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| Title: | Documentary Film Group. Records |
|---|---|
| Dates: | 1923-2008 |
| Size: | 14.5 linear feet (21 boxes) |
| Repository: |
Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center |
| Abstract: | Contains administrative and financial records, correspondence, and publicity materials of the University's Documentary Film Group, a student-run film society in operation since the 1930s. The bulk of the material dates from 1950-1979. |
The collection contains one student paper with evaluative remarks, which is restricted until 2052. The rest of the collection is open for research.
When quoting material from this collection, the preferred citation is: Documentary Film Group. Records, [Box #, Folder #], Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library.
The University of Chicago's Documentary Films Group is the oldest student film society in the United States. It had its beginnings in the early 1930s when a group of students living in the university's International House came together around an interest in the emerging documentary genre. In 1941 the name "Documentary Film Group" was adopted, and the group began showing films in the university's Social Sciences building.
Early favorites of Doc Films, as it later came to be called, included documentaries produced for the Works Progress Administration and other government agencies. Documentaries on international subjects were also shown, with Flaherty's Man of Aran receiving half a dozen screenings during the 1940s. Almost from its inception, the group showed fiction films as well as documentaries, with a focus on bringing to campus European films to which students might not otherwise be exposed. The group made explicit that its purpose was not merely to provide entertainment to the campus community, but to explore and cultivate an appreciation for film as an educational and artistic medium. The idea that film could be a legitimate subject for serious study was not widespread in the 1930s and 1940s, making Doc Films' mission an unusual and innovative one.
In the 1950s, Doc Films continued to show rare, avant garde, and experimental films, sometimes flouting censors to do so. The group took an interest in the work of Kenneth Anger and Maya Deren, who visited the campus in 1951. She was among many famous visitors during the 1950s, '60s, and '70s, including Alfred Hitchcock, King Vidor, John Ford, Otto Preminger, George Cukor, Fritz Lang, and Anais Nin.
As student films societies increased in number and prominence in the 1960s, Doc Films continued to be a leader. 1962 was the inaugural year of the Midwest Film Festival, a Doc Films project. The fact that judges included the likes of Josef von Sternberg and Pauline Kael is indicative of the importance and influence of student film societies in the world of artistic and experimental film, and to Doc Films' reputation in particular. By this time, the group had taken on a strong auteurist leaning, manifested in the championing of hitherto under-appreciated American Westerns and B-movie melodramas, particularly the works of John Ford. This philosophy governed the group's activities and screening practices throughout the 1960s and 1970s. They continued to screen documentaries and European "art" films, however, as well as such experimental works as the short films of Stan Brakhage. In 1968, screenings were moved from the Social Sciences building to Quantrell Auditorium in Cobb Hall.
Doc Films' activities and projects frequently went beyond screening movies. The members had interests in movie-making themselves, and in criticism. The late 1960s and early '70s saw two forays into print media: Voyeur, a small magazine featuring short articles, cartoons, and other informative tidbits, and Focus!, a more professionally-produced critical publication. Although both magazines were published irregularly and plagued with financial problems, Focus! reached nationwide distribution and attracted the attention of Sidney Pollack and Sam Peckinpah, among others.
The group's presence on campus nurtured a scholarly interest in cinema at a time when universities were just beginning to include films classes among their curricula. Persons affiliated with the group proposed courses, and lent their equipment and projecting skill to classes and other campus groups.
In 1986, a gift from Max Palevsky enabled the construction of a movie theatre in Ida Noyes Hall. The accordingly-named Max Palevsky Cinema has been the group's home since then.
The collection is divided into nine series. Series I, Administrative, contains organizational and financial records and correspondence. Series II, Film Rentals, contains confirmations of, and correspondence about, film bookings. Series III, Quarterly Schedules and Publicity, contains fliers and small posters made by the group for on-campus posting. Series IV, Festivals and Preview Series, contains records of the Midwest Film Festival and the group's annual preview events. Series V, Voyeur and Focus! contains the records of two Doc Films Publications. Series VI, Affiliations and Other Groups, contains material from the American Federation of Film Societies and other film groups. Series VII, Photographs, contains photographs of Doc Films members, visitors, and movie stills. Series VIII, Oversize, consists mostly in posters and calendars, as well as some news clippings. Series IX, Restricted, contains student work.
