Descriptive Summary
Access
Access Restrictions
Publication Rights
Preferred Citation
Acquisition Information
Processing Information
Scope and Content of Collection
Arrangement
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Harrison Family Home Movie collection
Bulk Dates: circa 1960 - 1967
Collection number: MS 177
Creator:
Harrison, W.H.
Collection Size:
.5 linear feet
(1 box)
Repository:
African American Museum & Library at Oakland (Oakland, Calif.)
Abstract: The Harrison Family Home Movie Collection includes five 8mm color home movies recorded by the Harrison family of Richmond,
California documenting the family’s barbeque business, Harrison’s Bar-B-Que, and daily life for African Americans in Richmond,
California during the 1960s. The home movies total 107 minutes and include footage of a road trip the family made through
Denver, Colorado on their way to visit family in rural Texas near Ballinger, Texas and Amarillo, Texas. Footage also includes
farm workers picking and processing grapes mostly likely in the Napa Valley and scenes from the California State Fair.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Access
Access to original film reels restricted. Digital files open to the public.
Access Restrictions
Materials are for use in-library only, non-circulating.
Publication Rights
Permission to publish from the Harrison Family Home Movie Collection must be obtained from the African American Museum & Library
at Oakland.
Preferred Citation
Harrison Family Home Movie collection, MS 177, African American Museum & Library at Oakland, Oakland Public Library. Oakland,
California.
Acquisition Information
Harrison Family 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 Harrison Family Home Movie Collection includes five 8mm color home movies recorded by the Harrison family of Richmond,
California documenting the family’s barbeque business, Harrison’s Bar-B-Que, and daily life for African Americans in Richmond,
California during the 1960s. The home movies total 107 minutes and include footage of a road trip the family made through
Denver, Colorado on their way to visit family in rural Texas near Ballinger, Texas and Amarillo, Texas. Footage also includes
farm workers picking and processing grapes mostly likely in the Napa Valley and scenes from the California State Fair.
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--California.
Agricultural laborers--California--History.
Agricultural laborers--California--Napa Valley.
California State Fair and Exposition--Pictorial works.
Ocean Beach (San Francisco, Calif.)--History--Pictorial works.
Richmond (Calif.)--Pictorial works.
Amateur films.