March 4, 2010
It’s a film from Homecoming 1957 — but does anyone know more?
Editor’s Note: The UW Audio Visual Services Materials Library has more than 1,200 reels of film from the late 1940s through the early 1970s, documenting life at the University through telecourses, commercial films and original productions. Some of the short films are easily identifiable, but many more remain mysteries. Who shot these films and why? Can you help answer those questions? Faculty and staff can use the comments field at the end of the story to send ideas. Those outside the University can e-mail filmarc@u.washington.edu.
This week’s film is less than a minute and depicts Homecoming at the University in 1957. What we see is a booth selling Homecoming buttons and several displays making reference to the football game, which was with a team called the Indians. Were these displays in front of Greek houses, or floats for a parade? Who made the film, and how was it used? If you know something about it, post a reply below.
Film Archive Specialist Hannah Palin got quite a few details about last week’s film, Pack Forest. She heard from the current director of the Center for Sustainable Forestry at Pack Forest as well as from two daughters of the late dean of forestry, Gordon Marckworth, who is pictured in the film. Be sure to read their posts for interesting details about the forest’s history.
