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This film describes the origin and growth of glaciers; surveys the work of glaciologists in trying to understand the structure of ice and its importance in the study of climatology, meteorology, and geology. Included are scenes of glaciologists at work in Antarctica, Greenland, Alaska, Washington, and on Mt. Kenya.
Illustrates, using animation and live-action photography, man's efforts to learn more about the structure of the earth through study of deep mine shafts, deep wells, volcanoes, and earthquakes. Describes early theories of the earth's structure and the present world-wide efforts to discover more about its structure. Points out means scientists use to study earthquakes, how this study contributes to an explanation of the structure of the earth's interior, and the use of explosion seismology to produce artificial earthquakes. The intense heat of the earth's interior is evidenced in volcanic eruptions, geysers, and bubbling mud. The plan for placing a seismograph on the moon and the "Mohole Project'' are briefly discussed.
Emphasizes that the expert worrier should talk about his troubles to only two people--his doctor or his psychiatrist or psychologist. Notes that expert worriers are more intelligent than the average person, but they must be shown that manifestations of worry originate in themselves. (Explains the differences between a psychologist, psychiatrist, and psychoanalyst. Sums up the worry emotion in terms of physical activities, their causes, and means of correction. (Hofstra College & WPIX) Kinescope.
Discusses states' rights as a political issue in American politics, particularly in reference to the segregation problem in the south. Outlines the records of both parties on this issue. (KETC) Kinescope.
Presents twenty-four different species of birds as they are attracted to a yard that provides their three necessities of life--food, water, and shelter. Shows the various kinds of shelters that accommodate birds, the several types of water containers that will attract them, and the different kinds of food that they eat. States that attracting birds is educational and good conservation practice.
Safety Commission, National Education Association, Federal Civil Defense Administration, Archer Productions Incorporated
Summary:
Through animation, focuses on the steps to be taken for maximum safety in the street or in school in the event of an enemy attack by atomic or other weapons.
Presents the basic beliefs of Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and explains their origins and development. Illustrates with animated diagrams the rise of new religions from older ones and portrays some important rituals of the group religions. Describes briefly the major sects of Christianity which have developed from the original group.
Traces the beginnings and history of the impact of technology on education. Illustrates some of the ways in which technology is being used to meet the dual problems of masses of students and the need for individualized instruction.
"This short black-and-white film shows eerie scenes of a downtown without people. The effect is disturbing. The camera shoots familiar urban scenes, without a soul in sight: streets empty, buildings empty, yet everywhere there is evidence of recent life and activity. At the end of the film we learn what has happened."--National Film Board of Canada
Young opposums are carried in their mother's pouch and they learn to use their tails to hold on to things. While Fignewton runs the shadow puppets, he illustrates the store of little Pete Opposum, who helps to capture a bandit, because he cannot hold on to things with his tail.
Shows the pre-game and half-time maneuvers of the Indiana University Marching Band during two of the 1960 home football games. The band is seen in pre-game activities for the Marquette game and the half-time activities at the Northwestern game. Depicts the combined high school bands' performance during the 1960 Band Day.
Demonstrates the operation and care of the Victor 16mm sound projector. Shows in detail the steps in assembling and threading the projector, demonstrates the 10-hour cleaning procedure for the film track and the optical and sound systems, illustrates the changing of projection lamps, and shows the 100-hour lubrication procedure. Depicts the instruction manual as an audio-visual tool.
Mary L. De Give, Margaret Cussler, Social Documentary Films
Summary:
Shows the Hopi Indian as a farmer, herder, craftsman, and trader. Pictures how difficult it is for him to live on the desert, especially with some of the government controls. Gives the Indian a chance to speak about his problems in education, place in American society, and means of making a living.
Discusses and shows with charts the female and male reproductive organs and explains their functions. Discusses the role of hormones in sexual maturation and in the processes of ovulation and fetal development.
Discusses and shows the wide variety of creatures who inhabit the seashore. Explains how they are adapted to the environment in which they make their homes. Presents filmed sequences of the sand flea, clam, sea hare, snail, many kinds of crabs, and other seashore creatures.
This film shows excerpts from the three-day subcommittee hearings on patent medicine, antitrust, and prescription drug laws. The bill before Congress, number S-1552, Drug Industry Antitrust Act, is shown through the eyes of the drug industry, although both sides of the issue of overpricing is shown
Fifth in the "Are You Ready for Service?" series. Illustrates the great demands on physical strength and endurance in the service, and recommends that young men in high school consider how much time they have to get ready. Suggests a complete physical examination, having defects remedied if possible, taking tests of physical performance, and planning toward physical fitness with a program of activities.
Through free expression art activities, a teacher shows how children think, feel, and develop in a year at a Japanese school. Selects pupils from a first-grade class and traces their personality growth and development as it relates to their home life and social-school environment. Indicates that personal problems and predispositions influence the types and variety of children's artistic creations. Illustrates how children can be encouraged to remove deeply rooted fears through art activity and social participation.
Explains the effects of lenses on light, and shows the construction and use of a lens. Pictures the types of images formed by convex and concave lenses when an object is placed at varying distances from the lens. Shows the use of lenses in cameras, microscopes, and telescopes.
Pictures American folk singers in various parts of the country and discusses briefly the development of folk music here. Peter Seeger is shown singing and playing his banjo in a city setting, and then other singers, including mountaineers, sharecroppers, migratory workers, African-Americans, and railroad builders, are shown.
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 the instructions differently. Creativity has been defined as responses to the Circles Subtest of the MINNESOTA TEST OF CREATIVITY developed by Dr. E. Paul Torrance.
Depicts the five major groups of algae, showing growth, movement, reproduction, and nutritional patterns. Describes the tremendous size range of algae from the giant kelp to the minute forms found in a drop of pond water. Discusses the evolutionary development and the economic and ecological importance of the algae.
Presents a record of the successful experiments in resuscitating dead animals conducted at the Institute of Experimental Physiology and Therapy at Veronezh, U.S.S.R., by Dr. S. S. Bryukhonenko. The Institute makes use of apparatus called the "autojector" to carry out the functions of the heart and lungs, and years of pioneering in the technique of resuscitation are climaxed in the sequence showing reanimation of a dog that has been killed. Recommended for use only by individuals or groups professionally concerned with the advancement of science.
Discusses the care of the mother after delivery and demonstrates exercises designed to aid the mother in rapid and thorough recovery. Points out the changes which occur in the mother's body and emphasizes her needs for rest and for proper diet.
Shows the variety of ways animals obtain food and their different types of digestive cavities--fully closed, one opening, and two openings. Examines digestive organs in an earthworm, grasshopper, frog, cat, and bird. Looks at peristalsis in a dog's stomach and the action of the villi in a pigeon's small intestine.
Demonstrates the operation and care of the RCA 400 16mm sound projector. Presents detailed instructions for setting up the Junior and Senior models and for initial adjustment, threading, operating, rewinding, and packing up projectors. Demonstrates the cleaning and lubrication procedures for the two projectors and the replacement of tubes in the amplifier section.
Shows excerpts from four tests: two six-year olds (I.Q.s 104 and 156) and two ten-year-olds (I.Q.s 100 and 80). Indicates techniques of rapport and standardized administration. Concepts and computation of M.A. and I.Q. presented in detail. An introduction to Stanford-Binet; not intended to teach competent administration.
This film traces the history of rocketry and describes the use of sounding rockets as tools for scientific research in the upper atmosphere; this film discusses the need for such tools, shows how rocket experiments are accomplished, and explains what they have contributed to meteorological and ionospheric research.
Shows scenes of Indiana state parks during the various seasons. Stresses the facilities available for camping, boating, fishing, hiking, studying nature, horseback riding, picnicking, and participating in individual and group games. Includes sequences on Clifty Falls, Spring Mill, McCormick's Creek, Shakamak, Dunes, Brown County, and Pokagon State Parks. Describes the early development of the park system and its role in the conservation of Hoosier wildlife.
