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Series V: Film, Audio and Video Tape, Slides and Recordings.

Scope and Contents

Series V consists of audiovisual materials from Bobst's personal and professional life.

Conditions Governing Access

Audiovisual materials have not been preserved and may not be available to researchers.

Film, 16mm. Home Movies, 1925-1949, inclusive

Vacation Clips -- Seaside Views and People on a Boat, undated

Box: Shared Fales 061, reel: cuid21421 (Material Type: film)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Format: 16mm film

Video

Vacation Clips -- Seaside Views and People on a Boat

[Torn Canada], 1933

Box: 44 (Material Type: film)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Format: 16mm film

[unknown], 1927-08

Box: 44 (Material Type: film)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Format: 16mm film

[39179/EC2 Original], undated

Box: Shared Fales 090 (Material Type: film)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Format: 8mm film

Home Video Clips, Family with Dog, 1928, inclusive

Box: 44 (Material Type: film)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Format: 16mm film

Video

Home Video Clips, Family with Dog

[From: American Cancer Society], 1948

Box: 44 (Material Type: film)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Format: 16mm film

Video

[From: American Cancer Society]

[unknown], 1937-07

Box: 44 (Material Type: film)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Format: 16mm film

[unknown], 1928-07

Box: 44 (Material Type: film)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Format: 16mm film

[from U.W. Vance Hoffmann-LaRoche], 1936-05

Box: 44 (Material Type: film)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Format: 16mm film

[Hoffmann-LaRoche], 1942-05-04

Box: 44 (Material Type: film)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Format: 16mm film

Video

[Hoffmann-LaRoche]

[Bimini], 1949-02

Box: 43 (Material Type: film)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Format: 16mm film

Video

[Bimini]

[unknown], 1936-05

Box: 43 (Material Type: film)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Format: 16mm film

[unknown], undated

Box: 43 (Material Type: film)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Format: 16mm film

Harbor, 1948-02-22

Box: 43 (Material Type: film)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Format: 16mm film

Video

Harbor

[Diver (Alex) at Havana Harbor, Key West], 1948-02-19-1948-02-20, inclusive

Box: 43 (Material Type: film)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Format: 16mm film

[unknown], undated

Box: 44 (Material Type: film)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Format: 16mm film

Automobile Travel, Circa 1920s

Box: 43 (Material Type: film)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Format: 16mm film

Video

Automobile Travel Circa 1920s

[unknown], undated

Box: 43 (Material Type: film)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Format: 16mm film

[Browns Jaú Trip], undated

Box: 44 (Material Type: film)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Format: 16mm film

Video

[Browns Jaú Trip]

[From: American Cancer Society], 1948

Box: 43 (Material Type: film)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Format: 16mm film

Video

[From: American Cancer Society]

[Super SS], 1933-04

Box: 43 (Material Type: film)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Format: 16mm film

Video

[Super SS]

Film, 16mm. Home Movies, 1950-1959, inclusive

Box: 44 (Material Type: film)
Box: Digitized Access Files, file: fales_mss067_cuid21393 (Material Type: electronic records)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

16mm film, 400 ft, Black and White, Silent, Preservation note: "Dupe reversal negative."

Video

Film, 16mm. Home Movies

Bobst Family Footage, 1950-1959, inclusive

Box: 43, Cassette: cuid21452A, cuid21452B (Material Type: video)

Extent

1 U-matic Master

Extent

1 VHS Dub

Scope and Contents

Telecine transfers of the Bobst family films in the collection.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Preservation note: The original 16mm films were scanned and are available as digitial access copies.

