Since receiving the Fox Movietone News Collection, the Newsfilm Library has grown steadily through the generous contributions of businesses and individuals throughout the state of South Carolina and the country.  In addition to over 11 million feet of Fox News film, the library holds another 8 to 9 million feet of film distributed over 15 distinct collections.  Currently, we estimate our total holdings at 20 million feet of film. 

The Newsfilm Library continues to accept donations of film, we and recently acquired an impressive collection of 16 mm home movies shot by Mr. Samuel Bernard Lever (owner of Southeastern Film Lab in Columbia, SC).  These movies document life in the Midlands and serve as a vital testament to southern history and culture.  Preserving these and other amateur and home movies shot in the South is a central mission of the Newsfilm Library. 

Major collections at the Newsfilm Library currently available: 

 • Athletic Dept [SPRT]: 16 mm film shot by USC’s Athletic Department from 1975 to 1990.

 • Movietone News [MVTN]:  Edited stories, complete newsreels and associated outtakes from the silent Fox News and sound Fox Movietone News library. 

• Roman Vishniac Collection [RVFC]: 35 and 16 mm shot by this pioneer in micro-cinematography. 

• South Carolina Film Collection [SCAR]:  this continually growing collection contains most of the amateur and home movies donated to the library. 

• WBTW-TV [WBTW]:  16 mm footage shot by the news crews of Florence, SC’s CBS affiliate from 1964 to 1977. 

• WIS-TV [WIS]: 16 mm footage shot by the news crews of Columbia, SC’s NBC affiliate from 1959 to 1978.  Also includes two news magazines: Black Awareness and Carolina Magazine. 

• WLTX-TV [WLTX]: 16 mm footage shot by the news crews of Columbia, SC’s CBS affiliate from 1966 to the mid 1976. 

The following major collections have not yet been processed or cataloged.  They are, therefore, not yet available to the public. 

• C. E. Feltner Collection [FTNR]: 35 mm film donated by this television station owner and film distributor. 

• Jim Covington Film Collection [JCFC]:  A WIS Cameraman, Covington also ran a small production company producing commercials and shorts for the midlands.

• Marvin Lipman Collection [LPMN]: Material shot for a weekly news magazine aired on WRC-TV in the Washington, D. C. area. 

• Rubenstein Collection [RBSN]: A former newsreel cameraman, Paul Rubenstein ran a film rental store.  Most of the films in this collection are from the Castle Film Company. 

• South Carolina Wildlife Department [SCWD]: 16 mm film shot by the Department from the 1950s to the 1970s. 

• John Shaw Billings [SHAW]:  A former editor of Life magazine, Shaw donated his personal copies of March of Time as well as his home movies.  

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