apr. 10
- a. Address by Dr. Samuel Dubois Cook to the assembled Vigil, Wednesday.
April 10, 1968, time, ten minutes.b. Statement to the students of Duke University, read to the assembled
Duke Vigil, by Wright Tisdale, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Wednesday, April 10, 1968, Time:
five minutes.
Dub: Duke Vigil Collection: WDBS Tapes of the Duke Vigil, no. 9. 1
sound tape reel (1200 ft.): 7 1/2 ips ; 7 in. UA68-347-9.
Reference Copy: Duke Vigil Collection: WDBS Cassette 5. 1 sound
cassette. UA68-347-9/10.
Address by Samuel Dubois Cook is also on Reference Copy: Duke Vigil
Collection: WDBS Cassette 7. 1 sound cassette. UA68-347-10.
Vigil #12, 1968 Apr. 10
- Speeches on the Main Quad 1. Dr. John Strange 2. Mr. Wright Tisdale, Chairman, Duke University Board of Trustees (same
as 11) 3. Dr. John Strange (remarks on #2) 4. Replay of speech by Dr. Samuel D. Cook to the assembled Vigil by WDBS
(same as 11)
Vigil: Baez, 1968 Apr.
- 1. Ira Santel? [Sanford] 2. Joan Baez 3. David Harris at the Duke Vigil on the Main Quad
Allen Building Takeover, 1969 Feb. 10-1969 Mar. 12
Cassette listening copies for the WDBS Allen
Building Takeover series are in the University Archives' Allen Building Takeover Collection.
Box 5
Allen Building Crisis: Tape #1,
1969 Feb. 13
Cassette listening copies this and the following tapes in the WDBS Allen
Building Takeover series are in the University Archives' Allen Building Takeover Collection.
Reference Copy: Allen Building Takeover Collection: WDBS Allen
Building Takeover Tape #1. 1 sound cassette. UA79-95-1/2.
Allen Building Crisis: Tape #2,
1969 Feb. 13
Reference Copy: Allen Building Takeover Collection: WDBS Allen
Building Takeover Tape #1. 1 sound cassette. UA79-95-1/2.
Allen Building Crisis: Tape #3,
1969 Feb.
Reference Copy: Allen Building Takeover Collection: WDBS Allen
Building Takeover Tape #2. 1 sound cassette. UA79-95-3.
Page Meeting, part 1: Tape #4,
1969 Feb. 13
Reference Copy: Allen Building Takeover Collection: WDBS Allen
Building Takeover Tape #3. 1 sound cassette. UA79-95-4/5.
Page Meeting, part 2: Tape #5,
1969 Feb. 13
Reference Copy: Allen Building Takeover Collection: WDBS Allen
Building Takeover Tape #3. 1 sound cassette. UA79-95-4/5.
Dick Gregory Visit, Allen Building Takeover: Tape #6,
1969 Feb. 10,
1969 Feb. 17
- 1. Afro Allen Bldg Takeover wrap-up report; Chris Santy-correspondent
Feb. 17, 19692. Report by Chris Santy (David Christy) on visit of Dick Gregory to Duke
campus Feb. 10, 1969
Reference Copy: Allen Building Takeover Collection: WDBS Allen
Building Takeover Tape #4. 1 sound cassette. UA79-95-6.
Allen Building Crisis: Tape #7,
1969 Feb. 13-1969 Feb. 16
Afro Take Over of Allen Bldg. Reports by Chris Santy (alias David Christy)
Reference Copy: Allen Building Takeover Collection: WDBS Allen
Building Takeover Tape #5. 1 sound cassette. UA79-95-7/8.
Allen Building Crisis: Tape #8,
1969 Feb. 15
Rally at Dr. Knight's house after Afro-Am takeover of Allen Building. Recorded
by Duke Univ. Information Services
Reference Copy: Allen Building Takeover Collection: WDBS Allen
Building Takeover Tape #5. 1 sound cassette. UA79-95-7/8.
Allen Building Crisis: Tape #9,
1969 Feb. 15,
1970 Jan. 21
- 1. Actualities for Page Convocation, 12:30 p.m., Feb. 15, 19692. Tom Fine spot hospital workers sit-in. Statement by Doctor who
allegedly struck black hospital worker, Jan. 21, 19703. Robert Chapman spot on sit-in by workers affiliated with Local 1199D
at Duke hospital arrested for trespassing after nursing office sit-in, Jan. 1970
Reference Copy: Allen Building Takeover Collection: WDBS Allen
Building Takeover Tape #6. 1 sound cassette. UA79-95-9.
Allen Building Crisis: Tape #10,
1969 Feb. 15
Part I: Convocation-Introduction of president of Afro-Ams at Page. Recorded
following Afro take-over of Allen Building.
Reference Copy: Allen Building Takeover Collection: WDBS Allen
Building Takeover Tape #7. 1 sound cassette. UA79-95-10/11.
Allen Building Crisis: Tape #11,
1969 Feb. 15
- Part III: Convocation called by students following Afro take-over of
Allen Bldg.Contents:Howard Fuller (part II)Tom Rainey of History Dept.Dean Griffith (part I)
Reference Copy: Allen Building Takeover Collection: WDBS Allen
Building Takeover Tape #7. 1 sound cassette. UA79-95-10/11.
Convocation at Page following Allen Bldg. takeover: Tape #12,
1969 Feb. 15
Reference Copy: Allen Building Takeover Collection: WDBS Allen
Building Takeover Tape #8. 1 sound cassette. UA79-95-12.
Convocation at Page Auditorium, part 2: Tape #13,
1969 Feb. 15
Reference Copy: Allen Building Takeover Collection: WDBS Allen
Building Takeover Tape #9. 1 sound cassette. UA79-95-13/14.
Box 6
WDBS News: Tape #14,
1969 Feb.-1969 Mar.
- 1. Preface by Dr. Knight aired Feb. 15, 1969 7pm2. Don Baumgardner, Mar. 10, 19693. Apollo 9 liftoff by ABC radio4. President Knight resignation, Mar. 27, 1969, Baumgardner and
Braswell5. President Knight at his home during the Feb. 1969 crisis
Reference Copy: Allen Building Takeover Collection: WDBS Allen
Building Takeover Tape #9. 1 sound cassette. UA79-95-13/14.
Dr. Knight's Speech: Tape #15,
1969 Feb. 16
Reference Copy: Allen Building Takeover Collection: WDBS Allen
Building Takeover Tape #10. 1 sound cassette. UA79-95-15.
Page Meetings, 2:30 p.m., part 1: Tape #16,
1969 Feb. 16
Reference Copy: Allen Building Takeover Collection: WDBS Allen
Building Takeover Tape #11. 1 sound cassette. UA79-95-16/17.
Page Meetings, 2:30 p.m., part 3: Tape #17,
1969 Feb. 16
Reference Copy: Allen Building Takeover Collection: WDBS Allen
Building Takeover Tape #11. 1 sound cassette. UA79-95-16/17.
Allen Building Crisis: Tape #18,
1969 Mar. 12
- Ashmore statement during Feb. 69 crisisReport on crisis on campus, midnite, Feb. 12, 1969Dean Griffith, Mar. 12, 1969Frank L. Ashmore, Mar. 12, 1969
Reference Copy: Allen Building Takeover Collection: WDBS Allen
Building Takeover Tape #12. 1 sound cassette. UA79-95-18/19.
Allen Building Crisis: Tape #19,
1969 Feb.
Wrap-up of Afro-Allen events, Feb. 13-
16, 1969
Reference Copy: Allen Building Takeover Collection: WDBS Allen
Building Takeover Tape #12. 1 sound cassette. UA79-95-18/19.
Fuller and Afros at Baldwin [Howard Fuller and African-American Students
at Baldwin Auditorium], part 1,
1969 Mar. 5
Reference Copy: Sound Cassette. UA79-95-25/26.
Fuller and Afros at Baldwin [Howard Fuller and African-American Students
at Baldwin Auditorium], part 2,
1969 Mar. 5
Reference Copy: Sound Cassette. UA79-95-25/26.
Actualities Downtown,
1969 Mar. 11
Reference Copy: Sound Cassette. UA79-95-22/23/24.
Racial Unrest in Durham,
1969 Mar.
Reference Copy: Sound Cassette. UA79-95-22/23/24.
Box 8
Dedication of Chapel Organ,
1969 Apr., (10 inch reel)
Box 6
Dr. Knight's Address: Page Auditorium, part 1,
1969 May 12
Reference Copy: Sound Cassette. UA79-95-27/28.
Dr. Knight's Address: Page Auditorium, part 2,
1969 May 12
Reference Copy: Sound Cassette. UA79-95-27/28.
Box 8
Esso Educational Seminar,
1969 June 24-1969 June 25, (10 inch reel)
Esso Educational Seminar,
1969 June 25-1969 June 26, (10 inch reel)
Esso Educational Seminar,
1969 June 27, (10 inch reel)
Box 6
University Convocation,
1969 Sept. 25
- ASDU President Robert C. FedlmanProvost Marcus Hobbs Chancellor Barnes Woodhall
Senator Charles Goodell: Baldwin Auditorium,
1969 Nov. 12
WDBS feed from Washington, part 1,
1969 Nov. 14
WDBS feed from Washington, part 2,
1969 Nov. 14
WDBS feed from Washington, part 3,
1969 Nov. 14
WDBS feed from Washington,
1969 Nov. 15
Robert Shelton,
1969 Nov. 28, (3 inch reel)
Address by Robert Shelton, Imperial Wizard of the KKK (United Klans of America).
Provided by C. P. Ellis, President Durham Unit #9 United Klans of America, Inc.
