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George Mason University "Frankly Speaking" radio show records R0131

George Mason University "Frankly Speaking" radio show


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George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center

Fenwick Library, MS2FL
4400 University Dr.
Fairfax, Virginia 22030
Business Number: 703-993-2220
Fax Number: 703-993-8911
speccoll@gmu.edu
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Greta Kuriger Suiter

Repository
George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center
Identification
R0131
Title
George Mason University "Frankly Speaking" radio show records 1980-1984
URL:
http://sca.gmu.edu/finding_aids/gmufranklyspeaking.html
Quantity
9 Linear Feet, (18 boxes)
Creator
George Mason University
Language
English .
Abstract
The "Frankly Speaking" radio show collection consists of production files, open reel recordings of the shows, digital copies on both DVD and a hard drive, and a small number of show recordings on cassette tapes.

Administrative Information

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Alternate Format Available

Digital versions of the radio shows are available online through the George Mason University 'Frankly Speaking' radio show collection.

Preferred Citation note

George Mason University "Frankly Speaking" radio show records, Collection #R0131, Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University Libraries.

Acquisition Information

Donated by University Relations to Special Collections and Archives.

Processing Information

Processed by Special Collections and Archives staff. EAD markup completed in September 2012 by Greta Kuriger Suiter.

Historical Information

The "Frankly Speaking" radio show was produced and aired at George Mason University from 1980 to 1984. Most shows were approximately 15 minutes in length, featured a guest speaker, and highlighted local or contemporary issues.

Scope and Content

The "Frankly Speaking" radio show collection consists of production files, open reel recordings of the shows, digital copies on both DVD and a hard drive, and a small number of show recordings on cassette tapes. This collection is divided into four series based on material type.

The first series consists of the paper documents. These paper files contain scheduling, show topic, and guest appearance information for each broadcast. The files are arranged chronologically by broadcast date.

The second series consists of open reel tapes with original recordings from the radio show broadcasts. The files are arranged alphabetically by show title.

The third series consists of three audiotape cassettes with copies of three separate programs.

The fourth series consists of digital duplicates created in 2012 from the open reel tapes of the original broadcast. The open reel audio is stored on nine compact discs and an external hard drive. The files are arranged chronologically by broadcast date.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged into three series based on material type. The first series consists of paper materials created for each broadcast that outline show topics and guest appearances. This series is arranged chronologically. The second series consists of open reel tapes with original recordings from the radio show broadcasts. This series is arranged alphabetically by show title. The third series is digital duplicates created in 2012 from the open reel tapes of the original broadcast. The open reel audio was saved as MP3s and is stored on nine compact discs and an external hard drive. Broadcasts are arranged chronologically on the compact discs.

This collection is arranged into three series based on material type. Series one and three are arranged chronologically. The second series is arranged alphabetically by show title.

Missing Title Series 1: Production papers, 1980-1984 (Boxes 1-3) Series 2: Open reel recordings, 1980-1984 (Boxes 3-17) Series 3: Audiotape cassettes, 1982-1983 (Box 17) Series 4: Digital duplicates, 2012 (Box 18)

Related Material

Special Collections & Archives also holds the archives of George Mason University.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • George Mason University
  • Health
  • Mental health services
  • Performing arts
  • Sound recordings
  • Transportation -- United States -- Planning
  • United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989
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Container List

Series 1: Production papers
0 Linear Feet (2.5 boxes)
1980-1984
Scope and Content

This series consists of paper materials created for each broadcast that outline show topics and guest appearances. This series is arranged chronologically.

  • Text box: 1 folder: 1
    Material from first radio show #1
    October 1980
  • Text box: 1 folder: 2
    Material for second radio show #2
    October-November 1980
  • Text box: 1 folder: 3
    Material for third radio show #3
    October 1980
  • Text box: 1 folder: 4
    Material for fourth radio show #4
    October-November 1980
  • Text box: 1 folder: 5
    Material for radio show #5
    November 3-10, 1980
  • Text box: 1 folder: 6
    Material for radio show #6
    November 14-20, 1980
  • Text box: 1 folder: 7
    Material for show #7
    November 14-24, 1980
  • Text box: 1 folder: 8
    Show #8 crime and shoplifting in the suburbs
    December 5-8, 1980
  • Text box: 1 folder: 9
    Show #9 the inflation syndrome: which way is up?
    November 26-December 12, 1980
  • Text box: 1 folder: 10
    Show #10 survival of the teenage parent
    December 18-22, 1980
  • Text box: 1 folder: 11
    Show #11 and #12 the effects of alcoholism (part I and II)
    December 17, 1980-January 9, 1981
  • Text box: 1 folder: 12
    Show #13 (this show was held up)
    January 1931
  • Text box: 1 folder: 13
    Black history month at GMU, John M. Jones #14
    January 23, 1981
  • Text box: 1 folder: 14
    Black history month at GMU, George Walker #15
    January 22-February 3, 1981
  • Text box: 1 folder: 15
    Benjamin Hooks interview #16
    February 13, 1981
  • Text box: 1 folder: 16
    Alcoholism (part II) #17
    February 1981
  • Text box: 1 folder: 17
    Art in the Community, Juanita Passmore and Sandy Sweitzer #18
    February 1981
  • Text box: 1 folder: 18
    Consumer affairs #19
    March 2, 1981
  • Text box: 1 folder: 19
    Art and GMU show #20
    March 1981
  • Text box: 1 folder: 20
    The aging process show #21
    March 13-16, 1981
  • Text box: 1 folder: 21
    The family abuse show #22
    March 20-23, 1981
  • Text box: 1 folder: 22
    The psychology of it all #23
    March 31, 1981
  • Text box: 1 folder: 23
    Financial aid #24
    April 3, 1981
  • Text box: 1 folder: 24
    Quality of education in public schools
    April 28, 1981
  • Text box: 1 folder: 25
    International affairs #26
    April 24-May 8, 1981
  • Text box: 1 folder: 26
    Cardiac rehabilitation #27
    May 11-14, 1981
  • Text box: 1 folder: 27
    Black history month at GMU, Frank Matthews #28
    May 19, 1981
  • Text box: 1 folder: 28
    Understanding the Virginia General Assembly #29
    May 22, 1981
  • Text box: 1 folder: 29
    Job hunting / career planning #30
    May 29, 1981
  • Text box: 1 folder: 30
    The energy crisis #31
    April 22-June 9, 1981
  • Text box: 1 folder: 31
    Utilizing your university #32
    June 12-17, 1981
  • Text box: 1 folder: 32
    Male / female relationships #33
    June 22, 1981
  • Text box: 1 folder: 33
    What price clean air #34
    June 15-30, 1981
  • Text box: 1 folder: 34
    Teaching teachers #35
    July 6-7, 1981
  • Text box: 1 folder: 35
    The parkway, when, why, where #36
    July 1-13, 1981
  • Text box: 1 folder: 36
    Cederhostel #37
    July 16-21, 1981
  • Text box: 1 folder: 37
    Mainstreaming help attendance to the handicapped child for the teacher #38
    July 24-28, 1981
  • Text box: 1 folder: 38
    Home birth - an alternative #39
    July 22-31, 1981
  • Text box: 1 folder: 39
    The man who killed English #40
    August 7, 1981
  • Text box: 1 folder: 40
    Exercise: Is it bad for your health #41
    August 13-14, 1981
  • Text box: 1 folder: 41
    George Mason: That face on the stamp #42
    August 21-25, 1981
  • Text box: 1 folder: 42
    Hospice movement I and II #43
    August 19-September 10, 1981
  • Text box: 1 folder: 43
    City water systems, is it fit to drink #44
    September 9, 1981
  • Text box: 1 folder: 44
    Social security: Does it have a future #45
    August 28-September 15, 1981
  • Text box: 1 folder: 45
    How to publish the great American novel and other lesser works #46
    September 21, 1981
  • Text box: 1 folder: 46
    Women in politics #47
    September 15-28, 1981
  • Text box: 1 folder: 47
    Religion in politics: The effect of the moral majority #48
    October 6-7, 1981
  • Text box: 1 folder: 48
    The courts and your kids: keeping them apart #49
    October 1-12, 1981
  • Text box: 1 folder: 49
    Peers: Friends of foes - a look at peer influences #50
    October 19, 1981
  • Text box: 1 folder: 50
    Writing for business or the business of writing #51
    October 26, 1981
  • Text box: 1 folder: 51
    Learning English as a foreign language #52
    October 13-November 2, 1981
  • Text box: 1 folder: 52
    Barter theatre: A new stage in Northern Virginia #53
    November 9-10, 1981
  • Text box: 1 folder: 53
    Winterizing your home #54
    November 17, 1981
  • Text box: 1 folder: 54
    How to find the perfect employee #55
    November 24, 1981
  • Text box: 1 folder: 55
    Margaret Atwood: Feminism in poetry and prose #57
    December 1, 1981
  • Text box: 2 folder: 1
    Project for the study of young children #58
    December 7, 1981
  • Text box: 2 folder: 2
    How to fight the hew day piles #59
    November 24-December 14, 1981
  • Text box: 2 folder: 3
    Oral history and folk tales #60
    December 21, 1981
  • Text box: 2 folder: 4
    Math anxiety #61
    December 21-23, 1981
  • Text box: 2 folder: 5
    Volunteering: The backbone of the community #62
    December 1981-January 1982
  • Text box: 2 folder: 6
    Poets, writers, and teachers #63
    January 13, 1982
  • Text box: 2 folder: 7
    "Going to college": An experience in high finance #64
    January 19, 1982
  • Text box: 2 folder: 8
    Journal writing: Your life in review #65
    January 25-26, 1982
  • Text box: 2 folder: 9
    In honor of Black History Month: "Black doll exhibit" #66
    February 2-22, 1982
  • Text box: 2 folder: 10
    Focus on GMU's Center for Conflict Resolution #67
    February 9, 1982
  • Text box: 2 folder: 11
    Images of Blacks in the media #68
    February 16, 1982
  • Text box: 2 folder: 12
    Health: Your choice for the future #69
    February 5-23, 1982
  • Text box: 2 folder: 13
    Older adults and their need of protection #70
    February - March 1982
  • Text box: 2 folder: 14
    The FDR years: A new deal for the arts #71
    February - March 1982
  • Text box: 2 folder: 15
    The draft: Registration and your rights #72
    March 15-16, 1982
  • Text box: 2 folder: 16
    The writing conference - Can good writing be taught? #73
    March 22, 1982
  • Text box: 2 folder: 17
    Job burn-out #74
    January - April 1982
  • Text box: 2 folder: 18
    Nuclear arms freeze: Protecting the future of mankind #75
    April 13, 1982
  • Text box: 2 folder: 19
    Thinking the unthinkable: Surviving the nuclear war #76
    April 7-20, 1982
  • Text box: 2 folder: 20
    The medical profession: Can doctors play God #77
    April 19-26, 1982
  • Text box: 2 folder: 21
    Writing at work...on working at your writing #78
    May 4-5, 1982
  • Text box: 2 folder: 22
    Search for tomorrow: How to find a job after four years of college #79
    May 11-12, 1982
  • Text box: 2 folder: 23
    A look at summer youth camps #80
    May 14-18, 1982
  • Text box: 2 folder: 24
    Romance in the supermarket #81
    May 25, 1982
  • Text box: 2 folder: 25
    Friendships #82
    May - June 1982
  • Text box: 2 folder: 26
    Learning about right, wrong, and the new right #83
    June 7-9, 1982
  • Text box: 2 folder: 27
    Mothers without custody #84
    June 15, 1982
  • Text box: 2 folder: 28
    Neighbor crime watch #85
    June 15-18, 1982
  • Text box: 2 folder: 29
    The insanity pleas: What is its future #86
    June 29, 1982
  • Text box: 2 folder: 30
    Pet psychology I #87
    June - July 1982
  • Text box: 2 folder: 31
    Pet psychology II #88
    July 16, 1982
  • Text box: 2 folder: 32
    Tackling the writing problem in Virginia #89
    July 27, 1982
  • Text box: 2 folder: 33
    Acting with the Federal Theatre Project (FTP) #90
    August 2, 1982
  • Text box: 2 folder: 34
    Life after 60 #91
    August 3, 1982
  • Text box: 2 folder: 35
    Digging out history in Virginia #92
    August 5, 1982
  • Text box: 2 folder: 36
    Math anxiety #93
    August 19, 1982
  • Text box: 2 folder: 37
    George Mason University's program in conflict management #94
    August 30, 1982
  • Text box: 2 folder: 38
    Alcoholism rehabilitation: A study #95
    September 1982
  • Text box: 2 folder: 39
    Growing old in America #96
    September 9, 1982
  • Text box: 2 folder: 40
    Nutrition: Fact or fad #97
    September 1982
  • Text box: 2 folder: 41
    Youth suicide; Grief #98 and #99
    September - October 1982
  • Text box: 2 folder: 42
    High technology and higher education: A practical partnership #100
    September 27-October 12, 1982
  • Text box: 2 folder: 43
    Nutrition and dieting #101
    October 5-12, 1982
  • Text box: 2 folder: 44
    Preschool tips #102
    October 14-25, 1982
  • Text box: 2 folder: 45
    Stress and its effects on health #103
    October 26-November 2, 1982
  • Text box: 2 folder: 46
    Factors force new trends in higher education #104
    November 9-14, 1982
  • Text box: 2 folder: 47
    Re-air
    November 21, 1982
  • Text box: 2 folder: 48
    The end of the Byrd machine #106
    November 22-28, 1982
  • Text box: 2 folder: 49
    Tenants rights and landlords responsibilities #107
    November - December 1982
  • Text box: 2 folder: 50
    Play things as learning tools #108
    November - December 1982
  • Text box: 2 folder: 51
    Economics and electioneering #109
    December 6-14, 1982
  • Text box: 2 folder: 52
    Creation science: Bible as Darwin #110
    December 20, 1982
  • Text box: 2 folder: 53
    The art of debate #111
    December 22, 1982
  • Text box: 2 folder: 54
    Oral history and folk tales #112
    December 20, 1982
  • Text box: 2 folder: 55
    William Styron, novelist and Virginian #113
    January 6-12, 1983
  • Text box: 2 folder: 56
    Financial aid story - 1983 #114
    January 17, 1983
  • Text box: 2 folder: 57
