- unitid
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{"value"=>"23923", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"Sc MIRS All-American 1992", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"b22443640", "type"=>"local_b"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1943-1945", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1943/1945"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"All-American News moving image collection"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"39 video_recordings", "unit"=>"video_recordings"}]}
- repository
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{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Moving Image and Recorded Sound Division</span>"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"<span class=\"title\">All-American News</span> was the first newsreel made specifically for African American audiences. This collection consists of 39 video recordings of All-American News productions released from 1943 to 1945."}
- langmaterial
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{"value"=>"English"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"All American News, Inc.", "type"=>"corpname"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p><span class=\"title\">All-American News</span> was the first newsreel made specifically for African American audiences. During World War II, filmmaker William D. Alexander (1916 - November 19, 1991) and journalist Claude Barnett (September 16, 1889 - August 2, 1967) filmed and produced more than 250 newsreels with veteran producer Emmanuel M. Glucksman for the Office of War Information. While intended to rally support for the war among Black communities, Alexander and Barnett's work was deeply influenced by the \"Double Victory\" campaign led by African American newspapers, which lobbied for victory against fascism abroad and racial segregation at home. Each newsreel opened with a voiceover declaring, \"All-American News brings you our people's contributions to America and freedom,\" and depicted Black participation in the war effort nationally and internationally.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>The All-American News moving image collection consists of 39 video recordings of All-American News productions that are arranged in chronological order. The newsreel titles are transcribed from original collection documentation. The segment titles, outlined in each item's content notes, are transcribed from each reel. Segment subjects, names, and dates have been verified with historical newspapers when possible. Note that the newsreels' reel or episode numbers may differ from their chronological order.</p> <p>Released from 1943 to 1945, the newsreels feature footage originally shot on film by the All-American team, as well as provided by the U.S. Signal Corps. Each newsreel runs for about seven minutes, often covering between five and ten topics. The progress and achievements of Black service members receive regular coverage, particularly the U.S. Army's 92nd Infantry Divisions, Women's Army Corps (WACs), and Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES), as well as the British Army's 81st West African Division. The off-duty activities of American soldiers, commonly referred to as \"GIs,\" and United Service Organization (USO) events are also frequently covered, particularly in Chicago, New York City, and Washington, D.C. Among other regular subjects are Black office-holders nationally and across the African diaspora, as well as human-interest stories regarding notable community members such as artists, educators, and other professionals.</p>"}
- acqinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Acquired from Ephraim Horowitz, 1992. Addition to collection acquired from J. Fred MacDonald.</p>"}
- processinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Collection inventoried by <span class=\"name\">Nathan Evans</span>. Collection processed by <span class=\"name\">Anika Paris</span>, archivist; and <span class=\"name\">Shola Lynch</span>, curator. Finding aid published in <span class=\"date\">2022</span>.</p>"}
- relatedmaterial
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{"value"=>"<p>Etta Moten Barnett collection, Sc MIRS Barnett 1993.</p>"}
- sponsor
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{"value"=>"An anonymous donor funded preliminary processing for this collection, and a grant from the Mellon Foundation supported the digitization."}
- revisiondesc
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{"value"=>"Abstract added, and title and Related Materials note updated, by Anika Paris.", "date"=>"2023-10-23"}
- date_start
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1943
- keydate
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1943
- date_end
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1945
- date_inclusive_start
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1943
- date_inclusive_end
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1945
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"All-American News moving image collection, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Moving Image and Recorded Sound Division, The New York Public Library"}