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Phillip W. Stewart
Author.....Film Sleuth.....Historian.....
Aviation Enthusiast
Author.....Film Sleuth.....Historian.....
Aviation Enthusiast
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The fourth book in
The Historic Footage Project Series, Aerial Aces of the Universal Newsreel:
A Reference Guide to the Aviation Related Stories Released Nationally by Universal Pictures, 1929-1931,
is now available on Amazon.com.
This website
was created to share with you information about my books, articles, and
projects. Within these electronic pages you will find descriptions,
reviews, indexes, and photos related to each of my published books. In
addition, you'll find copies of articles that I've been fortunate to
have had published. You'll also find some preliminary information about
my future projects such as upcoming titles or the Historic Footage
Project DVD series.
You will find that I write non-fiction that generally falls into the history and/or referenced categories. So far, all my published work has been related to the 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. It is a wealth of visual information that is almost overwhelming. This wide-ranging 108,600-plus title collection, made by or for "Uncle Same" with a healthy sprinkling of donated films, superbly documents U.S. activities at peace and at war throughout the 20th century. To me, most of this footage is Americana, in motion. The problem is that most citizens of our great country don't know this collection exists, that they own it, that researching it is free via the web, or that it's available for viewing free (yeah, you gotta travel to College Park for that). Did you know that most titles in the collection are in the public domain and are, therefore, available for use without restriction? They're copyright and royalty free.
So, I've got all this knowledge in my head and a ton of research 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 emotion 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's my motivation. Now you know the rest of the story.
Now that I've been doing this for a couple of years, I have 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's also incredibly valuable to know what's in America's film vault and where to find a copy of it.
You will find that I write non-fiction that generally falls into the history and/or referenced categories. So far, all my published work has been related to the 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. It is a wealth of visual information that is almost overwhelming. This wide-ranging 108,600-plus title collection, made by or for "Uncle Same" with a healthy sprinkling of donated films, superbly documents U.S. activities at peace and at war throughout the 20th century. To me, most of this footage is Americana, in motion. The problem is that most citizens of our great country don't know this collection exists, that they own it, that researching it is free via the web, or that it's available for viewing free (yeah, you gotta travel to College Park for that). Did you know that most titles in the collection are in the public domain and are, therefore, available for use without restriction? They're copyright and royalty free.
So, I've got all this knowledge in my head and a ton of research 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 emotion 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's my motivation. Now you know the rest of the story.
Now that I've been doing this for a couple of years, I have 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's also incredibly valuable to know what's in America's film vault and where to find a copy of it.
