***forwarded from african-cinema-conference*** 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 "F. Leon Wilson" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: 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 P. O. Box 9726 Columbus, Ohio 43209 614-338-0321 614.338.8384 (fax) "F. Leon Wilson" <[log in to unmask]> ------------------------------------------------------------------- Cal Pryluck, Radio-Television-Film, Temple University, Philadelphia <[log in to unmask]> <[log in to unmask]> SCREENsite -- A Film/TV-studies site on the World Wide Web URL:http://www.sa.ua.edu/SCREENsite/ ------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]