Film, 16mm. Newsreels, 1939-1944, inclusive

Box: 43 (Material Type: film)

[News Parade: News of Year 1939], 1939

Box: 44 (Material Type: film)

Scope and Contents

Housing annotation: sound

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Format: 16mm film

Video

[News Parade: News of Year 1939]

[News Parade: News of Year 1940], 1940

Box: 44 (Material Type: film)

Scope and Contents

Housing annotation: sound

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Format: 16mm film

Video

[News Parade: News of Year 1940]

[News Parade: News Parade 1941], 1941

Box: Shared Fales 090 (Material Type: film)

Scope and Contents

Housing annotation: sound

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Format: 16mm film

Video

[News Parade: News Parade 1941]

[News Parade: War in Europe], undated

Box: 44 (Material Type: film)

Scope and Contents

Housing annotation: sound

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Format: 16mm film

Video

[News Parade: War in Europe]

[World Parade: America], undated

Box: 44 (Material Type: film)

Scope and Contents

Housing annotation: sound

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Format: 16mm film

Video

[World Parade: America]

[News Thrills of 1941, v.2], 1941

Box: Shared Fales 090 (Material Type: film)

Scope and Contents

Housing annotation: sound

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Format: 16mm film

Video

[News Thrills of 1941, v.2]

Film, 16mm. Fit and Fair #35, sponsored by Richard Hudnut, undated

Box: Shared Fales 088, 16mm_film_reels: MSS_067_cuid21395 (Material Type: film)

Scope and Contents

Housing annotation: "Films for Industry, 18:00 rt"

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Format: 16mm film, Runtime: 18 minutes

Video

Film, 16mm. Fit and Fair #35, sponsored by Richard Hudnut

Audio Reel. Recorded May 12, 1971. [3 reels], 1971

Box: 45, Quarter_Inch_Audio_Reel: cuid21397a, cuid21397b, cuid21397c (Material Type: video)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Format: 1/4" open reel audio

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Duration: 107 minutes (in three parts)

Audio

Audio Reel. Recorded May 12, 1971. [3 reels]

Audio Reel. Dedication Ceremony, Elmer Holmes Bobst Library, New York University. [3 reels, 2 copies each], 1972-12-16

Box: 45, Quarter_Inch_Audio_Reel: cuid21398d, cuid21398e, cuid21398f (Material Type: Audio)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Format: 1/4" open reel audio

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Duration: 87 minutes (in three parts)

Audio

Audio Reel. Dedication Ceremony, Elmer Holmes Bobst Library, New York University. [3 reels, 2 copies each]

Bob Hope Promo, undated

Box: 44 (Material Type: film)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Format: 16mm film

Video

Bob Hope Promo

Elmer Holmes Bobst Memorial Service, 1978

Box: 44 (Material Type: video)
Box: Digitized Access Files, file: fales_mss067_cuid21400 (Material Type: electronic records)

Scope and Contents

The memorial takes place in the Elmer C. Bobst Library at New York University. Speakers include Richard Nixon, Lawrence Rockefeller, John Brademas. Mamdouha "Dodo" Bobst is also present.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Format: 3/4" Umatic, Duration: 55 min.

Amer Cancer Society. Million Club, undated

Box: 44 (Material Type: video)
Box: Digitized Access Files, file: fales_mss067_cuid21402 (Material Type: electronic records)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Format: VHS, Duration: 30 min.

Unmarked 16 mm open reel films (10), undated

Box: 44 (Material Type: film)

Travel Clips, Circa 1920s-1930s, inclusive

Box: 43 (Material Type: film)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Format: 16mm film

Video

Travel Clips Circa 1920s-1930s

Coast Guard Plane, Boating Circa, Circa 1940s-1950s, inclusive

Box: 43 (Material Type: film)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Format: 16mm film

Video

Coast Guard Plane, Boating Circa 1940s-1950s

Harbor, Boating, and Fishing, Circa 1940s-1950s, inclusive

Box: 43 (Material Type: film)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Format: 16mm film

Video

Harbor, Boating, and Fishing Circa 1940s-1950s

Official Films Presents Charlie Chaplin in Hits of the Past, undated, inclusive

Box: Shared Fales 090 (Material Type: film)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Format: 16mm film

