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WLIB, New York radio station, program entitled "The death of Dr. Martin Luther King." Program consists of excerpts of WLIB broadcasts, which originally aired from April 4-9, 1968--the day of Dr. Marin Luther King Jr.'s assassination, through the King memorial service at Moorehouse College in Atlanta. The station maintained 24-hour programming in the days following Dr. Marin Luther King Jr.'s assassination. Broadcast excerpts include interviews of people on the street in Harlem on April 4, an excerpt of President Johnson's radio address, and statements made by John Lindsay, Mayor of New York City, Percy Sutton, Borough President of Manhattan, and others. Also includes an excerpt of the memorial service eulogy given by Dr. Benjamin Mays. Second recording on tape documents the opening ceremonies for "Harlem on My Mind: Cultural Capital of Black America, 1900-1968," an exhibition mounted at the Metropolitan Museum of Art from January 18-April 6, 1969. Speakers included Mayor John Lindsay and Thomas Hoving, museum director. Descriptive information presented here may come from original collection documentation. Please note collections of historical content may contain material that could be offensive to some patrons.
Descriptive information presented here may come from original collection documentation. Please note collections of historical content may contain material that could be offensive to some patrons.
A line supervisor discusses with a foreman his problem in supervising the women in his department. The fact is brought out that the same rules apply in supervising both men and women, but that women haven't the same background of industrial experience and very often have more home responsibilities than men. These facts must be taken into account by the supervisor.
Reviews significant events in Eisenhower's career as a soldier, his years as President, and his retirement. Pictures the inaugural ceremony in 1953 and depicts such events as the Supreme Court decision on integration, the McCarthy investigations, and various international crises. Stresses social and scientific changes, research, and the high levels of production and consumption.
Short promotional film focusing on student learning at Indiana University. Begins with a tour of the buildings and resources of the Libraries, the "focal point of I.U.'s academic program." The film then moves on to highlight teaching at the university, showing history professor, R. Carlyle Buley in individual conference with a student as well as in the classroom. Finally the film shows how teaching and learning are not just confined to the classroom, but come about through student meetings and informal gatherings. Ends with I.U. students graduating and going on to become productive members of society, proving that "books do come alive."
Shows the development of Negro education. Emphasizes that such a development was slow and difficult from the schoolhouse with broken windows and the teachers only a few steps ahead of the pupils to the modern school which spreads its influence beyond the confines of its four walls through training 9in home economics, machine shop, and handicrafts. Ends with shots of Negroes in universities, as surgeons and nurses in hospitals, and in the Army.
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, free of charge, upon the written request of a small-town librarian. Indicates how such cooperation results in better public service.
Presents basic fundamentals of basketball. Coach Branch McCracken and the Indiana University basketball team demonstrate, in regular and slow-motion photography, ways of shooting, passing, dribbling, and defensive and offensive footwork. For intermediate grades, high school and college.
Analyzes defensive footwork action in basketball by first demonstrating the correct stance. Slow motion and close-up photography then portray the two basic defensive moves: the parallel movement, which governs lateral guarding motions, and the stride, which governs advancing and retreating motions. Emphasis is placed on the correlation of arm movement with footwork, turning, pivoting, and getting into position for taking the ball on the rebound.
Portrays through the experiences of a family recently moving into a community, the variety of services provided by a centralized county library system to branch libraries and their users. These services available to users include rotating book collections, recordings, motion pictures; library administration and technical services involved in ordering, processing, cataloging, publicity, and circulation of materials; and the advantages of the correlated use of equipment, personnel, and materials found in a central library system serving branch libraries.
Uses two comprehensive high schools--one in Oakland, California, and the other in Labette County, Kansas--to show what every secondary school should be equipped to do. Shows various classroom situations illustrating how the schools provide for the varied interests of all students in their communities. Includes views of Dr. Conant presenting his findings to government and National Education Association officials.
A librarian describes the many services of a modern library. She lists microfilm, Braille books, records, films, exhibits, newspapers, and magazines, as well as books, among available materials. She also explains why a librarian's job, working with people and materials, is interesting.
The John Shaw Billings History of Medicine Society observed the 167th anniversary of the birth of John Shaw Billings on April 12, 2005 by hosting a program that included presentations by Nancy Eckerman on Indiana’s Civil War Surgeons and John Joseph Cash on aspects of Civil War reenactments including medical reenactment. The program also included a reenactment of a surgery performed by William H. Wishard, a surgeon of the 48th Indiana Infantry Regiment (portrayed by Fred Schaefer). An Indiana native, John Shaw Billings was a Civil War surgeon, medical librarian and hospital designer. He created the indexing system that became Medline and designed the New York Public Library and The Johns Hopkins Hospital, in addition to other projects.
This collection is excerpted from a larger one on the oral history of Kajor in the last 100 years of its independence, and "ranges over every political event in 18th and 19th century Kajor," concentrating "on the royal family and families of Marabouts"... "prominent in the late 18th and early 19th centuries." Descriptive information presented here may come from original collection documentation. Please note collections of historical content may contain material that could be offensive to some patrons.
Bash tells the story behind many of the sayings we use today. She tells of historical events and circumstances leading to the use of such phrases as: to pull up stakes; in the nick of time; lock, stock and barrel, and to fly off the handle. Songs include "Grey Goose," "Cockle Shells" and "Big Rock Candy Mountain."
Literary critic and lecturer on South African affairs, John Barkham interviews the distinguished South African author, Nadine Gordimer. Deals with subjects ranging from the effect of South Africa on the author's work and her attitude towards racial problems to her opinions of C.P. Snow. Reveals her opinions of America, of herself, and of her writing. Presents her advice for the beginning writer.