University of Chicago. Office of Student Activities. Records
Hansen, Miriam. Papers
Series I: Administrative |
This series contains drafts of the group's constitution and statements of purpose, film notes, news clippings, records of films proposed or produced by Documentary Film Group members, correspondence (including a particularly heated exchange with filmmaker Stan Brakhage), and financial records.
| Box 1 Folder 1 | Constitution, 1944 |
| Box 1 Folder 2 | Constitution (draft), circa 1951 |
| Box 1 Folder 3 | Constitution, 1963 |
| Box 1 Folder 4 | DFG Statements of Purpose, 1978, undated |
| Box 1 Folder 5 | Organization Records (photocopies), 1941-1965 |
| Box 1 Folder 6 | University of Chicago Student Code and RSO Regulations, 1949-1953, undated |
| Box 1 Folder 7 | Student Organization Filing, 1952 |
| Box 1 Folder 8 | Activity Registrations/Space Reservations, 1950-1965 |
| Box 1 Folder 9 | Tickets, Series Passes, Membership Cards, 1943-1969, undated |
| Box 1 Folder 10 | DFG Stationary, undated |
| Box 1 Folder 11 | Member Lists, circa 1941-1957 |
| Box 1 Folder 12 | Associate Member (Series Pass) Lists, 1977 |
| Box 1 Folder 13 | Member Sign-Up Sheet, undated |
| Box 1 Folder 14 | Mailing Lists – Film Societies, Distributors, Press, 1950-1974, undated |
| Box 1 Folder 15 | DFG Fact Sheets and Promotional Materials, 1954-1996, undated |
| Box 1 Folder 16 | DFG/Student Union Merger (Conditions), undated |
| Box 1 Folder 17 | DFG Minutes Book, Flier, 1953-1955 |
| Box 1 Folder 18 | DFG Minutes Book, 1953-1955 |
| Box 1 Folder 19 | DFG Meeting Minutes, Announcements, 1954-1968 |
| Box 1 Folder 20 | Poster Sign-Up and Guidelines, 1962, undated |
| Box 1 Folder 21 | Equipment , circa 1950 |
| Box 1 Folder 22 | Projector Manuals and Warranties, 1975-1976, undated |
| Box 1 Folder 23 | Projectionist Schedules, 1951-1952 |
| Box 1 Folder 24 | Projection Instructions, 1968, undated |
| Box 1 Folder 25 | Publicity Schedules, 1946 |
| Box 1 Folder 26 | Showing Schedules, including drafts, 1950-1977, undated |
| Box 1 Folder 27 | Autumn Film Schedule (drafts), 1976 |
| Box 1 Folder 28 | Film Lists, Scheduling, Correspondence – 1976 Series, 1976 |
| Box 1 Folder 29 | Film File Cards, circa 1950 |
| Box 1 Folder 30 | DFG Library – Booklist and Guidelines, Brochure, 1964 |
| Box 1 Folder 31 | "Richard Thompson Memorial Film Library" – Lists and Correspondence, 1964-1977 |
| Box 2 Folder 1 | Patron Survey Draft, circa 1962 |
| Box 2 Folder 2 | Patron Surveys, 1962 |
| Box 2 Folder 3 | Charles Flynn and Jon Friend, "The Cineaste's Guide to Chicago Movie Theaters" (draft), undated |
| Box 2 Folder 4 | Notes on Experimental Films, 1951-1952 |
| Box 2 Folder 5 | Film Study Group Notes, 1952 |
| Box 2 Folder 6 | Copy – Film Notes and Reviews, 1963, undated |
| Box 2 Folder 7 | Ad Copy (Films), undated |
| Box 2 Folder 8 | University of Chicago Documentary – Proposal, Magazine Article, 1962 |
| Box 2 Folder 9 | DFG-Produced Films – Correspondence, Clippings, Expenses, 1976 |
| Box 2 Folder 10 | History Project – Correspondence and Records Received, 1969 |
| Box 2 Folder 11 | DFG 60th Birthday – Correspondence, Notes, Press, 1991 |
| Box 2 Folder 12 | Swedish Film Festival – Proposal, undated |
| Box 2 Folder 13 | Series Ideas, 1964-1970, undated |
| Box 2 Folder 14 | Series Proposals [1 of 3], 2004-2008 |
| Box 2 Folder 15 | Series Proposals [2 of 3], 2004-2008 |
| Box 2 Folder 16 | Series Proposals [3 of 3], 2004-2008 |
| Box 3 Folder 1 | Course Proposal – Film History and Aesthetics, 1962 |
| Box 3 Folder 2 | Course Materials, 1969, undated |
| Box 3 Folder 3 | "Cinema at Chicago" – Course Proposals, Correspondence, Memos, 1968-1969 |
| Box 3 Folder 4 | Film Lists, undated |
| Box 3 Folder 5 | "Best Films/Actors" Lists for 1915-1975, undated |
| Box 3 Folder 6 | "Best Films" Lists, 1968, 1969 |
| Box 3 Folder 7 | Notes, 1991, undated |
| Box 3 Folder 8 | Clippings – UChicago Maroon, 1950-1962, 1991, undated |
| Box 3 Folder 9 | Clippings – University of Chicago Magazine, 1944, 1946, 1984 |
| Box 3 Folder 10 | Clippings, 1949-1996, undated |
| Box 3 Folder 11 | Stan Brakhage Review and LTE (University of Chicago Maroon), 1961 |
| Box 3 Folder 12 | University of Chicago Magazine, 1962 |
| Box 3 Folder 13 | Film Quarterly, 1968 |
| Box 3 Folder 14 | "Film and Campus," 1950 |
| Box 3 Folder 15 | "Who the Hell Is . . ." Trivia Question, undated |
| Box 3 Folder 16 | Mandel Hall Seating Chart, undated |
| Box 3 Folder 17 | Michael Powell Filmography, undated |
| Box 3 Folder 18 | Balzac Translations, undated |
| Box 3 Folder 19 | Scheduling Conflicts – Correspondence and Guidelines, 1964-1978 |
| Box 3 Folder 20 | Film and Scheduling Preferences, circa 1967 |
| Box 3 Folder 21 | University of Chicag Film Conventions, 1979, 1986 |
| Box 3 Folder 22 | Film Schedules – Other Campus Groups, 1949-1962, undated |
| Box 3 Folder 23 | Orientation Aide Lists, Postage Notice, "Avocado" Card, 1979, undated |
| Box 3 Folder 24 | Correspondence and Newsletters – Intra-DFG, 1961-1969 |
| Box 3 Folder 25 | Correspondence and Newsletters – Intra-DFG, 1970-1977, undated |
| Box 3 Folder 26 | Correspondence – History of DFG (Robert E. Lewis), 1986 |
| Box 3 Folder 27 | Correspondence – Intra-University, 1949-1950 |
| Box 3 Folder 28 | Correspondence – Intra-University, 1951 |
| Box 3 Folder 29 | Correspondence – Intra-University, 1952-1958 |
| Box 3 Folder 30 | Correspondence – Intra-University, 1962-1969 |
| Box 4 Folder 1 | Correspondence – Intra-University, 1974-1991, undated |
| Box 4 Folder 2 | Correspondence, undated |
| Box 4 Folder 3 | Correspondence – Stan Brakhage, 1961-1962 |
| Box 4 Folder 4 | Correspondence – Zev Braun, 1969 |
| Box 4 Folder 5 | Correspondence – Maya Deren, 1946-1951 |
| Box 4 Folder 6 | Correspondence – Joan Didion, 1964 |
| Box 4 Folder 7 | Correspondence – Roger Ebert, 1968 |
| Box 4 Folder 8 | Correspondence – Samuel Fuller, 1970 |
| Box 4 Folder 9 | Correspondence – Howard Hawks, 1968 |
| Box 4 Folder 10 | Correspondence – Wilbur "Burr" Jerger, 1972 |
| Box 4 Folder 11 | Correspondence – Anais Nin, 1963 |
| Box 4 Folder 12 | Correspondence – Sam Peckinpah, 1970 |
| Box 4 Folder 13 | Correspondence – Nicholas Ray, 1970 |
| Box 4 Folder 14 | Correspondence – Jean Renoir, 1969 |
| Box 4 Folder 15 | Correspondence – Hans Richter, 1951-1952 |
| Box 4 Folder 16 | Correspondence – Don Seigel, 1975 |
| Box 4 Folder 17 | Correspondence – King Vidor, 1969 |
| Box 4 Folder 18 | Correspondence – General, 1949 |
| Box 4 Folder 19 | Correspondence – General, 1950 |
| Box 4 Folder 20 | Correspondence – General, 1951 |
| Box 4 Folder 21 | Correspondence – General, 1952 |
| Box 4 Folder 22 | Correspondence – General, 1953 |
| Box 4 Folder 23 | Correspondence – General, 1954-1956 |
| Box 4 Folder 24 | Correspondence – General, 1960-1965 |
| Box 4 Folder 25 | Correspondence – General, 1967-1968 |
| Box 4 Folder 26 | Correspondence – General, 1969 |
| Box 4 Folder 27 | Correspondence – General, 1970-1971 |
| Box 4 Folder 28 | Correspondence – General, 1974-1979, 1991 |
| Box 5 Folder 1 | Correspondence – Print Exchanges, 1968-1976 |
| Box 5 Folder 2 | Correspondence – Print Exchanges with Other Universities, 1970-1971 |
| Box 5 Folder 3 | Correspondence – Projector Purchases, 1962-1970 |
| Box 5 Folder 4 | Correspondence – Financial, 1945-1950 |
| Box 5 Folder 5 | Correspondence – Financial, 1951-1954 |
| Box 5 Folder 6 | Correspondence – Financial, 1961-1969 |
| Box 5 Folder 7 | Correspondence – Financial, 1970-1979 |
| Box 5 Folder 8 | Film Purchases, 1964-1976 |
| Box 5 Folder 9 | Film Lists and Order Forms, 1974-1976, undated |
| Box 5 Folder 10 | Lists – Huntoon Rentals, 1969-1970 |
| Box 5 Folder 11 | Schedules and Payment Notes, 1950-1976, undated |
| Box 6 Folder 1 | Cashier Reports (Ticket Sales), 1944-1946 |
| Box 6 Folder 2 | Showing Reports, 1962, 1965 |
| Box 6 Folder 3 | Showing Reports, Fall, 1975 |
| Box 6 Folder 4 | Showing Reports, 1976 |
| Box 6 Folder 5 | Showing Reports, 1977 |
| Box 6 Folder 6 | Showing Reports, 1978 |
| Box 6 Folder 7 | Audience Report Forms, 1975-1977, undated |
| Box 6 Folder 8 | Invoices, Receipts, Expense Lists – Equipment, 1944-1949, undated |
| Box 6 Folder 9 | Invoices and Receipts – Equipment, 1951-1968, undated |
| Box 6 Folder 10 | Invoices and Receipts – Equipment, 1975-1980 |
| Box 6 Folder 11 | Invoices, Receipts, Expense Lists – General, 1944-1949 |
| Box 6 Folder 12 | Invoices, Receipts, Expense Lists – General, 1944-1949 |
| Box 6 Folder 13 | Invoices, Receipts, Expense Lists – General, 1951-1967 |