    The role of the artist #115
    January 24, 1983
  • Text box: 2 folder: 58
    In celebration of Black history #116
    February 2, 1983
  • Text box: 2 folder: 59
    Images of Blacks in the media #117
    February 1983
  • Text box: 2 folder: 60
    Re-aired: How to find the perfect employee #118
    February 1983
  • Text box: 2 folder: 61
    Effects of malnutrition #119
    February 1983
  • Text box: 2 folder: 62
    Revival of the Federal Theatre Project #120
    March 2, 1983
  • Text box: 2 folder: 63
    Older adults and their need for protection (re-aired from March 5, 1982) #121
    March 8, 1983
  • Text box: 2 folder: 64
    Science and the female sex #122
    March 15, 1983
  • Text box: 2 folder: 65
    Antitrust and the way it affects small business #123
    March 1983
  • Text box: 2 folder: 66
    National regional sports clinic #124
    March 1983
  • Text box: 2 folder: 67
    Nutrition: Fact of fad #125
    April 1983
  • Text box: 2 folder: 68
    The job search: 1983 #126
    April 1983
  • Text box: 2 folder: 69
    Signals: A winner in American college dance festival #127
    April 1983
  • Text box: 2 folder: 70
    Revolution in general education #128
    May 1, 1983
  • Text box: 2 folder: 71
    Teen parenting #129
    May 3-11, 1983
  • Text box: 2 folder: 72
    How to choose a good preschool #130
    May 11, 1983
  • Text box: 2 folder: 73
    The crisis in education - is it real? #131
    May 1983
  • Text box: 2 folder: 74
    Sports and high finance #132
    May 1983
  • Text box: 2 folder: 75
    Science and the female sex #133
    June 1983
  • Text box: 2 folder: 76
    Art in public places #134
    June 9, 1983
  • Text box: 2 folder: 77
    Development in childrens books #135
    June 1983
  • Text box: 2 folder: 78
    The locations for legal services #137
    June 1983
  • Text box: 2 folder: 79
    Buying a personal computer #138
    July 1983
  • Text box: 2 folder: 80
    Acid rain #139
    July 1983
  • Text box: 2 folder: 81
    Mental illness in the media #140
    July 1983
  • Text box: 2 folder: 82
    Law and lawyers #141
    July 1983
  • Text box: 2 folder: 83
    Children and television #142
    August 1983
  • Text box: 2 folder: 84
    Coping with stress #143
    August 1983
  • Text box: 2 folder: 85
    Growing old in America (re-aired from September 1982) #144
    August 1983
  • Text box: 2 folder: 86
    Long term adjustment in primary school #147
    September 1983
  • Text box: 2 folder: 87
    Effects of malnutrition (re-aired from February 6, 1983) #148
    October 1983
  • Text box: 2 folder: 88
    George Mason University arts explosion #149
    October 1983
  • Text box: 2 folder: 89
    Adult illiteracy in Virginia #150
    October 1983
  • Text box: 2 folder: 90
    U.S. - China relations #151
    October 1983
  • Text box: 2 folder: 91
    Art and culture in Canada and the U.S. #152
    October 1983
  • Text box: 2 folder: 92
    One gin game #153
    November 1983
  • Text box: 2 folder: 93
    Gender stereotyping in comic strips #154
    November 1983
  • Text box: 2 folder: 94
    Trap and skeet #155
    November 1983
  • Text box: 2 folder: 95
    Consumer behavior #156
    November 1983
  • Text box: 3 folder: 1
    The Chesapeake Bay #157
    December 1983
  • Text box: 3 folder: 2
    Phobias: Fact and fancy #158
    December 1983
  • Text box: 3 folder: 3
    Richard Wagner: A musical revolutionary #159
    December 1983
  • Text box: 3 folder: 4
    Diet and exercise for the holidays #160
    December 1983
  • Text box: 3 folder: 5
    George Orwell and 1984 #161
    December 1983
  • Text box: 3 folder: 6
    Managing public policy in the Reagan White House #162
    January 1984
  • Text box: 3 folder: 7
    Make your money work for you #163
    January 1984
  • Text box: 3 folder: 8
    Labor reform legislation pending in Congress #164
    January 1984
  • Text box: 3 folder: 9
    Washington independent writers #165
    January 1984
  • Text box: 3 folder: 10
    The legitimate use of force in diplomacy #166
    February 1984
  • Text box: 3 folder: 11
    Youth sports: Is early competition healthy? #167
    February 1984
  • Text box: 3 folder: 12
    The Russian people: What are they really like? #168
    February 1984
  • Text box: 3 folder: 13
    Medical ethics #169
    February 1984
  • Text box: 3 folder: 14
    Theatre (air dates February 25 and 27, 1983) #170
    February 1984
  • Text box: 3 folder: 15
    The psychology of sports (air dates March 10 and 12, 1984) #171
    March 1984
  • Text box: 3 folder: 16
    Developing the childrens book (master) (re-aired #135 from March 17 and 19, 1984) #172
    March 1984
  • Text box: 3 folder: 17
    Mental health in the media #173
    March 1984
  • Text box: 3 folder: 18
    Children and television (re-aired from April 2, 1984 and August 7, 1983) #174
    April 1984
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Series 2: Open reel recordings
0 Linear Feet (14.5 boxes)
1980-1984
Scope and Content

This series consists of open reel tapes with original recordings from the radio show broadcasts. This series is arranged alphabetically by show title.

  • Audio box: 3 folder: 19
    Acid rain
    July 17, 1983
  • Audio box: 3 folder: 19
    Acting with the Federal Theatre Project (FTP)
    August 8, 1982
  • Audio box: 3 folder: 20
    Adult illiteracy in Virginia
    October 16, 1983
  • Audio box: 3 folder: 21
    The aging process
    March 22, 1981
  • Audio box: 3 folder: 20
    Affirmative action
    May 24, 1981
  • Audio box: 3 folder: 21
    Alcoholism part I and II
    January 11, 1981
    Scope and Contents

    Also aired on January 18, 1981.

  • Audio box: 3 folder: 22
    Alcoholism treatment: A study
    September 12, 1982
  • Audio box: 3 folder: 22
    Art and culture in Canada and the U.S.
    October 30, 1983
  • Audio box: 3 folder: 23
    Art in public places
    June 12, 1983
  • Audio box: 3 folder: 23
    Art in the community
    March 1, 1981
  • Audio box: 4 folder: 1
    The art of debate
    January 2, 1983
  • Audio box: 4 folder: 1
    Arts and George Mason University
    March 15, 1981
  • Audio box: 4 folder: 2
    Barter Theatre: A new state in Northern Virginia
    November 15, 1981
  • Audio box: 4 folder: 2
    Benjamin Hooks interview
    February 15, 1981
  • Audio box: 4 folder: 3
    Black history month at George Mason University - John Jones
    February 1, 1981
  • Audio box: 4 folder: 3
    Black history month at George Mason University - George Walker
    February 8, 1981
  • Audio box: 4 folder: 4
    Cardiac rehabilitation
    May 17, 1981
  • Audio box: 4 folder: 4
    The Chesapeake Bay
    December 3-5, 1983
    Scope and Contents

    Also aired on December 5, 1983.

  • Audio box: 4 folder: 5
    Child development, a preschool approach
    October 31, 1982
  • Audio box: 4 folder: 5
    Children and television
    August 7, 1983
  • Audio box: 4 folder: 6
    City water: It's wet but is it fit to drink
    September 13, 1981
  • Audio box: 4 folder: 6
    Computer tips for consumers
    July 10, 1983
  • Audio box: 5 folder: 1
    Conflict
    February 14, 1982
  • Audio box: 5 folder: 1
    Consumer affairs
    March 8, 1981
  • Audio box: 5 folder: 2
    Consumer behavior
    November 26, 1983
    Scope and Contents

    Also aired on November 28, 1983.

  • Audio box: 5 folder: 2
    Continuing education for women
    November 9, 1980
  • Audio box: 5 folder: 3
    Coping with stress
    undated
  • Audio box: 5 folder: 3
    The courts and your kids - keeping them apart
    October 18, 1981
  • Audio box: 5 folder: 4
    Creation science
    December 26, 1982
  • Audio box: 5 folder: 4
    Crime and shoplifting in the schools
    December 14, 1980
  • Audio box: 5 folder: 5
    Day care
    December 7, 1980
  • Audio box: 6 folder: 1
    Development in childrens books
    June 19, 1983
  • Audio box: 6 folder: 1
    Development show
    October 8, 1981
  • Audio box: 5 folder: 5
    Diet and exercise for the holidays
    December 24, 1983
    Scope and Contents

    Also aired on December 26, 1983

  • Audio box: 6 folder: 2
    Digging out history in Virginia
    August 22, 1982
  • Audio box: 6 folder: 2
    Dolls: The new adult play things
    February 7, 1982
  • Audio box: 6 folder: 3
    The draft: Registration and your right
    March 21, 1982
  • Audio box: 6 folder: 3
    Economics and electioneering
    December 19, 1982
  • Audio box: 6 folder: 4
    Education commission report
    May 22, 1983
  • Audio box: 6 folder: 4
    Effects of malnutrition
    January 30, 1983
  • Audio box: 6 folder: 5
    Elderhostel
    July 26, 1981
  • Audio box: 6 folder: 5
    The end of the Byrd machine
    November 28, 1982
  • Audio box: 6 folder: 6
    Energy crisis
    June 13, 1981
  • Audio box: 6 folder: 6
    Exercise
    August 23, 1981
  • Audio box: 7 folder: 1
    Factors force new trends in higher education
    November 14, 1982
  • Audio box: 7 folder: 1
    Families and work
    June 6, 1983
  • Audio box: 7 folder: 2
    Family abuse
    March 29, 1981
  • Audio box: 7 folder: 2
    The FDR years: A new deal for the arts
    March 14, 1982
  • Audio box: 7 folder: 3
    Financial aid
    April 12, 1981
  • Audio box: 7 folder: 3
    Financial aid story - 1983
    January 23, 1983
  • Audio box: 7 folder: 4
    Friendships
    June 6, 1982
  • Audio box: 7 folder: 4
    Gender stereotyping in comic strips
    November 13, 1983
  • Audio box: 7 folder: 5
    George Mason - that face on the stamp
    August 30, 1981
  • Audio box: 7 folder: 5
    George Mason University arts explosion
    October 9, 1983
  • Audio box: 7 folder: 6
    George Mason University's program in conflict management
    September 5, 1982
  • Audio box: 7 folder: 6
    George Orwell and 1984
    December 31, 1983
    Scope and Contents

    Also aired on January 2, 1984.

