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Independent Researchers for Hire

Researchers Specializing in Motion Picture, Sound, and Video Recordings *

a3Genealogy
4404 Harrison St. Ste 3A
Kansas City, MO 64110
Telephone:  (816) 729-5995
Fax:  (816) 817-2146
E-mail:  a3genealogy@gmail.com
Contact Person:  Kathleen Brandt, Professional Genealogist & Consultant
Research Specialty:  Military records, immigration/emigration and naturalization, Native American Relations Records, African American records, Captured German Records, Census Records, Genealogy and Family History Records, Navy Records. Media: Audio/Sound Recordings, Film and Video Recordings, Photographs/Pictures and Textual Records.

AAA Document Research and Retrieval Service
(A subsidiary of Data Reign Paralegal Services)
P.O. Box 1347
Euless, Texas 76039-1347
Telephone:   (866) 633-8723
Fax:   (972) 546-0552
E-mail:   info@datareign.com
Contact Person:   Jim Barber

Absolutely Archives
Post Office Box 922
Greenbelt, MD 20768-0922
Telephone:   (703) 967-3070
Fax:   (301) 474-8290
E-mail:   info@absolutelyarchives.com
Contact Person:   Joseph P. Harris
Research Specialty:   Motion pictures, Still pictures, Sound Recordings, Video Recordings

BJ Alderman
211 E 79th Terrace
Kansas City, MO 64114
Telephone:  (816) 824-8071
E-mail:  luvdale884@gmail.com
Contact Person:  BJ Anderson
Research Specialty:  Truman Library, Eisenhower Library, Clinton Center, Civil War, WWII, WWI, Native Americans, westward expansion, transportation, manufacturing, history of individuals, groups, organizations, businesses, historic photographs, lawmen, outlaws, litigation, court cases, the arts, science, technology, Federal government, state government, local government, maps, architectural drawings, films.

Archival and Public Domain Research
(of Meadow Tree Films/Meadow Tree Press)
4224 Military Rd. NW
Washington, DC 20015
Telephone:  (cell phone): (978) 835-0440
E-mail:  meadowtrees@yahoo.com
Contact Person:  Mary Jane Williams
Research Specialty:  Videos, films, audio and photos for documentaries, period films and books. Specialties: American history, Europe. (Know French, German, some Italian.) Art, literature, politics, animals, architecture, energy, the environment, captured German records.

Archival Research
3200 16th Street, NW #806
Washington, D.C. 20010-3348
Telephone:  (202) 361-5000
Fax:  (202) 319-9150
E-mail:  jeremybigwood@gmail.com
Contact Person:  Jeremy Bigwood
Research Specialty:  All records regardless of media from 1700s to present including United States and Russian intelligence, diplomatic, military, and civilian records as well as captured German military and police records (1890s-1945). Research can be carried out simultaneously by professional researchers in both the US and in Russian archives - or either one of the two - essential for any serious WWII or Cold War research. Open records laws (such as the US FOIA) can be used as an adjunct to archival research by declassifying responsive records directly from governments, where applicable.

Archival Research Service
12624 Orchard Brook Terrace
Potomac, MD 20854-2326
Telephone:  (240) 432-0038
E-mail:  archivalresearchservice@gmail.com
Contact Person:  Jack R. Lopez
Research Specialty:  We are a research company with many years of experience at the National Archives and other major sources of records in the Metropolitan Washington DC area. We have conducted research in Military Records for World War I and thereafter. Our efforts cover all the service branches and civilian records that apply. We provide paper copies from originals, microfilm, photographs and motion film and video. We are a fee based company, providing a service to relatives and families of veterans who want to preserve and honor the past. We also assist in support of legal research for the purpose of validating service records and attorney client asbestos cases.

Aviation Information Research Corporation
73 Fendall Avenue
Alexandria, VA 22304-6343
Telephone:   (703) 823-1264
Fax:   (703) 823-1264
E-mail:   tcairc@avinforsch.com
Contact Person:   Thomas M. Culbert
Research Specialty:  American Military, State Department, Department of Treasury, Department of Interior, Department of Transportation-Aviation, Nixon, Still Photos, Motion Pictures, and others.

