Accession 2014.003 - 2014.003 accrual

Identity area

Reference code

CA ON00349 2014.003

Title

2014.003 accrual

Date(s)

  • 1930 - 2013 (Creation)

Level of description

Accession

Extent and medium

7 lin. cm textual records

13 cinefilms
4 reels : original print , b&w ; 16mm (1277 ft.)
1 reel : print outtakes , b&w ; 16mm (427 ft.)
1 reel : reversal film , b&w ; 16mm (115 ft.)
2 reel : film compilation, b&w ; 16mm (1451 f t.)
4 reels : reversal film, colour ; 16mm (1731 ft.)

4 video recordings
4 video cassettes : Digital Betacam (123 mins.)

5 audio recordings
2 optical discs : DVD ; audio
3 reels : ¼ in. ; audio (ca. 30 mins.)

164 photographs
48 glass negatives (b&w)
67 35 mm negatives (60 colour, 7 b&w negatives)
6 35 mm panoramic negatives
16 polaroids
25 prints (22 colour, 3 b&w)
2 contact sheets (colour)

Books (3 titles)

Context area

Name of creator

(1925 - 1998)

Archival history

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Content and structure area

Scope and content

This fonds is divided into 5 series, divided by format. These are: Cinefilm, Video Materials, Audio Materials, Photographic Materials, Textual Records.

The first series, Cinefilm, contains original prints in both b&w and colour. It includes home movies, newsreels, as well as Spiess’s debut film Die Thomaner.

The second series, Video Materials, contains Digital Betacam cassettes. These include transfers of commercials, home movies, and Die Thomaner.

The third series, Audio Materials, includes soundtrack elements and radio commercials.

The fourth series, Photographic Materials includes behind the scenes photos of commercial shoots, family portraits, and glass negatives by Spiess’s father, Karl.

The fifth series, Textual Materials, includes papers relating to the formation of the first accrual of the Fritz Spiess archive. It also includes several periodicals that featured work by Spiess and technical literature about technologies of the day.

This fonds includes textual, photographic, graphic material relating to a number of productions/entities/products, including:

• The Canadian Society of Cinemathographers 1957- 2007 (2007)
• Upside Down: Les Artiques (2008)
• Upside Down: Les Artiques (2011)
• Eskimo Art Film
• Fritz Spiess fonds
• “Jamaican Pumpkin”
• Karl Spiess
• Pledge

This fonds includes audio-visual material relating to a number of productions/entities/commercial products, including:

• Spiess Family German home movies (1930 – 1941)
• Die Thomaner (1941)
• Spiess Family Canadian home movies (1950s)
• Canada 100 Centennial Film
• Carling Black Label
• Eskimo Art Film
• Gulf
• Inco
• Playboy

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Preservation concerns may limit access, consult archivist.

Conditions governing reproduction

Media Commons does not own copyright of collection materials. Consult rights holder for reproduction(s).

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

    Language and script notes

    Physical characteristics and technical requirements

    Finding aids

    Contact archivist for further finding aid information.

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    Existence and location of originals

    Existence and location of copies

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    Description control area

    Description identifier

    2014.003

    Institution identifier

    University of Toronto Media Commons

    Rules and/or conventions used

    Dates of creation revision deletion

    Created on April 27, 2015

    Language(s)

    • English

    Script(s)

      Sources

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