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Ethnographic Video Collection, 1994-1998
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Boise State University. Communications Department
- Title
- Ethnographic Video Collection
- Dates
- 1994-1998 (inclusive)19941998
- Quantity
- 2.0 linear feet, (2 boxes)
- Collection Number
- MSS 305
- Summary
- Collection of fifteen ethnographic videos, the result of coursework from Communications 497 at Boise State University under the direction of Professor Peter Lutze and Professor Robert McCarl.
- Repository
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Boise State University Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
1910 University Drive
Boise ID
83725
Telephone: 2084263990
archives@boisestate.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research with the exception of selected material. Contact Special Collections for additional information.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided, in part, by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Students produced ethnographic videos while participating in the Communications 497 course at Boise State University. The course was taught by Professors Peter Lutze of the Communications Department and Anthropology Professor Robert McCarl.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Ethnographic Video Collection is the result of coursework in the Communications Department at Boise State University under the direction of Professor Peter Lutze and Professor Robert McCarl. The videos cover a wide range of topics: from a tattoo parlor to EMS "ride-alongs"; smoke jumping to Basque dancing. The interviews and primary source material were collected in the Treasure Valley region of Idaho, in and around the city of Boise.
Paper files from the collection include release forms, video logs, some student papers, and student reports and journals. The VHS tapes that accompany the collection, in most instances, include the final project (usually labeled "Master"), and many projects include some of the "raw," un-edited footage as well.
Forms part of the Ethnographic Archive of the Intermountain West.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
[item description], Ethnographic Video Collection, Box [number] Folder [number], Boise State University Special Collections and Archives.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Acquisition Information
Cattle Auction, Evening Newscast, and Tattoo Parlor were donated in May of 1995 while the rest of the collection was donated in of June 2007 by BSU professor Dr. Robert McCarl .
Related Materials
See also: Idaho Farmworker Policy Research Project Collection
Life History Anthropology Project Collection
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Ada County, Idaho EMS (Emergency Medical Services) and Ada County Paramedics (ACP). Student participated in "ride-alongs" with paramedics. | 1998 |
| 1 | 2 | Basque Museum and Cultural Center, preparation of morzillak (also known as blood sausage or black pudding) | 1996 |
| 1 | 3 | Basque Museum and Cultural Center, "Stepping In Basque Time." Basque Festival in Boise, Boise Basque picnic, interview with Basque dancers, and backstage footage before the performance of the Oinkari dancers. | 1996 |
| 1 | 4 | Cattle auction, Caldwell, Idaho. Auction conducted by Treasure Valely Livestock. | 1994 |
| 1 | 5 | Cyclo-cross bicycle racing | 1998 |
| 1 | 6 | Distance Running. Boise State University Cross Country Team | 1998 |
| 1 | 7 | Evening newscast. Interviewed Michelle Hicks of KBOI2, Channel 2 News. | 1994 |
| 1 | 8 | Freemasonry. "Unseen Journey - The Mystery, Myth, and Truth of Freemasonry." | 1996 |
| 1 | 9 | Group Game Hunting. "Waiting Game." interview with Dan Papp, Hunter Safety Specialist for the State of Idaho and a hunting excursion to the Nez Perce Forest. | 1998 |
| 1 | 10 | Haunted House, "Institute of Terror," Salt Lake City, Utah. There was discussion about moving or expanding this facility to Boise, Idaho. | 1998 |
| 1 | 11 | "Minimum Wage - Teenagers." Teenage workers earning minimum wage at a Baskin Robbins in Meridian. | 1996 |
| 1 | 12 | Primary School, a study of elementary school students, Bronco Elite, in Boise. | 1998 |
| 1 | 13 | Smoke Jumpers. A smokejumper is a firefighter that parachutes from a plane to fight a fire, usually working in remote and dangerous circumstances. Project studies an incoming "rookie" group of smokejumpers. National Interagency Fire Center in Boise. | 1996 |
| 1 | 14 | Touch of Class tattoo parlor | 1994 |
| 1 | 15 | "Western American Tradition: The New Pioneers." Interviews include a farrier in Caldwell; a person raising llamas at Someday Llama Ranch in Meridian; and an owner of a seed company in Idaho City. County Fair footage was shot in Glenns Ferry, Idaho. | 1996 |
| 2 | VHS tapes |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Animal Auctions--Idaho
- Baskin-Robbins (Firm)
- Basque Museum and Cultural Center of the Basques in Idaho and the West
- Bicycle racing
- Cross-country running
- Education, Elementary
- Emergency medical services
- Fire fighting practices
- Freemasons
- Haunted houses (Amusements)
- Hunting
- Hunting--Safety measures
- Ice cream parlors
- Llama breeders
- Llama breeders--Idaho
- Long-distance running
- Minimum wage
- Oinkari Basque Dancers (Boise, Idaho)
- Paramedics
- Smokejumping
- Television broadcasting of news
Finding aid prepared by Collection processed by Kent Randell
2012
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