BACM Research
264 South LaCienega Blvd #1142
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Telephone:  (310) 289-2320
Fax:  (310) 289-2320
E-mail:  archivist@paperlessarchives.com
Contact Person:  John Spencer
Research Specialty:  All media types textual documents, photographs, film, video and audio recordings. Custom research and access to pre-compiled popular material and subjects through computer media. Subjects and topics include: African American History, Central Intelligence Agency, CIA CREST, Civil Rights, Civil War, Cold War, Crime, Department of Defense, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Foreign Policy, Korean War, National Security Agency, President Franklin Roosevelt, President Harry Truman, President Dwight Eisenhower, President John Kennedy, President Richard Nixon, President Gerald Ford, President Ronald Reagan, President George H.W. Bush, President George W. Bush, Slavery, Vietnam War, World War I, World War II.

BG Research Services
2680 Walston Road
Mount Airy, MD 21771-8812
Telephone:  (641) 715-3900 Ext 457500#
E-mail:  bgresearchcontact@gmail.com
Contact Person:  Charles "Buckey" Grimm
Research Specialty:  Record Group 64, records related to founding and history of the National Archives Motion Picture Division; 1936 WPA Motion Picture, Sound and Recording Survey; motion picture history; film preservation and history, WWI and WWII footage, USDA Films, U.S. Government Film Production

Martin Baldessari
1522 Monroe Street NW
Washington, DC 20010-3141
Telephone:   (202) 328-1155
E-mail:   madaba@verizon.net
Contact Person:   Martin Baldessari
Research Specialty:   Heavy experience in Still Pictures Branch. Also familiar with Motion Picture, Textual, and Cartographic. Generalist, with particular experience on Civil War and WWII.

Susan Berlowitz
345 Pleasant Avenue, #2
New York, NY 10035-4342
Telephone:   (212) 426-7392
Fax:   (212) 426-7392
E-mail:   berlowitzsusan@yahoo.com
Contact Person:   Susan Berlowitz

Bonnie G. Rowan Film Research
1849 California Street NW
Washington, DC 20009-1808
Telephone:   (202) 265-1081
Fax:   (202) 265-1234
E-mail:   browan@his.com
Contact Person:   Bonnie G. Rowan
Research Specialty:   Full-time, on-site research in motion pictures, video, recorded sound, still pictures, and textual records; 20th century US and world history, black history, POW's, sports, humor, air and space, children, and technology; twenty-one years research experience.

John D. Bowen
613 Chichester Lane
Silver Spring, MD 20504-3331
Telephone:   (301) 384-6533
E-mail:   johndbowen@earthlink.net
Contact Person:   John D. Bowen
Research Specialty:   All record groups; still photographs; motion picture films; cartographic records; military research; Brady Collection; Battle of the Bulge; U.S. Air Corps; MACRs; World War II casualty, after action, and POW reports; Navy ship logs, diaries, and rosters

Mia Cruz
2107 Tanglewood Dr.
Waldorf, MD
Telephone:  (408) 309-9682
Fax:  (202) 265-1234
E-mail:  mia@cruz.net
Contact Person:  Mia Cruz
Research Specialty:  Worked in Motion Picture, Sound and Video Branch, Worked in Research Room 4000

CUB International Productions, Inc.
18025 Vintage River Terrace
Olney, MD 20832
Telephone:   (240) 461-7139
Fax:  (240)235-4167
E-mail:   chie@cubproductions.com
Contact Person:   Chie Berkley

Michael Dolan
1515 16th Street NW 1B
Washington, DC 20036-1467
Telephone:   (202) 667-0534
Fax:   (202) 667-0572
E-mail:   m.r.dolan@att.net
Contact Person:   Michael Dolan
Research Specialty:   Motion picture film, photo, sound recordings - all subjects and record groups

