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Collection Overview

Title: Lincoln Ward Collection, 1975-1977Save to your list.

ID: URB/LWC

Primary Creator: Ward, Lincoln

Extent: 1.56 Linear Feet

Forms of Material: Audio recordings, Paper records

Languages: English

Abstract

In his capacity as president of the Industrial Association of the San Fernando Valley, Lincoln Ward, of the Pacific Telephone Company, and Joseph Staller, of the Southern California Gas Company, conducted a series of weekly interviews over radio station KCSN. The program was called "Our Business is Your Business" and ran from 1976 to 1977. Ward and Staller interviewed outstanding business leaders of the San Fernando Valley. The 25 half-hour programs were designed to inform the public about local business activities. Listeners were invited to call in and ask questions and participate in the discussion.

Following a similar format, Mark Alyn of KCSN hosted 14 programs, from 1975 to 1976, entitled "This Afternoon" in which Alyn interviewed Ward and Staller on their views about current business issues. Four additional audiocassettes involving Ward are contained in the collection.

Scope and Contents of the Materials

As president of the Industrial Association of the San Fernando Valley, Lincoln Ward, of the Pacific Telephone Company, interviewed outstanding business leaders of the San Fernando Valley in a series of weekly broadcasts over CSUN radio station KCSN. He had the assistance of Joseph Staller, of the Southern California Gas Company, another prominent member of the Industrial Association. The program was called "Our Business is Your Business" and ran from 1976 to 1977. The half-hour shows were designed to inform the public about local business activities. Listeners were invited to call in and ask questions and participate in the discussion. The interviews, all recorded on audiocassettes, are rich in advice to those considering new careers. Descriptions of specific fields like hospital administration, real estate, and insurance sales are also included.

Following a similar format, Mark Alyn of KCSN hosted 14 programs from 1975 to 1976, entitled "This Afternoon" in which he interviewed Ward and Staller on their views about current business issues. The interviews emphasize the operations of utility companies and their relations with the public.

Four additional audiocassettes of Ward discussing the Pacific Telephone Company are contained in the collection. An index of the interviewees and subjects has been compiled, as well as an index to each audiocassette. One interview has been transcribed.

Administrative Information

Repository: Special Collections & Archives

Access Restrictions: The collection is open for research use.

Use Restrictions: Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge. Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Preferred Citation: For information about citing items in this collection consult the appropriate style manual, or see the Citing Archival Materials guide.

Processing Information: Jessica Geiser, 2014


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Item 1: Side A: "Our Business is Your Business" - Interview with Lillian Hoffman from the Southern California Gas Company; Side B: "Our Business is Your Business" - Interview with Marjorie Kinney from Kinney Marketing Corporation, October 1976Save to your list.
Item 2: Side A: "Our Business is Your Business" - Interview with Lt. Bill Shearer from the Los Angeles Police Department; Side B: "Our Business is Your Business" - Interview with Irene Slater, Field Deputy from the Office of Congressman James Corman, November 1976Save to your list.
Item 3: "Our Business is Your Business" - Interview with Robert Neiman, President of the Neiman-Reed Lumber Company, Inc., January 1977Save to your list.
Item 4: Side A: "Our Business is Your Business" - Interview with Jerri Spoehel, Community Relations Director of KCSN and Ferdinand Mendenhall, Vice President/Editor of the Van Nuys Publishing Company; Side B: "Our Business is Your Business" - Interview with Chuck Smith from the Pacific Telephone Company, 1977Save to your list.
Item 5: "Our Business is Your Business" - Interview with Richard Lithgow, President of the Van Nuys Chamber of Commerce, Agency Insurance Corporation, 1977 February 14Save to your list.
Item 6: Side A: "Our Business is Your Business" - Interview with Robert Stada, President of Local 11503, Communication Workers of America; Side B: "Our Business is Your Business" - Interview with Paul Goldener, President of Local 645, United Auto Workers, February 1977Save to your list.
Item 7: Side A: "Our Business is Your Business" - Interview with Lincoln Ward, General Manager of the Pacific Telephone Company; Side B: "Our Business is Your Business" - Interview with Sam Gilbert from Wilson-Gilbert Construction Company, Inc., 1977Save to your list.
Item 8: Side A: "Our Business is Your Business" - Interview with Dean Butler, Tax Lawyer; Side B: "Our Business is Your Business" - Interview with David R. Smith, Director of Archives for Walt Disney Enterprises, May 1977Save to your list.
Item 9: Side A: "Our Business is Your Business" - Interview with Ray Carpenter, Captain of the Los Angeles Fire Department; Side B: "Our Business is Your Business" - Interview with Joseph Riker, Community Service Representative from the Southern California Gas Company, June 1977Save to your list.
Item 10: Side A: "Our Business is Your Business" - Interview with Henry Jackson, Executive Vice President of Valley Presbyterian Hospital; Side B: "Our Business is Your Business" - Interview with Don Allhouse, District Manager of the Automobile Club of Southern California, July 1977Save to your list.
Item 11: Side A: "Our Business is Your Business" - Interview with Bruce Kubeler, Hydrolic Engineer from the Department of Water and Power; Side B: "Our Business is Your Business" - Interview with Michael Connors, Vice President of Imperial Bank, Woodland Hills, August 1977Save to your list.
Item 12: "Our Business is Your Business" - Interview with Barbara Klein from the Los Angeles County Commission of the Status of WomenSave to your list.
Item 13: "Our Business is Your Business" - Interview with Lincoln Ward and Joseph StallerSave to your list.
Item 14: KCET L.A. News Review - Ward and Panel Discuss Paying for Directory Assistance, 1976 March 12Save to your list.
Item 15: Side A: Lincoln Ward Discussing the Pacific Telephone Company; Side B: Unknown Speaker Discussing Telephone ServiceSave to your list.
Item 16: Lincoln Ward Discussing the Pacific Telephone CompanySave to your list.

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