Explains the set-up and operation of the Kodak Pageant motion picture projector. Shows proper placement of components for effective use, threading, focusing, and centering the picture on the screen. Shows techniques for rewinding, forward and reverse opertion, cleaning, and lamp replacement.
Uses photomicrography and time-lapse sequences to reveal the research technique of nuclear transplantation. Shows how nuclei are transplanted from donor body cells into activated eggs.
This is the story of a little girl no bigger than a thumb who is carried away from her home by a frog to be the bride of the frog's son. Thumbelina escapes from the Frog with the help of a rabbit. Mrs. Mouse takes Thumbelina into her home to keep house. Thumbelina finds a bird whose wing is broken and nurses him back to health. When Mrs. Moose decides that Thumbelina should marry Mr. Mole, the bird carries the little girl back to her mother. Mr. Mole then decides to marry Mrs. Mouse. Marionettes are used to tell this all-time favorite.
Uses newsreel footage to outline the important events preceding the Second World War. Explains Stalin's efforts to build his personal image. Reviews the non-aggression pact signed with the German Reich. Discusses the German invasion of Russia and the joining of the Allies by the U.S.S.R. Tells how Stalin maneuvered at Teheran, Yalta, and Potsdam to make the best possible terms for the Communists. Concludes with Russia's continued build-up of strength and influence throughout the world.
Discusses such topics as superstitions about birth marks and deformities, how to relieve morning sickness, changes in clothing, and how to relax and rest. Contains suggestions for relieving constipation, shortness of breath, and dizziness as they effect the expectant mother.
Uses drawings and dissected specimens to compare the nervous systems in hydra, planaria, earthworms, and grasshoppers and shows the response of a paramecium, euglena, amoeba, hydra, and planaria to stimuli. Points out the spinal cord, spinal nerves, and parts of the brain in a freshly dissected pig and makes comparisons between the parts of the brain in frogs, birds, cats, and humans. Illustrates through still and animated drawings the basic elements of the neuron and the pathway of the nerve impulse during a reflex arc.
Discusses and demonstrates the laboratory procedures involved in the production of a 16mm, color, sound film. Follows the camera original film and a quarter inch audio tape through the following procedures: processing the original, dubbing the sound to 16mm magnetic film, making a work print, and edge numbering the original and the work print. Observes the edited work print and magnetic sound track going through the processes of conforming, transferring to optical sound, and color balancing in order to make the composite answer print.
Uses drawings and real photography to depict the origin and nature of the Hawaiian Islands. Shows a recent eruption of Mauna Loa Volcano and indicates how rain, wind, and the ocean have transformed the islands into fertile regions over the centuries.
Reviews, through documentary scenes taken from the National Archives, the historic events which led to the entry of the United States into World War II. Records the failure of the League of Nations to take strong action against the aggressive acts of Japan, Italy, and Germany. Highlights the war of nerves, the successive Axis aggression, U.S. Neutrality Acts, the various agreements and pacts, and the declaration of war by England, France, and the United States.
Documentary of events leading to United States entry to World War II. Different stages through which American public opinion passed as events in Europe took place are described.
Outlines the work of Dr. Howard Kendler, Dr. Tracy Kendler, Dr. Spence, Dr. Harlow, and Dr. Skinner, in exploring the different strategies employed in developing new theoretical concepts about man's ability to learn. Shows how the work of these men has influenced methods of instruction in schools and colleges.
Lecture by Dr. Grace Gipson, assistant professor of African American Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University, titled "Reclaiming Her Time: Exploring Black Futures in the Black Female Superhero." Presented in the Phyllis Klotman Room of the Black Film Center & Archive.
One in a series, this film takes a look at memory as it is exhibited by children with hearing deficits. Each child watches the instructor use a pencil to tap blocks in varying sequences, then tries to recreate the unique sequence. Memory has been defined as responses to items from the KNOX CUBES TEST.
