Elliott Maxwell Sanger was born in New York on March 23, 1897. He graduated from the Columbia University School of Journalism in 1917 and began a career in advertising. In 1936 Sanger co-founded with John V. L. Hogan the classical music radio station WQXR. Sanger served as vice president and general manager of the station from 1936 to 1965. In 1944 the station was purchased by the New York Times Company. Sanger died in New York City in 1989.
The collection contains Sanger's personal diaries related to WQXR (1936-1967), as well as a complete bound file of the WQXR Program Guide (1936-1963). The guides include a record of the broadcasting of classical music in New York City, WQXR's daily schedule, and essays on composers, music festivals, and compositions. The collection includes business letters, congratulatory and testimonial letters from listeners and advertisers, reports on the station's history, samples of newspaper clippings containing WQXR advertisements and program listings, market surveys of listeners, and promotional brochures prepared for prospective advertisers. There is a corrected typescript and galley proofs for Sanger's book Rebel In Radio (New York, Hasting House, 1972) and 6 volumes of documents in support of the station's application for "clear channel" status filed with the FCC. Also included are 49 photographs of the station's staff and musical personalities, 4 audiotapes of 1973 interviews with Sanger, and 4 audio cassettes celebrating WQXR's 50th Anniversary
Cataloged Correspondence | |||
| 1 | 1 | The series contains correspondence related to Sanger's radio station, WQXR, from Will Durant, Arthur Sulzberger, and Sinclair Lewis.A-Z, 1937-1944 | |
Rebel In Radio | |||
| 1 | 2-5 | The series contains materials related to Elliot Sanger's book Rebel in Radio, 1973. [1973] Typescript, photographs, galley proof | |
| Tapebox 1 | Sanger interview by Andre Bernard, April 12, 1973 Sanger Interview with P.M. Program by Bill Newcastle, September 29, 1973 2 reel to reel audio tapes | ||
| Tapebox 2 | WQXR Broadcast, May 24, 1973, 10-12 Noon, 2 reels "The Listening Room" hosted by Robert Sherman Guest, E. M. Sanger 2 ree to reel audio tapes | ||
WQXRNote: The series contains files related to Sanger's radio station, WQXR. | |||
| 1 | 7-9 | FCC "Clear Channel" Hearings 1946 | |
| 2 | 1-8 | File 1-2) -- FCC "Clear Channel" Hearings, 1946 File 3) -- Letters, 1936-1948 File 4-5) -- Market Research Survey, 1936-1944 File 6) -- Newspaper clippings, 1936 File 7) -- Photographs File 8) -- Sales records, 1936-1948 1936-1948 | |
--WQXR 50th Anniversary, 1986 | |||
| 2 | 9 | Remembrances and background material
1986 anniversary program 1936-1950, 1986 | |
| 7 | "This Is My Music" with Elliot Sanger, March 1, 1986 New York Philharmonic 50th Anniversary Concert, September 23, 1986 Part I and II WQXR Dinner Comments, September 23, 1986 4 audio cassettes | ||
--WQXR Program Guides | |||
| 3-5 | 1936-1963 27 volumes | ||
Personal Papers | |||
| 5-7 | Diaries 1936-1967 32 volumes | ||
| 6 | Key to Abbreviations beginning 1950 | ||
| 7 | "In Memoriam: Elliott M. Sanger," 1989 | ||