Elizabeth Smith Brownstein papers
Collection
0108-MMC
Elizabeth Smith Brownstein (1930- ) began her career in television in the 1950s, serving for four years as chief television researcher for CBS, where she worked on such programs as See it Now and Person to Person. The collection documents her work for CBS, Meet the Press, WETA's Evening Edition with Martin Agronsky, and the Smithsonian video and television division, including the program Smithsonian World.
The Brownstein papers cover 1953 to 2005 with the bulk of the collection from 1957 to 1999. The collection contains scripts, drafts, promotional materials (including a station affiliate kit for The Big News of 1957), correspondence, and copies of photos. It also contains 78 cassette tapes of Smithsonian World programs.
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Photocopies or digital surrogates may be provided in accordance with Special Collections and University Archives duplication policy.
Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs unless otherwise specified. It is the researcher's responsibility to secure permission to publish materials from the appropriate copyright holder.
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4 Linear Feet
78 Sound Cassettes
Organized as two series:
Collection acquired from Elizabeth Smith Brownstein as a gift in September, 2011. Additional material was donated by Ms. Brownstein in 2017.
The following books were removed from the Elizabeth Smith Brownstein Papers and entered into the University of Maryland Libraries Catalog:
This collection has been minimally processed, meaning materials are generally in the order they were received. Some materials were slightly re-ordered so that folders from the same place of employment would be together. Materials were placed in acid-free folders.
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives