Hi Mary,
I suggest you contact Northeast Historic Films in Maine. They have a wonderful archive of home movies dating from the early 1920's.
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From: Mary Huelsbeck [mailto:mkh@xxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2001 2:22 PM
To: AMIA-L@xxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Home Movies
Hello -
my name is Mary Huelsbeck and I am a graduate student at the University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee. I am doing research for a paper on home movies in
archives. I was wondering if those of you in archives with home movies would be
willing to share your thoughts on the following questions.
1. What criteria do you use when deciding whether or not to accept a film?
2. Are the films accessible to researchers?
3. Has footage from home movies been used for special events, programs, outside
productions?
4. If used by filmmakers or the media, do you have fees and licensing
agreements?
5. Do you have any special concerns or issues pertaining to home movies?
6. How do you store the films? Do you have proper cold storage?
I would be interested in suggestions anyone may have for
archives/museums/historical societies that may have small collections of film
but don't have the resources or space to have proper cold storage. For example,
are there any freezers/refrigerators on the market that would be afforadable and
adequate for storage.
Thank you for your time - you can respond to the list or directly to me. If
others are interested, I will be happy to summarize the responses for the list.
Mary Huelsbeck