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| WHO BUILT AMERICA | 1877: THE GRAND ARMY OF STARVATION | 30 MIN | Media HD5325.R12 1877A18 1987 VCV |
THE CINEMA GUILD | In the summer of 1877, a nationwide rebellion spread along the country's railroad lines. Eighty thousand railroad workers walked out, joined by hundreds of thousands of Americans--all outraged by the excesses of giant railroad companies and the misery of a four-year economic depression. Police, state militia and finally federal troops clashed with strikers and sympathizers in towns and cities across the country leaving over one hundred dead and thousands wounded. |
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| 19/20 ECHOES OF A REBELLION | 47 | 2004 | MEdia F2849.2.A16 2004 DVD |
Discusses the Argentinian revolt of December 19-20, 2001 through interviews and news footage. Explores alternatives to the neoliberal economic policies that provoked the revolt. | ||
| 54TH MASSACHUSETTS, THE | 50 | 1995 | MEDIA E513.554THF54 1995 VCV | PAM MOORE | Over 180,000 black men were in the Union Army at the end of the Civil War. The men of the 54th Massachusetts are the best known, and their heroic actions in the battle of Fort Wagner are the stuff of legend. | |
| FOUNDING FATHERS | A HEALTHY CONSTITUTION VOL. 4 | 50 | 2000 | MEDIA E302.5.F6 2000 VCV | THE HISTORY CHANNEL | Gain an intimate glimpse behind the iconic images on the marble busts and the noble faces gazing out from our dollar bills and pocket change. Discover the remarkable private sides of the men who risked their reputations, fortunes, and lives for the cause of American independence. |
| CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT, THE: PRIMARY SOURCES | A STUDY IN DESEGREGATION: CLINTON, TENNESSEE - 1957 | 55 | 2000 | MEDIA E185,515,C55 2000VCV | Clinton High was the first school in Tennessee to desegregate an experience that led to chaos and violence, This program reports on the town’s efforts in 1957 to comply with the US Supreme Court’s mandate in the face of coercive opposition. Footage of the Rev. Paul W. Turner preaching Brotherhood and John Kasper expounding in his rhetoric of intolerance creates a vivid portrait of the times. Other individuals add their views, rounding out the picture of a community’s successful struggle to reestablish law and order. | |
| ABOLITION BROKEN PROMISES | 50 | 1998 | MEDIA E185.6.A26 1998 VCV | FILMS FOR THE HUMANITIES | This program presents a grim picture of the black experience after slavery through the eyes of those who experienced it and their progeny. Topics include the Fugitive Slave Law and the Dred Scott decision, northern political abandonment of blacks, the Ku Klux Klan, failure of the postwar Land Distribution Act, the role of industry, the deliberately cultivated image of black males as criminals and rapists, and the perpetuation of Jim Crow well into the 1950s. | |
| ABRAHAM LINCOLN | 94 | 1994 | MEDIA E457.A27 1994 VCV | DAN DALTON PRODUCTIONS | A narrative on the life of Lincoln, using historic photographs and dramatization from early feature films. | |
| ACHEBE, CHINUA | 28 | 1988 | MEDIA PR6051.C5Z65 1988 VCV | PBS VIDEO | Bill Moyers interviews Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebewho calls for greater understanding of Africa, noting that colonialism in no way prepared the continent for democracy since colonialism is not a democratic form of rule. Achebe speaks... | |
| ADOLF HITLER | 55 | 1990 | MEDIA DD247.H5A46 1990 VCV | GRANADA PRODUCTIONS | Documentary on the rise and fall of Hitler, from his early career to his ignominious demise. | |
| AFRICA, I’M GOING TO FLEECE YOU | 88 | 1994 | MEDIA DT572.A35 1992 VCV |
Examines how Cameroon’s French colonizers have been replaced by a dictatorial indigenous regime which still plunders the land and silences the authentic expression of its people. A case study of the devastation of traditional African societies by imposed colonial cultures. | ||
| AFRICA: STORY OF A CONTINENT VOL 1 AND VOL 2 | 57 | 1984 | Media DT20.A37 1997 pt. 1-2 VCV |
MBT/RM ARTS/CHANNEL FOUR CO-PRODUCTION | Episode 1 discusses the ravages of slavery for over four centuries on the African continent in comparison to some of the world's greatest civilizations, such as the Pharoahs of Egypt. Episode 2 looks at how three different communities cope in varied and hostile environments, from the cattle-herders in Kenya to the more prosperous farmers in Sukur and Mali. | |
| AFRICA: STORY OF A CONTINENT VOL 3 AND VOL 4 | 57 | 1984 | Media DT20.A37 1997 pt. 3-4 VCV |
MBT/RM ARTS/CHANNEL FOUR CO-PRODUCTION | Episode 3 focuses on the routes of the medieval gold trade through the African continent. Rulers grew rich and powerful; art and architecture flourished; Islamic law, order, and religion were introduced. Episode 4 shows the wonderful sculptures and carvings left behind by African kings and queens. Also a visit to Kano, Nigeria, where a king still holds court and presides over rituals. | |
| AFRICA: STORY OF A CONTINENT VOL 5 AND VOL 6 | 57 | 1984 | Media DT20.A37 1997 |
MBT/RM ARTS/CHANNEL FOUR CO-PRODUCTION | Episode 5 looks at the succession of Europeans who came to Africa: from explorers, to missionaries, and finally men like Cecil Rhodes, seeking an empire. Episode 6 begins in the 1880s to about 30 years later when all but two African countries came under colonial rule. | |
| AFRICA: STORY OF A CONTINENT VOL 7 AND VOL 8 | 57 | 1984 | Media DT20.A37 1997 pt. 7-8 VCV |
MBT/RM ARTS/CHANNEL FOUR CO-PRODUCTION | Episode 7 dicusses the major struggles for African independence in Ghana, Kenya, Algeria, the Belgian Congo, then finishes with the struggles in Mozambique, Guinea Bissau, and finally South Africa. Episode 8 focuses on how some African nations have come to terms with the legacy of colonial rule with African traditions | |
| AFRICAN AMERICANS | 30 | 1993 | MEDIA E185.A47 1993 VCV | SCHLESSINGER VIDEO PRODUCTIONS | Explains that the African Americans unlike other people coming to the New World mostly did not arrive willingly, but as slaves. Tells about the history of slavery in the United States and the struggle to be treated as full citizens. | |
| AFRICANS, A TRIPLE HERITAGE. PROGRAM 1, THE NATURE OF A CONTINENT | 60 | 1986 | MEDIA DT3.A47 1986 PT. 1 VCV | WETA-TV AND BBC-TV | Examines Africa as the birthplace of humankind and discusses the impact of geography on African history, including the role of the Nile in the origin of civilization and the introduction of Islam to Africa through its Arabic borders. | |
| AFRICANS, A TRIPLE HERITAGE. PROGRAM 2,A LEGACY OF LIFESTYLES | 60 | 1986 | MEDIA DT3.A47 1986 PT. 2 VCV | WETA-TV AND BBC-TV | Shows how contemporary African lifestyles are influenced by indigenous, Islamic, and Western factors. Compares simple African societies with those that are more complex and centralized, and examines the importance of family life. | |
| AFRICANS, A TRIPLE HERITAGE. PROGRAM 3, NEW GODS | 60 | 1986 | MEDIA DT3.A47 1986 PT. 3 VCV | WETA-TV AND BBC-TS | Examines the factors that influence religion in Africa, with particular emphasis on how traditional African religions, Islam and Christianity, coexist and influence each other. The extent to which Christianity and Islam are becoming Africanized... | |
| AFRICANS, A TRIPLE HERITAGE. PROGRAM 4,TOOLS OF EXPLOITATION | 60 | 1986 | MEDIA DT3.A47 1986 PT. 4 VCV | WETA-TV AND BBC-TV | The impact of the West on Africa and the impact of Africa on the development of the West are contrasted with an emphasis on the manner in which Africa's human and natural resources have been exploited before, during, and after the... | |
| AFRICANS, A TRIPLE HERITAGE. PROGRAM 5, NEW CONFLICTS | 60 | 1986 | MEDIA DT3.A47 1986 PT. 5 VCV | WETA-TV AND BBC-TV | Explores the tensions inherent in the juxtaposition of three African heritages, looking at the ways in which these conflicts have contributed to the rise of the nationalist movement, the warrior tradition of indigenous Africa, the Jihad. | |
| AFRICANS, A TRIPLE HERITAGE. PROGRAM 6,IN SEARCH OF STABILITY | 60 | 1986 | MEDIA DT3.A47 1986 PT. 6 VCV | WETA-TV AND BBC-TV | Gives an overview of the several means of governing Africa. Examines new social orders to illustrate an African search of a viable form of government in the post independence period. | |
| AFRICANS, A TRIPLE HERITAGE. PROGRAM 7, A GARDEN OF EDEN IN | 60 | 1986 | MEDIA DT3.A47 1986 PT. 7 VCV | TIM COPESTAKE | Identifies the problems of a continent that produces what is does not consume and consumes what it does not produce. Shows Africa's struggle between economic dependence and decay. | |
| AFRICANS, A TRIPLE HERITAGE. PROGRAM 8, A CLASH OF CULTURES | 60 | 1986 | MEDIA DT3.A47 1986 PT. 8 VCV | PETER BATE | Discusses the conflicts and compromises which emerge from the coexistence of many African traditions and modern life. Explores the question of whether Africa can synthesize its own heritage with the legacies of Islam and the West. | |
| AFRICANS, A TRIPLE HERITAGE. PROGRAM 9, GLOBAL AFRICA | 60 | 1986 | MEDIA DT3.A47 1986 PT. 9 VCV | WETA-TV AND BBC-TV | Discusses African contributions to contemporary culture, including the significance of the African Diaspora, particularly in North America. Also examines the continuing influence of the superpowers on the affairs of Africa. | |
| AFRICANS, A TRIPLE HERITAGEFACULTY MANUAL | 60 | 1986 | MEDIA DT3.A47 1986 VCV MANUAL | WETA-TV AND BBC-TV | Examines Africa as the birthplace of humankind and discusses the impact of geography on African history, including the role of the Nile in the origin of civilization and the introduction of Islam to Africa through its Arabic borders. | |
| After Silence | 30 | MEDIA D769.8.A6A54 2002 VCV | THE BAINBRIDGE ISLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY | "Based on the personal story of Dr. Frank Kitamoto of Bainbridge Island, Washington, where the first of 110,000 West Coast Japanese Americans were forced from their homes. The past comes to life as Frank, who spent 3-1/2 years of his childhood in a United States internment camp during WWII, and five students from his island community develop archival prints in the high school darkroom. Together Frank and the students discuss the need to safeguard constitutional rights for all."--Container. | ||
| AGAINST THE ODDS ARTISTS OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE | 60 | 1994 | MEDIA N6538.N5A42 1994 VCV | NJN | Tells the struggle of Black visual artists in the 1920s and 1930s to show and sell their work. Describes the influence of the Harmon Foundation in creating an artistic home where Black visual artists flourished and developed a wide range of talent. | |
| Buried Mirror, The | Age of Gold, THE | 59 | 1991 | MEDIA DP48.9.B87 1991 PT.3 VCV | Films, Inc. | |
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| AMERICA IN THE THIRTIES: DEPRESSION AND OPTIMISM | 30 | 1990 | MEDIA E806.A54 1990 VCV | FILMS FOR THE HUMANITIES | Shows the widening effects of the crash of October 1929, the psychological as well as the legislative impact of the New Deal, and the gradual recovery by the end of the decade. | |
| AMERICA PT. 2: HOME AWAY FROM HOME | 52 | 1972 | MEDIA E121.A43 PT.2 VCV | TIME-LIFE VIDEO | Describes how merchant adventurers & social dissenters poured in from Elizabethan England to settle America's east coast. Explains that regional character evolved as Puritans, Pilgrims, and Quakers struggled with the rocky North while a... | |
| AMERICA PT. 3: MAKING A REVOLUTION | 52 | 1972 | MEDIA E121.A43 PT.3 VCV | TIME-LIFE/BBC | Explains that the diverse colonies in America drew together in common complaints against England. Traces the tradition of turning to arms in the face of trouble, from Concord Bridge and the antique long rifles, to the modern... | |
| AMERICA PT.5: GONE WEST | 52 | 1987 | MEDIA E121.A43 PT.5 VCV | TIME-LIFE/BBC | Looks at the Louisiana Purchase, the Lewis and Clark Expedition, the exploration of the distant reaches of the waterways, the forcing of Indian nations west of the Mississippi, and the California gold rush. | |
| AMERICA PT.6: A FIREBELL IN THE NIGHT | 52 | 1987 | MEDIA E121.A43 PT.6 VCV | TIME-LIFE VIDEO | Discusses the causes and miseries of the Civil War and the racial wounds that still trouble the United States. | |
| AMERICA PT.9: THE HUDDLED MASSES | 52 | 1972 | MEDIA E121.A43 PT.9 VCV | TIME-LIFE/BBC | Visits ships holds, Ellis Island, and the Lower East Side garment factory sweat shops in order to depict turn-of-the-century immigration. Uses old photographs of the poor immigrants in contrast with the oil portraits of tycoons who became rich at... | |
| AMERICA’S CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT | 38 | Media E185.61.A44 1992 VCV |
This documentary depicts the battle for civil rights, recalling the crises in Montgomery, Little Rock, Birmingham, and Selma, and reveals the heroism of the individuals involved. | |||
| AMERICAN HISTORY SLIDE COLLECTION | 1977 | MEDIA E179.A43 | INSTUCTIONAL RESOURCES CORP. | A collection of archival photographs, drawings, and other scenes in historical and topical arrangements. | ||
