Audiovisual
Al W. Morton Collection, 1930s-1950s
Al W. Morton Collection, 1930s-1950s
This collection documents scenic Utah. Morton photographed and filmed many of Utah's natural areas, thus helping the tourist industry. He also documented recreation activities. His films were shown in schools and as tourist promotions.
Audio-Visual Archives Collections
Audio-Visual Archives Collections
The Audio-Visual Archive is home to moving images and sounds that document the history of Utah and the West. Predominantly original and unique and often unpublished, these time-based media collections offer the opportunity to hear the voices of the past and see historic scenes and artistic visions come to life.
Basketball Video Collection
Basketball Video Collection
The University of Utah Utes basketball team was founded in 1908. The team has finished its season among the National Collegiate Athletics Association's (NCAA) top-25 teams 19 times 1949-2009 and has played in the following conferences:-1937: Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference1938-1961: Skyline Conference1962-1998: Western Athletic Conference (WAC)1999-2010: Mountain West Conference 2011- : Pacific-12 Conference (Pac-12).
Business Leaders Interviews
Business Leaders Interviews
One promising student engagement program at the David Eccles School of Business involves students discovering how business leaders establish their guiding principles. Student teams conducted background research on business founders and their companies. From this material, they prepared plans for interviews to be conducted by Professor Calvin Boardman, the Bill Daniels Chair in Business Ethics. Interviews with business leaders were captured on broadcast-quality digital recordings and these life histories became the basis for case development and teaching materials.
Chicana/o Scholarship Archive
Chicana/o Scholarship Archive
Prior to 1970, few Utah Chicana/o had attended the University of Utah and even fewer had graduated. Low educational attainment and financial hardship were some of the factors which prevented Utah's Chicana/o population from pursuing higher education. As a result, a group of University Chicana/o faculty, community representatives and students felt a need to recognize and encourage those outstanding Chicana/o students who were willing to provide quality service to the community while maintaining academic excellence.
Department of Modern Dance and Ballet
Department of Modern Dance and Ballet
The University of Utah Dance Theses Collection in the Audio Visual Archives consists of 64 video recordings, ranging from 1967 to 2001, of graduate thesis concerts presented by MFA candidates from the Departments of Ballet and of Modern Dance. The portion of this collection that is presented online consists of digitized VHS and UMatic tapes and several have deteriorated due to age and sticky shed syndrome, which affects magnetic tapes. The quality of the digitized version of these tapes has been greatly affected by this deterioration, demonstrating the need for greater preservation and digitization of audiovisual materials. For a full list of dance theses held by the Audio Visual Archives visit: http://campusguides.lib.utah.edu/danceinutah
Football Video Collection
Football Video Collection
Football game videos and training footage for the Utah Utes football team.
Home Movie Collection
Home Movie Collection
Home movies are one of the most valuable components of the Audio Visual Archives in Special Collections at J. Willard Marriott Library. In addition to providing rarely seen footage, home movies supply an even more precious opportunity to witness moments from regular people's lives. From footage of family outings to the national parks in the 1930s to skiing, river running, and vacations throughout the twentieth century, the home movie collections of the Audio Visual Archives offer a glimpse into the everyday life of Utahans who have made this state what it is today.
Movies Made in Utah Photograph Collection
Movies Made in Utah Photograph Collection
Hollywood loved Utah for its old west feel. The Movies Made in Utah collection contains images from various productions filmed in Utah, as well as photo album of a Utah film production studio.
Philosophical Issues In Human Affairs Telecourses
Philosophical Issues In Human Affairs Telecourses
The Philosophical Issues in Human Affairs telecourses collection (1973-1974) consists of video recordings of lectures written and delivered by philosophy Professor Charles H. Monson, Jr. The lectures were intended to serve as a philosophy telecourse for distance education students to view on the Utah Educational Network television station. The telecourses cover such topics as love, death, work, and freedom. Charles H. Monson, Jr. was a professor of philosophy at the University of Utah 1952-1956 and 1958-1960. He served as the deputy academic vice president of the school from 1966 and remained with the University of Utah until his death in 1974.
Western Waters Audio-Video
Western Waters Audio-Video
Documentary programs on water including Soaking The Desert and Water is for Fightin'.