Clifford P. Cyr home movies, 1940s-1960s
Table of Contents
- Overview of the Collection
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Biographical Note
- Content Description
- Use of the Collection
- Administrative Information
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Detailed Description of the Collection
- Lake (possibly Flathead Lake), circa 1940s-1960s
- Lake (possibly Flathead Lake), circa 1940s-1960s
- Flathead Lake, Bigfork, Montana, circa 1940s-1960s
- Montana Highway 200, Clearwater Junction, Milltown, circa 1940s-1960s
- Smokejumper Center, Missoula, Airport, Aerial Shots, circa 1940s-1960s
- Philipsburg, Montana, Anaconda Raceway, 1960s
- National Bison Range, Winter Scenes, Deer, circa 1944
- Lewis and Clark Highway, Montana-Idaho Border, circa 1968
- Airshow, circa 1967
- Airshow, circa 1940s-1960s
- Airshow, circa 1940s-1960s
- Airshow, Military Parade, circa 1940s-1960s
- Scenic Shots, circa 1940s-1960s
- Scenic Shots, circa 1940s-1960s
- Scenic Shots, circa 1940s-1960s
- Scenic Shots, circa 1940s-1960s
- Scenic Shots, circa 1940s-1960s
- Christmas, Snow Plow, circa 1940s-1960s
- Unidentified Home Movies, circa 1940s-1960s
- Downtown Missoula, Building a House, Scenic Shots, circa 1940s-1960s
- Building a House, circa 1940s-1960s
- Unidentified City, circa 1968
- Water Show, circa 1940s-1960s
- Parade, circa 1940s-1960s
- Grand Canyon, Yavapai Point, Moran Point, Hopi Point, and Mojave Point, circa 1940s-1960s
- Baseball Game, circa 1947
- Baseball Game, Marching Band, circa 1947
- Ferry Trip, Ocean Scenic Shots, Military Ceremony, circa 1940s-1960s
- Military Base, Bombed City, circa 1940s-1960s
- Fair, Cattle, Airplanes, Lake Alva, Hungry Horse Dam, circa 1940s-1960s
- Lake Shots, Scenic Shots, circa 1940s-1960s
- Airport, Train Trip, Carnival, Water Show, Housing Development, circa 1940s-1960s
- Durango, Colorado, Denver and Rio Grande Western Train, circa 1940s-1960s
- Circus, Baseball Game, Parade, Military Base, Airport, circa 1940s-1960s
- Burma: Headquarters of the 600th Air Force Band, Rangoon Airport, Kanbawza Palace, circa 1940s-1960s
- Okinawa, Japan, USS Gen. Daniel I Sultan, Military Base, circa 1940s-1960s
- Names and Subjects
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Cyr, Clifford P., 1915-1991
- Title
- Clifford P. Cyr home movies
- Dates
- 1940s-1960s (inclusive)19401969
- 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
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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
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Description: Lake (possibly Flathead Lake)
50 feet of film
color, no sound
Dates: circa 1940s-1960sContainer: Reel 1 -
Description: Lake (possibly Flathead Lake)
50 feet of film
color, no sound
Dates: circa 1940s-1960sContainer: Reel 2 -
Description: Flathead Lake, Bigfork, Montana
200 feet of film
color, no sound
Dates: circa 1940s-1960sContainer: Reel 3 -
Description: Montana Highway 200, Clearwater Junction, Milltown
400 feet of film
color, no sound
Dates: circa 1940s-1960sContainer: Reel 4 -
Description: Smokejumper Center, Missoula, Airport, Aerial Shots
400 feet of film
color, no sound
Dates: circa 1940s-1960sContainer: Reel 5 -
Description: Philipsburg, Montana, Anaconda Raceway
about 300 feet of film
color, no sound
Dates: 1960sContainer: Reel 6 -
Description: National Bison Range, Winter Scenes, Deer
50 feet of film
color, no sound
Dates: circa 1944Container: Reel 7 -
