Start Over Collection IU Audio-Visual Center Unit IUL Moving Image Archive

201. Navajo rug weaving (16:23)

Date:
1970
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Summary:
The Navajo rug-weaving process begins with sheepshearing, followed by carding and hand-spinning the wool into yarn. The yarn is then dyed using handmade dyes. Weavers set up a loom and employ intri...

202. Nervous systems in animals (16:38)

Date:
1971
Summary:
Uses drawings and dissected specimens to compare the nervous systems in hydra, planaria, earthworms, and grasshoppers and shows the response of a paramecium, euglena, amoeba, hydra, and planaria to...

204. NO TWO ALIKE (29:07)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Explores some of the ways in which psychologists are developing new testing methods for measuring and increasing human capabilities. Dr. Lloyd Humphreys of the University of Illinois demonstrates t...

205. Notes on a triangle (05:02)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Uses animation to illustrate the versatility of the triangular shape. Shows a single triangle dividing, re-dividing, and re-forming into colorful representations of symmetrical and asymmetrical sha...

206. Now the peace (21:06)

Date:
1945
Summary:
Presents a factual summary of the basic United Nations Organization program for world security in 1945. Clarifies the structure, analyzes the plans, and shows how, by joint action to solve relief,...

207. Nuclear transplantation (12:37)

Date:
1976
Summary:
Uses photomicrography and time-lapse sequences to reveal the research technique of nuclear transplantation. Shows how nuclei are transplanted from donor body cells into activated eggs.

208. Operation and Care of the Kodak Pageant Projector (11:25)

Date:
1962
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Explains the set-up and operation of the Kodak Pageant motion picture projector. Shows proper placement of components for effective use, threading, focusing, and centering the picture on the scree...

211. Pale Horseman (21:41)

Date:
1950
Summary:
Shows the relation between the aftermath of war and the "pale horseman," epidemic disease. Discusses the plight of 100,000,000 displaced persons soon after World War II and the activities of UNRRA.

212. Philip Evergood (19:23)

Date:
1952
Summary:
Presents a comprehensive analysis of the paintings of Philip Evergood. Portrays a review of his paintings, as the artist himself comments on them. The film is accompanied by a piano musical score.

214. Pixillation (04:23)

Date:
1970
Summary:
Uses computer animation and crystal graphics to create dynamic visuals which correspond to fast-paced electronic music. Shows shapes pulsating, merging, and dancing to form optical effects and ill...

215. Preparing the home for the baby (29:09)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Introduces and outlines the twelve-program series AT HOME WITH YOUR CHILD. Discusses the baby's need for space in the home and suggests and shows furnishings for the nursery area. Describes some o...

216. Projecting ideas on the overhead projector (17:16)

Date:
1960
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Summary:
Outlines the advantages of the overhead projector as a visual aid to learning in classrooms, in business, and in industry. Shows the great variety of uses of the equipment, with opaque, translucent...

217. RADIO (28:57)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Discusses the "Radio Era" and how it revolutionized life. Indicates that from the 20s to the early 30s, radio was emerging as the "poor man's" entertainment: "Captain Midnight," "The Green Hornet,"...

218. REPRODUCTION AND HEREDITY (29:04)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Dr. Roney begins his discussion with two axioms of biology: “Life only from life” and “Like produces like.” The first question which the series seeks to answer is, what is inherited? The first axio...

219. Research by rockets (27:54)

Date:
1960
Summary:
This film traces the history of rocketry and describes the use of sounding rockets as tools for scientific research in the upper atmosphere; this film discusses the need for such tools, shows how r...

220. Save those teeth (11:08)

Date:
1949
Summary:
Emphasizes the importance of proper cleaning in the care of teeth, and illustrates how the teeth are affected by excessive use of refined sugar. Identifies the kinds of bacteria that change sugar t...

221. Secrets of the ice (27:52)

Date:
1960
Summary:
This film describes the origin and growth of glaciers; surveys the work of glaciologists in trying to understand the structure of ice and its importance in the study of climatology, meteorology, an...

222. Service and citizenship (10:42)

Date:
1951
Summary:
Third in the "Are You Ready or Service?" series. A young man in the service writes to his high-school-age brother about the importance of good citizenship. Voting, paying taxes, serving on juries...

223. SEXUALITY AND VARIATION (29:00)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Presents information on the connection between sexual reproduction and heredity. Dr. Roney reviews briefly the elements necessary to sexual reproduction and states some of the genetic advantages t...

224. Sick minds and crime (28:41)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Discusses the relationship of mental illness to criminal behavior, and describes the functional disorders of schizophrenia, paranoia, and manic-depressive psychoses. Shows an interview with a schiz...

225. SIXTY YEARS of MAGAZINES (29:02)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Traces the changes in American attitudes and tastes as reflected in magazine publishing since 1900. Depicts magazines in the first decade of the century as models of gentility and decorum. Describe...

