The Hicks Family Archive organizes holdings into four primary research categories. Each collection includes selected representative recordings preserved in original analog format. Detailed documentation and access information are available upon inquiry.
Political and Cultural History
Executive leadership broadcasts, civil rights–era recordings, Cold War public affairs programming, and nationally distributed media retrospectives documenting mid-twentieth-century public life.
Space, Science and Government
NASA mission audio, Apollo-era public broadcasts, internal mission operations recordings, and scientific communications reflecting the United States space program and Cold War–era technological development.
Golden Age of Radio and Broadcast History
Network-era dramatic programming, literary adaptations, sponsored prestige productions, and historically significant broadcast events preserved in original analog form.
Music, Sacred Performance and Cultural Soundscape
Live concert recordings, gospel programs, sponsor-era music broadcasts, counterculture radio segments, and composite airchecks preserving the social and sonic texture of American broadcasting.