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Charles O. Porter, Blair Fraser, Zbigniew Brzezinski, and Saville Davis and Eleanor Roosevelt consider the inclusion of China in disarmament talks, the future of Chinese-Soviet relations, and possible changes in the United States' foreign policy on China.
George T. Engelman Jr. was a graduate from Indiana University, attending IU from 1937-1941. He worked and raised his family for a few years in Bloomington while studying for his master’s degree in education in the 40s and 50s and working for RCA. He was also a WWII veteran.
Family, including kids playing and some of the family pets; footage of a visit to the IU football stadium, Spring Mill State Park, and the Wabash river. Footage of a family gathering and a wedding; RCA/Victor plant, and Christmas at the family home.
George T. Engelman Jr. was a graduate from Indiana University, attending IU from 1937-1941. He worked and raised his family for a few years in Bloomington while studying for his master’s degree in education in the 40s and 50s and working for RCA. He was also a WWII veteran.
Clips from family gatherings and events during 1956; fall scenery, kids playing. footage of taking a ferry over the Wabash river; Christmas day 1956. Also scenery from the following spring.
George T. Engelman Jr. was a graduate from Indiana University, attending IU from 1937-1941. He worked and raised his family for a few years in Bloomington while studying for his master’s degree in education in the 40s and 50s and working for RCA. He was also a WWII veteran.
Footage of a parade, including military units marching; child in little league baseball uniform; summer scenery, including scenery from IU's campus. Images of a quarry, and Spring Mill State Park. Footage and scenery from around a lake; large gathering and family road trip.
George T. Engelman Jr. was a graduate from Indiana University, attending IU from 1937-1941. He worked and raised his family for a few years in Bloomington while studying for his master’s degree in education in the 40s and 50s and working for RCA. He was also a WWII veteran.
Scenery from a town and from other places in upstate New York. Video of the Washington Monument and the National Mall. Footage from christmastime, 1957.
George T. Engelman Jr. was a graduate from Indiana University, attending IU from 1937-1941. He worked and raised his family for a few years in Bloomington while studying for his master’s degree in education in the 40s and 50s and working for RCA. He was also a WWII veteran.
Footage from a graduation ceremony; lake scene; New York City and Christmas open house.
George T. Engelman Jr. was a graduate from Indiana University, attending IU from 1937-1941. He worked and raised his family for a few years in Bloomington while studying for his master’s degree in education in the 40s and 50s and working for RCA. He was also a WWII veteran.
Footage of Christmas day, and of pets; wedding, including before and after the ceremony; Thanksgiving dinner.
George T. Engelman Jr. was a graduate from Indiana University, attending IU from 1937-1941. He worked and raised his family for a few years in Bloomington while studying for his master’s degree in education in the 40s and 50s and working for RCA. He was also a WWII veteran.
Winter and Christmas scenery; view from an airplane; mountain scenery from a road trip to Colorado.
George T. Engelman Jr. was a graduate from Indiana University, attending IU from 1937-1941. He worked and raised his family for a few years in Bloomington while studying for his master’s degree in education in the 40s and 50s and working for RCA. He was also a WWII veteran.
Christmas day, TV show, snowy scenery.
George T. Engelman Jr. was a graduate from Indiana University, attending IU from 1937-1941. He worked and raised his family for a few years in Bloomington while studying for his master’s degree in education in the 40s and 50s and working for RCA. He was also a WWII veteran.
Visit to a war memorial and cemetery; Christmas day and a related family gathering.
George T. Engelman Jr. was a graduate from Indiana University, attending IU from 1937-1941. He worked and raised his family for a few years in Bloomington while studying for his master’s degree in education in the 40s and 50s and working for RCA. He was also a WWII veteran.
Mountain scenery from Colorado; Vail, Leadville, and Pike's Peak, as well as the Tennessee and Hoosier passes.
George T. Engelman Jr. was a graduate from Indiana University, attending IU from 1937-1941. He worked and raised his family for a few years in Bloomington while studying for his master’s degree in education in the 40s and 50s and working for RCA. He was also a WWII veteran.
Gathering of family & friends around Christmastime.
George T. Engelman Jr. was a graduate from Indiana University, attending IU from 1937-1941. He worked and raised his family for a few years in Bloomington while studying for his master’s degree in education in the 40s and 50s and working for RCA. He was also a WWII veteran.
