Joseph S. Iseman, 1958-1968

This subseries documents the sale of Channel 13 from National Telefilm Associates, Inc., to Educational Television for the Metropolitan Area (ETMA) as well as the financial status, reorganization, and bankruptcy petition of the station in the early 1960s. Types of documents include correspondence, financial charts, memoranda, notes, news clippings, and press releases. Correspondents include: Robert B. Meyner, governor of New Jersey; Newton N. Minow, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission; Richard D. Heffner, general manager of WNDT; Howard L. Shephard, chairman of ETMA; and Samuel B. Gould, president of the Educational Broadcasting Corporation. Topics include press coverage regarding the transfer of Channel 13 from New Jersey to New York, WNDT's membership in the Eastern Educational Network, and Ford Foundation support of the station. The material is arranged chronologically except for the leases which are placed under heading "Bankruptcy" as the documents provide financial and legal information considered in the 1965 filing.