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Media Entertainment, Inc. Oral History Collection

Call Number

ALBA.074

Date

1996

Creator

Media Entertainment, Inc.

Extent

1.25 Linear Feet
in 2 manuscript boxes and 1 half manuscript box

Extent

20 VHS

Language of Materials

Materials are in English

Abstract

Consists of videos and transcripts for eleven interviews conducted in 1996 for the documentary In Search of The Lincoln Brigade (circa 1999).

Historical Note

The Abraham Lincoln Brigade were volunteers from the United States that went to Spain to fight fascism in the Spanish Civil War. The documentary In Search of The Lincoln Brigade, produced by Media Entertainment, Inc., recounts the Spanish Civil War through the eyes of eleven Abraham Lincoln Brigade volunteers.

Arrangement

Materials are arranged alphabetically.

Scope and Contents

Consists of videos and transcripts for eleven interviews conducted in 1996 for the documentary In Search of the Lincoln Brigade (circa 1999). The interviewees are: Morris Brier, Ralph Fasanella, Milt Felsen, Harry Fisher, Moe Fishman, Leonard Levenson, Abe Smorodin, Bill Susman, Anthony Toney, Bill Van Felix, and Milt Wolff.

Conditions Governing Access

Materials are open without restrictions.

Use Restrictions

This collection is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use materials in the collection in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).

Preferred Citation

Identification of item, date; Media Entertainment, Inc. Oral History Collection; ALBA 047; box number; folder number or item identifier; Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University.

Custodial History

The Media Entertainment, Inc. Oral History Collection came to New York University in January 2001 as part of the original acquisition of Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives collections, formerly housed at Brandeis University.

Audiovisual Access Policies and Procedures

Access DVDs for audiovisual materials in the collection are available by appointment for reading room viewing and listening only.

Collection processed by

Bonnie Gordon

About this Guide

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-10-08 20:32:29 UTC.
Using Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language: Finding aid written in English.

Processing Information

Original videocassettes were digitized in 2013.

In 2024, individual listings for original recording, transcript, and access copy were added to each interview subject in the inventory.

Revisions to this Guide

August 2022: Edited by Anna Björnsson McCormick to correct the spelling of Bill Susman's name.
October 2024: Edited by Stacey Flatt to add individual listings for original recording, access copy, and transcript for each person

Repository

Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives

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Morris Briar, 1996

Original Recording

Box: 1, VHS: 1 (Material Type: video)

Access Copy

Box: 2, DVD: Briar (Material Type: video)

Transcript

Box: 3, folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Ralph Fasanella, 1996

Original Recording

Box: 1, VHS: 2-4 (Material Type: video)

Access Copy

Box: 2, DVD: Fasanella (Material Type: video)

Transcript

Box: 3, folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Milt Felsen, 1996

Original Recording

Box: 1, VHS: 5 (Material Type: video)

Access Copy

Box: 2, DVD: Felsen (Material Type: video)

Transcript

Box: 3, folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Harry Fisher, 1996, inclusive

Original Recording

Box: 1, VHS: 6 (Material Type: video)

Access Copy

Box: 2, DVD: Fishman (Material Type: video)

Transcript

Box: 3, folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Moe Fishman, 1996, inclusive

Original Recording

Box: 1, VHS: 7-9 (Material Type: video)

Access Copy

Box: 2, DVD: Fishman (Material Type: video)

Transcript

Box: 3, folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Len Levenson, 1996

Original Recording

Box: 1, VHS: 10-12 (Material Type: video)

Access Copy

Box: 2, DVD: Levenson (Material Type: video)

Transcript

Box: 3, folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Abe Smorodin, 1996, inclusive

Original Recording

Box: 2, VHS: 13-15 (Material Type: video)

Access Copy

Box: 2, DVD: Smorodin (Material Type: video)

Transcript

Box: 3, folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Bill Susman, 1996

Original Recording

Box: 2, VHS: 16 (Material Type: video)

Access Copy

Box: 2, DVD: Susman (Material Type: video)

Transcript

Box: 3, folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Anthony Toney, 1996

Original Recording

Box: 2, VHS: 17 (Material Type: video)

Access Copy

Box: 2, DVD: Toney (Material Type: video)

Transcript

Box: 3, folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Bill Van Felix, 1996

Original Recording

Box: 2, VHS: 18-19 (Material Type: video)

Access Copy

Box: 2, DVD: Van Felix (Material Type: video)

Transcript

Box: 3, folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Milt Wolff, 1996, inclusive

Original Recording

Box: 2, VHS: 20 (Material Type: video)

Access Copy

Box: 2, DVD: Wolff (Material Type: video)

Transcript

Box: 3, folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
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New York, NY 10012