John and Drucie Chase stand in front of their Riverside home, designed by John Chase.

About the Exhibit

The University of Houston Special Collections is home to the This Is Our Home, It Is Not For Sale Film Collection, which is comprised of director Jon Schwartz’s original production documents, media coverage, photographs, and all production films, including interviews, B-roll, and early edits of the film.

The original production used a dual reel system of motion picture and a separate fullcoat magnetic soundtrack that requires syncing to achieve a digitized video. Additionally, because this interview footage was used during the editing process, they include numerous splices and missing portions of audio and motion picture. In this original format, these unique interviews were at high risk of degradation and completely inaccessible to researchers. 

Through the generous support of the TexTreasures Grant Program, 112 unique archival films from the This Is Our Home, It Is Not For Sale Film Collection were digitized and are now available online via the University of Houston Libraries Audio/Video Repository. A DVD copy of This Is Our Home, It Is Not For Sale is available for viewing in the Special Collections Reading Room. This Is Our Home, It Is Not For Sale is also available for sale via thisisourhomeitisnotforsale.com.