Search

Start Over Collection Audio Visual Collection
The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon

Audio Visual Collection

approx. 35 Linear Feet 14 boxes (various sizes), and approximately 100 film reels in film cans on shelves

This collection includes audio and video resources related to Mount Vernon, the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, and George Washington. Many audio and video recordings in the collection were either produced by, or made in cooperation with, the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. However, there are also AV productions made by other institutions, corporations, and media companies. Content includes footage and recordings of events, interviews, lectures, VIP visitors, and views of the estate. Several documentaries, news broadcasts, and syndicated radio or television programs are also included as they pertain to the history of Mount Vernon. Highlights of the collection include: Pictorial Reports of the estate during the years 1955-1970 which feature footage of several famous visitors such as President Eisenhower, Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon, and Fidel Castro; a feature film with B-Roll footage by travelogue filmmaker Andre de la Varre; video and audio recordings of Vice Regents and Mount Vernon staff. Most film reels have been digitized and are available by links within individual catalog records or via written/email request.

Top 3 results view all 345

Address by Dr. Douglass Southall Freeman Box 13

Cassette tape titled Dr. Douglass Southall Freeman Address at U.D.C Meeting in Alexandria, 1948. Tape marked: Washington-Lee Comparison. Inside note reads Address at United Daughters of the Confederacy meeting, 1948. Comparison - Washington and Lee. Recorded from phonograph record in MVLA collection RP 70; MISC 4036. Presented by George Washington Custis Lee Chapter of the UDC." TDK tape and case.

  1. Audio
  2. Audio cassette tapes

Address by Dr. Douglass Southall Freeman Box 5

Audio cassett tape labeled: Dr. Southall Freeman. Speech given in Alexandria. Case marked: approx 30 min- 3 3/4- Track A Mono 1, Copy from Records. 1st copy. 5" reel. Contributor: Dr. Southall Freeman.

  1. Audio
  2. Audio cassette tapes

Content Warning

ARVAS is an aggregator of archival resources. ARVAS does not have control of the descriptive language used in our members’ finding aids.

Finding aids may contain historical terms and phrases, reflecting the shared attitudes and values of the community from which they were collected, but are offensive to modern readers. These include demeaning and dehumanizing references to race, ethnicity, and nationality; enslaved or free status; physical or mental ability; religion; sex; and sexual orientation and gender identity.

Many institutions and organizations are in the process of reviewing and revising their descriptive language, with the intent to describe materials in more humanizing, inclusive, and harm-reductive ways. As members revise their descriptive language, their changes will eventually be reflected in their ARVAS finding aids.

Limit your search