| AMERICAN REVOLUTION, PART 1, THE CAUSE OF LIBERTY | 24 | 1971 | MEDIA E210.A42-VCV | LEARNING CORP. OF AMERICA | Presents actual letters between Henry Laurens, a South Carolinian patriot and president of the First Continental Congress, and his son, a student in London, in order to provide a historical and human perspective to the events that led to... | |
| AMERICAN REVOLUTION. PART 2, THE IMPOSSIBLE WAR | 25 | 1971 | MEDIA E210.A43-VCV | LEARNING CORP. OF AMERICA | Describes various internal and external conflicts which surround revolutions, by presenting a dramatization of the American Revolution. | |
| AMERICAN REVOLUTION, THE | AMERICAN REVOLUTION, THE, VOLUME 1, THE CONFLICT IGNITES | 50 | 1994 | Media E208.A447 1994 Pt. 1 VCV |
GREYSTONE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. FOR A&E | Looks at the dramatic outbreak of the war at Lexington. |
| AMERICAN REVOLUTION, THE | AMERICAN REVOLUTION, THE, VOLUME 2, 1776 | 50 | 1994 | MEDIA E208.A447 1994 PT. 2 VCV |
GREYSTONE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. FOR A&E | Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence and a nation began to emerge. |
| AMERICAN REVOLUTION, THE | AMERICAN REVOLUTION, THE, VOLUME 3, WASHINGTON AND ARNOLD | 50 | 1994 | MEDIA E208.A447 1994 PT. 3 VCV |
GREYSTONE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. FOR A&E | Shows Burgoyne’s Hudson campaign and Washington’s famous crossing of the Delaware. As war raged across the American wilderness, Ben Franklin struggled to gain recognition for the infant nation. His dramatic mission before the French court is highlighted along with the efforts of the great American commanders. |
| AMERICAN REVOLUTION, THE | AMERICAN REVOLUTION, THE, VOLUME 4, WORLD AT WAR, THE | 50 | 1994 | MEDIA E208.A447 1994 PT. 4 VCV |
GREYSTONE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. FOR A&E | The American Revolution received international support, but it was overshadowed by the long winter at Valley Forge, where the Colonial Army was drilled by the Prussian general Baron Von Steuben. From Valley Forge, Washington led his newly trained army into battle against the British at Monmouth. This program focuses on these important conflicts, and looks at the worst winter of the war, with the mutiny at Morristown. |
| AMERICAN REVOLUTION, THE | AMERICAN REVOLUTION, THE, VOLUME 5, ENGLAND’S LAST CHANCE | 50 | 1994 | MEDIA E208.A447 1994 PT. 5 VCV |
GREYSTONE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. FOR A&E | The American commander Nathaniel Greene forced Britain’s Lord Cornwallis to retreat into Virginia, while Daniel Morgan led a company of men to victory in the Battle of the Cowpens, often thought of as the most brilliant tactical encounter on American soil. The American generals beat the British back from all but two ports in the South. |
| AMERICAN REVOLUTION, THE | AMERICAN REVOLUTION, THE VOLUME 6, BIRTH OF THE REPUBLIC | 50 | 1994 | MEDIA E208.A447 1994 PT. 6 VCV |
GREYSTONE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. FOR A&E | On October 19, General Cornwallis surrendered to Washington and the Revolutionary War ended. this program looks at what came after the war: the Treaty of Paris, and the Constitutional Convention, where Madison and others struggled to put into words the framework for a new form of government. |
| AMISH: NOT TO BE MODERN, THE | 57 | 1988 | MEDIA BX8129.A5A55 1988 VCV | MPI | Provides a rare look at a community that separates itself from most modern technology. Shows Amish people performing farm work, creating elaborate quilts, and attending schools. Examines the religious reasons for their unusual life... | |
| ANNENBERG/PEW ARCHIVE OF PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN DISCOURSE, THE | 2000 | MEDIA JK528.A55 2000 CDROM | ANNENBERG SCHOOL FOR COMMUNICATION | This archive contains transcripts of speeches, television ads, and debates of the twelve United States general Presidential campaigns from 1952 through 1996 Includes all of the major party nominees work, except that of Barry Goldwater, from September 1 of each election year through the election. Also includes the candidates’ nomination acceptance speeches. | ||
| ARAB & JEW: WOUNDED SPIRITS IN THE PROMISED LAND | 120 | 1989 | MEDIA DS119.7.A72 1989 VCV | GARDNER FILMS, INC. | Explores the history and relationships of Arabs and Jews in the area now controlled by the Jewish state of Israel. Looks at the 20th century history of the area of Palestine and the pressures that caused and influx of Jewish immigrants... | |
| Video Visits | Argentina: Land of Natural Wonder | 51 | 1995 | MEDIA F2817.A74 1995 VCV | IVN Entertainment | |
| ARSENAL, THE | 52 | 1972 | MEDIA E121.A43 PT 11 VCV | TIME-LIFE VIDEO | Deals with the American way of war from colonial Williamsburg to the modern sentimental traditions of the armed forces. | |
| AS LONG AS THE RIVERS RUN | 63 | 1971 | MEDIA E78.N77A7 1990 VCV | CAROL BURNS | Traces the struggle of the American Indians of the Northwest to maintain their fishing rights and way of life. Points out that this struggle is part of a larger movement for Indian self-determination in California and the Northwest, including the formation of fishing cooperatives to gain economic independence. | |
| ASIA, 1600-1800 | 30 | 1985 | MEDIA DS33.7.A75 1985 VCV | NETWORK TELEVISION | Describes the arrival of the Portuguese, Dutch and English in Asia and the reaction against the West. | |
| BANKING ON LIFE AND DEBT | 28 | 1995 | MEDIA HG3891.5.B25 1995 VCV | MARYKNOLL WORLD PRODUCTIONS | Examines the impact of World Bank and International Monetary Fund policies on developing countries. Ghana, Brazil, and the Philippines are used as case studies. | |
| BARTHOLOMEW, JOHN AND SON. AMERICA, SOUTH | 1982 | MEDIA G5200 1982 .J6 MAP | CARTOGRAPHIC DIVISION, NATL. GEO. SOC. | Includes ancillary map of Galapagos Islands. | ||
| BARTHOLOMEW, JOHN AND SON. EUROPE POLITICAL | 1984 | MEDIA G5700.J6 1984 MAP | JOHN BARTHOLOMEW AND SON | Includes notes and inset of eastern Mediterranean region. | ||
| BARTHOLOMEW, JOHN AND SON. THE MIDDLE EAST | 1981 | MEDIA G7420 1981 .J61 MAP | JOHN BARTHOLOMEW AND SON LTD. | |||
| BATTLE OF CHINA, THE | 65 | 1986 | MEDIA D767.3.B27 1986B VCV | WAR DEPARTMENT, SIGNAL CORPS | Depicts Japanese aggression against China during World War II and describes Japan’s plans for world conquest. Recalls Chinese development of the compass, printing, astronomy, gunpowder, and porcelain. | |
| BATTLE OF RUSSIA | 83 | 1986 | MEDIA D764.3.S7B27 1986 VCV | WAR DEPARTMENT, SPECIAL SERVICE DIVISION | Shows the Russian defense against the Nazi invasion during World War II, focusing on the battle of Stalingrad. | |
| BECOMING AMERICAN: THE CHINESE EXPERIENCE: N0 TURNING BACK | 88 | 2003 | MEDIA E184.C5B43 2003 VCV |
FFH | Traces the history and experiences of Chinese Americans. | |
| BETWEEN THE WARS: THE ECONOMIC SEEDS OF WORLD WAR II | 25 | 2004 | Media E720.B488 2004 DVD |
FFH | World War I altered the economic landscape of Europe and inadvertently contributed to World War II. In this program, we see how the interruption of American economic aid following the 1929 stock market crash caused havoc in the post-war European economy. The Versailles Treaty, Germany's inability to repay its war debt, and its chronic inflation problems are discussed. Germany's problem with inflation is related to the rise of fascism, to leaders including Hitler, Mussolini, and Franco, and to the infamous Munich Agreement. | |
| BIOGRAPHY OF AMERICA, a | BIOGRAPHY OF AMERICA, A: PART 1 & 2 | 60 | 2000 | MEDIA E17.B56 2000 VCV | ANNENBERG/CPB | This 26-part series of half-hour programs explores the human side of American history and encourages critical thinking about the forces that shaped America. Using photos, film footage, and documents, host historians lecture in a first-person narrative to describe a collective life story and history of American people and their everyday events. |
| BIOGRAPHY OF AMERICA, a | BIOGRAPHY OF AMERICA, A: PART 11 & 12 | 60 | 2000 | MEDIA E17.B56 2000 VCV | ANNENBERG/CPB | This 26-part series of half-hour programs explores the human side of American history and encourages critical thinking about the forces that shaped America. Using photos, film footage, and documents, host historians lecture in a first-person narrative to describe a collective life story and history of American people and their everyday events. |
| BIOGRAPHY OF AMERICA, a | BIOGRAPHY OF AMERICA, A: PART 13 & 14 | 60 | 2000 | MEDIA E17.B56 2000 VCV | ANNENBERG/CPB | This 26-part series of half-hour programs explores the human side of American history and encourages critical thinking about the forces that shaped America. Using photos, film footage, and documents, host historians lecture in a first-person narrative to describe a collective life story and history of American people and their everyday events. |
| BIOGRAPHY OF AMERICA, a | BIOGRAPHY OF AMERICA, A: PART 15 & 16 | 60 | 2000 | MEDIA E17.B56 2000 VCV | ANNENBERG/CPB | This 26-part series of half-hour programs explores the human side of American history and encourages critical thinking about the forces that shaped America. Using photos, film footage, and documents, host historians lecture in a first-person narrative to describe a collective life story and history of American people and their everyday events. |
| BIOGRAPHY OF AMERICA, a | BIOGRAPHY OF AMERICA, A: PART 17 & 18 | 60 | 2000 | MEDIA E17.B56 2000 VCV | ANNENBERG/CPB | This 26-part series of half-hour programs explores the human side of American history and encourages critical thinking about the forces that shaped America. Using photos, film footage, and documents, host historians lecture in a first-person narrative to describe a collective life story and history of American people and their everyday events. |
| BIOGRAPHY OF AMERICA, a | BIOGRAPHY OF AMERICA, A: PART 19 & 20 | 60 | 2000 | MEDIA E17.B56 2000 VCV | ANNENBERG/CPB | This 26-part series of half-hour programs explores the human side of American history and encourages critical thinking about the forces that shaped America. Using photos, film footage, and documents, host historians lecture in a first-person narrative to describe a collective life story and history of American people and their everyday events. |
| BIOGRAPHY OF AMERICA, a | BIOGRAPHY OF AMERICA, A: PART 21 & 22 | 60 | 2000 | MEDIA E17.B56 2000 VCV | ANNENBERG/CPB | This 26-part series of half-hour programs explores the human side of American history and encourages critical thinking about the forces that shaped America. Using photos, film footage, and documents, host historians lecture in a first-person narrative to describe a collective life story and history of American people and their everyday events. |
| BIOGRAPHY OF AMERICA, a | BIOGRAPHY OF AMERICA, A: PART 23 & 24 | 60 | 2000 | MEDIA E17.B56 2000 VCV | ANNENBERG/CPB | This 26-part series of half-hour programs explores the human side of American history and encourages critical thinking about the forces that shaped America. Using photos, film footage, and documents, host historians lecture in a first-person narrative to describe a collective life story and history of American people and their everyday events. |
| BIOGRAPHY OF AMERICA, a | BIOGRAPHY OF AMERICA, A: PART 25 & 26 | 60 | 2000 | MEDIA E17.B56 2000 VCV | ANNENBERG/CPB | This 26-part series of half-hour programs explores the human side of American history and encourages critical thinking about the forces that shaped America. Using photos, film footage, and documents, host historians lecture in a first-person narrative to describe a collective life story and history of American people and their everyday events. |
| BIOGRAPHY OF AMERICA, a | BIOGRAPHY OF AMERICA, A: PART 3 & 4 | 60 | 2000 | MEDIA E17.B56 2000 VCV | ANNENBERG/CPB | This 26-part series of half-hour programs explores the human side of American history and encourages critical thinking about the forces that shaped America. Using photos, film footage, and documents, host historians lecture in a first-person narrative to describe a collective life story and history of American people and their everyday events. |
| BIOGRAPHY OF AMERICA, a | BIOGRAPHY OF AMERICA, A PART 5 & 6 | 60 | 2000 | MEDIA E17.B56 2000 VCV | ANNENBERG/CPB | This 26-part series of half-hour programs explores the human side of American history and encourages critical thinking about the forces that shaped America. Using photos, film footage, and documents, host historians lecture in a first-person narrative to describe a collective life story and history of American people and their everyday events. |
| BIOGRAPHY OF AMERICA, a | BIOGRAPHY OF AMERICA, A: PART 7 & 8 | 60 | 2000 | MEDIA E17.B56 2000 VCV | ANNENBERG/CPB | This 26-part series of half-hour programs explores the human side of American history and encourages critical thinking about the forces that shaped America. Using photos, film footage, and documents, host historians lecture in a first-person narrative to describe a collective life story and history of American people and their everyday events. |
| BIOGRAPHY OF AMERICA, a | BIOGRAPHY OF AMERICA, A: PART 9 & 10 | 60 | 2000 | MEDIA E17.B56 2000 VCV | ANNENBERG/CPB | This 26-part series of half-hour programs explores the human side of American history and encourages critical thinking about the forces that shaped America. Using photos, film footage, and documents, host historians lecture in a first-person narrative to describe a collective life story and history of American people and their everyday events. |
