Title: Film Center Collection, 1951-1982
Collection identifier: 627
Primary Creator: Film Center, University of Illinois
Extent: 4.0 cubic feet
Subjects: Altgeld, John Peter, 1847-1902, Archaeology, Cook County--Chicago (Ill.), Douglas, Stephen Arnold, 1813-1861, Emigration and immigration, France--Colonies--America, Henry County--Bishop Hill (Ill.), Illinois Territory, Jo Daviess County--Galena (Ill.), Joliet, Louis, 1645-1700, Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, Marquette, Jacques, 1637-1675, Sandburg, Carl, 1878-1967, Sangamon County--Springfield (Ill.), Seven Years' War, 1756-1763, Travel
Forms of Material: Collected materials
This collection consists of films previously held by the University of Illinois Film Center relating to Illinois history, with particular emphasis on Abraham Lincoln, Carl Sandburg, and Chicago.
The collection contains films acquired from the University of Illinois Film Center — a film rental library on campus — primarily related to Illinois history and Abraham Lincoln. In addition to Lincoln, Carl Sandburg, and Chicago, the films explore topics such as French exploration in Illinois Territory, immigration, labor history, and Midwestern literature. Short descriptions of each film can be found in the University of Illinois Film Center General Catalog, which is stored with the collection.
The Illinois Historical Survey, predecessor to the Illinois History and Lincoln Collections, acquired the films in 1993 as a result of the closing of the University of Illinois Film Center.
Altgeld, John Peter, 1847-1902
Archaeology
Cook County--Chicago (Ill.)
Douglas, Stephen Arnold, 1813-1861
Emigration and immigration
France--Colonies--America
Henry County--Bishop Hill (Ill.)
Illinois Territory
Jo Daviess County--Galena (Ill.)
Joliet, Louis, 1645-1700
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Marquette, Jacques, 1637-1675
Sandburg, Carl, 1878-1967
Sangamon County--Springfield (Ill.)
Seven Years' War, 1756-1763
Travel
Repository: Illinois History and Lincoln Collections
URL: https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/ihlcsfa/film-center.pdf
PDF finding aid for Film Center Collection
Submit request (Aeon)
