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Summary

Title:
Sam Green papers
Dates:
1969-2022
Creators:
Green, Sam, 1966- and Green, Sam, 1966-
Abstract:
The Sam Green papers document the work of filmmaker Sam Green. The collection includes correspondence, treatments, drafts, film reels and transfers, video and audio tapes, computer media, notebooks, photographs, interviews, clippings, and ephemera regarding various films and projects created by Green.
Extent:
24.72 Linear Feet : 23 boxes (8 manuscript boxes; 4 cartons; 2 card boxes; 9 flat boxes)
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[identification of item], Sam Green papers (M2913). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Background

Scope and content:

The Sam Green papers document the work and life of documentary filmmaker Sam Green and includes material regarding The Weather Underground, Rainbow Man/John 3:16, The Love Song of R. Buckminster Fuller, and many of his other film projects. The collection primarily consists of material that depict elements of Green's filmmaking process, including scripts and film treatments, research material and interviews conducted with documentary subjects. The audiovisual series contains original film reels with footage used in Green's films, digital film transfers, and other forms of magnetic media including VHS tapes and audiocassettes. The collection also contains correspondence, notebooks, promotional items, computer media, photographs, clippings, and ephemera.

Biographical / historical:

Sam Green is an independent documentary filmmaker who has been making work since the mid 1990s. He studied documentary film at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism where he was a student of filmmaker Marlon Riggs. He has made several films that feature Bay Area history and culture, and has been included in the Whitney Biennial as well as nominated for an Oscar.

Acquisition information:
This collection was purchased from Sam Green by Stanford University, Special Collections in January 2023.
Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into four series: 1. Film Project Files; 2. Notebooks; 3. Audiovisual; 4. Born-digital.

Physical location:
Special Collections and University Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged three business days in advance. For more information on paging collections, see the department's website: https://library.stanford.edu/libraries/special-collections.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Series 2 (Notebooks) and two MacBook laptops from Series 4 (Born-digital) are closed until 2050.

Born-digital material is closed until processed. The rest of the collection is open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 3 business days in advance of intended use.

Audiovisual materials are not available in original format, and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.

Terms of access:

While Special Collections is the owner of the physical and digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns.

Preferred citation:

[identification of item], Sam Green papers (M2913). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Location of this collection:
Department of Special Collections, Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6004, US
Contact:
(650) 725-1022
specialcollections@stanford.edu
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