Erol's Video Club Collection
name: label: Creator
content: Wiener, Tom
label: Creator
content: Erol's Video Club.
topic: label: Topic
content: Motion picture industry
label: Topic
content: Customer clubs
label: Topic
content: Video recordings industry
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Collection donated by Erol's Video Club.
creator: label: Creator
content: Wiener, Tom
label: Creator
content: Erol's Video Club.
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content: Erol's Video Club Collection
abstract: label: Summary
content: Advertising and promotional materials for Erol's Video Club. Includes a calendar with advertising and coupons, two binders of member newsletters, newspapers, original design drawings for advertising, and posters.
bioghist: label: Biographical/Historical note
content: A Washington, D.C. area videocassette rental club, founded in 1963. It was later sold to Blockbuster Video.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Cubic foot (3 boxes)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1984-1991
custodhist: label: Ownership and Custodial History
content: Gathered by Tom Wiener, a former Archives Center employee, who had also worked for Erol's.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0687
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Advertisements
label: Type
content: Design drawings
label: Type
content: Catalogs
label: Type
content: Posters
label: Type
content: Newsletters
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Divided into 3 series: (1) Erol's Video Club Newsletter; (2) Erol's Video Club Product Newspaper; (3) Advertising Materials.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by Alison Oswald, 2003.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Advertisements -- 1980-2000
label: Genre/Form
content: Design drawings
label: Genre/Form
content: Catalogs
label: Genre/Form
content: Posters -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Newsletters
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents note
content: The collection consists of advertising and promotional materials for Erol's Video, Inc.  Materials include Series 1: The Erol's Video Club Newsletter, 1984-1985, which contains features of the month and items for sale. 

Series 2: The Erol's Video Club Newspaper, 1986-1988, features video rentals, tapes for sale, video services, a gift tape guide, rental guide, and coming attractions. 

Series 3: Advertising Materials, 1991, undated consist of a calendar, posters, original artwork, and one black and white photo promoting Erol's and it's video products.