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Identifier: F.2008-06-0040
Collection: Walter Sunquist Collection, 1935-1984
Creator: Sunquist Family, Walter
Identifier: F.2017-03-0020
Collection: LaRue Collection, 1919-1987
Identifier: F.2013-09-0063
Collection: Carl L. Godman Collection
Identifier: F.2010-01-0029
Collection: Mort and Millie Goldsholl Collection, 1942-1980
Identifier: F.2011-01-0242
Filmmaker: Elam, JoAnn
Identifier: F.2005-05-0005
Identifier: F.2005-01-0071
Identifier: F.2007-02-0002
Collection: Warren Thompson Collection, 1939-1983
Identifier: F.2010-07-0016
Collection: Stephen Waters Collection, 1947-1953
Identifier: F.2004-02-0021
Collection: Jack Behrend Collection, 1932-2001
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.
