Fantastic Films (2)

On Friday I got the estimate from our film vendor, and because of the severe deterioration of the films, after closer inspection, the five cost almost twice as much as the Archives wanted to spend! So, we're going with my original idea of preserving three films and pursuing donors to save the other films (now more donors than we initially thought).

I chose three from the five, and it hurt to know that the other two might not be able to be saved because we can't afford it right now. I feel like I'm abandoning my cat, or something. I care about these vinegar-smelling pieces of acetate.

*Sob*

I digress...

The films that will be saved are as follows:
"Old Film" ca. 1939 (I'm hoping this is a film of the record-setting football team, the year they went to the Sun Bowl)
"Track and Field. Zuppa Doyle runs a mile for CUA" (Record-setting event)
"CUA Football" ca. late 1920s or 1930s (possibly from the year the team went to the Orange Bowl, but probably game footage from when the team was prominent in the USA).

I made the tearful selection, got back to our rep, and got as much as I could do taken care of. Hopefully this project will get off the ground in January, and be finished in the first few months of the new year! My next step is to approach the Offices of University Development and Alumni Relations to see how we can market these DVDs to interested alumni and their families, so we can get more money to digitize more films.