Here's a newbies reply.. Try the Black Film Center/Archive at Indiana
University in Bloomington, IN. e-mail [log in to unmask]
internet site http://www.indiana.edu/~bfca/index.html
Professor Phyllis Klotman has dedicated her career to chronicling
African-American cinema. If they don't have it in their center she may
know where to find it! Good luck! Tracie P.
On Mon, 29 Jul 1996, Cal wrote:
> ***forwarded from african-cinema-conference***
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> Originally from: "F. Leon Wilson" <[log in to unmask]> (by way of [log in to unmask])
> Originally dated: Mon, 29 Jul 1996 14:10:19 -0400
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> "F. Leon Wilson" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> I am developing a research project on African Americans in newsreels.
> I want to locate various holdings of newsreels that focus on African
> American life/culture. Of particular interest are newsreels that ran
> as trailers or news "shorts" in films directed at either general
> audiences or black audiences. The historical timeframe would be circa
> 1939 to 1969, inclusive of U.S. military efforts during WW II through
> the Civil Rights Movement in America.
>
> I know the Schomburg Research Center has several holdings. I need to
> find out where other newsreel collections are housed, how extensive
> they are, how to contact curators, etc.
>
> Also, I need to know what research, if any, has been done exclusively
> on the African American presence in these types of films. Based on my
> limited search, so far, I don't believe any comprehensive cataloging
> or analysis has been done to date.
>
> Thanks for everyone's help on this.
>
> F. Leon Wilson
> CODE One Communications
> Senior Project Manager
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> 614-338-0321
> 614.338.8384 (fax)
>
> "F. Leon Wilson" <[log in to unmask]>
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