| BIRTH OF CIVILIZATION, 6,000 BC-2,000 BC, THE | 30 | 1983 | MEDIA D57.B57 1983 VCV | NETWORK TELEVISION | Describes the early civilizations which rose in the fertile river valleys of the major rivers in the Near East and China. Covers the growth of cities and social structures which ushered in a period of great creativity. | |
| BIRTH OF THE MIDDLE AGES | 52 | 1989 | MEDIA D121.B57 1989 VCV | FFH | Introduces medieval Europe, showing surviving traces to provide a feel of medieval style and practice, and tracing the roots of the fall of civilization and the onset of darkness. | |
| BISMARCK: GERMANY FROM BLOOD AND IRON | 49 | 199- | MEDIA DD218.2.B575 1990 VCV | CHATSWORTH FILM | A dramatized interview with Otto Von Bismarck, discussing Germany's unification before the turn of the century. | |
| BLACK COMMUNITIES AFTER THE CIVIL WAR | 17 | 1999 | MEDIA E185.2.B52 1998 VCV | FILMS FOR THE HUMANITIES | Historians trace the westward migration of former slaves to Oklahoma after the Civil War and examine their lives there as successful farmers and business owners. The focus is on the towns of Clearview and Boley. | |
| BLACK HISTORY MONTH 1992 | 1992 | MEDIA E185.B52 1992 CASS | NATIONAL HUMANITIES CENTER | Early Ellington: Biographer Mark Tucker discusses Duke Ellington; Cultural contests: Harold Marcus, Franklin Knight and Richard Schramm on multiculturalism in American education; Race and Culture: Kwame Anthony Appiah and David L. Smith on how... | ||
| BOMB WORLD AT WAR VOL. 24 | 52 | 1982 | MEDIA D767.25H6B8 1982 VCV | THORN EMI VIDEO | Dramatic documentary footage of the events that changed the world forever, when atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. | |
| BROTHER, CAN YOU SPARE A DIME | 106 | 1974 | MEDIA E806.B76 VCV | VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS, INC. | A compilation of documentary film footage from the 1930's including Hollywood in its heyday, Dillinger vs. the G-men, bread liners, and other memorabilia. | |
| BROTHER OUTSIDER: THE LIFE OF BAYARD RUSTIN | 83 | 2002 | MEDIA E 185.97.R93 B73 2002 VCV |
QUEST PRODUCTIONS, VIDEOLINE PRODUCTIONS AND THIRTEEN/WNET | Bayard Rustin was a key figure in the civil rights movement for over 40 years. He brought non-violent resistance to a new level in the American Civil Rights movement. The film captures Rustin's commitment to justice and human rights, his brilliant intellect and charismatic personality, as well as the public scorn he faced from both black and white because of his openness about his sexual orientation. Presents a fascinating look at the role race, politics, and orientation play in American radicalism. | |
| BUDDHA IN THE LAND OF THE KAMI (7TH-12TH CENTURIES) | 53 | 1989 | MEDIA BL2203.B84 1989 VCV | FFH | History of Japan through the story of the Kami, the supernatural. Begins with the creation myth, explains the arrival of Buddhism, and discusses the role of Chinese culture, style, and writing in Japanese culture. | |
| BYZANTIUM - THE LOST EMPIRE2 PART SERIES | 200 | 1997 | MEDIA DF552.B99.1997BVCV | ABTV/THE LEARNING CHANNEL | The history of Byzantium the first Christian empire and the last legacy of ancient Greece and Rome before it fell to the nine countries, and includes footage of the gates of Constantinople, Hagia Sophia, and the treasury of St. Mark’s in Venice. | |
| CARRIERS: A HISTORY OF UNITED STATES AIRCRAFT CARRIERS | 55 | 1991 | MEDIA V874.3.C27 1991 VCV | PACIFIC ARTS VIDEO | A look at the history of aircraft carriers. Each cassette contains two episodes with the exception of the last which contains three. | |
| CARTER, JIMMY | 60 | 1991 | MEDIA E873.J55 1991 VCV | ANTHONY POTTER PRODUCTIONS | Former President Carter discusses the War Powers Resolution and other congressional relations to the executive branch. Other topics include civil rights, human rights as part of foreign policy, and executive power. | |
| CASTLE | 57 | 1983 | MEDIA UG405.M18 1983 VCV | PBS VIDEO | Presents an animated tale about a fictional thirteenth-century fortress and town built by King Edward I to subdue the rebellious Welsh. Includes live action sequences in which David McCaulay and Sarah Bullen explain the history and architecture... | |
| CASTRO'S CUBA (PT. 2) | 45 | 1991 | MEDIA F1788.C27 1991 VCV VOL.2 | TBS | Host/narrator James Earl Jones explores the island of Cuba, introduces the viewer to the Cuban people and discusses the uncertainty of the country's future. | |
| CATHEDRAL | 60 | 1985 | MEDIA NA4830.C36 1985 VCV | PBS VIDEO | David Macaulay and Caroline Berg explain the importance of the gothic cathedral to the community in which it existed and shows several examples in France. Interspersed with the live photographs is the animated story of the building of the fictional... | |
| CELTS | 110 | 1986 | MEDIA D70.C45 1997 VCV | TONY MCAULEY | Follow the fascinating story of the Celts from their earliest roots 2500 years ago through the flowering of their unique culture and their enduring heritage today, enhanced with stunning reconstructions of iron-age villages, dramatizations of... | |
| CELTS, THE: RICH TRADITIONS AND ANCIENT MYTHS | 110 | 1998 | MEDIA D70.C45 1997 VCV | BBC VIDEO | Follow Celtic fascinating story from their earliest roots 2500 years ago through the flowering of their unique culture and their enduring heritage today, enhanced with stunning reconstructions of iron-age villages, dramatizations of major historical events and visits to modern Celtic lands. This program look back at the legends and legacy of the Celtic heritage is underscored by the hauntingly beautiful music of Enya. | |
| CELTS, THE: RICH TRADITIONS AND ANCIENT MYTHS | 110 | 1997 | MEDIA D70.C45 1997 VCV | BBC VIDEO | Follow Celtic fascinating story from their earliest roots 2500 years ago through the flowering of their unique culture and their enduring heritage today, enhanced with stunning reconstructions of iron-age villages, dramatizations of major historical events and visits to modern Celtic lands. This program look back at the legends and legacy of the Celtic heritage is underscored by the hauntingly beautiful music of Enya. | |
| CELTS, THE: RICH TRADITIONS AND ANCIENT MYTHS | 110 | 1998 | MEDIA D70.C45 1997 VCV | BBC VIDEO | Follow Celtic fascinating story from their earliest roots 2500 years ago through the flowering of their unique culture and their enduring heritage today, enhanced with stunning reconstructions of iron-age villages, dramatizations of major historical events and visits to modern Celtic lands. This program look back at the legends and legacy of the Celtic heritage is underscored by the hauntingly beautiful music of Enya. | |
| CENTURY OF WOMEN, A - TAPE 1,2,3 | 285 | 1994 | MEDIA HQ1426.C45 1994 VCV | TBS PRODUCTIONS AND VU PRODUCTIONS, INC. | A fictional family talks about their own lives and weaves in the factual stories of women in 20th century America and how they changed the course of American history. | |
| CHICANO! HISTORY OF THE MEXICAN AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS MOV... | 379 | 1996 | MEDIA E184.M5C45 1996 VCV | GALAN PRODUCTIONS | Chronicles various aspects of the struggles for equal rights by Mexican Americans. | |
| CHINA, BEYOND THE CLOUDS PART 1 & 2 | 240 | 1994 | MEDIA DS779.23.C45 1994 VCV | RIVER FILMS FOR NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOC. | By focusing on the small town of Lodging in the Incan Province of China, this film presents a candid and in-depth look at Chinese society; a first hand view of daily life. | |
| CHINA: DYNASTIES OF POWER | 48mins | 1995 | MEDIA DS715.C45 1995 | TIME LIFE VIDEO AND TELEVISION | Trace the rise of China's earliest dynasty, the Shag, savage, aristocratic hunter-warriors steeped in superstition and ritual human sacrifice. Then, witness the dawn of the golden age of philosophic enlightenment during the... | |
| CHINA: THE HISTORY AND THE MYSTERY | 120 | 1998 | MEDIA DS735.C45 1996 VCV | MADACY VIDEO | Documents 5,000 years of Chinese history. | |
| CITY OF GOD: EUROPE IN THE MIDDLE AGES | 52 | 1989 | MEDIA BR252.C57 1989 VCV | FFH | Describes the role of the church in Europe after the fall of Rome. Topics include: monasticism, developments in architecture, role of the church in preserving classical civilization. | |
| CITY OF THE BIG SHOULDERS, DESTINATION AMERICA | 52 | 1992 | MEDIA F548.9.P7C57 1992 VCV | FFH | Polish immigrants were the driving force behind Chicago's remarkable industrial growth. But they never achieved political cohesiveness, and while a million Poles now live in Chicago, their political power is not commensurate with the... | |
| CIVIL WAR JOURNAL TAPE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 | 650 | 1993 | MEDIA E468.C58 1993 VCV | A & E/GREYSTONE COMM. | This series looks at the private and intimate side of the Civil War, using diary excerpts, photographs, reenactments, and interviews with historians. | |
| CIVIL WAR SONGS MCNEIL, KEITH | n/a | 1989 | MEDIA M1637.M25 1989 CASS | WEM RECORDS | Contents: The War Begins--The Realities of War--The Changing War--The Union Forever. | |
| CLASH OF CULTURES ON THE GREAT PLAINS | 20 | 1991 | MEDIA E78.G73C53 1991 VCV | AIT | Examines how the lives of the Native Americans of the Great Plains were forever changed by the westward expansion of the general U.S. population between the years 1865-1890. | |
| CODE BREAKERS | 60 | 1994 | MEDIA Z103.C64 1994 VCV | WGBH | Looks at the history of code breaking in the United States, focusing on the role that code breakers played during World War 2. | |
| COLONIAL & REVOLUTION SONGS MCNEIL, KEITH | n/a | 1989 | MEDIA M1631.M36C65 1989 CASS | WEM RECORDS | Contains forty songs which accompanied the shaping of the country as it evolved from thirteen struggling colonies to a nation. | |
| CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT, THE: PRIMARY SOURCES | COLOR LINE ON CAMPUS, THE: 1963 | 30 | 2000 | MEDIA E185.615.C65 2000VCV | For most US colleges today, racial diversity is a goal but almost nine years after the Brown decision, it was quite another story. This 1963 program features interviews with James Meredith and other African American students who broke ground and radiation at universities in the South. Faced with attitudes ranging from passive tolerance to violent rejection, each had achieved enrollment but not acceptance, | |
| COMING APART - PICTURE THIS | 42 | 1999 | MEDIA E743.5.C66 1999 VCV | In the late 1940's, while the Soviet Union and the U.S. eyed each other over the Iron Curtain, conservative Americans at all levels of society worried about communist infiltration--especially in the movie industry, since that medium plays a huge role in shaping public perceptions and attitudes. This program reveals a time of McCarthyism and career-ending blacklists, a time when freedom of speech itself became a casualty in the desperate fight to protect democracy from "The red menace." | ||
| COMING TO SAY GOODBYE - STORIES OF AIDS IN AFRICA | 30 | MEDIA RA644.A25C66 2002 VCV | MARYKNOLL PRODUCTIONS | This documentary is a collection of stories about courageous people living with HIV/AIDS in Kenya and Tanzania. Interspersed throughout the stories are the commentaries of church workers and educators who stand by those suffering, especially the thousands of children orphaned by AIDS. | ||
| Buried Mirror, The | Conflict of the Gods | 59 | 1991 | MEDIA DP48.9.B87 1991 PT.2 VCV | Films, Inc. | In his lifetime Carlos Fuentes has witnessed the rediscovery of ancient Aztec temples beneath the central square of modern Mexico City. He retraces the Indian world through their magnificent pyramids and sculptures. The return of their exiled god was forecast for the very year Cortes reached their shores. The savagery of the conquistador equaled that of the Indian, but he brought with him a new god, a god who sacrificed himself for men. |
| CONQUISTADORS WITH MICHAEL WOOD: SEARCH FOR EL DORADO Pt 3 & 4 | 120 | KCTS - CHANNEL 9 | ||||
| COWBOY SONGS MCNEIL, KEITH | n/a | 1992 | MEDIA M1629.6.W5C68 1992 CASS | WEM RECORDS | Contents: The Beginnings, Mexico, California Vaqueros, Texas Cowboys, Small Ranchers, Cattle Barons--Cowboy Life, Rider Sand Ropers, Heroes and Lovers--From Texas to Kansas, Roundups and Rustlers, Trail Herds and Cow Towns--On the Trail, Burning Sun and... | |
| CRETE & MYCENAE | 54 | 1986 | MEDIA DF220.C74 1986 VCV | KARTES VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS | Documentary on the cities of Crete and Mycenae. | |
| CROSSING, THE | 100 | 1999 | MEDIA PN1997 .C76 1999 VCV | CHRIS/ROSE PRODUCTIONS, INC. | December 1776. Decimated by superior British forces, suffering from disease, desertion and lack of funds, General George Washington (Jeff Daniels) faces the unthinkable--losing the war. Despite all advice to the contrary, Washington makes a courageous decision that is considered to be one of the boldest in military history. On Christmas night, with the American Revolution hanging in the balance, Washington takes his army across the ice-choked Delaware River. The next morning, he leads a surprise attack against a garrison of Hessian mercenaries. The overwhelming and miraculous victory turns the tide in the war and ultimately leads to the birth of the United States. | |
