National Archives and Records Service film-vault fire at Suitland, Md. : hearings before a subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives, Ninety-sixth Congress, first session, June 19 and 21, 1979 (1979)

Record Details:

Title:
National Archives and Records Service film-vault fire at Suitland, Md. : hearings before a subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives, Ninety-sixth Congress, first session, June 19 and 21, 1979
Date:
1979
Publisher:
Washington : U.S. Govt. Print. Off.
Volume:
National Archives and Records Service film-vault fire at Suitland, Md. : hearings before a subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives, Ninety-sixth Congress, first session, June 19 and 21, 1979
Leaf #:
000454
Language:
English
Subjects:
Washington National Records Center. Building A, Motion picture film collections
Collection:
Books and Government & Law
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Prelinger Library
Sponsor:
Internet Archive
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
July 19, 2022
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430 Total American Kev;sree1 Holdings: 7 million feet (safety). (iJote: This footage count is not included in the 170 million feet requiring some form of preservation). Series: Universal Newsreels, 19'*3-1967 News of the Day, ISJ^I-lSS? Movietone News, 19'42-1955 Paramount News, 19'ยป1-19'45; 1955-1957 RKO Pathe News. 19^2-1951 (a few issues) (Note: There are many gaps in these runs). Finding Aids: Synopses sheets are generally available in chronological order. But there is no subject catalog. Microfilm: None NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS SERVICE Motion Picture and Sound Recording Branch Washington, D. C. 20^08 202 523-3236 Contact: Mr. William T. Murphy Additional Vaults: Suitland, Maryland The National Archives, entrusted with the care of the Federal Government's permanently valuable records, began collecting newsreels in the 1930's under the authority of the National Archives Act of the 193'+. Today the National Archives has numerous scattered issues of nevjsreel history, including foreign nev.'sreels from World War II captured from the Axis or exxhanged with the Allies. Most of these nev.'srcels are fully cataloged. Reference prints are generally available except for Universal which is limited to 1955-1967. Earlier Universal footage now being converted to safety film Is also being transferred to video cassettes for reference purposes. Clearly, Universal is the nrast significant part of the newsreel holdings. The National Archives also has custody of the March of Time stock film library. Alttiough