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9901. Washington Conversation: Alf Landon (50:52)

Date:
December 17, 1961
Main contributors:
Alf Landon; Paul Niven
Summary:
In this interview former Kansas governor and 1936 Republican presidential candidate Alf Landon reflects on his political career and the presidential election of 1936.

9902. Washington Conversation: Arthur Goldberg & newscast (32:33)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Paul Niven; Arthur Goldberg; Michael J. Marlow
Summary:
Secretary of Labor, Arthur Goldberg, discussed labor disputes in the steel industry and his role in settling other labor disputes in the United States. Other topics in the interview include the rig...

9903. Washington Conversation: Arturo Frondizi & WCBS news (35:10)

Date:
October 8, 1961
Main contributors:
Paul Niven ; Arturo Frondizi; Ned Calmer
Summary:
Argentinian president Arturo Frondizi is interviewed about Argentina political landscape. Some of the topics addressed in the interviewed include the role of students in politics, the political sit...

9904. Washington Conversation: Arturo Frondizi & WCBS news (34:25)

Date:
October 8, 1961
Main contributors:
Stuart Novins; Arturo Frondizi; Ned Calmer
Summary:
Argentinian president Arturo Frondizi is interviewed about Argentina political landscape. Some of the topics addressed in the interviewed include the role of students in politics, the political sit...

9905. Washington Conversation: Carl Hayden (25:05)

Date:
February 18, 1962
Main contributors:
Paul Niven; Carl Hayden; Michael J. Marlow
Summary:
Senator Carl Hayden is interviewed about his life and his political career. Hayden recounts his time serving as a sheriff in Arizona and how Congress had changed since he first arrived in Washington.

9906. Washington Conversation: Chester Bowles (31:00)

Date:
April 7, 1961
Main contributors:
Paul Niven ; Chester Bowles
Summary:
Chester Bowles discussed his advertising business and his transition into politics. Bowles shared his experience as Director of the Office of Price Administration during the World War II, governor ...

9907. Washington Conversation: Martin Luther King (26:01)

Date:
May 20, 1962
Main contributors:
CBS; WTOP-TV; Paul Niven
Summary:
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is interviewed by CBS news correspondent Paul Niven about his goals and reflections on the Civil Rights Movement. Some of the topics MLKJ addressed in the interview are i...

9908. Washington Conversation: Senator John C. Stennis (25:11)

Date:
May 27, 1962
Main contributors:
Paul Niven; John C. Stennis; Michael J. Marlow
Summary:
In this interview John C. Stennis, the senator of Mississippi, discusses the civil right bills being brought forth before Congress and how he considers them to be unconstitutional. Stennis explains...

9909. Washington Conversation: Stewart Udall (32:00)

Date:
1961
Main contributors:
Paul Niven; Stewart Udall; Michael J. Marlow
Summary:
In this interview Secretary of the Interior, Stewart Udall, discussed issues relating to his role as Secretary of the Interior. He shared his desire to implement conservation policies in the Easter...

9910. Washington Conversation: Walter W. Heller (26:01)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Paul Niven; Walter W. Heller; Bill Linden
Summary:
Walter W. Heller, the Chairman of Economic Advisors, is interviewed about his entrance into economics and public service . Heller talks about the progress in the field of economics and how the Kenn...

9911. Washington D.C. (12:04)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Home movie travelogue of a trip to Washington, D.C. Features the following landmarks: Lincoln Memorial, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Capitol building, Supreme Court building, Arlington Cemetery...

9912. Washington in war time (09:46)

Alternative title:
Washington in wartime; Washington in war times
Date:
1942
Main contributors:
Castle, Eugene W.
Summary:
A review of life in our nation's capital operating under the stress of war. Reports on the sudden increase in the city's population during wartime. Shows President Roosevelt and Secretary of State ...

9913. Washington in war time (09:34)

Date:
1942
Summary:
A review of life in our nation's capital operating under the stress of war. Reports on the sudden increase in the city's population during wartime. Shows President Roosevelt and Secretary of State ...

9914. Washington, D.C.: Tour of the Capitol, Pt II (25:55)

Date:
1968
Main contributors:
WNET/13
Summary:
[motion picture] Covers a tour of the Capitol by fifth and sixth graders. Includes the Rotunda, with its statues and fresco on the ceiling and walls, the Senate chamber and gallery, the President's...

9915. Washington, D.C.: Tour of the Capitol, Pt. I (24:03)

Date:
1968
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
Summary:
Shows a group of fifth and sixth graders touring Washington, D.C. Includes a visit to the Capitol building where they tour the Statuary Hall, the Rotunda, the House chamber within the Capitol build...

9916. Washington, DC 1972 (02:46)

Date:
1972
Main contributors:
Edward R. Feil
Summary:
Home movie of the Feils trip to Washington DC. Footage of driving by the White House, the Lincoln Memorial, and visiting the John F. Kennedy eternal flame at nighttime. Much of the film is very dar...

9917. Wastage of human resources (11:19)

Date:
1947
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc.; Lawrence K. Frank
Summary:
Emphasizing the needless loss of life through a hotel fire, the film discusses various causes of the wastage of human resources at different age levels, such as disease, accidents, juvenile delinqu...

9918. Watch Out! (22:30)

Date:
1974
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 24 of the Agency for Instructional Television Series All About You, an elementary course in health education designed for children to help them understand basic human anatomy, physiology, a...

9919. Watchtower over tomorrow (13:19)

Date:
1945
Main contributors:
Cromwell, John, 1888-1979
Summary:
"Beginning with a prologue by Secretary of State Stettinius, who points out that our Government under the leadership of President Roosevelt has been working to avoid future wars, the film proceeds ...

9920. Water (22:27)

Date:
1975
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
From the series Wordsmith. This popular series is based on contemporary concepts of vocabulary and linguistic theory. Each program centers on a themes like food, size, or communication. But from th...

9921. Water : friend or enemy (09:49)

Date:
1943
Summary:
Stresses the importance of pure water; illustrates correct measures in keeping spring and well water from being contaminated; and suggests boiling of water as a final precaution. Animated cartoon.

9922. Water : sculptor of the land (29:25)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Wind, heat, cold, and rain combine to weather the rocks and break them down. But the face of our earth is molded and the decayed rock carried away from one place and deposited in another mainly b...

9923. Water and What It Does (11:05)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
Summary:
Discusses the properties of water and how they affect its use. Shows that water is compsed of tiny particles which are always in motion, and that its exists in three states--solid, liquid, and gas...

9924. Water color painting in the world of art (30:12)

Date:
1957
Summary:
In this program, Mr. Fitzpatrick discusses water color, which, because of its spontaneous, lucid quality, is intriguing both to the artist and the layman alike. Watercolor paintings by well-known p...

9926. Water pressure (14:32)

Date:
1958
Summary:
This program deals with water pressure. Uncle Wonder shows the various experiments that water has weight and that water exerts pressure in all directions. He shows why there is more water pressure ...

9927. Water Ski (02:50)

Date:
1954
Main contributors:
Edward R. Feil
Summary:
Home movie of Ed Feil with a group of friends at a lake. Shows the group boating, skiing, and grilling on the beach. Looks to be the same trip as Boating (barcode 30000149840054).

9931. 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...

9932. Wausau Homes "Custom Built" (01:05)

Date:
1977
Main contributors:
Wausau Homes
Summary:
A man talks about the different types of suburban homes that Wausau can make. Wausau can also build a family a home that reflects their needs and price.

9933. Wausau Homes "Looks" (00:33)

Date:
1977
Main contributors:
Wausau Homes
Summary:
A man explains that Wausau homes are built with quality products and are priced fairly.

9934. Waves across the Pacific (31:37)

Date:
1966
Summary:
A film record of the expedition led by Dr. Walter Munk of the Scripps Oceanographic Institute which tracked a family of ocean waves from their birth in the turbulent waters of the Antarctic to thei...

9936. Ways to good habits (10:24)

Date:
1949
Summary:
Two boys help each other develop good habits, one in softball, the other in his personality. Steps in habit formation are explained as identifying the problem, getting help from others, starting pr...

9937. We Choose: Scarcity & Social Decision Making (22:23)

Date:
1982
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 2 from the Agency for Instructional Television series Give & Take, an educational program on economics designed for grades 8-10.

9938. We Decide (Social Decision Making) (20:26)

Date:
1978
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 3 of Trade-offs, a series in economic education for nine to thirteen year-olds that consists of fifteen 20-minute television/film programs and related materials. Using dramatizations and sp...

9939. We Make Anything (34:10)

Date:
1981
Main contributors:
Agency For Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 7 from the Agency for Instructional Television series American Legacy. Host John Rugg shows the mass production of bicycles and automobiles in order to foster an understanding of the import...

9941. Wealth of the Andes (16:36)

Date:
1943
Summary:
Pictures a train trip to the Cero de Pasco mining district deep in the Peruvian Andes. Shows that copper and lead constitute the "wealth of the Andes". Discusses the construction problems that made...

9942. Weapon of War (18:56)

Date:
194X
Main contributors:
United States of America War Office; Army Pictorial Services Signal Corps

9943. Weather Maps, Calendars, and Crime (29:02)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Discusses folklore connected with crime, pointing out that a slight correlation may exist between criminality and the weather, phase of the moon, fire, darkness, and light. Uses vignettes to show ...

9944. Weather : why it changes (10:19)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Shows the role of the large drifting air masses of the earth's atmosphere in causing over-all weather changes. Concentrates on the U. S. weather changes resulting from air masses drifting from the ...

9945. Weaving and man's dress (30:20)

Date:
1958
Summary:
When man faced the elements of nature, it was through his ingenuity and the use of his hands that he was able to weave clothing for protection. This took varying forms, from the weaving of blanket...

9946. Webs and Their Weavers (29:46)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Many people fear all spiders to such an extent that they have never explored this interesting world of living things. Only a few spiders are harmful to human beings, and the other thousands of kind...

9950. Wedding Best (04:46)

Date:
1947
Main contributors:
Edward R. Feil; Mary Feil Hellerstein; Herman Hellerstein
Summary:
Footage from Mary and Herman's wedding, followed by a reception at the Harold Feil home. Shows Mary and Herman cutting their wedding cake and Mary tossing her bouquet. Ends with footage of Herman a...

9951. Wedding march (25:52)

Date:
1954
Main contributors:
Arlene Dahl; Larry Parks; James Craig
Summary:
Series: The Ford television theatre

9953. Weighing air (14:29)

Date:
1958
Summary:
In this program Uncle Wonder uses a gram scale and weighs the air in a basketball. He also shows that air has weight by balancing two balloons, one at each end of a stick, and breaking one of them,...

9954. Weight training : basic exercises (09:37)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Chuck Coker; P. Leonard Klassen; Educational Horizons
Summary:
Training with weights is a valuable addition to any physical education program. Nine basic exercises are demonstrated and explained. Correct techniques are emphasized and the body areas that benefi...

9956. Weight Watchers "Compliments" (00:31)

Date:
1977
Main contributors:
Weight Watchers
Summary:
Family members, friends and coworkers compliment a person for looking thin and in shape.

9958. Weil Award Lunch ' 72 (02:37)

Date:
1972
Main contributors:
Edward R. Feil; Helen Kahn Weil; Julius Weil
Summary:
Helen speaking at a podium during an awards ceremony at the Cleveland Sheraton. There are several banquet tables on both sides of the podium and a banner that reads "Senior Citizens". This footage ...

9960. Welcome soldier! (14:35)

Alternative title:
Getting the most out of a film
Date:
1944
Main contributors:
McInnes, Graham, 1912-1970
Summary:
Presents two films. Welcome soldier! outlines the various government plans created to help Canadian World War II veterans return to civilian life in the workplace and at home. In the companion film...

9961. Welcome to Indiana University (13:25)

Date:
1953
Summary:
Introduces the campus, buildings, and programs at Indiana University, focusing almost exclusively on the School of Business, with Arthur M. Weimer, dean. Shows the Business and Economics Building ...

9963. Wellmet House (29:30)

Date:
19XX
Summary:
Explains that Wellmet House attempts to rehabilitate the mentally ill not by gaining conforming behavior but by helping them relate to other people in natural and unstructured ways. Points out that...

9964. Wellness | Go, Grow, Glow | Food Power | Clean Power (1:02:36)

Date:
1985
Main contributors:
Agency For Instructional Television
Summary:
Part of a series of fifteen programs called Well, Well, Well that focuses on health and wellness for children in kindergarten and the primary grades. Hosted by Slim Goodbody (John Burstein).

