Guide to the Bill Einreinhofer Collection

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Title: Bill Einreinhofer Collection

Creator: Einreinhofer, Bill

Identifier/Call Number: OCH.BEC

Extent: 2.76 linear feet

Date (inclusive): 2005-2008

Abstract: Bill Einreinhofer is an Emmy Award winning producer, director and writer who has produced several television programs related to China and Old China Hands. The collection contains videos from the production of three television shows related to China, most notably So Very Far From Home , a documentary about people interned in Japanese-run internment camps in China during World War II.

Language of Material: English

Biographical Information:

Bill Einreinhofer is an Emmy Award winning American television producer, director and writer who has produced several television programs, including many related to China and Old China Hands. He is currently the Chair of the Broadcast Journalism department at the New York Film Academy and an Adjunct Professor in the Communications program at Felician College.

Scope and Contents

The Bill Einreinhofer Collection contains Betacam tapes, CDs, and DVDs made during the production of two television shows produced by Einreinhofer related to China, most notably So Very Far From Home, a documentary about people interned in Japanese-run internment camps in China during World War II. The collection is divided into two series, Beyond Beijing (2008) and So Very Far From Home (2005-2007).

Series I, Beyond Beijing, contains video from Beyond Beijing, a documentary mini-series produced by Einreinhofer that looked at the six Chinese cities other than Beijing that were selected to host events in the 2008 Summer Olympics games. Materials in the series focus on Shanghai and Tianjin (Tientsin).

Series II, So Very Far From Home, contains production video and other materials for a documentary produced, directed and written by Einreinhofer. So Very Far From Home focuses on the stories of five Old China Hands who as children were placed into internment camps in China by the occupying Japanese, and their remembrances of China and World War II.

Arrangement of Materials:

Series I: Beyond Beijing, 2008

Series II: So Very Far From Home, 2005-2007

Conditions Governing Access:

The collection is open for research use.

Conditions Governing Use:

Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge. Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Bill Einreinhofer.

Preferred Citation:

For information about citing items in this collection consult the appropriate style manual, or see the Citing Archival Materials guide.

Processing Information:

Jessica Geiser, 2013

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Audiovisual materials

Series I: Beyond Beijing, 2008

Box 1, Item 1

Beyond Beijing: Shanghai - Betacam L Tape, 2008

Box 1, Item 2

Beyond Beijing: Tianjin - Betacam L Tape, 2008

Box 3, Item 26

Beyond Beijing: Shanghai - DVD, 2008

Box 3, Item 27

Beyond Beijing: Tianjin - DVD, 2008

Series II: So Very Far From Home, 2005-2007

Box 1, Item 3

Final Copy - Betacam L Tape, 2005

Box 1, Item 4

Tape 01 - Betacam S Tape

Box 1, Item 5

Tape 02 - Betacam S Tape

Box 1, Item 6

Tape 03 - Betacam S Tape

Box 1, Item 7

Tape 06 - Betacam S Tape

Box 1, Item 8

Tape 07 - Betacam S Tape

Box 1, Item 9

Tape 08 - Betacam S Tape

Box 1, Item 10

Tape 09 - Betacam S Tape

Box 1, Item 11

Tape 10 - Betacam L Tape

Box 1, Item 12

Tape 11 - Betacam L Tape

Box 1, Item 13

Tape 12 - Betacam L Tape

Box 1, Item 14

Tape 13 - Betacam L Tape

Box 1, Item 15

Tape 14 - Betacam L Tape

Box 1, Item 16

Tape 15 - Betacam S Tape

Box 1, Item 17

Tape 16 - Betacam L Tape

Box 1, Item 18

Tape 17 - Betacam L Tape

Box 1, Item 19

Tape 18 - Betacam S Tape

Box 1, Item 20

Tape 22 - Betacam L Tape

Box 1, Item 21

Tape 23 - Betacam L Tape

Box 1, Item 22

Tape 24 - Betacam S Tape

Box 1, Item 23

Tape 25 - Betacam S Tape

Box 1, Item 24

Tape 26 - Betacam S Tape

Box 1, Item 25

Tape 27 - Betacam L Tape

Box 1, Item 26

Tape 31 - Betacam S Tape

Box 1, Item 27

Tape 32 - Betacam L Tape

Box 1, Item 28

Tape 34 - Betacam L Tape

Box 1, Item 29

Tape 35 - Betacam L Tape

Box 1, Item 30

Tape 39 - Betacam L Tape

Box 2, Item 1

Tape 41 - Betacam L Tape

Box 2, Item 2

Tape 42 - Betacam L Tape

Box 2, Item 3

Tape 44 - Betacam S Tape

Box 2, Item 4

Tape 45 - Betacam S Tape

Box 2, Item 5

Tape 46 - Betacam S Tape

Box 2, Item 6

Tape 47 - Betacam L Tape

Box 2, Item 7

Tape 48 - Betacam L Tape

Box 3, Item 1

Tape 49 - Betacam L Tape

Box 3, Item 2

Tape 50 - Betacam L Tape

Box 3, Item 3

Tape 51 - Betacam S Tape

Box 3, Item 4

Tape 52 - Betacam L Tape

Box 3, Item 5

Tape 53 - Betacam S Tape

Box 3, Item 6

Partial Copy - CD

Box 3, Item 7

Final Copy - DVD

Box 3, Item 8

Program Script, Tape Log, Tape Description, Program Overview, Still Photos, Paintings, Sketches, Overview of Entire Collection - CD

Box 3, Item 9

Tapes 1,2,3 - DVD

Box 3, Item 10

Tapes 6,7,8,9 - DVD

Box 3, Item 11

Tape 10 - DVD

Box 3, Item 12

Tapes 11,12 - DVD

Box 3, Item 13

Tapes 13,14 - DVD

Box 3, Item 14

Tapes 15,16,17 - DVD

Box 3, Item 15

Tapes 18,22,23 - DVD

Box 3, Item 16

Tapes 24,25,26 - DVD

Box 3, Item 17

Tape 31 - DVD

Box 3, Item 18

Tape 32 - DVD

Box 3, Item 19

Tapes 34,35 - DVD

Box 3, Item 20

Tape 39 - DVD

Box 3, Item 21

Tapes 41,42 - DVD

Box 3, Item 22

Tapes 44,45,46 - DVD

Box 3, Item 23

Tapes 47,48 - DVD

Box 3, Item 24

Tapes 49,50,51 - DVD

Box 3, Item 25

Tape 52 - DVD