Educational Communications id14
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 351419
Los Angeles, CA 90035Phone: 310-559-9160
Fax: 310-559-9160
Email: ecnp@aol.com
Contact: Ms. Nancy Pearlman, Executive Producer
Web site: http://www.ecoprojects.org/
Institution Type: Non-profit Organization
Location of Institution: West Los Angeles/Beverly Hills
Archive and Collections
Description: Established in 1958, Educational Communications is dedicated to improving the quality of life on this planet by creating greater awareness of environmental issues. Educational Communications currently holds 550 ECONEWS shows, 1600 Environmental Directions radio shows, an Emmy-nominated weekly television series; thirteen hundred original audio recordings of the Environmental Directions international radio series, a half-hour interview show that airs on public, commercial, listener-sponsored, and Native American stations in the United States and worldwide on short-wave; two hundred original audio recordings of the Environmental Viewpoints radio series, a magazine-style program that provides news and information, including a calendar of events, music, interviews, and special conference coverage; and sixty original audio recordings of the one-hour shows in the Planet Health radio series. In addition to archival materials for Project Ecotourism and for The Compendium Newsletter and the Directory of Environmental Organizations, Educational Communications holds papers, letters, photographs, and other materials documenting over forty years of ecoactivism/activism by the Ecology Center of Southern California and fifty years for Educational Communications including the Oscar-nomination plaque for a documentary. Among the organization's Southern California memorabilia are records, correspondence, photographs, newsletters, and brochures related to the Ecology Center's first Earth Day, which occurred in 1970. The collection also covers the activities of environmental activists in the area. Other projects include Humanity and the Planet which donates educational supplies and books to groups around the world, and add Earth Cultures which presents ethnic folk dance performances and has a collection of dance videos and music.
Regions Covered: Strong emphasis on Southern California, but national and international as well
Type of Materials: Audio Recordings, Books, Databases, Diaries/Journals/Personal Papers, Digital Files, Directories, Films/Videos/Moving Images, Institutional Publications, Institutional Records, Manuscripts, Memorabilia, Newspaper Clippings, Photographs, Press Clippings, Rare Books, Scripts
Time Periods: 1964-1980, 1981-Present
Languages: English, Spanish
Sectors of the Population Represented in the Collection: At or Below Poverty Level, Community Service Organizations, Developmentally Disabled, Gender Specific, Highest Income, Homeless, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered, Lower to Middle Income, Middle to Upper Income, Multiethnic, People with disabilities, Seniors, Veterans, Youth
Access
Year Round Access: Yes
OnSite Technology: No
Workspaces: Yes
Open to the Public: Yes
Reservations requiredOpen for Research: Yes
Reservations requiredAccess Procedures: Call for appointment
Management
Catalogue System: Paper listings
Digital Format: Filemaker
Repository/Depository: Yes
Loan To Others: Yes
Exhibited: No
Exhibition Frequency: Ongoing
Makes Purchases: No
Formalized Purchases: No
Outreach: Brochures/Flyers/Pamphlets, Directories, Internet, Mailings, Newsletter, Radio/TV/Video, Telephone, Word of Mouth
Last Updated Date: 11/25/2002
