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U-matic (TM)

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Proprietary name for an analog videocassette format developed by Sony in 1969, using 3/4" tape with a running speed of 3.75 inches per second. The format was popular in semi-professional industrial, educational and broadcast contexts from the 1970s until the advent of digital video technology.

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Collection of Amelia Earhart related materials

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 188
Scope and Contents The Collection of Amelia Earhart related materials consists of items collected by the Purdue University Archives and Special Collections over the years as a supplement to the George Palmer Putnam collection of Amelia Earhart papers. There are numerous articles about Earhart, including information about her relationship with Purdue University and activities held in her honor. The collection also contains firsthand accounts of encounters with Earhart written by those who knew her while she was...
Dates: 1928 - 2010; Majority of material found within 1928 - 1990

Purdue University College of Agriculture, Department of Agronomy, records, addition 03

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2025-064

The American Experience - Amelia Earhart: The Price of Courage, October 27, 1993

 Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 188, Series 7, Item 1
Scope and Contents

Two copies of recording, one is on VHS and the other is on U-matic.

Producted by Nancy Porter Productions

Dates: October 27, 1993