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 AMERICA'S FILM VAULT |
 BATTLEFILM |
 Henry Ford's Moving Picture Show Volume One |
 PROJECTED HISTORY VOLUME ONE |
 PROJECTED HISTORY VOLUME TWO |
 WAR WINGS |
WAR WINGS
Films of the First Air War
WINS 1st PLACE!
Stars and Flags Book Award
Non-Fiction
Technical Reference
2011
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| AERIAL ACES of the Universal Newsreel WINS GOLD! Military Writers Society of America 2011 Reference Category |
Phillip W. Stewart
Author.....Film Sleuth.....Historian.....
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The third and largest book in
The Projected History Series,
PROJECTED HISTORY
A Catalog of the US National Stories Released by Universal Newsreel
Volume Three 1933-1935,
is now available on Amazon.com.
The Projected History Series,
PROJECTED HISTORY
A Catalog of the US National Stories Released by Universal Newsreel
Volume Three 1933-1935,
is now available on Amazon.com.
This website
was created to share with you information about my books, articles, and
projects. Within these pages you will find descriptions,
reviews, indexes, and photos related to each of my published books. In
addition, there are copies of articles that I have been fortunate to
have had published.
I write non-fiction that generally falls into the history and/or referenced categories. Thus far, all my published works have been related to the massive historic motion picture collection held in America's film vault, the U.S. National archives. Why? Well that's a long story...but the short version is that after 25 years of research, I have discovered that the vast variety of subjects covered in the 360,000 reels of moving images held in the College Park, Maryland facility of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) make it truly unique. The wealth of visual information is almost overwhelming. This wide-ranging 108,600-plus title film collection, made by or for "Uncle Sam" along with a healthy sprinkling of donated films, superbly documents American activities in peace and at war throughout the 20th century. To me, a vast majority of this footage is Americana, in motion.
However, there is a problem. From my point of view, the problem is that most citizens of our great country do not know this extraordinary collection even exists, that they can research the collection is free via (at NARA or via the web), and that viewing titles is also free with a visit to College Park. Since most of the titles in the collection are in the public domain and are, therefore, copyright free, some titles are now up on the web. A quick title search may provide you a link for you to watch a viewable copy on-line.
So why do I write? Well, I have got all this knowledge stuck in my head and a ton of research papers in more than a few file cabinets. As I am on the cusp of senior citizenship, I started thinking about what to do with it all. One answer was to do nothing--I would take the knowledge with me to the grave and my kids would take the files to the dumpster. End of story. Well, you can probably imagine my practical and emotional response to that idea. After much thought, the only viable option was to spread the word and I chose to write about it...in books, articles, and on this website. That is my motivation. Now you know the rest of the story.
Now that I have been doing this for a couple of years, I found that there is very little monetary gain in writing reference books. I do what I do purely out of a love for our country's rich collection of filmed history, its cinematic heritage, and a strong desire to ensure that it's preserved for future generations. These films are worth cherishing. It is also incredibly valuable to know what is in America's film vault and where to find a copy of it.
I write non-fiction that generally falls into the history and/or referenced categories. Thus far, all my published works have been related to the massive historic motion picture collection held in America's film vault, the U.S. National archives. Why? Well that's a long story...but the short version is that after 25 years of research, I have discovered that the vast variety of subjects covered in the 360,000 reels of moving images held in the College Park, Maryland facility of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) make it truly unique. The wealth of visual information is almost overwhelming. This wide-ranging 108,600-plus title film collection, made by or for "Uncle Sam" along with a healthy sprinkling of donated films, superbly documents American activities in peace and at war throughout the 20th century. To me, a vast majority of this footage is Americana, in motion.
However, there is a problem. From my point of view, the problem is that most citizens of our great country do not know this extraordinary collection even exists, that they can research the collection is free via (at NARA or via the web), and that viewing titles is also free with a visit to College Park. Since most of the titles in the collection are in the public domain and are, therefore, copyright free, some titles are now up on the web. A quick title search may provide you a link for you to watch a viewable copy on-line.
So why do I write? Well, I have got all this knowledge stuck in my head and a ton of research papers in more than a few file cabinets. As I am on the cusp of senior citizenship, I started thinking about what to do with it all. One answer was to do nothing--I would take the knowledge with me to the grave and my kids would take the files to the dumpster. End of story. Well, you can probably imagine my practical and emotional response to that idea. After much thought, the only viable option was to spread the word and I chose to write about it...in books, articles, and on this website. That is my motivation. Now you know the rest of the story.
Now that I have been doing this for a couple of years, I found that there is very little monetary gain in writing reference books. I do what I do purely out of a love for our country's rich collection of filmed history, its cinematic heritage, and a strong desire to ensure that it's preserved for future generations. These films are worth cherishing. It is also incredibly valuable to know what is in America's film vault and where to find a copy of it.
