Campus Camera Collection

Campus Camera is a collection of Super 8mm film that was recorded by a student group at Utah State University. Starting in 1966, Campus Camera students filmed various skits and events to be showcased each week in the Union Building. Initially known as USU Newsreel or Campus Newsreel, the group received funding from the USU Public Relations Committee. Membership did not require prior experience, as they regularly advertised for individuals interested in camera work, film production, and script writing. From 1967 to 1971, these students documented a wide array of events, including sporting events, interviews, speeches, antiwar movements, social issues, administrative meetings, concerts, and other school events. The reasons behind the eventual dissolution of Campus Camera remain unclear.

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Campus Camera: Black Emphasis Week, Basketball, and President Taggart

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Utah State University Campus Camera footage of USU vs. UTEP and USU vs. UCLA basketball games, a phone booth skit by Campus Camera crew, a meeting in the Walnut room, Black Emphasis week 1971 (The Black Experience in America), the planting of plants event, and President Taggart with friends.
Campus Camera: Homecoming, a Talent Show, and John Denver

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Utah State University Campus Camera footage of the homecoming talent show and a homecoming concert with John Denver and Helen Ready. Also included is footage of a homecoming parade in the rain and the first "Big Blue Blunder" of 1971-72: the bicycle impounding.
Campus Camera: Indian Emphasis Week, Student Voting, and the Rodeo Club

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Utah State University Campus Camera footage of the Indian Emphasis week in spring of 1971. Also included is footage of students dancing, students voting, Ralph Nader speaking in the Fine Arts Center, a Kent State moratorium a year after the events at Kent State, an elevator skit, and the Rodeo Club.
Campus Camera: Class Registration, a Band Performance, and Football

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Utah State University Campus Camera footage of class registration, basketball, wrestling, football, and a band performance at a football game.
Campus Camera: Glass Blowing and Interview with Dr. Wynne Thorne

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Utah State University Campus Camera footage of an interview with Dr. Wynne Thorne about the Rockefeller Grant, the construction of the Veterinary Science and Bacteriology Building, an interview with Dr. Porter, and glass blowing.
Campus Camera: Anti-Vietnam War Posters and Homecoming

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Utah State University Campus Camera footage of a homecoming parade, including floats and anti-Vietnam War posters.
Campus Camera: Basketball and a Concert

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Utah State University Campus Camera footage of the USU vs. Houston basketball game followed by a concert.
Campus Camera: Basketball and Campus

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Utah State University Campus Camera footage including the College Bluebird restaurant, the Family Life building, and basketball in the Spectrum.
Campus Camera: Basketball, Glenn Yarbrough, and George McKelvey

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Utah State University Campus Camera footage of a USU vs. University of Houston basketball game. University of Houston was ranked 12th in the nation, but USU won. Also included is footage of the Activity Center, an elevator skit with a tricycle, Glenn Yarbrough singing poems and songs, and a performance by comedian George McKelvey.
Campus Camera: Fashion Show and a Sing and Dance Show

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Utah State University Campus Camera footage of a fashion show and a sing and dance show in the Fine Arts Center. Also included is footage of the Annual Submarine Races at First Dam, President Taggart and friends, a meeting on second floor of the University Center, and a luncheon.
Campus Camera: Football, Homecoming, and Basketball

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Utah State University Campus Camera footage of two football games, including one against Memphis where USU won 28-14 (the other opponent is unknown), the homecoming parade of 1967, skiing at Beaver Mountain, and three basketball games.
Campus Camera: Football, Skydiving, and Bowling

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Utah State University Campus Camera footage of a homecoming concert and parade, an old lady skit for a football game, movie advertisements, a football game (USU vs. Air Force). A glimpse of band practice and a performance as well as short clips of students playing chess, bowling, and skydiving are included
Campus Camera: Kent Mitchell

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Utah State University Campus Camera footage of an interview with Kent Mitchell.
Campus Camera: Kent State Support and the ROTC

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Utah State University Campus Camera footage of the USU Army ROTC on the Quad, a "Support the Kent State student Boycott Classes Strike" sign, and support for Kent State followed by shots of students sunbathing and the Hub. Also included is footage of a speech or lecture, someone directing foot traffic at the sidewalk intersection on the Quad, a cafeteria skit, and a sign saying "Prejudice Pickeled Pinky."
Campus Camera: Santa Claus and the Library

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Utah State University Campus Camera footage of a student doing a skit as Santa Claus on his trip to the library.
Campus Camera: Skydiving, a Band Performance, and Karate

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Utah State University Campus Camera footage of children surrounding Colonel Irwin and asking for signatures and skydivers folding a parachute to prepare for skydiving, getting on a plane, and then pulling their parachutes. Also included is footage of a karate class, an interview with Coach Mills about USU football, and a band performance.
Campus Camera: Student Government Interviews and Basketball

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Utah State University Campus Camera footage of interviews with members of student government, including Rick White (president), the vice president, the academic vice president, the cultural vice president, and the public relations vice president. Footage also includes a USU vs. California basketball game.
Campus Camera: Student Parking, Student Government, and a Concert

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Utah State University Campus Camera footage of an orchestral concert, the student parking problem, and the student government executive council.
Campus Camera: The Bookstore, the Fine Arts Center, and the Education Building

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Utah State University Campus Camera footage of students walking and playing on the Quad, the LDS Recreation Building, the Fieldhouse, and the Education Building. Also included are aerial shots of Old Main, campus, the bookstore, and the Fine Arts Center.
Campus Camera: The Bookstore, Tubing, and Campus

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Utah State University Campus Camera aerial footage of Old Main and campus followed by footage of the Plant Industry building, the Education Building, Romney Stadium, the Fieldhouse, and the bookstore. Also included is footage of students sunbathing, tubing, and getting haircuts.
Campus Camera: The Library

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Utah State University Campus Camera footage of a skit in the library.
Campus Camera: The Old Hatch Room, Engineering Week, and the Library

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Utah State University Campus Camera footage of different areas of the library (including the card catalogues and the old Hatch Room) and engineering students doing stress tests during Engineering Week along with other engineering demonstrations.
Campus Camera: The Skyroom and the BYU Rivalry

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Utah State University Campus Camera footage of the Skyroom and the Wagon Wheel rivalry item with BYU.
Campus Camera: The Vietnam Protests and Moratorium

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Utah State University Campus Camera footage of the Vietnam moratorium on the Quad with various Vietnam protest banners. Footage also includes a concert and speech in the Sunburst Lounge.
Campus Camera: USU Water Research Lab, Rodent Testing, and the MDTA Steno Program

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Utah State University Campus Camera footage of the USU water research lab, where water flow and properties are being tested. Also included are shots of the Alumni Center and a psychology lab with footage of rodent testing and the MDTA Steno Program, which shows students learning how to use a type writer. The footage also contains a view of the College of Business, shots of video recording tools used by Campus Camera, film of copying and shredding, and shots of the Union Building, Val R. Christensen, and high school kids.