Archives Center, National Museum of American History

AT&T/Bell Film Collection

Summary
Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0684
Creators:
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Information, Technology and Society
Dates:
1942-1978
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
39 Items
Repository:
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
Thirty-nine 16mm films on various subjects relating to telephone systems and communications, such as pole worker safety; party line etiquette; the transition from silent film to sound film; and the application of satellites, lasers and transistors to sound communication.
Arrangement
Arrangement
4 series: Series 1, Promotional Films; Series 2, Scientific/Educational Films; Series 3, Corporate/Technical Training Films; Series 4, Acquired Films.
Administration
Author
Archives Center Staff
Immediate Source of Acquisiton
Collection donated by Division of Information, Technology and Society, National Museum of American History.
Custodial History
These films, along with numerous others which were dispersed to different collections, were transferred to the Archives Center by the Division of Information, Technology and Society (now Division of Medicine and Science) in 1999.
Using the Collection
Restrictions on Access
Collection is open for research.
Restrictions on Access
Researchers must view videotape copies.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Preferred Citation
AT&T/Bell Film Collection, 1942-1978, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Keywords
Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Motion pictures (visual works) Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Industrial safety Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Lasers Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Satellites Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Sound film Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
telephone Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Training films Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Transistors Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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