8301. Wales, United Kingdom 1954 (18:33)

Date:
1954
Main contributors:
Alexander McRobbie
Summary:
McRobbie-Gair Family Home Movies Collection: This home movie captures part of a visit that Chancellor McRobbie’s parents, Alexander and Joyce McRobbie (Joyce was the older daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gair), took to the United Kingdom in 1954 with Michael and his younger sister Pamela, then young children. This home movie was not shot by Mr. Gair but some sequences were likely shot by Mr. McRobbie. Most of the movie is shot in Wales at a holiday resort called Tan-y-Bryn in Colway Bay, Wales, a favorite destination in Wales for the Gair family. Other locations include Sydney, Australia, with shots of the Sydney Harbor Bridge, Saint Mary’s Cathedral, Martin Place via Macquarie St. (shot taken approximately 3 blocks away on Castlereagh St.).There is extensive footage of flower beds and landscape vistas. Footage consists of a combination of color and black and white film stock with title cards for new locations or sites.

8302. Various Military Parades and School Sporting Events (20:47)

Date:
19uu
Main contributors:
Richard Leslie Gair (1892-1970)
Summary:
McRobbie-Gair Family Home Movies Collection: This home movie contains mainly footage of a large military parade in Melbourne, Australia. It is most likely of an ANZAC day parade. ANZAC day is one of the major public holidays in Australia and is held annually on April 25. It commemorates the first landings of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) at Gallipoli, Turkey, on April 25, 1915. The year of this particular parade is not yet clear though it is probably in the early 40s. But the footage of the event is particularly important as it features shots of numerous senior Australian politicians and military officers, including former Australian Prime Ministers, William Hughes and John Curtin. There is additional footage of other military parades and school sporting events very typical of the time.

8303. Introduction to the series (28:43)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Dr. Gould and Dr. Odishaw discuss the idea of the IGY. They trace the idea from the suggestions that was a Third International Polar Year (1882-83, 1932-33) through its expansion into the largest international scientific effort in the history of the world. They present general observations on the geographic and scientific “unknowns” in Antarctica and some of the larger questions to which the IGY hopes to find answers in its exploration of this continent.

8304. Adjustments of the scientist (28:42)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Uses film sequences of the second Byrd expedition, 1933-34, and recent film footage to show how technological advances have improved the work of the scientist. Explains how Antarctica scientists face problems and make adjustments unknown elsewhere in the world. Compares the two expeditions in transportation, building construction, living conditions, equipment, and food. Features Dr. Laurence M. Gould.

8305. [Iceland ca. 1971] (02:35)

Date:
unknown/unknown
Summary:
Home movie of Bailey's trip to Iceland circa 1971. Footage taken from a window of a plane taking off. Glaciers are visible as the plane flies over the Arctic Ocean. Shows Bailey and Ritchie disembarking in Iceland.

8306. Alaska, The 49th State, Its People and Resources (Second Edition) (17:00)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Uses photographs to tell about Alaska, America's 49th state and the continent's last frontier. Describes the history of Alaska from the dreams of Peter the Great to its admission as a state in the United States. Includes views of the people, of the cities, and of the countryside from the frozen arctic tundra to the flower filled Matunuska Valley.

8307. Animal habitats : the relation of animals to their environment (10:35)

Date:
1955
Summary:
Shows some of the animals that are found in each of four environments--deciduous forest, evergreen forest, desert, and arctic tundra. Presents the habitats of such animals as sidewinder snake, timber rattlesnake, white-tailed deer, beaver, prairie dog, pronghorn antelope, bison, chipmunk, marten, black bear, and bighorn sheep.

8308. Airways of the Future (12:20)

Date:
1946
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
Summary:
Shows the actual training and activities of Air Transport Command personnel with routines of briefing, radio communications, and other precautionary measures during World War II.

8309. North of the Arctic Circle : Summer in Northern Norway (21:05)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Describes the culture of the people and the unusual climate of northern Norway. Explains that the northern third of the country is within the Arctic Circle but that the climate is much modified by the Gulf Stream. Depicts the splitting of the country into two distinct climates by a central mountain range. Views many of the geographic features peculiar to Norway.

8310. The high arctic biome (22:36)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Shows the simple forms of plant life that appear upon retreat of the glaciers and the role of these plants in preparing the earth's surface for other plant and animal life. "Forests" of the high Arctic are shown to be only inches high though many years old. The struggle for life existing among plant forms and animal forms in this harsh environment is depicted as the variety of species in the region are surveyed.

8311. Marian Anderson (25:49)

Date:
unknown/unknown
Summary:
Describes Marian Anderson's early life as a struggling young singer, and presents her as a concert artist singing Schubert's "Ave Maria" and several Negro spirituals.

8312. Arctic borderlands in winter (10:58)

Date:
1948
Summary:
Shows the adaptation of animal and plant life to the rigors of winter around Hudson Bay, where evergreen forests give way to treeless tundra. Includes Indians, their sled dogs, their homes, birds, and animals such as caribou and otters.

8313. The senses of man (18:15)

Date:
1964
Summary:
Conversion of external stimuli (light, sound, odor, touch, and taste) into nerve impulses by one or more sensory receptors in the body is shown through animation. Explains how these receptors provide information about the state of the inner organs.

8314. More honorable than gold (29:12)

Date:
unknown/unknown
Summary:
Describes some of the art of the Etruscans. Points out their skill in terra cotta sculpture, especially in creating more-than-life-size figures. Features a display of this sculpture, including a warrior of heroic size. (NYU) Kinescope.

8315. Islands of the frozen sea (29:41)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Deals with the geography and climate of the Queen Elizabeth Islands in the Arctic through a one-year cycle and pictures life among its flora and fauna. Reconstructs the climatic history of the region from reports of early explorers and documents evidence of an early tropical climate in coal seams and fossil finds. Surveys the plant and animal life. Highlights the vigorous and intense growth of plants and young animals during the brief summer and emphasizes the delicate balance which exists among all plants and animals. Disproves some of the misconceptions about the Arctic and theorizes about the origin and development of the ice-cap. Explains the possibilities of colonization of the region.

8316. Lines horizontal (06:04)

Date:
unknown/unknown
Summary:
Provides a stimulating synthesis of time and space utilizing horizontal lines ruled directly on the film by Norman McLaren and Evelyn Lambart and moving to the music of Pete Seeger.

8317. Face of the world (28:51)

Date:
unknown/unknown
Summary:
Discusses the earth as a whole and man's attempts to expand his own knowledge and use of the planet's geography. Traces the geographic growth of man's first movements in search of food, his invention of the compass, the resulting discovery of new worlds, the development of map making and methods of communication and travel. Illustrates the extent to which geography is significant in human affairs.

8318. The ice frontier (29:10)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Discusses the "Ice "Frontier," the North Polar region separating America and Russia. Presents the historical background and geographical significance of this area from the days of the early Russian explorations on the West Coast of America to the present day when the Arctic may well be the crossroads of world airplanes and, someday, the route of guided missiles in a Cold War turned hot. Describes strategic military emplacements, experiments, and explorations which are all part of the current activity that makes the "Ice Frontier" an area of significance in a world of political and ideological conflicts. (Center for Mass Communication) Film.

8319. The mental hospital volunteer : someone who cares (28:24)

Date:
1955
Summary:
Depicts the role and influence of the mental hospital volunteer in the lives of hospitalized mental patients. Alludes to the scope of the problem of mental illness, and describes some of the undesirable conditions in mental hospitals, the needs of mental patients, the varied activities of a volunteer program, and the process of orienting and training new volunteers. The longer version refers to the Indiana Mental Health Association and the nine mental hospitals in Indiana and includes a direct appeal for volunteers by a former patient.

8320. Attitudes and health (10:33)

Date:
1949
Summary:
When Marv Baker does not make the basketball team, he begins to worry. When he finds out that his sister Alice's sickness is caused by worry and learns from her doctor three rules to insure health, he thinks through what the doctor has said and applies the three rules to his own problem.

8321. Bertrand Russell discusses happiness (13:35)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Lord Russell describes the factors which he considers necessary for happiness: health, sufficient means to keep one from want, happy personal relations, and successful work. He also discusses what he considers to be sources of unhappiness--worry, envy, and boredom.