| CRUSADES. DESTRUCTION | 50 | 1995 | MEDIA D161.3.C73 1995 PT. 4 VCV | BBC/A&E NETWORK | Terry Jones hosts this program which chronicles the last Crusades and examines the reality behind the legendary noble deeds of people like Richard "the Lionhearted" and Phillip of France. | |
| CRUSADES. JERUSALEM | 50 | 1995 | MEDIA D161.3.C73 1995 PT. 2 VCV | BBC/A&E NETWORK | Terry Jones hosts this program which chronicles the Crusaders' trail of carnage across the Middle East ending with the barbarous conquest of Jerusalem. | |
| CRUSADES. JIHAD | 50 | 1995 | MEDIA D161.3.C73 1995 PT. 3 VCV | BBC/A&E NETWORK | Terry Jones hosts this program which chronicles the Second Crusade and the Muslims' recapture of Jerusalem. | |
| CRUSADES. PILGRIMS IN ARMS | 50 | 1995 | MEDIA D161.3.C73 1995 PT. 1 VCV | BBC/A&E NETWORK | Terry Jones hosts this program which chronicles the origins of the Crusades. He traces the Crusaders' routes across Europe and details the massacres and looting along the way. | |
| CRUSADES: SAINTS AND SINNERS,THE | 28 | 1969 | MEDIA D161.2.C7 1969 VCV | LEARNING CORPORATION OF AMERICA | Describes the first crusade and the complex motives which led people to join it. Examines the irony implicit in the concept of a holy war. | |
| CURTISS, JIMMY. CUSTER DIED FOR YOUR SINS | 1982 | MEDIA M1669.C87 1982 CASS | RED CROW PRODUCTIONS | |||
| CYBEROMA | 39 | 1996 | MEDIA DG70.C92 1997 VCV | FILMS FOR THE HUMANITIES AND SCIENCES | Reconstructs Rome as it looked in AD 200, using computer graphics, providing a close look at many spectacular monuments. | |
| D-DAY, THE GREAT CRUSADE | 112 | 1984 | MEDIA D756.5.N6D14 1987 | ITN-GRANADA TELEVISION INTERNATIONAL | Documentary produced on the fortieth anniversary of the Allied invasion at Normandy on June 6, 1944. | |
| DAIMYO | 30 | 1988 | MEDIA NX584.D25 1988 VCV | JOHN NATHAN | Presents a sensory experience of daimyo life in medieval Japan focusing on cultural activities such as the tea ceremony, No theater, calligraphy, swordsmanship, and archery from horseback--all filmed on location in Japan. | |
| DAKOTA CONFLICT, THE | 57 | 1993 | MEDIA E83.86.D25 1993 VCV | KTCA/TV ACORN MEDIA | This documentary takes another look at the events of August 1862 and explores the attitudes and points of view of both the white settlers and the Dakota people. | |
| DARKLIGHT OF DAWN, THE | 30 | 1986 | MEDIA JC599.G8D27 1986 VCV | GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION/USA | A graphic description of human rights abuses in Guatemala. | |
| DATELINE 1949, CHINA | 23 | 1989 | MEDIA DS777.54.D27 1989 VCV | CAPITAL CITIES/ABC VIDEO ENTERPRISES | Covers the historical development of Chinese communism and how it fits into the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union. Uses documentary footage. | |
| WHO BUILT AMERICA | DAUGHTERS OF FREE MEN |
30 MIN | Media HD6073.T42 M3 1987 VCV |
THE CINEMA GUILD | Presents working conditions of young girls at the Merrimack Textile Mill in Lowell, Massachusetts during the 1830s. Also depicts a strike by the girls because of poor working conditions and wages. | |
| DEALING WITH THE ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE PROCESS AND... | 1991 | MEDIA LC214.D42 1991 VCV | WASHINGTON CENTER FOR THE IMPROVEMENT... | A lecture by James Crowfoot given to Washington State educators. | ||
| DEALING WITH THE ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE PROCESS AND... | 1991 | MEDIA LC214.D42 1991 VCV | WASHINGTON CENTER FOR THE IMPROVEMENT... | A lecture by James Crowfoot given to Washington State educators. | ||
| DECEMBER 7TH--THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF PEARL HARBOR | 34 | 1990 | MEDIA D767.92.D43 1990 VCV | MPI/U.S. DEPT. OF THE NAVY | Reconstructs the events in Pearl Harbor on the day of the Japanese attack. | |
| DEGENERATE ART | 60 | 1995 | MEDIA N6868.D44 1995 VCV | MUSE FILM AND TELEVISION | Describes Nazi attacks on the avant garde and their desecration of modernist art culminating in the 1937 exhibition of "Entartete Kunst" (degenerate art) in Munich. The film also describes the opening of the Haus der Kunst and the Nazi approved art it exhibited. Produced in conjunction with the 1991 Los Angeles county Museum reconstruction of the “degenerate art” exhibition, which assembled more than 150 surviving masterworks from the original show and gathered photographic documentation, motion-picture footage and the recollections of witnesses of the time. | |
| DEGENERATE ART - COPY 2 | 60 | 1993 | MEDIA N6868.D44 1995 VCV |
DAVID GRUBIN PRODUCTIONS | ||
| DEMOCRAT AND THE DICTATOR, THE | 58 | 1990 | MEDIA E807.D45 1990 VCV | PBS HOME VIDEO | Journalist Bill Moyers compares and contrasts the careers of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Adolf Hitler, focusing on the youth, personality, leadership style, and political goals of each. | |
| DENNIS ALLEY WISDOM DANCERS IN CONCERT AT THE GRAND CANYON | 30 | 1988 | MEDIA M1669.D45 1988 VCV | MEL HARDMAN PRODUCTIONS | On the edge of the Grand Canyon, the Dennis Alley Wisdom Dancers bring to life the ceremonial music and dances of their ancestors. | |
| DEVIL GAVE US OIL, THE | 58 | 1986 | MEDIA HD9574.M6D48 1987 VCV | WHYY | Presents an economic and political history of oil production in Mexico with emphasis on foreign economic relations, particularly with the United States. | |
| DIRTY THIRTIES | 27 | 19 | MEDIA HB634-CASS | THE CENTER FOR CASSETTE STUDIES, INC. | Peter Hunter and Kenneth McNaught discuss how they were affected by the Depression, and the extent to which it influenced their political beliefs. | |
| DISPOSSESSED | 56 | 1992 | MEDIA E77.W27 1992 PT. 3 VCV | CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION | A history of Western contact with Native Americnas, including the destruction, their cultures and ways of life. | |
| DO THE RIGHT THING | 120 | 1990 | MEDIA PN1997.D6 1990 VCV | UNIVERSAL | Traces the course of a single day on a block in the Bedford-Stuyvesant area of Brooklyn. It's the hottest day of the year, a twenty-four hour period that will change the lives of its residents forever. | |
| DOMESTICATING A WILDERNESS AMERICA SERIES | 52 | 1987 | MEDIA E121.A43 PT. 7 VCV | MICHAEL GILL / AMBROSE VIDEO PUBLISHING | Discusses the Mormons' establishment in Utah, the first transcontinental rail link, the settlement of the Mid West by European immigrants, and the Indians' last desperate struggles which exploded in the Custer massacre and the Battle of Wounded... | |
| DONNER PARTY, THE | 88 | 1992 | MEDIA F868.N5D65 1992 VCV | STEEPLECHASE FILMS | David McCullough narrates this film which chronicles the story of the ill-fated pioneers who set off for California in the spring of 1846 and whose journey ended in disaster in the snows of the Sierra Nevada the following winter. | |
| WHO BUILT AMERICA | DR. TOER'S AMAZING MAGIC LANTERN SHOW | 30 MIN | MEdia E185.2.D62 1987 VCV |
THE CINEMA GUILD | Takes a look at the Magic Lantern Show of J.W. Toer, a Baptist minister and former slave who traveled the rural South in the years following the Civil War. The show featured music and stories of the black people before, during and after the Civil War. This program focuses especially on the North's misrepresentation of the former slaves and the progress of Reconstruction. | |
| DRIVE FOR POWER, THE | 52 | 1974 | MEDIA Q175.B7918 PT. 8 VCV | BBC-TV AND TIME-LIFE FILMS | Explains how industrialization and political revolutions altered man's concept of power during the 18th century and points out the significance of these developments in the progress of man. | |
| DUNBAR, JOHN TELFER, 1912- OFFICIAL TARTAN MAP OF TARTANS... | 1976 | MEDIA G5771.E6 1976 .D8 MAP | ELM TREE BOOKS | Covers Scotland. Includes text, index to tartans, and col. illus. of 141 tartans. | ||
| EARLY RENAISSANCE RENAISSANCE | 28 | 1993 | MEDIA D228.R45 1993 PT. 11 VCV | SOUTH CAROLINA ETV | The inspiration and achievements of the artistic pioneers of 14th-century Florence. | |
| Earth | 101 | 1999 | Media PN1997.E255 2003 DVD |
NEW YORK VIDEO | A romantic drama set in 1947 in Lahore before India and Pakistan became independent, where Hindu, Sikh, Parsee, and Muslim share a peaceful co-existence. Events are seen from the point of view of eight-year-old Lenny, a girl from an affluent Parsee family. Lenny's nanny, Shantya, is involved with the Muslim Masseur. When a train of Muslims arrives at the local depot and all the passengers are found murdered, the various sects turn against each other, and the city is soon aflame. | |
| ECONOMIC RECOVERY IN AFRICA | EAST AFRICA: PATHWAY TO GROWTH | 47 | 1999 | MEDIA HC860.E27 1999 VCV | FILMS FOR THE HUMANITIES | Documentary film covering the economic recovery in the East African countries of Zambia, Tanzania, and Uganda. |
| EATING (THE CHINESE: MAN & NATURE IN CHINA) | 29 | 1991 | MEDIA DS779.23.E27 1991 VCV | GPN/NATIONAL VIDEO COMM. | Compares the markets in China's culinary capital of Canton with the more frugal and ancient agricultural technology of the hundred million of Sichuan. Asks how long China can support a population that, despite birth control, continues to... | |
| EFFECT OF TV ON CULTURE IN INDIA, THE | 30 | 1998 | MEDIA PN1992.6.E55 1998 VCV | This program focuses on the cultural effects of television broadcasting in India. It examines the rapid rise of satellite TV and cable channels and discusses their role in channels and discusses their role in altering Indian perception about caste, class, and gender. | ||
| ELIE WIESEL - FIRST PERSON SINGULAR | ELIE WIESEL | 60 | 2002 | MEDIA PQ 2683.I32 Z462 2002 VCV |
PBS HOME VIDEO | Sighet, Elie Wiesel’s 1928 birthplace, still survives — a town in northern Romania near the meeting of the Hungarian and Ukrainian borders. But its character was irreversibly changed by the Holocaust. Where once it was a predominantly Jewish community of some 15,000 souls, today only a handful remain. But photos of the old city have survived, some in family collections, including those preserved by Elie Wiesel and his surviving sisters. Others have been contributed to the photo archives of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., most of them recovered from the work of an unknown Jewish studio photographer who, from 1920 to 1939, recorded images of the town and the life of its Jewish community. It is the recovery of those photos that makes this visit to pre-war Sighet possible. |
| ELWHA KLALLAM TRIBE - HISTORIC & SIGNIFICANT SITES | 13 | 2001 | MEDIA E 99.C82 E49 2001 VCV |
SUE CHARLES PRODUCTION | In personal interviews, members of the Elwha Klallam Tribe share the history of their land and villages. The video features onsite footage and historical photographs. | |
| EMPIRE OF THE N. SHORES; HERE KING HAROLD IS KILLED VIKINGS! | 60 | 1988 | MEDIA DL65.V55 1988 PT. 9-10 VCV | KTCA | The empire of the northern shores: Examines the great northern Viking empire that reigned for a period of less than thirty years. At this time, most of England, Denmark and Norway were under the rule of one Viking, King Canute the Great... | |
| ENGLAND AT BAY; BITTER IS THE WIND VIKINGS! PT. 5-6 | 60 | 1988 | MEDIA DL65.V55 1988 PT. 5-6 VCV | KTCA | England at bay: Follows the Danish Vikings as they invade England and conquer every kingdom except for Wessex. After their defeat at the Battle of Edington a treaty allowed the Danes to keep eastern England. Bitter is the wind: The Norwegian... | |
| ENOLA GAY & THE ATOMIC BOMBING OF JAPAN | 75 | 1995 | MEDIA D767.25.H6 E56 1995 VCV | TIM CURRAN | In this program, the complete story of the missions to Hiroshima and Nagasaki are revealed. | |
| ETHICS IN AMERICA: PT. 9 THE HUMAN EXPERIMENT | 60 | 1989 | MEDIA BJ1012.E74 1989 PT.9 VCV | COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY SEMINARS ON MEDIA... | Spotlights the day-to-day ethical dilemmas facing medical researchers. | |
| EUROPE ON THE BRINK | 105 | 1991 | MEDIA D2009.E87 1991 VCV | CNN VIDEO | Examines the political changes in Europe in the wake of the end of the Cold War. Special attention is given to the European Community, the reunification of Germany, and the demise of communism in Eastern Europe and Russia. | |
| EUROPE: THE MIGHTY CONTINENT VOL. 5: THE GREAT WAR | 52 | 1974 | MEDIA D424.M53 1974 VCV | AMBROSE VIDEO | Pt. 5 of series that traces the history of Europe from 1900 to 1975. | |
| EVERYTHING UNDER THE SUN: ASTRONOMY, MATHEMATICS AND ISLAM (Embrasser Tous Les Savoirs) | 26 | 2000 | Media DS36.85.E43 2000 DVD |
FFH | Picking up mathematics and astronomy from where the ancient Greeks left off, Arab scholars paved the way for the Copernican revolution and the rebirth of science in Europe. This program reveals the development in the Islamic Empire of the Indo-Arabic decimal system, algebra, algorithms and the refinement of the science of optics and the Ptolemaic model of the solar system. The application of astronomy to sacred ends, such as accurately fixing the time for prayers, the direction of Mecca, and the start of Ramadan, is also considered. | |
| Evita: The Woman Behind the Myth | 50 | 1996 | MEDIA F2849.P37E963 1997 VCV | A&E Television | To some, she was a hero. To others, she was a symbol of naked ambition. To the world, she remains a legend. Eva Duarte de Peron, Evita, is one of the most controversial figures in history. Rare, photographs and films tell Evita’s real story, from humble birth to her tragic death from cancer. | |
