NC Moving Image Archivists

[Stephanie Stewart <stewarts AT email.unc.edu>]

I made a correction to the Tommy Thompson film below...
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Stephanie Stewart
Moving Image Archivist
Manuscripts Department
CB#3926, Wilson Library
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890
Phone: (919)962-1345
Fax: (919) 962-3594


Quoting Stephanie Stewart <stewarts AT email.unc.edu>:

> Apologies for getting this out late - we had to reschedule due to a
> conflict with another library event.
>
> Here's the details:
>
> Monday, October 20, 2008
> 6:00pm (Reception at 5:00pm)
> Pleasants Family Assembly Room
> Wilson Library
>
>
> • The William R. Ferris Collection (Mississippi Delta, 1960s, super 8mm
> film/DVD)
> • The Harry Lee Harllee Films (Men identified as former slaves,
> Florence, SC, 1928-1929, DVD)
> • The Allard K. Lowenstein Papers (Travels abroad, 1950s, 8mm film/DVD)
> • The Tommy Thompson Collection (Old-time music jam session in NC, ca.
> 1970s, super 8mm film/DVD)
> • The Harrison and Smith Family Papers (African American baptism near
> Enfield, NC, 1930s, 16mm film/DVD)
>
>
> With the exception of a few of the Ferris films, all films are silent.
>
> We also hope to have one or two guest speakers present their films or
> family's films.
>
> Stephanie
>
>
> --
> Stephanie Stewart
> Moving Image Archivist
> Manuscripts Department
> CB#3926, Wilson Library
> University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
> Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890
> Phone: (919)962-1345
> Fax: (919) 962-3594
>
>
> Quoting Kirston Johnson <kirston.johnson AT duke.edu>:
>
> > Hello all,
> >
> > Karen and I will be creating a poster for the home movie screenings event.
> > We?d like to have all the important details by this Friday, so that our
> > graphic designer can have the poster completed by September 19.  At that
> > point, we?ll send each of you a PDF of the poster and you can
> > distribute/print it as much as you?d like (or do something on your own).
> >
> > Event details on the poster will include:
> >
> > Date
> > Time
> > Location (building, room)
> > List of films to be screened
> > URL
> >
> > I think I have most of this info, but I?m missing the time and room in
> > some cases.  Could each of you review the details below and let me know
> > how you?d like me to word things.  Also, if you could fill in the blanks,
> > that would be great.
> >
> > I?ve attached a couple of still images we thought of using.  Please feel
> > free to comment or share others.  We?d like to use the vertical stack of
> > films for the central image, as that will allow us to stagger details for
> > each institution on the side.  As soon as we have a proof, we?ll send it
> > out.
> >
> > That?s it for now.  Thank you all for finding these great films and
> > working with us to do this!
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > Kirston
> >
> >
> > Details
> >
> > Duke:
> >
> > October 21
> > 6:00pm (confirm)
> > Rare Book Room, Perkins Library
> > Home Movies / Regional Films from:
> >        The Sidney D. Gamble collection (Pilgrimage to Miao Feng Shan,
> > China, 1927, DVD)
> >        The Glenn Kiner collection (Shanghai, 1928, lenticular, DVD)
> >        The Frederic Cowper Papers (Paris Exposition, Paris, France, 1937,
> > 16mm film print)
> >        The H. Lee Waters collection (Kannapolis, North Carolina, 1930s,
> > 16mm film print)
> >        The Morris and Dorothy Margolin Home Movies Collection (Bangkok,
> > Hong Kong 1965, DVD)
> >
> >
> > UNC:
> >
> > October 22
> > [Time?]
> > Pleasants Family Assembly Room, Wilson Library
> > Films:
> >        8mm home movies and actuality footage shot around the Mississippi
> > Delta
> > by Bill Ferris (ca. 1960s, film or DVD)
> >        8mm home movies shot by Allard Lowenstein of travels abroad in
> > Europe,
> > Africa, and Russia (ca. 1950s, film or DVD)
> >        16mm home movie of African Americans identified as former slaves
> > shot
> >        around Florence, SC by Harry Lee Harllee (ca. 1920s, DVD)
> >        16mm home movie of an African American Baptism ceremony in a lake
> > (ca.
> >        1960s, film or DVD)
> >        Home movie footage of a jam session shot by Tommy Thompson (gotta
> > get
> >        more details on this one, film or DVD)
> >
> > State Archives / NC State:
> >
> > October 23
> > [Time?]
> > Search Room, State Archives
> > Films:
> >        H. Lee Waters films of Hillsborough, NC
> >        Raleigh Fire Department training film, c.1950s (hilarious)
> >        Tar Heel Family by George Stoney 1949, very forward thinking film
> > about NC?s natural resources and conservation etc?
> >        Tomorrow?s Market Today, 1965 film by WRAL about ?modern?
> > marketing and economic development and the new Research Triangle Park!
> >        Jockey?s Ridge for all the People, 1975-1976, moving student film
> > by Ron Hagell about saving the dune from developers and the founding of
> > the state park at Jockey?s Ridge
> >
> >
> > *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*
> >
> > Kirston Johnson
> > Moving Image Archivist
> > Duke University
> > Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Technical Services
> > Smith Warehouse
> > 114 South Buchanan Blvd.
> > Bay 35, Box 90767
> > Durham, NC  27708
> >
> > *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*
>
>
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