University of South Carolina protests: students takeover administration building--outtakes

Description: Item Description Title University of South Carolina protests: students takeover administration building--outtakes News Story Number WIS-TV News Story 70-1713 Sound or Silent Silent and sound Contributing Institution University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections Digital Collection Local Television Newsfilm Collections Collection Name WIS-TV News Collection Date 1970-05-11 Decade 1970 Temporal Coverage Filmed on May 11, 1970. Content Description Scenes from May 11, 1970, when a group of University of South Carolina students took over the administration building and National Guard troops were deployed on campus. The Board of Trustees were meeting in the building to hear cases of students arrested for a sit-in at the Russell House the previous week. Footage includes: people standing outside the building. Reporter interviews a person inside the building through a window about the extent of the damage done to the treasurer's office. People walking in streets. National Guard troops gathered outside building, people shouting as tensions seem to rise. Indoor scenes of of people cleaning up damage inside the building. Interviews with students about the possibility of closing the university. Scenes of National Guard troops standing, unloading vehicles. Geographic Location Columbia (S.C.) Subject University of South Carolina. Student protesters. Student movements. Demonstrations. National Guard (United States) 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. Donor Cosmos Broadcasting Corporation Physical Format Film: 16mm. Silent and sound. Reversal: positive. 1.37:1 (Academy). Acetate. Citation University of South Carolina protests: students takeover administration building--outtakes. (WIS-TV News Story 70-1713.) WIS-TV News Collection. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. S.C. County Richland County (S.C.) Time Period The Modern State (1970-present) Type Moving Image Format video/H264 Media Type Motion pictures (visual works) Run Time 04:33 Digitization Specifications High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation. Date Digital 2020-03-05 Language English Website https://digital.library.sc.edu/collections/local-television-newsfilm-collections/