The UCLA Film and Television Archive offers you one of the worlds largest libraries of historical footage documenting the people, places, events, and lifestyles of the 20th Century-nationally and worldwide.

Our available film footage for direct licensing spans the years 1896-1981 and includes:

The Hearst Metrotone News Collection (1915-1977) more than 27 million feet of distributed newsreels, unreleased stories, and outtakes covering nearly every major national and international news story of the time. Much of the collection is camera original negative, yielding images truly as sharp as the day they were shot.

Paper Prints (1896-1908) Over 400 comedies, dramas, and documentary subjects. Includes films by D.W. Griffith and Thomas Edison.

KTLA News (1955-1981) color/sound film covering more than 13,000 news stories.

TV News (1973-75) more than 5,000 national news stories.

Hollywood on Parade: Short subjects from the early 1930s featuring behind-the-scenes looks at Hollywood personalities.

The Denove Collection: Footage chronicling public appearances, commercials, and programs produced for John F. Kennedys 1960 Presidential campaign.

Soundies: more than 350 musical shorts from the early 1940s.

The Lighthill Collection: noted footage of 1960s civil unrest from around the United States.

Classic television programs such as MISTER PEEPERS, THE US STEELE HOUR, AND THE SHARI LEWIS SHOW, featuring a number of rising stars early in their careers.

For research assistance please call 323-466-8559 or to view a partial list of our holdings on the web please visit www.cinema.ucla.edu/footage.