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Purdue University. Audio-Visual Center

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1950 - 1988

Biography

At the end of World War II Purdue’s audio-visual activities were scattered amongst several different departments such as the Agricultural Extension, Engineering Extension, Department of Engineering Drawing, and the Technical Extension Division's War Training Program. In 1949 President Frederick Hovde gave $10,000 in grant funding to Purdue Director of Libraries, John H. Moriarty to centralize and formalize audio-visual services on campus. In 1950 the Audio-Visual Center was establish and Lloyd D. Miller was hired in 1950 as Film Librarian, the first full-time audiovisual staff member on campus.

The Audio-Visual Center was a division of the Purdue Libraries and was overseen by the Director/Dean of Libraries. The Audio-Visual Center consisted of four units: the Film Library, the Motion Picture Production Unit/Audio-Visual Production Unit, the Graphics Unit, and the Instructional Media Research Unit.

The Audio-Visual Centre facilities were scattered throughout campus until 1958 when they were moved to the ground floor in the Memorial Union Hall of Music Annex later known as Stewart Center.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

David Moses Collection of Purdue University Libraries, Audio Visual Center records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2
Scope and Contents This collection contains materials relating to the Purdue Libraries Audio Visual Center. The collection documents the founding and development of the Audio Visual Center during Lloyd. D. Miller and David F. Moses’ tenures as Assistant Director of the Audio-Visual Center. Types of materials include annual reports, administrative documents, policies and procedures, correspondence, catalogs, research reports, and committee minutes. There are also several materials relating to the teaching and...
Dates: 1936 - 1985
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections