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Guide to the Frank and Diane Davison Home Movie Collection
MS 175  
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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Access
  • Access Restrictions
  • Publication Rights
  • Preferred Citation
  • Acquisition Information
  • Processing Information
  • Scope and Content of Collection
  • Arrangement
  • Indexing Terms

  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Frank and Diane Davison Home Movie collection
    Dates: circa 1950s-1967
    Collection number: MS 175
    Creator: Davison, Frank, Jr.
    Creator: Davison, Diane.
    Collection Size: .5 linear feet (1 box)
    Repository: African American Museum & Library at Oakland (Oakland, Calif.)
    Oakland, CA 94612
    Abstract: The Frank and Diane Davison Home Movie Collection consists of 23 color and b&w, 8mm home movies documenting the family life of the Davison family during the 1960s. The home movies include 63 minutes of footage of the family camping, skiing, at the beach, dancing “The Twist”, and celebrating Halloween, Christmas, New Year’s Eve, and birthdays of friends and family members. The majority of the footage appears to take place in Alaska and Pacific Northwest with footage of family trips to Atlantic City, New Jersey, Oakland, California, and Panama.
    Languages: Languages represented in the collection: English

    Access

    Original film reels restricted. Digital files are open to the public.

    Access Restrictions

    Materials are for use in-library only, non-circulating.

    Publication Rights

    Permission to publish from the Frank and Diane Davison Home Movie Collection must be obtained from the African American Museum & Library at Oakland.

    Preferred Citation

    Frank and Diane Davison Home Movie collection, MS 175, African American Museum & Library at Oakland, Oakland Public Library. Oakland, California.

    Acquisition Information

    The Frank and Diane Davison Home Movie Collection was donated by Steve Polta to the African American Museum & Library at Oakland in 2012.

    Processing Information

    Processed by Sean Heyliger December 4, 2014.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    The Frank and Diane Davison Home Movie Collection consists of 23 color and b&w, 8mm home movies documenting the family life of the Davison family during the 1960s. The home movies include 63 minutes of footage of the family camping, skiing, at the beach, dancing “The Twist”, and celebrating Halloween, Christmas, New Year’s Eve, and birthdays of friends and family members. The majority of the footage appears to take place in Alaska and Pacific Northwest with footage of family trips to Atlantic City, New Jersey, Oakland, California, and Panama.

    Arrangement

    Series I. Home movies

    Indexing Terms

    The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
    African American families.
    African Americans--Alaska.
    Twist (Dance).
    Fort Sherman (Panama).
    Amateur films.