Audio Visual Materials

Access and use

Location of collection:
Longwood University
Archives and Special Collections
Greenwood Library
Longwood University
401 Redford Street
Farmville, VA 23909
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (434) 395-2432
Fax: (434) 395-2453
Restrictions:

Some materials may not be accessible due to obsolescence of the format and Greenwood Libraries limited technological capabilities. Audio Reel to Reel, Reel Films, Betamax and Umatic tapes are all currently inaccessible. In addition, staff may limit use of items if they are concerned about the condition of any of the materials or the equipment needed to access them.

Terms of access:

To request access to any audio visual material, please submit a request though the request button at the top of the page, and add any details about the event or program you are hoping to locate. Please note that recodings and descriptions are not comprehensive, but will be happy to search the collection for specific events upon request.

Summary

Extent:
22.4 Linear Feet 23 boxes
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

This collection includes multiple different Audio Visual formats including, Audio Reel to Reel, 8mm and 16mm film reels, Betamax, Umatic, VHS, DVD, CD, MiniDVs, Audio Cassette tapes. The recordings cover a variety of University, departmental, and student events, raw footage from promotional videos and Longwood productions, such as the Longwood Show, materials related to the Rotunda fire in 2001, speeches, meetings, student life and other events on campus.

Custodial history:

Most of these materials were transferred to the Greenwood Library from the Audio Visual Department. The Department recorded and edited Longwood Events for other departments. The department converted these media formats throughout its existence and in 2020, the department was shut down and all items left in the office were transferred to the Greenwood Library.

The collection also includes materials from the Public Relations department or alumni office which were usually events recorded for promotional purposes.

The collection also contains some footage from The Longwood Show which was a web based program created and hosted by students created in the early 2000s which ran untill about 2012.

The collection also includes materials held by the library as circulating material that was later transferred to archives for preservation.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Longwood University -- History