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Bill Rosendahl-Adelphia Communications Corporation Collection
Rosendahl-Adelphia Collection
Collection 104
Bill Rosendahl-Adelphia Communications Corporation Collection of Public Affairs Television Programs
Administrative information
Collection title and number: Bill Rosendahl-Adelphia Communications Corporation Collection of Public Affairs Television Programs. Collection 104
Accession number: 2010.20; gift of Bill Rosendahl
Collection size: 380 linear feet
Dates: 1987-2006
Languages: English
Creator: Century Communications Corporation and Adelphia Communications Corporation
Processing history: Processed by Taz Morgan
This collection consists of videotapes and DVDs, which document the public affairs television programming of Century Communications Corporation and Adelphia Communications Corporation in the Los Angeles metropolitan area between 1987 and 2006. The collection also chronicles the on-screen career of Bill Rosendahl, former regional VP at Adelphia, as host of various television programs, including "Week in Review," "Local Talk," and "Beyond the Beltway," between 1987 and 2003.
OAC version: A version of this collection guide can be found on the Online Archive of California (OAC) website. The OAC finding aid is available for download in PDF.
Collection description: A description of the subject and types of materials in the Adelphia Communications Corporation Collection of Public Affairs Television Programs.
Series: The collection is arranged into twenty-one series, one of which has been further arranged in subseries. For convenience of research access, the videotapes and DVDs are arranged chronologically in this finding aid. Physical storage of the videotapes and DVDs is arranged by format size and then chronologically within each format size. Please see the full inventory by visiting the Online Archive of California (OAC) website.
Administrative history: A short history of Century Communications Corporation and Adelphia Communications Corporation.
Biography: A brief biography of Bill Rosendahl.
Research access
For information on making an appointment to see the Adelphia collection television programs, please call the department at 310-338-5710; or e-mail the department: Special.Collections@lmu.edu.
Collection is open to research under the terms of use of the Department of Archives and Special Collections, Loyola Marymount University. Duplication of program tapes for research use is required in accordance with departmental policy regarding the formats of the videotapes of this collection:
"Certain media formats may need specialized third party vendor services. If the department does not own a researcher access copy, the cost of reproduction, to be paid fully by patron, will include
1) any necessary preservation efforts upon the original,
2) a master file to be retained by Archives and Special Collections,
3) a researcher viewing copy to be retained by Archives and Special Collections, and 4) the patron copy.
Pricing and project time-frame will be quoted upon individual request."
Duplication of tapes will be initiated upon receipt of payment.
For all rules governing the use of our materials, consult the access policy of the Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University, 1 LMU Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90045.
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