Introduces and outlines the twelve-program series AT HOME WITH YOUR CHILD. Discusses the baby's need for space in the home and suggests and shows furnishings for the nursery area. Describes some of the uses of various pieces of equipment in the nursery. (WQED)
Dramatizes the story of Tommy Randall, who has been caught stealing at school, and who is sent to a child guidance clinic rather than being of an emotional problem. Traces the disturbance, through a portrayal of his family lie, to its source. Shows how Tommy's mother learns to understand him and how Tommy himself becomes adjusted through the work of the clinicians.
Discusses the political history of Brazil and her relations with the U.S. Considers Brazilian art, economic problems and potentialities, and the role of U.S. business in Brazil. A photo series presents the land and the people. (WTTW) Kinescope.
Questions a woman's right to terminate pregnancy in the first three months through legalized abortion. Points out that increased accessibility to abortion would decrease the number of unwanted children, many of whom presently become socially maladjusted or mentally ill. Opposes legalized abortion in that the embryo is a human being, even though it cannot independently sustain life, and that often women only "think" they want an abortion. Emphasizes that most abortions are sought by married women.
Animation is used to present the story of the Bagley family, who do not use their furnace correctly. When Mr. Bagley over-fires the furnace, the narrator, who is a gnome, and cutaway diagrams of the furnace explain the importance of keeping a furnace in good condition and firing it correctly. Unfortunately, Mr. Bagley and his house are blown up by an explosion of coal gas in the furnace.
Uses animation to show a train changing shape and color set to much. This is achieved by drawing directly on the film, a technique for fast-paced animated short films. Without narration.
Shows how the Indians in the Mayo village off Ubalama live, how they make and use ollas, and how they trade them for the necessities of life. Explains why primitive industry of making ollas has retained its importance in modern times.
A young man and person in a lion costume walk around a carnival, enjoying the rides, interacting with a clown, before being united with a young woman looking for them. Deggeler Amusement Company attractions shown include a Sky Weel (double Ferris Wheel), Paratrooper, kiddie ride, Round Up, and Herschell carousel. Early 1960's.
Discover the story of Indiana Avenue, a once thriving Black neighborhood in Indianapolis reshaped by the construction of IU Indianapolis. This event will highlight the importance of archives in preserving the rich heritage of displaced communities through photographs and narratives from historians and IU Indianapolis alumni that bring the past to life.
Lecture delivered by George E. Sandusky, DVM, PhD (Senior Research Professor of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine at the Indiana University School of Medicine, Director of the IU Simon Cancer Center Tissue Bank, and Co-Director of the Indiana Center for Biomarker Research in Neuropsychiatry) on February 18, 2025. In this presentation, Dr. Sandusky discusses the beginnings of chemotherapy, starting with General Ulysses S. Grant’s treatment for throat cancer, and ending with Dr. James Allison’s recent developments in immunotherapy. He also introduces the chemotherapy stories of Dr. Paul Ehrlich, Dr. Louis Goodman and Alfred Gilman, Babe Ruth, and Dr. Sidney Farber.
This event was sponsored by the John Shaw Billings History of Medicine Society, IU School of Medicine History of Medicine Student Interest Group, IU Indianapolis Medical Humanities & Health Studies Program, and the Ruth Lilly Medical Library.
Indiana University, Bloomington. Groups Student Support Services
Summary:
An administrative meeting for the Groups Student Support Services program, led by director Janice Wiggins. Wiggins discusses various subsidiary programs and initiatives, including the Chi Alpha Epsilon honor society, outreach efforts, summer experience, and more.
Fignewton Frog (puppet) and Dora (person) tell a story about whales paying attention to the difference between whales with teeth and whales with baleen. The whales are portrayed with shadow puppets.
Shows the ecological succession of animal and plant life in the sand dune area at the southern end of Lake Michigan beginning with the sand washed ashore and ending with this region's climax forest, beech-maple. Explains the stages in the process emphasizing the general principles involved and highlighting significant details. Enumerates the successive stages as sand, drift, dry middle beach, pioneer grasses, cottonwoods, pines, oaks, and beech-maples. Animal life at each ecological interval is indicated.
A continuation of the home movie footage from [Lake Michigan and Calumet River ca. 1967]. This film focuses more on the river's industrial activity, showing trains, warehouses, and large piles of limestone.
A continuation of the home movie footage from [Lake Michigan and Calumet River ca. 1967 #2]. This film focuses more on the river's industrial activity and large shipping boats.
The Central Algonquians, who lived along the short of the Great Lakes and Mississippi, were first discovered by white men when Robert LaSalle and Pere Jacques Marquette journeyed down the St. Lawrence River from the French settlements in Canada until they reached the Great Lakes and then the Mississippi. They found a largely agricultural people who planted corn and wore elaborately decorated clothing. They were the Indians who used the calumet, the peace pipe decorated with white feathers for peace, and red for war, and which Pere Marquette called as good as a passport. The influence on his people was one of their greatest chiefs, Pontiac, is described.
Based on Interviews and Documents housed in the Roy W. Howard Archive at Indiana University. Produced by Indiana University School of Journalism. Funded by the Scripps Howard Foundation. Narrator Richard Yoakam, Professor of Broadcasting, Indiana University
Home movie taken while sailing in Lake Michigan and down the Calumet River circa 1967. Mostly shaky footage of the skyline and industrial activity along the river, possibly taken from a tourist boat.
[landscape shots; grain elevator; livestock from a moving train]
Black and white footage of Northern Ontario taken from the back of a moving train. Train passes the depots for Schreiber and Jackfish as well as the Heron Bay Hotel. Primarily landscape shots of Lake Superior and surrounding forests.
This film examines the courtship and mating behavior of domestic white turkeys, highlighting the sequence of actions each bird follows in response to specific cues from its mate. It details the female turkey's reactions to the male's display and treading behavior, as well as the stimuli that trigger sexual responses in both sexes. Experimental demonstrations show how models of a female can elicit sexual behavior from the male, emphasizing the role of the female's head in this process. Additionally, the program describes methods for assessing the sexual vitality of male turkeys within a flock.
Edward Feil Productions, Bill McGaw, Ohio Commercial Fisherman's Association, Ohio Division of Wildlife
Summary:
Discusses the characteristics of Lake Erie that contribute to its thriving commercial fishing industry. Describes the process of tagging fish by the Ohio Division of Wildlife as well as the harvesting of fertilized eggs for hatcheries. Gives an overview of commonly used equipment, such as the dragnet, seine, and trawl net.
Ideal "Saucy Walker Doll" : An advertisement for Ideal's Saucy Walker doll in which the doll voices its thoughts in female voiceover as a young girl walks with it, combs its hair, and changes its undergarments. A concluding animation of a robot promotes the Ideal brand name.
Hubley "Tic Toy Clock": An advertisement for Hubley's Tic Toy Clock in which an offscreen narrator describes in a rhyming fashion how one can take apart and reassemble the toy clock. Close-ups of the clock being disassembled and reassembled and the ticking sound of a clock accompany the narration.
Examines the eye in terms of structure, functions, disorders, and hygiene. Reveals, with animated drawings, the various parts of the eye and explains the physiology of sight. Illustrates such eye defects as nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism, and describes their correction with proper glasses. Calls attention to eye infections, the removal of foreign bodies, and damage by radiation.
Riley Hospital for Children is one of the top pediatric hospitals in the nation, according to US News & World Report. In Riley Children’s first century, the hospital achieved a variety of “firsts,” many of which occurred in pediatric heart surgery. Riley Children’s Health was one of the first in the country to perform pediatric heart surgery, starting in the 1940’s. Since then, Riley Children’s has expanded its pediatric heart care across the state, and even travels internationally multiple times a year. Video produced for Riley Hospital for Children's centennial anniversary.
One hundred years ago, a hospital opened in Indianapolis to care for all Hoosier children. Today, that hospital is nationally ranked year over year, and has expanded to provide care throughout the state and even internationally. Watch the story of Riley Children’s first century. Video produced for Riley Hospital for Children's centennial anniversary.
From Polio in the early 1900s to the recent COVID-19 pandemic, hear directly from patients, physicians and researchers as they share their personal experiences with infectious diseases over the past century, and what Riley Children’s has done in the past 100 years through today to make a difference for kids in Indiana and around the globe. Video produced for Riley Hospital for Children's centennial anniversary.
Prior to 1960, many hospitals limited visiting hours to once a week for 2-4 hours. That means parents, caregivers and families could only see their loved ones once a week at most, for a few hours. This all changed when a Riley physician, Morris Green, and nurse Margaret Martin, recognized the need for families and caregivers to be deeply involved in their child’s care. Watch how their vision transformed the past 100 years, and how hospitals across the country began to adopt this new model, which is now the standard we all experience and expect today. Video produced for Riley Hospital for Children's centennial anniversary.
An advertisement for Kawasaki motorcycles in which an older man pretends to ride a stationary motorcycle in his garage while his wife looks on from the doorway. The wife encourages the man to continue to pretend riding and a jingle plays as the product tagline "Let the Good Times Roll" appears onscreen. One of the winners of the 1975 Clio Awards.
An Italian advertisement for Schlitz Beer in which a truck driver at a beer factory accidentally breaks an outside pipe, causing beer to begin spraying onto the street. Workers initially try to contain the leak before beginning to drink and party around it while holding mugs. Large crowds of people from the surrounding community begin to join. One of the winners of the 1971 Clio Awards.
A mother chastises her daughter for not having Right Guard deodorant in her house. The daughter corrects her mother by showing her the new Decorated Right Guard she has in her medicine cabinet.
In a commercial for Lux soap a narrator voices the thoughts of a couple as they embrace. The narrator states how the woman eased her worries about her appearance by using Lux soap. The commercial concludes with the couple kissing.
A narrator list all of the services United Way provides such as daycare for children and the elderly, family counseling, health services, recreation services, and keeping kids off the street. The narrator concludes by asking for a donation.
An advertisement for Cadbury's Crunchie bars in which outlaws and a slew of other characters try to steal a chest of chocolate bars during a train ride. Submitted for the Clio Awards International category.
An advertisement for Ideal's Electric Roadway sets in which a father and son race toy cars along the set while an offscreen narrator describes the product and the various course options available. Submitted for the Clio Awards.
An advertisement for Prestone anti-freeze in which a male narrator introduces a man who is practicing a speech in the mirror. The man goes to his mechanic and insists on Prestone anti-freeze, and not a substitute knock off. The narrator talks about the product and the man turns to the camera and yells, "Prestone Anti-Freeze!"
As a girl helps her mother wash her baby sister with Ivory Soap, she asks her mother why she has to use Ivory Soap if it is meant for babies. The mother replies that Ivory Soap helps women keep their skin looking young no matter what age they are.
An advertisement for Dilly Beans packaged foods in which a narrator tells the viewer to quit smoking and eat Dilly Beans and a group of people quickly eat a jar of the pickled green bean product. Submitted for Clio Awards category Packaged Foods.
An advertisement for Rayco Auto seat covers in which male and female voices sing a jingle about the product over animation and live-action images are displayed. A male narrator talks about the various styles of the product and its affordability.
An advertisement for Busch Bavarian Beer in which a female voice sings a jingle, accompanied by music, over various images of beer being poured and slid down bar tops.
A narrator explains the values of having tools. He uses the example of how Henry VIII adopted the use of fork to show how tools improve life. The narrator concludes by telling the viewer that the greatest tool is profits and investments.
