Frances and Robert Flaherty
The Flaherty Archives Inquiries
Dear film and research community,
Submit inquiries about our Archival Assets through the form below. Responses may take 4-6 weeks. (Inquiries requiring more extensive research will take longer.) Most inquiries are answered on a first-come, first-served basis; however, urgent requests from current Flaherty employees, board members, programmers, filmmakers, fellows, partner organizations, etc. take precedence over other requests. Inquiries from Indiginous and First Nations people will also be given priority.
There is a nominal hourly fee to gain access to the archives.
Audio recordings at Flaherty Seminar
Procedures
For information about the history of The Flaherty Film Seminar please visit: https://theflaherty.org/what-we-do
To facilitate archival research, be as specific as possible with your inquiry. Our archives aren’t labeled by subject – please keep this in mind when requesting information to us. Include the purpose of the inquiry (work-related, academic, genealogical research). Patrons seeking information should specify the following details, as possible:
Person who is requesting information:
Identify yourself by sharing your first and last name, email, phone number, organization/institution, how are you related to the seminar, year of participation, etc.
To consult a specific document or media:
specific or estimated date(s) of the requested fact, document or media
the title of the document or media
the name(s) of people, organization(s), and/or event(s) associated with the fact or document/media
Description of the purpose of use of the given to the fact, document or media
Before requesting materials:
Reference past seminars and filmmakers: https://theflaherty.org/past-seminars
Access our annual catalogues: https://theflaherty.org/store-1
Note that we do not own rights for films and work presented by previous Flaherty artists, guests and fellows. Please contact the artist’s distributor.
Materials regarding Robert and Frances Flaherty are housed in multiple archives including the Academy Film and Stills Archive and Library and Archives in Canada.
For rental requests of Nanook and Louisiana Story please email info@theflaherty.org