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801. La Boheme (05:06)

Date:
unknown/unknown
Main contributors:
MacWatters, Virginia, 1912-2005
Summary:
Soprano Virginia MacWatters was known not only for her impressive operatic career during which she performed in opera houses throughout the United States, Europe, and South America, but also for her dedication to teaching. In 1957 she joined the voice faculty of the Indiana University School of Music where she remained until her retirement in 1982. La Bohème Act IV was written by Italian born composer Giacomo Puccini between 1893 and 1895.

814. Leadership Training for Youth Garden Centers (1:03:52)

Date:
unknown/unknown
Main contributors:
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. This is a recording discussing the value of the leadership training provided by the Hilltop Garden and Nature Center. Program on part one only.

815. Learning about the past : prehistoric American Indians (41:15)

Date:
unknown/unknown
Summary:
Shows methods used by archaeologists to discover, excavate, study, and interpret a buried prehistoric American Indian culture. Shows the workers digging the site, the uncovering of an artifact, sorting and cataloging of artifacts, the construction of an Indian stockade, and dioramas of various American Indian cultures. Explains how the study of the remains of charred foods, fish hooks, fish bones, jewelry fashioned from shells, and tools and weapons made from animal bones discloses the Indian's food habits. Filmed at the Angel Mound Site near Evansville, Indiana.

816. Legal (1:02:39)

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unknown/unknown
Main contributors:
Unknown
Summary:

851. Lessons in Living (21:39)

Date:
unknown/unknown
Main contributors:
Brandon Films, Inc
Summary:
Shows the community of Lantzville, British Columbia, a cross-section of nationalities and industrial groups, with a drab and neglected school. The interest of a school inspector inspires a complete transformation of the physical plant and the teaching. The pupils enter into the plans enthusiastically and accomplish a great deal; as a result they have increased interest and pride in their school.

853. Letter Dictated to Wells (1:03:05)

Date:
unknown/unknown
Main contributors:
Wells, Herman B
Summary:
The Herman B Wells papers includes materials pertaining to Wells' family and personal finances, his activities in the banking profession, his work in Germany for the United States government after World War II, and to his research and teaching and professional activities as a member of the faculty of Indiana University.

854. Letter Dictations (47:56)

Date:
unknown/unknown
Main contributors:
Wells, Herman B
Summary:
The Herman B Wells papers includes materials pertaining to Wells' family and personal finances, his activities in the banking profession, his work in Germany for the United States government after World War II, and to his research and teaching and professional activities as a member of the faculty of Indiana University.

855. Letter dictations 1 (1:03:27)

Date:
unknown/unknown
Main contributors:
Byrnes, Robert Francis
Summary:
Robert F. Byrnes was a Professor of History at Indiana University from 1956 to 1988 and served as director of the Russian and East European Institute at IU from 1959-1962 and 1971-1975. Byrnes specialized in the study of Russian conservative thought, Russian historical writing, anti-Semitism in France and Europe, the Soviet role in world affairs after World War II, American policy toward Eastern Europe, and Soviet American relations. Dictation of Robert F. Byrnes' correspondence with several other scholars.

856. Letter dictations 2 (1:34:17)

Date:
unknown/unknown
Main contributors:
Byrnes, Robert Francis
Summary:
Robert F. Byrnes was a Professor of History at Indiana University from 1956 to 1988 and served as director of the Russian and East European Institute at IU from 1959-1962 and 1971-1975. Byrnes specialized in the study of Russian conservative thought, Russian historical writing, anti-Semitism in France and Europe, the Soviet role in world affairs after World War II, American policy toward Eastern Europe, and Soviet American relations. Continuation of dictations from the correspondence of Robert F. Byrnes. First side of the audiocasette has a continuation of a letter, while the second part begins with a complete letter.

857. Letter dictations 3 (1:03:16)

Date:
unknown/unknown
Main contributors:
Byrnes, Robert Francis
Summary:
Robert F. Byrnes was a Professor of History at Indiana University from 1956 to 1988 and served as director of the Russian and East European Institute at IU from 1959-1962 and 1971-1975. Byrnes specialized in the study of Russian conservative thought, Russian historical writing, anti-Semitism in France and Europe, the Soviet role in world affairs after World War II, American policy toward Eastern Europe, and Soviet American relations. Dictation of correspondence between Robert F. Byrnes and various others.

858. Letter dictations 4 (1:35:42)

Date:
unknown/unknown
Main contributors:
Byrnes, Robert Francis
Summary:
Robert F. Byrnes was a Professor of History at Indiana University from 1956 to 1988 and served as director of the Russian and East European Institute at IU from 1959-1962 and 1971-1975. Byrnes specialized in the study of Russian conservative thought, Russian historical writing, anti-Semitism in France and Europe, the Soviet role in world affairs after World War II, American policy toward Eastern Europe, and Soviet American relations. Dictation of the correspondence between Robert F. Byrnes and various others.

859. Letter dictations 5 (31:40)

Date:
unknown/unknown
Main contributors:
Byrnes, Robert Francis
Summary:
Robert F. Byrnes was a Professor of History at Indiana University from 1956 to 1988 and served as director of the Russian and East European Institute at IU from 1959-1962 and 1971-1975. Byrnes specialized in the study of Russian conservative thought, Russian historical writing, anti-Semitism in France and Europe, the Soviet role in world affairs after World War II, American policy toward Eastern Europe, and Soviet American relations. Dictation of correspondence between Robert F. Byrnes and various others.

860. Letter dictations 6 (1:03:24)

Date:
unknown/unknown
Main contributors:
Byrnes, Robert Francis
Summary:
Robert F. Byrnes was a Professor of History at Indiana University from 1956 to 1988 and served as director of the Russian and East European Institute at IU from 1959-1962 and 1971-1975. Byrnes specialized in the study of Russian conservative thought, Russian historical writing, anti-Semitism in France and Europe, the Soviet role in world affairs after World War II, American policy toward Eastern Europe, and Soviet American relations. Dictation of correspondence between Robert F. Byrnes and various others.

861. Letter dictations 7 (1:34:04)

Date:
unknown/unknown
Main contributors:
Byrnes, Robert Francis
Summary:
Robert F. Byrnes was a Professor of History at Indiana University from 1956 to 1988 and served as director of the Russian and East European Institute at IU from 1959-1962 and 1971-1975. Byrnes specialized in the study of Russian conservative thought, Russian historical writing, anti-Semitism in France and Europe, the Soviet role in world affairs after World War II, American policy toward Eastern Europe, and Soviet American relations. Dictation of correspondence between Robert F. Byrnes and various others.

862. Lib #126 (1:01:00)

Date:
unknown/unknown
Summary:
Contains segments: "AIDS Kokomo kid (not aloud in school) ", "AIDS Kokomo kid" Contents include: Exterior shots of Grissom Air Force Base; Ryan White listening in on a class via speakerphone, complains how the audio is too muffled, report on Kokomo parents' concerns that AIDS can spread via casual contact (1:55-3:50); police responses to off-campus drinking at Notre Dame; post-WWII-era documentary on Studebaker manufacturing plant and products; overcrowding of livestock in pens at auction; police responding to incident in Nunemaker's; firefighters battling large fire; debut of Yugo cars; revival screening of 1940 Hollywood film and Ronald Reagan vehicle "Knute Rockne, All American" about Notre Dame football coach; Jerry Lewis telethon; unidentified police helicopter footage

863. Lib #158 (1:02:35)

Date:
unknown/unknown
Summary:
Contains segments: "AIDS meeting", "Local AIDS stats" Contents include: Protest in favor of nuclear disarmament; 60th annual Fox Stake horse race; protest against toxic waste dump; Cardinal Bernadine in Chicago talks about his political advocacy; exterior of Four County Landfill; unidentified group meeting to talk about HIV transmissibility (24:55-25:35); automobile factory; graphic showing AIDS deaths in Elkhart/St. Joseph counties, man discussing local investigations into AIDS cases (31:10-32:30); parade in Walkerton, Indiana; Teamsters Local 346 strike; Niles High School teacher strike; firefighters fighting large fire; preparation for International Space Station work

864. Lib #175 (1:02:37)

Date:
unknown/unknown
Main contributors:
WSJV News
Summary:
Raw and unedited segments from the WSJV News Library.

865. Lib #206 (1:03:40)

Date:
unknown/unknown
Main contributors:
WSJV News
Summary:
Raw and unedited segments from the WSJV News Library.

866. Lib #207 (1:03:30)

Date:
unknown/unknown
Main contributors:
WSJV News
Summary:
Raw and unedited segments from the WSJV News Library.

867. Lib #208 (1:02:44)

Date:
unknown/unknown
Main contributors:
WSJV News
Summary:
Raw and unedited segments from the WSJV News Library.

868. Lib #211 (1:02:48)

Date:
unknown/unknown
Main contributors:
WSJV News
Summary:
Raw and unedited segments from the WSJV News Library.

870. Library 380 (1:02:31)

Date:
unknown/unknown
Main contributors:
WSJV News
Summary:
Raw and unedited segments from the WSJV News Library.

872. Life, time and change : life on other planets (28:34)

Date:
unknown/unknown
Summary:
Points out that there are possibly 30,000 solar systems which have conditions suitable for life. Illustrates how the spectroscope can determine the temperature, composition, and other information about distant stars by analyzing their light. Describes how mathematics and the various sciences help predict that life on other planets would be comparable to that found on earth.

873. Lipstick and dynamite (07:57)

Date:
unknown/unknown
Main contributors:
Sterling Films
Summary:
Features furious femmes Mildred Burke and Mae Weston battling it out for the Women’s Wrestling Championship of the World in 1949.

875. Long distance toll promotion (04:16)

Date:
unknown/unknown
Summary:
Long distance calling commercials. Advertisement tags featured, "Did you know, long distance rates are very low" and "Each night past six, please don't forget, long distance rates are lower yet."

882. Lou Cannon: Ronald Reagan and the 1982 Elections (1:02:52)

Date:
unknown/unknown
Main contributors:
Poynter Center
Summary:
The Poynter Center for the Study of Ethics & American Institutions was an endowed ethics research center established in 1972 at Indiana University Bloomington. Through its programming, the Poynter Center addressed bioethics, religion, political ethics, research ethics, professional and educational ethics, technology, and many other areas. Initiatives over the years included courses such as "The Citizen and the News," supported by the Ford Foundation, which began in the fall of 1975 and studied the institutions that produce news and information about public affairs in America. Panel discussion with Lou Cannon, the white house correspondent for the Washington Post. Cannon discusses his new book on Ronald Reagan and his politics over the course of the previous 15 years.

890. Mac Watters (09:56)

Date:
unknown/unknown
Main contributors:
MacWatters, Virginia, 1912-2005
Summary:
Soprano Virginia MacWatters was known not only for her impressive operatic career during which she performed in opera houses throughout the United States, Europe, and South America, but also for her dedication to teaching. In 1957 she joined the voice faculty of the Indiana University School of Music where she remained until her retirement in 1982.

891. Magic Show (03:10)

Date:
unknown/unknown
Main contributors:
Edward R. Feil, Edward G. Feil, Ken Feil
Summary:
Home movie of a professional magic show where a magician makes doves appear. The film then shows the boys and a friend visiting Santa Claus at a department store. Cuts to a woman performing with marionettes while the children watch.

894. Making Federal Tax Laws (18:46)

Date:
unknown/unknown
Main contributors:
Agency For Instructional Technology
Summary:
Episode 3 from Understanding Taxes. Uses dramatizations to highlight teenagers' firsthand experiences with the effects of taxation and to explain the reasons for taxes.

897. Maps : an introduction (12:39)

Date:
unknown/unknown
Summary:
Describes how maps are made by picturing a class constructing a map from a model of the community. Shows the use of a legend and how a scale is derived in order that distance may be measured on the map. Illustrates the way a community can be located on county, state, and U.S. maps, and on a world globe.

898. Mardi Gras (01:03)

Date:
unknown/unknown
Main contributors:
Edward R. Feil
Summary:
Footage of people celebrating Mardi Gras in the streets of New Orleans. Primarily shows people in costumes dancing in a crowded street. Early 1950's era.

900. Marriage, a simple glory (26:13)

Date:
unknown/unknown
Main contributors:
Fred A. Niles, David A. Tapper, Geraldine Court, Philip Clark, Ralph Belamy, Robert E. Gurvitz, Jim Miller
Summary:
Series: One reach one