Film Footage of the State of Virginia, 1980/2003

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
P.O. Box 90001
560 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (540) 231-6308
Fax: (540) 231-3694
Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Film Footage of the State of Virginia, Ms2010-024, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
2.8 Cubic Feet 2 boxes
Abstract:
This collection contains 35 Betacam tapes (also available on 9 DVDs) of raw video footage featuring locations throughout Virginia, including Williamsburg, Richmond, Lake Prince, and Alexandria.
Language:
The material in the collection is in English.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Film Footage of the State of Virginia, Ms2010-024, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains 35 Betacam tapes (also available on 9 DVDs) of raw video footage featuring locations throughout Virginia, including Williamsburg, Richmond, Lake Prince, and Alexandria. The film was shot over several years, during the 1980s, 1990s, and up through 2003. This is raw footage and contains no audio. Wherever possible, details of what was filmed is available in the inventory.

Tape 1: Arlington Cemetery

Changing of the Guard; Tome of Unknown Soldiers; USS Maine Masthead; Nurses Memorial; Robert Kennedy; JFK & the Eternal Flame; Views of Washington, D.C.

Tape 2

Eternal Flame & JFK; Robert Kennedy; View of Washington, D.C.; Arlington House; Interview with Agnes Mullen; Portrait of Robert E. Lee; Interior and Exterior of Arlington House; Theodore Roosevelt Island; Skyscraper Views; Roosevelt Statue and Fountains

Tape 3

Theodore Roosevelt Island; Joggers; Biker; Pentagon; Washington Monument; Volleyball Game; Interview with William Newman; Metro; Busy Highway; Interview with Jacqueline Herijeau

Tape 4

Fashion Center at Pentagon City; Rockin Trolls Entertainment; Food Court; Ethnic Restaurants; People Dining

Tape 5

Navy & Marine Memorial; View across the Potomac of Washington Monument; Memorial Bridge and Kennedy Center; Jefferson Memorial; Joggers; Iwo Jima and tourists; Netherlands Carillion Bell Tower

Tape 6

Manassas Museum; Train Station; Dolls and Toys at Museum of Antique Cars; Manassas Battlefield; Stonewall Jackson; Cannons

Tape 7

Tourists; Manassas View of Hill; Interview with Doug Harvey; Museum Exterior; Streets; Potomac Mills

Tape 8

Potomac Mills; Interview with Lynne Mitchell

Tape 9

Weems-Botts Museum; Forest Park; Quantico; Occoquan; Interview with Mark Mosley

Tape 1

Fredericksburg; Sunken Road; Stonewall National Cemetery; 1st Standup VA; 2nd Standup Chatham Manor; B-roll

Tape 2

B-roll Chatham Manor; Rising Sun Tavern; Standups and Wench Interview; Kenmore B-roll; Mary Washington House

Tape 3

Monument Row; Museum of the Confederacy; White House of the Confederacy; Tredegar; Standups on River

Tape 4

James River standup; River Rafting; City Skyline; Battle Re-enactment

Tape 5

Appamattox; Standup at McClean's; McClean's B-roll; Surrender's Triangle; Courthouse; Hall of Valor Standups and B-roll

Tapes 1-3 contain standups.

Acquisition information:
The Film Footage of the State of Virginia was purchased by Special Collections in 2010.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Film Footage of the State of Virginia was completed in May 2010.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard