Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Pacifica Foundation ephemera collection
- Dates:
- 1949-1984
- Creators:
- Pacifica Foundation
- Extent:
- 0.5 Linear Feet : 1 box
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item] Pacifica Foundation ephemera collection, M0425, Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Documents on Pacifica Foundation, with emphasis on KPFA-FM in Berkeley, California. Primarily printed articles about KPFA, programming schedules, information fliers and other publicity materials. Some of the material is in the form of photocopies, and most have been annotated by the donor, who was probably Pacifica's Vera Hopkins, a long-time staffer and unofficial historian. More detailed contents notes (also probably by Hopkins) are available from department.
- Biographical / historical:
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Lew Hill founded the Pacifica Foundation and its flagship radio station KPFA in 1949. KPFA began broadcasting in Berkeley, California on April 15th, 1949, and was was the first listener-subscription FM educational radio station in the country. Stations KPFK in Los Angeles and WBAI in New York were to follow in 1959 and 1960, respectively. KPFT in Houston, Texas began broadcasting March 1, 1970 as the fourth Pacifica station.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Pacifica Foundation, 1985.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-04-21 11:53:53 -0700 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use.
- Terms of access:
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While Special Collections is the owner of the physical and digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item] Pacifica Foundation ephemera collection, M0425, Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
- Location of this collection:
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Department of Special Collections, Green Library557 Escondido MallStanford, CA 94305-6004, US
- Contact:
- (650) 725-1022