Michael J. Bowen collection on Black film
Scope and Contents
The Michael J. Bowen collection of Black exploitation film posters and pressbooks consists of about 150 items of printed advertising material, representing 100 different American films produced during the 1970s. The bulk of the posters and pressbooks represent the "Blaxploitation" or Black exploitation film genre, but the collection also represents other Black-oriented concert films, art films, comedies, and melodramas.
Some notable films represented in the collection include: Shaft (1971), Hammer (1972), Coffy (1973), Detroit 9000 (1973), The Spook Who Sat By the Door (1973) and many others.
Box 1: Pressbooks. Folders 1-12: Posters.
Dates
- 1968-1983
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.
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.
Biographical / Historical
This collection of film advertising materials was assembled by Michael J. Bowen, a film historian and instructor of American film history in New York City.
Extent
14.65 linear feet (44 containers) : 1 rsb; 2 flat boxes; 41 oversize folders
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Michael J. Bowen collection of Black exploitation film posters and pressbooks consists of about 150 items of printed advertising material, representing 100 different American films produced during the 1970s. The bulk of the collection represents the "Blaxploitation" or Black exploitation film genre, but the collection also represents other Black-oriented concert films, art films, comedies, and melodramas.
- African Americans in motion pictures Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Blaxploitation films -- United States Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Posters Subject Source: TGM II, Genre and physical characteristic terms
- Pressbooks Subject Source: TGM II, Genre and physical characteristic terms
Source
- Bowen, Michael J. (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Michael J. Bowen collection on Black film
- Status
- Revise Description
- Author
- Alexa Goff
- Date
- 2021
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Box: 1 (Mixed Materials)
- Oversize Folder: 1 (Mixed Materials)
- Oversize Folder: 2 (Mixed Materials)
- Oversize Folder: 3 (Mixed Materials)
- Oversize Folder: 4 (Mixed Materials)
- Oversize Folder: 5 (Mixed Materials)
- Oversize Folder: 6 (Mixed Materials)
- Oversize Folder: 7 (Mixed Materials)
- Oversize Folder: 8 (Mixed Materials)
- Oversize Folder: 9 (Mixed Materials)
- Oversize Folder: 10 (Mixed Materials)
- Oversize Folder: 11 (Mixed Materials)
- Oversize Folder: 12 (Mixed Materials)
Repository Details
Part of the University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Repository
