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Swarthmore College audiovisual materials

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Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 19081

This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.

Overview and metadata sections

Call Number:
RG6.X
Repository:
Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Extent:
50 linear ft.
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item or series here], Swarthmore College Archives, Swarthmore College audiovisual materials, RG6/X, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.
Date:
1925-2015 (inclusive)
Creator:
Swarthmore College
Form:
audiovisual materials
Abstract:
This collection consists of audio and audiovisual materials in various formats, collected at various times from various sources, about Swarthmore or documenting life at the College.

Includes audiocassette tapes, VHS and other video cassettes, reel-to-reel audio tapes, video film reels, vinyl records, CDs and DVDs, DV digital video, and more. Depicted are: events such as commencements, alumni days, and Founders' days; student clubs and performances; scenes of campus life; lectures and conferences; television clips featuring Swarthmore College or alumni; radio including WSRN and clips; and more.

Friends Historical Library's audiovisual materials are sorted by format (e.g. VHS, audiocassette, etc.) and then numbered and inventoried in the order they are processed. Swarthmore College and Quaker content are comingled.

Early film reels have been digitized and are available online via YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdm7YFCrPT5_UacD_M3fBajbtGrZbtOWE) or in Swarthmore's institutional repository (http://triceratops.brynmawr.edu/dspace/handle/10066/5840/browse?type=title).

Collected from various sources at various times.

Most of these materials are cataloged in Tripod, http://tripod.swarthmore.edu. Later additions may only be listed in an in-house inventory. Inquire with Friends Historical Library staff.

Swarthmore College oral histories, RG6-X-OH.

Organization

Publisher
Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Finding Aid Date
2019
Access Restrictions

Most of the collection is considered available for research use. However, depending on the format and condition of the material, access may be restricted for practical reasons. Generally, it is incumbent upon researchers to pay for the cost to digitize an item so that it can be accessed.

Collection Inventory

Archival Resource Key. Alice Walker [original recording], 1981.
Physical Description

This item is a cassette tape

Archival Resource Key. Student Poetry Reading [original recording], 1986.
Physical Description

This item is a cassette tape

Archival Resource Key. Student Poetry Reading [copy] , 1986.
Physical Description

ths item is a cassette tape

Archival Resource Key. Nuala Ni Dhomhnaill [original recording] , 1987.
Physical Description

this item is a cassette tape

Archival Resource Key. Nuala Ni Dhomhnaill [copy] , 1987.
Physical Description

this item is a cassette tape

Archival Resource Key. Richard Murphy [original recording] , 1987.
Physical Description

this item is a cassette tape

Archival Resource Key. Richard Murphy [copy] , 1987.
Physical Description

this item is a cassette tape

Archival Resource Key. Jane Gallop "The Problem with Definition" [original recording] 1, 1987.
Physical Description

this item is a cassette tape

Archival Resource Key. Jane Gallop "The Problem with Definition" [original recording] 2, 1987.
Physical Description

this item is a cassette tape

Archival Resource Key. Jane Gallop "The Problem with Definition" [copy] 1, 1987.
Physical Description

this item is a cassette tape

Archival Resource Key. Jane Gallop "The Problem with Definition" [copy] 2, 1987.
Physical Description

this item is a cassette tape

Archival Resource Key. Michaela M. Rea and William Abrahams [original recording], 1984.
Physical Description

this item is a cassette tape

Archival Resource Key. Derek Mahan [original recording], 1984.
Physical Description

this item is a cassette tape

Archival Resource Key. Nat Anderson and Peter Schmidt [original recording], 1990.
Physical Description

this item is a cassette tape

Archival Resource Key. unlabeled recordings .
Physical Description

3 unlabeled cassette tapes. The contense is unknown.

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