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"What Is So Great About Seattle?" film, approximately 1967
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Basetti, Fred
- Title
- "What Is So Great About Seattle?" film
- Dates
- approximately 1967 (inclusive)19671967
- Quantity
- 1 film reel (630 feet) ; 16mm
- Collection Number
- PH2016-075
- Summary
- A film created by Fred Bassetti about the city of Seattle, Washington
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
Original film is not available due to preservation concerns, a patron viewing copy is available (VC462)
- Languages
- English
Historical BackgroundReturn to Top
"What Is So Great About Seattle?" is a film produced by Fred Bassetti as part of Action: Better City, a volunteer effort initiated in Seattle in 1967. It involved "a band of some fifty architects and planners" in a study of their city. Fred Bassetti developed support for the program and the presentation of its results at a major public gathering in 1967, with visions documented in an exhibit at the Seattle Art Museum, a film ("What is so great about Seattle?"), a 64-page booklet, and a cover article in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer's Northwest Today, May 26, 1968.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
A film produced by Fred Bassetti as part of the Action: Better City program.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Creator's copyrights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Personal Names
- Basetti, Fred--Archives
Geographical Names
- Seattle (Wash.)--Description and travel
Form or Genre Terms
- Motion pictures
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Moving Image Collections (University of Washington)
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
