there is a note here about the station, and they may have other materials.
https://www.nawrb.com/wher-first-all-woman-radio-station-in-the-1950s/
On 3/1/2019 11:16 AM, Mary Hollyman wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> I am a graduate student working on my masters at the University of
> Massachusetts Boston in American Studies. I am beginning a project
> regarding Sam Phillip's radio station, WHER, the first all-women radio
> station in the United States. It first went on air in 1955, broadcasted out
> of a Holiday Inn (the third to be built) in Memphis and went off the air by
> the early 1970s. It was managed by both Phillips and Kemmons Wilson (the
> founder of Holiday Inn). I have read the transcripts for NPR's multi-part
> documentary on the station, but was wondering if anyone could point me to
> materials or areas for further research that I should look into. Any
> suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>
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> Thank you,
> Mary Hollyman
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