New York Civil War Centennial Commission Emancipation Proclamation Centennial Motion Picture Film
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Overview of the Records
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
1.2 cubic feet
8 16mm film(s)
2 1/4 inch audio tape(s)
Scope and Content Note
A typed memorandum attached to two film containers indicates that this is the master film and soundtrack of the hour-long ceremonies at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C., on September 22, 1962, commemorating the centennial of the Emancipation Proclamation. During these ceremonies, the original draft of the proclamation in President Lincoln's hand, a document in the custody of New York State, was publicly displayed in Washington, D.C. for the first time. Both motion picture film and a separate audio soundtrack tape are included in the series. The film is 16mm black and white and was produced by the New York Civil War Centennial Commission.
B0309-95: This accretion is a 30-second, silent, black and white, 16mm film segment. It shows Dr. James E. Allen, Commissioner of Education, dedicating the Lincoln Emancipation Proclamation before a crowd in the rotunda of the State Education Department building in 1959 or 1960.
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Dates | Contents | Box | Item | ||
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Accretion: B0309-83 |
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1962 | Trim 1 | 1 | 1 |
1962 | Trim 2 | 1 | 2 |
1962 | Master audio tape for EP Film Reel No. 1 | 1 | 3 |
1962 | Master audio tape for EP Film Reel No. 2 | 1 | 4 |
1962 | Silent Roving Camera Reel #3 | 1 | 5 |
1962 | Vince Finnegan - Proclamation Ceremonies - Lincoln - | 1 | 6 |
1962 | Emancipation Proclamation Centennial Motion Picture Film - original negative Roll #1 | 1 | 7 |
1962 | Emancipation Proclamation Centennial Motion Picture Film - negative soundtrack Roll #1 | 1 | 8 |
1962 | Emancipation Proclamation Centennial Motion Picture Film - negative soundtrack Roll #2 | 1 | 9 |
1962 | Emancipation Proclamation Centennial Motion Picture Film - original negative Roll #2 | 1 | 10 |