Matthias Ojala film collection
Collection Overview
Abstract
8mm films taken by engineer Matt Ojala during his time aboard Great Lakes freighters in the 1950s and 1960s.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1950s-1960s
Extent
.92 Cubic Feet (1 flat box)
Creator
- Ojala, Matthias (Person)
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a set of seventen films taken engineer Matt Ojala during his time sailing on the Great Lakes in the 1950s and 1960s. He carried an 8mm motion picture camera on many of his trips, documenting many of the other vessels that passed by. Some of the vessels include AQUARAMA, SOUTH AMERICAN, and UNITED STATES GYPSUM. Ojala spent a notable portion of his career on the latter. Also included in the collection are a Bell & Howell Autoload film projector and a Sears Du-All Motorized [Film] Editor/Viewer.
Conditions Governing Access
No known access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Researchers using this collection assume full responsibility for conforming to the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright, and are responsible for securing permissions necessary for publication or reproduction.
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was donated by Bob Ojala in August 2019.
Processing Information
The collection was processed by Mark Sprang.
- Title
- Guide to the Matthias Ojala film collection
- Author
- Mark Sprang
- Date
- July 2024
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin