San Francisco State Special, Part I

Part I of a KQED news special at San Francisco State College from December 1968, featuring a tracking shot along a corridor full of students staging a sit in, followed by an interview with President John Summerskill. He states that whilst he doesn't want a police presence on campus, if there is any violence or threat of violence, the decision is no longer his. The results of the Emergency Trustee Meeting on December 9th in Los Angeles are discussed at a press conference by Peter Radcliffe (President of the SFSC Federation of Teachers), during which the College's survival is said to be in grave danger. A spokesperson for the Academic Senate calls for the forthcoming investigation to be held in public and there is more footage of Summerskill and protesters addressing crowds outside.

This clip provides an example of mold damage to a 16mm b&w reversal print with co-magnetic soundtrack, in which mold has eaten into the emulsion, which exhibits feathery-like distortions on the visible image. There is also damage to the magnetic soundtrack.

This 16mm film print was remastered in 4K (4096 x 2970) using a Lasergraphics ScanStation film scanner, in August 2022. Film shrinkage was measured in August 2022 at 0.30%.