Carl Byoir & Associates, 1950-1985
Part of collection: RCA News and Information Department photographs (2464-68)
Dates
- Creation: 1950-1985
Scope and Contents
The series, Carl Byoir & Associates, is divided into two subseries: Negatives, and Prints and Contact Sheets.
The Negatives subseries is a large set of corporate public relations negatives documenting a diverse range of RCA activity. Prominent themes are corporate meetings and publicity events, many of which feature David Sarnoff. Numerous projects, products, and other activities related to RCA are shown, including work on the Apollo program and communications satellites, trade shows, documentation of manufacturing processes and technical research, and promotional material featuring consumer electronics or their components. RCA’s participation in the 1964 New York World’s Fair is also featured. Additional events, such as award dinners, birthday celebrations, and other occasions significant to David or Lizette Sarnoff, or their son Robert, are also represented.
The Prints and Contact Sheets subseries contains photographs and negative contact sheets that represent a small subset of the images found in the Negatives subseries. Photographs include such diverse subjects as, the Viking and Explorer spacecraft, avionics systems, CB radio, video games, video tape recording, the TIROS-N weather satellite, television sets, parts, and manufacturing, and Videodisc. RCA divisions and locations represented include, Automated Systems Division, Burlington, Massachusetts; Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Solid State Division; Astro & Electronics Division, Moorestown, New Jersey; Astro-Electronics, Hightstown, New Jersey; Indianapolis, Indiana; Scranton, Pennsylvania; Hertz Car Rental; Mountain Top, Pennsylvania; Bloomington, Indiana; Circleville, Ohio; and the Government Services Division. Some noteworthy RCA personal included are, James Hillier, Roy Pollack, and Anthony Lee Conrad, as well as several celebrities, such as John Denver, Tony Bennett, Arthur Ashe.
Extent
From the Collection: 37.25 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Additional Description
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access; this collection is open for research.
Negatives and slides (Boxes 12-40 and 44-52) are located in remote storage. Please contact staff 48 hours in advance of research visit at askhagley@hagley.org
Related Names
Creator
- From the Collection: Radio Corporation of America. News and Information Department (Organization)
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Audiovisual Collections Repository