| Box 6 Folder 14 | Invoices, Receipts, Expense Lists – General, 1970-1977 |
| Box 7 Folder 1 | Financial Statements, Annual Reports, Tax Reports, 1944-1964 |
| Box 7 Folder 2 | Billing Statements and Expenditure Reports, 1946-1949 |
| Box 7 Folder 3 | Monthly Ledger Sheets, 1954-1960 |
| Box 7 Folder 4 | Billing statements, Receipts – University of Chicago, 1944-1961 |
| Box 7 Folder 5 | Bank Statements, 1958-1963 |
| Box 7 Folder 6 | Financial Statements, 1976-1978 |
| Box 7 Folder 7 | Miscellaneous Financial Notes, undated |
| Box 7 Folder 8 | Expense and Showing Records – International House Motion Picture Society and DFG, 1942-1943 |
| Box 7 Folder 9 | Booking Sheets, 1946 |
| Box 7 Folder 10 | Booking Sheets, 1947 |
Series II: Film Rentals |
This series contains booking confirmations, invoices, and booking-related correspondence with film distributors. In cases where the film calendar for a particular quarter or year is unavailable, this series provides an alternate record of films shown by the group, as well as of films that they were unable to obtain.
| Box 7 Folder 11 | Booking Confirmations and Invoices, 1944-1945 |
| Box 7 Folder 12 | Booking Confirmations and Invoices, 1946 |
| Box 7 Folder 13 | Booking Confirmations and Invoices, 1947 |
| Box 7 Folder 14 | Booking Confirmations and Invoices, 1948 |
| Box 7 Folder 15 | Booking Confirmations and Invoices, 1949 |
| Box 8 Folder 1 | Booking Confirmations and Invoices, 1950 |
| Box 8 Folder 2 | Booking Confirmations and Invoices, 1951 |
| Box 8 Folder 3 | Booking Confirmations and Invoices, 1952 |
| Box 8 Folder 4 | Booking Confirmations and Invoices, 1953 |
| Box 8 Folder 5 | Booking Confirmations and Invoices, 1954 |
| Box 8 Folder 6 | Booking Confirmations and Invoices, 1955-1956 |
| Box 8 Folder 7 | Booking Confirmations and Invoices, 1957-1958 |
| Box 8 Folder 8 | Booking Confirmations and Invoices, 1959 |
| Box 8 Folder 9 | Booking Confirmations and Invoices, 1960 |
| Box 8 Folder 10 | Booking Confirmations and Invoices, 1961 |
| Box 8 Folder 11 | Booking Confirmations and Invoices, 1962-1963 |
| Box 8 Folder 12 | Booking Confirmations and Invoices, 1964-1965 |
| Box 8 Folder 13 | Booking Confirmations and Invoices, 1966 |
| Box 8 Folder 14 | Booking Confirmations and Invoices, 1971 |
| Box 8 Folder 15 | Booking Confirmations and Invoices, 1974-1975 |
| Box 8 Folder 16 | Booking Confirmations and Invoices, 1976 |
| Box 9 Folder 1 | Booking Confirmations and Invoices, 1976 |
| Box 9 Folder 2 | Booking Confirmations and Invoices, 1977 |
| Box 9 Folder 3 | Booking Confirmations and Invoices, 1978 |
| Box 9 Folder 4 | Booking Confirmations and Invoices, 1979 |
| Box 9 Folder 5 | Correspondence with Distributors, 1945 |
| Box 9 Folder 6 | Correspondence with Distributors, 1946 |
| Box 9 Folder 7 | Correspondence with Distributors, 1947 |
| Box 9 Folder 8 | Correspondence with Distributors, 1948-1949 |
| Box 9 Folder 9 | Correspondence with Distributors, 1950 |
| Box 9 Folder 10 | Correspondence with Distributors, 1951 |
| Box 9 Folder 11 | Correspondence with Distributors, 1952 |
| Box 9 Folder 12 | Correspondence with Distributors, 1953 |
| Box 9 Folder 13 | Correspondence with Distributors, 1954-1958 |
| Box 10 Folder 1 | Correspondence with Distributors, 1962-1967 |
| Box 10 Folder 2 | Correspondence with Distributors, 1968-1969 |
| Box 10 Folder 3 | Correspondence with Distributors, 1970 |
| Box 10 Folder 4 | Correspondence with Distributors, 1971 |
| Box 10 Folder 5 | Correspondence with Distributors, 1975-1976 |
| Box 10 Folder 6 | Correspondence with Distributors, 1978 |
| Box 10 Folder 7 | Correspondence with Distributors, 1979, undated |
| Box 10 Folder 8 | Distributor Publicity, 1953, 1976, undated |
| Box 10 Folder 9 | Distributor Notes and Press Materials, 1974-1976, undated |
Series III: Quarterly Schedules and Publicity |
This series contains fliers and small posters advertising each quarter's scheduled screenings, titled series (e.g. "Bogey Flicks," "Images of the American Negro on Film"), and individual films. The film posters are often of construction paper or card stock, cut, pasted and illustrated by students. In some cases, notes meant to accompany the films in a particular series are included. Also included are notes and promotional materials from visits by various filmmakers.