  • Audio box: 8 folder: 1
    Going to college: A lesson in high finance
    January 24, 1982
  • Audio box: 8 folder: 1
    Grief
    October 10, 1982
  • Audio box: 8 folder: 2
    Growing old in America
    August 2, 1983
  • Audio box: 8 folder: 2
    Health: Your choice for the future
    February 28, 1982
  • Audio box: 8 folder: 3
    High technology and higher education: A practical partnership
    October 17, 1982
  • Audio box: 8 folder: 3
    Home births
    August 9, 1981
  • Audio box: 8 folder: 4
    Hospice movement part I
    September 6, 1981
  • Audio box: 8 folder: 4
    How to choose a good preschool
    May 15, 1983
  • Audio box: 8 folder: 5
    How to fight holiday blues
    December 20, 1981
  • Audio box: 8 folder: 5
    How to find the perfect employee
    November 29, 1981
  • Audio box: 9 folder: 1
    How to publish the great American novel and lesser works
    September 27, 1981
  • Audio box: 9 folder: 1
    Images of Blacks in the media from 1876 to 1954
    February 21, 1982
  • Audio box: 9 folder: 2
    The inflation syndrome
    December 21, 1980
  • Audio box: 9 folder: 2
    The insanity plea: What is its future
    July 11, 1982
  • Audio box: 9 folder: 3
    International programs
    May 3, 1981
  • Audio box: 9 folder: 3
    Job burnout
    April 4, 1982
  • Audio box: 9 folder: 4
    The job hunt
    April 17, 1983
  • Audio box: 9 folder: 4
    Job hunting / career planning
    June 7, 1981
  • Audio box: 9 folder: 5
    Journal writing: Your life in review
    January 31, 1982
  • Audio box: 9 folder: 5
    Labor reform legislation pending in Congress
    January 21, 1984
    Scope and Contents

    Also aired on January 23, 1984.

  • Audio box: 10 folder: 1
    Land use in Fairfax County
    October 26, 1980
  • Audio box: 10 folder: 1
    Law and lawyers
    July 31, 1983
  • Audio box: 10 folder: 2
    Learning about right, wrong, and the new right
    June 13, 1982
  • Audio box: 10 folder: 2
    Learning English as a foreign language
    November 8, 1981
  • Audio box: 10 folder: 3
    Legitimate use of force in diplomacy
    January 4, 1984
    Scope and Contents

    Also aired on January 6, 1984.

  • Audio box: 10 folder: 3
    Life after 60
    August 15, 1982
  • Audio box: 10 folder: 4
    Long term adjustment to primary school
    September 25, 1983
  • Audio box: 10 folder: 4
    A look at summer youth camps
    May 23, 1982
  • Audio box: 10 folder: 5
    Mainstreaming
    August 2, 1981
  • Audio box: 10 folder: 5
    Make your money work for you
    January 14, 1984
    Scope and Contents

    Also aired on January 16, 1984.

  • Audio box: 11 folder: 1
    Male / female relationships
    June 28, 1981
  • Audio box: 11 folder: 1
    Managing public policy in the Reagan White House
    January 7, 1984
    Scope and Contents

    Also aired on January 9, 1984.

  • Audio box: 11 folder: 2
    Margaret Atwood - feminist in poetry and prose
    December 6, 1981
  • Audio box: 11 folder: 2
    Market process: The antitrust laws and small business
    March 27, 1983
  • Audio box: 11 folder: 3
    Math anxiety
    January 3, 1981
    Scope and Contents

    Also aired on August 29, 1982.

  • Audio box: 11 folder: 3
    Medical ethics
    February 27, 1984
  • Audio box: 11 folder: 4
    The medical profession: Can doctors play God
    May 2, 1982
  • Audio box: 11 folder: 4
    Mental illness in the media
    July 24, 1983
    Scope and Contents

    Also aired on March 24 and 26, 1984.

