Layne R. Beaty Papers

Collection

Identifier: MS0017

Staff Only

Content Description

The Layne R. Beaty Papers focus on the history of farm radio and television broadcasting in the United States and on the origins and development of the National Farm and Home Hour, a popular radio program during the 20th century. There is a small number of documents relating to Voice of America and Clear Channel Broadcasting. Beaty's papers include photographs, correspondence, reports, surveys, newspaper clippings, magazine articles, farm radio and television station promotional literature, annual directories, reports and yearbooks, annual convention literature, and professional newsletters.

Dates

Creation: 1926-1979

Conditions Governing Access

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Biographical Sketch

Layne R. Beaty (1914?-2007) was chief of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Radio and Television Service from 1954 to 1980. He graduated from Southeastern Oklahoma State University in 1935. Between 1943 and 1951, he worked as farm editor of radio station WBAP in Fort Worth, Texas. In 1947, he served as president of the National Association of Radio Farm Directors (NARFD).