15801. Ms. Enis-Greens and Mac (01:19)

Date:
August 9, 2022
Main contributors:
Rena Enis; Joan Mown; Gregory Mown
Summary:
Ms. Rena Enis discussed how she cooks healthy Sunday dinner as a way to give back to her community.

15802. Ms. Harris Al-Nurridin-Healthy Food and Soil (02:37)

Date:
August 9, 2022
Main contributors:
Rena Enis; Joan Mown; Gregory Mown
Summary:
Ms. Fatimah Harris Al-Nurridin discussed how she became involved in the community food movement. She explains how food is connected to land and community health and wellness.

15803. UCAN Story Circle (23:09)

Date:
September 23, 2022
Main contributors:
Beria Hampton; Ms. Rose; Nia Cunningham (facilitator)
Summary:
This Story Circle features a conversation between Beria and Ms. Rose two UCAN employees. They discuss violence prevention in the community and the changing nature of family dynamics. UCAN Riverdale...

15804. Yonina Scates Interview (02:37)

Date:
October 7, 2023
Main contributors:
Senora Fox Colbert; Yonina Scates; Angela Tillges (facilitator)
Summary:
As a returning resident and self-described “generational curse breaker,” Yonina considers the Gardens her personal “heaven.”

15805. Virginia Taylor "Cookie" at Old Timers' Picnic (08:52)

Date:
August 20, 2023
Main contributors:
Virginia Tetter Williams; Angela Tillges (facilitator)
Summary:
In this social story, recorded at the Old Timers' Picnic, Virginia Tetter expressed her appreciation for the community-oriented upbringing she experienced in Altgeld. Community members were quick t...

15806. Beach Haven 1956 Langes, Benswangers (04:10)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Per Jenny Bass: Beach Haven, NJ was a family vacation spot with friends. Aline and Jack Lange, Nancy and Ed Benswanger are the names of the couples in addition to the Basses in this film.

15808. [Japan] (15:16)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Depicted here are scenes of Japan, most likely shot by members of the United States Armed Forces. Some of the film was shot in Osaka. This film was shot circa 1939.

15809. [Bangkok] (19:00)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Depicted here are mostly scenes of life in Thailand; some highlights include shots from an airplane of islands, a demonstration with snakes, a Muay Thai match, and traditional Thai dances.

15810. [Japan] (14:03)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Depicted here are random scenes of Japanese life that were likely shot by a United States Armed Forces soldier. This film was shot circa 1945.

15811. [Japan] (14:49)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Depicted here are random scenes of Japanese life that was likely shot by a United States Armed Forces soldier. Some of the film was shot in Osaka. Some highlights include a trip to the horse racing...

15813. [Return Army] (15:13)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
The first half of the reel depicts random scenes capturing Japanese life, followed by US soldiers leaving Japan and arriving at the Army Transportation Corps Port of Embarkation in Seattle, Washing...

15814. Beach Haven #1 1954 Langes Wilners Seifs Hahns (04:29)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Per Jenny Bass: Beach Haven, NJ was a family vacation spot with friends. Aline and Jack Lange, Claire and Jerry Hahn are the names of the couples in addition to the Basses in this film. Wilner (no ...

15817. Beach Haven 1957 Langes, Benswangers, Basses (04:14)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Per Jenny Bass: Beach Haven, NJ was a family vacation spot with friends. Aline and Jack Lange, Nancy and Ed Benswanger are the names of the couples in addition to the Basses in this film.

15819. The secretary's day (11:21)

Date:
1947
Summary:
Daily activities of a secretary are compared with those of a stenographer, to show the added duties and responsibilities of the secretary. She is shown handling callers, appointments, telephone cal...

15820. The secretary takes dictation (10:00)

Date:
1947
Summary:
Illustrates the practices and procedures in taking dictation in a modern business office. Pictures the routine and special duties of a secretary as compared with those of stenographer or clerk. E...

15822. A Sign of Hope (30:46)

Date:
1979
Main contributors:
Schreiner, Richard L.
Summary:
A Sign of Hope was produced in 1979 by the Riley Hospital for Children's Department of Neonatology through a grant from the March of Dimes National Foundation. The video was given to each hospital ...

15825. Safely Home (16:38)

Date:
1989
Main contributors:
Automotive Safety for Children Program (Ind.)
Summary:
Riley Hospital’s Automotive Safety for Children Program, led by Marilyn J. Bull, M.D., produced this video to demonstrate several successful dynamic crash-tested options for transporting children w...

15827. Safe Transportation for Children with Special Needs (53:18)

Date:
1988
Main contributors:
Automotive Safety for Children Program (Ind.)
Summary:
Informational video about safe transportation for children with disabilities produced by the Medical Educational Resources Program of the Indiana University School of Medicine for the Medical Telev...

15829. The blues (19:36)

Date:
1973
Main contributors:
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Summary:
This documentary captures the music and environments of prominent blues singers, including J.D. Short, Pink Anderson, Furry Lewis, Baby Tate, Memphis Willie B., Gus Cannon, and Sleepy John Estes, i...

15830. Kinsey Archive Project -Tom Albright (1:12:00)

Date:
August 30, 2022
Main contributors:
Tom Albright, Jennifer Bass
Summary:
Conversation with former Kinsey employee Tom Albright. Tom was responsible for data management and other functions. He worked with directors Paul Gebhard, June Reinisch, John Bancroft, Stephanie Sa...

15832. Atomic alert (elementary version) (11:11)

Date:
1951
Summary:
Shows several youngsters finding shelter upon hearing an air raid alert. Then portrays Ted and Sue, at home when the alert sounds, taking the necessary precautions against an atomic bomb. They cove...

15834. Expressionism as handwriting (29:29)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Discusses expressionism as an attempt of the artist to express himself, his emotions, in the way he chooses. Stresses the importance of line by which an artist may be identified when one looks at a...

15836. Facets of primitivism (29:27)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Explores some of the motivations which gave rise to primitivism and shows many works done by the primitives or having qualities of the primitive. Reviews the preceding eleven motion pictures of the...

15837. The work of Georges Rouault (29:32)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Shows and discusses some of the works of Rouault and explains how they are expressive of the artist himself. Tells of Rouault's Celtic background, his temperament, his interests, and of the influe...

15838. Defining primitivism (29:26)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Expands the popular definition of "primitive"--one who is self-taught--to include artists who reject academic or conventional expression, subject matter, or technique. Shows and discusses various ...

15839. Sick minds and crime (28:41)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Discusses the relationship of mental illness to criminal behavior, and describes the functional disorders of schizophrenia, paranoia, and manic-depressive psychoses. Shows an interview with a schiz...

15840. Colombia : crossroads of the Americas (26:45)

Date:
1942
Summary:
Introduces life in Colombia from a geographic, social, and economic viewpoint. Presents family life in the home of one of Bogota's foremost families, and a garden party attended by notables of poli...

15841. Spencer Medcalf Interview (1:31:15)

Date:
August 8, 2025
Main contributors:
Medcalf, Spencer; Larimer, Angeline R.
Summary:
Oral history interview with Spencer Medcalf conducted by Angeline Larimer on August 8, 2025. Spencer discusses his path to recovery and work as a substance use disorder peer recovery coach and mana...

15842. Exploring your growth (11:19)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Uses simple animation and photomicrography to explore the process that makes a person grow, explaining how food is digested in the mouth, stomach, intestine ; how the digested food is carried by th...

15843. Kentucky pioneers (11:12)

Date:
1941
Summary:
Follows two pioneer families along the difficult and dangerous Wilderness Road to the Kentucky frontier fort at Harrod's Station. Describes the hardships encountered in establishing a new home in ...

15844. Eye accidents (29:59)

Date:
1959
Summary:
This series, designed for a general audience, presents information about common eye problems such as cataracts, glaucoma, corneal damage, and retinal detachments. Many of these conditions can resu...

15845. Eye care (30:01)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Provides an overview of all the ways to ensure proper eye care, including adequate lighting when reading, good nutrition, and regular eye examinations. Discusses eye drops, identifying eye difficul...

15846. Oculomotor disorders (25:49)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
A silent teaching film that studies the anatomy of the muscles of the eye and their innervation.

15847. Hearing deficit and creativity (17:09)

Date:
1969
Summary:
One in a series, this film takes a look at creativity as it is exhibited by children with hearing deficits. Each child reads a set of instructions for a creative activity, and each child interprets...

15848. Open Fractures (23:52)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Explains, using live photography and animation, the potential dangers that may result from an open fracture and the steps to follow in treating a patient with an open fracture. Points out the dange...

15864. Beds and appliances (10:47)

Date:
1943
Summary:
Demonstrates the method of making a bunk and a bed, adjusting a bed, ways of raising the patient's head and knees, keeping the weight of the cover off the patient's feet, and the use of a fracture ...

15865. Tuberculosis (10:46)

Date:
1951
Main contributors:
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Summary:
Develops a general understanding of the nature, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis. Portrays conditions under which individuals are first infected, and describes, by me...

15866. They Do Come Back (16:38)

Date:
1940
Main contributors:
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Summary:
Tells the dramatic story of two young people whose lives are interrupted and threatened by tuberculosis. Shows modern tuberculosis case-finding, diagnosis, hospitalization, and rehabilitation afte...

15867. Evidence for Molecule & Atom (19:03)

Date:
1961
Main contributors:
Albert V. Baez, Ph.D.; Encyclopaedia Britannica Films; Larry Yust
Summary:
Uses a variety of indirect evidence to show the existence of molecules and atoms. A series of experiments in molecular motion and formation of crystals are demonstrated. Views of crystal structure ...

15869. The freight train (11:08)

Date:
1955
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films Inc.; Paul R. Hanna; Milan Herzog
Summary:
Follows the journey of a freight train from Kansas City to Chicago. Describes the assembling of the train, shows the number of people involved in its operations, and explains why freight trains are...

15870. The passenger train (10:49)

Date:
1940
Summary:
Describes a journey on a streamlined Diesel-electric passenger train from a large city through a picturesque countryside. Depicts the duties of the engineer, the conductor, the cooks, and the pull...

15871. Toccata for toy trains (08:31)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Shows toy trains as they journey from round house and yards, into stations and out, through countryside and village, and on to their destination. All characters, architecture, and objects with whic...

15873. The steam age : history of transportation, part 1 (16:45)

Date:
1958
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films; Ralph E. Turner; Hal Kopel
Summary:
Highlights important developments in steam-powered transportation in America. Combines scenes of authentic prints, museum pieces, and dramatization to trace the development of transportation from t...

15875. New Frontiers of Medicine (17:43)

Date:
1948
Main contributors:
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Summary:
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...

15876. [Puerto Rico, Utuado, 1914-1915] (11:38:41)

Date:
1914
Main contributors:
Mason, John Alden, 1885-1967.
Summary:
The information presented here about each recording in this collection comes from original documentation by the collector(s). Access to the recordings in this collection has required permission fro...

15880. New York City / Atlantic City / Wilikie 1940 (09:22)

Date:
1940
Main contributors:
Unknown
Summary:
Home movie from 1939-1940. Begins with New York City footage overlooking Central Park, focus on Chrysler building, skyscrapers, St. Patrick's cathedral, and Rockefeller Plaza. Also shows the city a...

15882. New Orleans 1968 (14:40)

Date:
1968
Summary:
Home movie of the Municipal Finance Officers Association (MFOA - now known as Government Finance Officers Association) annual meeting held in June 1968 at the Jung Hotel in New Orleans. Begins with...

15883. The classification game (16:35)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
An unaired experimental episode created as part of the Essential Learning Skills Project by the Agency for Instructional Television.

15884. Preregistration and Open Science (1:20:52)

Date:
September 26, 2025
Main contributors:
Ray, Elizabeth; Klein, Neela
Summary:
Elizabeth Ray is a Social Psychology PhD Candidate from the PBS Department working with Advisor, Dr. Ed Hirt. She joined the Indiana Statistical Consulting Center as a Consultant in the spring of 2...

15886. Otto : a study in abnormal psychology (28:25)

Date:
1975
Main contributors:
Strout, Ben (Assistant Director)
Summary:
Dramatizes an open-ended case study in abnormal behavior by portraying Otto as a middle-aged man suffering from real and imagined pressures at home and work. Explains that Otto feels overburdened a...

15887. Otto : The Phenomenological Perspective (26:00)

Date:
1975
Summary:
Presents Dr. Gary Stollak of Michigan State University as he interprets the Otto case study film from the phenomenological perspective. Explains that Dr. Stollak does not believe that Otto necessar...

15888. Otto : The Social Perspective (26:59)

Date:
1975
Summary:
Presents Dr. Richard Price of the University of Michigan as he interprets the Otto case study film from the social perspective. Explains that Dr. Price states that the world is making unreasonable...

15889. Argentina people of the Pampa (second edition) (16:21)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Views of rural and urban life in Argentina illustrates the contrast between the agricultural area of the pampa and the industrial, business, and shipping area of Buenos Aires. Describes life and wo...

15890. India (12:45)

Date:
1944
Main contributors:
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Summary:
Tells the complex story of India's social and political problems immediately after World War II. Shows the overcrowded conditions, how war with Japan brought to a head centuries of strife among va...

15891. India, Asia's New Voice (17:34)

Date:
1949
Main contributors:
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Summary:
Reviews the civil strife between religious groups during the first days of Free India. Stresses the fact that with the assassination of Gandhi much of the civil war stopped, and now Nehru is attem...

15892. Finding his voice (10:41)

Date:
1929
Main contributors:
F. Lyle Goldman; Max Fleischer; W.E. Erpi
Summary:
Animated film demonstrating with the comic cartoon characters how sound is reproduced in talking pictures.