A note from C. P. Ellis included with the tape is in Box 6, Folder 36.
Terry Sanford: Press Conference,
1969 Dec. 14
Activism Potpourri,
1968-1969
- 1. Quad forum report by Ken Ross, 1968-19692. Actuality from President Knight's home during the Allen Building crisis,
Feb. 19693. Dubs from quad rally4. Howard Fuller in Page Auditorium, Feb. 15, 19695. Tom Fine in Washington, Nov. 15, 1969 march6. Tom Fine in Washington, Nov. 15, 1969 march7. John Deal, Oct., 1969, Divinity School on Moratorium8. Quad rally9. Don Baumgartner, Nov. 15, 1969 moratorium
Perkins Library Dedication: Terry Sanford,
1970 Apr. 15
Dedication of W. R. Perkins Library: Page Auditorium,
1970 Apr. 15
Perkins Library Dedication,
1970 Apr. 16
Cambodia: Duke Protest Rallies,
1970 May
Cambodia,
1970 May
Cambodia,
1970 May
Cambodia and Kent State Demonstrations,
1970 May 5-1970 May 7
Terry Sanford Inauguration, part 1,
1970 Oct. 18
Terry Sanford Inauguration, part 2,
1970 Oct. 18
Terry Sanford Inauguration, part 3,
1970 Oct. 18
Spiro Agnew at Reynolds Coliseum,
1970 Oct. 27
Spiro Agnew at Reynolds Coliseum,
1970 Oct. 27
Terry Sanford, Baldwin Auditorium, part 1,
1970 Nov. 7
Terry Sanford, Baldwin Auditorium, part 2,
1970 Nov. 7
Mayday Coverage, Washington, DC, Tape #1,
1971 May 1-1971 May 2
Mayday Coverage, Washington, DC, Tape #2,
1971 May 3
Box 7
Mayday Coverage, Washington, DC, Tape #3,
1971 May 4
City Council Reports,
1971 June 21
Pan-Africa USA Track,
1971 July 17
City Council Reports; Pan-African Track Meet,
1971 July 18
Julian Bond in Baldwin Auditorium,
1971 Sept. 12
Julian Bond in Baldwin Auditorium,
1971 Sept. 12
Senator Birch Bayh: Page Auditorium,
1971 Sept. 22
Terry Sanford: Southern Regional Growth Board Keynote Address,
1971 Oct. 3
Senator Fred Harris: Page Auditorium,
1971 Oct. 18
William Kunstler: Page Auditorium, part 1,
1972 Jan. 20
William Kunstler: Page Auditorium, part 2,
1972 Jan. 20
Floyd McKissick: Gross Chemistry Building,
1972 Feb. 16
Speaker during "Black Week" with Greg Kern & Anthony Steward.
Richard Kleindienst: Gross Chemistry Building,
1972 Apr. 11
North Carolina Primary Election,
1972 May 6
Presidential Candidate Terry Sanford, Primary Night Statement,
1972 May 6
Republican National Convention,
1972 Aug. 19-1972 Aug. 21
Republican National Convention,
1972 Aug. 22
Louis Redden,
1972 Aug. 23
Louis Redden,
1972 Aug. 23
Nixon: Vietnam Peace,
1973 Jan. 23
Box 8
Folk Festival, undated (10 inch reel)
Folk Festival: 2nd Nite, undated (10 inch reel)
Folk Festival: Workshop, undated (10 inch reel)
Friends of Library, undated (10 inch reel)
Musical performances, 1956-1968, undated
Fleischer: Organ Recital,
1956 Feb. 5
"Sound Board"
: Master #1,
1956 Dec. 2
Duke Concert Band. Paul Bryan conducting. Featuring Willie Ruff.
"Sound Board"
: Master #2,
1966 Dec. 2
Duke Concert Band, part 1,
1967 Apr. 14
Duke Concert Band, part 2,
1967 Apr. 14
Senior Recital, part 1,
1967 Apr. 17
Senior Recital, part 2,
1967 Apr. 17
Men's Glee Club: Baldwin Auditorium, Session 2,
1967 Apr.
Men's Glee Club: Baldwin Auditorium, Session 3,
1967 Apr.
Men's Glee Club: Baldwin Auditorium, Session 4,
1967 Apr.
Duke Symphony Student Soloists,
1967 May 12
Duke Symphony Student Soloists,
1967 May 12
Duke Concert Band,
1967 Dec. 8
Box 8
Chapel Choir,
1968 Mar. 17 (10 inch reel)
Box 7
Women's and Men's Glee Club,
1968 Apr. 18
Box 8
Introduction Philharmonic Orchestra: Allan Bone, undated (10 inch
reel)
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Bibliography
"WDBS: Blue Devil Network" , Duke University Alumni Register 36: Oct. 1950, pp. 239-241.
Jeff Miller, "Remembering WDBS: The Campus Radio Station of Duke University (1950-1983)" , http://geocities.com/wdbs560/