| Box 10 Folder 10 | Fliers – Quarterly Schedules, 1941 |
| Box 10 Folder 11 | Fliers – Quarterly Schedules, 1942 |
| Box 10 Folder 12 | Small Film Posters, 1943 |
| Box 10 Folder 13 | Fliers – Quarterly Schedules, 1944 |
| Box 10 Folder 14 | Small Film Posters, 1944 |
| Box 10 Folder 15 | Fliers – Quarterly Schedules, 1944 |
| Box 10 Folder 16 | Small Film Posters, 1945 |
| Box 10 Folder 17 | Fliers – Quarterly Schedules, 1946 |
| Box 10 Folder 18 | Fliers – Quarterly Schedules, 1947 |
| Box 10 Folder 19 | Fliers and Posters – Quarterly Schedules, 1948 |
| Box 10 Folder 20 | Fliers – Quarterly Schedules, 1949 |
| Box 10 Folder 21 | Fliers – Quarterly Schedules, 1950 |
| Box 10 Folder 22 | Fliers – Quarterly Schedules, 1951 |
| Box 10 Folder 23 | Fliers – Quarterly Schedules, 1952 |
| Box 10 Folder 24 | Fliers – Quarterly Schedules, 1955, 1956 |
| Box 10 Folder 25 | Summer Series: "Shakespeare on Film" – Invoices, Expenses, Fliers, Correspondence, 1961 |
| Box 10 Folder 26 | Flier – Fall Quarter Schedule, 1961 |
| Box 11 Folder 1 | Small Film Posters – Fall Quarter, 1961 |
| Box 11 Folder 2 | Small Film Posters, 1962 |
| Box 11 Folder 3 | Series: "Films for the Disgruntled Connoisseur" – Posters, Series Notes, Clippings, 1962 |
| Box 11 Folder 4 | Series: "Images of the American Negro on Film" – Posters, Series Notes, Clippings, 1962 |
| Box 11 Folder 5 | Series: "Masterpieces of the Cinema" – Posters, Series Notes, Clippings, 1962 |
| Box 11 Folder 6 | Series: "Accidentally . . . On Purpose" – Posters, Ticket, 1963 |
| Box 11 Folder 7 | Series: "The Celluloid Couch" – Posters, Series Notes, Clippings, 1962 |
| Box 11 Folder 8 | Autumn Series Schedules, Notes, Posters, 1963 |
| Box 11 Folder 9 | Winter Series Records, Correspondence, Notes, 1964 |
| Box 11 Folder 10 | Series: "Bogey Flicks," "Fun in the Dark," – Correspondence, Notes, Schedules, 1964 |
| Box 11 Folder 11 | Small Film Posters, 1965 |
| Box 11 Folder 12 | Fliers – Quarterly Schedules, 1967 |
| Box 11 Folder 13 | Fliers – Quarterly Schedules, 1968 |
| Box 11 Folder 14 | Small Film Posters, 1968 |
| Box 11 Folder 15 | Fliers – Quarterly Schedules, 1969 |
| Box 11 Folder 16 | Fliers – Quarterly Schedules, 1970 |
| Box 11 Folder 17 | Fliers – Quarterly Schedules, 1971 |
| Box 11 Folder 18 | Fliers – Quarterly Schedules, 1972 |
| Box 11 Folder 19 | Fliers – Quarterly Schedules, 1973 |
| Box 11 Folder 20 | Fliers – Quarterly Schedules, 1974 |
| Box 11 Folder 21 | Fliers – Quarterly Schedules, 1975 |
| Box 11 Folder 22 | Fliers – Quarterly Schedules, 1976 |
| Box 11 Folder 23 | Fliers – Quarterly Schedules, 1977 |
| Box 11 Folder 24 | Fliers – Quarterly Schedules, 1978 |
| Box 11 Folder 25 | Fliers – Quarterly Schedules, 1979 |
| Box 11 Folder 26 | Fliers – Quarterly Schedules, 1980 |
| Box 11 Folder 27 | Fliers – Quarterly Schedules, 1981 |
| Box 12 Folder 1 | Quarterly Schedules, 1982 |
| Box 12 Folder 2 | Quarterly Schedules, 1986 |
| Box 12 Folder 3 | Fliers, 1993-1995 |
| Box 12 Folder 4 | Posters – Die Nibelungen, undated |
| Box 12 Folder 5 | Movie Posters, Flier, undated |
| Box 12 Folder 6 | The Blood of a Poet Screening – Brochures, Correspondence, 1949-1951 |
| Box 12 Folder 7 | Stan Van Der Beek Films – Fliers, Clipping, 1962 |
| Box 12 Folder 8 | Billy Wilder Visit – Flier and Biography |
| Box 12 Folder 9 | Alfred Hitchcock Visit – Q and A, News Clipping, Correspondence, 1967 |
| Box 12 Folder 10 | Fritz Lang Visit – Correspondence, Notes, Press Release, Art Transparency, 1968-1970 |
| Box 12 Folder 11 | Joseph Losey Visit – Correspondence, Pres, 1970 |
| Box 12 Folder 12 | Lloyd Michael Williams – Poster, Notes, undated |
| Box 12 Folder 13 | Tribute to King Vidor – Posters and Poster Mock-Up, undated |
