Governor Russell and Citizens Committee Tour state hospitals--outtakes

Item Description
Title
Governor Russell and Citizens Committee Tour state hospitals--outtakes

News Story Number
WIS-TV News Story 65-137

Legacy Title
Governor and Citizens Tour State Hospitals

Contributing Institution
University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections

Digital Collection
Civil Rights Films from Moving Image Research Collections


Collection Name
WIS-TV News Collection


Date
1965-02-13

Description
Governor Donald Russell and members of the Richland County Citizens Committee tour State Hospitals. Shots of "S. C. State Hospital" sign at gate; people on tour; Governor Russell and his wife, Virginia; display of patient craft work. Medium shot Russell looking at room; dormitories; and administration building. Shot of the tour group, including Modjeska Simkins, walking between buildings; cafeteria and dining room; group boarding buses; building with barred windows, and "Palmetto Hospital" sign.

Geographic Location
Columbia (S.C.)

Subjects
South Carolina State Hospital.
Russell, Donald Stuart, 1906-1998.
Simkins, Modjeska Monteith, 1899-1992.
Richland County Citizens' Committee (Richland County, S.C.)
Segregation.


Creator Name
WIS-TV (Production unit)

Rights
Copyright Moving Image Research Collections. All rights reserved. For further information please contact University of South Carolina, Moving Image Research Collections, Columbia, SC 29208.

Physical Format
Film: 16mm. Silent. B&W. Reversal: positive. 1.37:1 (Academy). Silent. Acetate.

Citation
Governor Russell and Citizens Committee Tour state hospitals--outtakes. (WIS-TV News Story 65-137.) WIS-TV News Collection. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

SC County
Richland County (S.C.)

Type
Moving Image

Format
video/H264

Media Type
Motion pictures (visual works)

Run Time
02:11

Digitization Specifications
This standard definition .h264 video is an access copy derived from a captured videotape master of a film original.

Date Digital
2017-03-23

Language
English

Website
https://digital.library.sc.edu/collections/civil-rights-films-from-uscs-moving-image-research-collections/