Milwaukee Journal Stations Records
1922-1997
Milwaukee Journal Stations
Milwaukee Mss 203
214.7 c.f. (61 boxes and 5,865 canisters of 16mm film reels)
Materials pertaining to the Milwaukee radio and television stations owned by the Journal Company (now Journal Communications, Inc.). The stations operated for many years under the call letters WTMJ. The paper records include scripts for editorials read on radio and television, audience surveys, photographs, promotional materials, scripts for newscasts, as well as materials pertaining to the personnel, history, and operation of the radio and television stations. The approximately 2 million feet of 16mm newsfilm is the original edited footage used on the air to illustrate news stories from 1950 to 1980. The collection includes footage of the Milwaukee Braves; the civil rights movement in Milwaukee during the 1960s; local businesses such as Allis-Chalmers, the Pabst, Schlitz, and Miller Breweries; and national and international politicians and celebrities who visited Milwaukee.
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