Action for Children's Television
Variant namesA national grassroots organization advocating quality and diversity in television for children and adolescents, Action for Children's Television (ACT) was founded by Peggy Charren in 1968 in Newton, MA, and later based in Cambridge, MA. The organization was formally disbanded in 1992.
From the description of Records, 1968-1992. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 428201265
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | MCI Communications Corporation. Regulatory Affairs (Records of Kenneth A. Cox). Records, 1939-1990 (bulk 1970-1985). | Hagley Museum & Library | |
| creatorOf | Sarson, Evelyn. [Letter, 1970 Jul. 21 : to Fred Rogers]. | Saint Vincent College, Saint Vincent Library | |
| referencedIn | Video organization file : Action for Children's Television : miscellaneous uncataloged material. | Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) | |
| referencedIn | Charren, Peggy. [Interview with Peggy Charren] [sound recording] / Peggy Charren ; [interviewed by] David Marc, ACT Library of Gutman Library, Harvard University, 5/5/98. | Syracuse University | |
| creatorOf | Action for Children's Television. Records, 1968-1992. | Harvard University, Education School, Gutman Library | |
| creatorOf | Citizens Committee on the Media (Chicago, Ill.). Citizens Committee on the Media (Chicago, Ill.) records, 1971-1984. | Chicago History Museum |
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| associatedWith | Charren, Peggy. | person |
| associatedWith | Citizens Committee on the Media (Chicago, Ill.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | MCI Communications Corporation. Regulatory Affairs (Records of Kenneth A. Cox) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Sarson, Evelyn. | person |
| associatedWith | United States. Federal Communications Commission. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United States. Federal Trade Commission. | corporateBody |
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| Advertising |
| Cable television |
| Children's television programs |
| Minorities on television |
| Parents |
| Public television |
| Radio |
| Sex role on television |
| Socialization |
| Television |
| Television |
| Television advertising and children |
| Television and children |
| Television and youth |
| Toys |
| Violence on television |
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Active 1968
Active 1992
Americans
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