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Andrzej Wolski videorecordings for the documentary film Moi, Gombrowicz

 Collection
Call Number: GEN MSS 948

Scope and Contents

Material consists of 57 Betacam videocassettes containing daily rushes created during the production of the film Moi, Gombrowicz, a French documentary directed by Andrzej Wolski and produced by France télévision (France 3 cinéma, Océaniques) in 1989, and copies of the film. The film commemorates the twentieth anniversary of the death of the writer Witold Gombrowicz (1904-1969).

Dates

  • 1988-1997

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The materials are open for research.

Boxes 1-7: Use of originals is restricted. Reference copies may be requested. Consult Access Services for further information.

Conditions Governing Use

The Andrzej Wolski Videorecordings for the documentary film Moi, Gombrowicz is the physical property of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the appropriate curator.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Rita Gombrowicz, 2012.

Arrangement

Arranged by tape number.

Extent

4.96 Linear Feet (7 boxes)

Language of Materials

French

Catalog Record

A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog

Persistent URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/beinecke.wolski

Abstract

Material consists of 57 Betacam videocassettes containing daily rushes created during the production of the film Moi, Gombrowicz, a French documentary directed by Andrzej Wolski and produced by France te?le?vision (France 3 cine?ma, Oce?aniques) in 1989, and copies of the film.The film commemorates the 20th anniversary of the death of the writer Witold Gombrowicz (1904-1969).

Andrzej Wolski

Andrzej Wolski (1952-), Polish film director, resides in France and specializes in biographies and documentaries. In addition to Moi, Gombrowicz, his films include Czapski (1985) and Jan Lebenstein - Dziennik samotnika (2000).

Processing Information

Collections are processed to a variety of levels, depending on the work necessary to make them usable, their perceived research value, the availability of staff, competing priorities, and whether or not further accruals are expected. The library attempts to provide a basic level of preservation and access for all collections, and does more extensive processing of higher priority collections as time and resources permit.

This collection received a basic level of processing, including rehousing and arrangement, at the time of acquisition in 2012. Information included in the Description of Papers note and Collection Contents section is drawn from information supplied with the collection and from a survey of labels on the videocassettes.

Title
Guide to the Andrzej Wolski Videorecordings for the documentary film Moi, Gombrowicz
Author
by Lisa Conathan
Date
2013
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

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Contact:
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Location

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New Haven, CT 06511

Opening Hours

Access Information

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