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Central Washington University Multimedia Technology and Instructional Support, Films, 1939-1985

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Central Washington University. Multimedia Technology and Instructional Support
Title
Central Washington University Multimedia Technology and Instructional Support, Films
Dates
1939-1985 (inclusive)
Quantity
9 cubic feet, (7 record center boxes and 11 oversized film canisters)  :  16 mm films in fair condition with certain films having deteriorated from usage and chemical decomposition
Collection Number
RG034-07-21
Summary
This collection consists of 16 mm films portraying the Central Washington University campus and surrounding regional events.
Repository
Central Washington University, Archives and Special Collections
Archives and Special Collections
Central Washington University
400 E University Way
Ellensburg, WA 98926
Telephone: 509-963-1023
Fax: 509-963-3684
archive@cwu.edu
Access Restrictions

Open to the public for educational research.

Languages
English
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Historical Note

Multimedia Technology and Instructional Support Department was first established in 1972 as Media Production Services of the Audiovisual Division of the Library Department. After 1987, the unit changed titles and switched departments. It became the Media Development Services Unit in 1987, the Media Production and Development Unit in 1993, and the Media Productions Unit in 1996. In 1998 the unit was reorganized under Center for Learning Technologies and in 2001 the unit was transferred to the Academic Computing Department. Since 2004 it has been recognized as the Multimedia Technology and Instructional Support Department.

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Content Description

Films in this collection depict Central Washington University athletic, social, and regional public events; footage of Central’s buildings, grounds, and academic symposia; and other events relevant to the history of the local and campus community.

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Historical Background

Central Washington University began as the Washington State Normal School in 1891. In 1937, the school was rechristened the Central Washington College of Education. In 1961, the school became Central Washington State College and, finally, in 1977, Central Washington University.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

[Name of document or photograph number]. RG034-07-21, Central Washington University Multimedia Technology and Instructional Support, Films. Archives and Special Collections, Brooks Library, Central Washington University.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Organized by size of canister

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Description: Men's basketball game against Seattle Pacific

    B&W. Good quality

    Dates: 1965
    Container: Box item 1-1
  • Description: "Oedipus Rex" All College Play

    Color, poor quality, sound

    Dates: 1965
    Container: Box item 1-2
  • Description: N.A.I.B. tournament Kansas city CWCE basketball game. CWCE vs. Murray State, Final score: Central 61, Murray state 55.

    B&W. Good quality

    Dates: 1950
    Container: Box item 1-3
  • Description: Christmas morning home videos / Horse herding, ranch scenes

    Color. Good quality

    Dates: 1950s
    Container: Box item 1-4
  • Description: Football Game, Early Campus and Field, Football Practice, and Homecoming Parade

    Color & B&W. B&W, Fair Quality. Color, Good Quality

    Dates: 1939-1940
    Container: Box item 1-5
  • Description: Sweecy day, Central Wash. Campus Homecoming, Marching band pre-game show, Homecoming floats, Nicholson Pavilion, Campus buildings

    Good quality

    Dates: 1963
    Container: Box item 1-6
  • Description: Business week

    B&W

    Dates: 1980s
    Container: Box item 1-7
  • Description: Ellensburg ranch scenes, Home videos
    Dates: 1950s
    Container: Box item 1-8
  • Description: CWSC vs. Western

    B&W. Good Quality

    Dates: 1960s
    Container: Box item 1-9
  • Description: Family Home Movie

    Color. Good quality

    Dates: 1960s
    Container: Box item 1-10
  • Description: Shots of Campus, Basketball game Central vs. Simon Fraser, Wrestling, Swimming, Band playing, Nicholson

    Color. Good quality

    Dates: 1970s
    Container: Box item 1-11
  • Description: N.A.I.A Tournament Highlights featuring Central Washington State College. CWSC finished 2nd in the nation to Kentucky State

    B&W. Good Quality

    Dates: 1970
    Container: Box item 1-12
  • Description: CWSC ROTC precision drill team marching for crowd

    B&W. Fair Quality

    Dates: 1960s
    Container: Box item 1-13
  • Description: Homecoming, Marching band football at the Kittitas county fairgrounds, CWCE vs. EWU, Parade through Ellensburg, Shots of Ellensburg and fairgrounds

    Color, Good Quality. B&W, Good Quality

    Dates: 1950-1951
    Container: Box item 1-14
  • Description: Sweecy day, CWCE. Shots of Campus, Students playing various games, Period vehicles, Softball game, Sweecy day picnic, Ad for US war bonds at the end of the film

    Color, Good Quality. B&W, Good Quality

    Dates: 1948-1949
    Container: Box item 1-15
  • Description: Home Video, Family preparing to attend rodeo, Rodeo parade through Ellensburg, Footage of rodeo

