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Starting to see a light at the end of the tunnel, at least in terms of the condition report. I have about 30 films or so left and once this step is done I will report my findings, discuss suggestions, and hopefully be able to clean, and view a selection of the films to aid in the primary source research of my research paper. Today I found some interesting items within the film cans, including cobwebs, a newspaper article, and a bean. The one I chose to go into further detail about is the article (if you were curious the bean was brown…). This article was found in a can labeled “Pitt April 13, 1957,” and the film itself was in fairy good condition. The article however seems to be unrelated to the material, as it was about a Penn St vs. Ohio St. Game, with a highlighted section about a fourth quarter play by Ohio at 12:24 into the quarter. This article makes me want to view this film to see if it is actually Pitt or Penn State.
Last week I forgot to mention that I began to make an Excel sheet for my condition report. Currently on film #84, I give information on the films, I give information on the films title, date, gauge, length, if it is color of black and white (so far three color films), the wind condition, shrinkage, can condition (all rusty and hard to open), core type, evidence of vinegar syndrome, physical damage, water damage, and other. Within the ‘other’ tab I indicate information provided by the film can as to whether it was a duplicate and in once case considered a “very poor film.” While they may have been labeled as duplicates, these films see to be sole survivors of the game footage. So far I have found two possible duplicates, though one may be a highlights reel. It is also important to note that while these films are labeled Reel #2, or First Quarter, indicated numerous reels created for that particular game, they seem to be all that is left. This survivor perspective further promotes my argument for their preservation, as they were once seemingly numerous and now are dwindled to one or two reels per game.