226. SIXTY YEARS of SATIRE (29:01)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Analyzes American satire during the past half-century and probes the relationship between satirical form and content and the life and culture of the times. Discusses such humorists of the 20s and 3...

227. Small Town Library (10:39)

Date:
1953
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Summary:
Demonstrates how the facilities of a large city library are made available to rural libraries. Shows the library truck from Gary, Indiana, delivering books, pictures, and other materials weekly, f...

229. Somewhere in India (13:52)

Date:
1952
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Shows the World Health Organization, UNICEF, and the Indian Government in a cooperative project to control malaria in the Terai district of India. Foreign specialists work with Indian teams making...

230. STEP BY STEP (29:05)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Probes the question of social change and examines forces causing it. Pictures the chairman of the board of a large corporation who recalls his early years as he prepares notes for a board meeting w...

231. Stimuli releasing sexual behavior of domestic turkeys (18:55)

Date:
1958
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Summary:
This film examines the courtship and mating behavior of domestic white turkeys, highlighting the sequence of actions each bird follows in response to specific cues from its mate. It details the fem...

232. Supervising workers on the job (10:39)

Date:
1944
Main contributors:
Division of Visual Aids, U.S. Office of Education; Federal Security Agency; Caravel Films, Inc.
Summary:
Various kinds of poor supervision practices are shown, including nagging and snooping. By dramatized incidents, the poorer results of these methods are made apparent and the better ways are indicat...

233. Surface tension (29:23)

Date:
1959
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Summary:
In this episode, Eric Rogers demonstrates adhesion and cohesion, along with surface tension and the spheroidal state. A number of interesting demonstrations of change in surface tension are shown.

234. Sydenham plan (08:49)

Date:
1949
Summary:
Shows Sydenham Hospital, in Harlem, the first interracial hospital in the United States. Pictures the work of white and Negro doctors and nurses in helping their patients to become healthy, useful...

235. Teaching machines and programmed learning (28:19)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Dr. B.F. Skinner introduces the concept of teaching through machines. Others describe programmed learning. Both techniques include the advantages of a student advancing at his own pace and knowing ...

237. Testing intelligence with the Stanford-Binet (18:12)

Date:
1950
Summary:
Shows excerpts from four tests: two six-year olds (I.Q.s 104 and 156) and two ten-year-olds (I.Q.s 100 and 80). Indicates techniques of rapport and standardized administration. Concepts and computa...

238. Thailand's streams of life (10:55)

Alternative title:
U.N. at work
Date:
1953
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Summary:
This film explores three United Nations Technical Assistance Administration projects focused on Thailand's extensive system of waterways. UN experts have studied the country's efficient canal netwo...

239. The art of the theatre. Color and cloth : costumes for illusion (28:55)

Alternative title:
Color and cloth; Art of the theatre; Art of the theater
Date:
1955
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Summary:
Discusses the contribution of stage costumes to the art of the theater. Follows the costume designer through the initial analysis of the play, the drawing-board, the costume workshop, and to the ac...

240. The atom and biological science (11:56)

Date:
1952
Summary:
Shows the advances achieved by biologists through experiments with atomic radiation on plants and animals. Describes the effects of gamma rays on living cells: their growth, rate of reproduction,...

241. The AUTOMOTIVE AMERICAN (29:02)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Describes the vast change the automobile has wrought in the American way of life and indicates that automobile production has become central to our economy. Shows that in the early 1900s a "merry O...

242. The beginning of picture making (05:49)

Date:
1951
Summary:
Examples of tempera painting by children aged three to seven show the development of skill and ability to express ideas in creative painting.

243. THE BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR (28:58)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Sensitive Content Warning: This video contains historical footage of animal experimentation that some viewers may find disturbing or distressing. Viewer discretion is advised. Describes the resear...

244. The challenge to American education (1:00:09)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
An alternate title to this film is [Immediate problems]. Discusses problems concerning "The Basic Importance of Education--The Citizen's Responsibility," "Science Education--The Teacher," and "Tea...

245. The challenge to American education (59:05)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
An alternate title to this film is [Long range problems]. Presents a discussion of "The Humanities," "A Balanced Program," "The 'Elite'," and "Russian Education--Positive and Negative Lessons We M...

246. THE CHEMISTRY OF BEHAVIOR (29:09)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Pictures experiments with rats and human subjects which indicate some of the effects of drugs on behavior. Shows effects of drugs on psychomotor behavior of rats and on mentally disturbed patients....

247. The doctor (11:04)

Date:
1947
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films Inc.; Louis W. Sauer
Summary:
Shows the day's activities of a child specialist in his office, on a home call, and at a hospital. He makes a physical examination, vaccinates a baby, visits his hospital patients, and diagnoses a...

248. The dolphin kick (08:16)

Date:
1956
Main contributors:
Jorhal Pictures; Francis Dixon
Summary:
Slow-motion and underwater photography are used in demonstrating how swimming students emulate the motins of the dolphin as they learn the dolphin kick, the accompanying body undulations and the bu...

249. The dynamics of leadership. [Anatomy of a group] (29:09)

Alternative title:
Anatomy of a group; Dynamics of leadership
Date:
1961
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Summary:
Illustrates the structure of a group, the goals to be achieved during meetings, participation patterns, the quality of communication, group standards, and group procedures. Discusses the difference...

250. The ears and hearing (10:09)

Date:
1949
Summary:
Shows how the ear transforms sound waves into nerve impulses, which in turn are interpreted by the brain as sounds. Uses animated drawings to explain sound and how sound waves reach the ear; then ...

252. THE EXACT SMALL THINGS (28:50)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Stresses the importance of knowing the exact names of the things of life so that they can be introduced to others who have not known them before. Points out the dangers of vague generalities in wri...

253. The exceptional child. [Individual differences : introduction] (29:04)

Alternative title:
Individual differences; Exceptional child
Date:
1959
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Summary:
Explains that individual differences in children occur in physical, mental, and emotional growth and development. Describes and illustrates the special and dynamic problems of the exceptional child.

254. The eyes (advanced) (17:24)

Date:
1941
Summary:
The anatomy of the eye is shown in detail by diagram, regular photography, and cinephotomicrography. Demonstrates how to correct defects in focusing, the approved way of removing foreign objects f...

255. The film laboratory (19:19)

Date:
1974
Summary:
Discusses and demonstrates the laboratory procedures involved in the production of a 16mm, color, sound film. Follows the camera original film and a quarter inch audio tape through the following p...

258. The hidden Earth (27:40)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Illustrates, using animation and live-action photography, man's efforts to learn more about the structure of the earth through study of deep mine shafts, deep wells, volcanoes, and earthquakes. Des...

259. The inner city dweller : health care (22:43)

Date:
1971
Summary:
Records the red tape, long periods of waiting, and dehumanizing procedures a young mother from an inner city must contend with to receive routine medical treatment for her child through welfare. S...

260. THE JAPANESE ECONOMY (29:06)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Discusses Japan's rise from a medieval economy to one of imperial greatness in the pre-war period, its destruction, and then its cataclysmic rise from the ashes. Examines the trends, problems, and...

261. The Leap Across Time (29:02)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Examines the transformation of Japan, from a Middle-Age culture to a modern society in a period of 70 years. Illustrates with Japanese documentary film footage from World War II to provide a contra...

262. The little red hen (14:30)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
This episode of The tales of Poindexter explores the fable The little red hen.

263. The middle months of pregnancy (29:09)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Discusses such topics as superstitions about birth marks and deformities, how to relieve morning sickness, changes in clothing, and how to relax and rest. Contains suggestions for relieving constip...

264. The milling machine (07:30)

Date:
1941
Summary:
Indicates the basic principle of the standard plain milling machine. Each part of the machine is named and explained, and some elementary setups are demonstrated.

265. The Moor's pavane (15:59)

Date:
1950
Summary:
Jos Limon and his troupe perform a suite of dances based on Shakespeare's "Othello" with lines spoken by Bram Nossem. Using the structure of a court dance, this interpretation captures the tragedy ...

266. THE NEED TO ACHIEVE (28:57)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Demonstrates the tests with which Dr. David McClelland of Harvard University seeks to verify his psychological theory--that the economic growth or decline of nations is dependent to a large extent ...

267. THE OCCUPATION (28:44)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Examines the Japanese occupation from original planning in 1943 through its tenure from 1945 to 1952. Considers its failures and successes and the reasons for both. Discusses General Douglas MacArt...

268. The physiology of reproduction (29:09)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Discusses and shows with charts the female and male reproductive organs and explains their functions. Discusses the role of hormones in sexual maturation and in the processes of ovulation and feta...

270. The Southerner (II) (29:11)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Continues the tour of York, South Carolina, begun in the Southerner, Part 1. Visits with local townspeople including Mrs. Blanch Carroll, church and club-woman; John Marion, attorney and School Bo...

271. The speech kit : part 1 (11:44)

Date:
1974
Summary:
Demonstrates the tools used by the teacher to teach tongue placement and manner of articulation in speech lessons.

272. The speech kit : part 2 (10:20)

Date:
1974
Summary:
Demonstrates visual and tactile devices which aid in teaching air action during speech production.

273. The speech kit : part 3 (12:33)

Date:
1974
Summary:
Demonstrates materials which aid in teaching speech relative to voiced-voiceless-nasal distinction, tongue shape, lip shape, self-monitoring, cleanliness, and stimulus and motivation. Suggests how...

274. The Stalin Era (58:07)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Uses newsreel footage to outline the important events preceding the Second World War. Explains Stalin's efforts to build his personal image. Reviews the non-aggression pact signed with the German R...

275. THE STRING QUARTET AND ITS MUSIC (28:50)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Presents a history of the literature for the string quartet. Shows paintings contemporary with the musical selections that are played. Features the Juilliard String Quartet. Music includes: Haydn...

277. The weeks after birth (29:22)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Discusses the care of the mother after delivery and demonstrates exercises designed to aid the mother in rapid and thorough recovery. Points out the changes which occur in the mother's body and em...

278. The work of Georges Rouault (29:32)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Shows and discusses some of the works of Rouault and explains how they are expressive of the artist himself. Tells of Rouault's Celtic background, his temperament, his interests, and of the influe...

279. They Do Come Back (16:38)

Date:
1940
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Tells the dramatic story of two young people whose lives are interrupted and threatened by tuberculosis. Shows modern tuberculosis case-finding, diagnosis, hospitalization, and rehabilitation afte...

280. This is the challenge (10:07)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Interprets the challenge to build lasting peace through the development of available resources, sharing of scientific knowledge, minimizing disease, and encouraging world trade. Shows the United Na...

281. Thumbelina (15:13)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
This is the story of a little girl no bigger than a thumb who is carried away from her home by a frog to be the bride of the frog's son. Thumbelina escapes from the Frog with the help of a rabbit. ...

282. To hear your banjo play (16:26)

Date:
1947
Summary:
Pictures American folk singers in various parts of the country and discusses briefly the development of folk music here. Peter Seeger is shown singing and playing his banjo in a city setting, and t...

283. Tuberculosis (10:46)

Date:
1951
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Develops a general understanding of the nature, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis. Portrays conditions under which individuals are first infected, and describes, by me...

284. View of the Soviet World (12:45)

Date:
1942
Summary:
Erskine Caldwell, American novelist and reporter, interviewed before leaving Moscow, briefly tells of the civilian defense work he witnessed. Scenes showing how the Russians are carrying out their ...

285. Views of a decorticate dog (08:16)

Date:
1934
Summary:
Demonstrates the actions of a dog from which the cortex of the brain has been surgically removed. Shows changes in posture, walking, obstacle-meeting, eating, reactivity to stimuli, and conditione...

286. Watts Towers theatre workshop (28:14)

Date:
1969
Summary:
Introduces the Watts Towers Theatre Workshop consisting of black teenagers from the Los Angeles Watts neighborhood. Relates that the group was founded in 1963 by Stephen Kyle Kent as a Join the Art...

287. What Tones Are (29:03)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Discusses tones and noise as the stimuli to hearing. Compares the physical characteristics of sound with the psychological variables of pitch and loudness. Describes the ability of the ear to dete...

288. Where land and water meet (29:03)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Discusses and shows the wide variety of creatures who inhabit the seashore. Explains how they are adapted to the environment in which they make their homes. Presents filmed sequences of the sand ...

289. Why are atoms unpredictable? (29:50)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Demonstrates the strange and contradictory particle and wave behavior of electrons. Suggests that the atomic system seemingly hides any way by which its behavior may be understood. Explains that ...

290. Why Johnny reads junk (29:38)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Dr. Maria Piers names some of the reasons children should read. She explores what books are best for different age groups and delves into reasons children do not read..

291. World War II prologue, U.S.A. (28:29)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Reviews, through documentary scenes taken from the National Archives, the historic events which led to the entry of the United States into World War II. Records the failure of the League of Nations...

292. Yes and no (29:53)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Dr. Maria Piers delves into the question of how children learn to talk and think logically. Some of the topics she covers are: What do the “no’s” mean? When does “no-ism” begin? Is there too much o...

293. Yesterday's worlds. [More honorable than gold] (29:12)

Alternative title:
More honorable than gold; Yesterday's worlds
Date:
1957
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Summary:
This episode focuses on the art of the Etruscans, renowned for their skill in terra-cotta sculpture, particularly in creating larger-than-life figures. It highlights a display of such sculptures, i...

294. You can't eat tobacco (13:52)

Date:
1943
Summary:
Deals with the evils of the one-crop system throughout the tobacco country of the South; then illustrates some of the ways in which the impoverished tobacco farmer can improve his lot by devoting s...

295. Your children's play (20:26)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Shows, through the play activities of children of different age levels, how they learn and gain physical growth. Presents the infant as needing few toys, the small child as wanting to help at home...

297. Your Indiana state parks (20:31)

Date:
1948
Summary:
Shows scenes of Indiana state parks during the various seasons. Stresses the facilities available for camping, boating, fishing, hiking, studying nature, horseback riding, picnicking, and participa...