  • Audio box: 11 folder: 5
    Mothers without custody
    June 27, 1980
  • Audio box: 11 folder: 5
    National championship trap and skeet team at George Mason University
    November 21, 1983
  • Audio box: 12 folder: 1
    National regional sports clinic
    April 3, 1983
  • Audio box: 12 folder: 1
    Neighborhood crime watch
    June 20, 1982
  • Audio box: 12 folder: 2
    New locations for legal services
    June 26, 1983
  • Audio box: 12 folder: 2
    Nuclear arms freeze: Protecting the future of mankind
    April 18, 1982
  • Audio box: 12 folder: 3
    Nursing: A look toward the future
    September 11, 1983
  • Audio box: 12 folder: 3
    Nutrition: Fact or fad
    April 10, 1982
  • Audio box: 12 folder: 4
    Older adults and their need for protection
    March 7, 1982
  • Audio box: 12 folder: 4
    Oral history and folk tales
    December 27, 1981
  • Audio box: 12 folder: 5
    The parents dilemma of the physically - mentally handicapped child
    October 19, 1980
  • Audio box: 12 folder: 5
    The parkway - when, where, and why
    July 19, 1981
  • Audio box: 13 folder: 1
    Peers - friends or foes: A look at peer influence
    October 25, 1981
  • Audio box: 13 folder: 1
    Pet psychology I
    July 18, 1982
  • Audio box: 13 folder: 2
    Pet psychology II
    July 25, 1982
  • Audio box: 13 folder: 2
    (Arthur) Peterson and Norma Ransom in "The Gin Game,"
    October 25, 1983
  • Audio box: 13 folder: 3
    Phobias: Fact and fancy
    December 10, 1983
    Scope and Contents

    Also aired on December 12, 1983.

  • Audio box: 13 folder: 3
    Play things as learning tools
    December 12, 1982
  • Audio box: 13 folder: 4
    Poets, writers, and teachers
    January 17, 1982
  • Audio box: 13 folder: 4
    Project for the study of young children
    December 13, 1981
  • Audio box: 13 folder: 5
    The psychology of it all
    April 5, 1981
  • Audio box: 13 folder: 5
    The psychology of sports
    March 10, 1984
    Scope and Contents

    Also aired on March 12, 1984.

  • Audio box: 14 folder: 1
    Quality of education in public schools
    May 3, 1981
  • Audio box: 14 folder: 1
    Religious groups in politics
    October 11, 1981
  • Audio box: 14 folder: 2
    Revival of the Federal Theatre Project
    March 6, 1983
  • Audio box: 14 folder: 2
    Revolution in general education
    May 1, 1983
  • Audio box: 14 folder: 3
    Richard Wagner: A musical revolutionary
    December 17, 1983
    Scope and Contents

    Also aired on December 19, 1983.

  • Audio box: 14 folder: 3
    The role of the artist
    January 30, 1983
  • Audio box: 14 folder: 4
    Romance in the supermarket
    May 30, 1982
  • Audio box: 14 folder: 4
    The Russian people: What are they really like?
    February 20, 1984
    Scope and Contents

    Also aired on February 28, 1984.

  • Audio box: 14 folder: 5
    Science and the female sex
    March 20, 1983
  • Audio box: 14 folder: 5
    Search for tomorrow: How to find a job after four years of college
    May 16, 1982
  • Audio box: 15 folder: 1
    Signals: A winner in American college dance festival
    April 24, 1983
  • Audio box: 15 folder: 1
    Small business vs. suburban shopping malls
    November 23, 1980
  • Audio box: 15 folder: 2
    Social effects of teenage parenting
    May 8, 1983
  • Audio box: 15 folder: 2
    Social security: Does it have a future?
    September 20, 1981
  • Audio box: 15 folder: 3
    Sport and high finance
    May 29, 1983
  • Audio box: 15 folder: 3
    Stress
    November 16, 1980
  • Audio box: 15 folder: 4
    Stress and its effect on health
    November 7, 1982
  • Audio box: 15 folder: 4
    The student vote
    November 2, 1980
  • Audio box: 15 folder: 5
    Survival of the teenage parent
    January 4, 1981
  • Audio box: 15 folder: 5
    Tackling the writing problem in Virginia
    August 1, 1982
  • Audio box: 16 folder: 1
    Teaching teachers
    July 12, 1981
  • Audio box: 16 folder: 1
    Tenants rights, and landlords responsibilities
    December 5, 1982
  • Audio box: 16 folder: 2
    Thinking the unthinkable: Surviving the nuclear war
    April 25, 1982
  • Audio box: 16 folder: 3 Audio box: 16 folder: 3
    U.S. / China relations
    October 23, 1983
  • Audio box: 16 folder: 2
    Understanding the Virginia General Assembly
    May 31, 1981
  • Audio box: 16 folder: 4
    Virginia writing conference
    October 28, 1981
  • Audio box: 16 folder: 4
    Volunteering: The backbone of the community
    January 10, 1982
  • Audio box: 16 folder: 5
    Washington independent writers
    July 5, 1981
  • Audio box: 16 folder: 5
    What price clean air
    July 5, 1981
  • Audio box: 17 folder: 1
    William Styron, novelist and Virginian
    January 16, 1983
  • Audio box: 17 folder: 1
    Winterizing your home
    November 22, 1981
  • Audio box: 17 folder: 2
    Women in politics
    October 4, 1981
  • Audio box: 17 folder: 2
    Women's athletics today
    September 18, 1983
  • Audio box: 17 folder: 3
    Writing
    August 16, 1981
  • Audio box: 17 folder: 3
    Writing at work or working at your writing
    May 9, 1982
  • Audio box: 17 folder: 4
    The writing conference: Can good writing be taught
    March 28, 1982
  • Audio box: 17 folder: 4
    Writing for business or the business of writing
    November 1, 1981
  • Audio box: 17 folder: 5
    Youth sports: Is early competition healthy?
    February 4, 1984
    Scope and Contents

    Also aired on February 13, 1984.