Easy Street Productions, Public Domain Footage
Post Office Box 302
Thurmont, MD 21788-0302
Telephone:   (301) 471-8058
Fax:   (509) 562-9585
E-mail:   info@publicdomainfootage.com
Contact Person:   Peter Ferraro
Research Specialty:   Universal newsreels, motion pictures and video recordings, public domain footage, donated footage, military films and other material for documentary production

John P. Elliott
5108 Magnum Road
College Park, MD 20740-1510
Telephone:   (301)792-9673
Fax:   (408)-228-0658
E-mail:   johnatarchives@yahoo.com
Contact Person:   John P. Elliott

Edward Engel
313 Highland Terrace
Prince Frederick, MD 20678-4425
Telephone:   (410) 610-2685
E-mail:   edwardengel@yahoo.com
Contact Person:   Edward Engel
Research Specialty:   Film, video, still photograph and audio research

Fox Company Research
113 Stone Point Dr, Unit 247
Annapolis, MD 21401
Telephone:  (443) 254-1634
E-mail:  darren@foxcompanyresearch.com
Contact Person:  Darren Neely
Research Specialty:  Textual, photographs and motion picture records primarily for WW2. Have completed a thorough collection and presentation of seven WW2 veterans including unit reports, photos and movie footage. Expert at photo collection.

Gina McNeely Picture Research
21470 Basil Court
Broadlands, VA 20148-3611
Telephone:  (703) 723-6770
E-mail:  gina.mcneely@verizon.net
E-mail:  gina.b.mcneely@gmail.com
Contact Person:  Gina McNeely
Research Specialty:  Military history, aviation, still photographs, motion pictures, arms and armament.

Charles Grimm
2680 Walston Road
Mount Airy, MD 21771-8812
Telephone:   (301) 471-6075
E-mail:   buckeyg@hotmail.com
Contact Person:   Charles Grimm
Research Specialty:   Record Group 64, records related to founding and history of the National Archives Motion Picture Division; 1936 WPA Motion Picture, Sound and Recording Survey; motion picture history; film preservation and history

Satu Haase-Webb, Independent Historian and Researcher
1334 A Street, SE
Washington, DC 20003
Telephone:  (202) 257-6915
E-mail:  satuhw@yahoo.com
Contact Person:  Satu Haase-Webb
Research Specialty:  All media types-textual records, still images/photographs, video and audio recordings. World War II, captured German records, Holocaust, Diplomatic, military, intelligence records, African American History, Women, Immigration, Art, Social History (Labor, etc.), Cold War. Civil Rights. On-site, 15+ yrs experience. German speaker (native)

Elizabeth Harris
Telephone:  (917) 652-1872 or (917) 570-7350 (mobile)
E-mail:  eharrisresearch@gmail.com
Contact Person:  Elizabeth Harris
Research Specialty:  Motion Pictures

Helen Weiss Productions
Post Office Box 21264
Washington, DC 20009-0764
Telephone:   (202) 255-0380
E-mail:   hwprod2004@aol.com
History In the MakingContact Person:   Helen Weiss
Research Specialty:   Motion pictures, video and recorded sound - all subjects; prints and photographs - all subjects; documentary, exhibit, and news research; textual - all subjects

Historical Research Associates, Inc.
419 7th St. NW, Suite 403
Washington, D.C. 20004
Telephone:  (202) 290-3090
Fax:  (406) 721-1964
E-mail:  kzahniser@hrassoc.com
Contact Person:  Keith Zahniser, Associate Historian
Research Specialty:  Diplomatic, labor, business, transportation, regulatory, military, Native American relations, scienc, technology, natural resources, and environmental records

History Associates Incorporated
300 North Stonestreet Avenue
Rockville, MD 20850-1655
Telephone:   (301) 279-9697
Fax:   (301) 279-9224
E-mail:   hai@historyassociates.com
Contact Person:   Mike Reis
Research Specialty:   African American history; asbestos, census, Congressional, and court records; Coast Guard/Lighthouse/Customs records; Diplomatic and Intelligence records; Labor &; Business History/Transportation records; military records; Native American Relations records

