| Charles S. Jones (1895-1970) was a
businessman and head of Rio Grande Oil, which sponsored Calling All
Cars. This collection primarily consists of 258 Calling All Cars
transcription discs (1934-39). Many of the transcription discs include
'squibs' that give a brief description of the program. Jones obtained
the transcription discs in his capacity as sponsor of the program.
This collection also includes 2 discs from a Dwight D. Eisenhower
speech (1953). |
