This fonds contains a variety of collections gathered together by Neil during his lifetime. The main areas of interest are LGBT, cross dressing, wrestling, and (to a minor extent) running. Periodicals, postcards, posters, artwork, textual material, and audiovisual material are found throughout the fonds. Individual scope and content notes are included for each accession/collection in the finding aid.
ca. 1930-2007 (inclusive); 1977-1983 (predominant).
The fonds includes film footage and audio recordings created during Christopher Chapman’s film project relating to Richard St. Barbe Baker; photographs of the film shoot in British Columbia; correspondence, drafts, proposals, notes, etc. documenting the film project, including correspondence between Chapman and St. Barbe and between Chapman and others; photographs taken and collected by St. Barbe; letters sent to St. Barbe care of Chapman during his extended visit to Canada; articles and other resource material compiled by both Chapman and St. Barbe, especially relating to forestry and the environment, and about St. Barbe; and related material including slides of the Findhorn Community in Scotland.
8mm film taken by Leonard "Hymie" Hanft. Film length is 5:04. Footage includes Frank and Catherine Bransted and people in a living room, possibly a birthday or anniversary, 1961 Christmas, opening presents, New Years, unidentified people
Fonds consists of 8mm films created by Hymie during his time in Shaunavon. Recordings are pertaining to social events, community events, family gatherings, parades. They were principally filmed in the Shaunavon area
8mm film taken by Leonard "Hymie" Hanft. Film length is 4:23. Footage includes the 1962 Shawnee Rodeo parade and rodeo, Cypress Hills area scenes [possibly Fort Walsh], Cypress Park swimming pool
8mm film taken by Leonard "Hymie" Hanft. Film length is 4:38. Footage includes a Jaycee (Shawnee) social, couples dancing, musicians. Footage is very dark
8mm film taken by Leonard "Hymie" Hanft. Film length is 4:29. Footage of dressed up people gathered in a large room, possibly a wedding celebration, people gathered in a living room for a Christmas celebration, people dancing, likely a Jaycee [Shawnee] Club social
8mm film taken by Leonard "Hymie" Hanft. Film length is 4:20. Footage includes 1963 Jubilee parade, Shawnee rodeo at fairgrounds and grandstand, cowboys and bucking broncos, bull riding
8mm film taken by Leonard "Hymie" Hanft. Film time is 4:27. Footage includes unidentified adults and children in a living room, people at a table, unidentified city view