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Documentary films

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:

Stephen Armstrong collection on Return to Little Hollywood

 Collection — Carton 1: [Barcode: 31197233632972]
Identifier: MSS 7543
Scope and Contents

Materials relate to the production of the short documentary film Return to Little Hollywood. Dated approximately 2008-approximately 2009.

Dates: approximately 2008-2009

Research materials on George Beard

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197231063253]
Identifier: MSS 1451
Scope and Contents Manuscripts and photocopies collected by Davies while researching and writing a biography entitled, "George Beard, Mormon Pioneer Artist with a Camera," privately published, ca. 1974. Collection includes Beard's memoirs and correspondence, news clippings and biographies about him, a transcript of his funeral service, Beard family histories, photographs, and a short color film made by KSL-TV regarding Beard's life. Papers include materials authored by Lovenia Bullock Beard, Edna Beard Taylor,...
Dates: 1916-1974

Dean of Students films on Native Americans

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 762
Scope and Contents

Contains three motion pictures that were used as information resources by the Dean of Students' Office. Includes a documentary on Mexican Indians entitled "The Tarahumara" done by James Dearden for the Multicultural Educational Department; a documentary entitled "Beauty Before Me: Navajo Weavers" done by Michael Van Wagenen and Shaun Jorgensen; and a drama entitled "A Different Drum" done by Wetzel Whitaker.

Dates: 1974-1984

Deseret News Ski School : a Utah skisport legacy

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197239278077]
Identifier: MSS 9279
Scope and Contents

Contains a DVD labeled, "Deseret News Ski School; A Utah Skisport Legacy," created by Alan K. Engen for exhibits at the Alta Historical Society and the Alf Engen Ski Museum. The DVD is a documentary of the history of the sport of skiing in Utah and the Deseret New Ski School. Dated 2001.

Dates: 2001

Impossible journey

 Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197231191047]
Identifier: MSS 2125
Scope and Contents

Reenactment of the "Hole in the Rock" expedition of 1880, filmed under the auspices of the Utah Board of Education.

Dates: approximately 1940

Maeser Elementary School collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2377
Abstract

This collection comprises much of the history of Maeser Elementary School, from its foundation in 1898 up through about 1996, six years before it closed. Included in the collection are histories, newspaper clippings, photographs, artifacts from the school, movie reels, and some school files. Most of the histories were created by the Parent Teacher Associaiton (PTA) at Maeser Elementary. Documents local school history and the history of Provo, Utah.

Dates: 1898-1996

Multimedia Unit records

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197233653655]
Identifier: UA 5641
Scope and Contents

Contains the DVDs and CD data discs of film shot by the Harold B. Lee Library multimedia unit from February 2012 and April 2013. The DVDs hold the final edited shoot that are accessible with the menu, while the CD data discs have each film segment individually accessible. Footage focuses on the Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University campus and student events and life.

Dates: 2012-2013

William H. Oliver collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS P 90
Scope and Contents

Collection contains the professional and personal photographs of William H. Oliver, including documentary films, scientific and medical photographs, travel photographs from Central America, and images of the Oliver family.

Dates: approximately 1940-1978

Lynn Packer research collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8919
Scope and Contents

Motion picture materials captured during his years as an active television reporter for KSL News covering the years 1975-1985.

Dates: approximately 1960-1984

Ski gulls / directed by film producer Otto Lang

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197239251165]
Identifier: MSS 9317
Scope and Contents

Contains a DVD copy of the film Ski gulls, produced by Otto Lang at Steamboat Springs, Colorado, around the year 1943.

Dates: approximately 1943