Both the Still Photograph and Motion Picture Divisions of National Archives II maintain excellent facilities (copy stands, VCR’s, projectors) for the copying of historical photographs and footage. For those wishing broadcast quality film reproduction, they also maintain a list of approved consultants. National Archives II is a beautiful modern facility located in a secure setting in an attractive wooded area not far from the University of Maryland campus. But it is possible to do a bibliographical search of their holdings through their web site. To access this web site, which also contains a map, local commuting information, a list of nearby lodging, and hours of operation, please click here at www.archives.gov/facilities/md/archives_2.html.

Smith spent several days researching the papers of Pare Lorentz and other New Deal officials in the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library in Hyde Park, New York. This is a wonderful facility, with the Roosevelt Home (”Springwood”) and the Henry A. Wallace Center located on the grounds just a few hundred yards away. For a fact sheet supplied by the F.D.R. Presidential Library, click here. To access their web site, click on www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu. In streaming videos below, Dr. Cynthia Koch, Executive Director of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, discusses their facilities and what is available in the surrounding area in several streaming video segments below.