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Pass Creek Motion Picture Film Collection, 1968-1993
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Oregon State University. Dept. of Fisheries and Wildlife.
- Title
- Pass Creek Motion Picture Film Collection
- Dates
- 1968-1993 (inclusive)19681993
- Quantity
- 0.2 cubic foot, including 1 motion picture film and 1 videotape, (2 boxes)
- Collection Number
- FV P 273
- Summary
- The Pass Creek Motion Picture Film Collection consists of the Pass Creek film, produced in 1968 to document the impact of clearcut logging on the small tributary streams of Oregon's North Umpqua River Basin, and records documenting the production and distribution of the film.
- Repository
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Oregon State University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives Research Center
Special Collections and Archives Research Center
121 The Valley Library
Oregon State University
Corvallis OR
97331-4501
Telephone: 5417372075
Fax: 5417378674
scarc@oregonstate.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The Pass Creek film was produced by Dick Snider and Hal Riney, advertising executives and avid fishermen, in conjunction with the North Umpqua Steamboaters. The film and all rights were transferred by the filmmakers to Oregon State University (specifically the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife) in 1968. James D. (Jim) Hall, Professor of Fisheries, was the primary contact for promotion and distribution of the film on behalf of the department. The film was widely distributed and viewed in Oregon and throughout the United States through the 1970s and was influential in changing logging practices in the Northwest.
Hal Patrick Riney (1932-2008) was an advertising executive in San Franciso. Dick Snider (1929-1977) was a filmmaker who collaborated with Riney on other productions.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Pass Creek Motion Picture Film Collection consists of the Pass Creek film and records documenting the production and distribution of the film. The 10-minute color film (with soundtrack) documents the impact of clearcut logging on the small tributary streams of the Oregon's North Umpqua River Basin and includes underwater footage; scenes of logging equipment, roads, and practices; and views of streams and the North Umpqua River.
The film is narrated by Scott Beach.
The documentary materials in the collection consist of correspondence between Jim Hall of the OSU Department of Fisheries and Wildlife and the film makers and the deed of gift for the film; a compilation of materials about the making of the film, apparently prepared by the film makers; and Jim Hall’s file pertaining to the film. Hall's file consists primarily of correspondence pertaining to showings of the film, publicity and promotion, and copies purchased by other organizations.
The collection includes a 16 mm film duplicate and a VHS videotape duplicate made in 1993. The location of the original film elements is unknown. A duplication master and DVD use copy are available in the Archives. The full film is available online as a streaming media file: View film.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Pass Creek Motion Picture Film Collection (FV P 273), Oregon State University Archives, Corvallis, Oregon.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Acquisition Information
These materials were transferred to the Archives in 2008 by Jim Hall.
Related Materials
Additional information about the North Umpqua River Basin is available online in the Umpqua Basin Explorer. Materials documenting fisheries in Oregon are available in the Fisheries and Wildlife Department Records (RG 190), Photographs (P 179), and Motion Picture Films and Videotapes (FV P 243). Other collections that document fish research and fishers held by the OSU Archives are the Carl E. Bond Papers, E.E. Wilson Papers, Roland Dimick Papers, Oregon Wildlife Federation Scrapbooks, and the Agricultural Experiment Station Records (RG 025).
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Logging--Environmental aspects--Oregon--Pass Creek (Douglas County)
- Steelhead (Fish)--Effect of logging on--Oregon--Pass Creek (Douglas County)
Geographical Names
- Pass Creek (Douglas County, Or.)
Form or Genre Terms
- Motion pictures (visual works).
- Videotapes.
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Beach, Scott, 1931- (creator)
- Hall, James D. (creator)
- Riney, Hal. (creator)
- Snider, Dick. (creator)
Corporate Names
- Steamboaters (Organization) (creator)
Finding aid prepared by Elizabeth
Nielsen.
2008
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