Albert Armor home movies, 1938-1949

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Summary

Creators:
Armor, Albert
Abstract:
This collection comprises home movies filmed by Albert Armor from 1938-1949. The bulk of the films depict the Armor family of Corcoran, California, participating in holiday and birthday celebrations and family vacations. Other films depict cotton and grain harvesting, cattle ranching, and irrigation, in the San Joaquin Valley.
Language:
Collection materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Albert Armor home movies, MP 001, California Historical Society.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection comprises home movies filmed by Albert Armor from 1938-1949. The films primarily depict the Armor family of Corcoran, California participating in holiday and birthday celebrations and family vacations to a cabin in Doyle Springs near Sequoia National Park; the San Francisco Golden Gate International Exposition; Pasadena Rose Bowl and Parade; and La Quinta Resort. The films also depict cotton and grain harvesting, cattle ranching, and irrigation in the San Joaquin Valley. Most of the agricultural films were taken on Elmer von Glahn's farm and include footage of the planting and harvesting of cotton for the J.G. Boswell Company. The films also show irrigation techniques used on the farm such as pumping water, the dredging of irrigation ditches, and the construction of levees. The films also include footage of Tulare Lake and its wetlands, ecosystem, and water fowl habitat before it became a dry bed due to the diverting of water for agricultural and municipal purposes.

Acquisition information:
The Albert Armor home movies were donated to the California Historical Society by Nancy Pickford in 2013.
Accruals:

No additions are expected.

Physical location:
Collection is stored onsite.
Physical description:
23 reels
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

California Historical Society collections have been transferred to Stanford University Libraries. Collections will be unavailable as Stanford accessions them and updates records. Please contact chscollection@stanford.edu with any inquiries.

Terms of access:

All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Director of Library and Archives, North Baker Research Library, California Historical Society, 678 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. Consent is given on behalf of the California Historical Society as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner. Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Albert Armor home movies, MP 001, California Historical Society.

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