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Join the effort to preserve valuable Arizona news film footage

Community volunteers sought for upcoming 2007 workdays scheduled for July 10, August 14 and August 28 at the

Arizona Historical Society Papago Park Museum in Tempe

Arizona history enthusiasts are needed to assist with an important film preservation project. Volunteers are needed to clean and inventory thousands of cans of 16mm film holding KOOL-TV news and documentary footage. The videotapes are archived at the AHS Museum at Papago Park in Tempe. Volunteers are invited to sign up for one or more workdays scheduled for 2007: July 10, August 14 and August 28.

The KOOL-TV collection includes news and documentary footage from the late 1960s and 1970s. During that time, KOOL News was the most watched newscast in Phoenix. The collection is an irreplaceable record of the newsmakers, social events, fashions and sports as they were shown on KOOL News.

Individuals interested in volunteering can contact David Tatum at Arizona Historical Society (AHS) Tempe: 480-929-0292, ext. 130. The volunteer workdays will be held at the AHS Tempe Museum at Papago Park, 1300 North College Avenue in Tempe. Free parking is available.