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SuperMatch93:
We've had similar threads about The Paley Center before, but I don't recall us discussing this:

I plan on being in Washington, D.C. the last week of March, and I want to spend an afternoon at the Library of Congress. Has anyone gone there to view their A/V collection for any rare episodes of game shows? For instance, they have audio of four episodes of Sale of the Century from 1969-70, and I plan on putting in a request to have access to those.

Anyone have any other recommendations for things to keep an eye out for?

Eric Paddon:
The LOC has some episodes of the 60s Match Game that have never circulated but whether they've been transferred or not is an open question:

1/2/63   LC   Arlene Francis, Skitch Henderson
6/24/63   LC   Florence Henderson, Henry Morgan
8/20/63   LC   Faye Emerson, Henry Morgan
11/21/63   LC   BW, Shelley Berman
5/19/65   LC   Lauren Bacall, Roger Smith
6/2/65   LC   Joe Garagiola, Whitey Ford
9/23/65   LC   Jayne Meadows, Sydney Chaplin

cliffhanger285:
Wheel of Fortune from December 15, 1982 (Vanna's third permanent show) also resides there and has been digitized.

Blanquepage:

--- Quote from: cliffhanger285 on March 10, 2025, 05:29:52 PM ---Wheel of Fortune from December 15, 1982 (Vanna's third permanent show) also resides there and has been digitized.

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That one's actually already circulating, been posted in a couple places.

RMF:

--- Quote from: SuperMatch93 on March 09, 2025, 10:16:26 PM ---Anyone have any other recommendations for things to keep an eye out for?

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Two of relevance, one which we've discussed before, and one we haven't:

1) The Library of Congress, along with UCLA, received the bulk of the kinescope library of Goodson-Todman Productions- spreadsheets of the collection are linked to here, and it includes quite a bit that has never been rebroadcast.

2) As part of the Library of Congress's holdings of the NBC Collection, there are episodes of game shows (as demonstrated here)- however, while the radio end of the NBC Collection has been well-indexed, there seems to be no public information concerning the television holdings, so I have no clue how substantial these materials are.

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