Central Washington University Archives

Guide to the Multimedia Technology and Instructional Support
  • Films
  • RG 034, Series 07-21
  • Processed by: Mike LaFreniere
    Listed by: Dieter C. Ullrich
    Date: July 27, 2007


    Date Span: 1939-1985

    Size: 9.0 cubic feet.

    Number of Boxes: 7 record center boxes and 11 oversized film canisters.

    Type of material: 16 mm films.

    Physical condition: Fair with certain films having deteriorated from usage and chemical decomposition.

    Arrangement: Organized by size of canister.

    Historical or Biographical Sketch: Multimedia Technology and Instructional Support Department was first established in 1972 as Media Production Services of the Audiovisual Division of the Library Department. After 1987, the unit changed titles and switched departments. It became the Media Development Services Unit in 1987, the Media Production and Development Unit in 1993, and the Media Productions Unit in 1996. In 1998 the unit was reorganized under Center for Learning Technologies and in 2001 the unit was transferred to the Academic Computing Department. Since 2004 it has been recognized as the Multimedia Technology and Instructional Support Department.

    Scope and Content Note: The collection consists of 16 mm films portraying Central Washington University campus and surrounding regional events. Films contains University athletic, social, and regional public events, footage of Central’s buildings and grounds, academic symposiums, and other motion pictures relevant to the history of the local and campus community.

    Research Note: Open to the public for educational research.
    Inventory List:

    Film # / Box No. / Year / Description
    1 / 1 / 1965 / Men's basketball game against Seattle Pacific. B&W Good quality
    2 / 1 / 1965 / "Oedipus Rex" All College Play. Color poor quality. Sound
    3 / 1 / 1950 / N.A.I.B. tournament Kansas city CWCE basketball game, B&W Good Quality, CWCE vs. Murray State, Final score: Central 61 Murray state 55.
    4 / 1 / 1950's / Christmas morning home videos / Horse herding, Ranch scenes. Color good quality.
    5 / 1 / 1939-40 / Football Game Color & B&W, B&W Fair Quality, Color good Quality, Early Campus & Field, Football Practice, and Homecoming Parade.
    6 / 1 / 1963 / Sweecy day, Central Wash. Campus Homecoming, Good quality Marching band pre-game show, Homecoming floats, Nicholson Pavilion, Campus buildings.
    7 / 1 / 1980's / Business week, B&W, Out takes.
    8 / 1 / 1950's / Ellensburg ranch scenes, Home videos.
    9 / 1 / 1960's / CWSC vs. Western. B&W Good Quality.
    10 / 1 / 1960's / Family Home Movie, Color Good Quality
    11 / 1 / 1970's / Shots of Campus, Basketball game Central vs. Simon Fraser, Wrestling, Swimming, Band playing Nicholson. Color Good Quality
    12 / 1 / 1970 / N.A.I.A Tournament Highlights featuring Central Washington State College. CWSC finished 2nd in the nation to Kentucky State. B&W Good Quality
    13 / 1 / 1960's / CWSC ROTC precision drill team marching for crowd. B&W Fair Quality
    14 / 1 / 1950-51 / Homecoming, Marching band football at the Kittitas county fairgrounds, CWCE vs. EWU, Parade through Ellensburg, Shots of Ellensburg and fairgrounds, Color Good Quality, B&W Good Quality.
    15 / 1 / 1948-49 / Sweecy day, CWCE. Shots of Campus, Students playing various games, Period vehicles, Softball game, Color Good Quality, Sweecy day picnic, B&W Good Quality, Ad for US war bonds at the end of the film.
    16 / 6 / 1952 / Home Video, Family preparing to attend rodeo, Rodeo parade through Ellensburg, Footage of rodeo, Color Fair Quality.
    17 / 6 / 1951 / Sweecy day, CWCE., Shots of Campus, Students playing various games, Picnic scenes, Railroads on campus, Students inside dorms singing, Students competing in track and field events. B&W Good Quality.
    18 / 6 / 1960 / Shots of Campus (Barge, Lind, Hebler), Shots of construction on campus, Students playing baseball, Color Good Quality.
    19 / 6 / 1962 / President Brooke's Inauguration, Indoor shots of Nicholson Pavilion, Choir performance, B&W Fair Quality.
    20 / 6 / 1960's / "Milestone at Ellensburg", Film depicting historical drawings of Ellensburg and Central as well as shots from around campus, Shots of the town and of all the buildings on campus in the 60's, Construction shots of Courson and Muzzall dorms, Shots of students and faculty around campus, Shots of track and field practice, B&W fair quality.
    21 / 6 / 1950's / Basketball game and practice, CWCE vs. Puyallup, B&W Fair quality, Away game.
    22 / 1 / 1950 / N.A.I.B. tournament Kansas city CWCE basketball game trip, Color & B&W, Shots of warm up before the game, (Shots of basketball court on campus in student union building?), Shots of Kansas City, Shots of players and caches traveling.
    23 / 2 / 1970 / Teachers Training in the classrooms, Students on campus, Color fair quality. Sound
    24 / 2 / 1970 / N.A.I.A. Tournament 1st round, Central Washington vs. St. Benedict's, Final score: Central Washington 77 St. Benedict's 65. Attendance 10,500
    25 / 2 / 1950's / Ellensburg family, Family scenes, Ranch scenes, Vacation shots regional.
    26 / 2 / 1980's / Classroom scenes, Central Washington University campus scenes, Ellensburg scenes, Promotional video, Out takes, Color Good Quality.
    27 / 2 / 1980's / Joe McManamy historical photos (Photos of old ranch, farm and small town scenes), B&W and Color Fair Quality. Video of ranch and cattle drive scenes, Shots of men on horseback, Shots of food preparation on a cattle drive, Aerial shots of Kittitas valley.
    28 / 2 / 1970's / Scenes of students around Central Washington campus doing various things, outtakes of other films, Scenes of students teaching, Bob hope, Color Good Quality.
    29 / 2 / 1970's / Students sitting next to the Maria Grupe building, Shots of Boulion building and Maria Grupe building, Shots of campus childcare program, Outtakes of other films, Shots of campus and students on campus including shots of the railroad tracks on campus, Color Good Quality.
