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UNLV TV Audiovisual Collection (UA-00098)

Abstract

The UNLV TV Audiovisual Collection (1980-2023) is comprised of recordings of television programs produced by UNLV TV, a media production facility housed within the Hank Greenspun School of Journalism and Media Studies at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). The collection includes samples of various television programs which include special events, lectures, interviews with prominent speakers and visitors at UNLV, and campus and community related B-roll footage.

Finding Aid PDF

Date

1980 to 2023

Extent

15.10 Cubic Feet (15 boxes)
12.42 Linear Feet
14 digital_files (33.628 GB) MP4, MPG

Related People/Corporations

Creator: UNLV TV

Scope and Contents Note

The UNLV TV Audiovisual Collection (1980-2023) is comprised of recordings of television programs produced by UNLV TV, a media production facility housed within the Hank Greenspun School of Journalism and Media Studies at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). The collection includes samples of various television programs which include special events, lectures, interviews with prominent speakers and visitors at UNLV, and campus and community related B-roll footage. Five items have been reformatted and are available as digital files.

Access Note

Collection is open for research. If use copies of the recordings do not exist, reformatting/production of use copies is required before access will be granted; this may delay research requests. Advanced notice is required.

Publication Rights

Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See Reproductions and Use on the UNLV Special Collections and Archives website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish.

Arrangement

Materials remain as they were received.

Preferred Citation

UNLV TV Audiovisual Collection, approximately 1980-2023. UA-00098. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/f1vx52

Acquisition Note

Materials were transferred from UNLV TV in 2019 and 2023; accession numbers 2019-0146 and 2023-077. Additional materials were donated by Marcie Collins-Stout on behalf of Dan Lovil in 2023; accession number 2023-083.

Processing Note

In 2020, Tammi Kim processed the materials and created a finding aid in ArchivesSpace. In 2021, Sarah Jones updated to the finding aid to include digital files from outsourced vendor digitization. In 2023, Tammi Kim processed the 2023 addition and updated the finding aid. In 2023, Sarah Jones updated the finding aid with the additional materials donated by Marcie Collins-Stout. In 2023, select materials were shipped to an external vendor for digitization. Vendor staff inspected, cleaned, and reformatted physical items into digital files with both preservation (.mov/.wav) and access copies (.mp4/.mp3). In 2024, UNLV SCA staff ingested the files, reviewed for content and quality, and created summaries of each item. Physical items were retained once returned from the vendor. See the “Digitized audiovisual material” series for more information on the grant project and availability of digital files.

Resource Type

Collection

Collection Type

EAD ID

US::NVLN::UA00098

Appraisal Note

Acquired by Visual Materials Curator, Aaron Mayes, as part of UNLV Special Collections and Archives holdings on the visual history of Las Vegas and UNLV. All material that formed the original transfer has been retained.

Finding Aid Description Rules

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