Footage from several family gatherings; pets; Christmas day and a large summer event.
George T. Engelman Jr. was a graduate from Indiana University, attending IU from 1937-1941. He worked and raised his family for a few years in Bloomington while studying for his master’s degree in education in the 40s and 50s and working for RCA. He was also a WWII veteran.
Footage from Christmas day, and a meeting of military personnel, likely officers. Images of the Washington Monument and Jefferson Monument. Recording of family pets. More scenery from Washington, D.C., featuring the Marine Corps War Memorial and Lincoln Memorial, and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery.
George T. Engelman Jr. was a graduate from Indiana University, attending IU from 1937-1941. He worked and raised his family for a few years in Bloomington while studying for his master’s degree in education in the 40s and 50s and working for RCA. He was also a WWII veteran.
Chipmunks; a visit to a lake; wedding;cookout/barbecue; Christmas open house; aftermath of town flood; George Rogers Clark memorial; downtown Bloomington and various places on I.U. campus.
George T. Engelman Jr. was a graduate from Indiana University, attending IU from 1937-1941. He worked and raised his family for a few years in Bloomington while studying for his master’s degree in education in the 40s and 50s and working for RCA. He was also a WWII veteran.
Footage of Fort Ticonderoga, including scenes of the fort itself and the surrounding landscape; hunting trip; aftermath of house fire and Christmas Day.
George T. Engelman Jr. was a graduate from Indiana University, attending IU from 1937-1941. He worked and raised his family for a few years in Bloomington while studying for his master’s degree in education in the 40s and 50s and working for RCA. He was also a WWII veteran.
Footage of Washington, D.C. by car; a cookout; Christmas day; ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Washington, D.C.; summer camping trip, and other summer family activities.
George T. Engelman Jr. was a graduate from Indiana University, attending IU from 1937-1941. He worked and raised his family for a few years in Bloomington while studying for his master’s degree in education in the 40s and 50s and working for RCA. He was also a WWII veteran.
George in uniform, stepping off of a train, along with other footage of him walking around.
George T. Engelman Jr. was a graduate from Indiana University, attending IU from 1937-1941. He worked and raised his family for a few years in Bloomington while studying for his master’s degree in education in the 40s and 50s and working for RCA. He was also a WWII veteran.
Papers piled on a desk and a man.
George T. Engelman Jr. was a graduate from Indiana University, attending IU from 1937-1941. He worked and raised his family for a few years in Bloomington while studying for his master’s degree in education in the 40s and 50s and working for RCA. He was also a WWII veteran.
Revolutionary War reenactment and social gathering.
A note from College Audition Preparation: Adventures in Brass is a project by the College Audition Preparation (CAP) of the Jacobs School of Music. The project was prompted by a lack of brass repertoire appropriate for collegiate auditions. CAP brass faculty thus commissioned renowned composer Anthony Plog to write a set of six new works for trumpet, trombone, horn, tuba, euphonium, and bass trombone. Dee Stewart and CAP assembled a roster of world-class performers and pedagogues to premiere these six compositions. In addition to recordings of the premieres, Adventures in Brass contains interviews with these faculty in which they provide technical, artistic, and practical guidance to young brass players preparing to apply to college. These videos were captured by and are shared with the help of Tony Tadey and the MITS Video production team of the Jacobs School of Music. We hope that the videos can be an inspirational and motivational force in your own adventures in brass.
Jennifer Bass; Betsy Jose; Stephanie Sanders, Annie, Sarah
Summary:
Marriage Equality Collection includes audio and video files, photographs, historical documents and ephemera representing experiences of same-sex couples married in the decade of legal marriage in the U.S. Particular focus is on the experience of couples in Indiana. This archive is growing in both content and scope.
This film was created at a A Century of 16mm experimental filmmaking workshop. This was part of a year long, multi-event, celebration of the 100 year anniversary of 16mm film that was created and hosted by the IU Libraries Moving Image Archive.
The workshop was designed and led by the IU Libraries Moving Image Archive's Jamie Thomas and Caleb Allison. Jamie Thomas projected the final film at the event on film on April 19, 2024.
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 constipation, shortness of breath, and dizziness as they effect the expectant mother.
