NYU TV and Media Services Video Recordings

Call Number

RG.38.16.1

Date

1993-2017, inclusive

Creator

New York University

NYU-TV

Extent

48.5 Linear Feet

Extent

48.32 Gigabytes

Language of Materials

Materials are primarily in English.

Abstract

This collection contains videotapes from the NYU TV and Media Services Department (NYU-TV), part of the Division of Libraries. The videotapes come from NYU-TV and the Television Center (TVCenter), two of the three departments within NYU-TV, and include both NYU-produced and commercially produced television shows, educational programming, and recordings of NYU events from 1993 to 2017.

Historical Note

NYU TV and Media Services (NYU-TV), part of the Division of Libraries, was founded in the early 1990s to provide cable and video production services to the university. Since its inception, it has grown to include three separate departments: NYU-TV, the Television Center, and Campus Cable. NYU-TV comprises the university's closed-circuit channels used for information, education, and entertainment purposes and is broadcast in campus buildings and residence halls. The TV Center is home to NYU-TV and serves as the NYU community's resource for video production. Campus Cable is the multi-channel television system serving the NYU residence halls and is made up of traditional cable as well as NYU-TV channels.

Source:

NYU-TV and Media Services. "About Us." NYU TV and Media Services. http://www.nyu.edu/tv.media/about.us/.

Arrangement

The items in this collection are organized into one series of general videotapes from NYU TV and another series of Commencement and Founder's Day.

Scope and Contents

The material within this collection comes from the NYU TV and Media Services (NYU-TV) and TVCenter departments. The NYU-TV material includes both professionally and NYU-produced television shows covering a range of television genres, including sketch comedy, soap operas, science fiction, cooking and travel, as well as educational and informational documentaries. The TVCenter material predominantly covers various Founder's Day and Commencement ceremonies.

Subjects

Organizations

New York University; New York University. Libraries

Genres

Video recordings.; Videocassettes.

Conditions Governing Access

Access to the commercially produced recordings is restricted. NYU-produced recordings are open without restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Any rights (including copyright and related rights to publicity and privacy) held by NYU-TV is maintained by New York University. Permission to publish or reproduce materials in this collection must be secured from repository. Please contact NYU Special Collections, special.collections@nyu.edu, 212-998-2596.

Preferred Citation

Published citations should take the following form: Identification of item, date (if known); NYU TV and Media Services Videotapes; RG 38.16.01; box number; New York University Archives.

Location of Materials

Materials are stored offsite and advance notice is required for use. Please request materials at least two business days prior to your research visit to coordinate access.

Custodial History

The videotapes within this collection came to the University Archives in multiple accessions from the Division of Libraries. In April 2018 an accretion of one born-digital video recording was transferred to the Archives; the accession number associated with this transfer is 2018.012. In February 2025, Nora Lambert, TV/New Media Content Specialist, transferred additional video recordings; the accession number associated with this transfer is 2025.011.

Audiovisual Access Policies and Procedures

Access to some audiovisual materials in this collection is available through digitized access copies. Researchers may view an item's original container, but the media themselves are not available for playback because of preservation concerns. Materials that have already been digitized are noted in the collection's finding aid and can be requested in our reading room.

Audiovisual materials that have not been preserved may not be available to researchers. Materials not yet digitized will need to have access copies made before they can be used. To request an access copy, or if you are unsure if an item has been digitized, please contact NYU Special Collections (special.collections@nyu.edu, 212-998-2596) with the collection name, collection number, and a description of the item(s) requested. A staff member will respond to you with further information.

Appraisal

In September 2025, one Betacam SP tape with duplicative content was deaccessioned.

Separated Materials

There is no information about materials that are associated by provenance to the described materials that have been physically separated or removed.

Collection processed by

Lindsay Dumas. Later accessions processed by Claire Wolford and Shannon McDonald.

About this Guide

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-10-01 15:15:06 UTC.

Language: Finding aid written in English

Processing Information

Decisions concerning the arrangement, description, and physical interventions taken on this collection prior to 2018 have not yet been recorded. In April 2018 an accretion consisting of one born-digital video recording was incorporated into the collection as part of Series I in accordance with the collection's arrangement structure. In August 2018 an accretion of 20 digital betacam recordings and five dvds were incorporated into the collection's "Unprocessed Materials" series.

In March 2025, an accretion of analog video recordings and optical discs were rehoused in archival boxes by format-type, and intellectually incorporated into the collection as part of the "Unprocessed Materials" section. Born-digital recordings on physical carriers have been identified, physically separated, and inventoried, but have not yet been forensically imaged, analyzed, or described.

New York University Libraries follow professional standards and best practices when imaging, ingesting, and processing born-digital material in order to maintain the integrity and authenticity of the content.

Revisions to this Guide

April 2018: Record updated by Rachel Searcy to reflect 2018 accretion

August 2018: Record updated by Rachel Searcy to reflect 2018 accretion

October 2024: Updated by Linda Smith and Lucy Allen to add access discs to the inventory

March 2025: Record updated by Rachel Searcy to reflect 2025 accretion

May 2025 - September 2025: Updated by Anna Björnsson and Natalia Medero to reflect that video materials are digitized and accessible to patrons

Repository

New York University Archives

Language of Materials

English

Extent

1 Betamax

The Dental School Project, Undated

Extent

2 videocassettes

The Neil Brownbag Speech, Undated

Soaring to Excellence, 3 March 1997

2 Betamax

"Benefits", undated

Dr. Peskin - Heart, 5 March 1993

Box: 67 (Material Type: Moving Images)

Box: 85 (Material Type: Moving Images)

Language of Materials

English

Extent

5 videocassettes

NYU TV News at Noon: Morley Safer, 17 Oct 1995

Verdi Conference, 21 Aug 2001

Visions of a Changing Theater, undated

Box: 74 (Material Type: Moving Images)

Box: 75 (Material Type: Moving Images)

Language of Materials

English

Extent

5 MiniDV

The Moving Edge: The Place of Downtown Art in NYC, undated

Ultraviolet, undated

Box: 76 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Box: 77 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English

Extent

3 MiniDV

Campus Flash: Adutumn Fest, Ticket Central, 1 Sep 2002, inclusive

Teach In: Who is Next? "North Korea and Beyond", 1 Apr 2003, inclusive

University Stock Footage, undated

Welcome Week Class of 2021 Recording, Including Address by Former Dean of Admissions Shawn Abbott, 2017

Digital materials

Welcome Week Class of 2021 Recording, Including Address by Former Dean of Admissions Shawn Abbott: 2017- (Material Type: Electronic Record)

Series II: Commencement and Founder's Day, 1995-2009, inclusive

Language of Materials

English

163rd NYU Commencement, 1995, inclusive

Box: 16, reel: Project 74 (Material Type: Moving Images)

Language of Materials

English

Extent

1 VHS

General note

Barcode: 31142042272891

Commencement & Founder's Day Videotapes 1995, 1995

Extent

1 VHS

General note

Barcode: 31142042272891

Box: 38 (Material Type: Moving Images)

Box: 103 (Material Type: Moving Images)

Language of Materials

English

Extent

22 videocassettes

Commencement Videotapes 2007, 2007