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    Omnibus. V, vol. 24 Catalog Record Only An episode of the television cultural anthology series consisting of 3 segments of varying lengths. The last two segments are films.
    • Contributor: Westinghouse Broadcasting Company - Dunlap, Richard - Gill, Brendan - Meredith, Burgess - Wesleyan University Collection (Library of Congress) - Kerr, Walter - Pastene, Robert - Abc Television Network - Dubin, Charles - Leacock, Richard ... Westinghouse Broadcasting Company - Dunlap, Richard - Gill, Brendan - Meredith, Burgess - Wesleyan University Collection (Library of Congress) - Kerr, Walter - Pastene, Robert - Abc Television Network - Dubin, Charles - Leacock, Richard - Mundy, Meg - Cooke, Alistair - Carroll, Sidney - Saudek, Robert - Ford Foundation. Tv-Radio Workshop - Pack, Richard - Cordic, Rege - Jones, Cal - Stang, Arnold - Ahern, Mary V.
    • Date: 1957
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    Camera three. The boys from termite terrace. Part 1
    Boys from termite terrace | Camera 3. Catalog Record Only     Part 1 of a two-part series examining the golden years -- 1934 to 1964 -- of the Warner Brothers film cartoon department, which created cartoon characters known all over the world: Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Wile E. Coyote, Porky Pig, etc.. John Canemaker, animator and filmmaker, introduces and explains with ex-animators from the Disney Studios. Their is discussion of how the animators work and...
    • Contributor: Clampett, Bob - CBS Television Network - Blanc, Mel - Freleng, Friz - Jones, Chuck - Chodorov, Stephan - Musilli, John - Canemaker, John - Creative Arts Television Archive Collection (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 1975
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    In search of history. The monkey trial
    Monkey trial Catalog Record Only     The trial of John Scopes, a Tennessee biology teacher arrested in 1925 for teaching Darwin's theory of evolution. The Scopes trial was America's first major media event.
    • Contributor: History Channel (Television Network) - Copyright Collection (Library of Congress) - Arts and Entertainment Network - Ackroyd, David
    • Date: 1997
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    Malone. Shelby Foote Catalog Record Only Writer Shelby Foote talks about the Civil War and the writing of his three-volume series on the war. He also discusses his other writings and famous authors he has known.
    • Contributor: Engelland, Sandra - Peers, Roi - LC Off-Air Taping Collection (Library of Congress) - Foote, Shelby - Malone, Michael S. (Michael Shawn)
    • Date: 1991
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    Ford startime. Soldiers in greasepaint
    Soldiers in greasepaint | Startime | Lincoln Mercury startime Catalog Record Only     Musical salute to the USO--United Service Organizations--on its 20th anniversary of providing recreation and entertainment for millions of American servicemen in far-flung lands. Includes musical numbers, dance, a brief filmed tribute by former President Harry S. Truman, and a film segment of famous stars in the service of the USO, including Bob Hope, Lucille Ball, Marilyn Monroe, Danny Kaye, Debbie Reynolds, Betty Hutton, Jack...
    • Contributor: Adams, Don - Kelly, Paula - Bigelow, Joe - Crosby, Bob - NBC Television Collection (Library of Congress) - Modernaires (Musical Group) - Sosnik, Harry - Lockwood, Grey - Morgan, Jane
    • Date: 1960
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    Mrs. Roosevelt meets the public. [1951-01-07] Catalog Record Only A weekly series wherein Eleanor Roosevelt and her guests discuss the major problems facing the world and the United States. Participating guests include experts in the fields of government, science and world affairs who are directly concerned with the topic of discussion. Mrs. Roosevelt enters actively into the discussion with her guests, expressing her opinion. She also brings representatives of the general public on...
    • Contributor: Roosevelt, Eleanor - Christensen, Charles F. - Pace, Frank - NBC Television Collection (Library of Congress) - Capehart, Homer E. (Homer Earl)
    • Date: 1951
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    Land of liberty. Part 5
    Land of liberty Catalog Record Only     Using newsreel clips and other film footage, documents the historical, social, scientific, and economic developments in the United States during the years of 1939-1958. Includes significant events of World War II, of the atomic age, and of the Cold War. Discusses domestic problems and describes the progress in scientific research, education, and welfare.
    • Contributor: Maccrorie, Alma - Gilmore, Art - Teaching Film Custodians - Noerdlinger, Henry S.
    • Date: 1959
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    The Conservatives. Catalog Record Only "The history of the American conservative movements moves from the Hiss-Chambers case through Barry Goldwater's unsuccessful presidential campaign to the growth of the New Right and the election of Ronald Reagan. This film includes interviews with the president, Goldwater, Clare Booth Luce, William F. Buckley, Jr. and Jeanne Kirkpatrick"--DIAL (WETA magazine), Jan. 1987, p. 37.
    • Contributor: Vanderbilt Television News Archive Collection (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 1987
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    A Show of force Catalog Record Only PA470-437 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright: [Claimant, DCR and REG unknown] PUB 9Mar90; PA470-437. Copyright notice on film: Eurasia Investments Limited ; 1990. Co-producer, Fred Weintraub ; music, Georges Delerue ; director of photography, James Glennon. Amy Irving, Andy Garcia, Lou Diamond Phillips, Robert Duvall, Kevin Spacey. Based on the book Murder under two flags by Anne Nelson. Reference source used: Variety, 5/16/1990. Received: 7/26/90;...
    • Contributor: Copyright Collection (Library of Congress) - Nelson, Anne
    • Date: 1990
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    In search of history. Secrets of the Oval Office
    Secrets of the Oval Office Catalog Record Only     Discusses how Clinton's inappropriate behavior is just another chapter in a long story of White House transgressions.
    • Contributor: A & E Home Video (Firm) - Copyright Collection (Library of Congress) - Ackroyd, David - Arts and Entertainment Network - History Channel (Television Network) - Pangolin Pictures, Inc
    • Date: 1998
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    Ford startime. The wonderful world of entertainment
    Wonderful world of entertainment | Startime Catalog Record Only     Musical variety episode revolving around the music of the 1930s through 1950s, in which the history of show business--including motion pictures, radio, television, and vaudeville--is used as a thread to hold together the songs, sketches, and dances. This series premiere was hosted by Rosalind Russell.
    • Contributor: Russell, Rosalind - Oppenheimer, Jess - Chevalier, Maurice - Smith, Kate - Gelbart, Larry - Hodges, Eddie - Kovacs, Ernie - NBC Television Collection (Library of Congress) - Foy, Eddie - Browning, Kirk - Bergen, Polly - Fosse, Bob
    • Date: 1959
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    In search of history. Spies among us
    Spies among us Catalog Record Only     The Cold War has been over for nearly a decade, but the true story of Soviet espionage in the United States has only recently been uncovered. Declassified documents (Venona Papers) and former KGB archives shed new light on the guilt or innocence of the Rosenburgs, Alger Hiss, William Perl, Theodore Hall, Duncan Lee and other accused communist agents.
    • Contributor: History Channel (Television Network) - Copyright Collection (Library of Congress) - Ackroyd, David
    • Date: 1998
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    This was America. Hometown Catalog Record Only Copyright: no reg. Copyright notice on video: Boston Broadcasters, Inc. ; 1980. Photographs compiled by Martin Sandler, Sherry Reisner ; editing, David Teixeira ; director of photography, Ed Dadulak ; music by Edward Korvin, Ron Frangipane. Host: William Shatner. Sources cited below list years of original syndication as 1978 and 1979; unable to determine in which year this program was first syndicated. Sources used:...
    • Contributor: Schlow, Steve - Pelanne, Claude - Copyright Collection (Library of Congress) - Reisner, Sherry - Shatner, William - Sandler, Martin W.
    • Date: 1978
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    The Women of summer--an unknown chapter of American social history Catalog Record Only Tells the story of Bryn Mawr's summer school for women workers, a controversial education experiment held between 1921 and 1938. Shows an alumnae fifty-year reunion where graduates talk about their lives and the school.
    • Contributor: Copyright Collection (Library of Congress) - Filmakers Library, Inc - Women of Summer, Inc
    • Date: 1985
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    Our favorite toys Catalog Record Only Trace the origins of America's most popular playthings such as the Etch-A-Sketch, Matchbox cars or a Slinky.
    • Contributor: Termite Ant Productions - ACORN Media
    • Date: 1997
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    This was America. The land Catalog Record Only Copyright: no reg. Copyright notice on video: Boston Broadcasters, Inc. ; 1980. Photographs compiled by Martin Sandler, Sherry Reisner ; editing, David Teixeira ; director of photography, Ed Dadulak ; music by Edward Korvin, Ron Frangipane. Host: William Shatner. Sources cited below list years of original syndication as 1978 and 1979; unable to determine in which year this program was first syndicated. Sources used:...
    • Contributor: Schlow, Steve - Pelanne, Claude - Copyright Collection (Library of Congress) - Reisner, Sherry - Shatner, William - Sandler, Martin W.
    • Date: 1978
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    San Francisco's future By mid-1916, after viewing the carnage in Europe, the United States saw itself poised with great reluctance on the edge of participation in World War I. Isolationism and anti-preparedness feeling remained strong in San Francisco, not only among radicals such as the International Workers of the Worlds ("the Wobblies"), but also among responsible labor leaders. At the same time, with the rise of Bolshevism...
