FREEMAN FOR GOVERNOR VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE AND DFL
An Inventory of Their Video Collection at the Minnesota Historical Society
Sound and Visual Collection
Part or all of this collection is restricted.
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OVERVIEW
| Title: | Freeman for Governor Volunteer Committee and DFL video collection. | |
| Dates: | 1960. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Includes footage of Minnesota Governor Orville Freeman campaigning for re-election using paid programming. Some footage of Jane Freeman, wife of Governor Freeman, discussing the campaign for Senator John F. Kennedy for president with Eunice Kennedy Shriver and Arvonne Fraser, is also included. Other prominent politicians featured are John F. Kennedy, Hubert H. Humphrey and Eugene J. McCarthy. | |
| Quantity: | 5 master videocassettes (U-matic) (115 minutes): sound, black and white; 3/4 in. | |
| Location: | I.391. |
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Access Restrictions:
Access to the master copies is restricted and requires the permission of the sound and visual curator.
Use Restrictions:
Items in this collection are for viewing purposes only.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Freeman for Governor Volunteer Committee and DFL Video Collection. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: AV1987.58 AV1987.56
Processing Information:
Processed by: Jennifer Huebscher, January 2009.
Catalog ID number: 990067927230104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| I.391.1 | Governor Freeman discusses the issues, 1960. 1 videocassette (U-matic) (30 min): sound, b&w; 3/4 in. | ||||||||||
| Governor Orville Freeman uses charts and the reverse screen projection system at KSTP to discuss the budget and the use of taxes for public services. He specifically mentions education, highways, recreation, hospitals, the elderly, and special needs individuals. He advocates an increase in taxes to provide for an increase in public services, and promotes his alternative to a sales tax. Paid for by the DFL of Minnesota. | |||||||||||
| I.391.2 | Portrait of a Minnesota family, 1960. 1 videocassette (U-matic) (30 min): sound, b&w; 3/4 in. | ||||||||||
| Governor Freeman is filmed with his wife, children, and parents to encourage viewers to re-elect him as governor. He and wife Jane discuss how his decisions as governor have affected Minnesota families. Issues examined are education, special needs children, rehabilitation and correctional facilities, driver's education, higher education, the health, security and dignity of the elderly, and work placement programs. He also endorses both Senator John F. Kennedy for president and Senator Hubert H. Humphrey for re-election. Paid for by Freeman for Governor Volunteer Committee. | |||||||||||
| I.391.3 | Conversation on the issues, 1960. 1 videocassette (U-matic) (9 minutes, 15 seconds): sound, b&w; 3/4 in. | ||||||||||
| A panel comprised of senators Hubert H. Humphrey and Eugene J. McCarthy, and Governor Orville Freeman discuss the changes needed in agriculture policy and farm programs, and issues facing the aging population such as medical care and Social Security. Paid for by Freeman for Governor Volunteer Committee. | |||||||||||
| I.391.4 | Humphrey, Freeman and Kennedy in the 1960 election, 1960. 1 videocassette (U-matic) (30 minutes): sound, b&w; 3/4 in. | ||||||||||
| Senator Hubert H. Humphrey and Governor Orville Freeman examine the federal and state governments, and how each benefits from equitable taxing. Freeman describes his policies from his previous terms as governor and how he differs from his Republican opponent. A clip is included showing Humphrey, Freeman and Senator John F. Kennedy discussing the necessity of federal aid for increased public services. Paid for by Freeman for Governor Volunteer Committee. | |||||||||||
| I.391.5 | Jane Freeman reads her mail 1960. 1 videocassette (U-matic) (15 minutes): sound, b&w; 3/4 in. | ||||||||||
| Jane Freeman appears with Eunice Kennedy Shriver and Arvonne Fraser to encourage women to get involved with politics, to vote, and to help with the John F. Kennedy presidential campaign. Letters from Minnesota residents praising Kennedy are shared. Kennedy's abilities and qualifications are discussed, as is Governor Freeman's early support of Senator Kennedy as the Democratic candidate for president. Paid for by Freeman for Governor Volunteer Committee. | |||||||||||
| A film negative of this recording is also available in the Hubert H. Humphrey collection at the Minnesota Historical Society. | |||||||||||
CATALOG 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:
- Political campaigns -- Minnesota.
- Persons:
- Fraser, Arvonne S.
- Freeman, Jane.
- Freeman, Orville L.
- Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978.
- Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963.
- McCarthy, Eugene J., 1916-2005.
- Shriver, Eunice Kennedy.
- Organizations:
- Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party.
- Places:
- Minnesota -- Politics and government.
- Document Types:
- Video recordings.
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