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Guidelines for Evaluating Universal Newsreel Outtakes 1929-51, and the March of Time Stock Film Library, 1935-51 General categories to be converted:
1. Significant acitivites of the U.S. Government and its officials, including all Presidential and vice-presidential activities whether official, partisan, or personal; Senators and Representatives; Stpreme Court; cabinetlevel officials and or department heads; and other high-ranking officers.
2. Events and topics or other phenomena with national inplications , e.g., labor strikes and union activity or topics relating to or illustrative of the effects of the Great Depression. Scenes showing living and working conditions in all aspects of American society.
3. International news events and topics, especially those involving U.S. foreign relations; also wars, conferences, foreign heads of state [royalty, presidents, prime ministers, etc.) and conditions in foreign countries.
4. Prominent, well known, famous or infamous personalities in all fields of endeavor, e.g., arts, culture, entertainment, politics, sports, technology, etc. Especially desirable is sound film with synchronized speech. Early sound interviews are also in^jortant.
5. Technological change and advancement, e.g., in architecture, conveyances, medicine, transportation, etc.
6. Scientific achievement, including discoveries, announcements, experiments, and demonstrations.
7. Footage relating to ethnic and racial minorities, such as PolishAmerican, Italian-Americans, Afro-Americans, and Hispanics; footage relating to immigrant groins ; footage relating to women and to the changing perception of women in social and vocational roles.
8. Sports footage should be limited to Olynpic Games and professional chanpionship games or matches and professional all-star games.
9. Cultural activities, including the performing arts and communication arts (radio, television, and motion pictures) .
Some specific categories to be converted;
1. Outtakes relating to "landmark" newsreel stories as mentioned in Fielding's book The American Newsreel 1911-67. (Required reading)
2. Outtakes relating to NDT issues of particular editorial significance as mentioned in Fielding's other book The March of Time, 1935-1951. (Required reading)
3. Significant recreated events involving the participants.
4. Experimental reels (MOT).