  • Audio box: 17 folder: 5
    Youth suicide
    October 3, 1982
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Series 3: Audiotape cassettes
1982-1983
(1 folder)
Scope and Contents

This series consists of three audiotape cassettes with copies of three programs.

  • Audio box: 17 folder: 6
    Effects of malnutrition
    March 6, 1983
    Scope and Contents

    Copied on May 2, 1983.

  • Audio box: 17 folder: 6
    Stress and its effects on health
    November 7, 1982
    Scope and Contents

    Copied on May 2, 1983.

  • Audio box: 17 folder: 6
    Frankly Speaking Turnage parents
    undated
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Series 4: Digital duplicates
0 Linear Feet (1 box)
1980-1984
Scope and Content

This series consists of digital duplicates created in 2012 from the open reel tapes of the original broadcast. The open reel audio was saved as MP3s and is stored on nine compact discs and an external hard drive. Broadcasts are arranged chronologically on the compact discs.

  • Audio box: 18
    Compact disc of MP3s of original open reel audio
    1980-1981
    Scope and Content

    Disc 1 of 9. Contains 18 MP3s in chronological order (year, month, day): 19800627, 19801019, 19801026, 19801109, 19801111, 19801116, 19801123, 19801207, 19801214, 19801221, 198010103, 19810104, 19810113, 19810201, 19810208, 19810215, 19810301, 19810308

  • Audio box: 18
    Compact disc of MP3s of original open reel audio
    1981
    Scope and Content

    Disc 2 of 9. Contains 18 MP3s in chronological order (year, month, day): 19810315, 19810322, 19810329, 19810405, 19810412, 19810503-1, 19810503-2, 19810517, 19810524, 19810531, 19810607, 19810613, 19810628, 19810705, 19810712, 19810719, 19810726, 19810802

  • Audio box: 18
    Compact disc of MP3s of original open reel audio
    1981
    Scope and Content

    Disc 3 of 9. Contains 18 MP3s in chronological order (year, month, day): 19810816, 19810823, 19810830, 19810913, 19810920, 19810927, 19811004, 19811008-1, 19811008-2, 19811011, 19811018, 19811025, 19811028, 19811101, 19811108, 19811115, 19811122, 19811129

  • Audio box: 18
    Compact disc of MP3s of original open reel audio
    1981-1982
    Scope and Content

    Disc 4 of 9. Contains 18 MP3s in chronological order (year, month, day): 19811206, 19811220, 19811227, 19820110, 19820111, 19820117, 19820124, 19820131, 19820207, 19820214, 19820221, 19820228, 19820314, 19820321, 19820328, 19820404, 19820407, 19820410

  • Audio box: 18
    Compact disc of MP3s of original open reel audio
    1982
    Scope and Content

    Disc 5 of 9. Contains 18 MP3s in chronological order (year, month, day): 19820418, 19820425, 19820502, 19820509, 19820516, 19820523, 19820530, 19820606, 19820613, 19820620, 19820711, 19820718, 19820725, 19820801, 19820808, 19820809, 19820515, 19820822

  • Audio box: 18
    Compact disc of MP3s of original open reel audio
    1982-1983
    Scope and Content

    Disc 6 of 9. Contains 18 MP3s in chronological order (year, month, day): 19820905, 19820906, 19820912, 19821004, 19821010, 19821017, 19821031, 19821107, 19821114, 19821128, 19821205, 19821212, 19821219, 19821226, 19830102, 19830116, 19830123, 19830130-1

  • Audio box: 18
    Compact disc of MP3s of original open reel audio
    1983
    Scope and Content

    Disc 7 of 9. Contains 18 MP3s in chronological order (year, month, day): 19830130-2, 19830130-3, 19830306, 19830320, 19830323, 19830403, 19830417, 19830424, 19830501, 19830508, 19830515, 19830522, 19830529, 19830606, 19830612, 19830619, 19830626, 19830710

  • Audio box: 18
    Compact disc of MP3s of original open reel audio
    1983
    Scope and Content

    Disc 8 of 9. Contains 18 MP3s in chronological order (year, month, day): 19830724, 19830731, 19830802, 19830807, 19830807, 19830816, 19830911, 19830925, 19831009, 19831023, 19831023-2, 19831025, 19831030, 19831113, 19831121, 19831126, 19831203, 19831210

  • Audio box: 18
    Compact disc of MP3s of original open reel audio
    1983-1984
    Scope and Content

    Disc 9 of 9. Contains 12 MP3s in chronological order (year, month, day): 19831217, 19831226, 19831231, 19840104, 19840107, 19840121, 19840128, 19840204, 19840220, 19840227, 19840312, no date

  • Audio box: 18
    G Drive mini external hard drive
    1980-1984
    Scope and Content

    Contains digital duplicates of the open reel audio "Frankly Speaking" radio shows 1980-1984

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