    30 / 2 / 1970's / Promo film for International studies, Outtakes, Different intros and endings, Color poor quality.
    31 / 2 / 1970's / College student’s student teaching at an elementary school, college students working with children one on one, School has two way mirrors for observation room, Color Good Quality.
    32 / 2 / 1950s / Shots of Barge Hall interior and exterior, Shots of art workshops, Shots of faculty and professors in offices, Shots of students in classes, Shots from around campus, Shots of Earthquake damage, Shots of military barracks, Shots of ROTC classes. B&W Good Quality.
    33 / Over Sized / 1960's / Central basketball game at a N.A.I.A Tournament, B&W Fair Quality.
    34 / 4 / 1970's / "The Ellensburg Story", Incomplete, With out sound, Shots of the Ellensburg, Shots of the Ellensburg rodeo parade, Shots of the Ellensburg rodeo , Color Good Quality
    35 / 3 / 1950's / Outtakes, Shots of a large restaurant kitchen, Shots of wood mill, Shots of Ellensburg Chamber of commerce float in the rodeo parade encouraging industry growth, Shots of cattle and milk production, Shots of the Ellensburg rodeo parade, Shots of newspaper printing, Shots of meat industry, Shots of countryside and cattle fields, Shots of clothing production, Shots of Ellensburg the airport, Shots of the Central Washington campus, Shots of Student teaching, Shots of radio broadcast Possible all are outtakes from a movie promoting Ellensburg industry. Color Good Quality.
    36 / 6 / 1960's / Shots of a Eastern Washington Downtown area of , Shots of new buildings being put in, Shots of unique architecture in the downtown area, Shots of parks, Shots of the Leavenworth downtown, Shots of Ellensburg downtown, Shots of various cityscapes in Eastern Washington.
    37 / 3 / 1970's / Out takes, Students sitting next to the Maria Grupe building talking, Shots of a Central Basketball game and Cheer leaders, Students doing a dance routine, Shots from inside the library, Shots of students doing various things around campus. Color Good Quality,
    38 / 3 / 1969 / N.A.I.A. Tournament QTR. Finals, Central Wash. Vs. Henderson. B&W Fair Quality
    39 / 3 / 1969 / N.A.I.A. Tournament 2nd Round, Central Wash. Vs. Howard Payne. Final Score CW 96 HP 74. B&W Fair Quality.
    40 / 3 / 1969 / N.A.I.A. Tournament, Central Wash. Vs. Eliz City State, Final Score CW 96 Eliz 82. B&W Fair Quality.
    41 / Over Sized / 1960's-70's / Elementary School level, Neighborhood scenes, Playground scenes, Track-Field, Shots of student teaching, Faculty meeting's, Dance class, Fine arts. Color Good Quality.
    42 / Over Sized / 1952 / Ellensburg school scenes, Elementary school, Classes, Lunches, Hall monitors, School nurses. Color Good Quality.
    43 / Over Sized / 1970's / Cattle Roundup, Arial views of the cattle drive, Camp scenes. Color Fair Quality
    44 / Over Sized / 1950 / Basketball game, Central Wash. Vs. C.P.S, N.A.I.B. Playoffs. B&W Poor Quality.
    45 / Over Sized / 1970's / Out takes, Students gathered in the Nicholson Pavilion looking at educational booths, Shots from a Central Wash. football game, Shots of the Brooks library being built, Shots of students around Central's campus, Students playing tennis, Students playing pool, Shots of Art students in class, Shots students inside the Boulion library and exterior shots of the building, Shots of Central students student teaching at an elementary school, Shots of the Gym in the old sub, Shots of Ellensburg high school gym, Shots of a television news episode being filmed, Shots from a college foreign language classroom, Shots of Central students working with students with exceptionalities, Shots of the college greenhouse, Color Fair Quality.
    46 / Over Sized / 1960's / "Crisis Cross Caravan" outtakes, Close ups on Christian religious figurines, Shots of clay being spun into ceramics, Shots of various pieces of ceramic art, Shots of Christus Church, Shots of a town with a ski lift type tram system, Shots of the interior of a house from the early 20th century with preserved period pieces, Shots of the home where Meriwether Lewis died, Shots of the Meriwether Lewis park and museum, Man playing guitar in a canoe, Shots of an interview with a man and woman, Shots of snakes, Color Fair Quality
