Archival Video Collections

NTL archival videos date from the 1960s and were produced by Trust staff and other organizations to document workshops, properties, NTHP activities; to record press coverage of preservation issues; and to promote preservation activities. In general, these videos reflect more internal information gathering or record-keeping concerns rather than the commercial products filed under "Contemporary Audio and Video Programs." These collections are divided into four groups:

• Conferences and workshops
  1976-2003 and n.d. (125 items)

  Video documentation of national and local preservation conferences, demonstrations, and hands-on workshops

• Property Documentation
  c. 1940-1998, bulk, 1975-1979 (42 items)

  Original, unedited footage of historical sites and preservation topics (For documentaries about historic sites, see Contemporary Video and Audio Programs and Film Collection)

• Press coverage
  1978-2001 and n.d. (67 items)

  News programs taped off the air showing preservation issues covered in the media

• Public Service Announcements/Promotional Spots
  c. 1977-1999 (30 items)

  Videos created to promote historic preservation and the National Trust

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