Collection ID: RG 73.GEN.003

Collection context

Summary

Creator:
Syracuse University.
Abstract:
Films of episodes of the Syracuse University-produced television series
Extent:
36 films
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Books & Ideas Collection,

Background

Scope and Content:

The Books & Ideas Collection comprises 36 film reels of the television series. There are a total of 19 half-hour episodes; the collection holds multiple copies of most of the episodes.

Biographical / Historical:

Books & Ideas was a television series produced by Syracuse University's Television and Radio Center in 1956 and distributed by National Educational Television, a precursor to PBS. The episodes were originally shot on kinescope in black and white.

Acquisition information:
This collection was transferred from the media collection in the Syracuse University Libraries to the University Archives in 2017. Original provenance and source of acquisition unknown.
Arrangement:

The films are arranged by program number.

Access

RESTRICTIONS:

Please note that the collection is housed off-site, and advance notice is required to allow time to have the materials brought to the Reading Room on campus.

Access to films requires advance notice to produce a use copy.

TERMS OF ACCESS:

Written permission must be obtained from the Syracuse University Archives and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.

PREFERRED CITATION:

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Books & Ideas Collection,

LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries
Bird Library, Room 600
Syracuse, NY 13244, United States
CONTACT:
315.443.2697
scrc@syr.edu