my one real contribution to film "preservation" was saving what I think was probably one the largest collection of porn prints , at least 300 from 60s-80s. They were left scattered around the country when film depots closed about 16 years ago. I convinced the lawyers handling the bankruptcy to let me find an archive for them, called in a favor from a family friend at the Playboy Foundation to cover shipping ( they were all moved to NJ). The sad part was I could not find a proper archive to take them. I found an academic institution with a special collection that was a good fit but recently found out they basically sold them off or let them go. I am not actually upset. They seem to have ended up in the hands of people similar to the ones in CT and the institution had done nothing with them.
I am still proud of saving those prints. For some reason the ONLY title I remember is STEWARDESSES IN HEAT. Hopefully whoever got that one will transfer it to DVD. On Tue, Jan 28, 2014 at 8:00 PM, Deg Farrelly <[email protected]> wrote: > In case you did not see this NY Times article about restoring vintage > pornographic films from before the age of video > > > http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/26/movies/smut-refreshed-for-a-new-generation.html?nl=movies&emc=edit_fm_20140124&_r=0 > > A new role for Dennis? > > -deg > > deg farrelly, Media Librarian > Arizona State University Libraries > Hayden Library C1H1 > P.O. Box 871006 > Tempe, Arizona 85287-1006 > Phone: 602.332.3103 > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of > issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic > control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in > libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as > an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of > communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video > producers and distributors. > >
VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
