A mountainside in Virginia, just outside Washington, is home to a vast collection of movies, TV show
HEADLINE: Mountain archive home to Bogart, Bieber
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CAPTION: A mountainside in Virginia, just outside Washington, is home to a vast collection of movies, TV shows and recordings, everyone from Humphrey Bogart to Justin Bieber. The AP's Lee Powell gets a tour not open to the public. (March 15)
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[Notes:Culpeper, VA - March 4, 2011]
[Notes:Source: AP]
[Notes:VO Downtown Culpeper street scene]
[Notes:VO open movie theater marquee]
[Notes:VO closed movie theater exterior]
IN THE SMALL TOWN OF CULPEPER, VIRGINIA ... ON MAIN STREET ... A THEATER WHERE FEATURES KEEP COMING ... AND ONE WHERE THEY HAVE COME AND GONE.
[Notes:VO Mount Pony with Packard Center built into side]
[Notes:VO graphic with mugs of stars, mountain with facility in background]
BUT JUST OUTSIDE OF TOWN ... THIS MOUNTAINSIDE IS HOME TO THE LIKES OF HEPBURN ... BOGART ... AND BIEBER?
[Notes:NATS NATS film reel rattling]
[Notes:NATS NATS film cutter click]
[Notes:SOT: Alexis Ainsworth, Library Technician]
AINSWORTH SOT: We've gotten in a couple of recent theater movies ... We got The Green Hornet, Just Go With It, and of course the Justin Bieber movie.
[Notes:VO bins of movies, other media waiting to be sorted]
AT THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS PACKARD CAMPUS FOR AUDIO VISUAL CONSERVATION ... STUFF JUST KEEPS ... COMING ... IN.
[Notes:VO TS of media formats]
[Notes:SOT: Gregory Lukow, Library of Congress]
LUKOW SOT: We acquire all of the nation's audio visual productions ... The heritage of film, television, video, DVD, sound recordings, music, spoken word, video games ...
THE WORLD'S LARGEST COLLECTION OF MEDIA ... MORE THAN *6 MILLION* ITEMS ...
[Notes:VO setup shot of Lukow]
GREGORY LUKOW (lu-KO) HAS A LEADING ROLE ... CHIEF OF THE MOTION PICTURE, BROADCASTING AND RECORDED SOUND DIVISION ...
[Notes:SUPER: Gregory Lukow / Library of Congress]
LUKOW SOT: We feel certainly that the audio-visual record is in some ways the best record of the historical memory of the 20th century moving into the 21st century ...
[Notes:VO MS of film canisters on shelf]
AMERICA'S FILM VAULT ... NOT A SECRET ... BUT NOT THE KIND OF PLACE THAT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
[Notes:SUPER: Lee Powell / Associated Press]
BRIDGE STUP: This used to be a high-security bunker for the Federal Reserve, storing money during the Cold War in case of a nuclear attack ...
[Notes:NATS NATS key into lock, door opening]
BRIDGE STUP: Now instead of stacks of cash ... Stacks of film ... And a new enemy.
[Notes:VO TS on worn, torn film]
[Notes:SOT: Barbara Whitehead, Motion Picture Preservation Specialist]
WHITEHEAD SOT: I'm going to have to take this all apart and redo it ...
THE ENEMY ... IS AGE.
[Notes:NATS NATS NATS specialist looking at film]
[Notes:SOT: Barbara Whitehead, Motion Picture Preservation Specialist]
WHITEHEAD SOT: It's 92 years old ... It just gets old and brittle.
[Notes:VO WS, MS of film being inspected]
MOTION PICTURE PRESERVATION SPECIALIST BARBARA WHITEHEAD IS INSPECTING AN ORIGINAL NEGATIVE FROM 1919 ... GETTING READY TO MAKE A PRINT ... FOR PLAY AT A FILM FESTIVAL.
[Notes:VO WS specialist inspecting at station from across lab]
[Notes:SOT: Barbara Whitehead, Motion Picture Preservation Specialist]
WHITEHEAD SOT: There's a big horrible tear in there ...
[Notes:VO TS on tear in film]
[Notes:SOT: Barbara Whitehead, Motion Picture Preservation Specialist]
WHITEHEAD SOT: This I'll repair with tape ... so again I'll keep the tape out of the frame so it doesn't show in the frame, but this will be a long repair.
[Notes:VO TS tools on workbench]
[Notes:VO TS film edge sprockets torn away]
TO FIX A FILM'S RAGGED EDGES ... EXACTO KNIVES ... AND MORE TAPE.
