Scope and Contents
The collection comprises films and videotapes created by or about students, faculty, and staff of the University of Oregon created between 1919-2009. Items include films made by faculty for teaching or to demonstrate research; home movies; footage of athletic events; commencements; homecoming and similar activities; footage of campus, classrooms, and buildings; dance and music performances; documentaries; recruitment and promotional films; and a feature-length narrative film produced by students in 1929 called Ed's Coed.
Dates
- 1919-2009
Creator
- University of Oregon. University Archives (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open to the public. Collection must be used in Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room. Collection or parts of collection may be stored offsite. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives in advance of your visit to allow for transportation time. Collection includes sound recordings, moving images, and digital files to which access is restricted. Access to these materials is governed by repository policy and may require the production of listening or viewing copies. Researchers requiring access must notify Special Collections and University Archives in advance and pay fees for reproduction services as necessary.
Conditions Governing Use
Property rights reside with Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries. Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs. All requests for permission to publish collection materials must be submitted to Special Collections and University Archives. The reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.
Extent
8 linear feet (8 containers; 94 items)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection comprises films and videotapes created by or about students, faculty, and staff of the University of Oregon created between 1919-2009.
Arrangement
Material within this collection is minimally arranged. Any arrangement is either derived from the records' creators or custodians or from staff at the time of initial processing. It may be necessary to look in multiple places for the same types of materials.
Physical Description
8 containers; 94 items
Processing Information
Collection processed by staff, 2014-2016.
This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
Description information is drawn in part from information supplied with the collection and initial surveys of the contents.
- Colleges and Universities Subject Source: Archiveswest
- Eugene (Or.) Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Motion pictures (visual works) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Universities and colleges -- Oregon -- Eugene Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- University of Oregon
- Video recordings (physical artifacts) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Title
- University Archives Film Collection
- Status
- Complete Description
- Author
- Collection processed by staff, 2014-2016.
- Date
- 2017
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Repository
