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Kingston Film Council fonds
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1946-1976 (Creation)
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- Kingston Film Council
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0.56 m of textual records
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Administrative history
The Kingston Film Council (KFC) was organized 1945 by a group of Kingstonians interested in Visual and Adult education. The first President was Mr. E. L. Earl. As a council many of the members were other organizations in and around Kingston. At its height there were over 100 member organizations . The Council acted as a distribution hub for films, supplier of rental equipment as well as hosting showings. Activities that the Council undertook were workshops on film utilization, training for Projectionists, outdoor showings and festivals. At various points the Council and the Department of Extension at Queen's University were quite interrelated.
KFC was a member of the Federation of Film Councils or Eastern Ontario which in turn was a member of the Ontario Association of Film Councils.
Custodial history
This material came to the Archives through accession 2016-113 which was transferred from the Kingston Frontenac Public Library. There were a number of organizations represented in the records, this one has been separated into it's own fonds.
Scope and content
The fonds consists of records pertaining to the Kingston Film Council's operations over a 30 year period. The fonds is comprised of minutes, cash book, rental receipts, circulars, and advertising that reflect membership, loans, showings, training and festivals that the Council facilitated. The records also illustrate the larger environment of film councils and associations that were in existence in the province at that time.