Video

Official Films Presents Charlie Chaplin in Hits of the Past

Glacier Park, Circa 1920s-1930s, inclusive

Box: 43 (Material Type: film)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Format: 16mm film

Video

Glacier Park Circa 1920s-1930s

Travel Clips, San Francisco, Circa 1940s-1950s, inclusive

Box: 43 (Material Type: film)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Format: 16mm film

Video

Travel Clips, San Francisco Circa 1940s-1950s

Travel Clips, Grand Canyon National Park, AZ, Circa 1940s-1950s, inclusive

Box: 43 (Material Type: film)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Format: 16mm film

Video

Travel Clips, Grand Canyon National Park, AZ Circa 1940s-1950s

Boating and Travel Clips, circa 1930s-1950s, inclusive

Box: 44 (Material Type: film)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Format: 16mm film

Video

Boating and Travel Clips

Vacation Clips, Circa 1940s-1950s, inclusive

Box: 43 (Material Type: film)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Format: 16mm film

Video

Vacation Clips Circa 1940s-1950s

Home Video Clips -- Party, Catalina Island, Grand Canyon, Horse Racing, Golf, Circa 1920s-1930s, inclusive

Box: Shared Fales 090 (Material Type: film)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Format: 16mm film

Video

Home Video Clips -- Party, Catalina Island, Grand Canyon, Horse Racing, Golf, Circa 1920s-1930s

[Mr. Bobst], undated

Box: 45 (Material Type: Audio)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Format: 1/4" Open Reel Audio

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Duration: 24 minutes

Audio

[Mr. Bobst]

American Cancer Society. [Elmer Holmes Bobst], 1953

Box: 45, audiocassette: cuid21406 (Material Type: Audio)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Duration: 22 minutes

Audio

American Cancer Society. [Elmer Holmes Bobst]

Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, undated

Box: 45, audiocassette: cuid21396_a (Material Type: Audio)
Box: 45, audiocassette: cuid21396_b (Material Type: Audio)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Duration: 59 minutes in 2 parts

Audio

Dr. Norman Vincent Peale

Slides. Dedication Ceremony, Elmer Holmes Bobst Library, New York University; unmarked slides, 1954-1972, inclusive

Box: 46, Folder: 1-6 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Christmas Message, 1945-1965, inclusive

Box: 57 (Material Type: Audio)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Duration: 15 minutes; Preservation note: surface noise

Audio

Christmas Message

Mr. Bobst's Christmas Message to His Employees, 1953

Box: 57 (Material Type: Audio)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Duration: 2 minutes

Audio

Mr. Bobst's Christmas Message to His Employees

Mr. Bobst's Christmas Message to His Employees, 1953

Box: 57 (Material Type: Audio)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Duration: 2 minutes

Audio

Mr. Bobst's Christmas Message to His Employees

You And Medicine, Undated, inclusive

Box: 57 (Material Type: Audio)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Duration: 5 minutes; Preservation note: Surface noise

Audio

You And Medicine

You and Medicine, October 12, 1951

Box: 57 (Material Type: Audio)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Duration: 11 minutes

Audio

You and Medicine

Cancer Appeal on Henry Morgan Show, April 8, 1948

Box: 57 (Material Type: Audio)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Duration: 3 minutes

Audio

Cancer Appeal on Henry Morgan Show

Christmas Greetings Governor Driscoll, Undated, inclusive

Box: 57 (Material Type: Audio)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Duration: 3 minutes

Audio

Christmas Greetings Governor Driscoll

Mr. E. H. Bobst interviewed by H. Manning on CKGM, Montreal, November 11, 1960

Box: 57 (Material Type: Audio)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Duration: 13 minutes; Preservation note: Both sides have the same content, the side with less surface noise was transferred

Audio

Mr. E. H. Bobst interviewed by H. Manning on CKGM, Montreal

Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital Bobst Dedication Dinner, Undated, inclusive

Box: 57 (Material Type: Audio)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Duration: 41 minutes

