{"id":4252,"date":"2026-08-05T20:40:56","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T20:40:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/finding-aids\/coll205\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T20:40:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T20:40:56","slug":"coll205","status":"publish","type":"finding_aid","link":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/finding-aids\/coll205\/","title":{"rendered":"France-TV records"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"overview\">Overview<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Title:<\/strong><\/td><td>France-TV records<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Call Number:<\/strong><\/td><td>Coll205<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Creator:<\/strong><\/td><td>University of Maryland, Baltimore County Department of Modern Languages (MLLI)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Dates:<\/strong><\/td><td>1987-1997<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Size:<\/strong><\/td><td>16 boxes (14.5 linear feet)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Abstract:<\/strong><\/td><td>Video recordings and instruction workbooks for France-TV, 1987-1997.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Language:<\/strong><\/td><td>English\n               French<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Citation:<\/strong><\/td><td>France-TV records, University Archives, Collection 205, Special Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Baltimore, MD).<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"biography\">Administrative\/Biographical Note<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"provenance\">Provenance Information<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Materials were rehoused and a box level inventory was created by graduate assistant Tucker Foltz, under the supervision of Archivist Lindsey Loeper.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"access\">Access &#038; Use<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No restrictions. Audiovideo items will need to be reformatted and digitized prior to use. Contact Special Collections for more information (&lt;a href=&#8221;mailto:speccoll@umbc.edu&#8221;&gt;e-mail&lt;\/a&gt;).<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"subjects\">Subject Headings<\/h2><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>France 2<\/li><li>DuVerlie Claud<\/li><li>Language workbooks<\/li><li>Instructional films<\/li><li>French language 20th century<\/li><li>University of Maryland, Baltimore County Archives<\/li><\/ul><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"folder\">Series Description &#038; Container List<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" id=\"expand-all\">Expand all<\/a> | <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" id=\"collapse-all\">Collapse all<\/a><\/p><table class='folder-table'><thead><tr><th>Title<\/th><th>Date<\/th><th>Box<\/th><th>Folder<\/th><th>Info<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Notebooks<\/td><td>1988-1991<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><a href='javascript:void(0)' class='ead-toggle' data-target='row-9'>View<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr id='row-9' class='info-drawer' style='display:none;'><td colspan='5'>39 notebooks 36 France-TV Magazine pedagogical notebooks, Vols I-V, numbers 3-38. 3 France-TV Magazine Index notebooks: &#8220;Theme and Topics: 1988-1991&#8221;, &#8220;Themes and Topics: Sept 1991-April 1995&#8221;, &#8220;Les Cahiers Pedagugiques December 1991-November 1996&#8221;. <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Notebooks<\/td><td>1992-1997<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><a href='javascript:void(0)' class='ead-toggle' data-target='row-11'>View<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr id='row-11' class='info-drawer' style='display:none;'><td colspan='5'>42 notebooks 42 France-TV Magazine pedagogical notebooks, Vols V-X, numbers 39-82. Also included &#8220;Special Jeunes #2, Copyright 1994.&#8221; Missing from box: #44 (Oct., 1992), #58 (April, 1994), #59 (May, 1994), #76 (Oct., 1996), #77 (Nov., 1996). <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>VHS tapes<\/td><td>1987-1992<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><a href='javascript:void(0)' class='ead-toggle' data-target='row-13'>View<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr id='row-13' class='info-drawer' style='display:none;'><td colspan='5'>48 VHS tapes 48 \u201cFrance TV\u201d and \u201cFranceTV Magazine\u201d tapes. \u201cFrance TV\u201d January 1987 -December 1987. \u201cFranceTV Magazine\u201d February 1998 &#8211; March 1992. Missing from box: October 1991, November 1991. <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>VHS tapes<\/td><td>1992-1996<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><a href='javascript:void(0)' class='ead-toggle' data-target='row-15'>View<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr id='row-15' class='info-drawer' style='display:none;'><td colspan='5'>43 VHS tapes 43 France TV Magazine tapes April 1992 &#8211; June 1996. Missing from box: January 1993, September 1993, October 1993, December 1993, January 1994. <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>VHS tapes<\/td><td>1996-1998<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><a href='javascript:void(0)' class='ead-toggle' data-target='row-17'>View<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr id='row-17' class='info-drawer' style='display:none;'><td colspan='5'>18 VHS tapes 18 France TV Magazine tapes September 1996 &#8211; June 1998. Missing from box: November 1997, December 1997, January 1998, April 1998. <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>VHS tapes, BetaSP tapes, U-Matic tapes<\/td><td>1989-1994<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><a href='javascript:void(0)' class='ead-toggle' data-target='row-19'>View<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr id='row-19' class='info-drawer' style='display:none;'><td colspan='5'>7 U-Matic tapes, 2 BetacamSP tapes, 12 VHS tapes 21 France TV Magazine tapes. 