15481. Walter Wagor Interview (1:16:00)

Date:
2021
Main contributors:
Beth South, Walter Wagor
Summary:
Interview of former professor of psychology and assistant vice chancellor of academic affairs at IU East (1985-2006). Interviewed on May 26th, 2021 for the Bicentennial Oral History Collection.

15482. Wanda Landowska at home (29:02)

Date:
1958
Summary:
An interview with famous, Polish harpsichordist, Wanda Landowska, in her home in Lakeville, Connecticut.

15483. Wanda Ramey's Hall of Fame Video Bio (03:58)

Date:
2010
Main contributors:
Ramey, Wanda
Summary:
Video bio of Wanda Ramey, inducted to Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame in 2010. Producer/Voice-over: Gene Slaymaker; Post-production: DreamVision Media Partners; Ramey was born in Terre Haute, Indiana, and graduated from Indiana State University with a degree in radio before moving to California. She was hired as a secretary at an Oakland radio station and became program manager. Later, she moved to KGO-TV in 1952 and became the first woman news anchor in the western U.S. as co-anchor of the noon news for KPIX-TV in San Francisco. In 1967, she served as correspondent for Voice of America and National Educational television (PBS). The recipient of many awards, Ramey died at the age of 84 in 2009. --Words from the Indiana Broadcast Pioneers

15484. Wanderers on the fringe (29:42)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Curator Wilkinson returns on this program to present the story of the Nomad Scythians who ranged the Russian plains during the Sixth Century BC. Exhibits include examples of Scythian metal work, which was extremely avant-garde for that day. Discussion emphasizes the inventiveness, imaginativeness, and other cultural characteristics of these ancestors of the Russians.

15485. War Becomes Normal (00:13)

Date:
2020
Main contributors:
Ron Osgood
Summary:
Youth Corps member and journalist, Khue talks about her impression of war when she was a child.

15486. War on wheels (21:37)

Date:
1943
Summary:
The story of an American truck convoy ambushed by German tanks and rescued by a group of United States medium tanks. Graphically illustrates the importance of war production during World War II. Billed as a confidential industrial film bulletin from Under Secretary of War, Robert Patterson to the men and women of the American automotive industry.

15488. Ware (01:59)

Date:
2020-01-17
Main contributors:
Eric Ware, Institute for Digital Arts & Humanities
Summary:

15489. Warner's "Stretch Bra" (01:01)

Date:
1962/1964
Main contributors:
Warner's
Summary:
An advertisement for Warner's bras in which the product is shown to stretch in various ways. Submitted for Clio Awards category Apparel.

15490. Warren Miller - A Painting Called Barrier (05:34)

Date:
unknown/unknown
Main contributors:
Indiana Disability History Project
Summary:
“I believed that the barrier of Alexander Graham Bell that he used the word, he can "fix" Deaf people by using speaking language in a speaking world.” Indianapolis artist Warren Miller explains his painting "Barrier" represents Alexander Graham Bell's attempt to prevent Deaf people from using American Sign Language. Warren discusses his early school experience with oralism. Oralism is a method of teaching Deaf people to communicate using speech, lip-reading and recognizing body language. Warren attended the Harrison Oral Elementary School from kindergarten through fourth grade. He says, “I was trained like a boot camp.” Warren was interviewed in 2017.