VRT Special Committeee: Picturing America Working Group

Statement of Purpose

Provided the ALA Public Programs Office with film recommendations to be included in a project by the National Endowment for the Humanities called "Picturing America." Through this program, about 60,000 schools and public libraries have received a core collection of American artwork - reproductions of 40 classic images. This special project was completed in January, 2010.

Committee Members

• Monique Threatt (chair), Head, Media & Reserve Services, Herman B Wells Library, Indiana University.
• Lindsay Anglin, Information Architect, Cisco Systems.
• Linda Brus, Graduate of Wayne State University, MLIS
• Nora Dimmock, Head, Multimedia Center, University of Rochester Libraries
• Meghann Matwichuk, Associate Librarian, Instructional Media Collection Department, Univ. of DE Library
• Danette Pachtner, Film and Video Librarian, Duke University

Topic Responsibility

1. Picturing America: African Americans
   • Compiled by Monique Threatt
2. Picturing America: American Indians
   • Compiled by Meghann Matwichuk
3. Picturing America: Artists
   • Compiled by individual VRT members
4. Picturing America: Founding Fathers
   • Compiled by Danette Pachtner
5. Picturing America: Heroism
   • Compiled by Lindsay Anglin
6. Picturing America: Industrialization
   • Compiled by Nora Dimmock
7. Picturing America: Railroads
   • Compiled by Linda Brus