Training Films (Local Identifier: 111-TF) Motion Picture Films Relating to the Relocation of Japanese Aliens (Local Identifier: 111-T21) Special Film Reports (Local Identifier 111-SFR) Special Bulletins (Local Identifier: 111-SB) Professional Medical Films (Local Identifier: 111-PMF) Moving Images Relating to American Security (Local Identifier: 111-OSD) Orientation Films (Local Identifier: 111-OF) Moving Images Relating to Military Activities (Local Identifier: 111-MPE) Miscellaneous Films Including Canadian Army Training Films and Films Relating to Russia, Italy, and Japan (Local Identifier: 111-M529) Miscellaneous Training Films (Local Identifier: 111-M528) Miscellaneous German Films (Local Identifier: 111-M527) Moving Images Relating to World War II (Local Identifier : 111-L)ĭocumentary Films (Local Identifier: 111-M) Historical Film Reports (Local Identifier: 111 HRE) Historical Film Reports Relating to World War II (Local Identifier 111-HRC) Motion Picture Films from the "Historical Reports" Program Series (Local Identifier: 111-HRB) Post-World War II Historical Reports (Local Identifier 111-HRA) Moving Images of Historical Reports (Local Identifier: 111-HR) Motion Picture Films from the "Campaign Reports" Program Series, 1944 - 1945 (Local Identifier: 111-CR)Įngineering Board Film Digests ( Local Identifier: 111 EB)Įducational Films (Local Identifier: 111-EF)įilm Bulletins, ca. Motion Picture Films from the "Combat Bulletin" Program Series (Local Identifier 111-CB) Moving Images Relating to Civilian Affairs (Local Identifier: 111-CAD) Motion Picture Films from the "Alien Roundup" Program Series (Local Identifier : 111 BW) Moving Images Relating to Military Activities (Local Identifier: 111-ADC)Īrmed Forces Screen Reports (Local Identifier: 111-AFSR)Īrmy - Navy Screen Magazine, 1943 - 1958 (Local Identifier:111-ANSM) While item-level descriptions for all World War II-era films are not yet listed in NARA’s Online Catalog, these film and audio series and donated collections are among the most significant: Frequently Used Series Finding aids are generally associated with a particular film or audio series.įilm and Audio Series of World War II Content As these materials are digitized, they are added to NARA’s Online Catalog. Finding Aidsįinding aids, such as original shots lists, content summaries, film catalogs, scripts and other materials can be accessed at the Motion Picture Research Room in College Park, Maryland. While the majority of recordings are in English, holdings also include recordings made in German, Italian, and Japanese. Coverage includes domestic war-effort radio programs, speeches, press conferences, interviews and actuality recordings made by military correspondents during combat, recordings acquired from foreign sources, as well as network news broadcasts from NBC Radio and CBS Radio. The majority of film of period film footage originated on 35mm black and white film, however there are sizable holdings of color 16mm film in Record Group/series 127 R and 18 SFP (see links below) AudioĪudio recordings includes informational and documentary recordings produced by civilian and military agencies, as well as military tribunals, and were originally recorded on transcription discs, wire recordings and magnetic tape. Coverage includes edited films and unedited documentation of combat operations, military and civilian training and motivational films, staff information films and briefing reports, special film projects, feature length films and documentaries, government-produced and commercial newsreels, and films acquired by the government through foreign sources. Film and Videoįilm and video content includes events, people and activities in the European, Mediterranean, African, and Pacific Theaters of Operations, as well as the home front and the civilian war effort in the United States. These items were acquired by NARA from federal military and civilian agencies, or were donated to NARA by private individuals or organizations. The Moving Image and Sound Branch of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) holds an extensive collection of domestic and foreign films, audio and video recordings related to World War II and the immediate pre- and post-War years. Army Air Forces Special Film Project, 1945
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