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Clifford P. Cyr home movies, 1940s-1960s

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Cyr, Clifford P., 1915-1991
Title
Clifford P. Cyr home movies
Dates
1940s-1960s (inclusive)
Quantity
36 reels
Collection Number
Mss 524
Summary
Clifford P. Cyr lived in Missoula, Montana until the 1950s when he and his family moved to Amarillo, Texas; this collection contains 8mm film of his family's various vacations and outings from the mid-1940s to the 1960s.
Repository
University of Montana, Mansfield Library, Archives and Special Collections
Archives and Special Collections
Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library
University of Montana
32 Campus Dr. #9936
59812-9936
Missoula, MT
Telephone: 406-243-2053
library.archives@umontana.edu
Access Restrictions

Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of Archives and Special Collections, the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, and The University of Montana-Missoula. Please contact Archives and Special Collections for access.

Languages
no linguistic content.
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Biographical Note

Clifford Paul Cyr was born in Missoula, Montana, on October 10, 1915, to Paul and Laura Cyr. He attended Missoula County High School. He graduated from the University of Montana in 1940, having majored in music, and then taught school in Hysham, Montana. He enlisted in the Army in 1941 and served in the United States and overseas. He married Herta Wilhelmine Hohendorf of Germany in 1950. The couple lived for a time in Amarillo, Texas. Cyr was dischared from the Air Force in 1961. Clifford P. Cyr died in Missoula on March 20, 1991, and Herta Cyr died in Missoula on February 18, 1999.

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Content Description

This collection contains 36 reels of 8mm film. The films are home movies from vacations and outings, likely filmed by Clifford Cyr and his family. Most of the home movies are in color with no sound, one is in black and white.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. and any other applicable statutes. Copyright not transferred to Archives and Special Collections.

Preferred Citation

Clifford P. Cyr home movies, Archives and Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana-Missoula.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Materials retain the order assigned by the original processor.

Custodial History

The donor and date of donation for this collection are unknown.

Future Additions

There are no expected additions to this collection.

Processing Note

This collection was originally Film Collection 18; films retain the titles and order assigned to them by the previous processor. Additional actions of the original processor are unknown.

In 2021, all motion picture film reels were cleaned, placed on new reels, and rehoused for preservation purposes.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Description: Lake (possibly Flathead Lake)

    50 feet of film

    color, no sound

    Dates: circa 1940s-1960s
    Container: Reel 1
  • Description: Lake (possibly Flathead Lake)

    50 feet of film

    color, no sound

    Dates: circa 1940s-1960s
    Container: Reel 2
  • Description: Flathead Lake, Bigfork, Montana

    200 feet of film

    color, no sound

    Dates: circa 1940s-1960s
    Container: Reel 3
  • Description: Montana Highway 200, Clearwater Junction, Milltown

    400 feet of film

    color, no sound

    Dates: circa 1940s-1960s
    Container: Reel 4
  • Description: Smokejumper Center, Missoula, Airport, Aerial Shots

    400 feet of film

    color, no sound

    Dates: circa 1940s-1960s
    Container: Reel 5
  • Description: Philipsburg, Montana, Anaconda Raceway

    about 300 feet of film

    color, no sound

    Dates: 1960s
    Container: Reel 6
  • Description: National Bison Range, Winter Scenes, Deer

    50 feet of film

    color, no sound

    Dates: circa 1944
    Container: Reel 7
  • Description: Lewis and Clark Highway, Montana-Idaho Border

    50 feet of film

    color, no sound

    Dates: circa 1968
    Container: Reel 8
  • Description: Airshow

    50 feet of film

    color, no sound

    Dates: circa 1967
    Container: Reel 9
  • Description: Airshow

    50 feet of film

    color, no sound

    Dates: circa 1940s-1960s
    Container: Reel 10
  • Description: Airshow

    50 feet of film

    color, no sound

    Dates: circa 1940s-1960s
    Container: Reel 11
  • Description: Airshow, Military Parade

