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Recording could not be digitized due to condition of original.

General note

Film stock on a metal reel. Kodak Safety film, 16mm, 50' in length, B&W, silent, edge code. Poor condition. Stock has an odor, twists and curls when it is unwound. Dry, brittle leader.

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Film stock in metal reel. Safety film, color, 50' in length, silent. Edge code. Poor condition.Very loose on reel. Vinegar scent.

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Film stock on a metal AFGA reel. Reel not unwound due to flaking emulsion. This is the only AFGA reel in the collection. 16mm, 50' in length.Very, very poor condition. Flaking emulsion. Dry, brittle leader.

Event: "Dancing in the garden –Centennial Year, 1945 May 9."   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0026

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Film stock on a metal reel. Written in cursive on leader in ink. "Dancing in the garden –Centennial Year, 1945 May 9." Kodak Kodachrome, 16mm, 50' in length, color, silent. Edge code. Good condition.

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Film stock in plastic reel, with original cardboard container. Stock contains vivid color footage of an outdoor event. First eight frames perforated with a numeric code. "26372505." Fair condition. Film has an odor. Needs a new leader.

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Film stock on a metal reel. Stock not unwound due to condition. Kodak Safety film, 16mm, 200', B&W, silent. Edge code. + Poor condition. Bent, dented, torn film stock. No leader. Torn sprocket holes. Loose wind. Slight vinegar scent.

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Film stock on metal reel in original metal canister with desiccated paint on can bottom. Three lines of illegible cursive writing on top can lid. Illegible print handwritten in pencil on reel flange. Stock was slightly unwound to identify film content. detached stock is a length of title frames ("From Osh Kosh to Anywhere") spliced to stock featuring a woman's face, spliced to animates frames. Animation on detached stock matches stock in reel. Kodak Safety film, 16mm, 200' in length, B&W, sound, + Poor condition. Tight wind. Broken sprocket holes. Stock is warping and brittle in places.

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Film stock in metal reel. 3" x ½" rectangular discoloration on reel near flange edge; written on discoloration in pencil. "Packer Coll Inst". First hundred frames of film stock feature students entering and exiting Packer Collegiate's main entrance and students in a swimming pool. Kodak Safety film, 16mm, 400' in length, B&W, silent. Edge. Poor condition. Uneven wind with loose film stock. Stock is torn, bent, warped, and has torn sprocket holes. No can.

Radio Program: Class of 1952, Music and News, Part 2   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0039_02

Radio Program: Class of 1952, Music and News, Part 1   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0039_01

General note

WQEW 1560 radio show.

Event: Clarinet Express, Kathleen Emery (Clarinet), James Wingate (Accompanist), Part 1   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0040_01

Event: Clarinet Express, Kathleen Emery (Clarinet), James Wingate (Accompanist), Part 2   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0040_02

General note

Side A.: The Easy Winners; Scott Joplin; Adagio for Clarinet; Heinrich Baermann; Grazioso; Alec Wilder; Jesu, Joy – J.S. Bach; Folk Song – arr. R.V. Williams; We Beseech Thee (Godspell) -- Swartz; Amazing Grace (American Folk Song); Balm in Gilead (African/American Folk Song) – arr. Margel James; Pocket Size Sonata No. 2 – Alec Templeton; Moderato; Menuetto; Allegretto. Side B.: Concerto for Clarinet (Mozart) Allegro, Adagio, Adagio. Performed at First Presbyterian Church, Brooklyn Heights; New York. Ms. Emery teaches History at Packer, and is chairperson of the Curriculum Planning Committee.

Event: History, The Role of Arts in Education, ATIS, Carol Fineberg, Part 1   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0042_01

Event: History, The Role of Arts in Education, ATIS, Carol Fineberg, Part 2   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0042_02

General note

Presenter: Brian Wright. Speaker: Carol Fineberg (teacher, consultant, author)

Event: ATIS Meeting, 3rd Annual Arts Festival   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0029_01

General note

Introduction. Skillman Presenter. Jean Oppenheimer Speaker. Dr. Welles Foshay, Thursday P.M. Main Session, "The Role of the Arts in Independent Education" General Notes on Content. Yearly conference attended by teachers Association of Teachers of Independent Schools Strengthen arts in the curriculum. Role of arts in independent education. All recordings on Side A / Side B is blank.

Event: Physical Education. The Role of Arts in Education, ATIS   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0031_01

General note

The role of the arts in high school education. Presenter. Dennis McDemott Speaker. Bonnie Robbins. Side A. Bonnie Robbins introduction about the role of arts in education. All recordings on Side A /Side B is blank.

