Tuesday, Oct. 8, 1963 University Daily Kansan ___ Page 3
KU's Radio Museum Needs More Space for Collection
By Carol Lathrop Knupp
There's a museum on campus that is all dressed up with no place to go
is all dressed up with no place to go. That museum is sitting in the studios of the campus radio station, KUOK, in Hoch Auditorium, and is dressed in Early American pieces of sound reproduction, most of which are still in working condition. A 1911 RCA radio tuning unit, the oldest piece in the collection of about 35, is the highlight of attire.
THE COLLECTION of sound reproduction pieces began with an idea by Larry Knupp, Lawrence senior, who was station manager of KUOK in the spring semester of 1962.
His idea was to solicit old pieces of equipment from any generous person, cob-webbed attic, or dark storage room. Those contributions would then be used for teaching aids in the classroom work of the department's courses.
Mike Bush, Glendale, Mo., senior, became interested in the idea and began to bring in solicited pieces. The interest continued to spread among the department's students. Weekends and vacations were spent on electronic safaris to obtain Stromberg-Carlson, Sears-Roebuck Cresent models, and Tip-top table cone speakers. The searches extended into eastern Missouri and western Kansas. Some pieces were transported over 250 miles back to the rapidly growing museum.
"WITHIN A FEW months we realized our collection was going to outgrow the space we had available." Knupp recalls. "And yet we kept on gathering pieces from people who were just going to throw them away because they were junk. They didn't realize that they would be throwing away equipment that will be lost forever unless someone makes an effort to gather the pieces."
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The students increased their efforts and the number of museum items increased until it became necessary that more space be provided for display area.
SOME PIECES have been taken to Topeka where they are being exhibited by the Kansas Association of Radio Broadcasters in the Kansas Historical Museum.
However, the Radio and Television Department is still looking for somewhere to take its museum to allow it room to grow to its full potential.
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The Classical Film Series presents
"FORBIDDEN GAMES"
a French language film with English sub-titles Directed by Rene Clement
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Forum Room—Admission: $.60
Wednesday—October 9th
Two Showings: 7:00 and 9:00
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