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Norfolk Charitable Trust film collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 9002

Scope and Contents

Collection consists of 19 reels of American western-themed 16mm films, 13 film titles total, collected by the Norfolk Charitable Trust. Films are both silent and sound. Materials dated 1903-1978.

Dates

  • Creation: 1903-1978

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Originals restricted. Digitized reference copies available for use in the Reading Room.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Please direct any questions to Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.

Biographical / Historical

The Norfolk Charitable Trust was created in 2010 and collects artworks, photographs, and artifacts documenting cultural significance.

The Norfolk Charitable Trust was previously the Kendall Whaling Museum Trust. The trust was renamed the Norfolk Charitable Trust in 2010. The mission of the Trust and the archive is to preserve and provide access to artworks, photographs, and artifacts of cultural significance.

Extent

19 film boxes (9.5 linear ft.)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Custodial History

The films were collected by and then stored in the Norfolk Charitable Trust archive until they were donated to BYU Special Collections in 2016.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated; Norfolk Charitable Trust; 2016.

Appraisal

Motion Picture Archives.

Separated Materials

There were 86 film reels separated from original the accession before processing. Please see collection case file for more information.

Processing Information

Processed; Mary-Celeste Ricks; 2017.

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Norfolk Charitable Trust film collection
Status
Under Revision
Author
Mary-Celeste Ricks
Date
2017
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English in Latin script.

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

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Contact:
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Provo Utah 84602 United States

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