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Independent Researchers for Hire

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

A3 Genealogy
4404 Harrison Street, Suite 3A
Kansas City, MO 64110
Telephone: (816) 729-5995
Fax: (816) 960-1052
E-mail: strader@aol.com
Contact Person: Kathleen Brandt
Research Specialty: Military records: NARA, MOBCOM, WWII; Native American; African American; Census Records; Genealogy and Family History; Media Types: Audio/Sound Recordings; Film and Video Recordings; Photographs and Pictures

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

Archival and Public Domain Research
(of Meadow Tree Films)
4725 Sedgwick St. NW
Washington, DC 20016
Telephone: (cell phone): (978) 835-0440
E-mail: meadowtrees@yahoo.com
Contact Person: Mary Jane Williams
Research Specialty: Videos, films, audio, photo and text research, all subjects, including history, art, politics, captured German records, Census, Cold War, Nixon, Court records, Diplomatic records, Genealogy, Immigration and Naturalization, Intelligence, Labor, Fed. Regulatory Agencies, Military, including Navy, Native American, Energy, the Environment. (Know French, German, some Italian).

AVArchives Services
10105 Minburn Street
Great Falls, VA 22066-2512
Telephone: (703) 759-0459
Fax: (703) 759-0459
E-mail: william.murphy@AVArchives.com
Contact Person: William T. Murphy
Research Specialty: Audiovisual records and donated materials, including motion pictures, sound, and video recordings, and still photographs needed for incorporation into television documentaries and other media productions

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: Motion pictures, video, recorded sound, still pictures, textual records; 20th century world history, World War II, black history, POWs, sports, humor, air and space, children, and technology

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

Gretchen Brodtman
322 East Mason Avenue
Alexandria, VA 22301-1730
Telephone: (703) 535-8546
E-mail: gfilmb@verizon.net
Contact Person: Gretchen Brodtman
Research Specialty: Motion Picture Film; Presidential Libraries

Victoria Brown
18 Observation Court, Apt 002
Gaithersburg, MD 20874
Telephone: (301) 740-3358
E-mail: perseusmagic@frontiernet.net
Contact Person: Victoria Brown

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

Daruma Media
1629 Columbus Road NW 432
Washington, DC 20009-3643
Telephone: (202) 518-7776
E-mail: john@darumamedia.org
Contact Person: John Loggins
Research Specialty: Photo research for film, television, multimedia, and print projects

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
Fax: (410) 535-6354
E-mail: edwardengel@yahoo.com
Contact Person: Edward Engel
Research Specialty: Film, video, still photograph and audio research

Gina McNeely Picture Research
43150 Broadlands Center Plaza, Suite 152, #164
Ashland, VA 20148
Telephone: (703) 723-6770
E-mail: gina.mcneely@comcast.net
Contact Person: Gina McNeely
Research Specialty: Photographs, textual records, motion pictures, American history, military history, aviation history.

Staci Gorden
5800 3rd Street NW
Washington, DC 20011
Telephone: (202) 288-5393
E-mail: stacian_gorden@hotmail.com
Contact Person: Staci Gorden
Research Specialty: African-American, television news, film/video, public/federal land, women's history, sports, education/academia

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

Helen Weiss Productions
Post Office Box 21264
Washington, DC 20009-0764
Telephone: (202) 255-0380
E-mail: hwprod2004@aol.com
Contact 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

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

Susan Hormuth, Visual Resource 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, Video & Sound Recordings. Still Pictures and Textual material. All subject areas, with particular experience in popular culture, lifestyles, civil rights, World Wars, Korean and Vietnam wars. Over 20 years experience in visual research in DC area.

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

Karen Wyatt Film and Research
2034 Hopewood Drive
Falls Church, VA 22043-1836
Telephone: (703) 237-3168
Fax: (703) 237-3169
E-mail: mopix046@earthlink.net
Contact Person: Karen Wyatt
Research Specialty: 20 years experience in motion picture and still picture collections covering topics of interest to documentary film producers and book publishers

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

The Leonard Group, Inc.
9364 Spring Water Path
Jessup, MD 20794
Telephone: (301) 776-9260
Fax: (301) 776-8962
E-mail: theleonardgroupinc@verizon.net
Contact Person: Kevin Leonard
Research Specialty:American military history, WWI, US Navy, 20th century American History, Film and Video, Photos.

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

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