The recording include interviews with distinguished visitors, honorary parades and banquets, mayoral press conferences and speeches, dedications, and promotional films for the city dating 1943-1981.
The video include footage recorded on magnetic tape covering programming created for and shown on WNYC-TV. The bulk of the tapes are from after 1981 when WNYC-TV converted from motion picture film to videotape. This content includes WNYC produced footage and materials created by and with other stations such as the Public Broadcasting System (PBS). Recordings vary between completed programs, other segments and unedited or unused footage.
