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Filter Search ›The films in this collection were made and collected by Chicago area film critic and filmmaker Bill Stamets. The bulk of the collection consists of Super 8 films and outtakes made by Stamets in the 1970s and 1980s. They depict political events primarily in the city of Chicago, including former Chicago Mayor Harold Washington's two election campaigns, inaugurations, and time in office; numerous street protests and marches; and cultural festivals around the city. Also in the collection are nine 16mm film prints consisting of 3 films made by Chicago filmmaker Tom Palazzolo and 6 films by Stan Brakhage.
Identifier: F.2005-08-0229
Collection: Bill Stamets Collection, 1959-1995
Identifier: F.2005-08-0230
Collection: Bill Stamets Collection, 1959-1995
Identifier: F.2005-08-0231
Collection: Bill Stamets Collection, 1959-1995
Identifier: F.2012-03-1134
Collection: Frank Koza Collection
The Mayor Edward J. Kelly Collection consists of films collected by former Mayor of Chicago Edward J. Kelly (1933-1947) and found in his home in Eagle River, WI, after his death. Included within the films are fragments of newsreels depicting the construction of the State Street subway tunnel in 1939, the re-election of Kelly as mayor in 1939, the opening of a WWII service men's center in Chicago in 1942, and the unsuccessful presidential campaign of Thomas E. Dewey in 1944. The collection also includes a short campaign advertisement for Kelly's re-election in 1939.
Identifier: F.2005-01-0060
Identifier: F.2005-05-0012
Collection: SERIES I: Film Group/Mike Gray Associates Films