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601. Convention management (29:46)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Describes convention management in relation to the four committees of all political conventions. Explains the seating of these four committees--rules, platform, credentials, and permanent organizat...

602. Conventions at work (29:15)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Discusses the sequence of events that takes place when the national political convention is underway. Includes consideration of the role of the contemporary chairman, the "keynoter", general speech...

603. Copernicus (1473-1543) (29:28)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Indicates that the problem of getting to Mars of Venus, heretofore a concern only to science fiction writers and afficionados, has now become an international obsession. Shows that the strides bein...

604. Copland portrait (29:36)

Date:
1975
Summary:
The film is a relaxed, reflective documentary where Copland shares his personal insights and views on American musical history. It explores his achievements in writing symphonic music and sheds lig...

605. Copper mining and smelting (11:03)

Date:
1949
Summary:
"An open-pit copper mine in operation illustrates the main steps in extracting pure copper from ore. We see the processes of blasting, loading and disposing of waste rock, loading ore on railroad c...

606. Copy-cats : unusual similarities among animals (30:05)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Visits the Brookfield Zoo to discover those animals which look and live alike but are unrelated. Explains that copy-cats occur in the plant, bird, and animal, worlds, and tells why. Uses film clips...

607. Corneal transplant (30:35)

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...

608. Cornell - Beth's Hockey Matches-177 (08:34)

Date:
1977
Summary:
Home movie footage of Vicki, Naomi, Eddie, and Ken watching Beth play collegiate ice hockey for Cornell at Lynah Rink on January 8, 1977. Cornell (in white jerseys) defeats St. Lawrence University ...

609. Cosmic ray studies (15:04)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Discuses the problem of harmful effects on the human body caused by extended exposure to cosmic radiation. Describes how these effects have been studied by exposing animals, insects, eggs, and seed...

610. Cosmic rays (27:32)

Date:
1960
Summary:
A study of cosmic rays, how they were discovered, how they are measured, and how they affect research, especially in the fields of atomic and nuclear physics. Includes views of the atomic accelerat...

611. Costumes of Our Country (15:11)

Date:
1958
Summary:
How the clothes of people living in this country have changed is shown by Bash, in pictures and in living pictorial groups. From the early Spanish peaked helmet and bloomers, through the Cavaliers,...

612. Cotton farm (15:17)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Tells the story of the development of the great cotton farms. Describes the planting, harvesting, and packing of cotton.

613. Country fairs (15:08)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Bash starts at the earliest meetings of groups of people, the church festival, and traces the development of gatherings on through the country fairs. The camp meetings of the Methodists give rise t...

614. County and community recreation in action (29:09)

Date:
1951
Summary:
Presents the case histories of three county-wide recreation programs in Indiana as observed by an interested group. Outlines the various arrangements of financing a recreation program, shows the m...

615. Courtesy for beginners (10:22)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
A third-grade class decides who will be the week's host, shows one youngsters pretending she is a visitor while another acts out the part of the host. Pictures children making introductions, and u...

616. Covered Bridges (14:52)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Bash tells the romance crossing streams and takes a film trip to see some historic covered bridges which are still in use. Covered bridges had many unusual features including the special toll charg...

617. Covered Wagon Trip (15:18)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Tells the story of an imaginary cross-country trip in a covered wagon. Explains the preparation for the trip. Describes the difficulties encountered on such a journey. (KQED) Kinescope.

618. Covering hot and cold pipes (21:50)

Date:
1943
Summary:
Describes materials used to insulate hot and cold pipes. Explains how to insulate straight pipe and how to cover coupling, bend, elbow, valve and flange.

619. Cow in the house (15:04)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Marionettes present the story of a man and wife who think their house is too small for visiting relatives. Promising to follow the advice of their wise friend, Mr. Wiseman, they bring a rooster, a ...

620. Cowboy small (15:02)

Date:
1955
Summary:
The Friendly Giant reads the book, Cowboy Small, by Lois Lenski, published by the Oxford University Press, to Jerome the giraffe. Then he tries to find a ten-gallon hat for Jerome. (WHA-TV) Kinesc...

621. Crisis in Paris : Franklin's diplomatic mission (18:41)

Date:
1967
Summary:
Teaching Film Custodians abridged classroom version of a DuPont Cavalcade Theatre television series episode, "Crisis in Paris" (season 4, episode 8), which first aired November 29th, 1955 on ABC-TV...

622. Cross country high (14:35)

Date:
1975
Summary:
Explores the problem that young people have with alcoholism. Stimulates consideration of self-reliance, decision-making, and resistance to peer pressure as part of developing the resolve to live fr...

623. Crossingover in terms of meiosis (29:48)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Presents the hypothesis that chiasmata represent physical evidence of crossingover. This would mean that crossingover takes place at a four-strand rather than a two-strand stage. Genetic proof for ...

