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Public-access television

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

HoMoVISIONES Records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 177
Abstract HoMoVISIONES was a public access television program dedicated to Latine LGBTQ+ issues. The collection is made up of correspondence, topical and administrative files, clippings, flyers, posters, proposals, scripts, reports and multi-format video recordings. Dating from 1980-2002, the collected materials offer rich documentation on queer and Latine social and political movements, as well as their cultural counterparts. It mainly deals with activities in the New York metropolitan area in the...
Dates: 1980-2002

VISIONES Records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 36
Abstract VISIONES: Latino Arts & Culture is the first PBS series to focus exclusively on Latino artistic expression in the U.S. It examined the nation's diverse Latino communities and how they have been able to keep their artistic expressions alive while creating new and unique visions that contribute to art in America. VISIONES looks at the origins of Latino art and culture through storytelling and vivid imagery, depicting the struggles and victories that the artists endured to continue their...
Dates: 1983-1991



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