Event: Frank L. Babbott Chair, Judith Jordan, Part 1   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0174_01

Event: Frank L. Babbott Chair, Judith Jordan, Part 2   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0174_02

Event: NAIS Creative Process Panel: Jerry Stiller   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0032_01

Event: NAIS, NYSAIS Roundtable with Jerry Stiller and Robert Root-Bernstein [Part 2]   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0032_02

General note

Shakespeare in the Park. Side A: Actor speaking about creative process / Side B: Q&A.

Event: Graduation 1987, Mayor Koch; Ellen Wong, Part 1   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0103_01

Event: Graduation 1987, Mayor Koch, Ellen Wong, Part 2   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0103_02

Event: Graduation 1988, Part 1   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0044_01

Event: Graduation 1988, Part 2   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0044_02

General note

Side A. Esty and Zucherberg Music and Valedictorian Speech. Side B. Marian Wright Edelman (tape does not cover entire speech).

Event: Graduation 1989   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0045_01

General note

44 members of the class of 1989. All recordings on Side A. Side B, blank.

Event: Gwendolyn Calvert Baker   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0036_01

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Multicultural Education. 3rd Annual Lecture Presenter. Marcia Gardier (Brooklyn Heights Montessori) Speaker. Dr. Gwendolyn Calvert Baker, Mrs. Calvert Baker is a teacher, teacher trainer, assistant to the President of University of Michigan, and the only black person to be (at that moment) at the Board of Education. All recordings on Side A. Side B is blank.

Event: Installation Ceremony for Geoffrey Pierson, Headmaster, Part 1   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0046_01

Event: Installation Ceremony for Geoffrey Pierson, Headmaster, Part 2   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0046_02

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NAIS (National Association of Independent Schools) Annual Conference in New York City. Presenter. Stephanie R. Steven Speakers. Penny Marshal, Bruce Vegan. Practical suggestions from the APC (Alumni Practical Council), Senior Challenge Program, History of the APC, started in 1941. All recordings on Side A / Side B is blank.

Event: Graduation 1992, Part 1   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0047_01

Event: Graduation 1992, Part 2   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0047_02

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Keynote Speaker: Harrison Salzbury

Event: Directing Methods in Contemporary Theater, Part 1   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0048_01

Event: Directing Methods in Contemporary Theater, Part 2   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0048_02

General note

Speaker 1: Chris Martin. Speaker 2. Michael Montel. Speaker 3: Donald Gilliland. Regarding directing methods.

Event: Founders Day 1997 Board of Directors Meeting, Part 1   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0049_01

Event: Founders Day 1997 Board of Directors Meeting, Part 2   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0049_02

Alumna Interview: Agatha Keliher Crouter, Class of 1954, Part 1   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0117_01

Alumna Interview: Agatha Keliher Crouter, Class of 1954, Part 2   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0117_02

Alumna Interview: Mary Ingraham Bunting Smith, Class of 1927, Part 2   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0119_02

Alumna Interview: Mary Ingraham Bunting Smith, Class of 1927, Part 1   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0119_01

Alumna Interview: Sara DeLong Kellog, Class of 1911, Part 1   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0120_01

Alumna Interview: Sara DeLong Kellog, Class of 1911, Part 2   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0120_02

Alumna Interview: Margaret Bretz Bergen, Class of 1914, Part 1   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0123_01

Alumna Interview: Margaret Bretz Bergen, Class of 1914, Part 2   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0123_02

Alumna Interview: Justine Sackett Miner, Class of 1916   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0125_01

Alumna Interview: Georgia R. Giddings, Class of 1922, Conclusion [Part 3]   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0125_02

Alumna Interview: Marilla Pratt Pearsall, Class of 1916, Part 2   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0127_01

General note

There is a 1 minute gap in the middle

Alumna Interview: Georgia R. Giddings, Class of 1922, Part 1   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0129_01

Alumna Interview: Georgia R. Giddings, Class of 1922, Part 2   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0129_02

Alumna Interview: Janice Morse, Class of 1925 & Gloria Morse, Class of 1932   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0130_01

Alumna Interview: Dorothy Bauer Robohm, Class of 1927   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0130_02

Alumnae Interview: Margaret McGill & Genevieve Nelson Hammond, Class of 1926   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0132_01

Alumna Interview: Margaret Crawford, Class of 1928, Part 1   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0134_01

Alumna Interview: Margaret Crawford, Class of 1927, Part 2   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0134_02

audioAlumna Interview: Clara Germann Iseley, Class of 1929, Part 1   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0137_01

Alumna Interview: Clara Germann Iseley, Class of 1929, Part 2   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0137_02

Alumna Interview: Phyllis Williams Lehmann, Class of 1932, Part 1   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0139_01

Alumna Interview: Phyllis Williams Lehman, Class of 1932, Part 2   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0139_02

Alumna Interview: Janet Esterbrook Pullman Redhead, Class of 1934   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0141_01

Alumna Interview: Elizabeth McKnight Dill, Class of 1930   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0141_02

Alumna Interview: Elinor Clark Shafer, Class of 1935, Part 1   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0143_01

Alumna Interview: Elinor Clark Shafer, Class of 1935, Part 2   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0143_02

Alumna Interview: Helen Swan Stanley, Class of 1936, Part 1   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0145_01

Alumna Interview: Helen Swan Stanley, Class of 1936, Part 2   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0145_02

Alumna Interview: Jean Davidson Fay, Class of 1937, Part 1   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0147_01

Alumna Interview: Jean Davidson Fay, Class of 1937, Part 2   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0147_02

Alumna Interview: Doris Tittle Earle, Class of 1939, Part 1   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0152_01

Alumna Interview: Doris Tittle Earle, Class of 1939, Part 2   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0152_02

Alumna Interview: Katharine Davidson Walker, Class of 1940, Part 1   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0154_01

Alumna Interview: Katharine Davidson Walker, Class of 1940, Part 2   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0154_02

Alumna Interview: Loraine (Whiteford) Parker, Class of 1942   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0156_01

Alumna Interview: Elizabeth Walton, Class of 1943, Part 1   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0149_01

Alumna Interview: Elizabeth Walton, Class of 1943, Part 2   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0149_02

Alumna Interview: Constance Thayer Latson, Class of 1947, Part 1   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0158_01

Alumna Interview: Constance Thayer Latson, Class of 1947, Part 2   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0158_02

Alumna Interview: Ruth Butcher Reel, Class of 1931 [1932], Part 1   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0160_01

Alumna Interviews: Ruth Butcher Reel, Class of 1931, Part 2, and Jean McKee, Class of 1949   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0160_02

Alumna Interview: Ellin Rosenzweig, Class of 1952, Part 1   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0162_01

Alumna Interview: Ellin Rosenzweig, Class of 1952, Part 2   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0162_02

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Faculty Interview: Jack Skillman, Headmaster 1968-1982, Part 1   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0168_01

Faculty Interview: Jack Skillman, Headmaster 1968-1982, Part 2   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0168_02

Alumnae Interview: Dudley '32, Keating '14, Fiero '26, Niebrugge '28, Leighton '28, Part 1   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0170_01

Alumnae Interview: Dudley '32, Keating '14, Fiero '26, Niebrugge '28, Leighton '28, Part 2   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0170_02

Alumna Interview: Lois Lowry, Class of 1956   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0172_02

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Aide A, Nancy Madden Glora recording (bhs_2014.019_0172) is available onsite at the Brooklyn Historical Society. Please contact library@brooklynhistory.org to make an appointment in advance of your visit. Side B is available online.

General note

Inventory with first, last, and maiden name of interviewee, and Packer class year / Accompanies cassette tape interviews of Packer alumnae and others.

Program: "Channel 7 News, on Packer Students," 1986   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0055

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VHS tape. Anchorman Bill Butello of Channel 7 news speaks with Packer students. Good audio/video quality.

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September 24, 1985. 3/4 inch tape.

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May 07, 1987. RT. 12.00. VHS tape. Dupe of VHS tape.

Program: "Schomburg Center & Packer Students, February 16, 1988"   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0051

General note

1988 February 16. VHS tape. Produced by WPIX Inc (NY). Tape is accompanied by letter dated March 24, 1988 from Warren Dean of WPIX Inc., addressed to MR. Hal Wicke, Director of Public Affairs at Packer. "Best Talk in Town" segment on Schomburg Center (and its role in preserving African American culture) is followed by an expose on student life at Packer. Narrator Warren Dean asks Packer students and teachers to identify Packer's special characteristics (in terms of teaching styles and learning environment). Video/audio quality is moderate. This is a 5th generation copy.

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June 15, 1988. Location. Packer Collegiate Institute. VHS tape. 1988 graduation ceremony comprising of preparations, speeches, choral performance, and diploma hand-out. There seems not to be a Commencement Speaker. Moderate audio/video quality, with a recording gap during the Class Speaker's speech.

Event: "Children Will Listen" Concert at Carnegie Hall   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0052

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Fundraiser, 1989 January 31. Possible location. Carnegie Hall. VHS tape. A collection of various performances by children and professional performers. Poor audio and video quality, roughly edited.

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June 1989. Location. Packer Collegiate Institute. VHS tape. Dupe of VHS tape in Folder 02, "1989 Graduation."

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RT. 13.00. Produced by John Gray Associates. TV special and interview with John Gray. Discussion regarding race, gender, and social class within the workplace. Good audio/video quality.

