WILLIAM R. EVERETT:

An Inventory of His Film Collection at the Minnesota Historical Society

Sound and Visual Collection

Part or all of this collection is restricted.
For details, please see restrictions.

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	Creator:	Everett, William R.
	Title:	William R. Everett film collection [videorecording]
	Dates:	1927-1941.
	Language:	Materials in English.
	Abstract:	A collection of amateur films, many featuring outdoor activities such as camping, boating, duck hunting, summer sports, and ski jumping. Other activities feature a Knights Templar parade, jamborees, dressing in costume, and a house being built. Locations include the Gunflint Trail, Brainerd, Camp Lincoln, and the Black Hills. Many of the films feature William R. Everett's family. William R. Everett was a member of the Minneapolis Cine Club and the Amateur Cinema League.
	Quantity:	10 master film reels: 16mm., and 10 user video files: MP4 (7 GB).

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Access Restrictions:

Access to the master copies is restricted and requires the permission of the sound and visual curator. Please consult the reference staff for more information.

Use Restrictions:

Items in this collection are for viewing purposes only.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. William R. Everett Film Collection. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: AV2004.25

Location of Master Files:

Digital masters of film recordings are maintained on the Society's secure digital collections storage servers and are managed and preserved in accordance with archival best practices.

Processing Information:

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Processed by: Jennifer Huebscher, January 2009.

Digitization and encoding by April Rodriguez, February 18, 2021.

Digital video transferred from the master film recordings by the Minnesota Historical Society for preservation purposes (February, 2021).

Digitization was made possible by the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund through the vote of Minnesotans on November 4, 2008.

Catalog ID number: 990067835770104294

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION


Location
I.386.1	Waseca, Lake Washington, costumes, Longfellow Gardens, Bill's birthday, 1927-1930. 1 master film reel (8 minutes, 49 seconds): silent, black and white; 16mm. original reversal positive print, and 1 user video file: MP4 (673.2 MB).
		Includes sequences of family holidays, vacations, and parties.
		Title card information: Christmas at Waseca 1927; Lake Washington 1929 and 1930; Korean [traditional clothes]; Japanease gown; Long Fellow Gardens 9-5-30.
		Digital version


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I.386.2	Pine Rock Camp, July 4, 1930. 1 master film reel (8 minutes, 18 seconds): silent, black and white; 16mm. original reversal positive print, and 1 user video file: MP4 (633.5 MB).
		Includes sequences of young Everett, sister Louise, and family at a resort near Brainerd, Minnesota.
		Digital version


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I.386.3	Camp Lincoln, July 4, 1930. 1 master film reel (5 minutes, 23 seconds): silent, black and white; 16mm. original reversal positive print, and 1 user video file: MP4 (408.5 MB).
		Includes sports activities and races at Camp Lincoln, a boys camp near Nisswa. Ending title card is backwards.
		Title card information: Camp Lincoln 7-4-30; Baseball; Boxing; Sailing.
		Container note: Camp Lincoln 1930-31.
		Digital version


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I.386.4	Black Hills, duck hunt, Lake Washington, and Knights Templar parade, 1930-1931. 1 master film reel (10 minutes, 45 seconds): silent, black and white; 16mm. original reversal positive print, and 1 user video file: MP4 (823.6 MB).
		Includes sequences of a duck hunt, a trip to the Black Hills, a family day at the beach, and a Knights Templar parade in front of the Minneapolis Club. Ending credit is backwards.
		Title card information: 1930 Hunt at Drywood Lodge Appleton, Minn October 15-19 1930; Black Hills 7-25-30; Sioux Indians from the Rosebud reservation; Parade of the Knights Templar 1931.
		Container note: Lake Washington 1930, Black Hills 1930, 1930 Duck Hunt.
		Digital version


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I.386.5	The house, 1932. 1 master film reel (12 minutes, 05 seconds): silent, black and white, color; 16mm. original reversal positive print, and 1 user video file: MP4 (927 MB).
		Includes sequences of a house being built, possibly at 306 East Minnehaha Parkway. Showcases 1930s era construction techniques. Ending title card is backwards.
		Title card information: Marion breakes ground May 4 1932; Architect Dale R. McEnary, builder Chas F. Haglin; Foreman Victor Barnett.
		Digital version


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I.386.6	Parties and picnics, 1932-1935. 1 master film reel (9 minutes, 22 seconds): silent, black and white; 16mm. original reversal positive print, and 1 user video file: MP4 (717.6 MB).
		Includes spliced sequences of the Everett family at parties and two separate Fourth of July picnics. Ending title card is backwards.
		Title card information: Farewell party at Alice's 1-11-32; Cribbage tournmament; July 4th 1933 Picnic near Belle Plaine; Easter vacation 1933; 7-4-35 Circle Lake picnic.
		Digital version


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I.386.7	Chub Lake and the bridge club, 1933. 1 master film reel (12 minutes, 36 seconds): silent, black and white; 16mm. original reversal positive print, and 1 user video file: MP4 (968.8 MB).
		Includes sequences of a drive to a cabin near Carlton, Minnesota, scenes at the cabin, and a meeting of a club whose members have dressed up in costume and create a show.
		Title card information: Chub Lake meeting June 17-18 1933; Jay Cooke Park; Bridge club meets at the McEnary's 12-16-35.
		Digital version


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I.386.8	Stocking the bass pond and Bush Lake ski meet, October 1, 1935 and February 10, 1938. 1 master film reel (7 minutes, 23 seconds): silent, black and white, color; 16mm. original reversal positive print, and 1 user video file: MP4 (566 MB).
		Includes sequences of stocking Minnesota lakes with bass, and a ski contest in winter at Bush Lake in Bloomington.
		Title card information: Conservation: Millions of young bass await annual transfer from Ike Walton ponds to local lakes; Sport: Ski jumpers and records tumble as thousands watch 1938 Bush Lake tournament.
		Container note: J Walton League, bass pond 10-1-35.
		Digital version


Location
I.386.9	Duck camp, 1941. 1 master film reel (6 minutes, 46 seconds): silent, color; 16mm. original reversal positive print, and 1 user video file: MP4 (516.3 MB).
		Includes sequences of people hunting at a duck camp in western Minnesota near Clontarf.
		Title card information: Driwood 1941.
		Container note: Bill's Birthday 1930, costumes 1930, Bill and Ted at Lake Washington, P.M. 1930, Longfellow Gardens 1930, Xmas-Waseca 1927, Lake Washington 1929, Children, Reel #1.
		This note correlates with film I.386.1, but was used to hold film I.386.9.
		Digital version


Location
I.386.10	North Shore and the Gunflint Trail, 1941. 1 master film reel (10 minutes, 47 seconds): silent, color; 16mm. original reversal positive print, and 1 user video file: MP4 (572.8 MB).
		Includes film sequences of a road trip, a vacation in northern Minnesota with some views of a scout camp or jamboree.
		Digital version

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:: Amateur films.; Camping -- Minnesota.; Duck shooting -- Minnesota.; Recreation -- Minnesota.

Persons:: Everett family.

Document Types:: Motion pictures.

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WILLIAM R. EVERETT:

OVERVIEW

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

CATALOG HEADINGS