624. Crying (29:35)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Host Lee Wilcox discusses the phenomenon of crying with University of Chicago childhood development expert Maria Piers. Examines motivations for crying, including physical discomfort, a need for at...

625. Crystal gazing (12:08)

Date:
1954
Summary:
Shows how some of the crystals in limestone caves are formed and then pictures by time-lapse cinephotomicrography the crystallization of the commonplace substances and chemicals. Depicts briefly th...

626. Crystals (29:27)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Minerals are combinations of the elements of the earth. They can be identified by luster, color, hardness, specific gravity, density and cleavage, and by their crystal form. This program will dea...

627. Crystals and Glass (29:51)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Uses laboratory experiments to explain properties of crystals and glass. Tell how crystals are formed and demonstrates crystallization taking place. Discusses glass, its formation, and how it dif...

628. Cultural Patterns of Infant Regulations (29:28)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Uses dance routines and originally scored music to demonstrate cultural differences in early training of infants. Compares families of southern urban Negroes, the Manus of the Admiralty Islands, an...

629. Cultural patterns of marital sanction (28:59)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Employs dance routines and originally scored music to portray differences in marriage rituals of three societies. Emphasizes the basic motive behind the selection of marriage partners, the rituals ...

630. Cutting a dovetail taper slide (25:43)

Date:
1943
Summary:
Shows how to machine a dovetail taper slide on the vertical milling machine; how to use a rotary table in milling a taper; and how to mill to layout lines.

631. Cutting a round end keyway (21:20)

Date:
1943
Summary:
Shows how to cut a round end keyway in a steel shaft; how to align the spindle and workpiece by using a test bar; how to use a two-lip end mill to sink a hole in solid stock; how to set trip dogs a...

632. Cutting a short rack (17:44)

Date:
1945
Summary:
Shows how to set up the machine; how to set up and align the workpiece on the machine table; how to position the table and the workpiece in relation to the utter; and how to rough- and finish-mill ...

633. Cutting an external National fine thread (12:22)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Describes various shapes of threads and their uses, gives the characteristics of the National Fine Thread, and shows procedures used to cut such a thread on a lathe. Use of the thread pitch gage t...

634. Cutting with carbide tools part 1 : single point (19:25)

Date:
1945
Summary:
Shows how to select the tool for the job; how to set up the job; how to calculate speed, feed, and depth of cut; how to machine on a lathe, using a single-point carbide tool; and how to correct uns...

635. D-day (11:47)

Date:
1944
Summary:
Presents newsreel film on the invasion of France during World War II. Shows Allied air power "softening up" the Normandy coast, the great sea convoy on its way, and landings on the beachheads.

636. Dad explains about people (07:20)

Date:
1947
Summary:
An excerpt from "Gentleman's Agreement" (1947) produced and copyrighted by Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. A widowed father tries to explain anti-Jewish prejudice to his young, precocious son.

638. Dame Edith Sitwell : part 1 (30:01)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Dame Edith Sitwell’s guest are Dr. Neal Woodruff and Oliver Shoemaker, both of the English Department of Carnegie Institute of Technology. She discusses with them some of the outstanding qualities ...

640. Dame Edith Sitwell : part 3 (30:09)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Dame Edith Sitwell’s guests are Dr. Neal Woodruff and Beekman Cottrell of the English Department of Carnegie Institute of Technology. She discusses with them life, poetry, the world and people.

642. Dan's 5th Birthday (02:47)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Home movie footage of a birthday celebration for Daniel Hellerstein in the yard of the Harold Feil home. Shows the Feil and Hellerstein cousins eating cake and Daniel unwrapping presents.

643. Dance : a reflection of our times (29:37)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Discusses the use of the dance as a social commentary and relates it to the critical statements of artists in other fields. Presents a performance of "Caprichos" based on Goya's etchings of man's w...

644. Dandy Don the Downy Woodpecker (15:02)

Date:
1959
Summary:
This is the story of a vain woodpecker who wanted to wear shoes. Dora and Fignewton talk about what woodpeckers eat and their habits are illustrated with shadow puppets.

645. Danny Deer's Dilemma (15:04)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Dora and Fignewton tell the story of a deer who lost his antlers and what happened as a result.

646. Dating age (29:13)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Dr. Maria Piers discusses the behavior of teenagers in the context of dating and romantic relationships.

647. Daughters of India (08:56)

Date:
1952
Summary:
Shows how India's women are stepping forth from their traditionally sheltered lives and taking an active part in public affairs.

648. David Copperfield : the boy (42:01)

Date:
1935
Summary:
Abridged from the first half of the feature film based on Dickens' novel. Includes his infancy, his visit to the seaside with Peggotty, his difficulties in his stepfather's home, his experiences in...

650. David Rubadiri (29:25)

Date:
1964
Summary:
Presents Mr. Nkosi interviewing poet and educator David Rubardiri of Nyasaland and Kenyan poet Joseph Kariuki. Discusses Rubardiri's personal struggle as a creative writer in an emerging nation and...