American Cancer Society film collection
Content Description
Anti-smoking public service announcements about tobacco use and other cancer-related health concerns produced by the American Cancer Society on 16mm film.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1960-1993
Access
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to the Library & Center for Knowledge Management. All requests for permission to publish or quote from material must be submitted in writing to the UCSF Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Library & Center for Knowledge Management as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
Organizational History
The American Cancer Society's origins reach back to 1913, when it was founded as the American Society for the Control of Cancer. It reorganized in 1945 as the American Cancer Society, using an infusion of new money to establish it's research program. It has grown into one of the largest volunteer health organizations, providing funding for cancer research, patient support and public awareness campaigns.
Studies sponsored by the American Cancer Society were instrumental in discovering the link between smoking and cancer. ACS has funded a full slate of tobacco control programs ranging from smoking cessation assistance to environmental smoke awareness and tobacco control policy work.
Extent
6.25 Linear Feet (5 cartons containing 35 reels 16 mm color film and 2 videotapes)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
All films are 16 mm color motion picture film. Some have rough splices and other damage that may affect playback or transfer.
Provenance
Donated by Stan Glantz 1997-04-07.
- Title
- American Cancer Society film collection
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- David Krah
- Date
- 2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the UCSF Archives and Special Collections Repository
UCSF Kalmanovitz Library
530 Parnassus Avenue
San Francisco CA 94143-0840 USA
https://www.library.ucsf.edu/archives/ask-an-archivist/