Yee (William) films of Watts and East Los Angeles, 1963-1971

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Summary

Title:
William Yee films of Watts and East Los Angeles
Dates:
1963-1971
Creators:
Yee, William
Abstract:
The William Yee films of Watts and East Los Angeles consist of four 16mm films and one U-matic videotape of neighborhood footage of Watts and East Los Angeles, recorded by Dr. William Yee in the 1960s and 1970s. The videotape of Watts focuses on street scenes circa 1963, just prior to the Watts Riots of 1965, including footage of the Watts Towers. The East Los Angeles footage, which Yee titled "East LA Estrada," was filmed circa 1970-1971. The East Los Angeles footage shows Chicano murals in the neighborhood, along with people and children interacting between the buildings and murals.
Containers:
Box: 1
Extent:
0.58 Linear Feet 1 box
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], William Yee films of Watts and East Los Angeles, Collection no. 7132, Regional History Collection, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Background

Scope and content:

The William Yee films of Watts and East Los Angeles consist of four 16mm films and one U-matic videotape of neighborhood footage of Watts and East Los Angeles, recorded by Dr. William Yee in the 1960s and 1970s. The videotape of Watts focuses on street scenes circa 1963, just prior to the Watts Riots of 1965, including footage of the Watts Towers. The East Los Angeles footage, which Yee titled "East LA Estrada," was filmed circa 1970-1971. The East Los Angeles footage shows Chicano murals in the neighborhood, along with people and children interacting between the buildings and murals.

Acquisition information:
Gift of William Yee, July 30, 2021.
Processing information:

The USC Digital Repository digitized all of the films in this collection in November of 2021. The digital files are publicly accessible via the USC Digital Library. Each file-level record in this finding aid is titled with the digital surrogate's filename and includes a link to the corresponding USC Digital Library asset.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Bo Doub
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-06-01 16:15:44 -0700 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

The USC Digital Repository digitized all of the films in this collection in November of 2021. The digital files are publicly accessible via the USC Digital Library. Each file-level record in this finding aid is titled with the digital surrogate's filename and includes a link to the corresponding USC Digital Library asset.

Terms of access:

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Department of Special Collections at specol@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

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Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], William Yee films of Watts and East Los Angeles, Collection no. 7132, Regional History Collection, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Location of this collection:
Special Collections
Doheny Memorial Library, Room 209
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0182, US
Contact:
(213) 740-5900
specol@usc.edu
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