Based on Interviews and Documents housed in the Roy W. Howard Archive at Indiana University. Produced by Indiana University School of Journalism. Funded by the Scripps Howard Foundation. Narrator Richard Yoakam, Professor of Broadcasting, Indiana University
An account of a canoe trip in the Quetico-Superior wilderness area of Northern Minnesota and Canada. Emphasizes the importance of keeping wilderness areas green, beautiful, and intact. Includes views of wildlife and wild flowers.
Dora teaches the audience about how snowflakes grow in size as they fall through the sky. Shows how to make a snoman puppet out of a paper bag and how to cut out various shapes of snowflakes.
Fignewton Frog (puppet) and Dora (person) tell the story of the Caddis Fly using a "Make - Do Theatre" style, which requires the storyteller to construct the puppets before telling the story. Features the following books: "Let's Read About Insects", "The Pond World: Adventures in Seeing", and "The Adventure Book of Insects".
Fignewton Frog (puppet) and Dora (person) tell a story about a bat named Beatrice who buys a beautiful necklace but gets sick due to trying to sleep right-side-up so as to keep the necklace on. Gives basic information about bats and enforces the idea that sleep is important.
Fignewton Frog (puppet) and Dora (person) tell a story about a contest put on by the fictional magazine "Nest Beautiful" for the best picture of a bird's nest. They then recommend books about birds for children that can be found at the library. Includes drawings by Robert Robison.
Dora shows how to make a penguin puppet out of a clothespin. The Make Do Theatre production tells the story of Percival Penguin who always lands on his head when coming out of the water. He has a special hat he wears and to keep it dry, keeps his head above water and in doing so lands on his feet.
Some birds do not spend the winter in their northern homes. Dora shows how to make a simple bird puppet and then she and Fignewton Frog use the make-do theatre to tell the story of the bird who was too lazy to fly south and how he bought a fur coat to stay warm through the winter.
Fignewton Frog (puppet) and Dora (person) tell the story of "The Surpise Party" using felt cut-outs. In the story, flowers host a surprise party where they and all of their guests (others flowers and plants) will be surprised by having a family picture taken, as they are all related. Teaches flower and plant names. Dora and Fignewton recommend flower books that can be found at the library.
Unit 11 from the Agency for Instructional Technology series Principles of Technology. Examines the physics of transducers as applied in mechanical, fluid and electrical systems.
Hilltop Garden and Nature Center (Bloomington, Ind.)
Summary:
Founded in 1948, the Hilltop Garden and Nature Center was designed to promote community gardening at Indiana University. From the beginning, Hilltop was jointly sponsored by IU, the city of Bloomington's Department of Parks and Recreation, and the Bloomington Garden Club.
In this recording, environmentalist Paul Brandwein discusses the importance an individual's environment and their connection with their environment has in learning, and how true environmentalism values humans, animals, and the natural world equally.
Consists of the papers and correspondence of film critic and author Pauline Kael, 1919-2001. Included in the collection are personal letters from colleagues and friends, those relating to her writings, and many fan letters. Very few copies of Kael's own letters are present. Includes also notes taken by Kael during film screenings, typescript or holograph drafts of articles by Kael and others, and related materials such as press kits, stills, and clippings. The Writings section includes holograph drafts, typescripts and notes for her articles and books, as well as research and production materials, and advertisements. Files concerning her stint at the radio station KPFA and tear sheets of most of her "Current Cinema" columns are also present. Collection includes also screenplays and play scripts submitted for her perusal, clippings of articles from magazines and newspapers, as well as Kael's awards, certificates and diplomas, programs from various film festivals and photographs, and various audiovisual tapes.
Hardin, Boniface, 1933-2012, Schilling, Jane Edward, 1930-2017, Doyle, Pat
Summary:
Father Boniface Hardin hosts a discussion with Sister Jane and Pat Doyle on the Battle of the Crater and the 13th Amendment. Fr. Hardin begins by describing a recent visit to the Battle of the Crater site and gives the history of the event. The group discusses their thoughts on it before moving into a discussion of the ratification of the 13th Amendment. They discuss its negative reception in Indiana, as well as reactions from Black people at the time including Moses Broyles.
