SILENT WITNESS NATIONAL INITIATIVE

An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society

Manuscripts Collection

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Creator: Silent Witness National Initiative (Organization).
Title:Silent Witness National Initiative records.
Dates:1990-2000.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Inspired by Arts Action Against Domestic Violence's Silent Witness Exhibit in Minnesota (1990-1991), Janet Hagberg and other supporters launched a national initiative to reduce incidences of domestic violence in all fifty states. Records include a scrapbook (1993), newletters (1996-1999), press coverage and articles, and documentation of state-level efforts and of the national march and conference held in Washington, D.C. (1997).
Quantity:2.5 cubic feet (3 boxes), 3 master video files: MOV (5.7 GB), 3 user video files: MP4 (248.2 MB), 2 master audio file: WAV (417.4 MB), and 1 user audio file: MP3 (54.8 MB).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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Arts Action Against Domestic Violence (AAADV), 1990-1995
Silent Witness National Initiative, 1993-2000


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Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Silent Witness National Initiative Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: 15,808

Location of Master Files:

Digital masters of the audiovisual material are maintained on the Society's secure digital collections storage servers and are managed and preserved in accordance with archival best practices.

The original audiocassettes and videocassettes were disposed after the material was digitally reformatted into mov and wav files.

Processing Information:

Processed by: Christopher G. Welter, September 2009

Digital audiovisual transferred from the master audiocassettes and videocassettes by the Minnesota Historical Society for preservation purposes, (April, 2019).

Catalog ID number: 006952900


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

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143.F.3.8F1Records, 1991-1993. 2 folders.
Includes news articles, statistics, fundraising lists, rental agreements, newsletters, contact lists, and expenses.
The Silent Witness Story: Speaking Out Against Domestic Violence, 1992. 3 folders.
Publication documenting the Silent Witness Exhibit; includes printer information and book and videotape orders.
Scrapbook, October 25-29,1993.
Silent Witness Exhibit visits Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., trips, May 1993-1994.
Press coverage and articles, undated and 1991-1993.
Clothesline project, October 1992.
Miscellaneous material, 1991-1992.
Outgoing press releases and handouts, 1991-1992.
Resources for help, 1990-1992.
First official listing of silent witnesses, 1991.
Exhibit feedback, undated and 1992.
Articles, resources, and letters, undated and 1993-1995.
Poems and prayers, undated and 1991-1992.
Updates and current activities, 1993-1994.
Statistics and quotes, 1991-1992.

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143.F.3.8F1Introductory material, 1995-1996.
Domestic homicides, 1995-1998. 4 folders.
Newsletters, November 1996-1999. 4 folders.
The majority of these are emails.
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143.F.3.9B2National march on Washington:
Planning material, 1993-1995.
Card file of addresses, 1997.
Memorabilia, 1997.
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InternetSilent Witness National Initiative: March to End the Silence, October 18, 1997. 1 master video file (10 minutes, 43 seconds): MOV (2.4 GB) and 1 user video file: MP4 (105.5 GB).
Silent Witness National Initiative: March to End the Silence, October 18, 1997Digital version
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143.F.3.9B2Award certificates, 1994-1999.
Miscellaneous, 1994-1998.
Mailing lists, 1990s, 1994-1998. 2 folders.
Tenth anniversary fundraiser, November 13, 2000.
Results projects, 1995-2000. 1 volume and 3 folders.
These projects were state-level initiatives designed to both track incidences of domestic violence and reduce their frequency. Material includes a formal national report (2000) along with documentation from California, Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, Rhode Island, and Texas.
Conference materials, October 17-19, 1997.
Includes the play The New Day, programs, press coverage, and results projects highlights.
Press coverage and articles, 1994-1998. 2 folders.
March/conference master plan, October 17-20, 1997.
Conference: Bring Peace Home, October 19, 1997.
Dedication service (Colonial Church of Edina), November 4, 1995.
Interfaith initiative on domestic violence, undated and October 1995-February 1996.
State efforts: Alaska-Minnesota, 1995-1998. 4 folders.
May include articles, correspondence, flyers, pamphlets, programs, and resource booklets.
Location
InternetWife, Sister, domestic violence public service announcement, undated. 1 master video file (4 minutes, 3 seconds): MOV (921 MB) and 1 user video file: MP4 (38.7 MB).
Video ends abruptly.
Wife, Sister, domestic violence public service announcement, undatedDigital version
LocationBox
143.F.3.10F3State efforts: Missouri-Wyoming, undated and 1995-1998. 5 folders.
Out of the Darkness (through the silence) by Brother Brother, 1997. 1 master audio file (5 minutes, 2 seconds): WAV (25.4 MB) and 1 user audio disc (CD); 4 3/4 inches.
Container note: Music and lyrics by Mark Szmanda, "for my sister, Jane, and her committment to the 'silent witnesses' everywhere."
Location
InternetStosny Treatment Model presented by Rosemary Boerboom, July 1998. 1 master audio file (1 hour, 17 minutes): WAV (392 MB) and 1 user audio file: MP3 (51.1 MB).
Stosny Treatment Model presented by Rosemary Boerboom, July 1998Digital version
Global Village Communications, compilation of recent releases, 1999. 1 master video file (10 minutes, 35 seconds): MOV (2.4 GB) and 1 user video file: MP4 (104 MB).
Global Village Communications, a production company of Bellbrook, Ohio. Contains segments from different productions. Segment one, "How can we know the dancer from the dance? the story of Josephine & Hermene Schwarz." The story is about the two women who built a thriving dance community in Dayton, Ohio. Second segment, "Livin', Lettin' Loose, & Laughing: A Workshop on Comedy and Disability..." Last segment, "Teaching from the Heart: Seasons of Renewal in a Teacher's Life."
Global Village Communications, compilation of recent releases, 1999Digital version

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Expand/CollapseCATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:
Abused women -- United States -- Exhibitions.
Abused women -- United States -- Prevention.
Demonstrations -- Washington (D.C.)
Family violence.
Murderers -- Statistics.
Victims of family violence -- Minnesota -- Exhibitions.
Persons:
Hagberg, Janet.
Organizations:
Arts Action Against Domestic Violence (Organization)
Meetings:
Silent Witness Exhibit.
Document Types:
Sound recordings.
Scrapbooks.
Video recordings (physical artifacts).

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