Sesame Street (Television program)
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Sesame Street is an American educational children's television series that combines live action, sketch comedy, animation and puppetry. It was conceived in 1966 by Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd Morrisett. The program is known for its images communicated through the use of Jim Henson's Muppets, and includes short films, with humor and cultural references. The series premiered on November 10, 1969; it has aired on the U.S.'s national public television provider PBS since its debut, with its first run moving to premium channel HBO in 2016.
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Audio collection of Julia Child, 1961-1995 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Grant Case Files for Public Television Programming, 1971 - 1982 | National Archives at College Park | |
| referencedIn | Nominee Case Files, 1972 - 1972 | National Archives at College Park | |
| referencedIn | Harvard Theatre Collection of clippings on theater-related subjects | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Papers of Barbara Gould Nylander, 1893-2005 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Marion Walter Photograph Collection 2011-271., 1952-1980s, undated | Dolph Briscoe Center for American History | |
| referencedIn | Mail re: Children [Sesame Street] | William J. Clinton Presidential Center | |
| referencedIn | Sesame Street : Insert scripts | Harvard University | |
| referencedIn | Sesame Street Photo Sent to Amy | Jimmy Carter Library | |
| referencedIn | Sesame Street Parents | William J. Clinton Presidential Library & Museum | |
| referencedIn | Long, Loretta: Sesame Street 4/75-6/75 (O/A 5418) | Jimmy Carter Library | |
| referencedIn | Subject Files of the Communications Subcommittee of the Committee on Commerce from the 91st through 94th Congresses | Center for Legislative Archives | |
| referencedIn | Sesame Street | Harvard University | |
| referencedIn | 12/14/76 - Diplomatic Children's Christmas Party | Gerald R. Ford Library | |
| referencedIn | Karen Aqua Collection | Harvard Film Archive, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| referencedIn | Papers of Rebecca Hourwich Reyher, 1877-1988 (inclusive), 1915-1970 (bulk) | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Harvard University News Office photographs: Gazette photographs for issues of May 23, 1986 through August 9, 1991 | Harvard University Archives. | |
| referencedIn | Records of the Harvard University Graduate School of Education Development Office | Harvard University Archives. | |
| referencedIn | Papers, 1968-1994 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America |
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| associatedWith | Henson, Jim, 1936-1990 | person |
| associatedWith | Walter (Marion) Photograph Collection | person |
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Establishment 1969-11-10
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