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Poly Archives Video Collection

Call Number

RG.003

Date

1975-2007, inclusive

Creator

Extent

12 Cubic Feet 12 boxes

Language of Materials

Materials entirely in English.

Biographical / Historical

The Poly Archives Video Collection is comprised of VHS and U-matic tapes deposited to the Poly Archives by the University. The University changed names two times between 1973 and 2007, thus there are two creators cited: Polytechnic Institute of New York and Polytechnic University. Some tapes in this collection were produced by corporations outside of the University, but contain content featuring the University, such as television spots and interviews.

In 2013, these tapes were digitized by New York University's Digital Library Technology Services department in order to preserve the content. This finding aid refers to the original magnetic tapes, which are housed in the archives.

Arrangement

Tapes are arranged by subject, then chronologically, into seven series:

Series I: Promotional Series II: Lectures and Interviews Series III: Television Spots Series IV: Events Series V: Scholarships Series VI: Meetings Series VII: Alumni and Former Faculty

Scope and Contents

This collection of VHS and U-matic tapes spans from 1975 to 2007. The tapes cover aspects of university life, events, and faculty. While this finding aid refers to the physical magnetic tapes, digital surrogates of some tapes are available to view in the archives. Further distribution of such tapes is dependent on copyright restrictions.

Subjects

Conditions Governing Access

Open for research without restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Any rights (including copyright and related rights to publicity and privacy) held by Polytechnic University in all its forms are maintained by New York University. Permission to publish or reproduce materials in this collection must be secured from the Poly Archives. Please contact the Poly Archives, polyarchives@nyu.edu, 646-997-3530.

Preferred Citation

Identification of item, date; Poly Archives Video Collection; RG 003; box number; folder number or item identifier; Poly Archives at Bern Dibner Library of Science and Technology, New York University.

Location of Materials

Bern Dibner Library of Science and Technology 5 MetroTech Center Brooklyn, New York, 11201 (646) 997-3943 polyarchives@nyu.edu

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Materials found in collection; there is no documentation concerning the provenance of these materials.

Collection processed by

Lindsay Anderberg

About this Guide

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Revisions to this Guide

November 2021: Finding aid revised and edited by Zoe Blecher-Cohen, Mandy Abokhair, and Aileen Thong in 2021 to update the institutional change from NYU-Poly to NYU and for compliance with DACS Required Elements for Archival Description.

Repository

Poly Archives at the Bern Dibner Library of Science and Technology, NYU Libraries
Poly Archives at Bern Dibner Library of Science and Technology
Bern Dibner Library of Science and Technology
5 MetroTech Center
Brooklyn, NY 11201