Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
Level of description
Repository
Reference code
Dates of creation area
Date(s)
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ca 1980's (Creation)
- Creator
- Nichol, Gary Elwood
Physical description area
Physical description
9 one-inch master video reels (.6 m of media materials)
Archival description area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Born in Combermere, Ontario, Gary Elwood Nichol was a documentary filmmaker. He lived several years in Toronto and Ottawa before settling in Vietnam where he gave up filmmaking and pursued painting. He was married to Tchu Chin and had three children.… Read more
Custodial history
Fonds was created by and in the custody of Gary Elwood Nichol until he gave it to his friend, James Motluk, President/CEO of Guerrilla Films, Inc., in 1998. James Motluk, a Trent alumnus, donated the fonds to Trent University Archives in 2019.
Scope and content
Fonds is comprised of nine one-inch master video reels of ten documentaries produced by documentary filmmaker Gary Elwood Nichol in the 1980s. Of primarily an Indigenous focus, the films were produced in co-operation with Indigenous communities and cover… Read more
Notes area
Physical condition
Good
Immediate source of acquisition
Fonds acquired from James Motluk in 2019.
Restrictions on access
Fonds is available to members of Trent University only until 12 September 2023, after which time it will become available to the wider public.
General note
The films, located in two boxes, are currently inaccessible because of their format; it is the intention of the Archives to copy these into digital format in the future. Information about copyright and other rights is located in the James Motluk donor… Read more