[Notes:NATS NATS tape machine sound]
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Mount Pony - National Audio-Visual Conservation Center
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The National Audiovisual Conservation Center, also known as the Packard Campus for Audio-Visual Conservation, is the Library of Congress's new audiovisual archive located inside Mount Pony in Culpeper, Virginia.
Dedicated on December 10, 1969, the 400-foot-long (120 m), 140,000-square-foot (13,000 m2) radiation-hardened facility was constructed of steel-reinforced concrete one foot (30.5 centimeters) thick. Lead-lined shutters could be dropped to shield the windows of the semi-recessed facility, which is covered by 2 to 4 feet (0.61 to 1.22 m) of dirt and surrounded by barbed-wire fences and a guard post. The seven computers at the facility, operated by the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, were the central node for all American electronic funds transfer activities.[4]
Between 1969 and 1988, the bunker stored several billion dollars worth of U.S. currency, including a large number of $2 bills shrink-wrapped and stacked on pallets 9 feet (2.7 meters) high. Following a nuclear attack, this money was to be used to replenish currency supplies east of the Mississippi River.[4]
It was purchased by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation from the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond via a $5.5 million grant, done on behalf of the Library of Congress. With a further $150 million from the Packard Humanities Institute and $82.1 million from Congress, the facility was transformed into the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, which completed construction in mid-2007, and after transfer of the bulk of archives, opened for scheduled tours and visitors in fall 2008. The campus offered, for the first time, a single site to store all 6.3 million pieces of the library's movie, television, and sound collection.[1]
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
The Library of Congress (LOC) is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress and is the de facto national library of the United States. It is the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States. The Library is housed in three buildings on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.; it also maintains the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center in Culpeper, Virginia.
Digital Preservation at the Packard Campus for Audio Visual Conservation
The Library of Congress's Packard Campus for Audio Visual Conservation preserves digital collections as well as film, video and sound recordings. This video is an overview of the process the digital files go through, from ingest or scanning to the repository of this state-of-the-art facility.
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Washington DC: Library of Congress
The Library of Congress (LOC) is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress and is the de facto national library of the United States. It is the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States. The library is housed in three buildings on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.; it also maintains the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center in Culpeper, Virginia. The library's functions are overseen by the librarian of Congress, and its buildings are maintained by the architect of the Capitol. The Library of Congress claims to be the largest library in the world. Its collections are universal, not limited by subject, format, or national boundary, and include research materials from all parts of the world and in more than 450 languages.
Congress moved to Washington, D.C., in 1800 after sitting for 11 years in the temporary national capitals in New York City and Philadelphia. The small Congressional Library was housed in the United States Capitol for most of the 19th century until the early 1890s. Most of the original collection had been destroyed by the British in 1814 during the War of 1812, and the library sought to restore its collection in 1815. They bought Thomas Jefferson's entire personal collection of 6,487 books. After a period of slow growth, another fire struck the library in its Capitol chambers in 1851, again destroying a large amount of the collection, including many of Jefferson's books. After the American Civil War, the Library of Congress grew rapidly in both size and importance, which sparked a campaign to purchase replacement copies for volumes that had been burned. The library received the right of transference of all copyrighted works to deposit two copies of books, maps, illustrations, and diagrams printed in the United States. It also began to build its collections, and its development culminated between 1888 and 1894 with the construction of a separate, extensive library building across the street from the Capitol.
The library's primary mission is to research inquiries made by members of Congress, carried out through the Congressional Research Service. The library is open to the public, although only high-ranking government officials and library employees may check out books and materials.
Moving images: Digitizing to the Future
This workshop covers the key concepts and technologies pertaining to moving image preservation and digitization in libraries, archives, and museums, including the typical elements in the preservation and digitization of moving images, how to assess their condition, and relevant technologies and best practices. An overview of the conservation research underway at the National Audio Visual Conservation Center will also be included.