    200 feet of film

    color, no sound

    Dates: circa 1940s-1960s
    Container: Reel 12
  • Description: Scenic Shots

    50 feet of film

    color, no sound

    Dates: circa 1940s-1960s
    Container: Reel 13
  • Description: Scenic Shots

    50 feet of film

    color, no sound

    Dates: circa 1940s-1960s
    Container: Reel 14
  • Description: Scenic Shots

    50 feet of film

    color, no sound

    Dates: circa 1940s-1960s
    Container: Reel 15
  • Description: Scenic Shots

    50 feet of film

    color, no sound

    Dates: circa 1940s-1960s
    Container: Reel 16
  • Description: Scenic Shots

    50 feet of film

    color, no sound

    Dates: circa 1940s-1960s
    Container: Reel 17
  • Description: Christmas, Snow Plow

    50 feet of film

    black and white, no sound

    Dates: circa 1940s-1960s
    Container: Reel 18
  • Description: Unidentified Home Movies

    50 feet of film

    color, no sound

    Dates: circa 1940s-1960s
    Container: Reel 19
  • Description: Downtown Missoula, Building a House, Scenic Shots

    50 feet of film

    color, no sound

    Dates: circa 1940s-1960s
    Container: Reel 20
  • Description: Building a House

    50 feet of film

    color, no sound

    Dates: circa 1940s-1960s
    Container: Reel 21
  • Description: Unidentified City

    50 feet of film

    color, no sound

    Dates: circa 1968
    Container: Reel 22
  • Description: Water Show

    50 feet of film

    color, no sound

    Dates: circa 1940s-1960s
    Container: Reel 23
  • Description: Parade

    50 feet of film

    color, no sound

    Dates: circa 1940s-1960s
    Container: Reel 24
  • Description: Grand Canyon, Yavapai Point, Moran Point, Hopi Point, and Mojave Point

    50 feet of film

    color, no sound

    Dates: circa 1940s-1960s
    Container: Reel 25
  • Description: Baseball Game

    50 feet of film

    color, no sound

    Dates: circa 1947
    Container: Reel 26
  • Description: Baseball Game, Marching Band

    50 feet of film

    color, no sound

    Dates: circa 1947
    Container: Reel 27
  • Description: Ferry Trip, Ocean Scenic Shots, Military Ceremony

    50 feet of film

    color, no sound

    Dates: circa 1940s-1960s
    Container: Reel 28
  • Description: Military Base, Bombed City

    50 feet of film

    color, no sound

    Dates: circa 1940s-1960s
    Container: Reel 29
  • Description: Fair, Cattle, Airplanes, Lake Alva, Hungry Horse Dam

    200 feet of film

    color, no sound

    Dates: circa 1940s-1960s
    Container: Reel 30
  • Description: Lake Shots, Scenic Shots

    about 300 feet of film

    color, no sound

    Dates: circa 1940s-1960s
    Container: Reel 31
  • Description: Airport, Train Trip, Carnival, Water Show, Housing Development

    about 300 feet of film

    color, no sound

    Dates: circa 1940s-1960s
    Container: Reel 32
  • Description: Durango, Colorado, Denver and Rio Grande Western Train

    400 feet of film

    color, no sound

    Dates: circa 1940s-1960s
    Container: Reel 33
  • Description: Circus, Baseball Game, Parade, Military Base, Airport

    400 feet of film

    color, no sound

    Dates: circa 1940s-1960s
    Container: Reel 34
  • Description: Burma: Headquarters of the 600th Air Force Band, Rangoon Airport, Kanbawza Palace

    200 feet of film

    color, no sound

    Dates: circa 1940s-1960s
    Container: Reel 35
  • Description: Okinawa, Japan, USS Gen. Daniel I Sultan, Military Base

    200 feet of film

    color, no sound

    Dates: circa 1940s-1960s
    Container: Reel 36

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Personal Names

  • Cyr, Clifford P., 1915-1991--Travel

Family Names

  • Cyr family--In motion pictures

Geographical Names

  • Missoula (Mont.)--Social life and customs--20th century

Form or Genre Terms

  • Home movies--Montana--Missoula
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