Dr. Ralph and Mrs. Olga Crawford Canadian Dental Collection
Category
Education Artifacts
Audio
Classification
Education
Audio
Accession Number
010020057 a-e
Description
Set of three 33 1/3 RPM vinyl audio recordings regarding public dental health and featuring celebrity narrators; rectangular beige and blue plastic-covered cardstock book (a); title and production information printed on front in blue ink; back blank; three brown paper sleeves in book hold three red…
Set of three 33 1/3 RPM vinyl audio recordings regarding public dental health and featuring celebrity narrators; rectangular beige and blue plastic-covered cardstock book (a); title and production information printed on front in blue ink; back blank; three brown paper sleeves in book hold three red vinyl discs with yellow labels in the middle; title, narrator and manufacturing information printed with blue ink; first disc (b) features Bing Crosby and Robert Taylor, second disc (c) features Amos & Andy and Cornell Wilde, third disc (d) features Bob Hope and Tony Martin; advertising brochure (e) consists of one sheet of pink paper printed with black and white ink folded into three sections; information regarding a short film called "It's Your Health" presented by the Southern California State Dental Association inside with black and white screen shots from the film
Number Of Parts
5
Part Names
a - packaging - Size: Length 35.7 cm x Width 31.7 cm x Depth 1.7 cm
b - disc - Size: Depth 0.2 cm x Diam. 30.0 cm
c - disc - Size: Depth 0.2 cm x Diam. 30.0 cm
d - disc - Size: Depth 0.2 cm x Diam. 30.0 cm
e - brochure - Size: Length 21.6 cm x Width 9.4 cm x Depth 0.1 cm
Provenance
Transfer from the Dental Canada Fund; previously housed in the Dentistry Canada Museum (Ottawa)
(a) Printed on cover: "VOLUME 1 // DENTAL HEALTH RECORD SERIES // IN THE INTEREST OF CHILD HEALTH // PRODUCED BY // SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA STATE DENTAL ASSOCIATION // DISTRIBUTED BY // AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION // 222 East Superior Street // Chicago 11, Illinois // Designed to Assist in All Health Education Programs // for the Schools, Parent-Teacher Associations // and Other Public Spirited Service Groups"; (b) printed on side one: "DENTAL HEALTH // PRESENTATION No. 1 // BING CROSBY // Produced by // SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA // STATE DENTAL ASSOCIATION // Approved and Distributed by // AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION // This recording is not to be used for // radio broadcast purposes or for // public performances for profit. // SCSDA-1"; inscribed on side one: "SCSDA-1"; printed on side two: "PRESENTATION No. 2 // ROBERT TAYLOR // SCSDA-2"; inscribed on side two: "SCSDA-2"; (c) printed on side one: "PRESENTATION No. 3 // AMOS & ANDY"; inscribed on side one: "SCSDA-3"; printed on side two: "PRESENTATION No. 4 // CORNELL WILDE"; inscribed on side two: "SCSDA-4"; (d) printed on side one: "PRESENTATION No. 5 // BOB HOPE"; inscribed on side one: "SCSDA-5"; printed on side two: "PRESENTATION No. 6 // TONY MARTIN"; inscribed on side two: "SCSDA-6"; (e) printed on cover: "The story // of dental health // has now been told // "It's Your Health" tells that story. It // is the new dental health education- // al film presented by the Southern // California State Dental Associ- // ation, as a public service, in the // interest of better health and better // futures for the children of today."
Permanent Location
(a-d) Storage Room 0010
0010-G
(e) Storage Room 2005
2005-2-5 Box 20
Condition Remarks
Plastic worn at binding; dirt marks on cover; discs are slightly scratched; paper worn at fold marks of (e)
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Internet
Reference Comments
"IMDB - It's Your Health" website
Research Facts
Dr Ralph and Mrs Olga Crawford donated their extensive Canadian dental collection to the DCF to create the museum in 1997; further donations were received while Dr Crawford was Curator Emeritus at the Dental Canada Museum until its closure in 2008; this item was donated by Dr. Howard J. Marcotte from Calgary, Alberta; the pamphlet found with the item is advertising a movie made in 1949; "It's Your Health" was an 18-minute black and white film starring radio veteran Art Baker as a dentist who explains mouth hygiene and dental care to a group of kids; it was distributed by the Southern California State Dental Association to non-profit organizations