The University of Mississippi J.D. Williams Library Department of Archives & Special Collections Collection Finding Guide

Transcription

1 Red Fields are Required The University of Mississippi J.D. Williams Library Department of Archives & Special Collections Collection Finding Guide Title Alvis Home Movie Collection Inclusive Date Bulk Date Collector Physical 33 reels Extent Repository Location Identification HM 40 Language of Material Abstract Acquisition Custodial History Processing Information Appraisal Additions / Accruals Alternative Formats Technical Requirements Subject Terms Formats University of Mississippi. Department of Archives and Special Collections. University, MS 38677, USA 8mm, 50'; Super8, 50'; Super8, 100'; Super8, 150'; Sup8mm, 200';Super8, 250';

2 Biographical/ Historical Scope and Content Preferred Citation Access Restrictions Copyright Restrictions Related Material Separated Material Arrangement Super8, 300' Accessible Reels Include: 1-13, 14-25, Tape Roll # Title Shot List Notes Col or b/w Date Original format 1 Roll 1 a. view of Christmas tree color November mm, 50' b. woman washing dishes in housecoat c. mom (in pedal pushers) playing with baby and Christmas toys 1 Roll 2 a. child learning to walk b. mom feeding baby at highchair 1 Roll 3 Thanksgiving 1960 c. moving toy cat entertains baby at dinnertime a. baby and family outdoors b. dad looking sharp c. family gathering d. thanksgiving dinner e. mom is pregnant 1 Roll 4 a. outdoor cookout b. shots of child walking *especially dark footage at end of reel *several feet of unexposed film color November mm, 50' color November mm, 50' color December mm, 50'

3 1 Roll 5 Christmas 1960 a. family gathering at home b. baby playing toy piano 2 Roll 6 Christmas 1969 a. Children Playing Football b. women have "big hair" c. kids in "Brady" clothes doing jumping jacks d. kids playing football e. boys watching television f. children dancing in pajamas g. kids hamming for the camera h. grownups gathering i. Christmas morning--lots of opened gifts, kids, and spent gift-wrap j. various folks toasting the camera 2 Roll 7 Jim's Birthday a. girls birthday party b. girl blowing out candles c. Christmas, 1969 d. cold day at beach resort 3 Roll 8 a. radio controlled airplanes b. sailboat c. birthday party for one of the kids d. older woman's birthday e. little girl's birthday party (coloring) 3 Roll 9 a. family picnic at lake b. on a boat at the lake 4 Roll 10 a. boat ride b. Christmas (kids opening gifts) c. children with their haul at Christmas d. girl with psychedelic poster--birthday party e. back at the beach/children looking older 4 Roll 11 a. beach scenes/children looking younger b. fun in the sea c. back at camp on the beach d. more beach e. watching the fishing boats coming in f. sea fishing from the dock 5 Roll 12 a. more Christmas cavorting b. James sitting with his mother c. children open gifts d. boy on minibike--"i'm a Rebel" t-shirt; "Hoddy at end of reel *some portions out of focus *many sections of this are out of focus color December mm, 50' color December 1969 Sup8mm, 200' color 1970 Super8, 100' color July 1970 Super8, 150' color July 1970 Super8, 150' color August 1970 Super8, 200' color July 1970 Super8, 250' color 1970 Super8, 300'

