AUDIOVISUAL HOLDINGS


The audiovisual collection of the Eisenhower Library constitutes a valuable documentary
resource relating to the life and times of Dwight D. Eisenhower.  To date, the Library has
accessioned 309,762 still photographs, 537 motion picture films (16mm), 78 motion picture
films (35mm), 11 motion picture films (8mm), 188 video tapes and 2,662 audio tapes and discs. 
The materials have been received from private individuals, private organizations, and
government agencies.

STILL PHOTOGRAPHS

Most photographic materials in the holdings of the Eisenhower Library were received as part of manuscript collections and are arranged and identified by the name of donor. The following is a listing of the major photographic collections in the Library. Some smaller collections (under 50 items) of less interest have not been included. 
ABILENE REFLECTOR-CHRONICLE NEWSPAPER.  Photographs taken by the
Reflector-Chronicle staff photographer which document official activities at the Eisenhower
Center. 1952-1983.  250 items.

ADKINS, BERTHA S.  Photographs of Adkins, her family and friends.  Most of the
photographs document her involvement with the Republican National Committee (1948-58) and
the Department of Health, Education and Welfare (1958-60).  1907-1970.  293 items.

ALLEN, GEORGE E.  Candid photographs of Dwight D. Eisenhower vacationing with family
and friends.  1949-1960.  23 items.

ALLEN, TERRY DE LA M.  Photographs of the First and 104th Infantry Divisions
involvement in World War II.  1943-1945.  23 items.

AURAND, EVAN P.  Photographs of Aurand, his family, and friends.  Most of the photographs
document his naval career which included four years as Naval Aide to the President (1957-61). 
1930-1972.  2974 items.

AURAND, HENRY S.  Photographs of Aurand, his family and friends.  Most of the
photographs document his military career.  1894-1967.  2321 items.

BACON, EDWARD A.  Photographs documenting Bacon's official trips to Panama for the
Canal Zone dedication, the Far East, New Zealand, Antarctica, and functions at the Pentagon.
1954-1960.  1623 items.



BARNES, BERT B.  Photographs regarding United States Post Office official ceremonies and
modernization of postal services.  1953-1959.  43 items.

BEACH, EDWARD L.  Photographs of Beach, his family and friends.  Most of the photographs
document his naval career, excluding the four years he served as Naval Aide to the President
(1953-57).  1917-1961.  332 items.

BEACH, EDWARD L. AND EVAN P. AURAND, NAVAL AIDES TO THE PRESIDENT.
Photographs documenting presidential trips, vacations, residences and offices occupied by the
President and his staff outside Washington, D.C., meetings with heads of state, and official
ceremonies.  1953-1961.  2174 items.

BEGLEY, PAUL.  Photographs taken by Begley while serving as an official Naval staff
photographer assigned to documenting the official activities of the President.  1953-1957.  
100 items.

BRERETON, LEWIS H.  Photographs documenting U.S. Army aviation, such as the first
Signal Corps Aviation Class of 1912 which included Brereton.  Most of the photographs concern
World War II aerial operations.  1912-1966.  57 items.

BRIGGS, RUTH M.  World War II principals, Allied soldiers, Nazi prisoners of war, European
battlefronts and civilians, and the Tehran Conference are a few of the subjects of the photographs
collected by Briggs while serving as General Walter Bedell Smith's secretary during World War
II.  1942-1945.  352 items.

BROWN, LILLIAN H.  Photographs collected by Brown, Mrs. Eisenhower's secretary, include
snapshots taken of the Eisenhowers during their 1962 European trip.  1962-1968.  69 items.

BUSINESS ARCHIVES COUNCIL OF CANADA.  Views of Mount Eisenhower in the
Canadian Rockies and vicinity, including photographs of the Prince of Wales (1929).  1929-1960.  94 items.

BUTCHER, HARRY C.  Photographs collected by Butcher which document official events of
World War II as well as the informal aspects of Eisenhower's headquarters in North Africa and
Europe.  1942-1946.  949 items.

CANNON, C. CRAIG.  Photographs of Eisenhower's family and friends taken primarily by
Cannon.  1941-1951.  340 items.

CARLSON, JOSEPH W.  Photographs documenting engineering work at Normandy. 1944.  
37 items.


CHESNEY, EARLE D.  Photographic reproductions of Chesney's cartoons of Eisenhower
administration officials and events.  1954-1961.  132 items.

CLARK, A. DAYTON.  Photographs documenting Allied invasion of France and the
construction of the Mulberry and Gooseberry artifical harbors.  1944.  491 items.

COCHRAN, JACQUELINE.  Photographs of Cochran's family, friends, and business
associates.  Most document her career in aviation and her involvement with the Eisenhower
presidential campaigns.  1932-1975.  1500 items.

COOK, GILBERT R.  Photographs of Cook documenting his military career and family.  1912-1947.  100 items.

COOK, RICHARD W.  Photographs documenting Cook's career which included seven years
with the Atomic Energy Commission (1951-58).  1944-1973.  35 items.

COTA, NORMAN D.  Photographs of Cota, his family and friends.  Most of the photographs
document his military career during World War II.  1911-1967.  127 items.

DAVIS, THOMAS JEFFERSON.  Photographs of Davis with Eisenhower while serving in the
Philippines (1935-39) and during World War II.  1935-1946.  22 items.

DECKER, JOHN.  Photographs of the Okinawa campaign.  1944-1945.  79 items.

DES MOINES REGISTER-TRIBUNE NEWSPAPER.  Photographs documenting World
War II taken by news services, military and free lance photographers.  Also includes a section on
the Eisenhower presidency.  1937-1969.  80,000 items.

DICK, NINA.   Photographs of Dick documenting her career as an Army nurse.  1941-1945. 
955 items.

DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY.  Photographs documenting Dickinson
County, Kansas.  1850-1950.  90 items.

DRAPER, WILLIAM G.  Photographs documenting Draper's military career which included
eight years as Air Force Aide to the President (1953-61).  1950-1961.  439 items.

DULLES, ELEANOR LANSING.  Photographs collected by Dulles of her family, friends, and
business associates.  Includes photographs documenting her career in government (1942-62).
1889-1971.  1500 items.

DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER BOYHOOD HOME.  Photographs collected by Ida and David
Eisenhower of family and friends.  1800-1946.  350 items.

DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER LIBRARY: STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER.  Photographs taken
by the Library's staff photographer of official functions, personnel, and the Center's exhibits and
buildings. 1962- .   300 items.

EISENHOWER, DWIGHT D.: PRE-PRESIDENTIAL, (1916-52).  Photographs collected by
Eisenhower and his staff of family, friends, military associates and historical events.  A
significant amount of the photographs are Operation Overlord battle maps.  1916-1952.  528
items.

EISENHOWER, DWIGHT D.: PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (ANN
WHITMAN FILE) (1953-61).  Photographs from the manuscript collection maintained during
his administration by Eisenhower's personal secretary. These photographs document the political
and personal activities of the President, and contain portraits of U.S. and foreign government
officials.  1953-1961.  1000 items.

EISENHOWER, DWIGHT D.: PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (WHITE
HOUSE CENTRAL FILES) (1953-61).  Photographs from the White House Central Files
manuscript collection sent to Eisenhower from the general public, government agencies and
business associates.  The photographs primarily cover the years 1953-61, although earlier
historical photographs are also included in this collection.  1839-1961.  250 items.

EISENHOWER, DWIGHT D. AND MAMIE D.: POST-PRESIDENTIAL (1961-79). 
Photographs collected by the Eisenhowers sent to them from the general public, business
associates, friends and family.  1961-1979.  200 items.

EISENHOWER, EARL.  Photographs of Earl Eisenhower, his family and friends.  1944-1966. 
41 items.

EISENHOWER, MAMIE DOUD, BIRTHPLACE, BOONE, IOWA.  Photographs of Mamie
and Dwight Eisenhower's visits to Iowa, including attendance at various political events. 1952-1963. 107 items.