4 VHS and 3 U-matic tapes labeled \u201cFrance-TV Magazine: Preview-videodisc\u201d topics include: \u201cAspects et Traditions du Terroir\u201d, \u201cDocuments et Monuments Historiques\u201d and \u201cImages d\u2019un pays\u201d. 2 VHS and 2 Betacam SP labeled \u201cFrance-TV Magazine: Special Jeunes #1\u201d and \u201cFrance-TV Magazine: Special Jeunes #2\u201d topics include: \u201c From Childhood to Adolescence\u201d, and \u201cAttending Secondary School\u201d. 3 VHS and 3 U-Matic tapes labeled, \u201cMusic videos from France TV Magazine\u201d 4\/92, 9\/92 &#8211; 4\/94. 1 VHS labeled, \u201cPUBS 1991 (Jan-Aug) [26\u201930\u201d] back-up\u201d. 1 VHS labeled \u201cSpecial Jeunes, Aug 1990 back-up\u201d. 1 U-Matic labeled, \u201cMaster-France-TV Special Bicentenaire, a special program which brings you to the 1989 celebrations of the French Revolution. 7\/19\/89&#8243;. Note: not all tapes were dated, unitdate only reflects years that could be found written on tapes. <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>U-Matic Tapes<\/td><td>1987-1989<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><a href='javascript:void(0)' class='ead-toggle' data-target='row-21'>View<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr id='row-21' class='info-drawer' style='display:none;'><td colspan='5'>15 U-Matic Tapes 15 France TV Magazine tapes September 1987 &#8211; January 1989. Some cassette holders contain papers with additional information <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>U-Matic Tapes<\/td><td>1989-1990<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><a href='javascript:void(0)' class='ead-toggle' data-target='row-23'>View<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr id='row-23' class='info-drawer' style='display:none;'><td colspan='5'>15 U-Matic Tapes 15 France TV Magazine tapes February 1989 &#8211; May 1990. <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>U-Matic Tapes,  BetacamSP tapes<\/td><td>1990-1992<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><a href='javascript:void(0)' class='ead-toggle' data-target='row-25'>View<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr id='row-25' class='info-drawer' style='display:none;'><td colspan='5'>12 U-Matic tapes, 4 BetacamSP tapes 16 France TV Magazine tapes September 1990 &#8211; March 1992. <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>BetacamSP tapes<\/td><td>1992-1993<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><a href='javascript:void(0)' class='ead-toggle' data-target='row-27'>View<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr id='row-27' class='info-drawer' style='display:none;'><td colspan='5'>19  BetacamSP tapes 19 France TV Magazine tapes April 1992 &#8211; October 1993. <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>BetacamSP tapes<\/td><td>1993-1995<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><a href='javascript:void(0)' class='ead-toggle' data-target='row-29'>View<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr id='row-29' class='info-drawer' style='display:none;'><td colspan='5'>18 Betacam SP tapes 18 France TV Magazine tapes November 1993 &#8211; May 1995. <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>BetacamSP tapes<\/td><td>1995-1997<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><a href='javascript:void(0)' class='ead-toggle' data-target='row-31'>View<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr id='row-31' class='info-drawer' style='display:none;'><td colspan='5'>19 Betacam SP tapes 19 France TV Magazine tapes June 1995 &#8211; April 1997 <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>BetacamSP tapes<\/td><td>1997-1998<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><a href='javascript:void(0)' class='ead-toggle' data-target='row-33'>View<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr id='row-33' class='info-drawer' style='display:none;'><td colspan='5'>13 Betacam SP tapes 13 France TV Magazine tapes May 1997 &#8211; June 1998. There is a duplicate tape of June 1998. <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>American Film and Video Association award<\/td><td>1990<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><a href='javascript:void(0)' class='ead-toggle' data-target='row-35'>View<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr id='row-35' class='info-drawer' style='display:none;'><td colspan='5'>1 plaque <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Supporting documentation<\/td><td>1990-1995<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><a href='javascript:void(0)' class='ead-toggle' data-target='row-37'>View<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr id='row-37' class='info-drawer' style='display:none;'><td colspan='5'>Notebooks, files, and 3.5&#8243; disks. <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Supporting documentation<\/td><td>1990-1995<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><a href='javascript:void(0)' class='ead-toggle' data-target='row-39'>View<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr id='row-39' class='info-drawer' style='display:none;'><td colspan='5'>Plaque and notebooks. <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false},"class_list":["post-4252","finding_aid","type-finding_aid","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/finding_aid\/4252","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/finding_aid"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/finding_aid"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4252"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}