Speaker Biography: James Snyder is a digital media engineering, production & project management specialist. His extensive experience includes television, film, radio, internet technologies and covers the gamut from traditional analog to cutting edge digital data, audio and video technologies. His career in both commercial and non-commercial sectors spans over 30 years. Mr. Snyder currently serves as the Senior Systems Administrator for the Library of Congress' National Audio-Visual Conservation Center located on the Packard Campus for Audio Visual Conservation in Culpeper, Virginia. He is responsible for all the audio, video and film preservation and digitization technologies, including long-term planning, technology services to the United States Congress and Capitol Hill, as well as standards participation and interaction with media content producers. He has worked for many of the top organizations in media, entertainment, engineering & communications including MCI, Verizon Business, Intelsat, PBS, Harris Corporation, the Advanced Television Test Center, Fox News, Communications Engineering Inc, Reuters and Discovery Communications. He has consulted on many types of projects for organizations including Sarnoff Corporation, Turner Engineering, CBS, NBC, ABC, Fox, News Corporation, FedNet and agencies of the Federal Government. Mr. Snyder is a member of the Audio Engineering Society (AES), the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), the Association of Motion Imaging Archivists (AMIA) and the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS). He is a member and serves as an officer & on standards committees of the Society of Motion Picture & Television Engineers (SMPTE), and as the President of the Association of Washington Executive Broadcast Engineers (WEBE). He currently serves as the frequency coordinator for the National Capital Area, Baltimore and the State of Maryland. He lives and works in central Virginia adjacent to the Washington, DC metro area.
Speaker Biography: Michael Stelmach has twenty-five years of information management experience, with a concentration on providing digital access to content originating from print. Formerly the Vice President of eBook Production at netLibrary, he is currently the Manager of Digital Conversion Services in the Office of Strategic Initiatives at the Library of Congress. Michael has been active in the research and development of an automated approach to evaluating digital image performance.
Washington, DC - Library of Congress HD (2016)
The Library of Congress is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress, but which is the de facto national library of the United States. It is the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States. The Library is housed in three buildings on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., and also maintains the Packard Campus in Culpeper, Virginia, which houses the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center.
Library of Congress Tunnel
Walking to the Library of Congress the U.S. Capital Building via the underground tunnel.
Library of Congress | Wikipedia audio article
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The Library of Congress (LOC) is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress and is the de facto national library of the United States. It is the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States. The Library is housed in three buildings on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.; it also maintains the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center in Culpeper, Virginia. The Library's functions are overseen by the Librarian of Congress, and its buildings are maintained by the Architect of the Capitol. The Library of Congress has claims to be the largest library in the world. Its collections are universal, not limited by subject, format, or national boundary, and include research materials from all parts of the world and in more than 450 languages.The Library of Congress moved to Washington in 1800 after sitting for 11 years in the temporary national capitals in New York City and Philadelphia. The small Congressional Library was housed in the United States Capitol for most of the 19th century until the early 1890s. Most of the original collection had been destroyed by the British in 1814 during the War of 1812, and the library sought to restore its collection in 1815. They bought Thomas Jefferson's entire personal collection of 6,487 books. After a period of slow growth, another fire struck the Library in its Capitol chambers in 1851, again destroying a large amount of the collection, including many of Jefferson's books. After the American Civil War, the Library of Congress grew rapidly in both size and importance, which sparked a campaign to purchase replacement copies for volumes that had been burned. The Library received the right of transference of all copyrighted works to deposit two copies of books, maps, illustrations, and diagrams printed in the United States. It also began to build its collections, and its development culminated between 1888 and 1894 with the construction of a separate, extensive library building across the street from the Capitol.
The Library's primary mission is to research inquiries made by members of Congress, carried out through the Congressional Research Service. The Library is open to the public, although only high-ranking government officials and Library employees may check out books and materials.
Library of Congress | Wikipedia audio article
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Library of Congress
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written
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The Library of Congress (LOC) is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress and is the de facto national library of the United States. It is the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States. The Library is housed in three buildings on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.; it also maintains the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center in Culpeper, Virginia.The Library of Congress claims to be the largest library in the world. Its collections are universal, not limited by subject, format, or national boundary, and include research materials from all parts of the world and in more than 450 languages.The Library of Congress moved to Washington in 1800 after sitting for 11 years in the temporary national capitals in New York City and Philadelphia. The small Congressional Library was housed in the United States Capitol for most of the 19th century until the early 1890s. Most of the original collection had been destroyed by the British in 1814 during the War of 1812, and the library sought to restore its collection in 1815. They bought Thomas Jefferson's entire personal collection of 6,487 books.
After a period of slow growth, another fire struck the Library in its Capitol chambers in 1851, again destroying a large amount of the collection, including many of Jefferson's books. After the American Civil War, the Library of Congress grew rapidly in both size and importance, which sparked a campaign to purchase replacement copies for volumes that had been burned. The Library received the right of transference of all copyrighted works to deposit two copies of books, maps, illustrations, and diagrams printed in the United States. It also began to build its collections, and its development culminated between 1888 and 1894 with the construction of a separate, extensive library building across the street from the Capitol.