EISENHOWER, MILTON S.  Photographs of Milton Eisenhower, his family, friends and
business associates.  The majority of the photographs document his involvement in government
and education.  1885-1975.  2300 items.

ELSE, JOHN HUBERT.  Photographs of Else, his family, friends and business associates.
1932-1965.  84 items.

FERRI, ANTHONY C.  Photographs taken by Ferri of Eisenhower's vacations at Newport,
Rhode Island.  1957-1960.  160 items.

FINDER, LEONARD V.  Photographs collected by Finder of family, friends and political
activities.  1947-1966.  111 items.

FINUCANE, CHARLES C.  Photographs of Finucane documenting his career and official
Pentagon functions.  1954-1958.  73 items.

FOX, FREDERIC E.  Historical photographs collected by Fox including portraits of White
House Staff members (1953-61).  1941-1966.  315 items.

FURNAS, CLIFFORD C.  Photographs of Furnas, his family, and friends.  The majority of the
photographs document his career in government.  1944-1969.  94 items.

GINDER, PHILIP DE WITT.  Photographs of Ginder, his family and friends.  Most of the
photographs document his military career.  1920-1968. 1500 items.

GRUENTHER, HOMER H.  Photographs documenting three dam construction projects-Saint
Lawrence Seaway Project, Niagara Power Project and Glen Canyon Dam.  1942-1961.  
411 items.

HAGERTY, JAMES C.  Photographs collected by Hagerty documenting presidential trips, high
level meetings with foreign officials and activities of the President.  1942-1961.  3000 items.

HEISS, GERSON.  Photographs collected by Heiss while serving in North Africa during World
War II.  Includes photographs of inspection tours by Eisenhower.  1943.  169 items.

HOBBS, LELAND.  Photographs of Hobbs documenting his military career and including
photographs of his family and friends.  1943-1957.  390 items.

HOBBY, OVETA CULP.  Photographs documenting activities of the Health, Education and
Welfare Department (1953-55) with the exception of a few photographs of Hobby during her
military career.  1945-1955.  150 items.

HODGES, COURTNEY HICKS.  Photographs documenting Hodges' military career.  Many of
the photographs document the First Army's activities during World War II.  1911-1965.  
2139 items.

HOWARD, EDWIN B.  Photographs of Howard, his family and friends.  The majority of the
photographs document Howard's military career.  1942-1968.  350 items.

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS AND AEROSPACE WORKERS. 
News Service photographs documenting activities of Eisenhower from World War II to post-presidential.  1942-1971.  470 items.

JACKSON, C.D.  Photographs of Jackson, his family, friends, and business associates. 
1931-1967.  654 items.

KEATING, FRANK A.  Photographs documenting Keating's military career, primarily post-World
War II occupation of Germany.  1944-1947.  750 items.

LARKIN, THOMAS B.  Photographs documenting Larkin's military career, primarily events and
personalities of World War II.  1915-1967.  537 items.

LEE, ERNEST (TEX) R.  Photographs documenting Lee's activities as military aide to Eisenhower
during World War II.  1942-1945.  34 items.

LEE, WILLIAM LECEL.  Photographs of Lee, who helped organize the Philippine Air Force
under Douglas MacArthur (1935-38), and Eisenhower, MacArthur's military aide.  1935-1945.  
18 items.

MACALUSO, DON.  Photographs documenting Presidential activities at Andrews Air Force Base, 
including ceremonies for foreign officials.  1954-1959.  61 items.

MATTINGLY, THOMAS W.  Photographs and x-rays documenting Eisenhower's medical history,
1955-1965.  516 items.

McELROY, NEIL H.  Photographs of McElroy, his activities as Secretary of Defense, his family
and friends.  1957-1961.  393 items.

McKEOUGH, MICHAEL AND PEARLIE.  Photographs of the McKeoughs, documenting the
activities of personnel at Eisenhower headquarters during World War II.  1942-1945.  374 items.

