Personal papers of Eugene Bernofsky
Overview
Eugene or Gene Bernofsky is a part-time environmental documentary filmmaker. This collection consists of film awards, photographic materials, and materials related to creating and fundraising for his films.
Dates
- Creation: 1967 - 2016
Creator
- Bernofsky, Gene (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
All materials in this collection except the audiovisual items are stored in the KU Annex off-site storage area.
All researchers interested in reviewing this material must consult Spencer Research Library Public Services staff (785-864-4334 or ksrlref@ku.edu, 9-5 M-F CST) no less than three days in advance of a planned visit. Be advised that drop-in requests for this material cannot be accommodated.
Access to audio visual materials may require digitization first. Some materials have already been digitized. Contact staff at ksrlref@ku.edu or (785) 864-4334 for assistance if wishing to view any of these items.
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
Biography of Gene Bernofsky
Eugene or Gene Bernofsky, an alumnus of the University of Kansas, has been an environmental activist and filmmaker since the mid-1960s. In 1965 he won the Mid-America Art Show at the Nelson Art Gallery in Kansas City, MO and in 1978 he had his first one-man show of 16mm films at the San Francisco Art Institute.
He has won numerous awards and praise for many of the films he has produced, which include Neshabek, I Never Saw the Buffalo, Which Side Are You On?, Undermining Yellowstone, A River Cries, Red Thunder, Swimming Woman, Diet Coke Montana, Trembling Waters, and Dongo Kundu, among others. He was a founder of the artists' commune Drop City in southeastern Colorado in 1965.
Gene Bernofsky lives in Missoula, Monatana.
Extent
3.25 Linear Feet (4 boxes + 3 oversize boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
PP 406
Physical Location
Annex (Contact Spencer Library Public Services)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gifts, Eugene Bernofksy, 2016, 2018, 2021.
- Title
- Guide to the Eugene Bernofsky Collection
- Subtitle
- Personal papers of Eugene Bernofksy
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by ad, 2005. Finding aid encoded by ad, 2005. Finding aid revised by tw, 2010; anm, 2019; mwh, 2020; cmp, 2022.
- Date
- 2005
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in English.
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/8805460795
- Preferred citation
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Personal papers of Eugene Bernofsky, PP 406, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository