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Collection: UAREC-0010 University Archives and Special Collections Joseph P. Healey Library University of Massachusetts Boston 100 Morrissey Blvd. Boston, MA, 02125 [email protected] UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON. WUMB-FM RECORDS 1969-2012 Accession Number: 112-05, 117-041 Repository: University of Massachusetts Boston. University Archives and Special Collections Creator: University of Massachusetts Boston. WUMB-FM Title: University of Massachusetts Boston. WUMB-FM records Date [inclusive]: 1969-2012 Extent: 177 linear feet (series I-XII: 158 linear feet, 6 oversized folders and one poster tube; series XIII: 19 linear feet) Language: English, Arabic, Mandarin and Cantonese Citation: Courtesy of the University Archives and Special Collections Department, Joseph P. Healey Library, University of Massachusetts Boston: WUMB-FM records Processing Information: Processed by Meghan Bailey in January 2016, updated by Meghan Bailey in November 2016 and June 2020. Conditions on Use and Access: This collection is open for research. Access to some folders is restricted and as the material is awaiting conservation. Researchers must agree not to write down any personal information pertaining to the individuals documented in the collection. All audio-visual formats are located in climate-controlled storage and may not be viewed until the proper equipment is obtained. Approximately 100 linear feet of media is awaiting digitization. Please contact [email protected] in advance to request access, which may be granted within approximately two weeks. Access copies were created for folder number 1449 entitled: [Design – layout for ads and fliers] circa 1980-1990 in Series VIII: Marketing and Publicity, 1976- 2011. Image formats include photographs, slides and negatives as well as CDs and floppy disks. Some photographs have water damage and are awaiting conservation. Corresponding negatives may be available for some of these damaged photographs. The Commonwealth Journal CDs 2001-2011 include the final program as well as the raw, uncut versions. CDs from the year 2000 are comprised of edited and finished programs. Commonwealth Journal is available online from February 7, 2010 through June 5, 2017 at the WUMB radio Commonwealth Journal on iTunes. Most documentation on the Boston Folk Festival can be found in Series XIII. Boston Folk Festival, 1995-2011, however, some documents can be found in series V iv., VI, VII, VIII, and X ii. as noted in the folder titles of the container list. Copyright: Copyright restrictions may apply. PROVENANCE Collection: UAREC-0010 WUMB This collection was transferred to University Archives and Special Collections at in the Joseph P. Healey Library by WUMB-FM General Manager Pat Monteith in June 2012. Accession 117-041 was transferred by WUMB-FM on April 19, 2017. PROCESSING NOTES Series are arranged by the original categories that were created by former WUMB-FM General Manager, Pat Monteith. The original order of folders was maintained in most cases. In other cases folder were arranged alphabetically. Any unlabeled folders, were labeled by the archivist, and those added labels are indicated by brackets in the folder list. Personnel folders have been removed. Series XIV Unprocessed Materials, Subseries i. Audio Cassettes, Accession 117-041 has not been processed. EXISTENCE AND LOCATION OF COPIES The following WUMB programs have been digitized and are available at the American Archive of Public Broadcasting: Black Perspectives, 28 shows, 1983-1989 Urban Scholars Program, 1983 October 14 Black in Politics, 1983 November 16 Black Education, 1983 January 9 Columbia Point, 1983 June 28 Michael Anderson, Assistant Headmaster at Dorchester High School, 1984 January 15 Massachusetts Black Legislative Caucus. Part 1, 1984 November 7 The Vietnam Saga and the Black Veteran. Part 2, 1985 October 2 Dr. Wornie Reed, 1985 November 27 Senator Royal Bolling Sr., 1985 August 28 Blacks in the Media: Perceptions, Pressures and Status. Part 1, 1985 October 23 Blacks in the Media. Part 1, 1986 November 12 Maintaining Our Black Heritage in Ethnically Diverse Society with Robert Hayden, 1986 May 12 The Boston School Committee and Educational Polices. Part 2, 1986 May 12 The Boston School Committee and Educational Polices. Part 3, 1986 May 28 The Museum of the Nation Center for Afro-American Artists, 1987 April 1 State Rep. Byron Rushing, 1987 September 9 The Boston School Committee and Educational Policy, Part 4, 1987 June 10 The Boston School Committee and Educational Polices. Part 1, 1987 May 14 Black Arts: The Beacon in our Heritage. Part 2, 1987 December 11 Dr. Brunetta Wolfman, 1987 February 25 The Future of the Black Family, Part 2, with Jean McGuire, 1988 April 17 The Black Agenda in 1988, 1988 March 2 The Black Folks Theater Company, 1988 November 30 Beverly Johnson, 1989 May 17 2 | Page Contact: [email protected] Collection: UAREC-0010 WUMB The Black Agenda for the 1990s with Rep. Gloria Fox, 1989 May 31 The Boston School Committee with Dr. James Jennings, 1989 July 05 Housing and Employment 1990 and Beyond with Dr. Toye Brown, 1989 November 29 Dr. Brunetta Wolfman, undated Commonwealth Journal, 14 shows, 1989-1992 Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, Home Computers, Veterans Going Back to School, 1989 July 23 Transportation Problems in Massachusetts, Water Pollution Issues, and Brain Donation, 1989 January 15 The Black Achiever Awards, Economic Future of Massachusetts, and Preventing Hearing Loss, 1989 February 26 The Role of Urban Universities, Criminal Sentencing, Steroid Abuse, 1989 March 19 Today's Refugees, 1990 January 14 Vietnam and the Media, 1990 January 14 Vietnam in Literature, Pros and Cons of Making English the Official U.S. Language, 1990- March 25 The Weld Campaign, 1990 August 25 Interview with Gubernatorial Candidate Lt. Gov. Evelyn Murphy on Voter Concerns in Massachusetts, 1990 September 02 Interview with Gubernatorial Candidate Francis X. Bellotti on Voter Concerns in Massachusetts, 1990 September 09 Interview with Gubernatorial Candidate State Rep. Steven Pierce on Voter Concerns in Massachusetts, 1990 September 16 Solar Power, the Commonwealth's Hispanic Community, 1991 May 26 Water Supply in Massachusetts, the Learning Center for Deaf Children, 1991 June 23 The Arts in Massachusetts, Breast Cancer Awareness, 1992 October 11 From the Source, 19 shows, 1982-1987 Gov. Ed King, 1982 November 18 Mel King, 1983 August 9 Mel King-Ray Flynn Mayoral Debate. Part 2, 1983 November 08 Mel King-Ray Flynn Debate. Part 1, 1983 November 08 Interview with State Rep. Tom Finneran on His Legislative Work in Boston (Massachusetts), 1983 February 22 Ray Flynn, 1983 July 9 John Hope Franklin, 1983 June 01 Interviews with Boston College, UMass Athletic Coaches and Boston College Quarterback Doug Flutie on Current/Upcoming Sports Seasons in Boston (Massachusetts), 1983-11-14 The Islands, Part 3, 1984 April 19 The Urban University and the Performing Arts, 1985 October 24 Hyde Park - From Racial Violence to Racial Harmony, 1985 August 27 3 | Page Contact: [email protected] Collection: UAREC-0010 WUMB Dedication of McCormack Hall at UMB, 1985 May 13 Farrakhan, the Issue, 1986 February 27 Milton, MA, 1986 November 04 Boston's New Immigrant, 1986 December 03 Mattapan, 1986 September 09 Rev. Michael Haynes, 1986 January 21 Vietnamese Oral History Project, 1987 January 26 Safety in Dorchester, undated HISTORICAL NOTE The student-run radio station WUMB, was founded during the fall of 1968 by a group of undergraduate students in the basement of the Sawyer Street building, inside the cafeteria on Arlington Street, UMass Boston’s original location. The radio station replaced the juke box that once was in the cafeteria at that time. The founding group wanted to provide a radio service that was not available elsewhere, and discussed providing talk shows not just music. During October 31st of 1968, the Radio Station Committee of UMass Boston was formed and a constitution was drafted. The committee consisted of a chairman, vice-chairman, treasurer, and secretary which were elected each April. Pat Riccio (Monteith), interested in getting involved in the university activities as a freshman, and a member of the original group of founding students of the radio station, was elected treasurer, secretary, music director for three years, and later, general manager. The advisor of the committee, Hal Mahon, faculty member of the Physics Department, was appointed for a two-year term of office. Mahon remained on as advisor for total of four years. Levels of membership included Active Membership, Associate Membership, and Honorary Membership. Meetings were held once a month and membership was open to all students, faculty and staff of the university. The station began as a closed-circuit station called WUMB-AM and went on the air for the first time December 14, 1969. By 1970, it was broadcast only within the cafeteria on campus on Monday through Friday from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm, except during vacations, reading periods, and exams. On November 9, 1970, the revised station policy [located in Series III, Subseries i.] indicated that the president appointed a programming director who was responsible for forming the programming committee. All music was programmed in advance by the programming committee. Special programming formats were submitted to the programming committee and executive board. The programming committee and executive board had the final say on all programming formats. News aired by WUMB included national, state and local news, sports, public service announcements, and a list of current happenings in and around the city of Boston. The news was compiled by the WUMB News Department and headed by the News Editor/Director. The news copy was provided by WBCN Radio, which had their studios and offices on St. James Ave. nearly across the street from WUMB. Editorials were aired only when conditions warranted them, and they represented the views and opinions of the WUMB news staff and not the radio station, or the university unless stated otherwise. Lastly, the policy indicated that all rules established by the FCC were followed.