Overview

Administrative/Biographical Note

France-TV was an award winning news magazine video program produced by the Modern Languages department at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in partnership with France 2. The project was led by UMBC professor Dr. Claud DuVerlie with program assistance from Dr. Marie DeVerneil. UMBC students helped with the production of the show, which aimed to serve not only as coverage of current events in France but also as a method for teaching the French language to English speakers.

Provenance Information

Provenance and Acquisition Information

Accessions UARC 2015-17 and UARC 2015-25 sent by UMBC professor Dr. Marie DeVerneil. DeVerneil, a producer and collaborator on France-TV, stored the materials in her office in Academic IV.

Processing Note

Materials were rehoused and a box level inventory was created by graduate assistant Tucker Foltz, under the supervision of Archivist Lindsey Loeper.

Descriptive Rules Used

Describing Archives: a Content Standard (DACS)

Archives Processing Manual: Description (2015): The processing manual used in Special Collections for all descriptive platforms, including PastPerfect.

Access & Use

Finding Aids

Box listing available

Finding Aid: http://library.umbc.edu/speccoll/findingaids/coll205.php

Access Conditions

No restrictions. Audiovideo items will need to be reformatted and digitized prior to use. Contact Special Collections for more information (<a href="mailto:speccoll@umbc.edu">e-mail</a>).

Conditions Governing Reproductions and Use

Reproductions allowed for research purposes. Copyright maintained by the creator. Videos include substantial licensed content and these rights would need to be negotiated with the original content creator for publication.

Subject Headings

Creators

University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Department of Modern Languages (MLLI)

France 2

DuVerlie, Claud

Subjects

Language workbooks

Instructional films

French language -- 20th century

University of Maryland, Baltimore County -- Archives

Series Description & Container List

1. Folder Title/Description	Date	Box #	Folder #	Additional Info.
   Notebooks	1988-1991	1		Description
   36 France-TV Magazine pedagogical notebooks, Vols I-V, numbers 3-38. 3 France-TV Magazine Index notebooks: "Theme and Topics: 1988-1991", "Themes and Topics: Sept 1991-April 1995", "Les Cahiers Pedagugiques December 1991-November 1996".
   Notebooks	1992-1997	2		Description
   42 France-TV Magazine pedagogical notebooks, Vols V-X, numbers 39-82. Also included "Special Jeunes #2, Copyright 1994." Missing from box: #44 (Oct., 1992), #58 (April, 1994), #59 (May, 1994), #76 (Oct., 1996), #77 (Nov., 1996).
   VHS tapes	1987-1992	3		Description
   48 “France TV” and “FranceTV Magazine” tapes. “France TV” January 1987 -December 1987. “FranceTV Magazine” February 1998 - March 1992. Missing from box: October 1991, November 1991.
   VHS tapes	1992-1996	4		Description
   43 France TV Magazine tapes April 1992 - June 1996. Missing from box: January 1993, September 1993, October 1993, December 1993, January 1994.
   VHS tapes	1996-1998	5		Description
   18 France TV Magazine tapes September 1996 - June 1998. Missing from box: November 1997, December 1997, January 1998, April 1998.
   VHS tapes, BetaSP tapes, U-Matic tapes	1989-1994	6		Description
   21 France TV Magazine tapes. 4 VHS and 3 U-matic tapes labeled “France-TV Magazine: Preview-videodisc” topics include: “Aspects et Traditions du Terroir”, “Documents et Monuments Historiques” and “Images d’un pays”. 2 VHS and 2 Betacam SP labeled “France-TV Magazine: Special Jeunes #1” and “France-TV Magazine: Special Jeunes #2” topics include: “ From Childhood to Adolescence”, and “Attending Secondary School”. 3 VHS and 3 U-Matic tapes labeled, “Music videos from France TV Magazine” 4/92, 9/92 - 4/94. 1 VHS labeled, “PUBS 1991 (Jan-Aug) [26’30”] back-up”. 1 VHS labeled “Special Jeunes, Aug 1990 back-up”. 1 U-Matic labeled, “Master-France-TV Special Bicentenaire, a special program which brings you to the 1989 celebrations of the French Revolution. 7/19/89". Note: not all tapes were dated, unitdate only reflects years that could be found written on tapes.
   U-Matic Tapes	1987-1989	7		Description
   15 France TV Magazine tapes September 1987 - January 1989. Some cassette holders contain papers with additional information
   U-Matic Tapes	1989-1990	8		Description
   15 France TV Magazine tapes February 1989 - May 1990.
   U-Matic Tapes, BetacamSP tapes	1990-1992	9		Description
   16 France TV Magazine tapes September 1990 - March 1992.
   BetacamSP tapes	1992-1993	10		Description
   19 France TV Magazine tapes April 1992 - October 1993.
   BetacamSP tapes	1993-1995	11		Description
   18 France TV Magazine tapes November 1993 - May 1995.
   BetacamSP tapes	1995-1997	12		Description
   19 France TV Magazine tapes June 1995 - April 1997
   BetacamSP tapes	1997-1998	13		Description
   13 France TV Magazine tapes May 1997 - June 1998. There is a duplicate tape of June 1998.
   American Film and Video Association award	1990	14
   Supporting documentation	1990-1995	15		Description
   Notebooks, files, and 3.5" disks.
   Supporting documentation	1990-1995	16		Description
   Plaque and notebooks.