B. Floyd Farr papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 0934
Scope and Contents
The B. Floyd Farr papers consist of advertisements, program correspondence, and scripts from KDYL and KPO; NBC annual reports (1936-1945); and various radio-related publications. Includes a biography written by George Snell.
Dates
- 1936-1946
Creator
- Farr, B. Floyd (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Conditions Governing Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Biographical Note
B. Floyd Farr was a radio announcer, engineer, and executive. His career began at KDYL in Salt Lake City, Utah; later he moved to KPO, an NBC station in San Francisco. In 1947, along with George Snell, he acquired the first of a network of radio stations they managed throughout the West.
Extent
0.75 Linear Feet (2 Boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The B. Floyd Farr papers (1936-1946) consist of advertisements, program correspondence, and scripts from KDYL and KPO; NBC annual reports (1936-1945); and various radio-related publications. Includes a biography written by George Snell. Farr was a radio announcer, engineer, and executive.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of George Snell in 1986.
Separated Materials
Photographs were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.
Processing Information
Processed by Tad Davies and Diana M. Hooper in 1995.
Creator
- Farr, B. Floyd (Person)
- Title
- Inventory of the B. Floyd Farr papers
- Author
- Finding aid created by Tad Davies and Diana M. Hooper.
- Date
- 1995 (last modified: 2019)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository
Contact:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu