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Coni Beeson films and sound recordings on the Stanislaus River and the Warm Springs Dam
BANC MSS 2019/236
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Contributing Institution:
The Bancroft Library
Title: Coni Beeson films and sound recordings on the Stanislaus River and the Warm Springs Dam
Identifier/Call Number: BANC MSS 2019/236
Physical Description:
4 linear feet
(1 carton and 5 boxes)
Physical Description:
15 film reels
(16 mm)
Physical Description:
1 videocassette (VHS)
Physical Description:
41 audiotape reels
Physical Description:
10 audiocassettes
Date (inclusive): 1970-1980
Physical Location: Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information
on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Language of Material:
English
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Collection consists of film reels, audiotape reels, and audiocassettes relating primarily to the Warm Springs Dam on Dry Creek
and the New Melones Dam on the Stanislaus River. Many of the film reels contain footage that appears to have been created
for an unfinished project entitled "Streams without Borders." In addition to footage of the rivers, these reels also contain
some footage of William Heick and David Brower. The audiotapes and audiocassettes contain many recordings relating to the
Warm Springs Dam controversy.
Constance (Coni) Beeson was a photographer and filmmaker. She studied history at the University of California, Berkeley and
started her career as a photojournalist with the Western Pacific Mileposts. She also worked as a freelance photographer. Her
clients included Friends of the River, artist/weaver Barbara Shawcroft, musician Carlos Santana, auto racer Rex Ramsey, and
dancer Anna Halprin, among others. Beeson was also a filmaker. Her films focus either around nudes and erotica or social justice
and counterculture." Her films include: The Letter (1980), Lotus (1979), Grow Old Along With Me (1977), Women (1974), Holding
(1971), Unfolding (1970), Ann, A Portrait, Firefly, Freedom on the Inside, Health on Wheels, The Now.
UNPROCESSED AND UNAVAILABLE: Archival audiovisual recordings must be digitized for research access. Inquiries regarding these
materials should be submitted to The Bancroft Library via the Notice of Interest in Unprocessed Collections form.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Kim Beeson in 2019.
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[Identification of item], Coni Beeson films and sound recordings on the Stanislaus River and the Warm Springs Dam, BANC MSS
2019/236, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Photographs from the Coni Beeson motion pictures and sound recordings (BANC PIC 2019.090), The Bancroft Library, University
of California, Berkeley.