The Library's primary mission is to research inquiries made by members of Congress, carried out through the Congressional Research Service. The Library is open to the public, although only high-ranking government officials and Library employees may check out books and materials.
Everything Sounds #25: The Packard Campus
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Cold War tensions led to the creation of a Federal Reserve bunker inside of Mount Pony in Culpepper, VA in 1969. The bunker stored cash and currency that could help restart the United States economy in the event of a catastrophic incident. Such an incident never occurred and the location remained largely unused through the the 90's. The location has since turned into the home of the Library of Congress Packard Campus for Audio-Visual Conservation. Learn about lost films, the National Jukebox, IRENE, how big a petabyte is, and much more on a tour of the facility featuring Gene DeAnna and Matthew Barton.
National Library of the United States | Wikipedia audio article
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00:02:22 1 History
00:02:31 1.1 1800–1851: Origin and Jefferson's contribution
00:06:20 1.2 1851–1865: Weakening
00:09:36 1.3 1865–1897: Spofford's expansion
00:11:52 1.4 1897–1939: Post-reorganization
00:15:39 1.5 1939–present: Modern history
00:29:10 2 Holdings
00:32:17 2.1 Digitization
00:34:45 3 Buildings of the Library
00:35:18 3.1 Thomas Jefferson Building
00:35:49 3.2 John Adams Building
00:36:18 3.3 James Madison Memorial Building
00:36:58 3.4 Packard Campus for Audio-Visual Conservation
00:37:47 4 Digital Millennium Copyright Act
00:38:28 5 Access
00:39:42 6 Standards
00:40:38 7 Annual events
00:41:02 8 Notable personnel
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The Library of Congress (LOC) is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress and is the de facto national library of the United States. It is the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States. The Library is housed in three buildings on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.; it also maintains the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center in Culpeper, Virginia. The Library's functions are overseen by the Librarian of Congress, and its buildings are maintained by the Architect of the Capitol. The Library of Congress has claims to be the largest library in the world. Its collections are universal, not limited by subject, format, or national boundary, and include research materials from all parts of the world and in more than 450 languages.The Library of Congress moved to Washington in 1800 after sitting for 11 years in the temporary national capitals in New York City and Philadelphia. The small Congressional Library was housed in the United States Capitol for most of the 19th century until the early 1890s. Most of the original collection had been destroyed by the British in 1814 during the War of 1812, and the library sought to restore its collection in 1815. They bought Thomas Jefferson's entire personal collection of 6,487 books. After a period of slow growth, another fire struck the Library in its Capitol chambers in 1851, again destroying a large amount of the collection, including many of Jefferson's books. After the American Civil War, the Library of Congress grew rapidly in both size and importance, which sparked a campaign to purchase replacement copies for volumes that had been burned. The Library received the right of transference of all copyrighted works to deposit two copies of books, maps, illustrations, and diagrams printed in the United States. It also began to build its collections, and its development culminated between 1888 and 1894 with the construction of a separate, extensive library building across the street from the Capitol.
The Library's primary mission is to research inquiries made by members of Congress, carried out through the Congressional Research Service. The Library is open to the public, although only high-ranking government officials and Library employees may check out books and materials.
Radio Preservation Task Force 2: Indigenous/First Nations
This panel addressed one of the areas of deficiency in existing archival radio collections: indigenous/first nations radio. Presenters will discuss the logistics of actual institutional work, describe specific radio work that has captured important political or cultural events, or talk about available collections and areas of study available to researchers. Part of the 2017 multi-day conference, Radio Preservation Task Force 2: From Archive to Classroom.
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Music and Sound Archives and Personal Audiovisual Collections Community of Practice
The concern is growing regarding the life expectation of audiovisual contents. Specific communities like sound and music, face important problems regarding the conservation of the quality of their contents. On the other hand, individuals have more and more content which they don't know how to preserve or how to contribute to archival initiatives or access platforms. The Presto4U project gives a good insight of what could be done.
2016 Junior Fellows Summer Intern Program
An overview of the summer 2016 Junior Fellows Summer Intern program at the Library of Congress.
For transcript and more information, visit
A History of Law in American Film
Jessica Silbey presented a lecture that focused on the depiction of the courtroom process from the beginning of film in 1895 to the present day. She also discussed how the workings of the law has been shown in other forms of popular culture.
Speaker Biography: Jessica Silbey is a professor at the Northeastern University School of Law.
