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Bob Weisenbach film collection, 1940-1972

Overview of the Collection

Collector
Weisenbach, Bob
Title
Bob Weisenbach film collection
Dates
1940-1972 (inclusive)
Quantity
17 film reels ; 16 mm
Collection Number
PH1173
Summary
Films collected by Bob Weisenbach of American and British television shows and various feature films
Repository
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

Materials are not available due to preservation concerns. Access possible by permission of the Visual Materials Curator.

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Languages
English, Italian
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Content Description

Films include episodes from American and British television shows, the feature films Swiss Family Robinson and The Balearic Caper , and films produced by and about the United States military.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Status of creator's copyrights is unknown; restrictions may exist on copying, quotation, or publication. Users are responsible for researching copyright status before use.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Donor: Bob Weisenbach, February 22, 2013. The films were left behind in an apartment and salvaged by Bob Weisenbach who donated them to the University of Washington.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

  • Television Shows

    • Description: The Card Punch
      1 reel (600 feet) : sound, black and white ; 16 mm

      An educational television program demonstrating the purpose of the card punch. Discusses functional components and control switches and keys, and reviews the Hollerith coding system.

      Credits

      Film made by Edward H. Rategan, KCSM-TV, and John Wiley & Sons in San Mateo, California.

      Dates: 1950?
    • Description: An episode of Wire Service
      1 reel (2000 feet) : sound, black and white ; 16 mm

      An episode from the television series Wire Service, a drama centered on the lives of three reporters working for an international wire service.

      Credits

      Starring Dane Clark, Mercedes McCambridge, and George Brent.

      Dates: 1955-1957?
    • Description: An episode of Rescue 8
      1 reel (900 feet) : sound, black and white ; 16 mm

      An episode of the television series Rescue 8, a drama about a Los Angeles Fire Department Rescue Squad.

      Credits

      Starring Jim Davis, Lang Jeffries, Nancy Rennick, and Mary K. Cleary.

      Dates: 1958-1960?
    • Description: An episode of Candid Camera
      1 reel (900 feet) : sound, black and white ; 16 mm

      An episode of the television series Candid Camera, a comedy hidden-camera show featuring the reactions of people put into unexpected situations.

      Credits

      Presented by Allen Funt.

      Generation

      Negative.

      Dates: 1965?
    • Description: Mogul, Season 1 Episode 4: Wild Cat
      1 reel (2000 feet) : sound, black and white ; 16 mm

      An episode of Mogul, a television drama about the fictitious Mogul Oil Company and its employees.

      Credits

      Starring Geoffrey Keen, Philip Latham, and Ray Barrett.

      Starting with Season 2, the series changed its name to The Troubleshooters.

      Dates: July 28, 1965
    • Description: Mogul Season 1, Episode 8: The Way it Crumbles
      1 reel (2000 feet) : sound, black and white ; 16 mm

      An episode of Mogul, a television drama about the fictitious Mogul Oil Company and its employees.

      Credits

      Starring Geoffrey Keen, Philip Latham, and Ray Barrett.

      Starting with Season 2, the series changed its name to The Troubleshooters.

      Dates: August 25, 1965
    • Description: The Brothers, Season 1 Episode 3: Confrontation
      1 reel (2000 feet) : sound, black and white ; 16 mm

      An episode of The Brothers, a television drama following three brothers who inherit and operate their father's trucking company.

      Credits

      Starring Jean Anderson, Glyn Owen, and Richard Easton.

      Dates: March 24, 1972
  • Commercial Films

    • Swiss Family Robinson

      An adaptation of the Johann David Wyss novel, the film is about a family shipwrecked on an uninhabited island.

      • Description: Swiss Family Robinson, Part 1
        1 reel (900 feet) : sound, black and white ; 16 mm
        Credits

        An RKO Radio Pictures film. Directed by Edward Ludwig. Starring Thomas Mitchell, Edna Best, Freddie Bartholomew.

        Dates: 1940
      • Description: Swiss Family Robinson, Part 2
        1 reel (900 feet) : sound, black and white ; 16 mm
        Credits

        An RKO Radio Pictures film. Directed by Edward Ludwig. Starring Thomas Mitchell, Edna Best, Freddie Bartholomew.

        Dates: 1940
    • The Balearic Caper

      A comedy-heist film

      • Description: The Balearic Caper, Part
        1 reel (1000 feet) : sound, black and white ; 16 mm
        Credits

        Directed by José María Forqué. Starring Jacques Sernas and Daniela Bianchi.

        Dates: 1966
      • Description: The Balearic Caper, Part 2
        1 reel (1000 feet) : sound, black and white ; 16 mm
        Credits

        Directed by José María Forqué. Starring Jacques Sernas and Daniela Bianchi.

        Dates: 1966
      • Description: The Balearic Caper, Part 3
        1 reel (1000 feet) : sound, black and white ; 16 mm
        Credits

        Directed by José María Forqué. Starring Jacques Sernas and Daniela Bianchi.

        Dates: 1966
  • Military Films

    • Description: John Marston's Ponape film
      1 reel (500 feet) : silent, color ; 16 mm
      Processing Note

      Currently unwatched, requires further processing.

      Dates: 1962?
    • Description: Military film (no title)
      1 reel (900 feet) : sound, black and white ; 16 mm
      Processing Note

      Currently unwatched, requires further processing.

      Dates: 1957?
    • Description: Sentinel for Survival
      1 reel (600 feet) : sound, color ; 16 mm

      Profile of a flight crew assigned to the air recovery of satellites. Examination of the Ballistic Missile Early Warning System.

      Credits

      Produced by the U.S. Air Force.

      Dates: 1962?
    • Description: Military film (no title)
      1 reel (500 feet) : sound, color ; 16 mm
      Processing Note

      Currently unwatched, requires further processing.

      Dates: 1962?
    • Description: DFW Line
      1 reel (900 feet) : sound, black and white ; 16 mm
      Processing Note

      Currently unwatched, requires further processing.

      Dates: 1957?

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Subject Terms

  • Moving Image Collections (University of Washington)
  • Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
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