MTGMss523.xml Guide to the Bessie L. Oates Motion Pictures 1930-1952 Oates (Bessie L.) Motion Pictures Finding aid prepared by Kellyn Younggren Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana--Missoula
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Finding aid encoded by Kellyn Younggren 2016 Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS ( Describing Archives: A Content Standard) 2nd edition. University of Montana, Mansfield Library, Archives and Special Collections
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Mss 523 Oates, Bessie L., 1901-1984 Bessie L. Oates Home Movies circa 1940s-circa 1956 21 reels This collection contains 21 reels of 8mm film collected by Bessie L. Oates of Missoula, Montana, from vacations to various national parks in Montana, Colorado, Utah, and California. The collection also includes film of friends and family. Materials have no linguistic content. Biographical Note

Bessie "Betty" Oates was born in Granite, Montana on June 1, 1901. She worked briefly as an operator for the Bell Telephone Company before she took a telephone operator position with the United States Forest Service in 1921. Oates eventually became the chief telephone operator for the Missoula, Montana area and held that position until her retirement from the Forest Service in 1962. Betty Oates remained in Missoula until her death on October 22, 1984.

This collection contains 21 reels of 8mm film. The majority of the films are home movies from vacations and outings, likely filmed by Oates or family and friends. The home movies are in color with no sound.

Materials retain the order assigned by the original processor.

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.

Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. and any other applicable statutes. Copyright not transferred to the University of Montana.

Bessie L. Oates Home Movies, Archives and Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana-Missoula.

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

There are no expected additions to this collection.

This collection was originally identified as Film Collection 17; films retain the titles and order assigned to them by the previous processor. Additional actions of the original processor are unknown.

In 2021, the home movies were cleaned, placed on new reels, and rehoused for preservation purposes. At that time, six reels of commercially produced television programs from the 1940s and 1950s were removed from this collection.

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Oates, Bessie L., 1901-1984--Travel Oates family--In motion pictures Missoula (Mont.)--Social life and customs--20th century National parks and reserves--Montana National parks and reserves--Colorado National parks and reserves--Utah National parks and reserves--California Montana California Utah Moving Images Home movies--Montana--Misoula 1 Yellowstone National Park, Mud Pots, Northern Pacific Train, Bess McPhee Family circa 1940s

50 feet of film

color, no sound

 2 Yellowstone National Park, Feeding Bears, Jay and Al, Rags and Bet in Park September 1948

50 feet of film

color, no sound

 3 Yellowstone National Park, Old Faithful, Waterfall, Spring Vacation 1948

50 feet of film

color, no sound

 4 Chapel at Jackson Hole, Wyoming, St. John's Church, Salt Lake City Temple 1948

50 feet of film

color, no sound

 5 Big Hole Monument, Lou, Ethel, and Rags September 1950

50 feet of film

color, no sound

 6 St. Mary's, Al and Jay, Eth and Serce at Powell circa 1945

50 feet of film

color, no sound

 7 The Stone Church circa 1956

about 50 feet of film

color, no sound

 8 Bryce Canyon National Park 1947

50 feet of film

color, no sound

 9 Agnes, Jane and Oneo at San Juan Capistrano circa 1947

about 50 feet of film

color, no sound

 10 Trees of Mystery, Peter Skene, Ogden Park 1949

50 feet of film

color, no sound

 11 Ethel, Canada and Reno, Jay and Daliha 1950

50 feet of film

color, no sound

 12 Monarch Pass, Oldest Locomotive in Colorado, Hungry Horse 1952

50 feet of film

color, no sound

 13 Alice and Family, Fishing and Picnic 1951

50 feet of film

color, no sound

 14 Mt. Chaster, Fish, Alice 1949

50 feet of film

color, no sound

 15 Airplanes, Hap and Plane, Bill in the Garden 1951-1952

50 feet of film

color, no sound

 16 Parade, Idaho Mountain Shots, Cub and Rag's Roses 1951

50 feet of film

color, no sound

 17 Airport, Mountain Shots from Plane, Glacier Park, Betty Ann and Em circa 1940s-1950s

50 feet of film

color, no sound

 18 California Fishing Trip, Beach Shots October 1946

50 feet of film

color, no sound

 19 Betty Ann 1944

50 feet of film

color, no sound

 20 Home Movies circa 1940s-1950s

50 feet of film

color, no sound

 21 Home Movies circa 1940s-1950s

200 feet of film

color, no sound