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

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/