Summary Information

Title: Public Service Announcements and Commercials on WMTV, Madison, Wisconsin
Inclusive Dates: 1951-1969

Creator:

• WMTV (Television station: Madison, Wis.)

Call Number: AE 486; AE 493; AE 568; AF 490-AF 492; CC 920; CD 993-CD 995; DH 150-DH 155; FL 590-FL 604

Quantity: 9.0 cubic feet (approximately 650 reels of 16 mm film in 17 half record center cartons and 2 card boxes) and 3 film cans (16 mm)

Repository:

Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:

Public Service Announcements (PSAs), television spots, and commercials, the bulk of which date from the mid to late 1950s, including spots for the military; various charity and relief organizations; civil rights organizations; Boy and Girl Scouts of America; health organizations; and Wisconsin, the United States and Canadian governmental departments. Commercials included for many major businesses and firms, including Downy, Evinrude Boating, Life Magazine, and Heileman’s Old Style beer.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-ae486

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