I. Nathan W. Shoehalter Papers

The Nathan W. Shoehalter Collection consists of 4 Paige record storage cartons (measuring approximately 5 linear feet), which span the years from 1954-1977. The bulk dates of the collection are 1959-1971. The bulk of the material consists of typewritten correspondence in the form of letters and memoranda, but there are also a small number of press releases, reports, meeting minutes, newspaper clippings, photographs, and other ephemera.

The types of records included here reflect many of the responsibilities and activities of the Office of Radio and Television, as well as Shoehalter's activity in the broader broadcasting profession. These include corresponding with university departments, faculty members, and administrators, as well as television and radio stations across the nation. Shoehalter also had frequent correspondence with government officials, particularly US Congressmen and Senators. Also documented is the production of educational radio and television programs for Rutgers, the introduction of instructional media technology in Rutgers classrooms, the management and oversight of Rutgers student-run radio station, WRSU, and Shoehalter's own involvement with committees and projects outside the university, such as the formation of the New Jersey Educational Television Network.

The collection contains some of Nat Shoehalter's personal correspondence with various institutions and individuals. They detail his personal beliefs on a number of subjects as well as illuminating some of the friendships he formed in his capacity as Director of the Office of Radio and Television. There is also some correspondence that reflects the social unrest of the time, specifically in regards to the government and the war in Vietnam. These include Rutgers University's response to the concerns of its students during those troubling times.