Finding Aid for the Farmersville Film Project Collection 1968-1998 CSRC.137

Processed by Angel Diaz.

Chicano Studies Research Center Library

2012

144 Haines Hall

Box 951544

Los Angeles, California 90095-1544

librarian@chicano.ucla.edu

URL: http://chicano.ucla.edu

Language of Material: English

Contributing Institution: Chicano Studies Research Center Library

Title: Farmersville Film Project Collection

Creator: Glascock, Baylis

Creator: Lanford, Henry

Identifier/Call Number: CSRC.137

Physical Description: 3.4 linear feet (Three record carton boxes. One flat box.)

Date (inclusive): 1968-1998

Abstract: This collection includes a broad selection of materials related to the Farmersville Film Project that took place in 1968-1969. The Farmersville Film Project was funded by the U.S. Office of Economic Opportunity, inspired by the National Film Board of Canada's Film and Community Development Workshop (Memorial University of Newfoundland), and aimed to use modern communications media to help solve communications issues within society starting at the small community level. The collection was assembled by Baylis Glascock, a cinematographer on the Farmersville Film Project and includes a large amount of correspondence, diaries, reports, and related materials created by Henry Lanford and the Office of Economic Opportunity. The collection also includes the Farmersville Film Project films on reels and multiple copies on video cassettes.

Physical Location: COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Library and Archive for paging information.

Access

Open for research.

Acquisition Information

The materials were donated to the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center in 2012 by Baylis Glascock.

Arrangement

The collection is organized into the following series:

Series 1. Film and Community Development Workshop papers
Series 2. Farmersville Film Project papers
Series 3. Farmersville Film Project audiovisual material

Biography

The Farmersville Film Project was an initiative aimed at supporting community and social progress through the use of film and communications media. It was developed and funded by the Office of Economic Opportunity in 1968. The Office of Economic Opportunity was a United States government agency tasked with administering the War on Poverty programs created during President Lyndon B. Johnson's administration. The Office of Economic Opportunity was officially transferred by President Ronald Reagan to the Office of Community Services in the Department of Health and Human Services in 1981. The Farmersville Film Project was inspired by a similar initiative created in 1967 by the National Film Board of Canada through the Canada for Canadians, Challenge to Change programs known as the "Fogo Process." The National Film Board of Canada developed the Film and Community Workshops, beginning with the Fogo Island Film and Community Project that took place in Fogo Island, Newfoundland. Fogo Island residents took part in various meetings, addressed community concerns and were shot in 27 films. The residents then watched the films, coming to a better understanding about their own community's needs and how to resolve those concerns and needs.

Henry Lanford, then a student of urban planning, attended the Film and Community Development Workshop held at the Memorial University of Newfoundland, and became well-versed in the Fogo Process. Lanford was contracted by the Office of Economic Opportunity to initiate and direct the Farmersville Film Project. Lanford and the film crew spent six weeks in Farmersville, a suburb of Visalia in Tulare County, California. The area depends heavily on agriculture and consists mainly of whites and Latinos. After filming ended, Lanford conducted Community Film Workshops in Tulare County and throughout the United States until 1969.

Baylis Glascock is a cinematographer who worked on the Farmersville Film Project. In 1996, he attempted to produce a documentary that looked at persons who were interviewed in the 1968 Farmersville films and the way in which Farmersville community organizations had changed or developed since the project ended. Glascock was never able to begin filming.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Farmersville Film Project Collection, 137, UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center, University of California, Los Angeles.

Processing History

Processed by Angel Diaz, November 2012. Revised by Doug Johnson, April 2018.

Scope and Content

This collection consists of correspondence, memos, handwritten notes, diaries, programs, reports, and film leading up to, production of, and resulting from the Farmersville Film Project. The materials, many created by Henry Lanford, were gathered by Baylis Glascock, a cinematographer on the Farmersville Film Project.

Publication Rights

Copyright has not been assigned to the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center. All requests for permission to publish must be submitted in writing to the Chicano Studies Research Center Library. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Farmersville (Calif.)

Fogo Island (N.L.)

Communication--Social aspects.

Community development--Audio-visual aids.

Mexican Americans--California--Social Conditions.

United States. Office of Economic Opportunity

National Film Board of Canada

Tulare County Economic Development Corporation

Glascock, Baylis

Lanford, Henry

Series 1. Film and Community Development Workshop papers 1968

Scope and Contents

Material from the Film and Community Development Workshop at Memorial University of Newfoundland, including extension program brochure, program, and informational materials.

Arrangement

Arranged in chronological order.

Box 1, Folder 1

Henry Lanford's Application Letter 1968

Box 1, Folder 2

Film and Community Development Workshop materials 1968

Scope and Contents

Brochures, programs, and informational materials.

Box 1, Folder 3

Fogo Island Film and Community Development Project Report 1968

Box 1, Folder 4

Henry Lanford's notes 1968

Series 2. Farmersville Film Project papers 1968-1997

Scope and Contents

Materials leading up to, during, and as a result of Farmersville Film Project including initial reports used by the Office of Economic Opportunity to determine need for such a project, proposals, correspondence, official memos, budget proposals, receipts, diaries and notes taken by Henry Lanford, event and film programs, and newspaper clippings. Many of the materials in this series were created by Henry Lanford and the Office of Economic Opportunity.

Arrangement

Arranged in chronological order.

Box 1, Folder 5

Film and Community Development Report for Office of Economic Opportunity 1968

Box 1, Folder 6

Office of Economic Opportunity contract 1968

Box 1, Folder 7

Henry Lanford's handwritten notes 1968

Box 1, Folder 8

Farmersville study data 1968

Scope and Contents

Includes demographic data on participants.

Box 1, Folder 9

Excerpt from Henry Lanford's diary 1968

Box 1, Folder 10

Case histories and film list 1968

Box 1, Folder 11

Farmersville Diary by Henry Lanford 1969

Scope and Contents

Henry Lanford's personal journal documented daily activities during the Farmersville Film Project. It was published and submitted to Office of Economic Opportunity.

Box 1, Folder 12

Newspaper clippings 1968-1972

Scope and Contents

Articles discuss the filming taking place in Farmersville, California. Arranged in chronological order.

Box 1, Folder 13

Film production and Office of Economic Opportunity materials 1969

Scope and Contents

Includes: meeting agendas, correspondence, handwritten notes, and other materials.

Box 1, Folder 14

Photographs of filmmakers 1969

Physical Description: 8.5 x 11 photographs.

Box 1, Folder 15

Films list 1969

Box 1, Folder 16

Proposals for Community Film Workshops with the American Film Institute 1969

Box 1, Folder 17

Correspondence between Office of Economic Opportunity, American Film Institute, Tulare County Community Agency, and Henry Lanford 1969

Scope and Contents

Includes memos, contracts, wage agreements, and letters.

Box 1, Folder 18

Budgets, receipts, and expense lists 1969-1970

Box 1, Folder 19

Community Film Workshops' background readings, reports, and guidelines 1969

Box 1, Folder 20

Henry Lanford's notes during Community Film Workshops 1969

Box 1, Folder 21

Henry Lanford's diary 1969

Box 1, Folder 22

White House Conference on Food, Nutrition, and Health materials 1969

Scope and Contents

Includes programs, reports, and correspondence.

Box 1, Folder 23

Henry Lanford's notes, reports, and filming lists for White House Conference on Food, Nutrition, and Health 1969

Box 1, Folder 24

Thesis proposal and outline by Harry Keramidas 1970

Box 1, Folder 25

Pamphlets from related community films, film councils, and film festivals 1969-1970

Box 1, Folder 26

"Newsletter Challenge for Change" 1968-1972

Scope and Contents

Vol. 1, nos. 1-7 of National Film Board of Canada publica tion.

Box 1, Folder 27

"Cycles of Poverty in Farmersville and McFarland" 1995

Box 1, Folder 28

Baylis Glascock's receipts, container lists, and correspondence with National Archives, City of Farmersville, and Modern Video Film, Inc. 1997

Box 1, folder 29

Welcome to Farmersville 1990-1998

General

This file was added to the collection on September 16, 2013.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Includes a 3.5" floppy disk; further processing and special equipment will be necessary for safe viewing.

Scope and Contents

Contains material regading Baylis Glascock's proposed return to Farmersville; includes clippings; budget; correspondence, including emails with Colin Low and discussions about the fates of some of the subjects of the 1968 films.

Series 3. Farmersville Film Project audio-visual materials 1968-1998

Arrangement

Arranged by media type and chronological order.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Material will need further processing and/or special equipment for safe viewing.

Scope and Contents

Farmersville Film Project films on 16mm film and video cassettes.

Box 2

Baylis Glascock's film and packing lists 1997-1998

Box 2

Film 1: Dances; Leroy Covert; Mr. and Mrs. Qualls; Danny and Leo 1968