Series II. Education, 1974-1980, undated, inclusive

Extent

0.5 Linear Feet in 6 legal-size folders and 4 oversize folders.

Extent

3 audiocassettes

Extent

32 film reels

Extent

1 videoreels (1/2 inch)

Scope and Content

This series documents Berkowitz's undergraduate and graduate education at Rutgers University and New York University (NYU), respectively. The series includes articles written by Berkowitz, student films he produced, financial records, and correspondence documenting Berkowitz's time at Rutgers and NYU.

Arrangement

This series is arranged into the following subseries:

Subseries II.A. Rutgers University, 1974-1977, undated

Subseries II.B. New York University, 1977-1980, undated

Material within the subseries is arranged in alphabetical order by type or topic of the material.

Subseries II.A. Rutgers University, 1974-1977, undated, inclusive

Extent

0.3 Linear Feet in 2 legal-size folders and 4 oversize folders.

Extent

3 audiocassettes

Extent

32 film reels

Extent

1 videoreels (1/2 inch)

Scope and Content

This subseries includes articles written by Berkowitz for Rutgers' campus newspaper, The Daily Targum; student films he produced; financial aid documents; and a poster for a film panel in which he participated.

Audio cassettes, 1975-1976, inclusive

Box: 14, Cassette: 421.0073-421.0076 (Material Type: Audio)

"The Changing Stereotypes of Women, Blacks, and Gays in Cinema"--poster, 1977

Box: 13, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence, 1975-1977, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Films, 1975-1977, undated, inclusive

Box: 17, Film: 421.0001-421.0033 (Material Type: film)

Box: 16, Video: 421.0209 (Material Type: video)

Suburban Showdown, 1977

Box: Digitized Access Files, file: 421.0014 (Material Type: electronic records)

Box: 17, Film: 421.0014 (Material Type: film)

Scope and Contents

A student film directed by Richard Berkowitz.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

9 minutes 9 seconds, Black and White, Silent

Suburban Showdown [outtakes], 1977

Box: Digitized Access Files, file: 421.0015 (Material Type: electronic records)

Box: 17, Film: 421.0015 (Material Type: film)

Scope and Contents

Outtakes from Suburban Showdown, a student film directed by Richard Berkowitz.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

1 minute 6 seconds, Black and White, Silent

[Gay Rally], 1977

Box: Digitized Access Files, file: 421.0019 (Material Type: electronic records)

Box: 17, Film: 421.0019 (Material Type: film)

Scope and Contents

Contains footage from the 1977 Gay Pride Parade in New York City. Rollerena Fairy Godmother and Felipe Rose of The Village People make brief appearances.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

3 minutes, Color, Silent

[Home movie], 1975

Box: Digitized Access Files, file: 421.0020 (Material Type: electronic records)

Box: 17, reel: 421.0020 (Material Type: film)

Scope and Contents

Contains Double-exposed footage of a family vacationing near a lake.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

3 minutes 21 seconds, Color, Silent

At Seventeen, 1974-1979, inclusive

Box: Digitized Access Files, file: 421.0033 (Material Type: electronic records)

Box: 17, reel: 421.0033 (Material Type: film)

Scope and Contents

Contains footage of street scenes and scenery taken in the areas around Rutgers University.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

2 minutes 30 seconds, Color, Silent

Movie notes, 1976, undated, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

The Daily Targum, 1974-1977, undated, inclusive

Box: 10, Folder: 1-3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Subseries II.B. New York University, 1977-1980, undated, inclusive

Extent

0.2 Linear Feet in 6 folders.

Extent

4 film reels

Extent

1 audiocassette

Scope and Content

This subseries contains Berkowitz's notes, script, and films for his student film, Selling It; report cards; resumes; class notes; and correspondence with NYU administrators.

Correspondence, 1977-1979, undated, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Miscellaneous, 1977-1980, undated, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Movie notes, Undated, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 8-9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Resumes, 1978, undated

Box: 1, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Selling It, Undated, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Box: 17, Film: 421.0034-421.0037 (Material Type: film)

Box: 14, Cassette: 421.0077 (Material Type: Audio)