WTAR-TV Historic Film Collection
| Creator | WTAR-TV |
| Description | The collection consists of films used by WTAR, a television station in Norfolk Virginia. The entire collection is 4,600 reels of predominately acetate 16mm black and white film dated 1940s – 1980s. About 20 of the films relate to civil rights and school desegregation. These reels include a 1955 portrait of the Supreme Court for a story on Brown v. Board of Education; civil rights protests in North Carolina; and the Special Session of the Virginia Legislature in 1956 when “Massive Resistance” laws were passed to circumvent the Brown decision. Norfolk became a national beacon for resisting integration so films on local school desegregation have broad implications. In addition the collection contains films related to international relations, the military, oceanography and science. A small number of films have been digitized. |
| Call number | MG 112 |
| Date from | 1955 |
| Date to | 1971 |
| Geographic school | Virginia; Norfolk, VA |
| Size | 20 films |
| Access restrictions yes/no | N |
| Access restrictions | Open to researchers without restrictions. Questions on literary property rights should be directed to the Special Collections Librarian. |
| Part Of larger collection yes/no | N |
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| Repository | Old Dominion University, Special Collections and University Archives |
| Repository address | Patricia W. & J. Douglas Perry Library, Norfolk, VA 23529-0256 |
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| Repository contact title | Special Collections Librarian and University Archivist |
| Repository contact email | libspecialcollections@odu.edu |
| Repository contact phone | (757) 683-4483 |
| DoveRegion | region3 |
| Subjects | o African American students
o African Americans–Civil rights o Almond, J. Lindsay (James Lindsay), 1898-1986 o Public schools o Race relations o School children o School closings o School integration o School integration–Massive resistance movement |
| Types | o Interviews
o Manuscripts o Sound recordings o Transcripts |