Facts on Film
- Location: McKeldin Library
Call Number: Microfilm E185.61.F3 - Facts on Film. May 1954-1971/2.
315 Reels.
Description
The collection contains material about civil rights which was assembled by the Southern Education Reporting Service in its Nashville library. It covers aspects of race relations arising from the U.S. Supreme Court opinion of 1954 which declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional.
There are two approaches for accessing these materials. The printed index (Ref E 185.61 .F31 Folio) is suggested for broadly surveying the collection. It divides materials under subject headings with designations of reel and frame number. In order to locate uncataloged materials such as newspaper editorials, cartoons and letters to the editor, this index must be used.
For information about specific events, the filmed card catalog (M-Film E 185.61 .F32) is useful. Within it materials are divided into categories, e.g., magazine articles (K) and pamphlets (P). Items are cross-indexed by subject, author or title.
Facts on Film is arranged on microfilm in chronological order, according to the designated categories used in the index and the catalog.
The Southern Education Reporting Service was a fact-finding agency established by Southern newspaper editors and educators which provided information about developments in education.
This library does not have a current subscription to Facts on Film.
Index/Guide
The following source provides more detailed information about the contents of each microfilm reel in the collection:
- REF E185.61.F31 FOLIO
- Facts on Film (Indexes). Index to Facts on
Film..
- M-FILM E185.61.F32
- Facts on Film. Card Catalog..
