Limits to Growth (1973)

Director	Bruce Bittle
Producer	Portland OR. : Teknifilm Eugene: Lane Council of Governments
Contributors	Club of Rome Narrator, Larry Chusman
Length	30 min
B&W/Color	Color
UO Library Catalog description:	Examines pros and cons of continued worldwide economic growth as compared to a leveling off of growth in population, capital investments, and material goods to the point of a steady economy
Call #	Mc176
Genre	Government-Sponsored
Rare	YES
Online	NO
Copyright status	Public Domain
Physical condition	Poor/Fair
Oregon-related	YES

Notes:

We have two copies of this film in the Univeristy of Oregon’s archives.  Our first copy is in poor condition.  The emulsion degradation has rendered the image extremely pink and red.  It has been subjected to many splices, some poorly done, and the film itself is extremely brittle.  I would not suggest screening with this copy.  Our second copy is in fair condition and also has about 20 seconds more footage at the beginning of the reel.  We can assume that the first copy was damaged and the first twenty seconds of that reel was spliced out.  I replaced the leader of the second copy as it had extensive perforation damage.  The color has only a slight orange tint and though there are dectable emulsion scratches, the image is fairly clear.  Obviously, if one were to screen Limits to Growth they should choose Copy #2.

Bruce Bittle is an Oregonian photographer with a B.A. and M.S. from the University of Oregon.  He has worked in collaboration with Lane County on numerous occations.

We have numerous films in our archive authored by Bruce Bittle:

The Springtime of Autumn

Mankind at the Turning Point

You conquered me not : a short history of the Klamath & Modoc tribes

and Confrontations of Death