Terry Sanford and the New South records, 2000-2005
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Summary
- Creator:
- Lennon, Thomas Furneaux
- Abstract:
- Terry Sanford and the New South, a documentary by filmmaker Thomas Lennon, examines Sanford's governorship in North Carolina during the Civil Rights movement and his vision of a New South. Sanford was governor of North Carolina, 1961-1965, and also served as President of Duke University, 1969-1985. This accession (2009-0169) (5.0 lin. ft.; 2000 items; dated 2000-2005) includes digital videotapes and duplicates from the production of Terry Sanford and the New South, as well as research notes, production notes and timelines, an index of filed images, and subject files for images used in the film. Acquired as part of the Archive of Documentary Arts. The finished documentary, Terry Sanford and the New South, can be viewed through NCLive (https://www.nclive.org/).
- Extent:
- 5.5 Linear Feet (5 banker boxes, 1 cassette box)
- Language:
- English
- Collection ID:
- RL.10085
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection (5.0 lin. ft.; 2000 items; dated 2000-2005) includes digital videotapes and duplicates from the production of "Terry Sanford and the New South," as well as research notes, production notes and timelines, an index of filed images, and subject files for images used in the film. Acquired as part of the Archive of Documentary Arts.
- Biographical / historical:
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"Terry Sanford and the New South," a documentary by Thomas F. Lennon, examines Sanford's governorship in North Carolina during the Civil Rights movement and his vision of a New South. The film premiered in 2007 on PBS.
Sanford was governor of North Carolina, 1961-1965, and also served as President of Duke University, 1969-1985, and as a U.S. Senator, 1986-1993.
Thomas Furneaux Lennon is a an award-winning documentary filmmaker whose work includes Seven Days in Bensonhurst (1990), The Choice (1992), The Battle Over Citizen Kane (1996), The Irish in America (1998), Unchained Memories (2003), and Becoming American: The Chinese Experience (2003).
- Acquisition information:
- The Terry Sanford and the New South records were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift in 2009.
- Processing information:
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Audiovisual materials processed by Craig Breaden, February 2014
Accessioned by Meghan Lyon, September 2009
Encoded by Meghan Lyon, September 2009
Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and local Style Guide.
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- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Subjects
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- Subjects:
- Documentary films -- United States
Duke University -- History -- 20th century
Civil rights movements -- North Carolina -- Durham - Format:
- Compact discs
Audiovisual materials
Mini-DV
Digital audio tapes - Names:
- Sanford, Terry
- Places:
- North Carolina -- History
North Carolina -- Politics and government -- 1775-1865
North Carolina -- Politics and government
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