Description: Lewis and Clark Highway, Montana-Idaho Border
50 feet of film
color, no sound
Dates: circa 1968Container: Reel 8 -
Description: Airshow
50 feet of film
color, no sound
Dates: circa 1967Container: Reel 9 -
Description: Airshow
50 feet of film
color, no sound
Dates: circa 1940s-1960sContainer: Reel 10 -
Description: Airshow
50 feet of film
color, no sound
Dates: circa 1940s-1960sContainer: Reel 11 -
Description: Airshow, Military Parade
200 feet of film
color, no sound
Dates: circa 1940s-1960sContainer: Reel 12 -
Description: Scenic Shots
50 feet of film
color, no sound
Dates: circa 1940s-1960sContainer: Reel 13 -
Description: Scenic Shots
50 feet of film
color, no sound
Dates: circa 1940s-1960sContainer: Reel 14 -
Description: Scenic Shots
50 feet of film
color, no sound
Dates: circa 1940s-1960sContainer: Reel 15 -
Description: Scenic Shots
50 feet of film
color, no sound
Dates: circa 1940s-1960sContainer: Reel 16 -
Description: Scenic Shots
50 feet of film
color, no sound
Dates: circa 1940s-1960sContainer: Reel 17 -
Description: Christmas, Snow Plow
50 feet of film
black and white, no sound
Dates: circa 1940s-1960sContainer: Reel 18 -
Description: Unidentified Home Movies
50 feet of film
color, no sound
Dates: circa 1940s-1960sContainer: Reel 19 -
Description: Downtown Missoula, Building a House, Scenic Shots
50 feet of film
color, no sound
Dates: circa 1940s-1960sContainer: Reel 20 -
Description: Building a House
50 feet of film
color, no sound
Dates: circa 1940s-1960sContainer: Reel 21 -
Description: Unidentified City
50 feet of film
color, no sound
Dates: circa 1968Container: Reel 22 -
Description: Water Show
50 feet of film
color, no sound
Dates: circa 1940s-1960sContainer: Reel 23 -
Description: Parade
50 feet of film
color, no sound
Dates: circa 1940s-1960sContainer: Reel 24 -
Description: Grand Canyon, Yavapai Point, Moran Point, Hopi Point, and Mojave Point
50 feet of film
color, no sound
Dates: circa 1940s-1960sContainer: Reel 25 -
Description: Baseball Game
50 feet of film
color, no sound
Dates: circa 1947Container: Reel 26 -
Description: Baseball Game, Marching Band
50 feet of film
color, no sound
Dates: circa 1947Container: Reel 27 -
Description: Ferry Trip, Ocean Scenic Shots, Military Ceremony
50 feet of film
color, no sound
Dates: circa 1940s-1960sContainer: Reel 28 -
Description: Military Base, Bombed City
50 feet of film
color, no sound
Dates: circa 1940s-1960sContainer: Reel 29 -
Description: Fair, Cattle, Airplanes, Lake Alva, Hungry Horse Dam
200 feet of film
color, no sound
Dates: circa 1940s-1960sContainer: Reel 30 -
Description: Lake Shots, Scenic Shots
about 300 feet of film
color, no sound
Dates: circa 1940s-1960sContainer: Reel 31 -
Description: Airport, Train Trip, Carnival, Water Show, Housing Development
about 300 feet of film
color, no sound
Dates: circa 1940s-1960sContainer: Reel 32 -
Description: Durango, Colorado, Denver and Rio Grande Western Train
400 feet of film
color, no sound
Dates: circa 1940s-1960sContainer: Reel 33 -
Description: Circus, Baseball Game, Parade, Military Base, Airport
400 feet of film
color, no sound
Dates: circa 1940s-1960sContainer: 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-1960sContainer: Reel 35 -
Description: Okinawa, Japan, USS Gen. Daniel I Sultan, Military Base
200 feet of film
color, no sound
Dates: circa 1940s-1960sContainer: Reel 36
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
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
