Moving image recordings, 1966-1992
Dates
- 1966-1992
Scope and Contents
Series 12 contains film and video recordings collected or created by Williams and her manager, Peter O’Brien. It includes film elements of Williams teaching in 1966, as well as other film elements that may related to Joanne Burke’s documentary, Music on my Mind. There are several public television recordings, including Williams’s appearances on Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood, Sesame Street, and several appearances on North Carolina television stations. Her performances are represented by a series of videos at Montreux Jazz Festival in 1978 and her appearance on Oscar Peterson’s television program. There are also posthumous tribute concert recordings.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for use unless otherwise indicated.
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Arrangement
Series 12 is arranged by content date.
Other Finding Aids
An additional spreadsheet that describes the sound recordings and moving image recordings at the item- and "asset"-levels is available upon request: ijs.0060_findingaidsupplement_AV_database.xlsx. There is further description of its contents in a README sheet in the Excel workbook itself.
Creator
- From the Collection: Williams, Mary Lou, 1910-1981
- From the Collection: O'Brien, Peter F. ((Peter Francis))
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