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ECA Film Project Records, 1951-1953
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- ECA Film Project Records
- Dates
- 1951-1953 (inclusive)19511953
- Quantity
- approximate 6795 items, ( 3.5 linear feet), ( 7 containers)
- Collection Number
- Archives 140
- Summary
- The records are composed of film digests with evaluations, correspondence, reports, subject headings and index, financial statements, publicity material, and other papers. There are lacunae in this collection. Additional material of a later date, photographs, articles, a history of the project, and publicity material have been placed at the end of the records.
- Repository
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Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu - Access Restrictions
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The Collection is open for research use.
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
In February, 1951 the Economic Cooperation Administration, the unit of the federal government designed to administer the Marshall Plan, designated the Office of Technical Services of the U.S. Department of Commerce to select appropriate industrial and agricultural films for use overseas. A State College of Washington official heard of the project and the College submitted the low bid. The project ran from May 24, 1951 to June 15, 1952. By the latter date, over six thousand films had been screened and evaluated. The State College of Washington, a land-grant school featuring agriculture and engineering, as well as a stong audio-visual program, proved to be the perfect location for the project.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The ECA film project at Washington State University took place in 1951 and 1952, and those are the bulk dates of the records; there are a few items from 1953. The records are composed of film digests with evaluations, correspondence, reports, subject headings and index, financial statements, publicity material, and other papers. There are lacunae in this collection. All but a very few of the digest- evaluations are present, but only a small portion of the correspondence with film suppliers is included.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The material is arranged as it was received in 1974 with only negligible changes. There are five series: Film Digests, Subject Access, Correspondence, Office of Technical Services Film Guides, and Other Records and Reports. Additional material of a later date, photographs, articles, a history of the project, and publicity material have been placed at the end of the records.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
I: Film Digests Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1-13 | Completed Digests 1-1300 1301 items
|
n.d. |
| 2 | 14-26 | Completed Digests 1301-2600 1299 items
|
n.d. |
| 3 | 27-40 | Completed Digests 2601-4000 1400 items
|
n.d. |
| 4 | 41-54 | Completed Digests 4001-5400 1400 items
|
n.d. |
| 5 | 55-62 | Completed Digests 5401-6200 778 items
|
n.d. |
II: Subject Access Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 5 | 63 | Subject Headings and Index 2 items
|
n.d. |
III: Correspondence Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 5 | 64 | Digest Receipts Confirmed 55 items
|
1951 |
| 6 | 65 | Digest Receipts Confirmed 51 items
|
1951 |
| 6 | 66 | Digest Receipts Confirmed (1952) 32 items
|
1951-1952 |
| 6 | 67 | Digest Receipts Going Out 4 items
|
1952 |
| 6 | 68 | Duplicates Showing Destroyed and Retained Digests 35 items
|
n.d. |
| 6 | 69 | Correspondence With Suppliers (L) 34 items
|
1951-1952 |
| 6 | 70 | Correspondence With Suppliers (M-Mi) 66 items
|
1951-1952 |
| 6 | 71 | Correspondence With Suppliers (Mo-My) 24 items
|
1951-1952 |
| 6 | 72 | Correspondence With Suppliers (N) 86 items
|
1951-1952 |
| 6 | 73 | Overseas Reports 10 items
|
1951-1952 |
IV: Office of Technical Services Film Guides Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 6 | 74 | Technical Film Guides 2 items
|
1951 |
| 6 | 75 | Technical Film Guides 6 items
|
1951 |
V: Other Records and Reports Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 7 | 76 | Employees 15 items
|
1951-1952 |
| 7 | 77 | Budget Statements 36 items
|
1951-1953 |
| 7 | 78 | Criteria and Film Selection 4 items
|
1951-1952 |
| 7 | 79 | Reports and Correspondence 12 items
|
1951-1952 |
| 7 | 80 | Correspondence: ECA and Department of Commerce 43 items
|
1951 |
| 7 | 81 | Procedures and Contract 10 items
|
1951-1952 |
| 7 | 82 | Progress Reports 21 items
|
1951-1952 |
| 7 | 83 | Quarterly Financial Reports 6 items
|
1951-1952 |
| 7 | 84 | Question File 1 item
|
1951 |
| 7 | 85 | Personnel, Facilities, Procedures 8 items
|
n.d. |
| 7 | 86 | Film Lists and Correspondence 16 items
|
1953 |
| 7 | 87 | ECA Film Project 2 items
|
1952 |
| 7 | 88 | Articles and Other Publicity 13 items
|
1951-1952 |
| 7 | 89 | Photo File 48 items
|
1952-1966 |
| 7 | 90 | Correspondence 3 items
|
1974 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Corporate Names
- Washington State University. ECA Film Project--Archives (creator)
- Washington State University. ECA Film Project--Records and correspondence
Other Creators
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Corporate Names
- State College of Washington. ECA Film Project. (creator)
- United States. Dept. of Commerce. Office of Technical Services. Economic Cooperation Administration. W (creator)
Finding aid prepared by Paul Green
2012
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