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Part of United Church of Christ - Congregational (Grinnell, Iowa) records 1850-2009
Part of United Church of Christ - Congregational (Grinnell, Iowa) records 1850-2009
Junior Liberal Arts Examinations Committee
Part of RG-S: Students
The first radio station at Grinnell College, KGRW, started on December 6, 1948. It was an AM station that broadcast news, interviews, and popular and classical music. By 1961-62 the station needed better equipment, because their existing equipment was obsolete. KGRW also needed to upgrade to a FM frequency, because FM is more powerful and there is little interference. The station broadcast with a closed circuit. At one point, it broadcast illegally outside of campus, and lost its license, so the station had to return to the closed circuit system. Students living in Norris Hall could not listed to KGRW because the dormitory’s electrical wiring interfered with the station’s signal. Students appealed to the Board of Trustees for funding for the upgrade to FM, but the Board did not have the funds at that time. KGRW was shut down and there was no radio station on campus for the next six academic years. During the 1966-67 and 1967-68 years several students, headed by Babak Armajani ‘68, worked to start another station. They were successful, and KDIC began broadcasting on May 20, 1968.In the fall of 1968 KDIC broadcast 121 hours per week, and had eighty-five students on the staff. Forty of the staff were DJs. The station received news from UPI, outside newspapers, and campus reporters. Classical, jazz, rock, and folk music were played. In addition, there were special programs from Radio Netherlands, the French Radio System, and the PAN-American Union. Content: Contains audio tapes of speeches, performances, symposia, and radio programs taped and/or broadcast by the student staff of the radio station during a time of active student political involvement on the Grinnell College campus. Of special note is the tape of Dean Joseph Wall at a community meeting discussing the proposal for closing the college early in the spring as a result of Kent State (5/8/70). Provenance: Donated to the Archives by Siclinda Canty-Elliott and KDIC staff, September 1998. Processed by Leslie Czechowski and Emily Burke, September 1998.
Kleinschmidt Collection of Local History negatives
Part of John Kleinschmidt Collection of Grinnell Local History
contains photos and negatives taken by Byron Worley
Part of Walter Scott Hendrixson Notebooks and Slides 1890-1920
Part of Matlack Family Papers 1879-1997
Part of Matlack Family Papers 1879-1997
Part of RG-R: College Relations
81 reel-to-reel tapes. Detailed list following 1979- ca. 359 cassette tapes of college lectures. No detailed list or inventory. Includes Sports Symposium, April 1984; Small Town in America Symposium, March 1987. Commencement 1986 5 videocassettes (VHS). Includes Baccalaureate, Senior Honors Concert, Senior Showcase, Commencement exercises.
Part of John A. Pfitsch Papers 1919-2002
In preparation for writing Pfitsch Tales, John sent out dozens of letters to former students and colleagues asking for their reminiscences and recollections. The letters he received in reply are collected in this series.
Part of Lecture Notes 1827-1909
Leonard Fletcher L.F. Parker span style=color: rgb(62, 19, 14); font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; was a professor of Greek and Latin at Iowa College from 1860-70 and professor of history from 1888-98. In Grinnell, he was involved with the public schools and the Underground Railroad. /span
Librarian and Staff Office Files
Part of RG-L: Library Records
Part of RG-L: Library Records