Walter Sunquist Collection
Inclusive Dates
1935 – 1984
Bulk Dates
1937 – 1978
Abstract
The Sunquist home movie collection (16mm and S8mm) features the Sunquist family who resided in Illinois from the 1930s-80. The collection contains reels of birthdays, weddings, Christmas and other celebrations, as well as numerous reels of family holidays. In addition there is documentation of "Worth Day Parades" in Worth, Illinois, footage of the "Carl Sandburg Band", and travel films of various domestic and international destinations. Included are trips to Cheyenne, Miami, Yellowstone, Alaska, Colorado Springs, Michigan, Sweden, France, Italy and Germany.
Collection Items
Film
1954: Epworth League Picnic - Mt. Greenwood Parade Scouts - Cub Park - Missionary in Backyard
1954
Film
1961-1965: Nina’s Christening - Mothers Day - Jim’s Wedding - Nina’s Birthday - Lisa’s Baptism - Sheila's Graduation
1961 – 1965
To request more information about the items in this collection, please contact the archive at
info@chicagofilmarchives.org.
Items with Viewable Media
- 1930s-1950s: Picnic - Baseball - Suburban Parade
- 1930s: Road Trip
- 1937: Wedding June 5th
- 1938-1940: First Film - Carl and Max - De Matte
- 1939: Skippy De Matte - Farm Scenes
- 1940s: Residential Scenes
- 1941: Parade & Carl Sandburg High School Marching Band
- 1947-1950: Niagara Falls - Vacation - Elmer & Marcie’s Wedding - Del Rio Texas
- 1950: Worth Day Parade
- 1952 circa: House - Dad’s Birthday - Florida - Leesburg Pond
- 1954: Epworth League Picnic - Mt. Greenwood Parade Scouts - Cub Park - Missionary in Backyard
- 1954: Florida Christmas
- 1955: Carl Sandburg Band
- 1956: Worth Day Parade - Swimming & Camping - Front Yard Posing
- 1957-1960: Venice, Rome, Italy, France, Spain, Sweden - Home Again - Nina and Lisa - Worth Days, Omaha Nebraska
- 1957: Auntie and Florida
- 1957: Florida - Cicero - Home Band Worth Days
- 1957: Harvard Band - Sunday School Picnic
- 1958: Carl Sandburg Band
- 1959-1960: Worth Day Parade
- 1959: Harvard C.S. Band - Sheila and Mehlen
- 1961-1965: Nina’s Christening - Mothers Day - Jim’s Wedding - Nina’s Birthday - Lisa’s Baptism - Sheila's Graduation
- 1962 circa: Grand Junction - Sawyer Avenue
- 1965: Washington D.C - Alaska - Nina, Roger, Judy and Shelia
- 1965: Worth Days Parade
- 1967: Beautification Parade - Worth Driving Scenes
- 1969: Worth Driving Scenes
- 1970 circa: Miami - Dallas - California - Skiiing at Schuss Mountain
- 1973 circa: Baby Shower & New Baby Scenes
- 1974 circa: Frontier Days - Michigan Horseback Riding
- 1974 circa: Krista, Nicole, Peel
- 1974 circa: Krista Starts to Walk - Don Driving Truck in Snow
- 1974 circa: Yellowstone & Cheyenne
- 1974: Colorado Springs - Worth - La Grange
- 1974: Sweden
- 1975: Horseback Riding
- 1976 circa: Cheyenne - Laramie - San Diego
- 1977-1978: May 1977 to October 1978
- 1977 circa: Swing Set - Ferry Ride - Rural Woodland Scenes - Church Visit
- 1977: Hawaii and Cheyenne
- 1982 circa: Leaving Mt. Home - Christina & Krista
- 1984 circa: Worth, Elmer, Marcella, Krista, Ina
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Collection Identifier
C.2008-06
Extent of Collection
7 reels of Super 8mm film totaling 1,910 feet; 40 reels of 16mm film totaling 7,230 feet
Language Of Materials
English
Subject
Custodial History
These films resided at the Chicago History Museum (CHM) before the CHM sent them to Chicago Film Archives. They are the Sunquist family's home movies. No other information is known regarding how these films came to reside at the CHM or how to contact the Sunquists.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open to on-site access. Appointments must be made with Chicago Film Archives. Due to the fragile nature of the films, only video copies will be provided for on-site viewing.
Use Restrictions
CFA owns rights to these films. No restrictions.
Creators
Sunquist Family, Walter
(was created by)
No information is available at this time about the Sunquist family. Neither CFA nor the Chicago History Museum has a working contact for a family member. It is unclear who the maker of these films was or how they came to be at the Chicago History Museum.