14251. Minorities and segregation (29:28)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Max Lerner discusses with Brandeis students’ questions concerning minorities and segregation. A few of the topics to be discussed are: is segregations in the South the result of prejudice or the re...

14252. Misconception about mental illness (29:35)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Discusses some of the more common misconceptions about mental illness. Explains why they are incorrect and what the correct version should be. Features Dr. Charles Feuss, Jr., Superintendant of Lon...

14253. Modern Alaska (1:29:16)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Beginning with a visit to Anchorage, shows the city's modern developments in offices, houses, schools, and factories which best typify modern Alaska. Visits other sources of industry, commerce, ed...

14254. Modern Ballet (1:02:45)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Anthony Tudor, the choreographer, and Nora Kay and Hugh Laing, dancers who appear on this program, are figures prominently associated with the new developments in modern dance which began in the 19...

14255. Monarch Baking Mixes "Date Square Mix" (01:02)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Monarch
Summary:
An advertisement for Monarch brand baking mixes in which a man returns home from work to find that his wife has prepared a dessert using Monarch's date square mix. The couple embrace while the man ...

14256. Morality (30:06)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Presents an interview with Dr. Reinhold Niebuhr on America's sense of morality. Questions are answered concerning the need of a moral code, changes in America's moral standards, the relationship o...

14257. Morpul Nylons "Morpul Nylon Hosiery" (01:01)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Morpul
Summary:
An advertisement for Morpul nylons in which a jingle plays over animation of various lines and shapes and stop-motion images of a woman wearing the product. Submitted for the Clio Awards.

14258. Musical performance improvement for snare drum (21:53)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Vern Reimer gives instruction, through demonstrations, on how to improve a drummers performance. He discusses the common mistakes made by student drummers and how to correct them. Targeted for the ...

14259. Nationalism and the symphony (29:37)

Date:
1960
Summary:
As the 19th Century progressed and the spirit of nationalism increased, this new emotion began to affect music as much as other activities. Here Professor Woodworth shows the effect of this spirit ...

14261. Nationalism, colonialism, and the world community (29:31)

Date:
1960
Summary:
This program summarizes the major points which have been brought out in the series and evaluates Nationalism and Colonialism in terms of the basic problems now facing the world community – the para...

14262. Native Alaska (29:20)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Visits Eskimos in the North and Indians in the South and discusses some of the problems confronting these native Alaskans since the appearance of the white man. Tells how native Indians are assimi...

14263. Northeast Farm Community (15:31)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Portrays life of a typical farm family during the early 1800s in the Northeastern United States. Illustrates the self-sufficiency of these farmers and the importance to them of wood, water, and fer...

14264. Noxzema "Untitled" (01:02)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Noxzema
Summary:
Two couples are shown driving a jeep in the mountains to go skiing. The woman uses Noxzema skin cream to keep her skin moist as she spends the day in the snowy mountains.

14265. Old Alaska (1:28:56)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Recreates the excitement of the gold rush by showing the prospector's trails, their campsites and the gold rush cities. Illustrates with prints of the settlers, miners, and dance hall girls. Visits...

14266. Oldsmobile [Unknown Title] (01:15)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Oldsmobile
Summary:
A star appears and traces out a few circles which soon turn into trumpets, we cut to a timpani being played, and finally a conductor leading a band as the announcer presents the 1960 Oldsmobile. It...

14267. Open door hospital (29:50)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Discusses the free or open mental hospital. Includes views of a visit to the St. Lawrence State Hospital in Ogdensburg, New York. Explains how the open hospital operates, the difficulties involve...

14268. Organic research (29:41)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Discusses the work and goals of organic research into the problem of insanity, and includes views of the Research Division of the Columbia Psychiatric Institute. Show various experiments, includin...

14269. Our foreign aid objectives (29:26)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Huston Smith visits Paul Hoffman, in New York City, first director of the Marshall Plan, and, in Cambridge, John Kenneth Galbraith and Paul Samuelson, professors at Harvard and MIT, to discuss fore...

14270. Our mental health problems (29:12)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Huston Smith visits Dr. F.C. Redlich in Princeton, NJ, and Dr. Erich Fromm in New York City, and explores some problems of mental health with them. What is mental illness? Is it increasing? Do we k...

14271. Our national economy (29:40)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Huston Smith visits Professor John Kenneth Galbraith of Harvard and Professor Paul Samuelson of MIT to discuss the American economy: how it compares with that of other nations, problems it faces, a...

14272. Our problems in education (29:34)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Huston Smith interviews Professor Mark Van Doren in Greenwich Village, New York City, and Dr. William Ernest Hocking atop a New Hampshire mountain, to discuss American education with them. How does...

14273. Our race problem : part I (28:58)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Huston Smith journeys to the South to explore two radically different positions concerning race in America. In Little Rock, Harry Ashmore, Pulitzer Prize winning editor of the Arkansas Gazette, out...

14274. Our race problem : part II (29:44)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Huston Smith continues his journey through the South exploring “America’s most agonizing problem,” the problem of race. Having talked last week to white spokesmen of varying persuasions, he turns t...

14275. Our relations with Russia (28:55)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Huston Smith interviewers Harold Stassen in Philadelphia and Dr. and Mrs. Walt Rostow of MIT in Cambridge about our posture toward our foremost adversary. Is coexistence possible? What are Russia’s...

14276. P.F. Flyers "Rocket" (01:00)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
B.F. Goodrich
Summary:
An advertisement for P.F. Flyers footwear where a young boy reads a science-fiction story in which he stops a bomb detonation and outruns bad guys in his P.F. shoes. An animated chipmunk character ...

14277. P.F. Footwear "Soda Fountain" (00:59)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
B.F. Goodrich
Summary:
An advertisement for P.F. footwear in which two teenage boys discuss the qualities of the shoes while sitting at a soda shop. An offscreen male narrator emphasizes how the P.F. label includes shoes...

14278. Pacquins "Silk Satin Lotion" (01:26)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Pacquins
Summary:
A woman narrator describes the smoothness of the skin lotion as a women applies the lotion to her skin. A choir chorus sings a jingle in the background throughout the video.

14279. Pampers "Untitled" (01:02)

Date:
1960
Summary:
A mother explains how useful pamper diapers are because she can take them wherever she goes, and they are absorbent as well as disposable.

14280. Parties and Interest Groups (29:57)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Discusses the origin, development, and rise of political interest groups in America and their role in the legislative process. Describes the organization and techniques of interest groups, and rev...

14281. Parties and Voting Behavior (29:41)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Discusses the voting behavior of the public in the 1952 election. Compares the public participation in the 1952 election with participation in other countries. Classifies the eligible voters into ...

14283. People who care (mental health careers) (24:25)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Tells the story of Mrs. Pat Dobson, a young wife and mother who becomes mentally ill. In tracing her progress from the time of her admission to her departure from the hospital, it provides a good l...

14284. Perpetuation of Life (29:42)

Date:
1960
Summary:
The development of life, from a cell to a man, from a seed to a tree, is the subject of this program. Film clips are used, showing the self-duplication of molecules and cells and the fertilization ...

14285. Personality and mental health (29:25)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Is it true that we have an American national character? Is America old enough to have developed a distinctive personality? Can you predict the kind of mental breakdown that an American will have? D...

14286. Peter Pan Bra "Honeycomb Bra" (01:00)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Peter Pan
Summary:
An advertisement for Peter Pan's Honeycomb-brand bra in which an offscreen female narrator describes the product's Elasto-Net feature and how it improves flexibility and air flow. An animated bee a...

14287. Philippines : and and people (14:03)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films; Paul R. Hanna, Ph.D. Stanford University; William Deneen
Summary:
Describes the climate and topography of the Philippines and how these factors affecting the way the people dress, build their homes, and make their living. Calls attention to the influences of Spa...

14288. Photography as an art (30:16)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Presents Ansel Adams as he photographs Yosemite National Park and explains how a sense of discovery and rediscovery is conveyed through his photography. Shows a collection of his photographs. Mr. A...

14289. Pillsbury Cake Mix [unknown title] (01:02)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Pillsbury
Summary:
An advertisement for Pillsbury cake mixes in which close-ups of cake being baked and served are interspersed with split-screen shots of a happy family smiling and eating desserts. An offscreen choi...

14290. Pillsbury Flour "Best Flour" (01:00)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Pillsbury
Summary:
An advertisement for Pillsbury all-purpose flour in which two young sisters use the product to bake their mother a cake after she returns from the hospital with a new baby. An offscreen male narrat...

14291. Pillsbury Flour [unknown title] (01:03)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Pillsbury
Summary:
An advertisement for Pillsbury all-purpose flour in which four animated chefs named the "Merry Millers" sing about the quality of the product and present it to CEO "Mr. Pillsbury," who marks it wit...

14292. Pillsbury Hot Popover Mix "Popover Mix" (01:02)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Pillsbury
Summary:
An advertisement for Pillsbury popover mix in which an offscreen male narrator describes the product over shots of the mix rising in the oven and the finished bake being pulled apart by a pair of h...

14293. Pioneer Mill (29:57)

Date:
1960
Summary:
An important aspect of the agricultural revolution in nineteenth century America was the gradual transfer of the processing of agricultural goods from the farm to the factory. It was the building ...

14294. Pioneer Spinning and Weaving (41:50)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Illustrates how linen, wool, and linsey-woolsey fabrics were made from material found or grown on the farm; follows the processing of flax into linen thread from harvesting to the actual spinning o...

14295. Playtex "Disposable Dryper" (01:03)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Playtex
Summary:
A husband complains about going on a family outing because he doesn’t want to carry around used diapers all day. His wife explains that they can use Playtex disposable diapers. A test is conducted ...

14296. Playtex Dress-Eez Baby Pants "Baby Pants" (01:02)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Playtex
Summary:
An advertisement for Playtex Dress-Eez baby pants in which a group of toddlers wear the product as offscreen female voices sing a jingle. An offscreen male narrator describes how Playtex's Air-Flo ...

14297. Plymouth "1960 Announcement" (02:27)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Plymouth
Summary:
A percussion beat begins the ad as an announcer sets up the reveal of the car and the color grading gets lighter as it comes into frame. Emphasis it put on how this Plymouth is "solid" and a unibod...

14298. Plymouth "Doug Hansen" (01:55)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Plymouth
Summary:
A person in a suit looks to the camera with an audience off-screen while talking about the new Plymouth cars. A man comes onscreen wearing a long coat and talks about road testing all the Plymouth ...

14299. Plymouth "Interviews: Steve Allen, Don Knotts" (02:53)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Plymouth
Summary:
The main Plymouth announcer greets Don Knotts and they perform a small sketch. Knotts jokes about how he likes planning out trips but not going on them, so he's just putting bags in his car. They d...

14300. Plymouth "Mack, The Knife" (02:37)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Plymouth
Summary:
Someone in a suit walks in and talks to the audience as he prepares himself to sit down at the piano. He begins playing and singing about Plymouth. A full band joins in and he stops playing and sta...