4 Toddy" on back e. boy on motorbike and another on the minibike f. Christmas parade--downtown Jackson, MS g. children waving to Santa h. getting ready for Christmas i. family pictures around the tree j. parade scenes (various floats, bands, military colorguards, dignitaries, and women in convertibles, ittle tank shaped vehicles (six wheels--two seaters)) 6 Roll 13 June 1971 a. zoo scenes (tiger, bear, elephant, monkeys, giraffe b. swimming pool in suburbia c. boys on diving board 7 Roll 14 Destin, Florida, July Roll 15 Destin, Florida, July Roll 16 Nassau, July Roll 17 Nassau,July 1972 a. fishing at a lake b. lake house/cabin c. more fishing scenes--man with cane pole rod a. beach scenes--boy with floats (air mattress), beach ball b. little girl with tire tube c. boy flying a purple bat kite at the beach camp a. back at the lake on a small fishing boat (skiff) b. boy holding his catch of fish c. boys playing baseball d. view from an airplane window--in flight e. at a hotel in a tropical area; scenes outside--mom with a drink f. view of the golf course--lots of palm trees g. view of the area from some high vantage point-- lots of sea, hotels, and palmettos h. view from aboard a cruise ship at dock i. shot of "World's Largest Glass Bottom Boat" j. back at the beach; mom applies sunscreen a. more beach scenes b. driving around the old town (Nassau?) c. woman sewing letters into tourist straw hats d. more beach e. view from a cruise ship--underway *some interior footage very dark color July 1971 Super8, 200' color July 1972 Super8, 300' color July 1972 Super8, 200' color July 1972 Super8, 250' color July 1972 Super8, 250' 11 Roll 18 Nassau,July a. view from a hotel balcony color July 1972 Super8, 250'

5 1972 b. at the airport c. views from an airplane window--in flight d. view from aboard a ship e. more beach fun f. more airline shots g. approximately 9 mins of cloud footage 19 *No Reel 19 due to mis-numbered reels 12 Roll 20 a. church camp--"camp Castillian Springs, YMCA" b. woodland scenes c. children in the forest 12 Roll 21 a. girl in lifejacket swimming b. outdoors on a river, boat, swimmers c. mom makes her way to the bushes d. kids in go-karts going around a track, and around, and around.. e. kids jumping into the water from a dock 13 Roll 22 Gulf Shores, August 1973 f. swimming at Gulf Shores a. swimming in the ocean b. daughter has a fishing rod c. dad having a Pabst Blue Ribbon d. getting ready to fish at the dock--looks like someone caught a shark (a small one that is) e. the kids slide down a gigantic 3 humped slide f. back to the beach 13 Roll 23 a. more beach b. young girl with caught fish c. boys playing outside at home d. boys playing at weightlifting (approximately 9 minutes) e. gourd birdhouse 14 Roll 24 Christmas 1975, Gulf Shores a. outdoor swimming pool b. at the beach c. the kids and dad on mini-bikes somewhere near the coast d. more beach e. flying radio controlled airplanes f. boys playing baseball *film is somewhat spotty (molded) color July 1973 Super8, 50' color July 1973 Super8, 200' color 1973 Super8, 200' color March 1974 Super8, 150' color 1975 Super8, 150' 14 Roll 25 Gulf Shores, July 1976 a. summer fun at the beach color July 1976 Super8, 100' 15 Roll 26 Unintelligible This reel contains much abridged versions of three b&w Super8, 150'

6 Hollywood films: "The Thing," "Mighty Joe Young," and "Spills for Thrills" 15 Roll 27 a. radio controlled airplane footage color Super8, 150' 16 Roll 28 a. PGA tournament color Super8, 150' b. here are the boys; much younger and with BB guns in the woods c. gourd birdhouse d. back to golf e. boys birthday party 16 Roll 29 a. a squadron of hellcats color Super8, 200' b. swimming pool in the summer--hotel c. aboard some ferry d. the ferry passes dozens of fishing boats e. the ferry docks at an old civil war fort by the sea (probably down around Mobile Bay) 17 Roll 30 a. two boys paddle a paddle boat b. more lake frolicking with the kids c. some Christmas celebration circa 1975 (interesting dresses and hair styles) d. view from the back of a cabin cruiser underway e. cut to some better footage from the fishing boat 17 Roll 31 a. scenes from aboard a large fishing boat--an adults only cruise for members of Jim's family b. scenes from a youth diving competition 18 Roll 32 a. some kind of outdoor party; hard to tell due to lighting 18 Roll 33 a. some blurry seaside shots; mostly of mom and oldest daughter *footage is somewhat dark *footage is somewhat blurry to very blurry *film also has some very blue tones, but overall is OK *some very dark footage--shot at night *this reel did not transfer well color Super8, 150' color Super8, 50' color Super8, 50' color Super8, 50'