UNT LIBRARIES INVITES DENTON COUNTY RESIDENTS TO BE PART OF FILM HISTORY
Seeking television and movie memorabilia from Denton County
Did you attend the 1967 premiere of Bonnie & Clyde in Denton, Texas? Were you an extra on the set of Necessary Roughness? Do you have photographs of the many celebrities that visited Denton County? Do you collect theater advertisements or ticket stubs? Do you own a local business and still have commercials that were shown on television? Join the University of North Texas Libraries and the Texas Archive of the Moving Image for the unique opportunity to become part of North Texas film history while also preserving your family’s photographs, home movies, and more. From ticket stubs and theater advertisements to home movies of local parades and festivals, this free community digitization event will help to preserve Denton County’s extensive but disappearing film heritage.
Residents of Denton County are invited to participate in a special encore presentation of “Spotlight on North Texas,” on Sunday June 05, 2016 at the Emily Fowler Central Library (502 Oakland, Denton, Texas) from 1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Families are encouraged to get their photo albums and scrapbooks off the shelves and out of the closet to see if they captured parts of our Texas film history. Items eligible for free digitization include historic photos of Denton County movie theaters, ticket stubs, and memorabilia related to movies shown in Denton County. UNT Libraries staff will scan these items onsite and immediately return the original materials along with a free digital copy.
The Texas Archive of the Moving Image (TAMI) will be onsite to collect your family film and videos, which will be digitized off-site and returned by mail to the owners at no cost, along with a digital copy. To qualify for free digitization, the movies must be shot by a Texan, shot in Texas, or be about Texas. We may also accept digital copies of already digitized Texas-related films.
Digitization is limited to 25 print items, up to 20 reels of motion picture film, and 5 videotapes per household. The sponsoring organizations will retain a digital copy of the materials for long-term preservation. With a selection of digitized items, UNT will create a community collection on the Portal to Texas History which will document or local and regional heritage. A selection of materials will also be placed online as part of TAMI’s digital collection. Thousands of materials have already been preserved by these institutions and can be viewed online at www.texasarchive.org and www.texashistory.unt.edu.
“Spotlight on North Texas” is free and open to the public. In addition to digitization, attendees can learn about film history and preservation and view historic film clips from North Texas including the Southwest Premiere of Bonnie and Clyde and a recently preserved film by legendary director Joe Camp.
If you have questions about the program or whether your materials qualify for free digitization, please contact the Program Director, Laura Treat at laura.treat@unt.edu or (940) 369-5293. Follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/events/1552594765043263 and Twitter @Spotlight_NTX.
This event has been made possible in part by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this project do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
WHAT: Spotlight on North Texas
WHEN: Sunday, June 05, 2016, 1:30-4:30 p.m.
WHERE:
Emily Fowler Central Library
502 Oakland
Denton, TX 76201-3102
(940)349-8749
www.dentonlibrary.com
COST: Free
Contact: Laura Treat at (940)369-5293 or Laura.Treat@unt.edu orLaura Douglas at (940)349-8749, Laura.Douglas@cityofdenton.com