Examines the latest currents in feminist theology. Discusses liberation theology with Carol P. Christ and new feminist Z. Budapest, who demonstrate the self-blessing ritual, and talks with Elizabeth Schuessler Fiorenza who advocates a radical reconstruction of Christian theology and a repudiation of religious texts that promote violence. Looks at the prophetic tradition in Christianity with Madonna Kolbenschlag. An update of the 1977 production.
The first Eldon F. Lundquist Memorial Lecture, presented by Indiana University at South Bend and the Indiana University Foundation. Features welcoming remarks by Gerald E. Herriman, acting chancellor and dean of faculties, Indiana University South Bend; an introduction by Hon. John Brademas, majority whip, United States House of Representatives; and a lecture by Dr. Henry A. Kissinger.
Sally Lied documents her time as a VISTA in Newnan, Georgia in a verbal diary format. The recordings take place over her first week with the program. She discusses the goal of the work, the family she stayed with, their material conditions, other members of her VISTA group and her experience in sessions with them, as well as her day to day activities while a participant in VISTA (going to the movies, going out for dinner, taking the bus, etc.). The recording is segmented by the day that Lied recorded, then further segmented by the day that she is recalling, since often she would skip several days then catch up all at once. Additionally, any noteworthy moments were segmented by topic.
For a more thorough reflection and analysis of her time as a VISTA where she dissects racial tension and class issues, please review "Sally Lied - Experiences in Vista, March 4, 1969 (1:40:06)."
Fignewton Frog (puppet) and Dora (person) tell a story about whales paying attention to the difference between whales with teeth and whales with baleen. The whales are portrayed with shadow puppets.
Fignewton Frog (puppet) and Dora (person) tell a story about Cheerily Chirp the young cricket who wants to learn to play the violin instead of being restricted to traditional cricket music.
Fignewton Frog (puppet) and Dora (person) tell a story about Jill the bee who worries about her busy work schedule. Broadly explains the variety of work bees perform including caring for larvae, guarding the hive, and gathering pollen.
Dora shows the audience how to make a clam and a bird puppet. Dora and Fignewton put on a play about Clifford the Clam who gets a sore foot from jumping too high.
Fignewton Frog (puppet) and Dora (person) tell a story about a reluctant root and the troubles that causes to its flower. Ends with a suggestion that children go to the library to learn more about gardening.
If a worm loses part of its body in time that part will be replaced. Using make-do puppets, Dora tells the story of on worm's adventures. Viewers learn how to make a puppet worm from paper.
In all societies, children have a need to play. The doll, made in the human image is a universal toy. The puppet, made in the human or animal form, is another means of diversion for children, as well as adults. In some non-technological societies, puppetry has been developed into a high art. Shari Lewis examines the variety of ways in which man, using materials at hand, has created replicas of himself for fun and amusement.
Host Dora shows Fignewton Frog the puppet how to make a star hand puppet and a cut-out fish to enact a play. She uses these to tell the story of Sayy the too-inquisitive starfish, who gets into trouble by being nosy. Dora recommends books on sea life.
Discussion of the George Herzog collections at the Archives of Traditional Music, of early ethnomusicologists and the development of the field, and biographical information on Herzog. 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.
Explains why opera is not popular in America and what changes are necessary before opera will be accepted by the public. Points out that modern operatic performances are in two areas--grand opera and new opera experiments--and that there is considerable variety in the different periods of opera. Presents an aria from the dagger scene of Verdi's opera, Macbeth. (Univ. Calif. Ext.) Film.
Some of the habits and oddities of owls are brought out in this story of Mrs. Screech Owl, who felt her sight was failing and therefore bought a pair of glasses. Dora and Fignewton Frog tell the story by means of the peep-show parade and animated figures on small stage sets.
All 33 of the Herald Tribune High School Forum Delegates discuss what they have accomplished at the forum and express their opinions--positive and negative--about the U.S. Includes the singing of native songs. (WOR-TV) Kinescope.
**NOTE: This film contains graphic footage that some viewers may find distressing.**
Documents a safari and hunting expedition in East Africa taken by Dr. Clarence E. Fronk (1883-1968), a surgeon and big-game hunter from Honolulu. Fronk and his crew observe, photograph, and hunt numerous animals, including leopards, rhinos, giraffes, water buffalo, zebras, and elephants. The group also interacts with a local Maasai tribe and captures a demonstration of their hunting methods. Describes the ideal qualities of lion trophies as Fronk seeks his prize. Depicts a graphic butchering of an African elephant and the removal of its tusks.
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 participating in individual and group games. Includes sequences on Clifty Falls, Spring Mill, McCormick's Creek, Shakamak, Dunes, Brown County, and Pokagon State Parks. Describes the early development of the park system and its role in the conservation of Hoosier wildlife.
Shows ways in which seeds of plants are scattered in order to insure propagation of the species: dispersal by wind, transportation by animals, and forceful propulsion from the seed case. Describes the anchoring methods of germination by clamping, hooking, adhesion, and corkscrew motion.
Considers various means by which seeds are disseminated; how they anchor themselves to the ground to facilitate germination; and how they protect themselves. Demonstrates the dispersal of seed plants by wind, transportation by animals, and propulsion from seed plants by wind, transportation by animals, and propulsion from seed cases. Describes anchoring methods by clamping, hooking, adhesion, and corkscrew motion. Portrays various natural devices for protection while sprouting.
Pictures carnivorous plants, which have the unusual characteristic of entrapping and digesting insects and other small animals. Shows how the pitcher plant lures insects to its trap, where they drown. The enfolding of insects by the leaf tentacles of the sundew is presented by means of time-lapse photography.
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films Inc., Wright Adams, Hal Kopel
Summary:
Explains what happens when the human heart ceases to function normally. Photographs of an actual heart, X-ray photographs, and animated drawings are used to explain high blood pressure, hardening of the arteries, and rheumatic fever. Describes the progress that is being made to combat these diseases.
Lecture delivered by John I. Nurnberger, MD (Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychiatry, Indiana University School of Medicine). John D. Van Nuys, MD served as the first full-time dean of the IU School of Medicine from 1947 to 1964. Under his tenure, the school doubled in size to become one of the top five medical schools in the United States. Part of a live event sponsored by the John Shaw Billings History of Medicine Society.
After leaving IU, 1970s campus prankster and graduate student Leon Varjian continued his studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he continued his fun-loving ways. While living in Madison, Varjian and his friends co-produced local public-access cable television show The Vern & Evelyn Show at the Madison Community Access Center beginning in January 1980. The show starred two live mice (named Vern and Evelyn) and a cast of supporting actors (humans and mice) in a variety of humorous storylines. Show skits satirized politics, religion, and popular culture; music was provided by local bands such as Spooner (later the band became Garbage); and interviews with special guests included the likes of Allen Ginsberg.
Collection of V&E show skits from different 1983 episodes.
A panel discussion featuring Dora Reynolds, host; Eileen Bender, moderator, Mary Kay Blakely, writer; Dolores Frese, professor; and Sharon Wildey, attorney. Directed and edited by Gloria Kaufman. The opening of the program is not included in the VHS copy in the IU South Bend Archives, which abruptly begins with Dolores Frese discussing legal remedies to address pornography.
Illustrates the detrimental effects of rumors through the experience of Jean, a newcomer in a high school, who becomes the victim of a malicious rumor started by Jack, her first date. After suffering considerable unhappiness, she is again accepted by her friends when her parents and the principal get Jack to confess and to tell the facts.
Discusses the life of Durer and the pivotal point he represented in connecting the artistic development of Italy and Northern Europe. Presents examples of his work that show his passage from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance. Develops the idea that through a study of his work the fusing of his Gothic inheritance and the organic Renaissance can be observed.
Informational video intended to prepare patients for their upcoming electrophysiology study. Major topics include the purpose of electrophysiology testing; how the test is done; what you will experience before, during, and after the test; and treatment options including medication, pacemakers, catheter ablation, and surgery. Presented by Douglas P. Zipes, MD (Professor of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, and Senior Researcher Associate, Krannert Institute of Cardiology). Also includes testimonies from patients who have undergone electrophysiology testing.
At the 4th Dean Advisory council John Mee interviews the following alumni of the IU School of Business about their time at Indiana University and their careers after graduation.
Dr. David W. Ortlieb ; President Abbott International. North Chicago, IL
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Albert V. Baez, Larry Yust, I. Mankofsky, Merl Edelman
Summary:
Uses illustrations and experiments to explain how any device with a steady repeating action can serve as a clock to measure time intervals. Gives examples of clocks in nature, such as the human heartbeat and the movements of heavenly bodies, and of man-made devices, such as the stop watch and the oscilloscope.
Shows how surface plates are used to check the flatness of surfaces, types of scrapers, how to remove high spots, and how to determine when a surface is scraped flat.
Explains the basic principles of gravitational attraction that relate to the earth, and other planets, and the sun. Relates these principles to flights of rockets and artificial satellites and includes the experiments on weightlessness that is encountered by astronauts. Gives a number of practical examples from everyday life and explains the role of gravity in these situations. Concludes with three questions for children to solve.
Discusses recent drug discoveries such as sulfa, penicillin, and streptomycin; increased opportunities for medical students from all parts of the world to study in this country such problems as the Rh blood factor and malnutrition; and progress in the control of heart disease, cancer, and rheumatic fever up to 1948.
Indiana University, Bloomington. Department of Intercollegiate Athletics
Summary:
Highlights of Indiana University's 1979 football season, which culminated with a win over Brigham Young University in the Holiday Bowl in San Diego, California.
Charles Hagen, professor of Biology and Chairman of the of the Advisory Committee for the Arboretum, gave a presentation at the May 6, 1983 Board of Trustees meeting about the Trailing arbutus, including the playing of a videotape of the arbutus flowering in its native habitat. It is believed this is the Field Master of that tape, filmed April 11, 1983.
Hagen talks about the growth requirements of the arbutus, features of the plant, and the possibility of transplanting some into the Arboretum, which was then being planned.
The beginning sound is poor but recovers at about 1:00.
WTHI-TV, Karen Rariden anchor
Anne Ryder, reporter
Sullivan County Highway Department workers on strike. Interview with striking worker Randy Putoff. The strikers are camping across the street from Highway Dept. County says it will start hiring to replace strikers the next week.
Dumpsters are all full of trash to residents are told to take their trash to the dump.
Mike Conway, photographer
Lecture delivered by Richard B. Gunderman, MD, PhD (Chancellor’s Professor of Radiology, Pediatrics, Medical Education, Philosophy, Liberal Arts, Philanthropy, and Medical Humanities and Health Studies, John A. Campbell Professor of Radiology, Indiana University) on November 14, 2024. Indiana’s history of medicine society is named in honor of Hoosier John Shaw Billings, yet most medical school faculty, residents, and students know little to nothing about Billings. In short, he was one of the greatest polymaths in the history of American medicine, whose contributions to the profession and many other fields are virtually unparalleled. By revisiting Billings’ contributions, we not only pay honor to this great man but also fuel our own imaginations and find inspiration about the contributions we are capable of making.
This event was sponsored by the John Shaw Billings History of Medicine Society, IU School of Medicine History of Medicine Student Interest Group, IU Indianapolis Medical Humanities & Health Studies Program, and the Ruth Lilly Medical Library.
Historical documentary about living in Indianapolis, Indiana in the 1950s
Written and Produced by Dave Stoelk;
Executive Producer: Michael Atwood;
Videographer: Tim Swartz;
Associate Producer: Amy Sterner;
Original Music Composed and Produced: Tim Brickley;
Chief Editor: Andrew Birkhead;
Narrated by Mike Ahern;
Associate Producers: Marshall Curry, Rick Maultra & Melissa Lingwall Swartz;
Post Production: Mark O. Bradley & David Tarr;
Videography: Frank Konermann & Sean Murphy Gilson;
Production Coordinator: David DeMunbrun;
Film Logging/Research: Kurt Christopher;
Visual Research: Deborah Markisohn & Pete Bailey;
Primary Research: Amy Sterner & Marshall Curry;
Film Transfer: Tom Barker;
Director of Photography: Karl L. Hall Koch;
Dolly Grip: Tom Pielemeier;
Assistant Director: Kent Smith;
Audio/Rear Screen: Rodney Myers;
Production Assistance: John O'Connor, Erik A.D. Sears, Bob Gill & Melissa Nash
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Indy in the 50s
Video (2:00:43)
Notes by Jessica VanAllen
Synopsis: This video is a a special narrated by Mike Ahern about Indianapolis in the fifties. We learn about the good and bad things that happened in the era after WWII, focusing on suburban life, segregation, youth, and technology.
0:03 video starts, montage of clips and interviews about Indianapolis
1:45 before the 50s, starts with clips and info about the motor speedway before it became famous, explains what life was like in Indy after the Great Depression and during WWII
3:27 moves into the 50s, Mike Ahern introduces special
4:45 mayor of Indy in the 50s talking to audience,
*5:07 goal and idea of the 50s and what the veterans wanted to come home to, veterans wanted to move out of small apartments, people couldn’t afford homes, suburban housing started up, assembly line of building
9:13 G.I. bill of rights, veterans could buy a house with no down payment
10:03 suburbia was colorful and bright, unlike the gray, drab city
10:45 jobs for veterans, General Motors, AT&T sets up shop in Indy, industry and jobs made out of farmland, farms become factories, Chrysler, telephones, growth in business industry and jobs, technology and suburbia, shopping malls
*16:23 problems in the 50s, segregation, not able to live in the Suburbs (deliberately blocked or didn’t have money), lived in the inner city
*17:58 polio in Indy, Eli Lilly rushes vaccines over the world, based in Indy
18:50 motor speedway
20:04 Michael Atwood and Jim Gerard talk
28:43 cars, functional and stylish, promised a new personality, built to look pretty
30:45 baby boomers, high school in the 50s
34:50 all Black high school, Attucks, more qualified and impressive teachers
36:13 teenagers defined themselves by their appearance, fashion became a big thing, clothes become a status symbol
38:38 after school activities, drive in, cruising
43:30 Butler sectional, event of the year, excused absence from school
45:00 Attucks high school competed in 1955, used to not be allowed to play against other schools because they were Black, they dominated against the other schools, Oscar Robertson
50:00 Atwood and Gerard talk again, trying to sell VHS tapes of the show
58:51 Cold War, fear of nuclear bombs, 1956 Nixon comes to Indy, Indy was on the home front of the Cold War, chapter founded at American Civil Liberties Union, leaning towards communist views, American Legion protests
1:01:25 Edward R Murrow does documentary on the issue, controversy over communism in Indy
1:03:58 summer in Indy, pools, skating, rollercoasters, baseball, hoola hoops
1:06:11 Indy 500, Jimmy Bryan
1:11: 38 first television broadcast was about Indy 500, TV comes to Indy, jobs created, WTTV
1:15:25 Debbie Drake, exercise, Kindergarten College
*1:16:08 all local television live, Howard Caldwell talks about TV in the 50s
1:17:10 Gilbert Forbes, Howard Caldwell, Bill Crawford
1:17:55 Indy radio, “Bouncin” Bill Baker
1:20:20 Atwood and Gerard talk again
1:29:13 Rock n Roll, Elvis, pressed his albums, Bill Baker got calls from Elvis, new style of music, jazz (Indiana Avenue)
1:35:05 downtown Indy, the circle, transportation, shopping, L.S. Ayres and Co.
1:45:27 away from downtown, Ayres in Glendale, everything moves to the suburbs, Castleton (population was 258 in the 50s)
1:47:52 the end, credits start
Website clips:
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This clip was interesting to me because it explains the goal of many veterans when they returned home from war: to buy a house, get a job, and start a family.
5:07 IC: “I think there existed in the minds of many people…”
8:06 OC: “their next door neighbor… and their next door neighbor”
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This segment talks about the main problems during the fifties, focusing on segregation and polio. It puts the era that Caldwell started to make a name for himself into focus.
16:23 IC: “The American dream came true…”
18:18 OC: “all over the world”
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We learn about television in the fifties. Caldwell talks about his experience, and Ahern explains the early days of broadcasting in Indy, with Gilbert Forbes, Caldwell, and Bill Crawford.
1:16:08 IC: “Until channel 8 got ahold…”
1:17:46 OC: “come back and do the late weather”
Conway Library Tape Twelve
Log Sheet/metadata
Tape log from 12/22
PART ONE ---------------
00:10 WTHI Weekend Sports 8/21/83
Anne Ryder, anchor. Mike Conway, sports
MLB
H.S. Football ranking for different classes
PGA -Curtis Strange
LPGA
High Jump record
03:15 WTHI Sports Toss 8/21/83
Anne Ryder, anchor/diver. Mike Conway, sports
03:35 WTHI Promo
Tony Leita promoting WTHI Midday Report
04:10 WTHI Weekend Sports 8/28/83
Nebraska First in College Football
NL East -Pittsburgh Pirates
-in the midst of sportscast, lightening hit the station antenna
5:55 WTHI Weather 8/28/83
Bill Pelletier starts as weekend weather anchor
07:00 Vigo County Home Fundraiser 8/93
Rod Andrews, reporter
Don Morris Band played a fundraising concert at the Vigo County Home
Interview with Mike Leistner, Activities Director for Vigo Co. Home
Interview with Don Morris
-audio issues in story
8:47 WTHI Bloopers
-Chyron problems during Early Morning News -Jann Ingmire
-Camera problems during newscast teases -Anne Ryder/Bob Ramsey/David
Goodnow/Karen Rariden
-Krash Kruis. Pat Kruis & Mike Conway in the front seat when Pat hits the car in front of
her
-Bryce Thomas of WTWO standup problems
-Chris Minor as Kermit the Frog
-Bob Koob having trouble with his standup
-Tired Koob. Marty Joseph & Bob Koob toss.
-WTWO News Open with Johnny Palmer & Debbie Reynolds
-WTWO Handicapped Spot. -Alden Taylor showing how WTWO news car was in a
handicapped parking spot
-Weather sprint. During WTHI weather toss from Bob Koob to Anne Ryder, someone
runs across the studio
-Hazy Dan Day. Dan Day on the phone for a story with an out-of-focus photo of him
while he’s talking to anchor Tony Leita
-Dog problems. Howard Powell is shooting video when a dog approaches him and he
says “back off.”
-Persistent Kid. While Mike Conway is interviewing people for an Easter Egg hunt story,
a little guy is very curious
Late for the Hunt. While the kids are lined up for the Deming Park Easter Egg Hunt,
WTHI photographer Mark Davidson is working on his equipment behind the news
vehicle
-Scotty’s Waterbed commercial with Mark Burnett
16:20 CBS News Anniversary 9/6/83
Dan Rather, reporter
20 year anniversary of expansion of newscast to 30 minutes
-Don Hewitt, interview
-film of Cronkite at start of first 30-minute newscast
Interview with John F. Kennedy
Civil Rights coverage
Eric Sevareid commentaries
18:35 Little 500 Race, Bloomington 4/23/83
Mike Conway, reporter/photographer
Acacia winners
20:45 Bill Pelletier Weather Magic 9/11/83
Trouble with chroma key during WTHI weathercast
21:40 Conway final sportscast 9/11/83
10pm Newscast. Anne Ryder, anchor. Mike Conway, sports, Bill Pelletier, weather
End of Mike Conway’s final sportscast at WTHI before moving to Traverse City, MI
-end of newscast with music
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22:30 WGTU/WGTQ Newsource 29&8 Newscast 9/30/83
Bill Wagman, anchor. Johnny Williams, weather
Leelanau Dump
James Watt controversy
Boyne City administrator
Michigan school funding
Michigan Conservation Corps. Idea
Breakup of Bell Telephone system hearing -Jolene Carpenter, reporter
Story Mix-up 10/3/83
Low Vision Clinic at Munson Medical Center -John Ciolino, reporter
Higher Costs for License Plates -Mike Conway, reporter/photographer
PART TWO--------------
00:10 Newsource 29&8 Newscast Open & Lead Story 10/6/83
News Open with Bill Wagman, Johnny Williams, Randy O’Brien
M-31 Acme Road Widening Public Hearing -Mike Conway, reporter/photographer
-expand highway from 2 to 5 lanes
03:15 WDIV-TV Lansing Bureau Tour 7/14/83
Producer Chip Drake
20:00 Newsource 29&8 Weather Segment 10/10/83
Johnny Williams, weathercaster
Hi East Jordan
Tops In Toys commercial
Bill Wagman, anchor
25:55 Moody Blues “Sitting at the Wheel” music video
WTHI-TV team coverage of tornadoes that went through Central Indiana. Karen Rariden is anchor. First video from Terre Haute area. First package is Mike Conway, reporter/intern, Brian Cundiff, photographer. Video, including aerial shots of Clay County, especially Center Point. Interviews with two people who saw tornado. Second story is from Greg Todd of WRTV about a tornado that hit west of Bloomington in Monroe County.