Audio

Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital Bobst Dedication Dinner

Greetings to the International Association of Gerontology from Members of the Gerontological Society in New York, March 25, 1955

Box: 57 (Material Type: Audio)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Duration: 7 minutes

Audio

Greetings to the International Association of Gerontology from Members of the Gerontological Society in New York

Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital Bobst Dedication Dinner, Undated, inclusive

Box: 57 (Material Type: Audio)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Duration: 44 minutes

Audio

Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital Bobst Dedication Dinner

Greetings to the International Association of Gerontology from Members of the Gerontological Society in New York, March 25, 1955

Box: 57 (Material Type: Audio)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Duration: 16 minutes; Preservation note: Surface noise

Audio

Greetings to the International Association of Gerontology from Members of the Gerontological Society in New York

State Dept., O.I.C., Mr. Elmer H. Bobst "Cancer Control in America", Undated, inclusive

Box: 57 (Material Type: Audio)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Duration: 11 minutes; Preservation note: Surface noise

Audio

State Dept., O.I.C., Mr. Elmer H. Bobst "Cancer Control in America"

Mr. Bobst Christmas Message, 1952

Box: 57 (Material Type: Audio)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Duration: 2 minutes; Preservation note: Surface noise

Audio

Mr. Bobst Christmas Message

Mr. Bobst Christmas Message, 1952

Box: 57 (Material Type: Audio)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Duration: 2 minutes; Preservation note: Surface noise

Audio

Mr. Bobst Christmas Message

Christmas Message 1954 by Mr. Elmer Bobst, 1954

Box: 57 (Material Type: Audio)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Duration: 5 minutes; Preservation note: Surface noise

Audio

Christmas Message 1954 by Mr. Elmer Bobst

Who Has Made You, You Beautiful Forest, Undated

Box: 57 (Material Type: Audio)

Language of Materials

German.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Duration: 8 minutes; Preservation note: Surface noise

Audio

Who Has Made You, You Beautiful Forest

Special Cancer Show Mr. Bobst Talk, April 3, 1950

Box: 57 (Material Type: Audio)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Duration: 2 minutes; Preservation note: Surface noise, content duplicated on both sides

Audio

Special Cancer Show Mr. Bobst Talk

Cancer Drive Mr. Bobst, April 9, 1948

Box: 57, disc: Part 1 (Material Type: Audio)
Box: 57, disc: Part 2 (Material Type: Audio)
Box: 57, disc: Part 3 (Material Type: Audio)

Audio

Cancer Drive Mr. Bobst

American Cancer Society Fundraising on the Bob Hope Show, Undated, inclusive

Box: 57 (Material Type: Audio)

Scope and Contents

Guests on the show include Frank Sinatra, Joan Davis, Jimmy Sims, music group the Pied Pipers, and announcer Wendell Niles. A recorded message by Elmer Bobst was played on the show.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Duration: 8 minutes; Preservation note: severe groove damage, multiple skips

Audio

American Cancer Society Fundraising on the Bob Hope Show

American Cancer Society Fundraising on the Bob Hope Show, Undated, inclusive

Box: 57 (Material Type: Audio)

Scope and Contents

Guests on the show include Frank Sinatra, Joan Davis, Jimmy Sims, music group the Pied Pipers, and announcer Wendell Niles. A recorded message by Elmer Bobst was played on the show.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Duration: 8 minutes; Preservation note: Surface noise

Audio

American Cancer Society Fundraising on the Bob Hope Show

American Cancer Society Fundraising on the Bob Hope Show, Undated, inclusive

Box: 57 (Material Type: Audio)

Scope and Contents

Guests on the show include Frank Sinatra, Joan Davis, Jimmy Sims, music group the Pied Pipers, and announcer Wendell Niles. A recorded message by Elmer Bobst was played on the show.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Duration: 8 minutes; Preservation note: Groove damage resulting in minor skipping