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United States Congress | Wikipedia audio article
The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the Federal government of the United States. The legislature consists of two chambers: the House of Representatives and the Senate.
The Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. Both senators and representatives are chosen through direct election, though vacancies in the Senate may be filled by a gubernatorial appointment. Congress has 535 voting members: 435 representatives and 100 senators. The House of Representatives has six non-voting members representing Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia in addition to its 435 voting members. Although they cannot vote in the full house, these members can sit and vote in congressional committees and introduce legislation.
The members of the House of Representatives serve two-year terms representing the people of a single constituency, known as a district. Congressional districts are apportioned to states by population using the United States Census results, provided that each state has at least one congressional representative. Each state, regardless of population or size, has two senators. Currently, there are 100 senators representing the 50 states. Each senator is elected at-large in their state for a six-year term, with terms staggered, so every two years approximately one-third of the Senate is up for election.
To be eligible for election, a candidate must be aged at least 25 (House) or 30 (Senate), have been a citizen of the United States for seven (House) or nine (Senate) years, and be an inhabitant of the state which they represent.
The Congress was created by the Constitution of the United States and first met in 1789, replacing in its legislative function the Congress of the Confederation. Although not legally mandated, in practice since the 19th century, Congress members are typically affiliated with the Republican Party or with the Democratic Party and only rarely with a third party or independents.
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Visit Culpeper, Virginia - Arts & Culture
Visit the recently renovated historic State Theatre, take in a classic movie at the Library of Congress, or embark on the self-guided Downtown Art Walk, and feel the arts come alive! New arts organizations and galleries are fostering up-and-coming talent and more accomplished local artists. Cultural events like the Bluemont summer concerts, Stage Alive community concerts, and community chorale and theatre offer a multitude of local, regional, and national performers. Lovers of opera and symphony will enjoy present day stars nurturing the concert stars of tomorrow at the nearby, world renowned Castleton Festival, just a short drive from Culpeper.
I've been to the mountain top Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. April 3 1968
SUMMARY
During a city sanitation workers strike and a nearby seperate meeting of masons. “Martin Luther King, Jr., spoke to an overflowing crowd in Memphis, Tennessee, on 3 April 1968 delivering what would be another memorable and courages speech.
DESCRIPTION of Audio
This is an audio recording of Martin Luther King Jr. April 3 1968 African Americans--Civil rights gathering in.Memphis, Tenn.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
The King Library Text for Todays Speech
RECORDING DATE & CITY
Memphis, Tenn., 1968.
CATALOG NUMBER
LOC: UPC )MLK0431968
AVAILABLE ONLINE: AQQSXP1GKG
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Please Check the Library of Cobgress for this Item's availability
DURATION
43 Minutes 23 Seconds
GENRA
Civil Rights
SPEAKER
Dr. Martin Luther King
SOUND
Currently, the Recorded Sound Collection at the Library of Congress numbers in excess of three million items and fills up 115,000 linear feet of vault space in the Library's climate-controlled Packard Campus for Audio Visual Conservation in Culpeper, VA. Items date from the late 1880s to the present day and include everything from music to radio broadcasts to spoken word recordings to field recordings of traditional music, oral histories and actualities.
Each year, on average, the Library adds a further 75,000 sound items to its holdings via donations, acquisitions, and copyright deposits. Items arrive on a myriad of formats from cylinders to discs (78, 45, or 33 1/3) to reel-to-reel audio tapes to 8-tracks, cassettes, CDs, or even wire. Increasingly, new acquisitions arrive in digital forms.
Various Sound Formats at the Library of Congress
All media types bring with them their own set of preservation issues: cylinders can break, albums can warp or wear out, and tapes can disintegrate. Even digital recordings can present a variety of playback issues. (For example, successive releases of software protrams may no longer be compatible with earlier files. Additionally, hard drives and serves crash.)
LITERACY
The Center for the Book (loc.gov/cfbook/) was established by Congress in 1977 to use the resources and prestige of the Library of Congress to promote books, reading, literacy and libraries. With its many educational programs that reach readers of all ages, through its support of the National Book Festival and through its dynamic state centers in the 51 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Center for the Book has developed a nationwide network of organizational partners dedicated to promoting the wonders and benefits of reading.
RESOURCES
Library of Congress
Martin Luther King Papers Library of Congress
The Papers of Martin Luther King Jr. National Archives
Martin Luther King Exhibit | National Archives @ New York City
The King Center
The King Institute @ Stanford
The Wise Guide @ The Library of Congress
NMAAHC.si.edu
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