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1. Phi Beta Kappa records, 1776-2006

   265,300 items. 554 containers plus 32 oversize and 76 cartons. 283 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Collegiate scholastic honor society founded in 1776 at the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia. The records include correspondence, minutes, reports, financial records, publications, printed material, and other material relating to the functions of the organization.

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   Some or all content stored offsite.

2. Fox Movietone newsreel collection--World War II paper records, 1922-1946

   14,000 items. 37 containers plus 7 oversize. 16 linear feet. -- Moving Image Research Center, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Cameramen’s dope sheets (detailed notes of stories filmed), continuity sheets (synopses of newsreels distributed to theaters), and turnovers (one sentence descriptions of each story filmed) from this major pioneer in the newsreel industry. Collection also contains other paper materials including telegrams, speeches, photographs, programs, and memoranda that provide details of the newsreels created by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. Although the entire Fox Movietone newsreel collection spans 1916-1963, these materials document the World War II period.