Governor Russell and Citizens Committee Tour state hospitals--outtakes

Description: 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/