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Summary: A member of the Little Rock Nine shares her memories of growing up in the South under Jim Crow.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2018
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB BEALS BEASummary: The life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., from the beginnings of the Civil Rights movement in Montgomery, Alabama, and culminating with his assassination in Memphis in 1968. Including archival footage, this film is an indispensable primary resource of a pivotal moment in American and world history. Originally screened in theaters for only a single night in 1970.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC KINSummary: Funeral for victims of Our Lady of The Angels parochial school fire
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1958
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Summary: Home movies of suburban family Christmas, shots of people opening gifts and holding them up for the camera.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1958
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Summary: Home movies of suburban American Christmas: Little girl brings box of ornaments for tree, she brings a cup of milk, cookies and a couple of carrots to set out for Santa & his reindeer. Says prayers with mom and dad tucks her in.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1958
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Summary: The popularity of Horoscopes; various people shown with "dreamy" voiceovers about how their lives could be made better if the stars lined up
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1959
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Summary: King Baudouin visits MGM studios, various stars on their sets
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1959
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Summary: When Richard Nixon made his first appearance on Meet the Press, he was a 39-year-old first-term senator and Dwight D. Eisenhower's vice-presidential running mate. Two months later the pair would win the election, but not before Nixon was almost dropped from the ticket in the wake of controversy over what was characterized as a campaign slush fund-a story that broke immediately after this...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: First American Nuclear Power Plant
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1958
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Summary: X-15 rocket plane flight
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1959
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Summary: Largely dismissed as a President, Herbert Hoover is remembered today as a humanitarian with progressive views and a deep belief in the necessity of efficient government. In this edition of Meet the Press, the 81-year-old Hoover smoothly handles the give-and-take with the panel as he discusses the work of the Hoover Commission and promotes his idea for a new Executive Branch office: the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: Women marine biology students collect samples from shallow pools
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1959
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Summary: December 2, 1951, marked the first of eight appearances on Meet the Press for John F. Kennedy. In this edition, Kennedy addresses government corruption, the likelihood of General Eisenhower running for President, and his own aspiration to a seat in the Senate with measured answers. But he pulls no punches in his explanation of why America is not generally liked in Southeast Asia and the Middle...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: Dept of Defense gives press tour around space center, an Expert says that US will win the space race
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1958
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Summary: Barnet ventilator replaces Iron Lung for polio victims
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1959
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Summary: This episode from the U.S. Army’s The Big Picture television series, narrated by motion picture, stage, and television star Henry Fonda, turns its attention to the soldiers of the Special Forces. Viewers will find this video from the National Archives and Records Administration entertaining and informative as they see the rigorous, demanding training at the Special Warfare Center in Fort Bragg,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: This Universal newsreel focuses on the atom bomb test at Bikini Atoll. Universal Newsreel, in cooperation with the U.S. Army and Navy, presents "Operation Crossroads," a film that shows in dramatic detail the various phases of an epochal A-bomb experiment--from takeoff to the awful blast that destroyed or damaged more than half the ships in Bikini Lagoon. The motion picture spectacle of all time!
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: This Universal newsreel focuses on Philippines sovereignty. At the transfer of sovereignty for an independent republic of the Philippines on July 4, President Manuel Rojas, U.S. Ambassador Paul Vories McNutt, and General Douglas MacArthur are present.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: This Universal newsreel focuses on five topics, as follows. Reel 1, Two record DC-4 airplane crashes leave a total of 94 people dead. Reel 2, Anzio heroes are honored at a Memorial Day ceremony. Reel 3, Displaced Polish women arrive in Montreal to work, while a group of Yugoslav refugees are repatriated to their homeland. Reel 4, Phalanx wins the 79th running of the Belmont Stakes horse race!...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: This Universal newsreel focuses on seven topics, as follows. Reel 1, U.S. arctic radar defenses are rushed in Operation DEW Line--"they will sound the first alarm should air attack come." Reel 2, First films of the Northrop Snark intercontinental guided missile. Reel 3, President Eisenhower presents the Young American Medal to Patricia Ann Strickland, for bravery. Reel 4, The 75th diamond...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: This Universal newsreel focuses on two topics, as follows. Reel 1, Ike reassures the nation that Russia's satellite success with Sputnik does not indicate a lag in U.S. rocket research. Reel 2, Ike decorates outgoing Defense Secretary Wilson with the Medal of Freedom.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: This Universal newsreel focuses on five topics, as follows. Reel 1, Test Vehicle 3 of Project Vanguard explodes during launch. Reel 2, A British train collision leaves approximately 100 dead in "a fog-bound nightmare." Reel 3, The 75th anniversary of the Amsterdam Aquarium is celebrated. Reel 4, With stunning force, a gas explosion virtually levels Villa Rica, Ga. Reel 5, Prince Bernhard of the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: This Universal newsreel focuses on Alaska statehood. President Eisenhower signs a proclamation in the White House making Alaska a state--and adding a 49th star to Old Glory in the process.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: This Universal newsreel focuses on civil defense during the Cold War. A new housing development near Denver, Colo., exhibits the first model homes constructed with a built-in fallout shelter.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010