The Video Access Project video recordings

Collection

Identifier: MIC 8

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Video Access Project (TVAP) recordings consist of over 800 3/4-inch Umatic videotapes and 1/2-inch open-reel videotapes, most produced in the Portland Community Access facilities from the early 1980s into the 1990s. These programs were mainly produced and recorded in a television studio and covered various Portland-related topics, including politics, music, art and social services. The collection also contains earlier video recordings that were not produced by TVAP. These videos, from the 1970s, were shot on location, rather than in a studio, and are more focused on art, sexuality, performance, and neighborhoods in transition.

Dates

1971-1990

Creator

The Video Access Project (Portland, Or.) (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright for these recordings is held by Creative Outlet Portland. In some cases, additional parties may hold copyright to all or portions of the content of individual recordings, and use may also require permissions from these copyright holders. Use is allowed according to the following statement: In Copyright - http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Administrative history

The Video Access Project (TVAP) was a community television program in Portland, Oregon. It ran from the early 1980s into the 1990s. TVAP was a platform for community groups, artists, and musicians. They could use the broadcast slot and the volunteer production crew to bring awareness to a cause or promote an upcoming event, discuss important topics in-depth, or share their creative talents with a wider audience.

Extent

48 Cubic Feet : Umatic videotapes; open reel videotapes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Collection of video recordings from the Video Access Project, a community television program that aired in Portland, Oregon in the 1980s and early 1990s. Programs were produced by community groups, artists and musicians, and covered various Portland-related topics. Also included are early video recordings from the 1970s, shot on location and focusing on topics including art, sexuality and neighborhoods in transition. These earlier videos were donated at the same time as TVAP but predate the program and were not produced in a studio.