Keith Beauchamp Audiovisual Recordings

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSS 2015-016

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Video and audio recordings of people and places significant to the murder of Emmett Till, recorded and collected by Keith A. Beauchamp. Interview subjects include Mamie Till-Mobely, Simeon Wright, Wheeler Parker, Willie Wright, Thelma Wright Edwards, Willie Reed, Al Sharpton, and others involved in the case or its history. Filmed locations include Money, Greenwood, and Sumner in Mississippi; and Chicago, Illinois.

Online Copies Available Some material from the Beauchamp Audiovisual Recordings is available through the FSU Digital Library

Dates

Created: 2001-2004
Other: Date acquired: 02/24/2017

Creator

Beauchamp, Keith A. (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Access to video content is restricted by donor agreement. Please contact Special Collections & Archives staff for more information on access to these materials. https://www.lib.fsu.edu/specialcollections/

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to quote, publish, broadcast or otherwise reproduce from manuscript collections must be submitted in writing to the Associate Dean for Special Collections & Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Florida State University Libraries as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Extent

1.00 Linear Feet

175 Gigabytes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Technical Access Requirements

Content on videocassette is not immediately available for use in Special Collections & Archives reading rooms. Please contact staff at (850) 644-3271 or lib-specialcollections@fsu.edu for more information about viewing and using audiovisual recordings from archival collections.

Source of Acquisition

Keith A. Beauchamp (creator)

Method of Acquisition

Donation. Deed of Gift executed October 2015. Acquired on February 24, 2017.

Related Resources

Keith Beauchamp (director). (2005). The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till [motion picture]. USA: Velocity/Thinkfilm. https://youtu.be/bvijYSJtkQk

Emmett Till Project. "Conversations." http://www.emmetttillproject.com/conversations

Subjects

Documentary films Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Florida State University Libraries. Manuscripts Collections Subject Source: Local sources
Motion pictures. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Till, Emmett, 1941-1955
Videocassettes. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings