Scott Nixon home movies
This collection contains 762 color and black and white films. Primarily 16mm, there are also 55 8mm films and two 35mm nitrate films. In addition to family life, the collection is especially strong in its documentation of railroads, highways, and transportation culture.
Dates
- 1930s-1970s
Creator
- Nixon, Scott (Creator, Person)
Access
This collection has been processed. Portions of the collection may be viewed online; the remainder may be accessed upon request.
Additional information can be found in the MIRC Reference Catalog.
For more, contact curator Lydia Pappas at PAPPASL@mailbox.sc.edu.
Copyright and Use
Copyright University of South Carolina. All rights reserved.
Extent
76,000 feet of film
Biographical Note
A member of the Amateur Cinema League, Scott Nixon traveled widely from his home in Augusta, GA documenting these travels on 16mm and 8mm film (1930s to 1970s).
Physical Location
Moving Image Research Collections. 707 Catawba St. Columbia, SC 29208.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gifted to the University in 2000 by the Augusta Museum and the Augusta Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society.
Creator
- Nixon, Scott (Creator, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Moving Image Research Collections (MIRC) Repository
- Status
- Completed
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script