Multimedia Collection Multimedia Collection, 1939-2005 | Special Collections & University Archives: Finding Aid Database
Title: Multimedia Collection, 1939-2005
ID: MS-0296
Created by: San Diego State University
Extent: 4.5 Linear Feet
Other Note: An appendix with detailed information about several of the materials in this collection is available in the Louis A. Kenney Reading Room.
Show Subjects (links to similar collections) Show Forms of Material (links to similar genres)Scope and Contents: The SDSU University Archives Multimedia Collection consists of video tapes, vinyl records, 16mm film, and compact discs. Recorded on these various media are activities, historical events, speeches, and music associated with the university. Much of the video documents athletic and school spirit activities such as pep rallies and football game activities and there are other segments documenting campus speakers and ceremonies as well as promotional and news pieces. A highlight of the collection is footage of President Kennedy's 1963 Commencement address. Appendix A contains a detailed description of many VHS tapes in the collection. Media in the collection date from 1930-2005, with the bulk of the material either on film or video.