    Color. Fair Quality

    Dates: 1952
    Container: Box item 6-16
  • Description: Sweecy day, CWCE., Shots of Campus, Students playing various games, Picnic scenes, Railroads on campus, Students inside dorms singing, Students competing in track and field events

    B&W. Good Quality

    Dates: 1951
    Container: Box item 6-17
  • Description: Shots of Campus (Barge, Lind, Hebler), Shots of construction on campus, Students playing baseball

    Color. Good quality

    Dates: 1960
    Container: Box item 6-18
  • Description: President Brooks' Inauguration, Indoor shots of Nicholson Pavilion, Choir performance

    B&W. Fair Quality

    Dates: 1962
    Container: Box item 6-19
  • Description: "Milestone at Ellensburg." Film depicting historical drawings of Ellensburg and Central as well as shots from around campus, Shots of the town and of all the buildings on campus in the 1960s, Construction shots of Courson and Muzzall dorms, Shots of students

    B&W. Fair Quality

    Dates: 1960s
    Container: Box item 6-20
  • Description: Basketball game and practice, CWCE vs. Puyallup, Away game

    B&W. Fair Quality

    Dates: 1950s
    Container: Box item 6-21
  • Description: N.A.I.B. tournament Kansas city CWCE basketball game trip, Shots of warm up before the game, (Shots of basketball court on campus in student union building?), Shots of Kansas City, Shots of players and coaches traveling

    Color & B&W

    Dates: 1950
    Container: Box item 1-22
  • Description: Teachers Training in the classrooms, Students on campus

    Color, fair quality. Sound

    Dates: 1970
    Container: Box item 2-23
  • Description: Tournament 1st round, Central Washington vs. St. Benedict's, Final score: Central Washington 77, St. Benedict's 65. Attendance: 10,500
    Dates: 1970
    Container: Box item 2-24
  • Description: Ellensburg family, Family scenes, Ranch scenes. Vacation shots, regional
    Dates: 1950s
    Container: Box item 2-25
  • Description: Classroom scenes, Central Washington University campus scenes, Ellensburg scenes, Promotional video, Outtakes

    Color. Good quality

    Dates: 1980s
    Container: Box item 2-26
  • Description: Joe McManamy historical photos (Photos of old ranch, farm and small town scenes). Video of ranch and cattle drive scenes, Shots of men on horseback, Shots of food preparation on a cattle drive, Aerial shots of Kittitas valley

    B&W and Color. Fair Quality

    Dates: 1980s
    Container: Box item 2-27
  • Description: Scenes of students around Central Washington campus doing various things, outtakes of other films, Scenes of students teaching, Bob Hope

    Color. Good quality

    Dates: 1970s
    Container: Box item 2-28
  • Description: Students sitting next to the Maria Grupe building, Shots of Bouillon building and Maria Grupe building, Shots of campus childcare program, Outtakes from other films, Shots of campus and students on campus including shots of the railroad tracks on campus

    Color. Good quality

    Dates: 1970s
    Container: Box item 2-29
  • Description: Promo film for International studies, Outtakes, Different intros and endings

    Color. Poor quality

    Dates: 1970s
    Container: Box item 2-30
  • Description: College students student-teaching at an elementary school, college students working with children one-on-one. School has two-way mirrors for observation

    Color. Good quality

    Dates: 1970s
    Container: Box item 2-31
  • Description: Shots of Barge Hall interior and exterior, Shots of art workshops, Shots of faculty and professors in offices, Shots of students in classes, Shots from around campus, Shots of earthquake damage, Shots of military barracks, Shots of ROTC classes

    B&W. Good Quality

    Dates: 1950s
    Container: Box item 2-32
  • Description: Central basketball game at a N.A.I.A Tournament

    B&W. Fair Quality

    Dates: 1960s
    Container: Box item Oversized-33
  • Description: "The Ellensburg Story," Shots of Ellensburg, Shots of the Ellensburg rodeo parade, Shots of the Ellensburg rodeo

    Color. Good quality. Incomplete, no sound

    Dates: 1970s
    Container: Box item 4-34
  • Description: Outtakes, Shots of a large restaurant kitchen, Shots of wood mill, Shots of Ellensburg Chamber of Commerce float in the rodeo parade encouraging industry growth, Shots of cattle and milk production, Shots of the Ellensburg rodeo parade, Shots of newspaper

