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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
AT&T/Bell Film Collection
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0684
- Creators:
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American Telephone and Telegraph CompanyNational Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Information, Technology and Society
- Dates:
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1942-1978
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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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, 1942-1978
Series 2, Scientific/Educational Films, 1955-1970
Series 3, Corporate/Technical Training Films, 1956-1970
Series 4, Acquired Films, 1960-1962
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
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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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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