| EXPANSION OF EUROPE, 1250-1500, THE | 30 | 1984 | MEDIA D200.E96 1984 VCV | NETWORK TELEVISION | Relates how the Black Death wiped out one-third of the population of Europe in 1347. Covers the efforts of the early navigators and their voyages that led to the discovery of the New World and the Cape of Good Hope. | |
| EYES ON THE PRIZE: 1965-1985: A VIEWER'S GUIDE TO THE SERIES | 1990 | MEDIA E185.61.E94 1990 VCV | BLACKSIDE, INC. | Shows southern race relations in the years prior to 1954 and discusses racial discrimination. | ||
| EYES ON THE PRIZE AIN'T SCARED OF YOUR JAILS (1960-1961) | 60 | 1987 | MEDIA E185.61.E94 1987 PT. 3 VCV | PBS VIDEO | Covers lunch counter sit-ins and their impact on the Kennedy and Nixon presidential race of 1960, the formation of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee, and the freedom rides of 1961. | |
| EYES ON THE PRIZE AWAKENINGS (1954-56) | 60 | 1987 | MEDIA E185.61.E94 1987 PT. 1 VCV | PBS VIDEO | Shows southern race relations in the years prior to 1954 and discusses racial discrimination. | |
| EYES ON THE PRIZE BRIDGE TO FREEDOM (1965) | 60 | 1987 | MEDIA E185.61.E94 1987 PT. 6 VCV | PBS VIDEO | Shows how the civil rights leadership changed its protest strategy to generate nationwide sympathy and federal intervention. | |
| EYES ON THE PRIZE FIGHTING BACK, (1957-1962) | 60 | 1987 | MEDIA E185.61.E94 1987 PT. 2 VCV | PBS VIDEO | Examines the political, social, and psychological implications of school segregation and desegregation. Looks at the law as a tool for change and resistance to change. | |
| EYES ON THE PRIZE, II: A NATION OF LAW? 1968-1971 | 58 | 1990 | MEDIA E185.61.E94 1990 PT. 6 VCV | PBS VIDEO | Black activism is increasingly met with violent responses from law enforcement agencies. Two Black Panther Party leaders are killed and inmates take over for five days at New York's Attica prison leaving 43 men dead. | |
| EYES ON THE PRIZE, II: "AIN'T GONNA SHUFFLE NO MORE,"... | 58 | 1990 | MEDIA E185.61.E94 1990 PT. 5 VCV | PBS VIDEO | Illustrates the renewed push for Black unity in America. Cassius Clay becomes Muhammed Ali and refuses to fighting Vietnam. The National Black Political Convention is organized in Gary, Indiana and students at Howard University in... | |
| EYES ON THE PRIZE, II: BACK TO THE MOVEMENT, 1979-1983 | 58 | 1990 | MEDIA E185.61.E94 1990 PT. 8 VCV | PBS VIDEO | Miami's Black community explodes in rioting, but in Chicago, a grassroots movement triumphs - Harold Washington is elected the city's first Black mayor. Concludes with a review of the people who made the civil rights movement a force for change. | |
| EYES ON THE PRIZE, II: POWER! 1967-1968 | 58 | 1990 | MEDIA E185.61.E94 1990 PT. 3 VCV | PBS VIDEO | Following America's urban riots, Black aspirations are channeled into fights for community control. The Black Panther Party is born. | |
| EYES ON THE PRIZE, II: THE KEYS TO THE KINGDOM, 1974-1980 | 58 | 1990 | MEDIA E185.61.E94 1990 PT. 7 VCV | PBS VIDEO | Anti discrimination legal rights gained in past decades are put to the test. School desegregation orders are violently resisted in Boston and the Bakke Supreme Court case challenges a policy of affirmative action. | |
| EYES ON THE PRIZE, II: THE PROMISED LAND, 1967-1968 | 58 | 1990 | MEDIA E185.61.E94 1990 PT. 4 VCV | PBS VIDEO | Martin Luther King, Jr. stakes out new ground for the civil rights movement and opposes the war in Vietnam. He is assassinated in Memphis. King's death marks the end of the mainstream of the civil rights movement. | |
| EYES ON THE PRIZE, II: THE TIME HAS COME, 1964-1966 | 58 | 1990 | MEDIA E185.61.E94 1990 PT. 1 VCV | PBS VIDEO | A new call for power is heard in the civil rights movement. Malcolm X takes nationalism to urban streets as Black leaders listen. | |
| EYES ON THE PRIZE, II: TWO SOCIETIES, 1965-1968 | 58 | 1990 | MEDIA E185.61.E94 1990 PT. 2 VCV | PBS VIDEO | Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference aid in the nonviolent struggle against segregated housing. The Kerner Commission concludes that America is becoming "two societies - one Black, one white - separate... | |
| EYES ON THE PRIZE MISSISSIPPI, IS THIS AMERICA? (1962-1964) | 60 | 1987 | MEDIA E185.61.E94 1987 PT. 5 VCV | PBS VIDEO | Covers the voting rights question in Mississippi, which became a testing ground of constitutional principles. Includes the activities of northern students in what was to be called Freedom Summer, and the formation of the Mississippi Freedom... | |
| EYES ON THE PRIZE NO EASY WALK (1961-1963) | 60 | 1987 | MEDIA E185.61.E94 1992 PT.4 VCV |
BLACKSIDE | Documents the years when the movement embraced the strategy of mass demonstration. A large civil rights contingent tested nonviolence in Albany, Georgia. School children marched against fire hoses and filled the city's jails in Birmingham, Alabama. And in Washington, D.C. black and white, young and old, Northerner and Southerner came together to march on the nation's capital. It was here that the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. emerged on the national scene as an articulate and charismatic proponent of nonviolence. | |
| EYES ON THE PRIZE NO EASY WALK (1962-1966) | 60 | 1987 | MEDIA E185.61.E94 1987 PT. 4 VCV | PBS VIDEO | Depicts civil rights movement events in Albany, Georgia Birmingham, Alabama; and a march on Washington, DC. | |
| FALL OF COMMUNISM, THE | 80 | 1990 | MEDIA HX44.5.F25 1990 VCV | MPI HOME VIDEO | Depicts the communist nations adapting to a more democratic means. Shows the fall of the Berlin wall and the creation of independence movements in Poland, Lithuania and Russia. | |
| FAMILY PREPAREDNESS FOR THE YEAR 2000 | 23 | 1999 | MEDIA QA75.76.S66 F25 1999 | STATE OF WASHINGTON | First of a four-part series prepared by the Washington State Y2K Office. Titles in the series include the following: Washington State’s approach, Electricity & the Year 2000, Family preparedness for the Year 2000, Financial institutions and the Year 2000 Challenge. | |
| FAMOUS GENERALS | 60 | 1984 | MEDIA E836.F25 1984 VCV | U.S. ARMY; ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER; CALVIN | Documentaries on the lives and careers of two American generals--George S. Patton, Jr. and Dwight Eisenhower. | |
| FAR WEST, THE: GENEROUS SPIRIT | 48 | 1994 | MEDIA E78.W5F27 1994 VCV | EDUCATIONAL VIDEO NETWORK | Explores the forces and Native people that shaped the far west. Presents personal insights into the origins of the people and their cultures. | |
| MODERN MARVELS | FARMING TECHNOLOGY | 50 | 2000 | MEDIA S441.F37 2000 VCV | HISTORY CHANNEL | Comprehensive look at modern farming, including methods, tools, machines and pest control. |
| FATEFUL DECADE: FROM LITTLE ROCK TO THE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL | 26 | 1990 | MEDIA E185.61.F28 1990 VCV | FILMS FOR THE HUMANITIES, INC. | Traces the history of the Civil Rights Movement from its inception in the 50's to King's assassination in 1968 and the signing of the Civil Rights Bill. Includes film clips of King's most famous speeches. | |
| FEATHER AND THE CROSS | 56 | 1992 | MEDIA E77.W27 1992 PT. 1 VCV | CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION | A history of western contact with Native Americans, beginning with first contacts. | |
| FEUDAL SYSTEM, THE | 52 | 1989 | MEDIA D131.F48 1989 VCV | FFH | Describes the social and economic organization of Europe in the Middle Ages: life in a medieval farming hamlet: the role of the feudal lord; the role of tenant farmers, indentured servants, serfs; the economy of the peasant community and... | |
| FIRST EMPEROR OF CHINA, THE | 1994 | MEDIA DS747.5.F57 1994 CD ROM | VOYAGER | Presents the treasures of the tomb complex of Von SHIH-HUANG Da. the First Emperor of China, with original film footage of the first days of the excavation, a tour through the Von Museum of Warriors and Horses, aerial motion... | ||
| FIRST IMPACT, THE | 52 | 1972 | MEDIA E121.A43 PT. 12 VCV | TIME-LIFE VIDEO | Presents a record of Alistair Cooke's impressions of the people, places, institutions, and landscapes of America. | |
| FIVE PILLARS OF ISLAM, THE | 30 | 1988 | MEDIA BP176.F58 1988 VCV | FILMS FOR THE HUMANITIES | The five essential principles of Islam are described and placed in historical context. Introduces the vast international mosaic of Moslem believers and the conflict between traditional teaching and the effects of industrialization. | |
| WHO BUILT AMERICA | FIVE POINTS | 30 MIN | Media E184.I6F58 1987 VCV |
THE CINEMA GUILD | In this dramatized narrative, New York City in the 1850s is seen through the conflicting perspectives of a native-born Protestant reformer and an immigrant Irish-Catholic family. As members of the Irish family describe their daily lives, the Five Points slum is revealed as a complicated world that contradicts nineteenth century stereotypes about the behavior and beliefs of the immigrant poor. | |
| FIVE WINDOWS INTO AFRICA | 2000 | MEDIA GN645.F5 2000 CDROM | INDIANA UNIVERSITY | A multimedia tool that captures the vitality and immediacy of life in contemporary Africa. Each window features an aspect of African culture--art, music, religion, urban life, and politics--and opens a range of local events from the perspective of the participants. | ||
| FOR THE LIVING | 57 | 1994 | MEDIA D804.3 .F67 1994 VCV | WETA | ||
| FORBIDDEN CITY | 60 | 1987 | MEDIA DS795.8.I46F67 1987 VCV | FRIES HOME VIDEO | Edwin Newsman hosts a look at the forbidden city of Peking. | |
| FORBIDDEN CITY, THE | 61 | 1997 | MEDIA DS795.8.I46 F68 1997 VCV | PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA | A tour of the palace complex the Forbidden City in Beijing, showing its design and architecture in historical perspective. | |
| FORBIDDEN CITY, THE GREAT WITHIN | 50 | 1995 | MEDIA DS795.8.I46F68 1995 VCV | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | Explores the history of the Forbidden City, the private world of the emperors of China. | |
| FORD, GERALD R. | 60 | 1991 | MEDIA E866.G47 1991 VCV | ANTHONY POTTER PRODUCTIONS | Former President Ford discusses the War Powers Resolution and other congressional relations to the executive branch. Other topics include personal qualities required for the presidency, term limitations, and assassination attempts. | |
| FREDERICK DOUGLASS: WHEN THE LION WROTE HISTORY | 89 | 1994 | MEDIA E449.D75F74 1994 VCV | ROJA PROD. AND WETA-TV WASH. D.C. | Discusses the life of Frederick Douglass and his influence as an abolitionist, orator, journalist, publisher, diplomat, and leader in the early fight for civil rights. | |
| FRENCH REVOLUTION, THE (PARTS ONE AND TWO) | 46 | 1990 | MEDIA DC149.F74 1990 VCV | EDUCATIONAL VIDEO NETWORK | Presents the chronology of the French Revolution and explains the political, economic, and social forces behind the events. | |
| FROM SUNUP | 28 | 1987 | MEDIA HQ1807.T3F76 1987 VCV | MARYKNOLL WORLD FILMS | Examines the roles of women, who are the pillars of their families, in the culture of rural Tanzania, as they struggle to feed, clothe, and house themselves and their children. | |
| FROM THE FURY OF THE NORTHMEN; HALFDAN WAS HERE VIKINGS! 3,4 | 60 | 1988 | MEDIA DL65.V55 1988 PT. 3-4 VCV | KTCA | From the fury of the Northmen tells of the life of the Danish Vikings and how they plundered Western Europe. Shows Viking artifacts found at several sites. Halfdan was here tells how the well-traveled Swedish Vikings developed a shipping... | |
| FROM "THEY" TO "WE": MCCLEARY BEAR FESTIVAL | 31 | 1997 | MEDIA F899.M3F76 1997 VCV | STEVE WILLIS AND SUSAN BROWN | Tracks the history and role of the McCleary Second Growth and Bear Festival, an annual event in a small logging community since 1959 that involves consuming bear stew. | |
| FUENTES, CARLOS | 28 | 1988 | MEDIA PQ7297.F793Z465 1988 VCV | PBS VIDEO | Bill Moyers interviews Mexican novelist Carlos Fuentes who argues that in the present post-Yalta multi polar world, relations between the United States and Latin America should take the form of cooperation and non-intervention, and not self-... | |
| GENERATION IN SEARCH OF A FUTURE, A | 41 | 1969 | MEDIA JX1953.W37 CASS | CAEDMON | Delivered Tuesday, March 4, 1969 at Kresge Auditorium, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. | |
| GENOCIDE, 1941-1945 (WORLD AT WAR V.20) | 52 | 1982 | MEDIA D743.W6 1982 VCV | THAMES TELEVISION | A documentary beginning in 1933 when Heinrich Himmler was already Reichsfuhrer of the SS and starting his plan of recreating an Aryan Germany which lead to the formation of the death camps and the ordering of massive extermination of Jews... | |
| GERONIMO AND THE APACHE RESISTANCE | 60 | 1990 | MEDIA E99.A6G47 1990 VCV | PBS VIDEO | This program highlights the clash of cultures and portrays the wrenching transformation of an Indian society faced with the loss of its land and traditions. | |
| GIBBONS VS. OGDEN EQUAL JUSTICE UNDER THE LAW | 37 | 1977 | MEDIA KF4541.E68 1977 PT.1 VCV | NATIONAL TECHNICAL INFORMATION SERVICE | Dramatization of the events surrounding the decision of the 1824 case in which the power of the federal government to regulate commerce between states was clarified by the Supreme Court. | |
