Spanish Language Television Collection NMAH.AC.1404 by NMAH Staff Archives Center, National Museum of American History P.O. Box 37012 Suite 1100, MRC 601 Washington, D.C., 20013-7012 Phone: 202-633-3270 [email protected] http://americanhistory.si.edu/archives/ Table of Contents Collection Overview......................................................................................................... 1 Administrative Information .............................................................................................. 1 Biographical Note............................................................................................................. 1 Scope and Content Note................................................................................................. 1 Scope and Content Note................................................................................................. 2 Arrangement..................................................................................................................... 2 Names and Subject Terms ............................................................................................. 2 Spanish Language Television Collection NMAH.AC.1404 Collection Overview Repository: Archives Center, National Museum of American History Creators: WKAQ (Television station : San Juan, Puerto Rico). WNJU (Television station : New York, NY). Title: Spanish Language Television Collection Dates: 1986-2015 Quantity: 3.5 cubic feet Language: English Administrative Information Acquisition Information Collection donated by Jose Cancela, President of WNJU, 2016. The 2016 addendum was donated by station WKAQ. Preferred Citation Spanish Language Television Collection, circa 1986-2015, Archives Center, National Museum of American History Restrictions on Access Collection is open for research. Ownership & Literary Rights Reproduction restricted due to copyright or trademark. Biographical Note WNJU was the second television station to broadcast in Spanish in the United States. It eventually was owned by Telemundo. WKAQ was the first television station to broadcast in Spanish in the United States. Telemundo stations provide diverse programming, including variety shows, telenovelas, sports, reality television, news programming, and films. Their target audience is the Hispanic and Latin American population in America. Scope and Content Note The collection documents Spanish language television stations in America, and the Telemundo network. The WNJU portion includes photographs of reporters and other station personnel; portrait shots of on-air Page 1 of 3 Spanish Language Television Collection NMAH.AC.1404 personalities, both negatives and prints; photographs of the reporters at the anchor desk, including both negatives and pritns; a reel of motion picture film of a children's show. Scope and Content Note The WKAQ portion includes photographs of performers, reporters and on-air personalities; photographs of the construction of the station, of the inside of the studios; stills from a telenovela; stills from variety shows and specials; stills of WKAQ staff at work; motion picture films, a script for a telenovela; floor plans for the studio; ratings statistics; a script for a telenovela; print advertisements for the station, for its programming, and for Telemundo. Arrangement The collection is organized into two series. Series 1: WNJU Materials Series 2: WKAQ Materials. Names and Subject Terms This collection is indexed in the online catalog of the Smithsonian Institution under the following terms: Subjects: Broadcasting--New York Broadcasting--United States Ethnic television broadcasting Minorities in broadcasting Television broadcasting Television journalists Types of Materials: Advertisements--20th century. Advertisements--21st century. Floor plans Motion pictures (visual works)--20th century Motion pictures (visual works)--21st century Photographs--Color negatives--Acetate film--1980-2000 Photographs--Color negatives--Acetate film--21st century Photographs--Color photoprints--1980-2000 Photographs--Color photoprints--21st century Statistics Page 2 of 3 Spanish Language Television Collection NMAH.AC.1404 Names: Telemundo Group, Inc.. Page 3 of 3
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