George C. Biggar Papers

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George C. Biggar, a South Dakota State University alumni (1921-22), was a program director and created programs for radio stations in Chicago, Illinois (WLS) and Cincinnati, Ohio (WLW). He helped to plan the Barn Dance and the Dinnerbell program. This is a collection of papers relates to Biggar's career in radio. Included are radio scripts, interviews, photographs and other material collected throughout his career. Material from a trip to Great Britain in 1943-1944 makes up a large portion of the collection and includes material related to agriculture during wartime.