| GLORIES OF ANCIENT CHANG-AN | 55 | 1990 | MEDIA DS735 .G56 1990 VCV | NHK AND CCTV | Visit modern-day Xi-an, formerly Chang-an, the starting point of the Silk Road and the world's largest city when it was capital of Tan Dynasty China in the 7th century. See the clay army of Emperor Qin Huang Di, the sculptures of Emperor Gao-zong's tomb, enter a Buddhist temple, climb the Great Wall, and examine the underground murals of Princess... | |
| GO WEST, YOUNG MAN, DESTINATION AMERICA | 52 | 1992 | MEDIA F358.2.S2G6 1992 VCV | FFH | Around 1850, the vast fertile lands of the Midwest attracted nearly a million farmers from Norway, where land was scarce and often unfit to farm. Their life as pioneers was hard, but their descendants have prospered. | |
| GRAND JURY TESTIMONY OF WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON | 240 | 1998 | MEDIA E886.G72 1998 VCV | MPI HOME VIDEO | "On August 17, 1998, President Bill Clinton gave a videotaped testimony before a grand jury in the Ken STARR investigation. MPI Home Video is providing the videotaped testimony as released by Congress, as an historical account-- | |
| GRANDEUR AND OBEDIENCE; THE LIGHT OF EXPERIENCE CIVILIZATION | 100 | 1969 | MEDIA CB68.C58 1993 PT. 7-8 VCV | BBC | Episode 7 surveys the development of Western civilization in the 17th century as seen in the work of Titian, Rubens, & Bernini. The essence of baroque was the uniting of flesh & spirit, dogma & sensuality, obedience & freedom as shown in... | |
| GREAT DEPRESSION, THE DESPERATE MEASURES VOLUME 4 | 50 | 1998 | MEDIA HB37171929.G74 1998 VCV | TOWER PRODUCTIONS | ||
| GREAT DEPRESSION, THE FACE THE MUSIC VOLUME 2 | 50 | 1998 | MEDIA HB37171929.G74 1998 VCV | TOWER PRODUCTIONS | ||
| GREAT DEPRESSION, THE GREAT SHAKE-UP VOLUME 1 | 50 | 1998 | MEDIA HB37171929.G74 1998 VCV | TOWER PRODUCTIONS | ||
| GREAT DEPRESSION, THE STRIKING BACK VOLUME 3 | 50 | 1998 | MEDIA HB3717 1929.G74 1998 VCV | TOWER PRODUCTIONS | ||
| GREAT SPEECHES VOLUME I | 119 | 1985 | MEDIA PN6122.G78 VOL. 1 VCV | EDUCATIONAL VIDEO GROUP | A selection of speeches considered to be outstanding due to their content and the oratorical skill of the speakers. | |
| GREAT WAR AND THE SHAPING OF THE 20TH CENTURY, THE | 464 | 1996 | MEDIA D523.G74 1996 PT.1 VCV | KCET/BBC | Examines the War to end all Wars, from the seeds of its inception to the aftermath, which left a legacy for the conflicts to come. Pt. 1 Explosion & Stalemate;Pt. 2 - Total War & Slaughter; Pt. 3 - Mutiny & Collapse... | |
| GREAT WAR AND THE SHAPING OF THE 20TH CENTURY, THE | 464 | 1996 | MEDIA D523.G74 1996 PT.2 VCV | KCET/BBC | Examines the War to end all Wars, from the seeds of its inception to the aftermath, which left a legacy for the conflicts to come. Pt. 1 Explosion & Stalemate;Pt. 2 - Total War & Slaughter; Pt. 3 - Mutiny & Collapse... | |
| GREAT WAR AND THE SHAPING OF THE 20TH CENTURY, THE | 464 | 1996 | MEDIA D523.G74 1996 PT.3 VCV | KCET/BBC | Examines the War to end all Wars, from the seeds of its inception to the aftermath, which left a legacy for the conflicts to come. Pt. 1 Explosion & Stalemate;Pt. 2 - Total War & Slaughter; Pt. 3 - Mutiny & Collapse... | |
| GREAT WAR AND THE SHAPING OF THE 20TH CENTURY, THE | 464 | 1996 | MEDIA D523.G74 1996 PT.4 VCV | KCET/BBC | Examines the War to end all Wars, from the seeds of its inception to the aftermath, which left a legacy for the conflicts to come. Pt. 1 Explosion & Stalemate;Pt. 2 - Total War & Slaughter; Pt. 3 - Mutiny & Collapse... | |
| GREEK BEGINNING, THE | 52 | 1988 | MEDIA DF214.G74 1988 VCV | FFH | Broadly covers the history of Greece from the Mycenaean age in 1300 B.C. to the death of Alexander the Great in 323 B.C. and sets out the principal historical landmarks and presents some of the work of the most important Greek writers, philosophers... | |
| GREEKS, THE: CRUCIBLE OF CIVILIZATION | 165 | 1999 | MEDIA DF78.G74 2000 VCV | The story of ancient Greece's Golden Age is told through the lives of its prominent figures, including Cleisthenes, Themistocles, Pericles, and Socrates. | ||
| HAMMER OF THE NORTH; BOLT FROM THE BLUE VIKINGS! PT. 1 & 2 | 60 | 1988 | MEDIA DL65.V55 1988 PT. 1-2 VCV | KTCA | Hammer of the north: Using traditional sagas, ballads, and proverbs, Magnus Magnusson show the values and history of Viking society, re-creates the heroic past of the Vikings, and stresses their contributions as traders, explorers, and... | |
| HAMMOND INCORPORATED. THE GULF WAR ZONE | 1991 | MEDIA G7420 1991 .H3 MAP | NEWSWEEK | Includes textual information on military forces in the area entitled "Under the gun" and a note on the military history of the area. Contents: Middle East--Eastern Mediterranean lands--Decades of turmoil: the Middle East since 1945--Kuwait... | ||
| HEARTS AND MINDS | 112 | 1985 | MEDIA PN1997.H43 VCV | EMBASSY HOME ENTERTAINMENT | A documentary on America's involvement in Vietnam. | |
| WHO BUILT AMERICA | HEAVEN WILL PROTECT THE WORKING GIRL |
30 MIN | Media MD6073. S5132H4 1993 VCV |
THE CINEMA GUILD | Period stills, motion pictures, and words derived from interviews, memoirs, newspapers and other sources, are assembled to show the life of immigrant shirtwaist makers in New York City during the first decade of the 20th century. Illustrates the union movement, the 1909 strike and the arrests of many women involved. | |
| HER OWN WORDS | 15 | 1986 | MEDIA F587.D3H47 1986 VCV | JOCELYN RILEY | Uses the first-person narrative created from the memoirs, diaries, and personal stories of several Dane County, Wisconsin pioneer women to bring to life the history of Wisconsin in the 1830s, 40s, and 50s. | |
| HERO AS ARTIST; PROTEST AND COMMUNICATION, CIVILIZATION | 100 | 1993 | MEDIA CB68.C58 1993 PT.5-6 VCV | BBC | Episode 5 surveys the development of Western civilization in Italy beginning in 1500 as seen in the demise of city-states such as Florence and the rise of Rome as a world power. Examines the work of Michaelangelo, Raphael, Bramante & Da Vinci. | |
| HEROIC MATERIALISM CIVILIZATION | 50 | 1969 | MEDIA CB68.C58 1993 PT. 13 VCV | BBC | The final episode surveys developments from the Industrial Revolution up to the mid-20th century, from the technological advancements in the work of Brunel, the designer of the Thames tunnel, to the development of the Atom bomb. Notes that... | |
| HIGH RENAISSANCE RENAISSANCE PT. 12 | 27 | 1993 | MEDIA D228.R45 1993 PT. 12 VCV | QUEST PRODUCTIONS AND VISION ASSOCIATES | The growing stature of the artist in the age of Leonardo, Raphael, Michaelangelo, and Duress. | |
| HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE ON WASHINGTON'S... | 120 | 1991 | MEDIA F900.S75H57 1991 VCV | HIGHLINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE | Dr. Erasmo Gamboa speaks about the history of Hispanic settlement in Washington State and the need to recognize Hispanics’ contributions to present day life in the state. | |
| HISTORY DISQUIZ | 1982 | MEDIA GV1487.H5 1982 LD | OPTICAL PROGRAMMING ASSOCIATES | Designed to test memory, questions are based on film clips from actual newsreel footage. There are film clips on sports, space, movies, music, personalities, science and fads as well as political and historical events. | ||
| HISTORY OF MEXICO PART 1 | 60 | 1999 | MEDIA M349A.VCV | HISTORY CHANNEL | ||
| HISTORY OF MEXICO PART 2 | 60 | 1999 | MEDIA M349B.VCV | HISTORY CHANNEL | ||
| HISTORY OF MEXICO PART 3 | 60 | 1999 | MEDIA M349C.VCV | HISTORY CHANNEL | ||
| HISTORY OF MEXICO PART 4 | 60 | 1999 | MEDIA M349D.VCV | HISTORY CHANNEL | ||
| HITLER'S GERMANY PT. 2: HITLER'S MASTER PLAN | 52 | 1989 | MEDIA DD256.5.H57 1989 VCV VOL.2 | HBO VIDEO | Eric Porter narrates this study of Hitler's Germany, how its men, women and children worked and played and how they coped with all-out war, mass bombings, invasion and defeat. Contains documentary footage, including Hitler's home movies. | |
| HITLER'S GERMANY PT. 3: A NATION FALLS | 52 | 1989 | MEDIA DD256.5.H57 1989 VCV VOL.3 | HBO VIDEO | Eric Porter narrates this study of Hitler's Germany, how its men, women and children worked and played and how they coped with all-out war, mass bombings, invasion and defeat. Contains documentary footage, including Hitler's home movies. | |
| HOLOCAUST, THE: IN MEMORY OF MILLIONS | 60 | 1994 | MEDIA D804.3 .H65 1993 VCV | JONATHAN WARD | ||
| HONG KONG, A FAMILY PORTRAIT | 60 | 1993 | MEDIA DS796.H7H66 1993 VCV | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | Focuses on Hong Kong by following the daily experiences of a resident Chinese family. | |
| HONG KONG MINI DRAGONS | 54 | 1991 | MEDIA DS796.H7H65 1991 VCV | DAVID VASSER | Looks at the freewheeling open market trading center that is Hong Kong. Tries to assess what the impact of its return to Chinese control in 1987 will be. Looks at at ambitious businessman/project promoter, a harbor patrolman, and a film... | |
| HOPES ON THE HORIZON | 120 | 2001 | MEDIA DT30.5.H67 2001VCV | PBS | Chronicles the rise of pro-democracy movements in six African countries during the 1990s. | |
| HUNTER BECOMES THE HUNTED | 56 | 1992 | MEDIA E77.W27 1992 PT. 2 VCV | CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION | A history of Western contact with Native Americans, including their persecution when Europeans began to settle their lands. | |
| I HAVE A DREAM: THE NATURE OF GREAT SPEAKING | 25 | 1994 | MEDIA PN4121.I2 1994 VCV | JOHN M. DAVIDSON | Using examples from the Roman writer Longinus to Dr.Martin Luther King, Michael Osborn explains what great speaking is and analyzes the elements of an effective speech. | |
| IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE: THE LONG, LONG JOURNEY | 29 | 198- | MEDIA E184.P7L437 VCV | LEARNING COMPANY OF AMERICA | Drama of a young Polish immigrant at the turn of the century and his “journey”, with disappointments and sacrifices along the way, from Greenhorn to a real American which took all of his life. | |
| IMMIGRANTS: THE AMERICAN DREAM/TOLD BY THE MEN & WOMEN WHO L | 107 | 1974 | MEDIA E184.A1I44 CASS | CAEDMON RECORDS | Immigrants to America share memories of their native countries and first experiences in America (Pt. 1) and describe their individual quests for happiness and identity in a new land (Pt. 2). Individual segments range from 31 seconds to over 5 minutes. | |
| Lost Civilizations | Inca: Secrets of the Ancestors | 48 | 1995 | MEDIA F3429.I52 1995 VCV | Time Life | Learn about the legendary kingdom of the Incas and the achievements of their society including medical skills, engineering and architectural marvels and much more. 1. Incas--History 2. Incas. 3. Peru--History. 4. Indians of South America--Peru--Antiquities. 5. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| INCAS, THE | 58 | 1988 | MEDIA F3429.I53 1988 VCV | PBS | Examines the work of three archaeologists excavating in Peru for clues to the Inca way of life. Details the history, culture, and technological achievements of the Incan empire. | |
| Incident at Oglala | 90 | 1988 | Media E93.I53 2004 DVD |
MIRAMAX FILMS/SPANISH FORK MOTION PICTURE COMPANY | In 1975, armed FBI agents illegally entered the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Gunfire erupted. A Native American and two FBI agents fell dead. After the largest manhunt in FBI history, three men were apprehended. Only one, Leonard Peltier, was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison. This is his story. | |
| INDONESIA MINI DRAGONS II | 60 | 1993 | MEDIA DS634.I54 1993 VCV | MARYLAND PUB. TV/NHK/FILM AUSTRALIA/INCA | Looks at Indonesia, a country with the world's fourth largest population. It is not, however, relying solely on cheap labor to achieve economic success, but is developing its own science and technology. Nevertheless, the disparity of wealth... | |
| INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION | 39 | 199 | MEDIA HC254.5.I54 1990Z VCV | LACKS PERSONAL PRODUCTION CREDITS | Examines the beginning of the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain, its spread to the continent and the United States and its influence on the British working class. | |
| INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION, THE THE RAILWAY AGE | 20 | 1992 | MEDIA HE3018.R25 1992 VCV | FILMS FOR THE HUMANITIES AND SCIENCES | ||
| INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION | 60 | 1991 | MEDIA LC214.I57 1991 VCV | WASHINGTON CENTER FOR THE IMPROVEMENT... | A lecture by Jane and Milton Bennett from the Intercultural Communication Institute. | |
| INTRODUCING EAST ASIA | 26 | 1994 | MEDIA DS518.1.I57 1994 VCV | GEORGE H. RUSSELL | A video survey of East Asia, the climate, geography, agriculture, commerce, culture, arts; its peoples, their religion, diet, politics; emphasis on China, Korea and Taiwan. | |
| INVENTING A NATION AMERICA SERIES | 52 | 1987 | MEDIA E121.A43 PT. 4 VCV | MICHAEL GILL / AMBROSE VIDEO | Discusses the writing of the Constitution and the secret Independence Hall debates which set precedence for modern politics. Visits Jefferson's Virginia home, giving insight into the man who created our Bill of Rights, and follows the westward... | |
| IRISH IN AMERICA: LONG JOURNEY HOME PARTS 1, 2, 3, 4 | 345 | 1997 | MEDIA E184.I6I75 1998 | WALT DISNEY STUDIOS | ||
| IRONWOOD SINGERS | 1978 | MEDIA M1669.I76 1978 CASS | CANYON RECORDS | |||
