Identity elements
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
University of Miami Audiovisual collection
Date(s)
Extent
Name of creator
Administrative history
Founded in 1925, the University of Miami is a private research university with more than 15,000 students from around the world. It comprises 12 schools and colleges serving undergraduate and graduate students in more than 180 majors and programs.
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
The collection consists of film and videos depicting the history and development of the University of Miami from its establishment in 1925 to present. These visual works were created by various schools and departments of the University, such as the University Communications, the School of Communication, and the University of Miami Athletics.
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
This collection is open for research, however some of the items in the collection are recorded in formats, such as Umatic and Betacam tapes, which are not currently playable at the University of Miami Libraries due to the lack of playback equipment and have been digitized into VHS tapes. Please contact the University Archivist, Nick Iwanicki, at ngi5@miami.edu with the boxes you are interested in prior to your visit for more information.
Physical access
Items from this collection are kept on-campus and may be requested from the first floor Kislak Center in the Otto G. Richter Library at University of Miami.
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Requests to reproduce or publish materials from this collection should be directed to ngi5@miami.edu.
Languages of the material
- English
Scripts of the material
- Latin