Congrats! National Film Preservation Awardees
Posted by Alicia on 13 August, 2008 in Preservation, Uncategorized
Congratulations to SOLINET members who won National Film Preservation Awards this spring:
- Emory University - William Levi Dawson Collection (1953-71), seven home movies by the African American composer who founded the Tuskegee School of Music.
- University of Georgia - Max Moore Home Movie Collection (1942–52), footage from “King Biscuit Time,” one of the first radio shows to feature live blues performances.
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Harllee/Quattlebaum Collection (1920s–30s), home movies of social gatherings at plantation homes, with footage of guides who were once slaves.
Other institutions in our region who received funding include:
- Appalshop Archives (KY) - Catfish: Man of the Woods (1974), a day-in-the-life of Clarence “Catfish” Gray, a fifth generation herb doctor.
- Louisiana State Museum - Fixin’ to Tell About Jack (1975), profile of storyteller Ray Hicks. Harry Souchon Films (1970s), two films from the New Orleans Jazz Club.
The National Film Preservation Foundation targets historically and culturally significant films that are without commercial owners and unlikely to survive without public support. For the complete list of projects, please visit National Film Preservation website.
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