15541. William Abraham (29:48)

Date:
1964
Summary:
Presents Nkosi and Soyinka in Accra interviewing Professor Abraham, philosopher and author of The Mind of Africa. Focuses in detail on the function of the writer in Africa.

15545. William Carlos Williams (28:52)

Date:
1966
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Documents the life and work of William Carlos Williams, poet, Pulitzer Prize winner, and physician. Illustrates his work with selected readings from letters, poems, and the autobiography of the poet. Shows still photographs of the poet as a young man and in his later years with his son, also a physician, practicing medicine in the local hospital.

15547. William Chaney History of the Ku Klux Klan (34:20)

Date:
197u
Main contributors:
Chaney, William M.
Summary:
A discussion between unidentified host (William Spaulding?) and William Chaney, Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan in Indiana. Chaney describes the history and naming of the Klan, its current activities and political involvement, and its connections to Indiana. William also describes the racial ideology of the Klan and his opinion on Zionism.

15551. William Foxwell Albright : importance of logical thinking in the nuclear age (29:42)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Dr. Albright and his guests discuss the emergence of Christianity out of Jewish History and the influence of the Hellenic (or Western World) to Christianity. They are also concerned with the cultural influences on the gradual development of logical stages in human thinking. Dr. Albright outlines these various stages in their relationships to religion.

15552. William Foxwell Albright : the meaning of archaeology (29:23)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Dr. Albright and his guests discuss the essential features of archaeology, and the means of translating the values of these different features to determine the patterns of human history. They speak of mounds, layers, pottery, scripts, etc. They analyze the scope of archaeological study in today’s world.

15553. William Foxwell Albright : the significance of the Dead Sea Scrolls (29:11)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Why is the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls the greatest manuscript discovery in modern time? What are scholars learning from the scrolls that applies to already accepted ideas that appear in the New Testament? Dr. Albright and his guests answer these two important questions. They give example of the effect of the scrolls as well as of their meaning to the Old and New Testaments.

15554. William Harris Interview (2:03:58)

Date:
2023-05-04
Main contributors:
William Harris, Vivianne Crowley, Michigan City Public Library
Summary:
"Getting There: Oral Histories about transportation in Michigan City" is a series of oral histories, focusing on the railroads and aviation in Michigan City. This project was initiated and administered by the Michigan City Public Library, co-sponsored by the LaPorte County Historical Society, and funded through an Indiana Heritage Research Grant from 1993-1994. Interview of William Harris, conducted by Vivianne Crowley. Harris touches on his experience as a Pullman rail car engineer.

15557. William Mihay (39:43)

Date:
2009-06-18
Main contributors:
Indiana University Office of the Bicentennial
Summary:

15559. William Plater (42:19)

Date:
2018-02-01
Main contributors:
Indiana University Office of the Bicentennial
Summary: