Joy Ringham was born in 1924 in Vancouver, British Columbia. She attended Iowa State University to study applied art (1950-1951, 1963, and 1991).

While at Iowa State, she became interested in the WOI Radio Workshop, where she was first introduced to television. She started working for WOI-TV as an artist in the station's art department. Ringham was chosen to be host of "The Magic Window" by Dick Hartzell, after she assisted him in planning a handicraft section for a new program.

"The Magic Window" was an educational children's program, which featured handicraft activities, news items, and birthday recognition for the children viewing the show. Joy co-hosted the show with Craighton Knau for the first season (1951-1952), which was 30 minutes long and aired 3 times per week. During the second season, she became the sole host of the program. For that season, the show was 15 minutes long and aired 5 days per week. She left the show in 1953.

This collection consists of photocopies of correspondence, newsletters, program guides, and a scrapbook, which document Joy Ringham Munn's tenure as host (1951-1953) of the WOI Television Program, "The Magic Window."

The collection is arranged in its original order.