Start Over Date 1941 Collection IUL Moving Image Archive

1. Study of Government (14:40)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
Indiana U Instructional Support Services
Summary:
[motion picture] Orients students to the opportunities and experiences for the study of government at a typical college or university. Emphasizes that government cannot be taken for granted and tha...

3. Give me liberty (20:57)

Date:
1941
Summary:
The scene is Virginia, 1765, just after the King's tax proclamation has been read and the legislature is in an uproar. Ensuing events lead to a protest meeting held by patriots at Richmond, at whic...

4. How the eye functions (12:04)

Date:
1941
Summary:
Shows the functions of the various parts of the eye by diagrammatic drawings and explanatory notes. A classroom film.

5. It's Up to Us (11:18)

Date:
1941
Summary:
Focuses on the conservation of important natural elements such as rubber, oil and metal needed to support the U.S. Victory Program. Viewers are shown various ways in which they can change daily hab...

6. Kentucky pioneers (11:12)

Date:
1941
Summary:
Follows two pioneer families along the difficult and dangerous Wilderness Road to the Kentucky frontier fort at Harrod's Station. Describes the hardships encountered in establishing a new home in ...

7. London fire raids : 29th-30th December 1940 (11:42)

Alternative title:
London fire raid
Date:
1941
Main contributors:
Walker, Bob Danvers
Summary:
Describes the first fire raid on the City of London on the night of December 29, 1940. Opening sequences in the film are taken from the roof of St. Paul's Cathedral. They show the London fire briga...

8. Mr. Proudfoot shows a light (08:00)

Date:
1941
Main contributors:
Howard, Sydney, 1885-1946
Summary:
Humorously using the arrogant and bumbling Mr. Proudfoot, this film serves a dual purpose of emphasizing the importance of obeying blackout hours, as well as easing the stress of the time period by...

9. News parade of the year 1941 (11:07)

Date:
1941
Summary:
HEADLINES: Roosevelt-Churchill Meet! U.S. Forces in Iceland! Nazi Torpedo Cripples U.S.S. Kearny! Canadians Smash Spitzbergen! Strikes Slow U.S. Defense! Battle for Russia! Sea War in the Baltic!

10. Scotland speaks (20:21)

Date:
1941
Summary:
Survey of the part played by Scotland in the national war effort including farming, coal mining, and shipbuilding.