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NORTHEAST HISTORIC FILM
TO BOX 900, MAIN ST., BUCKSPORT, ME 04416-0900 I
Film and video give people a reflection of themselves, a moving image of culture and tradition, a context.
-Pom Wintle, NHf founding board member, film archivist, Smithsonian Human Studies Film Archives.
Northeast Historic Film (NHF) collects, preserves and makes accessible dramatic, industrial, informational and amateur film and video. The nonprofit organization is located in the 1916 Alamo Theatre building. NHF holds thousands of hours of videotape and more than three million feet of film including three large TV film collections from Maine, along with videotape from WCSH-TV, Portland, and the Maine Public Broadcasting Corporation. The archives is one of the country's foremost collectors of home movies, a significant record of everyday life, with particularly strong coverage in the 1930s.
Services
Consulting and technical services: stock footage research, transfers
from film to videotape, and preservation planning advice.
Free loan of videos to members of NHF through the Reference by
Mail service.
Videos of Life in New England: a line of videotapes for sale to book
and gift stores and direct to individuals and organizations.
Presentations: workshops and film and video screenings at schools
and other organizations.
Supported by the Public
NHF is a nonprofit organization supported by its members, board of directors, and tax^deductible contributions from individuals, companies and foundations. Members and volunteers are key. Moving image preservation is an important, expensive, long-term undertaking.
Who Benefits?
We all benefit from the preservation of our motion picture heritage. Moving images are an important element of education and arts programs. Preservation and access to moving images helps teachers, librarians, museums, historical societies, public service and trade organizations, state agencies, producers and individuals.
The Big Picture
NHF is an active member of the North American professional organization, the Association of Moving Image Archivists. Staff members have served on its executive committee and helped found the working group on amateur moving images. NHF participates in the Library of Congress national film preservation planning effort and serves on the Maine Historical Records Advisory Board.
We Need Your Help!
NHF accepts film and video for preservation from individuals and organizations. Your financial donation will help NHF save this region's film and video heritage and make it accessible to everyone.