    Color. Good quality

    Dates: 1950s
    Container: Box item 3-35
  • Description: Shots of an Eastern Washington downtown area, Shots of new buildings being put in, Shots of unique architecture in the downtown area, Shots of parks, Shots of the Leavenworth downtown, Shots of Ellensburg downtown, Shots of various cityscapes in Eastern Washington
    Dates: 1960s
    Container: Box item 6-36
  • Description: Outtakes, Students talking next to the Maria Grupe building, Shots of a Central Basketball game and Cheer leaders, Students doing a dance routine, Shots from inside the library, Shots of students doing various things around campus

    Color. Good quality

    Dates: 1970s
    Container: Box item 3-37
  • Description: N.A.I.A. Tournament QTR. Finals, Central Wash. vs. Henderson

    B&W. Fair Quality

    Dates: 1969
    Container: Box item 3-38
  • Description: N.A.I.A. Tournament 2nd Round, Central Wash. vs. Howard Payne. Final Score: CW: 96, HP: 74.

    B&W. Fair Quality

    Dates: 1969
    Container: Box item 3-39
  • Description: N.A.I.A. Tournament, Central Wash. vs. Eliz City State. Final Score: CW: 96, Eliz: 82.

    B&W. Fair Quality

    Dates: 1969
    Container: Box item 3-40
  • Description: Elementary School level, Neighborhood scenes, Playground scenes, Track-Field, Shots of student teaching, Faculty meetings, Dance class, Fine arts.

    Color. Good quality

    Dates: 1960s-1970s
    Container: Box item Oversized-41
  • Description: Ellensburg school scenes, Elementary school, Classes, Lunches, Hall monitors, School nurses

    Color. Good quality

    Dates: 1952
    Container: Box item Oversized-42
  • Description: Cattle Roundup, Arial views of the cattle drive, Camp scenes.

    Color. Fair Quality

    Dates: 1970s
    Container: Box item Oversized-43
  • Description: Basketball game, Central Wash. vs. C.P.S, N.A.I.B. Playoffs.

    B&W. Poor Quality

    Dates: 1950
    Container: Box item Oversized-44
  • Description: Outtakes, Students gathered in the Nicholson Pavilion looking at educational booths, Shots from a Central Wash. football game, Shots of the Brooks library being built, Shots of students around Central's campus, Students playing tennis, Students playing po

    Color. Fair Quality

    Dates: 1970s
    Container: Box item Oversized-45
  • Description: "Crisis Cross Caravan" outtakes, Close ups on Christian religious figurines, Shots of clay being spun into ceramics, Shots of various pieces of ceramic art, Shots of Christus Church, Shots of a town with a ski lift type tram system, Shots of the interior

    Color. Fair Quality

    Dates: 1960s
    Container: Box item Oversized-46
  • Description: "CWCE Summer Field Trip" Whole Film, Various shots of a trip to a camp in the woods taken by some Central students, Teachers, and middle school students, The film shows some of the daily activities of the students including outdoor recreation, meals and t

    Color. Good quality

    Dates: 1960s
    Container: Box item 6-47
  • Description: Scenes of students on Central Washington campus

    Color. Good quality

    Dates: 1980s
    Container: Box item 6-48
  • Description: Central Washington campus shots, Shots of marching band and cheer leaders at a football game, Shots of a football game

    Color. Good quality

    Dates: 1970s
    Container: Box item 1-49
  • Description: OTI vs. CWSC Basketball game

    B&W. Good Quality

    Dates: 1973
    Container: Box item 6-50
  • Description: Shots of a business school conference on Central's campus, Outtakes, Shots of students and speakers at the conference

    Color. Fair Quality

    Dates: 1970s
    Container: Box item 6-51
  • Description: Shots of a business school conference on Central's campus, Outtakes, Shots of students around campus, Shots of interviews, Campus shots

    Color. Fair Quality

    Dates: 1970s
    Container: Box item Oversized-52
  • Description: Central vs. PLU, Football

    Color. Good quality

    Dates: 1963
    Container: Box item 6-53
  • Description: Shots of Central student’s student teaching

    Color. Fair Quality

    Dates: 1970s
    Container: Box item 3-54
  • Description: Outtakes, Shots of Central students and classrooms, Shots from inside the greenhouse, Shots of Classroom activities, Shots of old recreation center

    Color. Fair Quality

    Dates: 1970s
    Container: Box item 3-55
  • Description: Outtakes, Shots of Central student’s student teaching, Shots of elementary students doing activities

    Color. Good quality

    Dates: 1970s
    Container: Box item 3-56
  • Description: Outtakes, Shots of CWU campus, Shots of Central students

    Color. Fair Quality

    Dates: 1970s
    Container: Box item 4-57
  • Description: Shots of student registration in the Pavilion

    Color. Fair Quality

    Dates: 1970s
    Container: Box item 4-58
  • Description: Outtakes, Shots of CWU campus, Shots of Central students

    Color. Fair Quality

    Dates: 1970s
    Container: Box item 4-59
  • Description: Outtakes, Shots of CWU campus

    Color. Fair Quality

    Dates: 1970s
    Container: Box item 4-60
  • Description: Outtakes, Shots of CWU campus, Shots of students in various classes

    Color. Good quality

    Dates: 1970s
    Container: Box item 4-61
  • Description: Business week, Original shots Roll 1
    Dates: 1970s
    Container: Box item 1-62
  • Description: Business week, Original shots Roll 2
    Dates: 1970s
    Container: Box item 1-63
  • Description: Business week, Original shots Roll 3
    Dates: 1970s
    Container: Box item 3-64
  • Description: Business week, Original shots Roll 4
    Dates: 1970s
    Container: Box item 1-65
  • Description: Business week, Original shots Roll 5
    Dates: 1970s
    Container: Box item 4-66
  • Description: CWU Promo Commercials, Sound, Commercials aimed at getting students to come to Central, Shots of campus buildings, Shots of classroom interiors
    Dates: 1970s
    Container: Box item 6-67
  • Description: Shots of a Comedy troupe, The Three Penny Opera, performing at Central

    B&W. Good Quality

    Dates: 1960s
    Container: Box item 4-68
  • Description: Credit reel for the Three Penny Opera

    B&W. Fair Quality

    Dates: 1960s
    Container: Box item 4-69
  • Description: Short shots of Central basketball game at a N.A.I.A Tournament

    B&W. Fair Quality

    Dates: 1970
    Container: Box item 4-70
  • Description: Central basketball game in Ellensburg

    B&W. Good Quality

    Dates: 1960s
    Container: Box item 4-71
  • Description: News reel detailing the goings on of 1948, Featured is a report on the flooding of the Columbia River

    B&W. Good Quality, Sound

    Dates: 1948
    Container: Box item 1-72
  • Description: Central vs. Whitworth Football

    Color. Good quality

    Dates: 1958
    Container: Box item 4-73
  • Description: Central vs. Western Football

    Color. Good quality

    Dates: 1960
    Container: Box item 4-74
  • Description: CWCE Graduation, Footage of Ellensburg area

    B&W. Good Quality

    Dates: 1941
    Container: Box item Oversized-75
  • Description: "The Ellensburg Story"

    Good Condition

    Dates: 1952
    Container: Box item Oversized-76
  • Description: Central vs. Western, Football
    Dates: 1958
    Container: Box item 5-77
  • Description: Central vs. Eastern, Football
    Dates: 1962
    Container: Box item Oversized-78
  • Description: Central vs. PLU, Football
    Dates: 1962
    Container: Box item 5-79
  • Description: Central vs. Eastern, Football
    Dates: 1963
    Container: Box item 4-80
  • Description: Central vs. Whitman, Football
    Dates: 1962
    Container: Box item 5-81
  • Description: Central vs. Eastern, Football
    Dates: 1963
    Container: Box item 5-82
  • Description: Central vs. Whitworth, Football
    Dates: 1963
    Container: Box item 5-83
  • Description: Central vs. Western, Football
    Dates: 1962
    Container: Box item 5-84
  • Description: Central vs. PLU, Football
    Dates: 1960
    Container: Box item 5-85
  • Description: N.A.I.A Championship Game, Central Washington State College vs. Kentucky State

    B&W. Good Quality

    Dates: 1970
    Container: Box item Oversized-86
  • Description: Central vs. Whitman Football
    Dates: 1950s
    Container: Box item 4-87
  • Description: Central vs. College of Puget Sound
    Dates: 1960s
    Container: Box item 5-88
  • Description: Central vs. Eastern, Football

    B&W

    Dates: 1957
    Container: Box item 4-89
  • Description: Central vs. Eastern, Football, Homecoming

    B&W. Good Quality

    Dates: 1959
    Container: Box item 7-90
  • Description: "Classroom in the Cascades," Documentary about outdoor education in Washington
    Dates: 1960s
    Container: Box item 7-91
  • Description: "Ellensburg: Washington's Rodeo City," Documentary-type film depicting the Ellensburg Rodeo, its planning, and other aspects of the rodeo

    Color. Good quality

    Dates: 1960s
    Container: Box item 7-92
  • Description: "Business Goes to College," A film about the business week conference at Central
    Dates: 1970s
    Container: Box item 7-93

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Subject Terms

  • Central Washington University--History
  • Washington (State)--History

Geographical Names

  • Ellensburg (Wash.)

Form or Genre Terms

  • Film

Other Creators

  • Corporate Names

    • Central Washington University. Multimedia Technology and Instructional Support (creator)
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