Vic Weals Film Collection
Content Description
Approximately 200 separate reels of 16mm film of various lengths, totaling several thousand feet, representing Vic Weals' activities as a journalist, news stringer, and industrial filmmaker in East Tennessee from the 1950s to the 1970s. Weals was a columnist for the Knoxville Journal for several decades. The collection includes raw footage, pre-print materials, and preservation elements for a 1957 sponsored film promoting the Knox County school system.
Dates
- Majority of material found within 1950-1975
Creator
- Weals, Victor R. "Vic" (1918-2001) (Cinematographer, Person)
Extent
~200 Reels (20+ cans) : 16mm black-and-white and color reversal film, black-and-white picture negative, black-and-white optical soundtrack negative, A/B printing rolls (both positive and negative) ; [several thousand feet of film]
Language of Materials
English
Condition Description
The condition of the different reels in the collection varies. The preservation elements for KNOX COUNTY SCHOOLS are in good condition.
- Advertisements Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Circus Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- East Tennessee Natural Gas Company Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Elkmont (Tenn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Great Smoky Mountains Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Knoxville Journal Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Tennessee Archive of Moving Image and Sound Repository