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June 14, 1990. RT. 25.23. VHS tape. Produced by Like Magic Entertainment Inc (NY). Puppet show geared at providing news/nature stories to young children. "Showtime Presents" mini feature highlights 4th Grade class at Packer having collected $15,000.00 in pennies for donation towards a rain forest preservation not-for-profit. Good audio/video quality.

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June 1990. Location. Packer Collegiate Institute. VHS tape. Master copy of VHS tape in Folder 13, "1990 Graduation."

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June 11, 1992. Location. Packer Collegiate Institute. VHS tape.1992 graduation ceremony comprising of preparations, speeches, choral performance, and diploma hand-out. Commencement Speaker is David Denken, former Brooklyn mayor. Key speaker is scholar Mr. Salisbury, expert in Chinese political history. Great audio/video quality except for a brief period in which there is no sound.

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December 17, 1992. Location. Packer Collegiate Institute. VHS tape. Class presentations on Hopi pueblo life. Topics include history, holidays, kachinas, clothing, communication, and politics.

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Location. Packer Collegiate Institute. RT. 105.00.VHS tape. Students and teachers put on "The Peter & Carol Show," featuring students dressed up as (and making presentations on) prominent historical figures. Names on tape. Jud / Andy / Julia, Suzie / Rory, Allison / Cowell / Vanessa / Heather / Nora / JK. Biographical sketches on following. Leonardo da Vinci, Amelia Earhart, Rachel Carson, Roald Dahl, Florence Nightingale, Louis Armstrong, Sitting Bull, Olga Corbet, Laura Ingles Wilder, Nolan Ryan, Clara Barton.

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June 09, 1994. Location. Packer Collegiate Institute. VHS tape. 1994 graduation ceremony comprising of preparations, speeches, choral performance, and diploma hand-out. Commencement Speaker is David Denken, former Brooklyn mayor. Great audio/video quality.

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VHS tape. Seminar hosted by Julie Rutledge and Natalie Dettart. Good audio/video quality.

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Winton duPont Films / Running time: 10:37 / Seven copies

1998 Graduation   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0070

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June 1998. Location. Packer Collegiate Institute. VHS tape.1998 graduation ceremony comprising of speeches, choral performance, and diploma hand-out. Commencement Speaker is Tim Siebels. Good audio/video quality except for very shaky videography.

Barbara – Graduation tape for class of 2001   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0076

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Hi-8 tape

General

Materials originally donated on three DVDs. Includes 18 .VOB video files including footage of the Packer Collegiate campus, performances, and speeches. Digital material IDs are 2014_019_media_10a, 2014_019_media_10b, and 2014_019_media_10c. Access to digital materials is available onsite at the Othmer Library. Requests to access digital materials must be made at least 2 days in advance by emailing library@brooklynhistory.org.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Donated on a DVD, digital material includes six videos of the 2012 Packer graduation ceremony, including speeches, diploma handout, and performances. ID 2019_014_media_012. Access to digital material is available onsite at the Othmer Library. Requests to access digital materials must be made at least 2 days in advance by emailing library@brooklynhistory.org.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Recording could not be digitized due to condition of original.

General note

Animal Farm?

Animal Farm - Sat II (Mini DV)   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0083

Charlie Brown Sat Act II (Mini DV)   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0085

Fiddler Sat II (Mini DV)   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0087

The Wiz Sat I (Mini DV)   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0089

The Hobbit / Act I / Sat 12/1/01 (Hi8)   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0106

Gold Rush Kids / Sat (8mm)   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0104

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Orange tape on cassette cover says 8 24 72

Space Pandas 12.07.02 (8mm)   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0105

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Recording could not be digitized due to condition of original.

Pushcart War Sat 5/07 (Mini DV)   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0109

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Donated on two DVDs, containing eight .VOB movie files. Digital ID 2014_019_media_017a and 2014_019_media_017b.

Once Upon a Mattress / Dec. 13, 2008 - Saturday (Mini DV)   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0110

Gaslight Sat Act II (Mini DV)   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0112

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory / Sat 6:30 / 5/15/10 (Mini DV)   https://archive.org/details/bhs_2014.019_0115

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Donated on one DVD. Digital files include seven .VOB movie files. Digital ID is 2014_019_media_016d.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Donated on one DVD. Five videos comprising performance of the 2011 school play, Cinderalla. ID 2014_019_media_16a.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Donated on one DVD. Digital files comprise five .VOB movie files. Media ID 2014_019_media_016b. Access to digital materials is available onsite at the Othmer Library. Requests to access digital materials must be made at least 2 days in advance by emailing library@brooklynhistory.org.