Research


Subseries B1639-99: Slides and Slide Shows of SDC Daily Activities

Dates:
1974-1988
Physical Description:
6 cubic feet (approximately 8,219 slides)

Scope and Content Note:

This subseries is roughly divided into three sections: bound volumes of slides: unbound slides; and slide shows. Each section is approximately 1/3 of the entire collection. Slides in volumes range in date from 1974 to 1988, with slides from all years mixed within each binder. In some binders there are dividers meant to distinguish among groups of slides; categories include special activities, community service, and colony group homes. Slides document the everyday activities and special events at the SDC. Loose slides are also of everyday activities and special events. Most are grouped in small bundles, in slide boxes, or in plastic boxes. Many have identifying lables (e.g., state fairs, Christmas parties, staff photographs). Also contained in this subseries are 13 slide shows and one script. One slide show, "Where the Children Are: A Slide Show About Institutions and Alternatives," from 1974, has a companion script. This slide show documented the move away from institutional living for the mentally retarded toward independent living. No dates are given for the other slide shows. All slide shows appear complete, with few missing slides.