Sonoma County in the ... television series, 1979-2003

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Summary

Creators:
R. F. "Rich" McGlinchy Sonoma County (Calif.). Office of County Administrator Sonoma County (Calif.). Public Information Office Cable One (Santa Rosa, Calif.) Community Antenna Television
Abstract:
This collection contains 607 half-hour televsions programs on 542 U-Matic broadcast video cassettes, each containing one half-hour program, and 18 VHS videocassettes, each containing multiple programs. These video recordings comprise the entire surviving copies of a television series produced between the late 1970s and early 2000s, entitled "Sonoma County in the 70s, [etc.]." This series was produced for Sonoma County public-access cable television under direction of the Sonoma County Public Information Office (now known as the Office of County Administrator).Most programs feature interviews with one or more local government officials, staff members of local civic or social organizations, or other key individuals in Sonoma County life. Interviews typically include discussions the mission and scope of the agency represented by the interviewee(s), as well as their own roles. Most programs produced in the studio, but some programs were produced on locations such as local restaurants or the Sonoma County Fairgrounds; these often include short segments on the venue and associated individuals. All interviews conducted by the host, R. F. "Rich" McGlinchy.
Extent:
47 archive boxes (650 linear feet)
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

Collection of public access cable television program

Arrangement of the collection

Organized into four series:

  1. Sonoma County in the '70s
  2. Sonoma County in the '80s
  3. Sonoma County in the '90s
  4. Sonoma County in the 2000s
    1. Sonoma County 2000
    2. Sonoma County 2001
    3. Sonoma County 2002
    4. Sonoma County 2003

Broadcast (U-Matic) and VHS videocasettes in 47 record storage boxes; arranged by series.

Biographical / historical:

Produced by the Sonoma County Public Information Office, and later, by the Office of County Administrator, to explore the workings of Sonoma County government and to highlight cultural resources such as the Sonoma County Fair.

Acquisition information:
Donated by the Sonoma County Public Information Office, 1982, 1991, 1996, 2003(?).
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard, Second Edition (DACS)

Indexed terms

Subjects:
4-H clubs
Aeronautics
Agricultural exhibitions
Agriculture
Air travel
Airports
Alcoholics--Rehabilitation
Alcoholism--Prevention
Alcoholism--Treatment
Allergy
Animal welfare
Antiques
Appraisers
Architects
Architecture
Art centers
Arts
Bartenders
Botanists
Broadcasters
Budget deficits
Burial
Cemeteries
Charities
Child care
Children--Institutional care
City planning
Civil engineering
Community arts project
Cooking, Italian
Cooks
Counseling
County budgets
County government
County government--California--Sonoma County
County government--Records and correspondence
County officials and employees
Court administration
Courts
Cremation
Criminal justice, Administration of
Day care centers
Debates and debating
Drug addicts--Rehabilitation
Economic development
Economic policy
Education
Electronic surveillance--Moral and ethical aspects
Electronic surveillance--Social aspects
Emergency management
Emergency medical services
Environmental protection
Fairs
Family violence
Farmers' markets
Fire departments
Fire extinction
Fire fighters
Flower arrangement
Foster home care
Functional literacy
Fund raising
Funerals
Grand jury
Harvest festivals
High School students
Higher education
Highland games
Historic bridges
Historic buildings
Historic preservation
History
Horse racing
Horticulturists
Hospitals
Hospitals--Administration
Housing
Imprisonment
Infant health services
Jails
Japan
Jockeys
Journalism
Judges
Justice, Administration of
Juvenile corrections
Kilts
Land use--Planning
Land use, Rural
Law enforcement
Livestock exhibitions
Livestock--Judging
Local history
Local transit
Local government--California--Sonoma County
Maternal health services
Mayors
Medical care
Medical economics
Medicine--Specialties and specialists
Medicine, Comparative
Mental Health
Mental Health Policy
Mentoring
Municipal government
Museums
Newspaper publishing
Newspapers
Older people--Employment
Parks
Pests--Control
Philanthropy
Photojournalism
Photojournalist
Podiatry
Political participation--California
Public architecture
Public defenders
Public libraries
Public prosecutors
Public welfare
Public works
Public-access television
Race relations
Rehabilitation centers
Reporters and reporting
Restoration and conservation
Restraining orders
Rivers
Roads
Ropes courses
Scholarships
Scottish Americans--Social life and customs
Seasonal affective disorder
Sheriffs
Smoking cessation
Social service
Tax collection
Technology
Television talk show hosts
Universities and colleges
Universities and colleges--Admission
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Veterans
War memorials
Weights and measures
Wine and wine making
Wine tasting
Wineries
Witnesses--Protection
Women--Economic conditions
Women--Employment
Women--Finance, Personal
Women--Health and hygiene
Women--History
Women--Political activity
Women--Social conditions
Women--Suffrage
Youth
Youth development
Youth--Alcohol use
Public affairs
Interviews

Access and use

Location of this collection:
6135 State Farm Drive
Rohnert Park, CA 94928, US
Contact:
(707) 545-0831
digital@sonomalibrary.org
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