9965. Welthy Fisher (29:48)

Date:
1967
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
Summary:
Introduces educator Welthy Fisher, her philosophy of education, and the environment in India where she works. Shows Indian teachers, trained in institutes founded by Mrs. Fisher, teaching in vario...

9966. Wembley Ties "Muted Hues" (01:00)

Date:
1961
Main contributors:
Wembley
Summary:
An advertisement for Wembley ties in which a jingle plays as a man tries on the product and a woman stands intrigued next to him. A male narrator addresses the camera about Wembley's new "muted hue...

9967. Wembley Ties "Valet" (01:06)

Date:
1962 to 1964
Main contributors:
Wembley
Summary:
An advertisement for Wembley ties in which an animated valet describes losing his job after his employer discovers the Wembley guide matching ties to suit color. Submitted for Clio Awards category ...

9968. Wesson Oil "Pouring" (01:00)

Date:
1961
Main contributors:
Wesson
Summary:
Wesson vegetable oil is presented as being the ideal alternative to traditional shorting.

9969. Western front (20:22)

Date:
1942
Main contributors:
Wilding Picture Productions
Summary:
Begins with a short summary of American attitudes to the War in Europe and how the U.S. underestimated the militaristic tendencies of the Japanese. Argues that the Chinese have been fighting World ...

9970. Western Waterway (29:23)

Date:
1959
Summary:
The Lewis and Clark exploration of the unknown territory acquired by the Louisiana Purchase not only revealed the rich resources of the lands adjourning the Missouri River, but also helped to estab...

9971. Westinghouse "Airborne" (01:03)

Date:
1961
Summary:
A narrator explains how a specialized airplane built by Westinghouse is able to broadcast educational television shows to children across Indiana.

9972. Westinghouse Bulb "Henry" (01:02)

Date:
1965
Main contributors:
Westinghouse
Summary:
An advertisement for Westinghouse light bulbs in which a man and a woman are in bed at night. The woman asks the man to turn off the lamp. He tries to turn it off and unplugs the lamp but the light...

9973. Westinghouse Dishwasher (03:59)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Westinghouse
Summary:
An advertisement for Westinghouse appliances including washing machine, stove, dryer, refrigerator, and dishwasher. Advertisements features cast of "I Love Lucy." Ricky appears on screen talking to...

9974. Westinghouse Electric Corp. "Nuclear Navy" (01:31)

Date:
1961
Summary:
A narrator explains how the United States Navy has been utilizing Westinghouse’s nuclear engines in all their nuclear powered ships. The narrator concludes the commercial by reassuring the audience...

9975. Westinghouse Lamps "New Shape Bulb" (01:31)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Westinghouse
Summary:
An advertisement for Westinghouse light bulbs in which Westinghouse spokesperson, Betty Furness, stands in a living room and describes the newly shaped light bulb and ends by saying, "You can be su...

9976. Westinghouse Laundry "Empress" (01:31)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Westinghouse
Summary:
An advertisement for Westinghouse Empress Laundromat and Dryer in which spokesperson, Betty Furness, gives a through description of the compact 25-inch washer machine and dryer. Advertisement start...

9977. Westinghouse Major Appliances (01:32)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Westinghouse
Summary:
An advertisement for a Westinghouse dishwasher in which Fred, from the cast of the TV show "I Love Lucy," washes dishes with Little Ricky. Little Ricky asks Fred why he doesn't use a dishwasher. Fr...

9979. Westinghouse Refrigerators "Interview" (01:32)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Westinghouse
Summary:
An advertisement for Westinghouse in which spokesperson, Betty Furness, starts by interviewing a woman with children outside of a grocery store in Pearl River, NY. The woman says she does not have ...

9980. Westinghouse Refrigerators "Vance & Frawley" (03:09)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Westinghouse
Summary:
An advertisement for a Westinghouse refrigerator in which Fred and Ethel, from the cast of the TV show "I Love Lucy," discuss the frost in their freezer. Then they go to a sound stage to check out ...

9981. Westward to Greece (29:31)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Discusses current theories on the origin of the Semitic alphabet. Illustrates the acrophonic principle of alphabetization by the development of several letters from the Semitic through the Greek an...

9982. Wet-Mounting Pictorial Materials (11:43)

Date:
1954
Main contributors:
Indiana U Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
[motion picture] Explains the advantages of wet mounting paper materials on cloth, and then demonstrates the wet-mounting process in detail. Also shows methods of displaying wet-mounted posters, ch...

9983. Wetlands (10:39)

Date:
1944
Main contributors:
United States. Department of Agriculture. Soil Conservation Service
Summary:
A USDA production conveying the department's policy recommendations for the development of unusable wetlands into productive agricultural land. Narration explains that, for much of the year, land w...

9984. Whales and whalermen (21:54)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Depicts a whale hunt in the Indian Ocean off the coast of South Africa. Shows life on board the whaler and events preparatory to the finding and killing of these mammals. Explains that whaling is a...

9985. Whaling (15:28)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Host Bash Kennett tells the story of whales and whaling, describes the harpooning of this mammal, and explains the uses of whale oil. Songs performed include "The Whale" by Burl Ives, and"The Green...

9986. What Are Families For? (22:18)

Date:
1974
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 28 of the Agency for Instructional Television Series All About You, an elementary course in health education designed for children to help them understand basic human anatomy, physiology, a...

9987. What are the real problems of co-existence? (29:10)

Date:
1955
Summary:
The problem of co-existence between rival nations is pin-pointed as a student from Israel takes issue with his counterpart from Egypt on the situation in the Middle East. The two appear with studen...

9988. What Are They? (Using Criteria) (15:30)

Date:
1979
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 35 of Thinkabout, a series of sixty programs to help students in 5th and 6th grade become independent learners and problem solvers by strengthening their reasoning skills and reviewing and ...

9990. What Are You Made Of? (23:05)

Date:
1974
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 8 of the Agency for Instructional Television Series All About You, an elementary course in health education designed for children to help them understand basic human anatomy, physiology, an...

9991. What bones can tell us (29:35)

Date:
1958
Summary:
In the case of mammals, bones can tell us a lot. Form the extinct mastodon and mammoth, or the ancient horse, one can learn lessons about the development of the mammals by merely examining the tee...

9992. What did you learn in school today? (48:09)

Date:
1972
Summary:
Examines, through narration by newswoman Joan Murray, the "open classroom," an alternative method being used in schools in England and the United States. Interviews Lady Bridget Plowden, whose repo...

9993. What Do I Know? (Collecting Information) (16:02)

Date:
1979
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 16 of Thinkabout, a series of sixty programs to help students in 5th and 6th grade become independent learners and problem solvers by strengthening their reasoning skills and reviewing and ...

9994. What do we go to high school for? (29:26)

Date:
1955
Summary:
"I want to tell American students how lucky they are," states Nakchung Paik of Korea. "Education is a privilege in my country. Here, it is a right." The other three participants, from Brazil, Brita...

9995. What Do You Hear? (29:00)

Date:
1955
Summary:
Explains the ways in which rumors develop, and presents typical errors people make when telling their experiences to others. Illustrates the transmission of information by using a verbal chain demo...

9996. What do you like best and least? (29:56)

Date:
1957
Summary:
There is a definite reason for most of your likes and dislikes, says Prof. Boring. He shows how measurements of them can be taken themselves, examples of preferred experiences which are largely res...

9997. What does the word 'American' mean to you? (29:54)

Date:
1958
Main contributors:
National Educational Television
Summary:
The panelists discuss what the word "American," in reference to a citizen of the United States, means in different parts of the world. Race problems and prejudices as viewed in different parts of t...

9998. What does the word communism mean to you? (29:35)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Participants are Miss Mirka Misic, Yugoslavia; Miss Susan Rennie, Union of South Africa; Mr. Norbert Scholz, Germany; Mr. Young-Koo Lee, Korea; and Mrs. Waller. The debate on the nature of communis...

9999. What is America famous for? (29:56)

Date:
1958
Main contributors:
National Educational Television
Summary:
The delegates discuss Britain's reaction to "the United States' humiliation in its satellite rivalry with the USSR" and what America is famous for in each of the representatives' countries.

10000. What Is Art? (29:18)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Defines art by discussing its distinguishing qualities. Differentiates between art and artifact. Shows a variety of art objects and paintings and contrasts art and artifact by playing two musica...