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New York Civil War Centennial Commission Emancipation Proclamation Centennial Motion Picture Film


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Overview of the Records

Repository:

New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230

Summary:
This series consists of a master film and soundtrack of the ceremonies at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C. commemorating the centennial of the Emancipation Proclamation. Series also includes a memorandum describing the film's contents and an additional short film segment showing James E. Allen, Commissioner of Education, dedicating the Lincoln Emancipation Proclamation before a crowd in the rotunda of the State Education Building.
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Title:
Emancipation Proclamation Centennial motion picture film
Quantity:

1.2 cubic feet

Quantity:

8 16mm film(s)

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2 1/4 inch audio tape(s)

Inclusive Dates:
1959-1962
Series Number:
B0309

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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Accretion: B0309-83
1962 Trim 1

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1962 Trim 2

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1962 Master audio tape for EP Film Reel No. 1

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1962 Master audio tape for EP Film Reel No. 2

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1962 Silent Roving Camera Reel #3

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1962 Vince Finnegan - Proclamation Ceremonies - Lincoln -

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1962 Emancipation Proclamation Centennial Motion Picture Film - original negative Roll #1

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1962 Emancipation Proclamation Centennial Motion Picture Film - negative soundtrack Roll #1

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1962 Emancipation Proclamation Centennial Motion Picture Film - negative soundtrack Roll #2

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1962 Emancipation Proclamation Centennial Motion Picture Film - original negative Roll #2

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