Public Service Announcements and Commercials, 1951-1969

Summary Information

Title: Public Service Announcements and Commercials
Inclusive Dates: 1951-1969

Creator:
  • WMTV (Television station: Madison, Wis.)
Call Number: M2015-078; AE 486; AE 568; CC 920

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:
Archival Locations:
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

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.

Note:

This register lists only the films that came in the 2015 accession.



Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-m2015078
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