"What Is So Great About Seattle?" film, approximately 1967
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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
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Original film is not available due to preservation concerns, a patron viewing copy is available (VC462)
- Languages
- English
Historical Background
"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 Description
A film produced by Fred Bassetti as part of the Action: Better City program.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
Creator's copyrights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.
Administrative Information
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)
