Dale E. Winn home movies
Collection
Identifier: A1139
Scope and Contents
The Dale. E. Winn home movies (1915-1975) consists primarily of home movies taken by Winn of various excursions amongst a wide variety of outdoor locations. Friends and family are captured running down the Colorado, Virgin and San Juan Rivers, rappelling in the Teton mountains and skiing in Aspen, Colorado. Salt Creek and Cataract Canyons, Orderville Gulch, Glenwood Springs and the Canyonlands are also featured. The collection is an impressive catalogue of geographical features in the midwest, filmed effectively by Winn. A handful of professional films owned by Winn, including those by Charlie Chaplin and Frank Buck, and early Disney cartoons such as "Two Little Pups", are inlcuded. 44 8mm films have been digitized and are available for viewing on the DVDs detailed in this finding aid.
Dates
- 1915-1975
Creator
- Winn, Dale Eldon, 1917-1999 (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Materials must be used on-site; no use of original material, access copies will be made available for viewing. Five business days advanced notice required. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law, condition of the material, or by donor.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Dale E. Winn home movies must be obtained from the Special Collections Multimedia Archivist.
Permission to publish material from the Dale E. Winn home movies must be obtained from the Special Collections Multimedia Archivist.
Biographical Note
Dale E. Winn was born 23 November 1917 in Tooele, Utah. He graduated from the University of Utah with an English major. Before the war he worked in the smelter and as a traveling salesman for a knit dress company. He was drafted in 1941, serving in Australia, New Guinea and at Fort Still, Oklahoma. He returned to Tooele after the war and took up a position at the post office, where he would remain for the rest of his working career. Winn died of kidney failure in 1999.
Winn was an avid explorer, and spent a great deal of his time amongst the outdoors. He was an expert camper, with a love for photography and writing. Affectionately nicknamed "Unk the desert Rat" by his family, he had a knack for storytelling around the campfire. Winn wished to be a published author, at one point self-publishing his military memories of World War Two entitled "Suntan and Fatigue". Winn was continually gathering new experiences, participating in archeology digs in the desert, taking climbing lessons in the Teton Mountains and running numerous rivers in the midwest.
Winn was an avid explorer, and spent a great deal of his time amongst the outdoors. He was an expert camper, with a love for photography and writing. Affectionately nicknamed "Unk the desert Rat" by his family, he had a knack for storytelling around the campfire. Winn wished to be a published author, at one point self-publishing his military memories of World War Two entitled "Suntan and Fatigue". Winn was continually gathering new experiences, participating in archeology digs in the desert, taking climbing lessons in the Teton Mountains and running numerous rivers in the midwest.
Extent
44 8mm film
Abstract
The Dale E. Winn home movies (1915-1975) consists primarily of home movies capturing Winn's outdoor adventures with friends and family, inlcuding rappelling in the Tetons, rafting down the Colorado River, skiing competitions in Aspen and much more.
Arrangement
The materials are arranged by subject
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Denis F. Winn in 2013.
Processing Information
Processed by Jacob Waltman in 2013
Creator
- Winn, Dale Eldon, 1917-1999 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Dale E. Winn home movies
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid created by Jacob Waltman
- Date
- 2013
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid encoded in English.
Repository Details
Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository
Contact:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu