Election Year: 2008, 2008

Sub-Series

Identifier: PCC-KANTER-SENATE-2008

Staff Only

The Julian P. Kanter Political Commercial Collection (PCC) is currently stored in the archives of the Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center’s Congressional and Political Collections. The Carl Albert Center, founded in 1979, is one of the leading congressional archives in the country with over 60 member collections. The PCC is the largest collection of political commercials in the world and the only comprehensive collection that covers all levels of political campaigning from Presidential elections to ballot initiatives. Containing approximately 120,000 film, audio, and videotape recordings of political commercials aired between 1912 and the present, the Collection is an exceptional and unique historical resource.

The collection has television spots, commercials, short clips. ) : Each item within this collections falls under the following categories: 16mm film reels, VHS videotape, 3/4" U-Matic videotape, 1" and 2" tap, Beta SP, Betamax, Mini DV, DVD, and born digital video formats.

There are use terms, fees, and restrictions applicable to this collection. VISIT - https://www.ou.edu/carlalbertcenter/congressional-collection/kanter/kanteraccess

Dates

Broadcast: 2008

Extent

From the Series: 22,658 Items (22,658 digital files accounted for (moving images) for the NSF grant project. Missing items have been added for prioritization digitization. (2022-10-12) (This series includes United States Senate Campaign ads from 1950-2014.): Each item within this collection falls under the following categories: 16mm film reels, VHS videotape, 3/4" U-Matic videotape, 1" and 2" tap, Beta SP, Betamax, Mini DV, DVD, and born-digital video formats. )