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Date:: 1945
Main contributors:: United States. Office of Education, United States. Federal Security Agency, United States Office of War Information, Overseas Branch, United Films
Summary:: Actress Ingrid Bergman gives an overview of the history of Swedes and Swedish culture in the U.S., presented as a reply to letters from her countrymen asking the question "why do Swedes get along so well in America?" A visit to the American Swedish Museum in Philadelphia occasions discussion of Swedes in the colonial era and prominent Swedes in the 19th century. Bergman travels to Minneapolis, "the center of Swedish culture," and tours Linstrom, Minnesota. Carl Sandburg is featured briefly before an overview of the Cooperative movement, started by Swedish Americans and widely adopted in agriculture and government.

Date:: 1944
Main contributors:: Army Pictorial Service : produced by, Combat film units of Signal Corps, Marines, Army Airforces, United States Navy
Summary:: Wartime American audiences are shown the need for workers in the physically demanding metal forging and casting jobs, using scenes of combat from the invasion of France. The fictional American tank driver "Bill" is killed in combat in Normandy. His spirit returns to the factory where he used to work and finds that many of his former fellow foundry workers have left for higher paying, easier jobs. Bill's spirit dissuades a forge worker from leaving his job by describing the need for castings in the war effort. Bill's spirit insists “every single foundry in America and every single foundry worker counts. It's up to you. You can bring us victory."

Date:: 1945
Main contributors:: United States Government Office of War Information, War Activities Committee of the Motion Picture Industry, Army Service Forces, Signal Corps Photographic Center, Western Division, Monogram Pictures Corp., PRC Pictures, Inc.
Summary:: A short informational film asking "what benefits should the U.S. seek for the aid they have given to our allies?" Gives an account of how the Lend-Lease program of mutual aid between allied nations works for the benefit of all. Points out that the settlement of Lend-Lease ought to lay the foundation for prosperity after World War II, narration states "world peace and world trade are the bulwarks of freedom."

Date:: 1977
Summary:: A step-by-step demonstration of the proper methods for determining the sex of the fruit fly.

Date:: 1945
Main contributors:: Cowles Magazines, Inc., Bray Studios, Inc.
Summary:: Depicts both the prosperity and problems of an American town in wartime. Emphasizes the need to plan for the post-war future to assure continued health and improvements and a good life for returning veterans. Expresses concerns about possible unemployment as war industries close, and the threat of juvenile delinquency as wartime austerity has prevented town spending on recreation for youth. "Life in an American town of 19,000, Glens Falls, N.Y. After views of the town the film particularly considers one family, father working in a factory, mother keeping house, a son in the service, and a high school daughter. Through these four are seen the good things about Hometown and also its problems" (New Movies: The National Board of Review Magazine, September, 1945, p. 12).

Date:: 1953
Summary:: Traces the manufacture, distribution, and final sale of a toy truck; and illustrates how many people contribute to make the things that we enjoy. Shows Skipper's mother buying the toy truck for her son's birthday, and emphasizes the need for proper care of toys. Encourages children to tell stories about their own toys.

Date:: 1948
Main contributors:: Coronet Instructional Films, Viola Theman, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Education, Northwestern University
Summary:: Three elementary pupils learn that everyone attaches personal meanings to words and that the wording of newspaper stories, conversations, advertisements, and politics, for example, needs careful analysis to prevent confusion.

Date:: 1991
Main contributors:: WTIU/30, Indiana U Television
Summary:: [videorecording] Filmed before the scenery of his rural Southern Indiana homestead, novelist James Alexander Thom talks about the philosophies and methods that frame his historical fiction. Believing that "character is a product of one's landscape," Thom uses his respect for and knowledge of the skills, resourcefulness, and self-reliance of contemporary "hill people" to re-create a visceral sense of living in the past. Thom's commitment to obtaining factual evidence as a basis for his novels leads him to seek out not only public documentation of historical events, but also those individuals, such as members of the Shawnee nation, who have preserved the past through generations of oral history. Thom is the author of Long Knife, the story of George Rogers Clark; Follow the River, the story of Mary Ingall's abduction and daring escape from the Indians; From Sea to Shining Sea, the saga of the entire Clark family; and Panther in the Sky, a biographical account of the life of the Shawnee leader, Tecumseh. Red Ribbon, 1991 American Film & Video Festival.

Date:: 1944
Main contributors:: See Other Contributors
Summary:: Dramatization of how not to orient a new employee and get him started on his job; then by contrast, what should have been done.

Date:: 1943
Main contributors:: United States Information Agency, United States. Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs
Summary:: Begins with a brief geography lesson to orient North American viewers to the size and climate of Chile. Scenes of indigenous shepherding in desert villages are followed by a visit to the Christmas celebration of the Virgin of Andecollo. Scenes at a giant open-pit copper mine at Chuquicamata show the extraction process from blasting ore to refining. Narration states that the Atacama holds the world's largest source of nitrate; a history of this lucrative industry is summarized. The mineral riches of the region go to market at the sea ports of Tocapilla and Antofagasta. The wealth from Chile's natural resources are shown accruing in the prosperous, modern cities of Valparaiso and Santiago.

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