Archive Record
Metadata
Catalog Number |
HRHS-123 |
Collection |
WSVA Collection |
Scope & Content |
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE: WSVA went on the air on June 9, 1935 and was the first radio station to broadcast in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. The call letters WSVA stand for "We Serve Virginia Agriculture." The station was affiliated with NBC, and offered news, agricultural programs, music and other items of local interest. In 1946, it produced the Valley's first FM station, WSVA-FM (now WQPO), and in 1953 it added a television station, WSVA-TV (now WHSV-TV). SCOPE AND CONTENT: This collection has items related to WSVA radio and WSVA-TV. Six folders contain black and white glossy photos of various functions attended by Virginia Lindamood during her time as Women's Program Director at WSVA. Mrs. Lindamood started working at WSVA in 1950 and was the Women's Program Director. She had a program at 9:30 a.m. called "Listen Ladies", and one at 1:45 p.m. called "At Home with Lindy". COLLECTION INVENTORY: Folder 1: -1937 Radio Program (donated by John Hinkle) -1939 Radio Program (donated by Peggy P. Colangelo) -1951 pamphlet showing WSVA Fall schedule and list of Management & Staff (2 copies) -1959 issue of National Foundation News with a picture of Mrs. Lindamood -1960 25th Anniversary Booklet (donated by Barbara Lohr) (2 copies) -Invitation from the White House from Mrs. Kennedy to Virginia Lindamood for a luncheon on April 11, 1961 -Ad for Gill's Hotel Special coffee with a picture of Mrs. Lindamood -Telegram to Virginia Lindamood when she left WSVA dated February 24, 1961 -1995 60th Anniversary booklet Folders 2 - 7: Black and white glossy photos of events attended by Virginia Lindamood |
Donor |
John Hinkle; Peggy Colangelo; Barbara Lohr |
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