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BBC WRITTEN ARCHIVES CENTER
Caversham Park
Reading, Berks. RG4 8TZ
http://www.bbc.co.uk/heritage/research/
Entry submitted by Michele Hilmes:
Contains the written materials collection of the BBC from its founding
in 1922 through the 1980s. Memos, reports, letters, scripts, program logs,
and publications, as well as complete runs of the RADIO TIMES and THE
LISTENER.
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THE MASS OBSERVATION LIBRARY
Library, University of Sussex
Falmer, Brighton
http://www.massobs.org.uk/
Entry submitted by Michele Hilmes:
An amazing collection that has generated original research on the lives
of everyday British people since 1937-1949, and then from 1981 to the
present. Contains much of interest on radio listening, television and
film viewing, from diaries and reports written by "average people"
themselves.
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THE MUSEUM OF TELEVISION AND RADIO
Stanley E. Hubbard Library
465 N. Beverly Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
310-786-1000
http://www.mtr.org
Entry submitted by Marsha Cassidy:
This Website provides useful information about the Beverly Hills museum
and its sister museum in New York City (located at 25 W. 52nd St), including
maps and photos. An online feature called "Perspectives" provides
interviews with celebrities that may be downloaded. Unfortunately, the
library's database can only be searched from the museum, but reference
service is available by telephone W-F, 3-5 p.m. This extensive collection
of radio and television programs duplicates the holdings of the museum's
New York City twin, and I've found hard-to-locate programs here. Microfiched
clippings are also part of the collection.
TIPS: The L.A. museum is open limited hours, so plan ahead.
Hours: W-Su 12-5
Th 12-9
M-Tu CLOSED
Working here can get expensive-a daily admissions fee, costly parking in the underground lot, and an extra fee to use the Scholars Room (quieter and more private but not essential). To obtain Researcher Status-and a pass to the Scholars' Room-call Amy Garawitz, 310-786-1036, or email agarawitz@mtr.org, at least two weeks ahead of your visit (cost is $10/day for university teachers). Don't always trust the program synopses or dates-although both are generally accurate. Best to reserve a screening console in advance, especially on weekends.
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PEABODY AWARDS ARCHIVES
Athens, GA
http://www.libs.uga.edu/media/collections/peabody/index.html
http://www.libs.uga.edu/media/collections/peabody/pbdatabase/index.html
Entry submitted by Margie Compton, Archivist:
We're trying to reach more scholars who are doing television and radio
research who don't seem to know we're here or what we have. The Peabody
Awards Archives holds all submissions to the award process, not just the
winning entries, so we have a fabulous "snapshot" of television
for any given year, on every topic imaginable. You may know Horace Newcomb
or his work; he is the current Director of the Peabody Awards and works
closely with us concerning the archives, which is under the UGA Libraries'
administrative control.
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THE WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND THE WISCONSIN CENTER FOR FILM
AND THEATER RESEARCH
Madison, Wisconsin
http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/
http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/wcftr/
Entry submitted by Michael Kackman:
The WCFTR is one of the country's largest archives of television and film
materials. Among its collections are materials from NBC, the Hollywood
Ten, A.C. Nielsen, the Carnegie Commission on Education Television, ZIV
Television Productions, Warner Brothers, United Artists, David Susskind,
and MTM Productions. Some collections include extensive paper records,
videotape/kinescope copies of broadcast, or both. The WCFTR also includes
an extensive still photo collection.
Photos and moving image materials are held by the WCFTR, while manuscript
holdings are held by the Wisconsin Historical Society. Both facilities
are in the same building on the University of Wisconsin campus. Paper
records can be paged for use the same day, but expect to wait an hour
or so to have your files pulled. Patrons have access to self-service photocopiers
in the Archives reading room. Still photo materials can be accessed immediately
in the WCFTR, and the Center offers a photo duplication service. If you
make prior arrangements, you may be able to bring your own photo equipment
to reduce costs. Reservations are required to screen film and videotape;
it typically takes a day or two to retrieve these from the vault. You
will not be allowed to make copies of these materials.
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UCLA FILM AND TELEVISION ARCHIVE
Archive Research and Study Center (ARSC)
Powell Library
Media Lab, Room 270
Office, Room 46
Campus of UCLA
Viewing Requests: 310-206-5388 or email arsc@ucla.edu
http://www.cinema.ucla.edu
Entry submitted by Mark Quigley, Coordinator,
ARSC:
UCLA holds over 225,000 films, TV shows, and newsreels, including 10,000
television commercials and a sizable collection of early TV shows, with
Dumont productions and local L.A. programs well represented.
UCLA's collection is easily searchable through the Archive's online public access catalog at: http://cinema.library.ucla.edu. Titles are searchable by keyword, title, subject, name, or broadcast date. To request materials for viewing, please forward inventory numbers (i.e. VA5949T), title, episode title and/or airdate. Many titles are available on VHS as "study" copies that can be placed on reserve for viewing with one day's notice. Copies marked "research copy" in the database require special handling and 7-10 days lead time to prepare. As the majority of holdings are stored off-site, research viewing must be coordinated in advance. E-mail is the preferred correspondence method for coordinating a visit.
A separate News and Public Affairs (NAPA) collection features 100,000 network and local TV broadcasts, circa 1980-2003. A searchable database of NAPA holdings is available online at http://www.cinema.ucla.edu/collections/napa.html.
CULTSTUD-L: A Listserv devoted to Cultural Studies
http://comm.umn.edu/~grodman/cultstud/
Entry submitted by J. Emmett Winn, Ph.D.:
CULTSTUD-L is the website for the listserv devoted to Cultural
Studies. It began life in January 1996 as an online discussion list
for a graduate seminar in Contemporary Cultural Studies offered by the
Department of Communication at the University of South Florida. When the
course ended, there was enough interest in continuing the list to merit
opening it up to a broader group of participants. CULTSTUD-L currently
has more than 900 subscribers from over 30 different countries. The website
offers links to a wide range of information and resources relating to
Cultural Studies.
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KINEMA: A Journal for Film and Audiovisual Media
http://arts.uwaterloo.ca/FINE/juhde/kinemahp.htm
Entry submitted by J. Emmett Winn, Ph.D.:
ESTABLISHED in 1993 at the University of Waterloo, Department
of Fine Arts (Film Studies), the semi-annual KINEMA publishes articles,
critiques of film and media literature. It also reports on international
film festivals, conferences and other important events. The journal's
aim is to promote the discussion of history, theory and aesthetics of
film and audiovisual media from an international perspective. KINEMA is
listed in Ulrich's, Oxbridge and other major periodical directories.
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THE RADIO JOURNAL: International Studies in Broadcast and Audio
Media
http://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/ppjournals.php?issn=14764504
Entry submitted by Michele Hilmes:
The Radio Journal is designed
for all those interested in research into the production, reception, texts
and contexts of radio and audio media. This includes all structures, forms
and genres of radio broadcasting and also embraces net distribution and
audio streaming of radio services and texts, CD-ROMs, books-on-tape, and
sound art.
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SCREENING
THE PAST
http://www.latrobe.edu.au/screeningthepast
Entry submitted by Peter Hughes:
An online, international, refereed journal of film and media.
I'm the editor so I'm biased!
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SCREENSITE
http://www.tcf.ua.edu/ScreenSite
Entry submitted by Jeremy Butler:
Various resources for teachers and students of television and
film. Includes lists of college TVprograms, academic journals, and sample
syllabi.
FACETS MULTIMEDIA
1517
W. Fullerton
Chicago, IL
773-281-4114
http://www.facets.org
Entry submitted by Michael
Kackman:
Excellent film collection and a good TV catalog, too. They do mail
order rentals, as well as sales.
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HOLLYWOOD’S
ATTIC
P.O. Box 7122
Burbank, CA 91510
818-843-3366
TOLL FREE FAX: 800-253-9612
http://www.hollywoodsattic.com/classctv.asp
Entry submitted by Michael
Kackman:
A
large collection of early television programs available for purchase,
including shows that were originally aired live.
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SHOKUS
VIDEO
http://www.shokus.com/index.html
Entry submitted by Michael
Kackman:
One
of the larger dealers available online, established in 1979.