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.)
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.