Columbia Broadcast System, Inc. Adventure Series collection
Dates
- Broadcast: 1953 - 1956
Conditions Governing Access
Not available through interlibrary loan. Contact AMNH Library Special Collections for terms of access.
Biographical / Historical
The Museum collaborated with CBS Television to make the Adventure Series. The live-broadcast television series aired for three years, from 1953 to 1956, and explored scientific and cultural topics. Broadcasts varied in format, including: interviews with AMNH staff members and other scientists, personalities, and celebrities; the presentation of AMNH exhibitions, halls, and artifacts; the execution of scientific experiments; film clips; and more.
Extent
3 Linear Feet (6 boxes; 2 binders)
120 Film Reels : sound, black and white ; 15 mm
120 Videocassettes (U-Matic) : sound, black and white
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Scripts and other textual materials are in series one. Tape and films are organized into series by broadcast.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Sponsor
- The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation provided support to make this finding aid available in ArchivesSpace (2016-2017). Minimal level collection record created with support from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) Hidden Collections grant, 2010.
Repository Details
Part of the Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library Repository
American Museum of Natural History
200 Central Park West
New York NY 10024 USA
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