This collection is primarily made up of moving images and sound recordings collected by the David Sarnoff Research Library relating to the RCA corporation dating from 1953 to 2009. There is a set of photographs related to the Nippon Television Network and two photograph albums, one of 30 Rockefeller Center and the other containing waveform and photo-radio equipment. This collection is organized into eight series: Broadcast programming, Communications, Events, History, Meetings, Popular recordings, Reference materials, and Nippon Television Network.

The Broadcast programming series includes material created by broadcast companies either about David Sarnoff, the Labs or were used for research purposes. Of note are three films (and Digital Betacam transfers) produced by the NBC Special Film Unit. Several programs about the history of NBC are included and have accompanying shot lists for some of the program. Also included are two versions of “The Story of Television”, which celebrated National Television Week. The program shows David Sarnoff, credits him as pioneer of television and explains the history of the process of television. “Color TV with Jimmy Durante & Sarnoff” was a program that introduced color television to the public. Of note is, ”Combat TV”, a program created by RCA in collaboration with the Army Signal Corps. This film promoted the use of television within the military and features David Sarnoff. Audio recordings include an entire “Today” show from 1966 and two recordings of “Executive Wire”, a business news program in which in one instance Robert Sarnoff is mentioned and another discusses the ABC/International Telephone and Telegraph merger. This sub-series also contains a news story on the Flat Panel display and the first Stereo Audio/Video Transmission on the Tonight Show. Also included is a Digital Betacam videocassette of "The Reasons Why," which focuses on research and development laboratories at Cherry Hill, New Jersey.

Communications series is made up of materials that were used to promote the work of the company or used internally for informational purposes are in the Communications sub-series. One audio recording entitled “Old Guards at Princeton”, is an address given by C.J. King, Jr. on the David Sarnoff and Library. Two “VideoLine” videos are examples of RCA’s in-house employee video magazine. Also included here are videos not produced by the company that may have been used by employees in their work.

The series Events contains a 16mm film “RCA Party for Jack Benny” in which Jack Benny is given award and Robert Sarnoff speaks and presents a portable television/radio/alarm clock to Mr. Benny. George Burns is in the audience and Benny plays violin with the band. Also included is a dub of the First Transatlantic Broadcast Reception at RCA and the RCA Videodisc Kickoff, a celebration of RCA's Videodisc product, which also has a Digital Betacam version.

The History series includes videos that explore the history of television and RCA. “The History of RCA” also includes a detailed shot list for a portion of the program. There are also two photograph albums, one containing photographs of 30 Rockefeller Center from various viewpoints and another of waveforms and various equipment.

The Meetings series is made up of 1 Digital Betacam videocassette, the “RCA 64th Annual Meeting of Shareholders.”

The Popular Recordings series contains audio recordings produced by professional recording companies. Of note are phonograph recordings of the music composed by Richard Rogers from the program “Victory at Sea” which was made at NBC while David Sarnoff was President of the company.

The recordings in the Reference Materials series were collected for research purposes, presumably for their similarity to other RCA products.

The Nippon Television Network series consists of black and white photographs depicting the crowds that gathered to watch early color television demonstration broadcasts in Japan. All of the photographs show color television and color telemural projector demonstrations that took place in Tokyo during 1959. These demonstrations took place at train stations, parks, schools, temples, and stores. Although you cannot see what was on the screen the demonstrations predominantly broadcast wrestling and boxing matches but also the royal wedding and parade of Emperor Akihito.