The Bell Telephone Hour collection of sound recordings Title The Bell Telephone Hour collection of sound recordings [sound recording], 1940-1968. Supplementary content Finding Aid Details Additional authors Anderson, Marian, 1897-1993. Casadesus, Robert, 1899-1972. Eddy, Nelson, 1901-1967. Hofmann, Josef, 1876-1957. Kreisler, Fritz, 1875-1962. Levant, Oscar, 1906-1972. Melton, James, 1904-1961. Moore, Grace, 1898-1947. Pinza, Ezio. Pons, Lily, 1898-1976. Sayão, Bidú. Swarthout, Gladys, 1904- Thomas, John Charles, 1891-1960. Traubel, Helen. Farrell, Eileen, 1920-2002. Voorhees, Donald. Mack, Floyd. Bell Telephone Hour Chorus. prf Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra. prf National Broadcasting Company. Bell Telephone Company. American Telephone and Telegraph Company. Description 1579 sound discs : analog, acetate, 33 rpm; 16 in. Summary Weekly 30-minute NBC radio broadcasts, featuring classical and light classical music, which began on Apr. 29, 1940 and continued until 1958. In September, 1959, the Bell Telephone Hour made its television debut as a monthly musical special. It remained a regular television program until April 26, 1968. Uniform title Bell Telephone hour (Radio program) Bell Telephone hour (Television program) Subject Radio programs, Musical > United States Vocal music Orchestral music Instrumental music Operas > Excerpts Genre/Form Sound recordings. Call number *L (Special) 89-33 Note Broadcast recordings from the radio or television program of the same title. Access (note) Access to discs restricted; advance notification required. Additional formats (note) Transfer copies of portions of the collection are available for listening at the Archives. For holdings information, refer to finding aid. Indexes/finding aids (note) Finding aid available in Archives in: *L(Special) 89-33, and on internet. Title The Bell Telephone Hour collection of sound recordings [sound recording], 1940-1968. Additional formats Transfer copies of portions of the collection are available for listening at the Archives. For holdings information, refer to finding aid. Access Access to discs restricted; advance notification required. Indexes Finding aid available in Archives in: *L(Special) 89-33, and on internet. Connect to: NYPL Digital Collections Finding Aid Added author Anderson, Marian, 1897-1993. Performer Casadesus, Robert, 1899-1972. Performer Eddy, Nelson, 1901-1967. Performer Hofmann, Josef, 1876-1957. Performer Kreisler, Fritz, 1875-1962. Performer Levant, Oscar, 1906-1972. Performer Melton, James, 1904-1961. Performer Moore, Grace, 1898-1947. Performer Pinza, Ezio. Performer Pons, Lily, 1898-1976. Performer Sayão, Bidú. Performer Swarthout, Gladys, 1904- Performer Thomas, John Charles, 1891-1960. Performer Traubel, Helen. Performer Farrell, Eileen, 1920-2002. Performer Voorhees, Donald. Conductor Mack, Floyd. Commentator Bell Telephone Hour Chorus. Performer Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra. Performer National Broadcasting Company. Bell Telephone Company. American Telephone and Telegraph Company. Added title Bell Telephone hour (Radio program) Bell Telephone hour (Television program) Research call number *L (Special) 89-33 View in legacy catalogNavigation arrow Help and Feedback