Montgomery Film Society Records

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
P.O. Box 90001
560 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (540) 231-6308
Fax: (540) 231-3694
Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Montgomery Film Society Records, Ms1973-007, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.5 Cubic Feet 1 box
Creator:
Montgomery Film Society (1956-1972) (Blacksburg, Va.)
Abstract:
The collection contains the records of society devoted to bringing foreign, art, and classic films to Blacksburg, Virginia. It includes correspondence, membership lists and administrative notes (including constitution), film advertisements and reviews, film rental agreements, programs, and financial records.
Language:
The materials in the collection are in English.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Montgomery Film Society Records, Ms1973-007, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of records of the Montgomery Film Society, a Blacksburg, Virginia organization devoted to viewing foreign, art and classic films. The collection includes the society's correspondence- - most of it from film distributors regarding the booking of films for the society's programs. The collection also includes the society's membership and administrative records (including its constitution), program notes and recommendations, film advertisements and reviews, film rental agreements and invoices, announcements regarding the society's programs, and financial records.

(includes society's constitution)

Biographical / historical:

Judging by the organizational records, The Montgomery Film Society was apparently founded in 1956. Based in Blacksburg, Virginia, the non-profit society's purpose was to bring foreign, art and classic films (often accompanied by short subject matter) to Blacksburg. Due to distributor-imposed regulations, the society's size was limited to 100 (later 200) members and tickets were available only on a season ticket subscription basis. The society's annual season ran from October to April and featured seven films, screened in an auditorium on the Virginia Tech campus. The Montgomery Film Society apparently disbanded in 1972.

Acquisition information:
The Montgomery Film Society Records were donated to Newman Library in 1973.
Arrangement:

The collection is arranged by document type, then chronologically.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard