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Title: Guide to the Hoover Institution Archives Motion Picture Films
Dates: 1914-1992
Collection Number: Consult repository
Repository:
Hoover Institution Archives
Stanford, California 94305-6010
Abstract: This guide describes motion picture films from various collections in the archives. The guide is organized by collection title
and includes the number of films, the film gauge(s), and the content matter of the films within each collection. When applicable,
the guide lists access copies and external links to online content. Non-film materials may be described in the links provided
to the respective guides for each collection.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Archives
Languages:
English
Russian
Chinese
Collection is open for research.
The Hoover Institution Archives only allows access to
copies of audiovisual items. To listen to sound recordings or to view videos or films during your visit, please contact the Archives
at least two working days before your arrival. We will then advise you of the accessibility of the material you wish to see
or hear. Please note that not all audiovisual material is immediately accessible.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Archives.
Each collection of films described in this list has its own collection title. Please use the following citation format, replacing
"Collection Title" with the name of the collection used.
[Identification of item], Collection Title, [Box no.], Hoover Institution Archives
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives.
Materials may have been added to each collection since this finding aid was prepared. To determine if this has occurred, find
the collection in Stanford University's online catalog Searchworks at
http://searchworks.stanford.edu/ . Materials have been added to the collection if the number of boxes listed in Searchworks is larger than the number of boxes
listed in this finding aid.
Scope and Content of Collection
The motion picture films in the Hoover Institution Archives collections consist of home movies, documentaries, publicity films,
newsreels, television shows, speeches, and many other films that are not commercially available, and are exclusive to the
Hoover Institution Archives. The films document historical events such as the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and
Nagasaki, the Russian Revolution, World War II, and many other events.
This guide describes motion picture films from various collections in the archives. The guide is organized by collection title
and includes the number of films, the film gauge(s), and the content matter of the films within each collection. When applicable,
the guide lists access copies and external links to online content. Non-film materials may be described in the links provided
to the respective guides for each collection.
In order to view materials in the archives, please note the reference copy number(s).
Arranged alphabetically by collection title.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Motion pictures