Series IV: Festivals and Preview Series |
This series contains records of the three-year Midwest Film Festival, including records pertaining to the Festival's discontinuation. It also contains the records of Documentary Film Group-sponsored Midwest Film Previews and the later Spring Previews.
| Box 12 Folder 14 | Posters, Notes – Midwest Film Festival Fundraiser, 1962 |
| Box 12 Folder 15 | Midwest Film Festival – Correspondence – Other Festivals, 1962-1964 |
| Box 12 Folder 16 | Correspondence – Mrs. George Well Beadle, Festival of the Arts, 1962, undated |
| Box 12 Folder 17 | 1962 Midwest Film Festival – Correspondence, 1962 |
| Box 12 Folder 18 | 1962 Midwest Film Festival – Fliers, Clipping, Festival Materials, 1962 |
| Box 12 Folder 19 | 1963 Midwest Film Festival – Correspondence – Judges, 1962-1963 |
| Box 12 Folder 20 | 1963 Midwest Film Festival – Correspondence – Prizes, 1962-1964 |
| Box 12 Folder 21 | 1963 Midwest Film Festival – Correspondence – Media, 1963 |
| Box 12 Folder 22 | 1963 Midwest Film Festival – Correspondence, 1962-1963 |
| Box 12 Folder 23 | 1963 Midwest Film Festival – Drafts and Notes, 1962-1963 |
| Box 12 Folder 24 | 1963 Midwest Film Festival – Press Releases and Publicity, 1962-1963 |
| Box 12 Folder 25 | 1963 Midwest Film Festival – Posters, Fliers, Brochures, 1963 |
| Box 12 Folder 26 | 1963 Midwest Film Festival – Film Blurbs and Publicity Materials, 1963 |
| Box 12 Folder 27 | 1963 Midwest Film Festival Symposia – Correspondence, Articles, 1951-1963 |
| Box 13 Folder 1 | 1963 Midwest Film Festival – Program, Tickets, Rating Cards, Judges' Ratings, 1963 |
| Box 13 Folder 2 | 1963 Midwest Film Festival – Clippings, 1963 |
| Box 13 Folder 3 | 1963 Midwest Film Festival – Phoenix Magazine, Film Comment, Clipping, 1963 |
| Box 13 Folder 4 | 1964 Midwest Film Festival – Correspondence 1963-1964 |
| Box 13 Folder 5 | 1964 Midwest Film Festival – Correspondence – Judges, 1963-1964 |
| Box 13 Folder 6 | Correspondence – Josef von Sternberg (re: Midwest Film Festival), 1964 |
| Box 13 Folder 7 | 1964 Midwest Film Festival – Schedules, Notes, 1964 |
| Box 13 Folder 8 | 1964 Midwest Film Festival – Budgets and Retrospectives, 1963-1964 |
| Box 13 Folder 9 | 1964 Midwest Film Festival – Financial Records, 1964 |
| Box 13 Folder 10 | 1964 Midwest Film Festival – Winners and Prizes, 1964 |
| Box 13 Folder 11 | 1964 Midwest Film Festival – Clippings, 1964 |
| Box 13 Folder 12 | 1964 Midwest Film Festival – Programs, Entry Forms, Brochure, 1964 |
| Box 13 Folder 13 | 1964 Midwest Film Festival – Press Releases and Publicity, 1964 |
| Box 13 Folder 14 | 1964 Midwest Film Festival – Film Culture no. 33, 1964 |
| Box 13 Folder 15 | Midwest Film Festival – Reservation Lists, 1964, undated |
| Box 13 Folder 16 | End of Midwest Film Festival – Correspondence , Announcements, 1964, undated |
| Box 13 Folder 17 | Independent Film Makers Festival – Program, Notices, Jury Report, 1964 |
| Box 13 Folder 18 | Midwest Film Previews – Correspondence, 1961-1963, undated |
| Box 13 Folder 19 | Midwest Film Previews – Notes, Schedules, Reviews, 1961-1968 |
| Box 13 Folder 20 | 1967 Spring Previews – Correspondence, 1967 |
| Box 13 Folder 21 | 1968 Spring Previews – Correspondence, Registration, Tickets and Ratings Cards, 1968 |
| Box 14 Folder 1 | 1969 Spring Previews – Correspondence and Records, 1969 |
| Box 14 Folder 2 | 1970 Spring Previews – Correspondence and Records, 1969-1970 |
| Box 14 Folder 3 | 1971 Spring Previews – Correspondence and Records, 1970-1971 |
| Box 14 Folder 4 | 1972 Spring Previews – Correspondence and Records, 1972 |
| Box 14 Folder 5 | Spring Previews – Mailing Lists, 1973, undated |
| Box 14 Folder 6 | 1974 Spring Previews – Correspondence and Records, 1974 |
| Box 14 Folder 7 | 1975 Spring Previews – Correspondence and Records, 1975 |
| Box 14 Folder 8 | 1976 Spring Previews – Correspondence and Records, 1976 |
| Box 14 Folder 9 | 1977 Spring Previews – Correspondence and Records, 1977 |
| Box 14 Folder 10 | 1978 Spring Previews – Correspondence and Records, 1978 |
| Box 14 Folder 11 | 1979 Spring Previews – Correspondence and Records, 1979 |
| Box 14 Folder 12 | 1980 Spring Previews – Correspondence and Records, 1980 |
| Box 15 Folder 1 | 1981 Spring Previews – Correspondence and Records, 1981 |
Series V: Voyeur and Focus! |
This series contains the records of Doc Films' two magazines. Included are completed issues, drafts of material to be included, editorial content, and correspondence.
| Box 15 Folder 2 | Voyeur Magazine – Issues no. 1 and 2, 1965 |
| Box 15 Folder 3 | Voyeur Magazine – Issue no. 3, Materials, 1965-1966 |
| Box 15 Folder 4 | Focus! Correspondence – Editorial and General, 1967-1999 |
| Box 15 Folder 5 | Focus! Correspondence – Title/Copyright Issues, 1967-1968 |
| Box 15 Folder 6 | Focus! Correspondence – Distribution, 1968-1972 |
| Box 15 Folder 7 | Focus! Correspondence – Subscription and Issue Requests, 1967-1977 |
| Box 15 Folder 8 | Focus! Correspondence – 10-Best Lists, 1970 |
| Box 15 Folder 9 | Focus! – Miscellaneous Records, 1967, 1970, undated |
| Box 15 Folder 10 | Focus! – Unpublished Material, 1967-1968, undated |
| Box 15 Folder 11 | Focus! Issue no. 2 – Content, 1967 |
| Box 15 Folder 12 | Focus! Issue no. 5 – Content, 1969 |
| Box 15 Folder 13 | Focus! Issue no. 6 – Content, 1970 |
| Box 15 Folder 14 | Focus! Magazine – Issue no. 1, 1967 |
| Box 15 Folder 15 | Focus! Magazine – Issue no. 2, 1967 |
| Box 15 Folder 16 | Focus! Magazine – Issue no. 3/4, 1968 |
| Box 15 Folder 17 | Focus! Magazine – Issue no. 5, 1967 |
| Box 16 Folder 1 | Focus! Magazine – Issue no. 6, 1970 |
| Box 16 Folder 2 | Focus! Magazine – Issues no. 7 and 8, 1972 |
| Box 16 Folder 3 | Focus! Magazine – Issue no. 9, 1973 |
Series VI: Affiliations and Other Film Groups |
This series contains a small amount of material from the American Federation of Film Societies, of which Doc Films was a member. Also included are brochures, newsletters, and screening schedules from other film societies, festivals, and theatres in Chicago and around the country.
| Box 16 Folder 4 | American Federation of Film Societies – Correspondence and Membership Cards, Invoice, 1961-1964 |
| Box 16 Folder 5 | American Federation of Film Societies – Variety Reprints, 1960 |
| Box 16 Folder 6 | American Federation of Film Societies – Screening Schedules, Invitations, Newsletter, 1957-1961 |
| Box 16 Folder 7 | American Federation of Film Societies – Address Lists, circa 1960 |
| Box 16 Folder 8 | The Film Center Gazette (School of the Art Institute) – Programs, 1973-1974, 1981 |
| Box 16 Folder 9 | Clark Theatre Showing Schedules, 1966-1968 |
| Box 16 Folder 10 | Clark Theatre – Brochure, Clipping, Correspondence, 1961, 1963, 1969 |
| Box 16 Folder 11 | MIT Film Society – Schedules, Notes, 1966-1968 |
| Box 16 Folder 12 | Other Film Societies and Series, 1952-1977 |
| Box 16 Folder 13 | Brochures – Seminars, Festivals, Etc., 1961-1977, undated |
| Box 16 Folder 14 | NEC-Warner Brothers Film Project Materials, 1976 |
| Box 16 Folder 15 | Film Society Surveys, 1961, undated |
| Box 16 Folder 16 | American Film Institute History, circa 1971 |
| Box 16 Folder 17 | Quad Club Officers List, 1923 |
Series VII: Photographs |
This series contains photographs of Doc Films members as well as such visiting luminaries as Josef von Sternberg and Aaron Copeland. There is also a set of stills from several von Sternberg films.
