15801. The home economics story (25:36)

Date:
1951
Summary:
Describes the experiences of Kay as she enters the home economics program at Iowa State College. Portrays the practical training that students receive, and suggests a variety of careers open to th...

15802. The Home Place (31:16)

Date:
1941
Main contributors:
United States. Department of Agriculture. Extension Service
Summary:
A history of home construction and architectural styles in the U.S. Emphasizes the homestead as symbolic of American values and national character. "The American farmstead, stronghold of human libe...

15803. The Homelands of the Conquistadors (29:13)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Discusses the world from which the conquistadors came. Describes their lands of origin on the Iberian Peninsula and traces their ancestral antecedents. Appraises these Europeans who first establish...

15804. The Hoosier Environmental Landscape With Jesse Kharbanda (53:43)

Date:
November 5, 2021
Main contributors:
Kharbanda, Jesse; Filippelli, Gabriel; Shanahan, James
Summary:
In this episode, Jesse Kharbanda sits down with host Gabe Filippelli to talk about the nuances, challenges, and opportunities in Indiana environmental legislation and action. Jesse built this knowl...

15805. The Hoosier Holiday Football 1979 (27:42)

Date:
1979
Main contributors:
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.

15806. The Hoosier Story - Archaeology of Race (13:20)

Date:
May 26, 2022
Main contributors:
Paul R. Mullins; Anne Shaw
Summary:
IUPUI Anthropology Professor Paul Mullins sits down with The Hoosier Story host, Anne Shaw, to discuss the expansion of IUPUI's campus and the historically Black neighborhood its expansion displace...

15807. The hormones: small but mighty (28:48)

Date:
1960
Summary:
The word hormone is derived from the Greek word hormone, meaning to excite or arouse. This is, briefly, the function of the hormone in the body –those chemical molecules produced in very small quan...

15808. The house fly (16:31)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Describes the houselfy as a carrier of germs and diseases. Shows the structure of the housefly through microscopic photography and animation. Depicts the life cycle of the fly and its breeding plac...

15809. The Huber Family: Master winemakers from Clark County (02:38)

Date:
January 8, 2016
Main contributors:
Carl and Gerald Huber (Masters), Jon Kay (Director), Traditional Arts Indiana
Summary:
Since 1843, the Huber family has worked a small homestead located in the Knobs of Clark County, Indiana. Originally from Baden Baden, Germany, the family brought a fruit-growing and winemaking trad...

15810. The human brain (11:05)

Date:
1955
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films Inc.; Nathaniel Kleitman; John T. Bobbitt
Summary:
Uses models and animation to identify the functions of the medulla and cerebellum and to describe the cerebrum in detail. Portrays a motorist making a quick decision in order to avoid an accident a...

15811. The Human Image (22:40)

Date:
1971
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Examines various ways in which artists depict their fellow human beings, and tells how these depictions reveal personal and social concepts and attitudes.

15812. The human machine (14:40)

Date:
1955
Summary:
Compares various systems of the human body with their machine analogs. Discusses the interrelationship of the muscular and skeletal systems and the digestive and nervous systems. Shows how the huma...

15813. The Human Subjects Research Submission Process at IU (1:23:15)

Date:
September 19, 2025
Main contributors:
Mumaw, Casey
Summary:
This session will cover information that will make the submission, as well as review and approval process, of human subjects research protocols at Indiana University. The presentation will cover va...

15814. The human tree players (29:48)

Date:
1976
Main contributors:
Strout, Ben (Photographer)
Summary:
A documentary on the Human Tree Players, a drama group composed of mentally challenged individuals.

15815. The humanities : what they are and what they do (30:09)

Date:
1959
Main contributors:
Clifton Fadiman; Massachusetts Council for the Humanities; Juilliard String Quartet
Summary:
Clifton Fadiman discusses what the humanities are and why they are studied, using examples of literature, photography, and music. Points out the dissimilarities and complimentary features of the hu...

15816. The Hydra common data model (27:28)

Date:
June 10, 2015
Main contributors:
Cowles, Esme; Sanderson, Robert; Stroop, Jon
Summary:
Presentation at Open Repositories 2015 (OR2015), the 10th International Conference on Open Repositories, Indianapolis, Indiana, in session P4A: Managing Research (and Open) Data.

15817. The hydraulic brake system (11:52)

Date:
1945
Summary:
Shows how to check brake pedal travel; how to examine the brake lining; how to adjust the brake shoes; and how to inspect and adjust the hydraulic brake fluid system.

15818. 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 Russia...

15820. The illustration and the text (29:50)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Discusses the collaboration between authors and illustrators in illustrating a text. Describes the problems involved and stresses the importance of the illustrator and the author working together....

15822. The Impact of U.S. Military Aid (29:51)

Date:
1955
Summary:
Professor Peek, Mr. Ravenholt, and Charles Davis, professor of geography at the University of Michigan and recently returned from the Far East, discuss the nature of the U. S. military aid in the F...

15826. The importance of selling (19:41)

Date:
1952
Main contributors:
James R. Hawkinson; Hal Kopel; Encyclopaedia Britannica Films
Summary:
Pictures the role of selling in modern business organization, showing how selling goes on from the inventor, through the manufacturer, to the distributor and the customer. Describes the structure ...

15827. The Inconstant Air (27:57)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Traces the history of man's attempt to understand climate and weather, explaining how meterological data is collected. Explains the meteorologist's use of balloons, rockets and satellites in his st...

15829. The individual (34:21)

Date:
1964
Summary:
Examines the problem of the individual in a complex society. Analyzes how various aspects of American life satisfy man's need for self-identification. Assesses the impact of government planning on ...

15830. The indomitable blacksmith : Thomas Davenport (20:54)

Date:
1953
Summary:
Teaching Film Custodians abridged classroom version of a Cavalcade of America television series episode, "The Indomitable Blacksmith: Thomas Davenport" (season 1, episode 14), which originally aire...

15831. The induced drag (29:41)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Discusses induced drag which is directly connected with the principles of lift and demonstrates the vortex configuration caused by the wing tip. Illustrates with diagrams and models in the wind tu...

15833. The inner city dweller : health care (22:43)

Date:
1971
Summary:
Records the red tape, long periods of waiting, and dehumanizing procedures a young mother from an inner city must contend with to receive routine medical treatment for her child through welfare. S...

15836. The Institute of Afro-American Studies (32:29)

Date:
March 23, 1972
Main contributors:
Hardin, Boniface, 1933-2012; Schilling, Jane Edward, 1930-2017; Holman, Marsha
Summary:
In this episode of the Afro-American in Indiana, host Rev. Boniface Hardin and featured guests sister Jane Edward Schilling, Bill Spaulding, and Marsha Holman discuss the Martin Center's Institute ...

15837. The international atom (26:23)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Documentary on modern applications of atomic energy. Explains, using cartoons, the chain reaction and heat production resulting from the fission of the atom. Shows the use of this energy in agricul...

15841. The Iron Highway (29:23)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Tells the story of railroad development in the early 1800's. Reviews briefly other forms of transportation in wide use before the advent of railroads. Explains how railroading was financed through ...

15844. The Japanese (22:39)

Date:
1983
Main contributors:
Agency For Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 1 of the Agency for Instructional Television Series Across Cultures. Follows the daily activities of two families. Shows interaction of Japan with other countries for importing and exportin...

15845. The John Glenn Story (29:59)

Date:
1963
Summary:
Traces the career of John Glenn, first U.S. astronaut, from his school days in New Concord, Ohio, to his speech to the U.S. Congress after his orbital flight. Pictures Glenn as a typical, but high...

15846. The John Shaw Billings Awards (1:01:01)

Date:
May 21, 1990
Main contributors:
Battersby, J. Stanley
Summary:
John Shaw Billings History of Medicine Society lecture delivered by J. Stanley Battersby, MD (Emeritus Professor of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine) on May 21, 1990. Dr. Battersby di...

15849. The jumping frog of Calaveras county (29:33)

Date:
1955
Summary:
Discusses contemporary opera, outlines the movements and more notable productions form various countries since World War I. Identifies the three idiomatic schools of contemporary writing--expressio...

15850. The justice of law (29:10)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Defines "justice of law," and discusses the relation of natural to just and unjust law. Explains the equality of justice, and illustrates how man-made laws have been evolving toward natural laws. ...

15851. The Kachi-Kachi Mountain (29:48)

Date:
1959
Summary:
This is a fairy tale about a mischievous badger who plays tricks upon a friendly rabbit. We learn how he was taught a lesson and never again played pranks. Mr. Mikami illustrates this tale with bru...

15852. The Kangaroo Rat (10:06)

Date:
1966
Summary:
Shows the life and habits of the kangaroo rat and his animal neighbors of the Colorado desert. Includes a fight with a sidewinder rattlesnake.

15853. The Khrushchev era (29:04)

Date:
1961
Summary:
Discusses the Khrushchev era and interprets the policies of his regime. Provides details of Khrushchev's ascension to power and describes the differences between him and Stalin. Features special gu...

15854. The kinds of art (30:10)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Describes various kinds of art and their distinct differences. Distinguishes between the productive and the cooperative arts, and states that the latter consists only of farming, healing, and teach...

15855. The kinds of law (28:26)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Divides laws into three categories--human, natural (moral), and divine--and discusses the nature of each. Suggests two ways of identifying the different laws, and explains how natural laws are dis...

15857. The Korea story (19:06)

Date:
1953
Summary:
A chronicle of contemporary history which traces step-by-step the Korean War from invasion to truce talks.

15859. The Land - To Have and To Hold (14:34)

Date:
1940
Main contributors:
United States. Department of Interior. Division of Motion Pictures
Summary:
Recounts the history of land ownership by small farmers in the U.S. Free land for farmers gradually disappeared as the west was settled through the 19th century, resulting in the necessity for farm...

15861. The language of advertising (29:26)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Discusses advertising and the way in which it often commits a multitude of semantic crimes. Explains techniques used to bring about automatic reactions to advertisements, and points out that the da...

15862. The Language of the Camera Eye (30:29)

Date:
1961
Summary:
Depicts Ansel Adams and Beaumont Newhall, director of Eastman House in Rochester, New York, as they analyze the photographs of such distinguished artists as Edward Weston, Cartier-Bresson, Edward S...

15863. The Large and the Small (30:01)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Shows how man has learned to measure quantities beyond his sight and grasp. Uses diagrams to explain how the size of the earth was discovered in classical times. Examines modern problems of extre...

15864. The last will of Daniel Webster (31:52)

Date:
1953
Summary:
Teaching Film Custodians abridged classroom version of a Cavalcade of America television episode, "The Last Will of Daniel Webster" (season 2, episode 8), which first aired November 14th, 1953 on A...

15865. The Latin Colonials (29:40)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Points out and discusses the various groups or classes of colonial society--the whites, the mixed breeds, and the pure breed. Considers the religious, intellectual, and artistic life of these grou...

15866. The laws of fluid motion (29:38)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Dr. Lippisch points out the main problems of flight: lift and drag, control and stability, and propulsion. He explains the correlation between flow velocity, the local pressure, and the distance be...

15867. The laws of men and of nature (29:33)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Dr. Joel Hildebrand discusses the laws of men and nature. Provides examples of conservation of mass and energy. Explains the gas laws and how gases behave. Defines "principles" and "rules" and ho...

15869. The Legacy of Ryan White (16:10)

Date:
October 22, 2007
Main contributors:
White, Jeanne
Summary:
Discussion of the legacy of HIV/AIDS activist Ryan White featuring his mother, Jeanne White Ginder, and Martin B. Kleiman, MD (Director of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Ryan White Professor of ...

15870. The Legacy of the Colonial Centuries (30:15)

Date:
1955
Summary:
Points out the American legacy from the English along the seaboard, including the English law, the English language, representative government, land hunger, the regime of "Opportunity Unlimited," s...

15872. The Legislative Organization of Congress (28:15)

Date:
1959
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Discusses the Standing Committee, functions of the Committee system, and the role of the majority and minority leaders in congress. Presents opinions on seniority and the selection of committee m...

15873. The legislative organization of Congress (28:52)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Discusses the Standing Committee, functions of the Committee system, and the role of the majority and minority leaders in congress. Presents opinions on seniority and the selection of committee m...

15874. The legislative process (1:28:47)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Uses the General Assembly of Indiana to portray a state legislature in action as it passes a bill through the various steps to become a law. Includes animated sequences to chart the steps in the pr...

15880. The Life of A Tree (14:59)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Bash takes a film trip to the high mountains and shows the life of trees in the forest. She traces the progression of a seed packed tightly in a cone throughout the growth of a young tree strugglin...

15881. The life of a tree (29:36)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Uses the cross section of a tree stump to explain the events in the life of a tree. Tells how insects, weather, hurricanes, and urbanization effect the life of a tree. Describes the function of t...

15882. The Life of James Madison (29:47)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Discusses The Life of James Madison by Irving Brant. Characterizes this four-volume work as a new kind of writing and considers other modes of treating biography. Praises the book for its portraya...

15883. The Life of W.E.B. DuBois (33:07)

Date:
August 5, 1972
Main contributors:
Spaulding, William; Gibson, Betty; Dahl, Pat
Summary:
Bill Spaulding hosts a discussion with Betty Gibson and Pat Dahl about the life of W.E.B. DuBois and how he isn’t very well known within the Black community.

15884. The Lifetime of the Soviet Man (28:11)

Date:
1956
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
Summary:
Presents a highly condensed version of Russian history since the eve of World War I through the eyes of the "average Ivan" who has lived through this period. Discusses the initial period of capita...

15885. The Lighthouse (14:58)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Form the earliest time men ventured out on the open seas, lighthouses have saved him from the dangers of the coast. In this program, staring with the ancient lighthouse, which was a fire built on a...

15886. The Line Is Busy (02:50)

Date:
1944
Main contributors:
United States War Department; Army Pictorial Service of the Signal Corps
Summary:
Short announcement promoting the 6th War Loan by urging viewers to buy War Bonds. Shows the importance for War workers to keep on the job: a man receives a letter from his recently wounded brother ...

15887. The linguistic approach to language learning (30:04)

Date:
1958
Summary:
In this episode, Dr. Smith, Jr., examines the meaning of "correctness" and the importance of "rules" in grammar. Points out the difference between literary and spoken language. Discusses the four t...

15890. The Literature Contest Opens (15:09)

Date:
1958
Summary:
This contest opens with the children trying to guess what the special gift from each writer is. Each gift is an illustration from a story dear to all children.

15891. The little black lamb (10:51)

Date:
1955
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
Summary:
A little girl who wanted a white lamb for a pet overcomes disappointment and learns to take care of a black lamb which is given to her.

15892. The little king : Christmas night (07:55)

Date:
1933
Summary:
Presents a cartoon movie of Soglow's Little King. On Christmas Eve, the Little King sneaks two tramps into the castle. The next morning, the three men are thrilled by the presents Santa left behind.

15893. The Little Man Who Danced on a Cloud (14:48)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Clouds are composed of water vapous. Mr. Robinson, a designer artist and illustrator uses the roll-around sketch board to illustrate Dora's story of the little man who always wanted to be able to d...

15894. The little mariner (20:14)

Date:
1964
Summary:
Portrays, through visuals and a musical background, the adventures of a little boy who sails into the port of Long Beach, California, on a magic sailboat. Shows the boy almost getting run over by a...

15895. The little rabbit who wanted red wings (15:14)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Animal marionettes portray the characters in the story of a Little Rabbit who is always wishing. His mother sends him to Professor Groundhog, the wisest animal in the forest because she knows the P...

15896. The Little Rainbow (15:13)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Fignewton Frog (puppet) and Dora (person) make rainbows, raindrops, and puppets out of household materials to perform a play called "The Little Rainbow" in the "Make-Do Theater." The play tells the...

15897. The little red hen (14:30)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
This episode of The tales of Poindexter explores the fable The little red hen.

15898. The living cell (29:47)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Discusses and illustrates the size, shape, composition, and organization of a living cell, and, with the use of a model and a simplified drawing, shows the different parts. Points out a few of the...

15899. The living city (26:22)

Date:
1953
Summary:
Surveys the need for redevelopment of American cities and the forces which have created problems in urban areas; describes obstacles which deter the elimination of blighted areas and tenements and ...

15900. The living solid (29:35)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Shows bone to be active, living substance, constantly remodeling and reforming itself. Emphasizes the importance of bone to the entire body as a supplier of calcium and illustrates the systems by ...