Oscar Reed, Jr. Papers

The Papers of Oscar Reed, Jr., cover the years 1928 to 1994. The bulk of the collection dates from the 1960s and 1970s, with a significant amount of materials from the late 1940s through the 1950s. It documents Reed's career with Jansky & Bailey, Inc., and his later work with the Jansky & Bailey Divisions of Atlantic Research Corporation. Also included are materials belonging to Jansky and Bailey that came into Reed's possession after their deaths. Types of documents in the collection include reports for various clients produced by J&B, J&B/ARC, and other firms as well. Prominently represented also are correspondence, memoranda, notes and rough drafts, charts and graphs, maps, FCC and other government documents, articles, newsletters, minutes, news clippings, photographs, and negatives.

This series consists of four subseries, covering various areas of Reed's involvement in educational and public broadcasting. Materials are arranged chronologically by organization of state, with the state reports grouped alphabetically.

This subseries consists of documents produced by and for CPB, PBS, and NPR.

This subseries consists of educational TV reports by J&B (and others) for more than 25 states.