Roland Rives Collection
The Roland Rives Collection consists of three films documenting Dartmouth College students on a Cunard Line European tour in the 1920s. These films feature scenes shot on the Cunard ocean liner, as well as destinations including South Hampton, London, Warwick, and Stratford in the U.K.; Scotland; Holland; Belgium; a cruise on the Rhine; Jungfrau in Switzerland; Venice, Florence, Naples, Amalfu, Capri, Rome, and Pisa in Italy. The fourth film in the collection, “The Cunard Line Oceanews,” is a promotional film made by the Cunard Line that showcases various features and attractions including dining, entertainment and sports facilities. The film follows the SS Berengaria as it leaves the harbor in New York and arrives at a port in Europe. This promotional film was most likely sold as a souvenir to passengers on the ocean liner.
Collection Items
- Cunard Line Oceanews, The
- Dartmouth European Trip Reel 1; Cunard on Board - New York to South Hampton; London, Warwick, Stratford, Scotland
- Dartmouth European Trip Reel 2; Holland Belgium Rhine Cruise, Switzerland - Junfrau Italy
- Dartmouth European Trip Reel 3; Venice, Florence, Naples, Amalfu, Capri, Rome, Pisa, Italy
Roland Rives initially approached the Chicago History Museum about taking the films, but museum determined that they did not fit into their mission. He also contacted the Carnival Corporation (which acquired the Cunard Line in 2005)
He then gifted the films to CFA. He also donated a Kodaxope Pageant sound projector that belonged to his father, Benjamin Rives.