STAFFORDSHIRE FILM ARCHIVE:
14/12/2008
Housed at Staffordshire University, the collection was set up in 1980 and features footage of the industrial background and social history of the Staffordshire area. Included in the collection is rural footage from around the County and footage of many of the local trades once found in the locality such as pottery making, iron and steel working, coal mining etc. and football and cricket history and other sports. Also housed is the entire Rubery Owen Archive (including British racing motors 1950 - 1964) and the British Commercial Vehicle Museum Archive (lorries and buses). Keywords Pottery Industry, Farming, Transport, Commercial Vehicles, Railways, Industries, Sport, Motor racing, Football, Cricket, Cycling, Rubery Owen, Social history, Staffordshire. Moving image, audio and related documentation holdings Video and film: Video: 400 hours. Advertising, amateur, documentary, news and current affairs, science and education. Video components: DVD, MiniDV, VHS Video, S-VHS Video, U-Matic, Beta-SP. Film: 3,000 cans. Documentary films and archive compilations of the area made by Ray Johnson (1970 to present). Newsreels and documentaries of Stoke-on-Trent (1910-1934) from 35mm originals. Industrial 16mm promotional and documentary films made for specific pottery firms, notably Royal Doulton, Wedgwood, Spode, Twyfords and their subsidiary firms. 50% colour film, 50% black and white film, 5% nitrate film. Advertising, amateur, documentary, feature films, news and current affairs, science and education. Film components: 8mm, Super 8mm, 9.5mm, 16mm, 35mm, positive film, negative film. Catalogues (print, web ) Printed Catalogue: Available, indexed. Access (Opening hours etc) By arrangement. Staff are available to assist. Access for disabled Facilities (video, film, audio etc) Viewing on premises by arrangment. Access to Betacam SP, U-Matic, S-VHS, DVD and MiniDV viewing copies. Charges Charges for research for broadcast productions. Charges for other services. Telecine transfers and other services are also chargeable. Copyright Copyright held for some of the material. Copyright advice available. Main contact Ray Johnson Tel: 07774 482414 Email: ray.johnson@filmarchive.org.uk Host Technician: Mr. Mick Chalmers Tel: 01785 353219 Fax: 01782 295799 Email: libraryhelpdesk@staffs.ac.uk Staffordshire University Nelson Library Beaconside Stafford ST18 0AD