| Box 17 Folder 1 | Photographs, Marie Seton, 1945 |
| Box 17 Folder 2 | Photographs – Midwest Film Festival Judges, 1960, 1963 |
| Box 17 Folder 3 | Photograph – "Ron H." and Sid Huttner, 1962 |
| Box 17 Folder 4 | Photographs – Josef von Sternberg, von Sternberg Film Stills, Folder, 1964 |
| Box 17 Folder 5 | Photographs, Aaron Copeland, undated |
| Box 17 Folder 6 | Photographic Negative, envelope, undated |
Series VIII: Oversize |
This series contains large posters, many of which are quarterly wall calendars of film screenings from the 1990s. There is also a large set of posters from 1950-1952, posted weekly and listing all the films shown on campus. Box 18 contains a scrapbook, with many pages removed, maintained by Doc Film member Robert E. Lewis during the 1940s. While items from the scrapbook are not themselves oversize, they are affixed to large, fragile, acidic paper.
| Box 18 Folder 1 | Scrapbooked Film Posters and Fliers, 1941-1942 |
| Box 18 Folder 2 | Scrapbooked Film Posters, 1943 |
| Box 18 Folder 3 | Scrapbooked Film Posters, 1943 |
| Box 18 Folder 4 | Scrapbooked Film Posters, 1943 |
| Box 18 Folder 5 | Scrapbooked Fliers and Film Posters, 1943 |
| Box 18 Folder 6 | Scrapbooked Film Posters, 1944 |
| Box 18 Folder 7 | Scrapbooked Fliers and Film Posters, 1943 |
| Box 18 Folder 8 | Scrapbooked Fliers, 1943 |
| Box 18 Folder 9 | Scrapbooked Film Posters, 1946 |
| Box 18 Folder 10 | Scrapbooked Fliers, undated |
| Box 18 Folder 11 | Scrapbook with Film Schedules (Robert E. Lewis), 1941-1946 |
| Box 19 Folder 1 | Posters, 1960-1963 |
| Box 19 Folder 2 | Midwest Film Festival – Posters, 1964 |
| Box 19 Folder 3 | Posters, 1964-1968 |
| Box 19 Folder 4 | Posters, 1991-1995 |
| Box 19 Folder 5 | Movie Listing Posters (Campus-Wide), 1950 |
| Box 19 Folder 6 | Movie Listing Posters (Campus-Wide), 1950 |
| Box 19 Folder 7 | Movie Listing Posters (Campus-Wide), 1950 |
| Box 19 Folder 8 | Movie Listing Posters (Campus-Wide), 1951 |
| Box 19 Folder 9 | Movie Listing Posters (Campus-Wide), 1952 |
| Box 19 Folder 10 | Maroon Clippings, 1952 |
| Box 19 Folder 11 | Maroon Clippings, 1956-1958 |
| Box 19 Folder 12 | Midwest Film Festival Certificates, 1962 |
| Box 19 Folder 13 | Festival of the Arts Calendar, 1964 |
| Box 19 Folder 14 | Josef von Sternberg Brochure, 1964 |
| Box 19 Folder 15 | Clipping – Article on Clark Theatre, 1967 |
| Box 19 Folder 16 | Doodle of Andrew Gurrian, 1969 |
| Box 19 Folder 17 | Sign-Up Sheet for In-Office Viewings, undated |
| Box 20 Folder 1 | Marco Island Brochure with Map, undated |
| Box 20 Folder 2 | Clippings, Grey City Journal (Maroon), 1980, undated |
| Box 20 Folder 3 | Quarterly Schedule Posters, 1981-1982 |
| Box 20 Folder 4 | Quarterly Schedule Posters, Spring 1989-Spring 1990 |
| Box 20 Folder 5 | Quarterly Schedule Posters, Autumn 1990-Autumn 1991 |
| Box 20 Folder 6 | Quarterly Schedule Posters, Winter 1992-Summer 1993 |
| Box 20 Folder 7 | Quarterly Schedule Posters, Autumn 1993-Summer 1995 |
Series IX: Restricted |
Material in this series is restricted for 80 years from date of creation.
| Box 21 Folder 1 | Student Paper (Paul Preston), R-80, 1972 |