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Michigan Technological University Film Board Records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MTU-255

Scope and Contents

Collection, 1976-2016, of administrative records, financial records, and operational records documenting the Michigan Technological University Film Board, a student-run theater. Contents include invoices, receipts, account statements, checks, cash box and concessions records, contracts, financial statements, account books, loan information, bank records, insurance records, license agreements, organizational documents, officer records, meeting minutes and agendas, membership records, personnel records, film screening information, equipment information, guidelines and compliance information, photographs, slides, correspondence, and ephemera.

Series I, Financial Records, contains an assortment of financial records. These include budget information, purchasing records (packing slips, invoices, receipts, bills, account statements, and purchase receipt forms), checks, cash box records [ticket and and concessions sales], sales contracts with other student organizations, financial statements, account books, loan information, bank records, receipts issued, and insurance information.

Series II, Legal Records, contains license agreements between the Film Board and film and TV distributors, a contract allowing the MTU Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) to sell concessions at shows, and one tax form.

Series III, Administrative Records, contains organizational documents (e.g., the Film Board Constitution), officer records, and meeting minutes and agendas.

Series IV, Membership Records, contains membership applications, membership lists, and movie ballots. Access to membership applications is currently restricted.

Series V, Personnel Records, contains projectionist applications. Access to these records is currently restricted.

Series VI, Operations, includes records of film screenings, equipment and supplies information, and guidelines, forms, and compliance information related to the organization’s operations.

Series VII, Correspondence, includes assorted correspondence, primarily thank-you notes from other student and community organizations.

Series VIII, Ephemera, contains ephemera related to the Film Board and film screenings.

Series IX, Photographs and Slides, includes a small number of photographs and slides. Photographs depict club members in the 1980s, while slides are from a trivia night in 2000.

Dates

  • 1974-2016

Conditions Governing Access

Available for use in the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections.

Conditions Governing Use

Various copying restrictions apply. Guidelines are available from Michigan Technological University Archives & Copper Country Historical Collections.

Historical Note

The Michigan Technological University Film Board is a student organization that hosts weekly film screenings in Fisher 135, Tech’s largest lecture hall. The Film Board began in the 1970s as the Student Film Co-op. It registered as a student organization in 1986 as the Michigan Technological University Film Board. The Film Board is currently a second-run theater, showing movies that have left theaters but are not yet available on DVD/Blu-ray and streaming services. The Film Board licenses film rights from companies such as Swank and Criterion and generates revenue from ticket sales, concession sales, and advertising. Outside of its routine operations, the Film Board holds screenings for other student organizations on a contractual basis. Film Board members select films, work at shows, advertise screenings, and guide the organization.

Extent

3.01 cubic feet ( (3 Paige boxes and 1 oversize folder))

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Collection, 1974-2016, of administrative records, financial records, and operational records documenting the Michigan Technological University Film Board, a student-run theater.

Arrangement

The contents of this collection are arranged into eight series: Financial Records, Legal Records, Administrative Records, Membership Records, Personnel Records, Operations, Photographs and Slides, Correspondence, and Ephemera. The series are further arranged in subseries by material type. Materials are typically arranged chronologically.

Title
Michigan Technological University Film Board Records
Status
Completed
Author
Martin Kaehrle
Date
08/11/2023
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Materials are in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections Repository

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1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton 49931 U.S.A. US