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Summary
- Creator:
- Carrara, Dolores I.
- Abstract:
- Dolores Carrara was a radio actress and dancer. This collection includes scripts from programs broadcast on the radio station WGY and television station WRGB based in Schenectady, NY.
- Extent:
- 0.2 cubic ft.
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
Preferred citation for this material is as follows: Identification of specific item, series, box, folder, Dolores I. Carrara Papers, 1946-1947, Undated. M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University at Albany, State University of New York (hereafter referred to as the Carrara Papers).
Background
- Scope and Content:
This collection contains scripts that Dolores I. Carrara used when starring in radio shows. Programs in the collection include episodes of Dear Chollie and The Ted Malone Show and an adaptation of Jane Eyre. The majority of radio scripts are episodes of The FBI in Action.
Please see the Ivan Steen Papers for an oral history with Carrara conducted in 2004.
- Biographical / Historical:
Born on Janaury 29, 1929, Dolores I. Carrara (nee Serapilio) started dancing, acting, and singing for radio stations at just three years old. Some of her first radio apperances at the WGY station in Schenectady, NY. included dancing for the shows Children's Jamboree and Tell Me A Story. Carrara also did a Christmas Eve special for the WGY radio station in which she sang two songs that were broadcast in South America. As she got older, Carrara modeled for General Electic and was a regular actress on WGY's FBI in Action radio show.
Carrara also took dance lessons from Florence Sanford and eventually moved to Miami with her husband where she worked on shows for WTVJ commerical radio. Eventually Carrara moved back to Schenectady and became a secretary at a local library.
- Acquisition information:
- Dolores I. Carrara donated all items in 2004.
- Processing information:
Processed by Sheri Sarnoff in 2019. Finding aid published in 2020. This collection was initially processed with the Dorothy Sweeney Papers (mss135) by Nicholas Webb and published as a joint finding aid in 2009.
- Arrangement:
Arranged alphabetically. There are no series.
- Physical location:
- The materials are located onsite in the department.
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- ACCESS:
- The archives are open to the public and anyone is welcome to visit and view the collections.
- RESTRICTIONS:
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Access to this collection is unrestricted.
- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of copyright. Whenever possible, the M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives will provide information about copyright owners and other restrictions, but the legal determination ultimately rests with the researcher. Requests for permission to publish material from this collection should be discussed with the Head of Special Collections and Archives.
- PREFERRED CITATION:
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Preferred citation for this material is as follows: Identification of specific item, series, box, folder, Dolores I. Carrara Papers, 1946-1947, Undated. M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University at Albany, State University of New York (hereafter referred to as the Carrara Papers).