[6] The American Radio Archives are part of the Special Collections Department at Grant R. Brimhall Library.

The purpose of the archives is to collect, preserve, and share materials related to the history of the radio in perpetuity.

[7] They now also house materials from the Pacific Pioneer Broadcasters, an organization of people working in radio or related fields.

The ARA covers the spectrum of TV entertainment programming, from soap opera to comedy, westerns, dramas, crime series, and more.

[1][5] The collections include scripts, books, personal papers, sound records, photographs, correspondence, and other material reflecting the history of radio- and TV broadcasting.

[13] A full list of all collections held by the American Radio archives can be found on the website of the Thousand Oaks Library.