MELLOR, MABEL M.  Slides collected by Mellor of The Eisenhower Center and of Abilene. 
1952-1954.   696 items.

MISCELLANEOUS  PHOTOGRAPHS.  Photographs of Eisenhower, his family, and others
donated to the Library by numerous private individuals or organizations at various times and from
many countries.  Many of these items document memorial services or memorials in honor of the
Eisenhowers.  The donations vary in type from snapshots to formal portrait photographs made by
Bachrach, Thames and others.  1857-1984.  40,720 items.

MITCHELL, JAMES P.  Photographs documenting Mitchell's activities as Assistant Secretary of
the Army for Manpower and Reserve Forces (1953) and as Secretary of Labor (1953-61).  1953-1961.  522 items.

MORGAN, GERALD.  Photographs regarding the U-2 incident.  1953-1961.  31 items.

NEW YORK HERALD-TRIBUNE.  Photographs provided by various news agencies and the New
York Herald Tribune newspaper which document Eisenhower's presidential career.  1953-1963. 
2000 items.

OUTERBRIDGE, WILLIAM W.  Photographs of Outerbridge, his family, and friends.  The
majority of the photographs document his naval career.  1908-1957.  1672 items.

PARKS, FLOYD L.  Photographs of Parks, his family and friends.  The majority of the
photographs document his military career and contain many of historical interest.  1917-1957.  5118
items.

PRIEST, IVY BAKER.  Photographs of Priest's activities as Treasurer of the United States and
inscribed portraits of Eisenhower Administration officials.  1953-1961.  267 items.

QUESADA, ELWOOD R.  Photographs documenting his career and interest in aviation, from the
1920s through his position as Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency (1958-61).  The
collection contains photographs of historical interest regarding air operations of World War II. 
1920-1964.  978 items.

REINHARDT, EMIL F.  Photographs documenting his military career.  1943-1945.  164 items.

ROBINSON, WILLIAM E.  Photographs of Robinson, a personal friend of Eisenhower.  1944-1963. 80 items.

ROGERS, WILLIAM P.  Photographs of Rogers, his family, friends and business associates.  
1948-1961.  409 items.

ROTHSCHILD, LOUIS S.  Photographs of Rothschild, his family, friends and business associates.
1954-1971.  195 items.

RYDER, CHARLES W.  Photographs documenting Ryder's military career.  1941-1948.  
736 items.

SALINA JOURNAL NEWSPAPER.  Photographs taken by the staff photographer of the
Salina Journal of Mamie Doud Eisenhower's funeral services.  1979.  250 items.

SALT LAKE CITY TRIBUNE NEWSPAPER.  Photographs documenting Eisenhower's
military and political career taken by various news agencies.  1942-1969.  868 items.

SAYLER, HENRY B.  Photographs of Sayler documenting his military career.  1911-1949. 
350 items.

SEATON, FRED A.  Photographs of Seaton, his family, friends and business associates. 
1946-1972.  87 items.

SHERMAN, MRS.  JOHN B.  Photographs of Eisenhower's visit to Brussels, Belgium.  1945. 
48 items.

SMITH, WALTER BEDELL.  Photographs collected by General Smith during his military and
civilian careers.  This collection includes photographs collected while serving as Chief of Staff 
under Eisenhower (1941-45).  1941-1961.  1452 items.

STEPHENS, THOMAS E.  Photographs of Stephens, his family, friends, and business
associates. 1948-1961.  435 items.

SUMMERFIELD, ARTHUR E.  Photographs collected by Summerfield, of his family, friends
and business associates.  1952-1961.  150 items.

TOPEKA CAPITOL JOURNAL NEWSPAPER.  Photographs taken by the Topeka Capitol
Journal staff photographer during Mamie Eisenhower's funeral services at the Eisenhower
Center.  1979.  472 items.

UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES, EUROPEAN THEATER, MILITARY
INTELLIGENCE SERVICE CENTER.  "Nazi Cavalcade" - Scrapbook of photographs and
signatures of German war criminals collected by military intelligence during World War II.  
1939-1945.  160 items.

