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Richard J. Hale motion pictures, 1927-1960

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Hale, Richard J., 1897-1960
Title
Richard J. Hale motion pictures
Dates
1927-1960 (inclusive)
Quantity
24 reels
Collection Number
Mss 522
Summary
Richard Joe Hale was a county surveyor in Missoula, Montana. This collection contains 24 reels of 16mm film of home movies from the 1940s and 1950s.
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

Richard Joe Hale was born in Missoula, Montana to Patrick and Ellen Hale in March 1897. He married Lelia E. Paxson of Butte, Montana in May 1921. They would have one son, Richard J. Hale Jr (nicknamed Dickie Joe). Hale lived and worked in Missoula as a county surveyor. Richard J. Hale died on February 8, 1960.

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Content Description

This collection contains 24 16mm films. The majority of the films are home movies from the Hale family, including shots of baby Richard Hale Jr., vacations in the Northwest, and scenic shots from around the Missoula area. The majority of the film is in color with no sound.

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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 the University of Montana.

Preferred Citation

Richard J. Hale 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 described as Film Collection 16; 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, cored, and rehoused for preservation purposes. A majority of the films have been digitized.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Description: Skiing

    16 mm

    Color, 50 ft, No Sound

    Dates: 1953
    Container: Reel 1
  • Description: Richard Hale JR.; Logging Footage

    16 mm

    Color, 50 ft, No Sound

    Dates: July 4, 1943
    Container: Reel 2
  • Description: Camping; Richard Hale Jr.

    16 mm

    Color, 50 ft, No Sound

    Dates: ca. 1940s
    Container: Reel 3
  • Description: Ferguson Yard Dinner, Dock going to Melita Island, Paxson Dartnell Family

    16 mm

    Color, 50 ft, No Sound

    Dates: July 17, 1951
    Container: Reel 4
  • Description: Bette-Rad Babies, House in Winter

    16 mm

    Color, 50 ft, No Sound

    Dates: 1955-1956
    Container: Reel 5
  • Description: Richard Hale Jr.; Winter University of Montana Campus Scenes

    16 mm

    Black and White and Color, 425 ft, No Sound

    Dates: ca. 1950s
    Container: Reel 6
  • Description: Richard Hale Jr. "Baby Hale 2"

    16 mm

    Color, 425 ft, No Sound

    Dates: ca. 1950s
    Container: Reel 7
  • Description: Cattle, Bitterroot Valley

    16 mm

    Black and White, 400 ft, No Sound

    Dates: undated
    Container: Reel 8
  • Description: "Little Bit of Everything"

    1940 Fergus County Fair, 1938 Missoula Rodeo, 1939 Missoula 4th of July parade, 1939 Douglas Airplane Model Contest, Mary and Dorothy Symes, 4th of July Fireworks at Missoula, Wilke Visiting Missoula

    16 mm

    Color, 225 ft, No Sound

    Dates: 1938-1940
    Container: Reel 9
  • Description: Dartnell Baby in Buggy, Crater Lake

    16 mm

    Color, 50 ft, No Sound

    Dates: 1951
    Container: Reel 10
  • Description: Idaho Falle, Cache National Forest, Dickie Joe with Sheep, Union Pacific Locomotive

    16 mm

    Color, 50 ft, No Sound

    Dates: July 24, 1944
    Container: Reel 11
  • Description: Rattlesnake Bridge Failure, Dick on Stilts

    16 mm

    Color, 50 ft, No Sound

    Dates: March 1948
    Container: Reel 12
  • Description: Parade, Family Shots

    16 mm

    Color, 50 ft, No Sound

    Dates: ca. 1960s
    Container: Reel 13
  • Description: Marriage of Joe Worden, Aunt Lelia, Lelia and Hall Family, Dickie Joe, Grouse, Big Hole

    16 mm

    Color, 50 ft, No Sound

    Dates: ca. 1960s
    Container: Reel 14
  • Description: Milwaukee Railroad Trip in the Snow

    16 mm

    Color, 50 ft, No Sound

    Dates: ca. 1960s
    Container: Reel 15
  • Description: Trip with Bob to Big Ranch Idaho, Cub Scout Parade, Parade in Missoula, Aerial Shots of Snowy Mountains

    16 mm

    Color, 50 ft, No Sound

    Dates: 1949
    Container: Reel 16
  • Description: Slide up Blackfoot Fish Creek

    16 mm

    Color, 50 ft, No Sound

    Dates: 1949
    Container: Reel 17
  • Description: Huson CMSTAR Railway Wreck, July 1947 Air Circus

    16 mm

    Color, 50 ft, No Sound

    Dates: 1947
    Container: Reel 18
  • Description: Parachuters

    16 mm

    Color, 50 ft, No Sound

    Dates: ca. 1940s
    Container: Reel 19
  • Description: Vacation beginning august 20, 1927, Dr. and Mrs. A.B. Cliff, Dr. and Mrs. H.W. Forbes, Vivian and Analee Starr, Mr. E.A. Starr, Shots of Utah, Pocatello Idaho, Butte Montana, Missoula Montana, and Anaconda Montana

    16 mm

    Black and White, 300 ft, No Sound

    Dates: 1927
    Container: Reel 20
  • Description: Crater Lake, Portland Oregon Rose Festival

    16 mm

    Color, 50 ft, No Sound

    Dates: ca. late 1940s-1950s
    Container: Reel 21
  • Description: Pulls Bow Lake

    16 mm

    Color, 50 ft, No Sound

    Dates: ca. 1950s-1960s
    Container: Reel 22
  • Description: Potlatch Forest Products Corporation, Clearwater Drive Idaho, Logging

    16 mm

    Black and White and Color, 300 ft, No Sound

    Dates: May 15, 1941
    Container: Reel 23
  • Description: Anaconda Copper Mining Company at Woodworth, Montana Informational Film

    16 mm

    Black and white, 150 ft, No Sound

    Dates: Undated
    Container: Reel 24

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Family Names

  • Hale family--In motion pictures

Geographical Names

  • Missoula (Mont.)--In motion pictures
  • Missoula (Mont.)--Social life and customs--20th century
  • Northwest, Pacific--In motion pictures

Form or Genre Terms

  • Home movies--Montana--Missoula
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