Matthew C. Hogan
P.O. Box 643
Burtonsville, MD 20866
Telephone:   (301) 922-9065
Fax:   (301) 890-0688
E-mail:   hoganresearch@gmail.com
Contact Person:   Matthew Hogan
Research Specialty:   African American History, Asbestos, Court Records, Immigration, Emigration, and Naturalization; Military Records; Science, Technology, and Natural Resources; Diplomatic Records, Captured German Records; Cold War records; Congressional Records; Genealogy and Family History Records; Intelligence records; Native American Relations Records; Navy Records; President Nixon records; Still Photos; Audio-Visual

Imagefinders, Inc.
6101 Utah Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20015-2461
Telephone:   (202) 244-4456
Fax:   (202) 244-3237
E-mail:   hartjens@erols.com
Contact Person:   Elisabeth M. Hartjens
Research Specialty:   Motion picture, sound, and video; still images; textual records, including Congressional, Coast Guard and lighthouse, diplomatic, military, Navy, immigration and naturalization, and Nixon related records

Sarah Katz
7208 Blair Road NW
Washington, DC 20012-1816
Telephone:   (207) 653-8163
E-mail:   sk6258a@american.edu
Contact Person:   Sarah Katz
Research Specialty:   I specialize in moving images and photographic and other graphic materials

Adam Kennedy
P.O.Box 1301
Crown Point, IN 46308-1301
Contact Person:  Adam Kennedy
Research Specialty:  Film and still images (photographs). Research for documentations, screenwriters, producers, and other filmakers. Declassified documents. Areas of interest/specialty: Architecture, Chicago, city planning, Military, Middle East, Labor Politics, and Sports Women.

The Leonard Group, Inc.
9364 Spring Water Path
Jessup, MD 20794
Telephone:   (301) 776-9260
Fax:   (301) 776-8962
E-mail:   info@theleonardgroupinc.com
Contact Person:   Kevin Leonard
Research Specialty:  African-American history, American military history, WWI, WWII, US Navy, US Army, US Air Force, 20th century American History, asbestos, captured German records, census records, Cold War, congressional records, court records, Coast Guard/lighthouse/customs records, diplomatic records, genealogy and family history records, immigration and naturalization records, intelligence, labor & business history/transportation/regulatory agency records, military records, Native American relations records, President Nixon, science, technology, natural resources & the environment, audio/sound recordings, cartographic/architectural/ships plans records, film & video recordings, still photos.

John Loggins
1629 Columbia Rd NW #432
Washington, DC 20009
Telephone:   (202) 518-7776
E-mail:   john@darumamedia.org
Contact Person:   John Loggins
Research Specialty:   Photos & Motion Pictures

Jessica Louchheim
3846 Calvert Street NW
Washington, DC 20007-1820
Telephone:   (202) 333-9233
Fax:   (202) 248-4027
E-mail:   jwlouchheim@hotmail.com
Contact Person:   Jessica Louchheim
Research Specialty:   Film and video recordings; Photographs and pictures

McCaffery &; Associates, Inc.
107 S West Street Suite 709
Alexandria, VA 22314-2824
Telephone:  (703) 548-6144
Fax:  (703) 548-6146
E-mail:  info@mccafferyassoc.com
Contact Person:  Thomas F. McCaffery
Research Specialty:  Naval, Maritime, and Aviation researchers specializing in research for law firms and their clients defending toxic tort claims; business, labor, military, regulatory, and transportation records; architectural, cartographic, and ship plans; photographs

Meaning in Forms
120 Kenilworth Place, 5D
Brooklyn, NY 11210-2447
Telephone:  (718) 398-9656
E-mail:  minda@meaninginforms.com
E-mail:  mnovek@optimum.net
Contact Person:  Minda Novek
Research Specialty: American history (all periods, especially 19th and 20th century), World history, people, cultural events and figures, scientific discovery; NARA photographs and pictures, film and video recordings, sound recordings

Rosanna Martinez
P.O.Box 347751
Coral Gables, FL
Telephone:  (305) 389-9134
E-mail:  rosannamartinez@yahoo.com
Contact Person:  Rosanna Martinez
Research Specialty:  General Research. All subjects. Research in Spanish, Russian and English.

