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Children’s Circle; Nite Comes Sooner
10/30/1952
Children’s Circle with Nancy Harper Produced by Nancy Harper and Ray Wilding White in WGBH Studios and prepared under the supervision of the Nursery Training School of Boston, Tufts College Program #6 - Night Comes Sooner; Fall themes; “ Children of Light”; drawing exercise; Why Leaves Fall [Woman’s voice with piano & harpsichord accompaniment] Transcribed by the Lowell Institute Cooperative Broadcasting Council Dates: 10/3/1952; 9/19/1966; Aired: Mon. 10/10/1966 4:30p NOTE: Engineer/Producer notation “ RL - MM ” on the box differs from the credits on the tape. Maybe from ‘60s dub & re-air?
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- Series
- Children’s Circle
- Program
- Nite Comes Sooner
- Program Number
6
- Series Description
Daily children's radio series hosted by Nancy Harper (later Creshkoff) of the Nursery Training School, Tufts College. The series, aimed at 3-5 year olds, featured songs, storytelling, and other activities, and was originally conceived as a series based on educational principles and proven teaching methods. Unique for its time and in a marked departure from other children's programs of the day that had little educational merit.
Series was produced from 1951-1955, by different producers including: Ralph Tangney, Jack Summerfield, and Ray Wilding-White. Initially referred to as "Children's Corner" in WGBH Program Guide for week of 10/7/1951. Series release date: 10/8/1951
- Program Description
Daily children's radio series hosted by Nancy Harper (later Creshkoff) of the Nursery Training School, Tufts College. The series, aimed at 3-5 year olds, featured songs, storytelling, and other activities, and was originally conceived as a series based on educational principles and proven teaching methods. Unique for its time and in a marked departure from other children's programs of the day that had little educational merit.
Series was produced from 1951-1955, by different producers including: Ralph Tangney, Jack Summerfield, and Ray Wilding-White. Initially referred to as "Children's Corner" in WGBH Program Guide for week of 10/7/1951.
- Duration
00:27:28
- Asset Type
Broadcast program
- Media Type
Audio
- Genres
- Educational
- Children's
- Citation
- Chicago: “Children’s Circle; Nite Comes Sooner,” 10/30/1952, GBH Archives, accessed September 18, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/A_A9E4A39E6EFF4BF09057A398D52225DB.
- MLA: “Children’s Circle; Nite Comes Sooner.” 10/30/1952. GBH Archives. Web. September 18, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/A_A9E4A39E6EFF4BF09057A398D52225DB>.
- APA: Children’s Circle; Nite Comes Sooner. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/A_A9E4A39E6EFF4BF09057A398D52225DB