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Christenson family home movie collection

 Collection
Identifier: A0822

Scope and Contents

The Christenson family home movie collection contains 16mm film reels of home videos of river rafting and vacation in Mexico. It also has a 16mm commercial film on the history of Le Trappeur, a French ski boot company.

Dates

  • 1932-1968

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Materials must be used on-site; no use of original material, access copies will be made available for viewing. All items have been digitized and are available. 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

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Historical Note

These videos give a glimpse into river rafting and daily life in Mexico around the 1940s. One of the films also contains an interesting history on the development of the ski boot.

Extent

5 16mm film

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Christenson family home movie collection contains footage of river rafting, daily life in Mexico, and early ski racers.

Arrangement

Materials are arranged with the home videos first, followed by the ski film.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Bruce and June Christenson in 2000.

Processing Information

Processed by John Hammer in 2016.
Title
Guide to the Christenson family home movie collection 1932-1968
Status
Completed
Author
Finding aid created by Deborah Landis.
Date
2019 (last modified: 2023)
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository

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