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Series 1. Audiovisual and Media, 1990-2012

 Series — Multiple Containers

Scope and Contents

Series 1 consists of mixed audiovisual and media materials (1990-2012).  The formats in this series include CDRs, DVDs, audiocassettes and reel-to-reel tapes, VHS, VHS-C, Mini DV tapes, and 3.5-inch floppy discs.
Series 1 includes news broadcasts (60 Minutes, (Bill Moyer), photographs, interviews, congressional hearings and protest music regarding mountaintop removal mining, Clean Elections, Apple Grove Paper and Pulp Mill, Kayford Mountain, Draft Environmental Impact Statements, Blair Mountain, coal sludge, and fracking. Additionally, there are several commercially released DVDs of documentaries on mountaintop removal mining and other subjects.
One of the highlights of Series 1 is the ten-minute debate between OVEC’s Vivian Stockman and coal operator Don Blankenship on mountaintop removal mining (several copies in Box 1).  

Dates

  • Creation: 1990-2012

Conditions Governing Access

Audiovisual recordings must be digitized for research access. Researchers must contact the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department at https://westvirginia.libanswers.com/wvrhc.
Researchers may access born-digital materials by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department at https://westvirginia.libanswers.com/wvrhc.

Physical Storage Information

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the West Virginia and Regional History Center Repository

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