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.
Alice Kasai Audio-Visual Collection - Reading Room Access
Alice Kasai Audio-Visual Collection - Reading Room Access
The Alice Kasai audiovisual collection consists of movies and audio about the Japanese American life in Utah and after World War II, and Alice Kasai's life and accomplishments. Viewing or listening to the items in this collection is restricted to the Marriott Library Special Collections Reading Room or by request.
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 Predominantly original and unique and often unpublished, these time-based media collections offer the opportunity to hear the voices of the past and see historic scenes and artistic visions come to life.
Audio-Visual Archives Collections - Reading Room Access
Audio-Visual Archives Collections - Reading Room Access
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 Predominantly original and unique and often unpublished, these time-based media collections offer the opportunity to hear the voices of the past and see historic scenes and artistic visions come to life. Viewing the items in this collection is restricted to the Marriott Library Special Collections Reading Room or by request.
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
Eugene Jelesnik Video Collection
Eugene Jelesnik Video Collection
Eugene Jelesnik hosted KSL Studio's Talent Showcase, a variety show of local amateur performers, for many years. These tapes highlight some of the shows from the late 1970s through the mid 1980s. Patrons may access these video files at the Research Center for the Utah Division of State History and Utah State Archives: historyresearch.utah.gov.
Fawn Brodie Audio-Visual Collection - Reading Room Access
Fawn Brodie Audio-Visual Collection - Reading Room Access
The Fawn McKay Brodie audio-visual collection (1946-1995, bulk 1971-1980) consists primarily of oral history interviews with people associated with President Richard Nixon, his life, his administration, and the controversies surrounding it. Brodie conducted these interviews as part of the research for her 1981 book, Richard Nixon: The Shaping of his Character. In addition to Brodie's own interviews, the collection also contains archived dictation and radio news reports used by Brodie in her research, as well as a television interview with Brodie and a recording of her 1978 lecture, Nixon: The Child and the Man and other material relating to Brodie's works and interests. Utah native Fawn Brodie was a history professor and biographer who published several books about historical figures, including Thomas Jefferson and Joseph Smith. Viewing or listening to the items in this collection is restricted to the Marriott Library Special Collections Reading room or by request.
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.
Home Movie Collection - Reading Room Access
Home Movie Collection - Reading Room Access
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. Viewing items in this collection is restricted to the Marriott Library Special Collections Reading Room or by request.
Judith and Stanley Hallet Independent Film Collection
Judith and Stanley Hallet Independent Film Collection
The Judith Hallet independent film collection (1967-2014) consists of the final cuts and production elements of Judith Hallet's experimental and documentary films. The collection contains work broadcast on KUTV, NBC, National Geographic Television, and more.
KUTV EXTRA
KUTV EXTRA
KUTV EXTRA was a news magazine type show that aired from 1977 to 1984 and had unique and diverse segments. The program attracted a new generation of filmmakers who took advantage of new possibilities in production, pre-recorded programming and genre to create their own unique mesh of critical exposés, short subject documentaries, experimental video, and in-depth interviews with local oddballs, Utah politicians, and national personalities from Robert Redford and George Romero to Timothy Leary and Harvey Milk. EXTRA fostered a legacy of programming that provides a historical snapshot of art and culture during a time of marked social change and technological development in Utah and throughout the nation.
KUTV News Collection - Campus Access
KUTV News Collection - Campus Access
The KUTV News Collection is housed in the Multimedia Division of Special Collections and includes thousands of film reels and videotapes with airchecks, edited segments, and series from Utah's Channel 2 ranging from the 1960s to the early 2000s. The bulk of the collection ranges between the late 1970s to the 1990s, while materials before and after this range are few and far between. This collection is viewable on the University of Utah campus or by request.
Mike Cassidy Independent Film Collection
Mike Cassidy Independent Film Collection
The Mike Cassidy independent film collection consists of work prints and film elements directed and produced by him, and other unique videos including footage of Gay Pride parades and the Haight Street Fair in San Francisco during the 1970-80s. Cassidy's most known work is the "(Attack of) The Giant Brine Shrimp".
Mike Cassidy Independent Film Collection - Reading Room Access
Mike Cassidy Independent Film Collection - Reading Room Access
The Mike Cassidy independent film collection consists of work prints and film elements directed and produced by him, and other unique videos. Cassidy's most known work is the "(Attack of) The Giant Brine Shrimp". These items are viewable in the Marriott Library Special Collections Reading Room or by request.
O.L. Tapp Film Collection
O.L. Tapp Film Collection
The Orland L. Brig Tapp film collection consists of O. L. Tapp's independent films, unused footage, and various home videos.
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.
Trent Harris Independent Film Collection
Trent Harris Independent Film Collection
The Trent Harris independent film collection consists of production elements and completed films by prominent Utah independent filmmaker Trent Harris. Materials include feature narrative films, documentaries, experimental films, and newsmagazine programs.
Utah Salt Flats Racing Association Video Collection - Reading Room Access
The Utah Salt Flats Racing Association video collection (1935-2002, bulk 1989-2002) contains video recordings created and collected by the Utah Salt Flats Racing Association (USFRA), an amateur land speed racing association operating on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Wendover, Utah. The videos include footage of events hosted or attended by the USFRA, including Bonneville Speed Week, World of Speed, and the Land Speed Opener, as well as other videos relating to the subject of land speed racing. These items are viewable in the Marriott Library Special Collections Reading room or by request.
Western Waters Audio-Video
Western Waters Audio-Video
Documentary programs on water including Soaking The Desert and Water is for Fightin'.