    47 / 6 / 1960's / "CWCE Summer Field Trip" Whole Film, Various shots of a trip to a camp in the woods taken by some Central students, Teachers, and middle school students, The film shows some of the daily activities of the students including outdoor recreation, meals and the collection of mail. Color Good Quality.
    48 / 6 / 1980's / Scenes of students on Central Washington campus, Color Good Quality
    49 / 1 / 1970's / Central Washington campus shots, Shots of marching band and cheer leaders at a football game, Shots of a football game, Color Good Quality.
    50 / 6 / 1973 / OTI vs. CWSC Basketball game, B&W Good Quality
    51 / 6 / 1970's / Shots of a business school conference on Central's campus, Outtakes, Shots of students and speakers at the conference, Color Fair Quality.
    52 / Over Sized / 1970's / Shots of a business school conference on Central's campus, Outtakes, Shots of students around campus, Shots of interviews, Campus shots, Color Fair Quality
    53 / 6 / 1963 / Central Vs. PLU, Football, Color Good Quality.
    54 / 3 / 1970's / Shots of Central student’s student teaching, Color Fair Quality.
    55 / 3 / 1970's / Outtakes, Shots of Central students and classrooms, Shots from inside the greenhouse, Shots of Classroom activities, Shots of old recreation center, Color Fair Quality.
    56 / 3 / 1970's / Outtakes, Shots of Central student’s student teaching, Shots of elementary students doing activities, Color Good Quality.
    57 / 4 / 1970's / Outtakes, Shots of CWU campus, Shots of Central students, Color Fair quality.
    58 / 4 / 1970's / Shots of Student registration in the Pavilion, Color Fair Quality
    59 / 4 / 1970's / Outtakes, Shots of CWU campus, Shots of Central students, Color Fair quality.
    60 / 4 / 1970's / Outtakes, Shots of CWU campus, Color Fair quality.
    61 / 4 / 1970's / Outtakes, Shots of CWU campus, Shots of students in various classes, Color Good Quality.
    62 / 1 / 1970's / Business week, Original shots Roll 1.
    63 / 1 / 1970's / Business week, Original shots Roll 2.
    64 / 3 / 1970's / Business week, Original shots Roll 3.
    65 / 1 / 1970's / Business week, Original shots Roll 4.
    66 / 4 / 1970's / Business week, Original shots Roll 5.
    67 / 6 / 1970's / CWU Promo Commercials, Sound, Commercials aimed at getting students to come to Central, Shots of campus buildings, Shots of classroom interiors,
    68 / 4 / 1960's / Shots of a Comedy troupe, The Three Penny Opera, performing at Central, B&W Good Quality.
    69 / 4 / 1960's / Credit reel for the Three Penny Opera, B&W Fair Quality.
    70 / 4 / 1970 / Short shots of Central basketball game at a N.A.I.A Tournament, B&W Fair Quality.
    71 / 4 / 1960's / Central basketball game in Ellensburg, B&W Good Quality.
    72 / 1 / 1948 / News reel detailing the goings on of 1948, Featured is a report on the flooding of the Columbia River, B&W Good Quality, Sound.
    73 / 4 / 1958 / Central Vs. Whitworth Football, Color Good Quality.
    74 / 4 / 1960 / Central Vs. Western Football, Color Good Quality.
    75 / Over Sized / 1941 / CWCE Graduation, Footage of Ellensburg area, B&W Good Quality.
    76 / Over Sized / 1952 / "The Ellensburg Story" Good Condition.
    77 / 5 / 1958 / Central Vs. Western, Football.
    78 / Over Sized / 1957 / Central Vs. Eastern, Football.
    79 / 5 / 1962 / Central Vs. PLU, Football.
    80 / 4 / 1962 / Central Vs. Eastern, Football.
    81 / 5 / 1963 / Central Vs. Whitman, Football.
    82 / 5 / 1962 / Central Vs. Eastern, Football.
    83 / 5 / 1963 / Central Vs. Whitworth, Football.
    84 / 5 / 1962 / Central Vs. Western, Football.
    85 / 5 / 1960 / Central Vs. PLU, Football.
    86 / Over Sized / 1970 / N.A.I.A Championship Game, Central Washington State College vs. Kentucky State. B&W Good Quality
    87 / 4 / 1950's / Central Vs. Whitman Football
    88 / 5 / 1960's / Central Vs. College Of Peugeot Sound.
    89 / 4 / 1957 / Central Vs. Eastern, Football, B&W
    90 / 7 / 1959 / Central Vs. Eastern, Football, Homecoming, B&W Good Quality.
    91 / 7 / 1960's / "Classroom in the Cascades", Documentary about outdoor education in Washington C
    92 / 7 / 1960's / "Ellensburg: Washington's Rodeo City", Documentary type film depicting the Ellensburg Rodeo, it's planning, and other aspects of the rodeo, Color Good Quality, Sound.
    93 / 7 / 1970's / "Business Goes to College", A film about the business week conference at Central,

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