ELWYN B. ROBINSON DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
CHESTER FRITZ LIBRARY
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA
3051 UNIVERSITY AVENUE STOP 9000
GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA 58202-9000
COLLECTION: OGL #410 (addition)
DATES: 1930s-1985
ACQUISITION: This addition to the Chester Fritz Papers was deposited in the Orin G. Libby Manuscript Collection. The acquisition records are unavailable.
ACCESS: Available for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Department of Special Collections.
This addition to the Chester Fritz Papers consists of thirty films and five videotapes. It is likely that the films were donated by Chester Fritz himself, while the videotapes were probably gathered from other sources. For the ease of research, all films and videotapes related to Chester Fritz are listed here. Dates, when known, have been provided. The films were separated and placed in the Film Collection, while the videos were added to the Videotape Collection.
| Film Number | Description | Minutes |
| 1 | Chester Fritz | 30-45 |
| 2 | China Scenes, ca. 1935. Many architectural views, horse show, theater group, zoo scenes, puppet show | 30 |
| 114 | Hawaii Surfing | 7-10 |
| 115 | Siam | 7-10 |
| 116 | Vienna | 7-10 |
| 138 | Bali, ca.1930s. Tug of war, Kriss dance | 7-10 |
| 139 | Bali, ca.1930s. Cremation | 7-10 |
| 140 | Bali, ca.1930s. Cockfights, dances | 7-10 |
| 141 | Bali, ca.1930s. Street procession, Sir Victor Sassoon | 7-10 |
| 142 | Ceylon and Cairo, ca. 1930s. Scenes on highways and in bars | 7-10 |
| 143 | China, ca. 1930s. People, river scenes | 7-10 |
| 144 | Shanghai, ca. 1930s. Polo game, garden party | 7-10 |
| 145 | Java, Medan, Sumatra, ca. 1930s | 7-10 |
| 146 | Guatemala, ca. 1940 (color) | 7-10 |
| 147 | China, ca. 1930s. Scenes of people, boats, threshing, Taoist Temple | 7-10 |
| 148 | Bagnits in Orient, ca. 1930s | 7-10 |
| 149 | China, ca. 1930s. River scenes, people, religion, architecture | 7-10 |
| 150 | Japan, ca. 1930s. Sacred deer, climbing Mt. Fuji, oyster & pearl sea farms, islands at Matsushima (badly warped) | 7-10 |
| 151 | Japan, ca. 1930s | 7-10 |
| 152 | Bull fight (Madrid, Spain), ca. 1930s | 7-10 |
| 153 | Mexico, ca. 1940. Deep sea fishing off Acapulco | 7-10 |
| 154 | Mexico, ca. 1940. | 7-10 |
| 155 | Mexico and Guatemala, ca. 1940 | 7-10 |
| 156 | Paper hunt near Shanghai, 1936-1937 | 7-10 |
| 157 | The Rising Sun Sets in China, ca. 1930s. Shanghai bombing and destruction by Japanese | 7-10 |
| 158 | Shanghai, ca. 1930s. River scenes, houseboat trip | 15 |
| 159 | Shanghai. Countryside mountain scenes, river, temple, Taoist priests | 7-10 |
| 160 | Shanghai, ca. 1930s. Farmers making rope along canals near Shanghai | 7-10 |
| 161 | Fiesta Charra (Mexico), ca. 1940 | 7-10 |
| 169 | "Chester Fritz Historical Film" (marked "Do Not Play") | 7-10 |
| Videotape Number | Description |
| 7 | Dedication of the Addition to the Chester Fritz Library, October 9, 1982 |
| 10 | Announcement of the Death of Chester Fritz, WDAZ, July 28, 1983 |
| 275 | China scenes, circa 1935. Many architectural views, a horse show, a theater group, zoo scenes, and a puppet show. Approximately 30 minutes |
| 310 | Chester Fritz Biographical Film, Part One. October 24, 1985. 30 minutes |
| 311 | Chester Fritz Biographical Film, Part Two. October 24, 1985. 30 minutes |
| Original Donation: 1899-1977 | First Addition: 1965, 1977 |
| Second Addition: 1892-1983 | Third Addition: 1977-1981 |
| Fourth Addition: 1892-1980 | Fifth Addition: Films and Videotapes, 1930s-1985 |
| Chronology of the Life of Chester Fritz | |
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