RG 57. Moving Images
Record Group
Identifier: RG 57
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Moving Images: Motion Picture Film Collection
Collection
Identifier: RG 57-001
Scope and Contents
The motion picture film collection comprises approximately 252 reels of safety film, primarily 16mm, dating from 1927 to 1983, with the bulk dating from 1927 through the 1950s. The films are inventoried on a FileMaker Pro database accessible to Archives staff. The following subject index to the film collection is not complete but will enable the researcher to grasp the range of films available on commonly searched topics. Films cannot be played on equipment. Some films have been...
Dates:
1927 - 1983; Majority of material found in 1927-1950s; Other: Date acquired: 08/31/1971
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Moving Images: Videotape Recordings
Collection
Identifier: RG 57-002
Scope and Contents
Most of the Oberlin College Archives’ motion picture recordings on VHS cassette tape have some relation to Oberlin College or the City of Oberlin. The rest are, with only a few exceptions, related to Lorain County or the greater Cleveland/Akron area.
For the most part, the videocassettes date from the mid-1980s to the mid-2000s. VHS (Video Home System) tape was first released in America in 1977 and began to be replaced by other media in the late 1990s, first by DVCAM tapes on...
Dates:
1940-2009, undated; Majority of material found in 1990-2000; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1967
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Moving Images: DVDs
Collection
Identifier: RG 57-003
Scope and Contents
The DVD collection includes copies of 16mm film, copies of VHS tapes, and born digital files.
Dates:
1940-2024; Majority of material found in 1996-2013
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives