Series XV. AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS, 1966-2010, undated (#T-591.1-T-591.1795, CD-130.1-CD-130.4, Phon-082.1-Phon-082.3, Vt-345.1-Vt-345.122, DVD-166.1-DVD-166.46, MP-89.1-MP-89.2)
Scope and Contents
Series XV, AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS, 1966-2010, undated (#T-591.1-T-591.1795, CD-130.1-CD-130.4, Phon-082.1-Phon-082.3, Vt-345.1-Vt-345.122, DVD-166.1-DVD-166.46, MP-89.1-MP-89.2), includes audiocassettes, VHS tapes, compact disks, DVDs, phonograph albums, film strips, and other media of pro-life events, presentations and addresses, conferences and conventions, television and radio programs, interviews, banquets, film productions, etc. Life issues covered in this series range from abortion, euthanasia, fertility, fetology, and health care, to religion, politics, and feminism. Represented in this series are pro-life organizations and activists, scholars, medical professionals, religious figures, and individuals, many of whom are found throughout other parts of this collection, including Dr. Joseph Stanton, Dr. Bernard Nathanson, Dr. Jack Willke, and Father Frank Pavone.
Included are extensive runs of certain conference and program series, such as recordings of the National Right to Life Convention panel presentations (1976-1998); Pro-Life Perspective radio broadcasts produced by the National Right to Life Committee (ca.1985-ca.1991); Life Issues radio broadcasts produced by the Life Issues Institute (1991-1998); and episodes of LifeTalk, a television pro-life news magazine program created by Life Dynamics (1999-2007).
The series is arranged into six subseries. Within each subseries, titles are arranged by format and then mostly chronological within each format.
Dates
- Creation: 1821-2019
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1962-1997
Language of Materials
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions:
Access. Most of the collection is open for research. Series I and II are unavailable for research while being digitized. Some material containing medical information of individuals has been removed or redacted from folders #34.5, 35.5, 48.2, 74.8, and 88.2. Originals are closed until the likely deaths of the individuals involved. An appointment is necessary to use any audiovisual material.
Extent
167.34 linear feet ((394+1/2 file boxes, 1 folio box, 1 folio+ box, 1 card box) plus 8 folio folders, 6 folio+ folders, 8 oversize folder, 6 supersize folders, 5 photograph folders, 1795 audiotapes, 4 compact disks, 2 phonograph albums, 122 videotapes, 46 DVDs, 2 film strips)Creator
- From the Collection: Stanton, Joseph R., 1920-1997 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute Repository
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