Indiana
Content Description
This collection documents the research and creation of the film, Riding the Rails, produced by Michael Uys and Lexy Lovell, and the companion book, Riding the Rails: Teenagers on the Move during the Great Depression, by Errol Lincoln Uys. The bulk of the collection includes the questionnaires, letters, notes from telephone interviews, cassette tapes, video home system (VHS) tapes, unpublished manuscripts, and photographs received by Michael Uys and Lexy Lovell as part of their research in producing the film. Other records include the four drafts of the manuscript, research notes, summaries of the letters, and miscellaneous material produced by Errol Lincoln Uys while writing the companion book.
Dates
- Creation: 1992 - 1999
Creator
- From the Series: Uys, Michael (Person)
- From the Series: Lovell, Lexy (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research. Access copies should be used instead of original cassette and VHS tapes.
Extent
From the Collection: 14 Linear Feet : There is about 5,000 items in this collection including around 3,000 questionnaires, letters, phone interview notes, photographs, etc., seventy-two audiovisual materials, over 200 photographs from the Library of Congress/National Archives, and around 1,700 materials on the companion book.
Language of Materials
From the Series: English
Repository Details
Part of the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library Repository
33 Marrett Road
Lexington MA 02421 US
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