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Collection Overview
| Size | Approximately 275 items |
| Abstract | The Susan Massengale Collection contains videotapes from documentary film productions affiliated with Susan Massengale, who produced and directed documentaries on North Carolina subjects for the University of North Carolina Center for Public Television from 1980-1997. Film productions represented in the collection include Step It Up and Go: Blues in the Carolinas (1989), a documentary film that traces the development of blues music in the Carolinas; Boogie in Black and White (1988), a documentary film about the making of Pitch a Boogie Woogie, a film shot in Greenville, N.C. in 1947 with an all African American cast; an untitled production on Cherokee Indians and Joyce Dugan, who was elected Principal Chief of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in 1995; and an untitled production on Black Mountain College, an experimental arts college that was active in western North Carolina from 1933-1957. |
| Creator | Massengale, Susan. |
| Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection. |
| Language | English |
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Subject Headings
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Biographical Information
Susan Massengale received a journalism degree from West Virginia University in 1975. She worked as a Producer and Director for North Carolina Center for Public Television (UNC-TV) from 1980-1997. Since 1999, she has been a Public Information Officer for the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
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Scope and Content
The Susan Massengale Collection contains videotape production elements and select rough cuts from four documentary film productions, including Step It Up and Go: Blues in the Carolinas (1987-1989), Boogie in Black and White (1987-1988), an untitled production on the Cherokee Indians (1995), and an untitled production on Black Mountain College (1987-1989). Videotape formats include Betacam, U-Matic, and VHS.
Step It Up and Go: Blues in the Carolinas traces the development of blues music in the Carolinas through interviews with musicians and still photographs of them. North Carolina musicians talk about how they learned to play and perform different styles on the banjo, fiddle, guitar, piano, bottle, and spoons. Performers featured include Odell Thompson, Nate Thompson, Joe Thompson, Etta Baker, Cora Phillips, Junior Thomas, Thomas Burt, Guitar Slim, Moses Roscoe, and Anthony Pough. Susan Massengale co-produced and co-directed the film with folklorist and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill professor, Glen Hinson. Formats include U-Matic, Betacam, and VHS.
Boogie in Black and White is a film about the making of Pitch a Boogie Woogie, a film shot in Greenville, N.C., in 1947 by John W. Warner, then owner of Greenville's Plaza Theatre. Pitch a Boogie Woogie, released by Lord-Warner Pictures, Inc., in 1948, was the first movie made by a production company based in North Carolina. It had an all-African American cast of mostly local Greenville musicians and actors and enjoyed success in the Carolinas, but was never shown outside that area. Susan Massengale directed and co-produced Boogie in Black and White with author and founding editor of the North Carolina Literary Review, Alex Albright. Format is U-Matic.
The Cherokee Indian production appears to be mostly about Joyce Dugan, who was elected Principal Chief of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in 1995. She was the first woman to hold that position. Susan Massengale's role on the production is unclear. Format is Betacam.
The Black Mountain College production appears to be about the history of Black Mountain College in Black Mountain, N.C. Black Mountain College was founded in 1933 and guided by the principle that the study of art was central to a liberal arts education. Black Mountain College closed in 1957. Susan Massengale's role on the production is unclear. Format is Betacam.
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Series 1. Step It Up and Go, 1987-1989.
Processing information: Titles and descriptions compiled from original containers.
Production elements for the documentary film, Step It Up and Go: Blues in the Carolinas, which traces the development of blues music in the Carolinas through interviews with musicians and still photographs of them. North Carolina musicians talk about how they learned to play and perform different styles on the banjo, fiddle, guitar, piano, bottle, and spoons. Performers include Odell Thompson, Nate Thompson, Joe Thompson, Etta Baker, Cora Phillips, Junior Thomas, Thomas Burt, Guitar Slim, Moses Roscoe, and Anthony Pough. Susan Massengale co-produced and co-directed the film with folklorist and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill professor, Glen Hinson. Formats include U-Matic, Betacam, and VHS.
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Series 2. Boogie in Black and White, circa 1988.
Processing information: Titles and descriptions compiled from original containers.
Production elements and rough cuts related to the documentary film, Boogie in Black and White, which is about the making of Pitch a Boogie Woogie, a film shot in Greenville, N.C., in 1947 by John W. Warner, then owner of Greenville's Plaza Theatre. Pitch a Boogie Woogie, released by Lord-Warner Pictures, Inc., in 1948, was the first movie made by a production company based in North Carolina. It had an all-African American cast of mostly local Greenville musicians and actors and enjoyed success in the Carolinas, but was never shown outside that area. Susan Massengale directed and co-produced Boogie in Black and White with author and founding editor of the North Carolina Literary Review, Alex Albright. Format is U-Matic.
| Videotape VT-20278/127 |
Boogie in Black and White, circa 1988 #20278, Series: "2. Boogie in Black and White, circa 1988." VT-20278/127TH 5104. Pitch. Mattie Sloan. U-Matic. |
| Videotape VT-20278/128 |
Boogie in Black and White, circa 1988 #20278, Series: "2. Boogie in Black and White, circa 1988." VT-20278/128TH 5162. Pitch. End of Mattie Sloan. Beginning of Shivers. A and T Exteriors. U-Matic. |
| Videotape VT-20278/129 |
Boogie in Black and White, circa 1988 #20278, Series: "2. Boogie in Black and White, circa 1988." VT-20278/129TH 5321. Pitch a Boogie Woogie (The Movie). U-Matic. |
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Series 2A. Boogie in Black and White, 1987 and undated (Addition of May 2018)
Acquisitions information: Accession 103372.
Processing information: Titles and descriptions compiled from original containers. Select item descriptions include original numbers found on physical tapes.
Additional production elements and rough cuts related to the documentary film, Boogie in Black and White (1988).
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Series 3. Cherokee Indians, 1995.
Processing information: Titles and descriptions compiled from original containers.
Production elements and interviews related to an untitled production about Cherokee Indians. The production appears to be mostly about Joyce Dugan, who was elected Principal Chief of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in 1995. She was the first woman to hold that position. Susan Massengale's role on the production is unclear. Format is Betacam.
| Videotape VT-20278/130 |
Cherokee Indians, 1995 #20278, Series: "3. Cherokee Indians, 1995." VT-20278/130One Joyce Dugan Interview. 1 Chief Dugan interview. 13 December 1995. Betacam SP. |
| Videotape VT-20278/131 |
Cherokee Indians, 1995 #20278, Series: "3. Cherokee Indians, 1995." VT-20278/131Two Joyce Dugan. Some B-Roll at end of tape. 2 Chief Dugan interview. 13 December 1995. Betacam SP. |
| Videotape VT-20278/132 |
Cherokee Indians, 1995 #20278, Series: "3. Cherokee Indians, 1995." VT-20278/132Three Joyce Dugan End of Interview. 3 Chief Dugan interview. Betacam SP. |
| Videotape VT-20278/133 |
Cherokee Indians, 1995 #20278, Series: "3. Cherokee Indians, 1995." VT-20278/1334 Joyce Dugan B Roll of Cherokee. B Roll of bank, post office, town. Betacam SP. |
| Videotape VT-20278/134 |
Cherokee Indians, 1995 #20278, Series: "3. Cherokee Indians, 1995." VT-20278/134Five Joyce Dugan B Roll Cherokee Casino, Photos. Betacam SP. |
| Videotape VT-20278/135 |
Cherokee Indians, 1995 #20278, Series: "3. Cherokee Indians, 1995." VT-20278/135Cherokee Chief Newspaper Clippings. Betacam SP. |
| Videotape VT-20278/136 |
Cherokee Indians, 1995 #20278, Series: "3. Cherokee Indians, 1995." VT-20278/136Susan Cherokee gphx and VO. Betacam SP. |
| Videotape VT-20278/137 |
Cherokee Indians, 1995 #20278, Series: "3. Cherokee Indians, 1995." VT-20278/137Tape 1 Cherokee Shoot. Betacam SP. |
| Videotape VT-20278/138 |
Cherokee Indians, 1995 #20278, Series: "3. Cherokee Indians, 1995." VT-20278/138Cherokee 2 (short-had problems). Betacam SP. |
| Videotape VT-20278/139 |
Cherokee Indians, 1995 #20278, Series: "3. Cherokee Indians, 1995." VT-20278/139Cherokee 3. 1st Lawyer Interview. Last Blankenship Interview. Cherokee Tape 3. Betacam SP. |
| Videotape VT-20278/140 |
Cherokee Indians, 1995 #20278, Series: "3. Cherokee Indians, 1995." VT-20278/140Cherokee 4. 1st Blankenship Interview. Last Entre[?] Muscian[?]. Tape 4. Betacam SP. |
| Videotape VT-20278/141 |
Cherokee Indians, 1995 #20278, Series: "3. Cherokee Indians, 1995." VT-20278/141Cherokee 5. 1st Museum. Last Handmade Pottery. Tape 5. Betacam SP. |
| Videotape VT-20278/142 |
Cherokee Indians, 1995 #20278, Series: "3. Cherokee Indians, 1995." VT-20278/142Cherokee 6. 1st Pottery. Last Bingo B-Roll. Tape 6. Betacam SP. |
| Videotape VT-20278/143 |
Cherokee Indians, 1995 #20278, Series: "3. Cherokee Indians, 1995." VT-20278/143Cherokee 7. Bingo B-Roll. First Part Mike Hunt Interview. Betacam SP. |
| Videotape VT-20278/144 |
Cherokee Indians, 1995 #20278, Series: "3. Cherokee Indians, 1995." VT-20278/144Cherokee 8. 1st Interview Mike Hunt. Last Casino. Tape 8. Betacam SP. |
| Videotape VT-20278/145 |
Cherokee Indians, 1995 #20278, Series: "3. Cherokee Indians, 1995." VT-20278/145Cherokee 9. River B-Roll. Taylor Interview. Tape 9. Betacam SP. |
| Videotape VT-20278/146 |
Cherokee Indians, 1995 #20278, Series: "3. Cherokee Indians, 1995." VT-20278/146Cherokee 10. Taylor Interview. Squirell Interview. Tape 10. Betacam SP. |
| Videotape VT-20278/147 |
Cherokee Indians, 1995 #20278, Series: "3. Cherokee Indians, 1995." VT-20278/147Cherokee 11. Betacam SP. |
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Series 4. Black Mountain College, 1987-1989.
Processing information: Titles and descriptions compiled from original containers.
Production elements related to an untitled production about the history of Black Mountain College in Black Mountain, N.C. Black Mountain College was founded in 1933 and guided by the principle that the study of art was central to a liberal arts education. Black Mountain College closed in 1957. Susan Massengale's role on the production is unclear. Format is Betacam.
Processed by: Sarah A. Arnold, March 2011; Emma Evans and Anne Wells, July 2018
Encoded by: Sarah A. Arnold, March 2011
Updated by: Anne Wells, July 2018
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