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Christopher P. Jacobs Papers
Christopher P. Jacobs Papers
Collection Overview
Title: Christopher P. Jacobs Papers
ID: OGLMC1683
Primary Creator: Jacobs, Christopher P. (1954-2017)
Extent: 2.5 Linear Feet
Date Acquired: 12/20/2018
Subjects: Theater and Film, University of North Dakota - Alumni
Languages: English
Abstract
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Collection Historical Note
"Christopher Paul Jacobs, 63, of Grand Forks passed away on October 7, 2017 after a long battle with cancer, surrounded by his loving family.
Chris was born in Pittsburgh, PA on May 6, 1954, son of Dr. Francis A. and Dorothy (Caldwell) Jacobs. Though he never married, the Lord blessed him with a wide family of friends from coast to coast. Chris was a graduate of UND and was a man of many interests but especially of film in all its aspects. He has written a weekly column of film criticism for the High Plains Reader since its inception. Chris became the editor of the weekly Chronicle and later manager in the Midco Theater System before teaching film courses in the English Department at UND for twenty-seven years. Chris was active in Holy Family Church Choir since junior high school and later in St. Michael’s choir until his illness prevented it. He was involved in arts in the community in theater and film, working to establish the Fire Hall theater and to preserve the Empire Theater for an Arts Center.
He is survived by his mother, Dorothy; brothers, Gregory (Margaret) and John (Rebecca); sisters, Paula Helgerson (Jeff) and Peg VanDrisse (Mark); nephews, Thomas Helgerson (Jenny) and McKenzie Jacobs and nieces Anne McClimon (Matt), Carrie Helgerson, Caitlin VanDrisse and Kelly VanDrisse."
Source: Funeral program from folder 1
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections
Access Restrictions: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.
Acquisition Source: Dorothy Jacobs, Grand Forks, North Dakota
Acquisition Method: Donation; 2018-3394
Related Publications: “Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema.” By Donald W. McCaffrey and Christopher P. Jacobs. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1999.
Preferred Citation: (Description of Item). Christopher P. Jacobs Papers. OGLMC 1683, Box #, Folder #. Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota.
Processing Information: Processed by Curt Hanson in January 2019.
Box and Folder Listing
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[Oversize Folder 1: Blueprints],
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- Box 1
- Folder 1: Funeral program, 2017
- Folder 2: Photographs of Christopher P. Jacobs
- Folder 3: "My Theatre Tour" by Christopher P. Jacobs, 1992
- Folder 4: "A Brief History of Movie Theatres in Grand Forks" by Christopher P. Jacobs, 1994
- Folder 5: Newspaper Articles Written by Jacobs
- Folder 6: The Bijou (probably in Valley City, North Dakota)
- Folder 7: Carmike Cinema
- Folder 8: Center Cinema, East Grand Forks, Minnesota
- Folder 9: Colony Twin
- Folder 10: Columbia Mall 4
- Folder 11: Dakota Theatre
- Folder 12: Empire Theatre
- Folder 13: Empire Theatre, Closing Night Photographs, 7 April 1994
- Folder 14: Empire Arts Center
- Folder 15: Forx Theatre
- Folder 16: Fotoplay Theatre
- Folder 17: Grand Theatre
- Folder 18: Metropolitan Theatre
- Folder 19: Midco Theatres
- Folder 20: New Grand Theatre
- Folder 21: Paramount Theatre
- Folder 22: Starlite Drive-In Theatre
- Folder 23: States Theatre, East Grand Forks, Minnesota
- Folder 24: "Movie Month" Proclamation by Grand Forks Mayor Bud Wessman, April 1988
- Folder 25: "The Memory Palaces of the Dakotas: about the State's Movie Theaters" by Tim Kennedy. North Dakota Humanities Council Publication, 2002
- Oversize Folder 1: Blueprints
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