We keep the best of American radio alive and within reach of the public.
We preserve, restore, reproduce, prepare, and publish Works of authorship relating to American radio, including Dramatic Compositions, Sound Recordings, Nondramatic Literary Works, Compilations, Collective Works, Derivative Works, Fixed Copies, and Phonorecords, to advance public access, research, and education.
Learn about our legal frameworkāSound Recordings, Fixed Copies, and Phonorecords of American radio Dramatic Compositions from 1930sā1960s
ExploreāCompilations and Collective Works of metadata, cast information, and structured records
ViewāProduction of Nondramatic Literary Works that constitute Fixed Copies of spoken Sound Recordings of Dramatic Compositions
ReadāResearch on Dramatic Compositions and their Sound Recordings, including preservation and preparation of new Derivative Works
View researchāA digital Collective Work made of Dramatic Compositions, Fixed Copies, and Compilations
LearnāWork centers on Dramatic Composition as the core classification (U.S. Copyright Office, 1930sā1940s; Title 17 USC). NAICS 519120 ā Libraries and Archives. A nonprofit public benefit corporation.