Dennis Whitehead/MMImedia
1410 N. Nelson Street
Arlington, VA
Telephone:   (703)524-6814/ 703-587-1551 mobile
Fax:   (703) 524-2634
E-mail:   dennis@mmimedia.com
Contact Person:   Dennis Whitehead

McCaffery &; Associates, Inc
107 S West Street Suite 309
Alexandria, VA 22314-2824
Telephone:   (703) 548-6144
Fax:   (703) 548-6146
E-mail:   info@mccafferyassoc.com
Contact Person:   Thomas F. McCaffery
Research Specialty:   Naval, Maritime, and Aviation researchers specializing in research for law firms and their clients defending toxic tort claims; business, labor, military, regulatory, and transportation records; architectural, cartographic, and ship plans; photographs

Gina McNeely Picture Research
21470 Basil Court
Broadlands, VA 20148-3611
Telephone:  (703) 723-6770
E-mail:  gina.mcneely@comcast.net
E-mail:  gina.b.mcneely@gmail.com
Contact Person:  Gina McNeely
Research Specialty:  Military history, aviation, still photographs, motion pictures, arms and armament.

Jeffrey David Mehall
13901 Dowlais Drive
Rockville, Maryland 20853-2639
Telephone:  (301) 933-5790
E-mail:  jmehall2@msn.com
Contact Person:  Jeffrey d. Mehall
Research Specialty:  American history-Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Mexican War, Civil War, Spanish-American War, WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Popular Culture 1900-1960, Cartographic and Architectural Records, Civil Rights Era, Cold War, Film and Video Records, Genealogy, Holocaust, International Topics, Labor and Business History, especially Railroads, Land Records, Military Records, New Deal & 1930s America, Post WWII-Era

Cynthia Mitchell
P.O. Box 1647
Manassas, VA 20108-1647
Telephone:   (703) 361-0660
Fax:   (703) 335-9287
E-mail:   cindypd77@aol.com
Contact Person:   Cynthia Mitchell
Research Specialty:  Archival film, photos and sound research. Public Domain Images and Copyrighted Collections.

MJM Picture and Film Research
2801 Quebec Street NW 222
Washington, DC 20008-1242
Telephone:   (202) 537-3256
Fax:   (202) 966-5816
E-mail:   joanmathys@msn.com
Contact Person:   Joan M. Mathys
Research Specialty:   Motion Picture (moving images) and sound (audio recordings); Still Picture and Graphics; Textual materials; Cartographic materials

Shannon Bridget Murphy
2660 Petersborough Street
Herndon, VA 20171-2443
Telephone:   (703) 864-3099
E-mail:   shannoninpapertrails@yahoo.com
Contact Person:   Shannon Bridget Murphy

Nanotheater - Clifford Enz
712 Schindler Drive
Silver Spring, MD 20903-1330
Telephone:   (877) 256-9890
Fax:   (
(877) 256-9890 E-mail:   nanotheater@gmail.com
Contact Person:   Cliff Enz
Research Specialty:   Video/Audio General research-textual, video, historical, cartographic, motion picture, audio, still photo, experienced in railroad, Civil War, WWI and WWII, Vietnam.

Nichimy Corporation
6215 Greenbelt Road, Suite 201
College Park, MD 20740
Telephone:  (301) 313-0610
Fax:  (301) 313-0611
E-mail:  nichimyusa@verizon.net
Contact Person:  Yoko Nagasaka Myers
Research Specialty:  WWII Pacific Theater records (text, photographs, motion picture, cartographic) and Allied Occupation of Japan, Koreans in Japan, Okinawa related issues. U.S.-Japan Relations, Japanese migration

Deborah Nicholls
318 Moraine Street
Brockton, MA 02301-4112
Telephone:   (508) 941-6727
Fax:   (508) 941-6727
E-mail:   dnicholls@comcast.net
Contact Person:   Deborah Nicholls
Research Specialty:   Photography and still image research; film and video footage

Polly Pettit
8005 Maple Ave
Takoma Park, MD 20912
Telephone:   (301)589-3025
Fax:   (301) 589-3025
E-mail:   pjpettit@erols.com
Contact Person:   Polly Pettit
Research Specialty:   Experience since 1982 with motion picture, sound and video collections. All record groups. Special interest in 20th century historical events and personalities and color WWII footage.

Phoenix Aviation Research
4141 41st Street 1-M
Sunnyside, NY 11104-3243
Telephone:  (718) 937-7436
E-mail:  jeannette.remak@yahoo.com
Contact Person:  Jeanette Remak
Research Specialty:  Military Research, all Branches of Military, Aviation Research, Civil + Military Records, Record Groups, Media.

C.L. Philips
1718 M Street NW #142
Washington, DC 20036
Telephone:  (202) 657-6192
E-mail:  clphilips@gmail.com
Contact Person:  C.L. Philips Research Specialty:  General research in all media [audio, film, pictures, text] in the arts, humanities, and social sciences, including biography, diplomacy, genealogy, history, literature, military, performing arts, politics, etc.

The Photo Editor
4731 Williamsburg Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22207-2835
Telephone:   (703) 765-1626
E-mail:   fotoeditor@comcast.net
Contact Person:   Jane A. Martin

Photoassist, Inc.
7735 Old Georgetown Rd., Lower Level
Bethesda, MD 20814-6130
Telephone:   (301) 652-2566
Fax:   (301) 652-2521
E-mail:   info@photoassist.com
Contact Person:   Jenny Trucano

Recordations
205 Yoakum Pkwy., #1105
Alexandria, VA 22304
Telephone:  (301) 233-0651
E-mail:  culturalheritage@fastmail.fm
Contact Person:  Richard Vidutis
Research Specialty:  Military records (base records, theater construction engineering, ordnance locations, base architecture, oral histories); Engineering records (bridge construction, plans, mining, architecture); Marine records (ship types, plans, shipwreck locations, fatalities, cargo manifests, customs records); Immigration (emigration, ethnic communities, census records, labor history); Cartographic and architectural records (maps, drawings); Photographs and pictures.

Reidy Historical Consulting
4413 Washington Avenue
Pascagoula, MS 39581
Telephone: 228-249-1927
E-mail:  info@reidyhistoricalconsulting.com
Contact Person:  Tim Reidy
Research Specialty: Genealogy and Family Records, Military Records, Navy Records, HABS/HAER Record Group, Photographs and Pictures

Erica L. Risberg, Ph. D.
950 SW 21st Ave, Apt PH-D
Portland, OR 97205
Telephone: 917-575-4618
E-mail:  erica.l.risberg@gmail.com
Contact Person:  Erica Risberg
Research Specialty: Technology, government agency documents, business correspondence, business records, 20th century documents, rural history, sound and video recordings.Genealogy and Family Records, Military Records, Navy Records, HABS/HAER Record Group, Photographs and Pictures

Roscommon
2817 Briarwood Lane
Nazareth, PA 18064
Telephone: 224-353-6538
Fax:  (530) 690-8003
E-mail:  clientservices@roscommon.com
Contact Person:  Doc Kane
Research Specialty: Vietnam and Vietnam War, Southeast Asia, Film and Sound Archives, Presidential Media, Film Footage, Rights and Clearances, International Archives, CBS, NBC, ABC, ITN, Reuters, Radio and TV Archives.

Strange Research
PO Box 7165
McLean, VA 22106-7165
Telephone:   (202) 320-2672
E-mail:   strangeresearch@mac.com
Contact Person:   Susan Strange
Research Specialty:   Motion pictures - full time on site research; still photographs and textual records - all subjects.

Marsha Ann Tate, Ph.D.
132 South Main Street
Pleasant Gap, PA 16823-3210
Telephone:   (814) 359-3367
E-mail: marsha@mtateresearch.com
Contact Person:   Marsha Ann Tate
Research Specialty:   Census Records, Congressional Records, Court Records, Diplomatic Records, Genealogy and Family History Records, Immigration, Emigration and Naturalization Records, Intelligence, Labor and Business History/Transportation/Regulatory Agency Records, Military Records, Audio/Sound Recordings, Film and Video Recordings, Photographs and Pictures

Taylor &; Hammel LLC - A Litigation and Environmental Research Firm
1240 N. Pitt Street, Suite 200
Alexandria, VA 22314
Telephone:  (703) 822-4658
Fax:  (703) 842-8656
E-mail:  johntaylor@taylorhammel.com
Contact Person:  John Taylor - Senior Researcher
Research Specialty:  Environmental and Legal Research; Asbestos; Captured German Records; Cold War; Congressional Records; Court Records; Diplomatic Records; Immigration, Emigration &; Naturalization; Labor &; Business History; Military Records; Native American Relations Records; Navy Records; President Nixon Records; Science, Technology, Natural Resources and the Environment Records; Audio/Sound Recordings; Cartographic/Architectural/Ships Plans Records; Film &; Video Recordings; Photographs and Pictures

Thaxton Green Studios, Inc
PO Box 360
Millwood VA
Telephone:   (540) 837-9300
E-mail:   david@thaxtongreen.com
Fax:   (540) 837-9310
Contact Person:   David Thaxton/Kevin Green
Research Specialty:  Motion Pictures, Video and Still Picture research for inclusion into television documentaries, feature films and other media productions. 30 years experience in archive research, consultation and production.

Visual Research Consultant
3356 Pennsylvania Avenue SE
Washington, DC 20020-2407
Telephone:  (202) 584-3994
Fax:  (202) 584-3094
E-mail:  susanhormuth@verizon.net
Contact Person:  Susan Hormuth
Research Specialty:  Motion Picture, Sound and Video recordings, and Still Picture Research. All subject areas, with particular experience in popular culture, African-American history, Civil Rights, World Wars, Korean and Vietnam wars. Full-time, on-site research. Twenty-five years experience in visual research in DC area.

War Veterans Oral History Project/world War II Lecture Institute
16 Kings Road
Sicklersville (Gloucester Township), New Jersey
Telephone:  (856) 296-9256
E-mail:  brandon.traister@us.army.mil
Contact Person: Brandon Traister
Research Specialty:  Any media pertaining to the Second World War including but not limited to, photographs, oral recordings, audio recordings, video recordings, documents, magazines, films, books, records, etc.

Nicole Watson
5813 Wellborn Creek Drive
Lithonia, GA 30058-3568
Telephone:  (770) 323-8929 or (678) 758-9142
Fax:  (678) 418-8347
E-mail:  watsonnicole@att.net
Contact Person:  Nicole Watson
Research Specialty:  African American history - Census records - Court records - Genealogy and Family History records - Labor &; business history/Transportation/Regulatory Agency records/ Military records, Still Pictures, Film &; Videos.

Westmoreland Research
Post Office Box 20069
Alexandria, VA 22320-9804
Telephone:   (202) 421-5151
Fax:   (703) 317-1709
E-mail:   mjc@westmorelandresearch.org
Contact Person:   Michael Constandy

Writers Ink Media Services
938 East Tantallon Drive
Fort Washington, MD 20744-5209
Telephone:   (301) 292-2027
E-mail:   info@writersinkmedia.com
Contact Person:   M. S. Shell
Research Specialty:   Motion pictures, audio, photo stills and video recordings. Our facility provides braodcast duplications and screening files

Joan Yoshiwara
1844 Mintwood Place NW
Washington, DC 20009-1908
Telephone:   (202) 332-1000
Fax:   (202) 462-6266
E-mail:   joanyosh@juno.com
Contact Person:   Joan Yoshiwara
Research Specialty:   Archival film and photos; public domain images; foreign policy


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