Audio

American Cancer Society Fundraising on the Bob Hope Show

American Cancer Society Kickoff Show, March 31, 1947

Box: 57 (Material Type: Audio)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Duration: 7 minutes; Preservation note: Surface noise

Audio

American Cancer Society Kickoff Show

Mr. Bobst, December 13, 1951

Box: 57 (Material Type: Audio)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Duration: 4 minutes; Preservation note: Surface noise

Audio

Mr. Bobst

Elmer H. Bobst Talk on Mutual Broadcasting System Easter PGM, April 6, 1947

Box: 57 (Material Type: Audio)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Duration: 4 minutes; Preservation note: Surface noise

Audio

Elmer H. Bobst Talk on Mutual Broadcasting System Easter PGM

Pharmacy Week Program, April 23, 1947

Box: 57, disc: Part 2 (Material Type: Audio)
Box: 57, disc: Part 3 (Material Type: Audio)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Duration: 16 minutes total in 2 parts; Preservation note: Surface noise

Audio

Pharmacy Week Program

Christmas Message to Employees, December 14, 1951

Box: 57 (Material Type: Audio)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Duration: 4 minutes; Preservation note: Surface noise

Audio

Christmas Message to Employees

American Cancer Society (Elmer H. Bobst), August 3, 1955

Box: 57 (Material Type: Audio)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Duration: 2 minutes; Preservation note: Plays from inside to out

Audio

American Cancer Society (Elmer H. Bobst)

American Cancer Society (Elmer H. Bobst), August 31, 1953

Box: 57 (Material Type: Audio)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Duration: 31 minutes; Preservation note: Plays from inside to out

Audio

American Cancer Society (Elmer H. Bobst)

Christmas Message, December 22, 1950

Box: 57, disc: Part 1 (Material Type: Audio)
Box: 57, disc: Part 2 (Material Type: Audio)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Duration: 6 minutes total in 2 parts; Preservation note: Surface noise

Audio

Christmas Message

Christmas Message 1954 by Mr. Elmer Bobst, 1954

Box: 57 (Material Type: Audio)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Duration: 5 minutes; Preservation note: Skips at the beginning of both sides 1 and 2

Audio

Christmas Message 1954 by Mr. Elmer Bobst

This I Believe : A Series of Radio Broadcasts by Edward R. Murrow and Guests : No. 7A Series 3, Undated, inclusive

Box: 57 (Material Type: Audio)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Duration: 36 minutes; Preservation note: Surface noise

Audio

This I Believe : A Series of Radio Broadcasts by Edward R. Murrow and Guests : No. 7A Series 3

Official Album : Inaugural Ceremonies of Richard M. Nixon, 37th President of the United States of America, January 20, 1969

Box: 57 (Material Type: Audio)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Duration: 52 minutes; Preservation note: Surface noise

Audio

Official Album : Inaugural Ceremonies of Richard M. Nixon, 37th President of the United States of America

If I'm Elected : Our Presidents and Their Opponents [1892-1952] : Narration by John Carradine : Part Two, 1952

Box: 57 (Material Type: Audio)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Duration: 43 minutes; Preservation note: Surface noise

Audio

If I'm Elected : Our Presidents and Their Opponents [1892-1952] : Narration by John Carradine : Part Two

Gallatin Award (Elmer Holmes Bobst), December 8, 1966

Box: 57, disc: Part 1 (Material Type: Audio)
Box: 57, disc: Part 2 (Material Type: Audio)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Duration: 59 minutes in 2 parts; Preservation note: Mild warpage, occasional skipping, surface noise

Audio

Gallatin Award (Elmer Holmes Bobst)

State Department, O.I.C. : Mr. Elmer H. Bobst : "Cancer Control in America", Undated, inclusive

Box: 57 (Material Type: Audio)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Duration: 5 minutes; Preservation note: Mild warpage, occasional skipping, surface noise

Audio

State Department, O.I.C. : Mr. Elmer H. Bobst : "Cancer Control in America"
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