[QuadList] Quad Libraries

[Klara Foeller]

I have about 700 quad tapes in 3 television collections.  I have some 
identification on about 98% of them.  I also have a working VT1200, 
which I am using to master and capture this material.  So far it's been 
working well, I've come across some "sticky" tapes which I will not put 
back on my machine, but plenty of the tapes from the early 1970s are 
transferring nicely.  I've done 30 titles to date.

If anyone on this list is planning on attending the Midwest Archives 
Conference in late April, I will be holding an open house featuring my 
media lab and collections and you are all welcome to attend.  I think 
the event will be scheduled on the afternoon of April 29th.

Klara Foeller, Curator
Moving Image & Sound Collections
Missouri History Museum
St. Louis, MO
314 746-4513

Don Norwood wrote:
> The December issue of Broadcast Engineering has an article on page 90 
> about archiving.  In the article, it refers to "enormous libraries of 
> quad videotape will be unplayable in a few years" (due to lack of 
> operating equipment).
>  
> Does anyone have any reliable info regarding how much quad material is 
> still out there?  My impression has been that most broadcast stations 
> have already disposed of their quad tape.  I wouldn't think there was 
> much 1" left either.
>  
> If no data has been compiled, perhaps a publication such as BE could 
> run a survey to help determine how much material is still on the 
> shelves and what demand really exists for its archival.
>  
> Don
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