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Williams family ranch home movies

 Collection
Identifier: A1072

Scope and Contents

The Williams family ranch home movies is a set of twenty home films from the early 1960s. It depicts the land of the Williams family ranch in Flaming Gorge before the Flaming Gorge reservoir was created, flooding the land. It also depicts family members in various locations participating in a variety of activities. Videos include landscapes in winter as well as summer, various parades, as well as many people.

Dates

  • circa 1960s

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection material in English.

Conditions Governing Access

Materials must be used on-site; no use of original material, access copies will be made available for viewing. Five business days advanced notice required. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law, condition of the material, or by donor.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.

Permission to publish material from the Williams family ranch home movies must be obtained from the Special Collections Multimedia Archivist.

Historical Note

Groundbreaking for the Flaming Gorge Dam began in 1958, and the structure was completed in 1964. The resulting Flaming Gorge Reservoir extends through 91 miles of the Green River and flooded the land that the Williams family ranch previously sat on. The dam was built and is operated by the United States Bureau of Reclamation.

Extent

1 DVD

Abstract

The Williams family ranch home movies is a set of twenty films from the early 1960s. It depicts the land of the Williams family ranch in Flaming Gorge before the Flaming Gorge reservoir was created, flooding the land. It also depicts family members in various locations participating in a variety of activities.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Barbara Williams Amburn in 2011.

Related Materials

See also the Williams family ranch photographs (P1162) and papers (Accn 2628) and the Flaming Gorge Bureau of Reclamation video collection (A0548).

Processing Information

Processed by Michael Hinderaker in 2012.
Title
Guide to the Williams family ranch home movies circa 1960s
Author
Finding aid created by Michael Hinderaker
Date
© 2012
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid encoded in English in Latin script.

Repository Details

Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository

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