Antonelli Football Film Collection
Content Description
The Anotnelli Football Film Collection containes nine 16mm films of football games and trainings in Washington, D.C. The majority of the films were shot between 1950 and 1955. Most of the film are of high school football games, including Calvin Coolidge High School, Chamberlain Vocational High School, St. John's College High School, Theodore Roosevelt High School, and Woodrow Wilson High School . Many films were shot at the Theodore Roosevelt High School Stadium or Woodrow Wilson High School. Two films capture the District Interhigh football champion 1953 game between Theodore Roosevelt High School and Anacostia High School at Griffith Stadium. Also included are four of a six part series of football training films created by the United States Military Academy at West Point football program. The collection also contains five 1.5 inch film strips of Life of Louis Pasteur, How to Live Long, Robert Koch, Florence Nightingale, Edward L. Trudeau.
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1952 - 1965
Conditions Governing Access
The original film is not publicly accessible due to condition concerns. Digitized files may be accessed through Dig DC for those films without copyright restrictions, or in The People's Archive reading room for those films with copyright restrictions. Please contact us for access at Peoples.archive@dc.gov
Conditions Governing Use
The materials in this collection have varying rights holders. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine the appropriate use of materials.
Biographical / Historical
The origins of the Anotnelli Football Film Collection are unknown, however, it is possible that the recordings document the football career of Dr. Morris Antonelli, husband of the donor Dr. Amy S. Antonelli. According to an article from The Washington Post from September 10, 1953, Dr. Morris Antonelli played end for Theodore Roosevelt High School. Dr. Amy Antonelli was a pianist, singer, and accompanist who served as board president of the Oratorio Society of Washington for 18 years. Dr. Amy Antonelli was a music professor and assistant dean at Catholic University. She passed on March 23, 2014.
Extent
3 Linear feet
2 Boxes
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
The collection was donated to the Library by Dr. Amy S. Antonelli in 2000.
- Title
- Antonelli Football Film Collection
- Subtitle
- An inventory of the Antonelli Football Film Collection at DC Public Library
- Author
- Laura Farley
- Date
- 2023-03-21
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library Repository