Box 6, 1980-1996, bulk: 1980 - 1996
Scope and Contents note
The military intelligence and espionage media collection was donated by Elizabeth Bankcroft in 1998 as part of a larger military intelligence collection that included nearly 5,000 printed items. The Bankcroft media collection consists of military intelligence and conspiracy theory themed movies (VHS tapes both purchased and privately recorded), music CDs, computer games, board games, audio books, and trading cards.
Dates
- 1980-1996
- Majority of material found within 1980 - 1996
Conditions Governing Access note
Most manuscripts collections at the Georgetown University Booth Family Center for Special Collections are open to researchers; however, restrictions may apply to some collections. Collections stored off site require a minimum of three days for retrieval. For use of all manuscripts collections, researchers are advised to contact the Booth Family Center for Special Collections in advance of any visit.
Extent
From the Collection: 9 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Container Summary
VHS videotape with typed label: “Kissinger and Nixon, Starring: Ron Silver and Beau Bridges / 1995, 2 Hrs; Turner Productions/ Paragon Enter. / Aired December 1995 on the TNT Network
VHS videotape with typed label: “American Intelligence – Arnaud de Borchgrave – 12/16/87 John Ashbrook Center ‘Media Responsibilty vs Nation Security’ / American Intelligence – Malcom Wallop – 11/11/87 John Ashbrook Center ‘The Role of Congress in Intelligence’ / American Intelligence – Ray S. cline – 9/16/87 John M. Ashbrook Center ‘A Historical Perspective on American Intelligence’ + Casey”
VHS videotape with handwritten label: “SOE Denmark, Holland, All the King’s Men, Dericourt”
VHS videotape with typed label: “American Intelligence, Ray S. Cline, ‘A Historical Perspective on American Intelligence,’ September 16, 1986, John M. Ashbrook Ctr. for Public Affairs / American Intelligence, Malcom Wallop, ‘The Role of Congress in Intelligence’ November 11, 1987, John M. Ashbrook Ctr. for Public Affairs, / American Intelligence, Arnaud de Borchgrave, ‘Media Responsibility vs. National Security’ December 16, 1987, John M. Ashbrook center for Public Affairs
VHS videotape with typed label: J. Edgar Hoover (1:50) showtime: 20 Jan. 1987
VHS videotape with typed label: CIA/BBC Version 6 Hrs by John Ranelagh
VHS videotape with typed label: BBC 1 – Panorama. / Tom Mangold on M16 / Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service / 22 November 1993
VHS videotape with typed label: CIA / 6 Hr BBC Version by John Ranelagh
VHS videotape with typed label: Information Security Briefing / Note: Three Segments, Thirty Seconds of Black Between Segments, 46:37
VHS videotape with typed label: Information Security Oversight Office / “The SF-312” 13:00
VHS videotape with typed label: SOE UK, France, Yugoslavia
VHS videotape with typed label: “Ten Days that Saved the West” Bantam Press UK LTD
VHS videotape with typed label: “Frontline: November 16, 1993 / Oswald and Kennedy Assassination / Today Show: November 17, 1993 / Bryant Gumbel Review of JFK Assassination Theories
VHS videotape with handwritten label: SOE, Greece, Italy, Malaysia, D-Day 1986 The Queen Pres Reagan Mitterand and Trudean
VHS videotape with handwritten label: SOE Greece, Italy, Far East, Japanese Surrender
VHS videotape with typed label: Messengers from Moscow
VHS videotape with typed label: Accuracy in Media, the Other Side of the Story, “Spy Story of the Century” February 14, 1996
VHS videotape with typed label: The Spy Who Came in From the Cold, 1966, Five Fingers, 1952, The Falcon and the Snowman, 197?, Master Copy, National Intelligence Book Center, Inc.
VHS videotape with handwritten label: William Heulioeffer, “A Walk Past the Portraits – A History of the CIA.”
Bernstein, Dennis et al. Friendly Dictators Trading Cards, Featuring 36 of America’s
Most Embarrassing Allies. Forestville: Eclipse Enterprises, 1989. [Visual
material, 36 cards measuring 10x7 cm/card].
Brancato, Paul et al. Iran-Contra Scandal Trading Cards, Featuring The Secret Team. Forestville:
Eclipse Enterprises, 1988. [Visual material, 36 cards measuring 10x7/card]. (2
sets).
Brancato, Paul et al. Coup D’Etat, The Assassination of John F. Kennedy Trading Cards.
Forestville: Eclipse Enterprises, 1990. [Visual material, 36 cards measuring
10x7/card].
Thorpe, David et al. The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union Trading Cards, From Lenin to
Yeltsin. Forestville: Eclipse Enterprises, 1992. [Visual material, 36 cards measuring 10x7/card].
Code Kit. Abingdon: John Adams Toys. [Visual material: Game, not computer game]. (Two sets).
Gumshoe: The Hardboiled Detective in the Thirties. San Francisco: Sleuth Publications, Ltd. [Visual material: Game, not computer game].
Spies: Multi-Player Game of 1930s Espionage. Lake Geneva: SPI-TSR, Inc., 1984. [Visual material: Game, not computer game].
SpyScience. Dominguez Hills: Educational Insights, the GeoSafari Company, 1993.
[Visual material: Game, not computer game].
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Rare Books Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
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