    • Contributor: Rodiester, Claire - Hearst, Phoebe Apperson - Afi/Post (George) Collection (Library of Congress) - Rolph, James
    • Date: 1916
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    Camera three. The boys from termite terrace. Part 2
    Boys from termite terrace | Camera 3. Catalog Record Only     Part 2 of a two-part series examining the golden years -- 1934 to 1964 -- of the Warner Brothers film cartoon department, which created cartoon characters known all over the world: Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Wile E. Coyote, Porky Pig, etc.. Many excerpts from classic cartoons showing the changing styles of these world-famous figures. John Canemaker, animator and filmmaker, introduces and explains with ex-animators...
    • Contributor: Clampett, Bob - CBS Television Network - Blanc, Mel - Freleng, Friz - Jones, Chuck - Chodorov, Stephan - Musilli, John - Canemaker, John - Creative Arts Television Archive Collection (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 1975
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    This was America. A family album Catalog Record Only Copyright: no reg. Copyright notice on video: BBI Productions ; Boston Broadcasters, Inc. ; 1979. Photographs compiled by Martin Sandler ; editing, David Teixeira ; director of photography, Tim Suhrstedt ; music by Robert Cavicchio, Dennis Larosee, John Kiehl. Host: William Shatner. Sources cited below list years of original syndication as 1978 and 1979; unable to determine in which year this program was first...
    • Contributor: Pelanne, Claude - Shatner, William - Copyright Collection (Library of Congress) - Schlow, Steve - Sandler, Martin W.
    • Date: 1978
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    Coming out under fire Catalog Record Only Nine gay and lesbian veterans of WWII tell their stories in interviews which are combined with an array of declassified documents, photographs and archival footage
    • Contributor: Bérubé, Allan - Deep Focus Productions - Copyright Collection (Library of Congress) - Dong, Arthur E.
    • Date: 1972
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    This was America. Gospel of wealth Catalog Record Only Copyright: no reg. Copyright notice on video: Boston Broadcasters, Inc. ; 1979. Main title and opening credits lacking; main title from end credits. Photographs compiled by Martin W. Sandler ; [music by Robert Cavicchio, Edward Korvin, Ron Frangipane] ; editing, David Teixeira ; director of cinematography, Chip Proser. Host: William Shatner. Sources cited below list years of original syndiction as 1978 and 1979; unable...
    • Contributor: Schlow, Steve - Pelanne, Claude - Copyright Collection (Library of Congress) - Reisner, Sherry - Shatner, William - Sandler, Martin W.
    • Date: 1978
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    The American experience. Liberators--fighting on two fronts in World War II Catalog Record Only Focuses on regiments of black soldiers during World War II and the racism to which they were subjected. Shows the horrors of the concentration camps from which the soldiers liberated other victims of racism--Jews, gypsies, etc. Uses both archival footage and interviews with former soldiers and concentration camp survivors.
    • Contributor: LC Off-Air Taping Collection (Library of Congress) - Rosenblum, Nina - Miles, William - Washington, Denzel - Potter, Lou - Crowley, John C. - McCullough, David G. - Allentuck, Daniel V.
    • Date: 1992
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    Frontline. The spy hunter Catalog Record Only Tom Mangold profiles the mysterious, tortured life of James Jesus Angleton, ex-chief of counter-intelligence for the CIA who was obsessed by the belief that the agency was harboring a mole. His pursuit ruined lives and careers and seriously skewed U.S. intelligence.
    • Contributor: Copyright Collection (Library of Congress) - LC Off-Air Taping Collection (Library of Congress) - Mangold, Tom - Clayton, Jenny
    • Date: 1991
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    This was America. Faces of America Catalog Record Only Copyright: no reg. Copyright notice on video: Boston Broadcasters, Inc. ; 1980. Research and photographs compiled by Martin W. Sandler, Sherry Reisner ; associate producer, Peter Fiedler ; music by Robert Cavicchio, Edward Korvin, Ron Frangipane ; editing, Dave Teixeira ; director of cinematography, Ed Dadulak. Host: William Shatner. Sources cited below give years of original syndication as 1978 and 1979; unable to determine...
    • Contributor: Schlow, Steve - Pelanne, Claude - Copyright Collection (Library of Congress) - Reisner, Sherry - Shatner, William - Sandler, Martin W.
    • Date: 1978
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    This was America. Growing up Catalog Record Only Copyright: no reg. Copyright notice on video: Boston Broadcasters, Inc. ; 1980. Photographs compiled by Martin W. Sandler, Sherry Reisner ; editing, David Teixeira ; director of cinematography, Ed Dadulak ; music by Robert Cavicchio, Edward Korvin. Host: William Shatner. Sources cited below list years of original syndication as 1978 and 1979; unable to determine in which year this program was first syndicated. Sources...
    • Contributor: Schlow, Steve - Pelanne, Claude - Copyright Collection (Library of Congress) - Reisner, Sherry - Shatner, William - Sandler, Martin W.
    • Date: 1978