UNITED STATES ARMY SIGNAL CORPS.  Photographs taken by the U.S. Army Signal
Corps documenting the North African, Sicilian, and Italian campaigns.  1942-1945.  5897 items.

UNITED STATES ARMY, OFFICE OF THE SURGEON GENERAL, MEDICAL
RECORDS OF DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER.  Photographs and x-rays documenting
Eisenhower's medical history.  1957-1969.  325 items.

UNITED STATES ARMY PICTORIAL AGENCY.  Photographs of Eisenhower
documenting his military career and activities as President.  1941-1969.  1547 items.

UNITED STATES ARMY UNIT RECORDS.  Photographs documenting military unit
activities during World War II, and the post-World War II occupation of Germany and Japan. 
Also included are historical photographs of early military posts within the United States (1870-1950).  1870-1950.  4500 items.

UNITED STATES NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, WHITE HOUSE PHOTOGRAPHER
(ABBIE ROWE).  Photographs taken by National Park Service staff photographers
documenting the official activities of President Eisenhower.  1953-1961.  10,664 items.

UNITED STATES NAVAL PHOTOGRAPHIC CENTER.  Photographs taken by Naval staff
photographers documenting the official activities of the President, primarily at Camp David,
Maryland and Newport, Rhode Island.  1953-1961.  4034 items.


WALSH, JOHN J.  Photographs collected by Walsh while serving as aide-de-camp to General
J. Lawton Collins.  1944-1945.  196 items.

WASHBURN, C. LANGHORNE.  Photographs of Washburn, his family, friends and business
associates.   1952-1964.  500 items.

WAUGH, SAMUEL C.  Photographs of Waugh, his family, friends and business associates. 
The majority of the photographs document his terms as Assistant Secretary of State (1953-55);
Deputy Under Secretary of State (1955); president and chairman of the board of the Export-Import Bank (1955-61).  1953-1970.  1326 items. 

WHITE HOUSE OFFICE, OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL ASSISTANT FOR SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY (JAMES R. KILLIAN AND GEORGE B.  KISTIAKOWSKY).  The
majority of the photographs are portraits of department personnel.  1957-1961.  67 items.

WHITE HOUSE OFFICE, OFFICE OF THE STAFF SECRETARY (PAUL T.
CARROLL, ANDREW J. GOODPASTER, L. ARTHUR MINNICH AND
CHRISTOPHER H. RUSSELL).  The majority of the photographs are portraits of department
personnel.  1952-1961.  94 items.

WHITE HOUSE OFFICE, SOCIAL OFFICE.  The majority of the photographs are
reproductions of photographs of the Eisenhowers prior to the presidency.  1915-1961.  687 items.

WORLD WAR II COMPOSITE.  Photographs relating to training, various campaigns and
theaters of action for World War II donated to the Library by numerous private individuals.  The
donations vary in type from snapshots to official photographs.  1941-1945.  4568 items.

MOTION PICTURE FILM

The Eisenhower Library audiovisual collection has 613,000 feet of original motion picture film, as well as 365,000 feet of duplicate copies made from the originals for research use.The largest portion of the motion picture holdings covers the presidential years and was given to the President by the Columbia Broadcasting System. The Library also has a number of documentary films relating to World War II, including the film version of General Eisenhower's book, Crusade in Europe. A film viewer can be made available to researchers wishing to see motion picture film.

SOUND RECORDINGS

Another important segment of the audiovisual collection consists of 1000 hours of audio tapes and discs covering the period 1944 to the late 1960s. A series of discs made by the White House Army Signal Corps comprises the largest portion of the audio collection. These materials pertain primarily to President Eisenhower's roles in ceremonial occasions, national addresses, and press conferences.

COPYRIGHT AND RESTRICTIONS

Many of the audiovisual materials are subject to copyright or other restrictions. Researchers wishing to use the materials or to obtain information about these restrictions are asked to submit an application form stating the nature and purpose of the research to the Director of the Eisenhower Library.

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