| ISHI THE LAST YAHI | 60 | 1992 | MEDIA E99.Y23I8 1994 VCV | A RATTLESNAKE PRODUCTIONS, INC. | Presents further research by Jed Riffe on Ishi, the last surviving member of the Yahi Native American tribe in northern California; an extension of research first presented in: Ishi: the Last Yahi. | |
| ISLAM: EMPIRE OF FAITH | 180 | 2000 | Gardner Films/PBS | Documents the rise and growth of Islam throughout the world, from the birth of Prophet Muhammad in the 6th century through the peak of the Ottoman Empire 1000 years later. Discusses the impact of Islamic civilization on world history and culture. | ||
| ISLAND CALLED THULE, AN; THE ULTIMATE OUTPOST VIKINGS! 7-8 | 60 | 1988 | MEDIA DL65.V55PT. 7-8 VCV | KTCA | An island called Thule: The Norwegian Vikings flee from the rule of Harold Fine hair and set up the first modern republican Iceland in 930 AD Their conversion to Christianity brought about the literacy and the storytelling genius that found... | |
| JACKSON YEARS: TOWARD CIVIL WAR | 30 | 1970 | MEDIA E381.J35 VCV | LEARNING CORP. OF AMERICA | Discusses the Jackson Administration, pointing out that although he fought the National Bank, raised troops against South Carolina, and vetoed more congressional bills that all other presidents, he remained inactive on slavery, the one issue that... | |
| JAPAN 1941-1945 | 52 | 1983 | MEDIA D767.2.J26 1983 VCV | THORN EMI VIDEO | Dramatic documentary footage chronicling events through the experiences of ordinary men and women. Indicates the changing moods of the Japanese people from fear when war was first declared on the West in 1941, to exultation following... | |
| JAPANESE TEA CEREMONY, THE | 31 | 1989 | MEDIA GT2910.J26 1989 VCV | NHK / FILMS FOR THE HUMANITIES | Presents the history and philosophy of the Japanese tea ceremony. A complete ceremony is shown. | |
| JAPANESE VERSION, THE | 56 | 1991 | MEDIA DS822.5.J26 1991 VCV | CENTER FOR NEW AMERICAN MEDIA | The film explores Japan's fascination with things American, pointing out that in borrowing from other cultures, there emerges a distinct Japanese slant on such things as American baseball, the 1950's, weddings, and "love hotels". | |
| JEFFERSON DECIDES TO PURCHASE LOUISIANA | 20 | 1991 | MEDIA E333.J44 1991 VCV | AGENCY FOR INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY | Examines President Jefferson's decision to acquire the port of New Orleans and the vast inland territory of Louisiana. The subsequent acquisition of the Spanish territory of West Florida is related to the Louisiana Purchase as part of a... | |
| JERUSALEM: WITHIN THESE WALLS | 60 | 1986 | MEDIA DS109.9.J47 1986 VCV | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC &WQED | Discusses the principle religious faiths--Christianity, Judaism, Islam--which coexist within Jerusalem. Looks at some of the people who choose to coexist within the city's bounds while preserving their cultural differences. | |
| JOHN F. KENNEDY | 103 | 1981 | MEDIA E842.J64 1981 VCV | CBS/FOX VIDEO | An intimate look at John F. Kennedy. | |
| JOSEPH CAMPBELL & THE POWER OF MYTH VOL.1 HERO'S ADVENTURE | 60 | 1988 | MEDIA BL304.C36 VCV | MYSTIC FIRE VIDEO | Bill Moyers and Joseph Campbell discuss the themes and roots of human myth which is seen as man's attempt to relate himself to the universe. Starting with various topics Campbell shows both how man creates his universe and is controlled by myth. | |
| JOSEPH CAMPBELL & THE POWER OF MYTH VOL.2 MESSAGE OF MYTH | 60 | 1988 | MEDIA BL304.C36 VCV | MYSTIC FIRE VIDEO | Bill Moyers and Joseph Campbell discuss the themes and roots of human myth which is seen as man's attempt to relate himself to the universe. Starting with various topics Campbell shows both how man creates his universe and is controlled by myth. | |
| JOSEPH CAMPBELL & THE POWER OF MYTH VOL. 3 FIRST STORYTELLERS | 60 | 1988 | MEDIA BL304.C36 VCV | MYSTIC FIRE VIDEO | Bill Moyers and Joseph Campbell discuss the themes and roots of human myth which is seen as man's attempt to relate himself to the universe. Starting with various topics Campbell shows both how man creates his universe and is controlled by myth. | |
| JOSEPH CAMPBELL & THE POWER OF MYTH VOL. 4 SACRIFICE & BLISS | 60 | 1988 | MEDIA BL304.C36 VCV | MYSTIC FIRE VIDEO | Bill Moyers and Joseph Campbell discuss the themes and roots of human myth which is seen as man's attempt to relate himself to the universe. Starting with various topics Campbell shows both how man creates his universe and is controlled by myth. | |
| JOSEPH CAMPBELL & THE POWER OF MYTH VOL. 5 LOVE & THE GODDESS | 60 | 1988 | MEDIA BL304.C36 VCV | MYSTIC FIRE VIDEO | Bill Moyers and Joseph Campbell discuss the themes and roots of human myth which is seen as man's attempt to relate himself to the universe. Starting with various topics Campbell shows both how man creates his universe and is controlled by myth. | |
| JOSEPH CAMPBELL & THE POWER OF MYTH VOL. 6 MASKS OF ETERNITY | 60 | 1988 | MEDIA BL304.C36 VCV | MYSTIC FIRE VIDEO | Bill Moyers and Joseph Campbell discuss the themes and roots of human myth which is seen as man's attempt to relate himself to the universe. Starting with various topics Campbell shows both how man creates his universe and is controlled by myth. | |
| KING, I HAVE A DREAM | 28 | 1986 | MEDIA E185.97.K5I35 VCV | MPI HOME VIDEO | Briefly shows events leading to King's speech at the Lincoln memorial, the speech as delivered by King on Aug. 28,1963, King's assassination, and his funeral. | |
| KINGDOM DIVIDED, THE | 90 | 1988 | MEDIA BR115.P7K55 1988 VCV | PBS VIDEO | In this program, Bill Moyers explores how spiritual ideas, feelings, and values affect the world we live in, and examines situations where the faith of individuals affects the politics of their society. (Focus on Central America.) | |
| KNIGHTS AND ARMOR | 100 | 1994 | MEDIA U810.K55 1994 VCV | SATEL DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTION/A&E NETWORK | Presents the life and times of the medieval European knight William Marshal, through looking at the Graz collection of armor in Austria, and interviews, recreation and historical artwork. | |
| LAST OF HIS TRIBE, THE | 90 | 1992 | MEDIA PN1997.D38 1992 VCV | HOME BOX OFFICE, INC. | Story of Ishi, the last survivor of the Yahi tribe and the anthropologist who makes it his mission to uncover the secret... | |
| LAST STAND AT LITTLE BIG HORN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE | 60 | 1992 | MEDIA E83.876.L27 1993 VCV | WGBH/BOSTON, WNET/NEW YORK, KCET/LOS ANG | Two views of the famous Battle of Little Big Horn: the Lakota Sioux, Cheyenne and Crow, who lived on the Great Plains for generations, and the white settlers who pushed West across the Continent. | |
| LBJ | n/a | 1997 | MEDIA E847.L35 1997 VCV | WGBH BOSTON | Covers the span of Lyndon B. Johnson’s political life from his early career through the years of his presidency. | |
| LEGACY PT. 2: INDIA, THE EMPIRE OF THE SPIRIT | 57 | 1991 | MEDIA DS423.I54 1991 VCV | MARYLAND PUBLIC TELEVISION | Looks at the Hindu religion, the basis of Indian culture. Explores the traditions that were born in the Indus Valley 5,000 years ago and shows how these traditions are still honored today. | |
| LEGACY PT. 3: CHINA, THE MANDATE OF HEAVEN | 57 | 1991 | MEDIA DS721.C45 1991 VCV | MARYLAND PUBLIC TELEVISION | Explores the ancient culture of China and the ideas that have sustained that culture for over 2000 years. Also looks at the influence of China on Western civilization. | |
| LEGACY PT. 4: EGYPT, THE HABIT OF CIVILIZATION | 57 | 1991 | MEDIA DT70.E49 1991 VCV | MARYLAND PUBLIC TELEVISION | Looks at Pharaonic Egypt, the longest lasting of the ancient civilizations--it created state institutions on which nations are still built: bureaucratic government, organized religion, and international trade. | |
| legacy series | LEGACY PT. 5: CENTRAL AMERICA, THE BURDEN OF TIME | 57 | 1991 | MEDIA F1219.C45 1991 VCV | MARYLAND PUBLIC TELEVISION | Explores the Mayan and Aztec civilizations which in many ways paralleled ancient Mediterranean empires: Godlike kings and a noble ruling class dominated cities of temples and pyramids. |
| legacy series | LEGACY PT. 6: EUROPE, THE BARBARIAN WEST | 57 | 1991 | MEDIA D102.D87 1991 VCV | MARYLAND PUBLIC TELEVISION | Traces the origins of Western culture through Greece and Rome and how it dominated, not only through its own genius, but by borrowing from the legacies of the original five old world civilizations. |
| LEWIS AND CLARK IN WASHINGTON | 20 | 1999 | MEDIA F592.7.L48 1999 VCV | TVW PRODUCTIONS | Traces the journey of Lewis and Clark as they made their way to the Pacific Ocean along the southern border of present day Washington state. | |
| LIFE OF ADOLF HITLER | 101 | 1983 | MEDIA DD247.H5L6 VCV | VIDEO YESTERYEAR | With the life of Adolph Hitler (1889-1945) as its focal point, uses archival footage to recount the rise of the Nazi Party, its plans and campaigns. Includes film and still photos of Hitler, in public and private, from his early life until his... | |
| LIFE & TIMES OF ROSIE THE RIVETER, THE | 65 | 1980 | MEDIA HQ1420.L54 1980 VCV | DIRECT CINEMA LIMITED | Five women reminisce about their jobs and working conditions during World War II. | |
| LIVE AND REMEMBER | 29 | 1987 | MEDIA E99.D1L58 1987 VCV | SOUTH DAKOTA PUBLIC TELEVISION | Presents the Lakota world view in four parts: song and dance, oral tradition, living today, and the medicine and spirit world. Features interviews, archival photos, and dance footage. | |
| LIVING (THE CHINESE: PEASANT LIFE IN CHINA) | 29 | 1991 | MEDIA DS779.23.L58 1991 VCV | GPN/NATIONAL VIDEO COMM. | Investigates the life of China's peasants--over four-fifths of the one billion population. Visits the Moping village in Zhejiang province, and follows the daily life of one family as they tend their state-allocated land and their own private plot. | |
| LIVING TREASURES OF JAPAN | 60 | 1980 | MEDIA N7358.L58 1980 VCV | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY | Profiles nine artisans and performing artists who are recognized by law as "holders of important intangible cultural properties" and are charged with publicly exhibiting their works and teaching their artistry to apprentices. Pays visits to a... | |
| LONG NIGHT’S JOURNEY INTO DAY | 95 | MEDIA DT1757.L66 2000 VCV |
For over forty years, South Africa was governed by the most notorious form of racial domination since Nazi Germany. when it finally collapsed, those who had enforced apartheid’s rules wanted amnesty for their crimes. Their victims wanted justice. As a compromise, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) was formed. As it investigated the crimes of apartheid, the Commission brought together victims and perpetrators to relive south Africa’s brutal history. By revealing the past instead of burying it, the TRC hoped to pave the way to a peaceful future. | |||
| LOST AT SEA - THE SEARCH FOR LONGITUDE | 60 | 1998 | MEDIA QB225.L67 1998 VCV | NOVA | Before global positioning systems, modern map making, even before America was America, the concept of longitude was just a dream. Without its guidance, navigation in the 1700s was both unpredictable and deadly...until one man solved the mystery. | |
| LOST KINGDOMS OF THE MAYA (NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC) | 60 | 1993 | MEDIA F 1435 L67 1993 VCV |
NAT GEO | Long before Columbus, the Maya established one of the most highly developed civilizations of their time in the jungles of Mexico and Central America. Yet, this advanced society of priests, astronomers, artisans and farmers suddenly and mysteriously disappeared... | |
| LUMUMBA: DEATH OF A PROPHET | 71 | MEDIA DT658.2.L85 L87 1992 VCV |
Reexamines the independence struggle in the Belgian Congo and its leader, Patrice Lumumba. this multi-award-winning film recounts Lumumba’s tragic 200 day rule culminating with his assassination. Combines archival documentary footage of Lumumba with the memories of journalists who reported from the Congo. | |||
| LURE OF EMPIRE: AMERICA DEBATES IMPERIALISM | 27 | 198- | MEDIA E713.L8 1980X VCV | LEARNING CORPORTION OF AMERICA | Centers on the debate on the floor of Congress for the islands gained by chance during the United States war with Spain to free Cuba. Also deals with the debate in the Philippines, where General Emilio Aguinaldo argues with the American... | |
| MacArthur, DOUGLAS, 1880-1964. THE SPEECHES OF... | 55 | 1990 | MEDIA E745.M3A5 1990 VCV | MPI HOME VIDEO | Listen to the words of the W.W.II General, Douglas MacArthur- they are eerily prophetic. He speaks about the arms race, the future of communist China and the rise of Japan's affluence, and we hear again his "I shall return" speech. | |
| MODERN MARVELS | MACHINE TOOLS | 50 | 2000 | MEDIA TJ1185.M33 2000 VCV | HISTORY CHANNEL | Presents the history of machine tools--power driven machines primary used to create metal parts which in turn are used in an unending array of materials. |
| MAKING OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 1776-1890, THE | 30 | 1985 | MEDIA E208.M25 1985 VCV | NETWORK TELEVISION | Describes the formation of the Unites States from the signing of the Declaration of Independence, and covers the expansion westward, the Louisiana Purchase, the Indian wars, and the American Civil War. Relates how America became one of the... | |
| MALAYSIA MINI DRAGONS II | 60 | 1993 | MEDIA DS591.5.M25 1993 VCV | MARYLAND PUB. TV/NHK/FILM AUSTRALIA/INCA | Malaysia's goal is to be industrialized by the year 2020, but to do this, it must be more daring and develop faster than any other nation in history. The alternative, some say, will be the country's divisions, primarily between the wealthy... | |
| MALCOLM X | 201 | 1992 | MEDIA PN1997.M32 1993 VCV | WARNER BROS | Drama about the life and times of activist Malcolm X. | |
| MALCOLM X, THE REAL STORY | 60 | 1992 | MEDIA E185.97.L5M35 1992 VCV | CBS VIDEO | Dan Rather hosts this look at Malcolm X including film of some of his speeches and public appearances and contemporary observations by friends, family authors, and journalists. | |
| MAN, A PLAN, A CANAL, PANAMA, A | 57 | 1987 | MEDIA HE537.1.M25 1987 VCV | WGBH | Examines the evolution and significance of the Panama Canal with the assistance of Canal historian, David McCullough. Joining him aboard a ship passing through the canal, viewers learn about the waterway's contemporary character and... | |
| MANDELA: THE MAN AND HIS COUNTRY | 47 | 1990 | MEDIA DT1949.M35M25 1990 VCV | ABC NEWS | Soon after Nelson Mandela had been released from prison after 27 years, ABC News prepared this look at why Mandela was such a potent and enduring symbol of the cause of justice and freedom both in South Africa and around the world. Reviews... | |
| MANIFEST DESTINY | 29 | 1987 | MEDIA E416.M25 1987C VCV | RMI MEDIA PRODUCTIONS, INC. | Examines the ideology and practice of United States westward expansion. Special attention is given to the role of President James K. Polk and the importance of the Mexican War. | |
| MARBURY VS. MADISON EQUAL JUSTICE UNDER THE LAW | 33 | 1977 | MEDIA KF4541.E68 1977 PT.2 VCV | NATIONAL TECHNICAL INFORMATION SERVICE | Dramatization of the events surrounding the decision of the 1803 case in which the power of the Supreme Court to interpret the Constitution takes precedence over the other two branches of government was clarified. | |
| MARTIN LUTHER KING COMMEMORATIVE COLLECTION | 115 | 1988 | MEDIA E185.97.K5M27 1988 VCV | MPI HOME VIDEO | Two separate films which celebrate and commemorate the memory and vision of Martin Luther King, Jr. in his crusade for civil rights and dignity for Black Americans. There are excerpts from his speeches and reminiscences of friends, family... | |
| MARY STILLMAN’S WAR | 93 | Media CT 275 .F5586 B835 1993 VCV | Based on the memoir and letters of Mary Stillman, this film depicts the struggle of Fairfield, a town deeply and bitterly affected by the American Revolutionary War... | |||
| MATEWAN | 142 | 1996 | MEDIA PN1997.M397 1996 VCV | CINECOM ENTERTAINMENT GROUP | Drama of a bitter clash between the union and a coal company in West Virginia in the 1920's. | |
| MAU MAU | 08/99 | Media DT433.577. M38 1999 VCV |
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| MCCULLOCH VS. MARYLAND EQUAL JUSTICE UNDER THE LAW | 36 | 1977 | MEDIA KF4541.E68 1977 PT.3 VCV | NATIONAL TECHNICAL INFORMATION SERVICE | Dramatization of the events surrounding the decision of the 1819 case which guaranteed the right of the federal government vs. that of the states to charter banks to support its financial needs. | |
| MESSAGE, THE | 217 | 1996 | MEDIA PN1997.M47 1996 VCV | FILMCO INTERNATIONAL | The story of Mohammad, the prophet who founded Islam. | |
| MESSAGE, THE | 220 | 1998M | MEDIA PN1997.M47 1996 VCV | The story of Mohammad, The Prophet who founded Islam. | ||
| MEXICAN AMERICANS, THE | 90 | 1999 | MEDIA E 184 .M5 M48 2000 VCV |
WLIW21 PUBLIC TELEVISION | Mexican Americans from a broad spectrum of cultural experience share their personal stories in an exploration of Mexican culture in the United States. | |
| MEXICANS, THE--NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 60 | 1992 | MEDIA F1208.5.M49 1992 VCV | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY | Traces the evolution of Mexican national characteristics from the Spanish conquest to modern times. | |
| MEXICO: A STORY OF COURAGE AND CONQUEST | MEXICO: FROM INDEPENDENCE TO THE ALAMO PART 2 | 50 | 1999 | MEDIA F1226.M52 1999 PT.2 VCV | THE HISTORY CHANNEL | For 300 years after the conquistadors’ triumph over the Aztecs, Mexico was the crown jewel of the Spanish colonial empire. This volume reveals what life was like during that time and examines the injustices of the feudal system and the excesses of the Inquisition, which led to the long fight for freedom from Spain. Also, the storied Battle of the Alamo is relived, which forever colored Mexico. |
| MEXICO: A STORY OF COURAGE AND CONQUEST | MEXICO: GOD, GOLD, & GLORY PART 1 | 50 | 1999 | MEDIA F1226.M52 1999 PT.1 VCV | THE HISTORY CHANNEL | Explore the mysteries of the Toltec and Mayan civilizations through visits to the ruins of Teotihuacan and Palenque, trace the waves of conquest that made the Aztecs the most powerful people in the New World, and examine the battles with the Spanish that brought their empire to its knees in little over a year after the arrival of Cortes in 1519. |
| MEXICO: A STORY OF COURAGE AND CONQUEST | MEXICO: REVOLUTION AND REBIRTH PART 4 | 50 | 1999 | MEDIA F1226.M52 1999 PT.4 VCV | THE HISTORY CHANNEL | By the end of the 19th century, Mexico was exhausted from years of fighting, but the battles were not over, as the nation rose up against its dictator Porfirio Diaz. This volume tells the story of the revolution waged by Pancho Villa, Emiliano Zapata and others, and the modern nation that was born. Discover how Mexico finally gained stability under the rule of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, and examine the problems that face the nation today. |
| MEXICO: A STORY OF COURAGE AND CONQUEST | MEXICO: THE BATTLE FOR NORTH AMERICA PART 3 | 50 | 1999 | MEDIA F1226.M52 1999 PT.3 VCV | THE HISTORY CHANNEL | The first decades of autonomy were very difficult for Mexico, with their hard-won victory seemingly squandered in a vicious cycle of war and tyranny embodied by Santa Anna, the flamboyant general who gave away Texas in exchange for his life. This volume chronicles the waves of fighting that rocked the fledgling nation, and shows how the careers of pivotal figures from the American Civil War were shaped by the war with Mexico. The rise of arguably the most influential Mexican leader of all, Benito Juarez, is also traced. |
| CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT, THE: PRIMARY SOURCES | MISSISSIPPI AND THE BLACK VOTE - 1962 | 57 | 2000 | MEDIA E185.615.M57 2000VCV | A college student, a schoolteacher and a fellow of the National Science Foundation were all three ruled illiterate by the local circuit clerk and ineligible to vote. Filmed in 1962, this program reveals the double standards and the dangers faced by African-Americans registering to vote in Mississippi. Interviews with local officials, segregationists, lawyers clergy and citizens on both sides of the color line expose what amounted to a tacit conspiracy to deprive certain people of their constitutional right to stand up and be counted. | |
| MONEY ON THE LAND AMERICA SERIES | 52 | 1987 | MEDIA E121.A43 PT. 8 VCV | MICHAEL GILL / AMBROSE VIDEO | Looks at the turn-of-the century industrialization of the United States. Discusses early American inventors whose newly discovered methods and resources were exploited by the Rockefellers, Carnegies, and other industrialists for business... | |
| MORE ABUNDANT LIFE, THE | 52 | 1973 | MEDIA E121.A43 PT. 13 VCV | TIME-LIFE VIDEO | A potpourri of impressions of America: Hoover Dam from the confident 30's, Los Angeles strangled with motor cars, Hawaii showing racial harmony amid pollution and overdevelopment. A summary of America's present status and prospects for the future. | |
| MODERN MARVELS | MORE ENGINEERING DISASTERS | n/a | 1999 | MEDIA TA495.M67 1999VCV | Explores notable disasters caused by poor planning, negligence, or innovative strategies that didn’t work and searches for clues as to what happened, illustrating theories and processes with animated computer graphics. Includes discussions with experts and footage and photos of the events for the aftermath. | |
| MOVING NORTH TO CHICAGO THE GREAT BLACK MIGRATION | 21 | 1999 | MEDIA HB1965.A3.M69 1999 VCV | FILMS FOR THE HUMANITIES | ||
| MOVING WEST MCNEIL, KEITH | n/a | 1989 | MEDIA M1635.M25 1989 CASS | WEM RECORDS | Contents: territorial expansion and abolition--Texas and the Mexican war--minstrel shows and the California gold rush-immigrants from China, Ireland, and Germany. | |
| MUSSOLINI | 105 | 1990 | MEDIA DG575.M8M87 1990 VCV | MPI HOME VIDEO | Illustrated by historical films and photographs, presents the story of the personal life and political career of Benito Mussolini, Italy's Il Duce. | |
| MYTH, MAN & METAL BRONZE SCULPTURE OF ANCIENT GREECE & ROME | 31 | 1996 | MEDIA NB140.M97 1996 VCV | INSTITUTE FOR MEDITERRANEAN STUDIES | Mattusch lectures on bronze casting in ancient Greece and Rome, drawing on ancient mythology and modern archaeological and scientific research. | |
| MYTHS AND THE MOUND BUILDERS | 59 | 1988 | MEDIA E78.M73M97 1988 VCV | PUBLIC BROADCASTING ASSOCIATES | During the 1880s, many people believed that the huge earthen mounds scattered throughout the central United States were built by a lost civilization. Recent research indicates that they are the work of early American Indians about whom... | |
| NAT TURNER - A TROUBLESOME PROPERTY | 58 | 2002 | MEDIA PS374.S725N39 2002 VCV | QUEST PRODUCTIONS, VIDEOLINE PRODUCTIONS AND THIRTEEN/WNET | Nat Turner's slave rebellion is a watershed event in America's history of slavery and racial conflict. This film chronicles that violent uprising through the multiple and controversial ways it has been interpreted by historians, novelists, dramatists, and artists. Adopting an innovative structure, it intersperses documentary footage and interviews with dramatizations of different versions of the story, using a different actor to represent Nat Turner in each version. | |
| NATIONAL GEO. SOC. (U.S.), EXPLORERS | 1998 | MEDIA G3201.S1 1998.N3 MAP | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY | Relief shown by shading. Shows exploration routes of all the major explorers from 1 A.D. to the present. Col. Thumbnail portraits of explorers with historical/geographical information also given. | ||
| NATL. GEO. SOC. A TRAVELER'S LOOK AT AUSTRALIA | 1988 | MEDIA G8961.E635 1988 .N3 MAP | CARTOGRAPHIC DIVISION, NATL. GEO. SOC. | Text, photo map of Australia, and 5 maps showing location of Australia 200 million years ago, 120 million years ago, 85 million years ago, 45 million years ago, and present day on verso. | ||
| NATL. GEO. SOC. CLOSE UP: U.S.A., WESTERN NEW ENGLAND | 1975 | MEDIA G3720 1975 .N3 MAP | CARTOGRAPHIC DIVISION, NATL. GEO. SOC. | Folded title: Close up: U.S.A., New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut. | ||
| NATL. GEO. SOC. CLOSE-UP U.S.A., THE NORTHEAST | 1978 | MEDIA G3790 1978 .N31 MAP | CARTOGRAPHIC DIVISION, NATL. GEO. SOC. | Panel Title: Close-up U.S.A, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania / National Geographic. | ||
| NATL. GEO. SOC. CLOSE-UP U.S.A., THE SOUTHEAST | 1975 | MEDIA G3860 1975 .N3 MAP | CARTOGRAPHIC DIVISION, NATL. GEO. SOC. | Folded title: Close-up: U.S.A., Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi. | ||
| NATL. GEO. SOC. CLOSE-UP: U.S.A., THE SOUTHWEST | 1977 | MEDIA G4300 1977 .N3 MAP | CARTOGRAPHIC DIVISION, NATL. GEO. SOC. | Folded title: Close-up: U.S.A., Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado. Includes historical and descriptive notes. | ||
| NATL. GEO. SOC. INDIANS OF SOUTH AMERICA | 1982 | MEDIA G5201.E1 1982 .N3 MAP | CARTOGRAPHIC DIVISION, NATL. GEO. SOC. | Includes text, location map for map of "Archaeology of South America," ancillary maps of "The Growth of South American Civilization," "Growth of the Inca Empire," and "Puma-shaped Cuzco," ancillary view of "Machu Picchu." | ||
| NATL. GEO. SOC. MANHATTAN; NEW YORK CITY | 1990 | MEDIA G3804.N4M3 1990 .N3 MAP | CARTOGRAPHIC DIVISION, NATL. GEO. SOC. | Includes text describing points of interest and neighborhoods and key to landmarks and buildings. Maps ancillary to New York City map: Population -- Contrasts in income --(Location map) -- Ethnic diversity. | ||
| NATL. GEO. SOC. NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE | 1991 | MEDIA G3701.E1 1991.N3 MAP | CARTOGRAPHIC DIVISION, NATL. GEO. SOC. | On verso: text, col. ill., index of Native American sites by region, and inset of Alaska. | ||
| NATL. GEO. SOC. SOVIET UNION | 1976 | MEDIA G7000 1976 .N3 MAP | CARTOGRAPHIC DIVISION, NATL. GEO. SOC. | Includes tables of "Geographic equivalents,""Abbreviations," and "Administrative units of the Soviet Union." | ||
| NATL. GEO. SOC. SPAIN IN THE AMERICAS ; THE GRAND EXCHANGE | 1992 | MEDIA G3291.S12 1992 .N3 MAP | CARTOGRAPHIC DIVISION, NATL. GEO. SOC. | Shows routes of explorers in America and exchanges between America and Europe. | ||
| NATL. GEO. SOC. THE FACE AND FAITH OF POLAND | 1982 | MEDIA G6520 1982 .N3 MAP | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY | Small map of Poland, many pictures and articles. | ||
| NATL. GEO. SOC. THE MAKING OF AMERICA. HAWAII | 1983 | MEDIA G4381.S1 1983 .N3 MAP |