Educational film catalog (1936)

EDUCATIONAL FILM CATALOG 1943 EDITION 975.5-978 BIRTHPLACE OF A NATION— Conf. Church with three royal governors buried in its churchyard. The oldest collegiate structure in America. An ancient jail and powder mag- azine. And the governor's palace, so ornate that the early colonists protested its extrava- gance Cos IntF Den West PLANTER OF COLONIAL VIRGINIA. * llmin 16-sd-$50 35-sd-nf-$100 1940 Erpi 975.5 el-Jh-sh-adult Guide "Produced in collaboration with the Wil- liamsburg Restoration, this film provides an authentic portrayal of life in eighteenth-cen- tury Colonial Virginia. "In the course of a personalized and Integrated story, the following are portrayed: the atmosphere and functions of the tobacco plantation; the significance of Williamsburg as the political and social center of the colony; the roles of the slave, indentured servant, and artisan; methods of manufacture and means of transportation; political and economic factors; practices in medicine and penology; and the costumes, architecture, social customs and music of the period." Georgia "An excellent film for elementary school history classes. Good views of colonial ar- chitecture and costumes." California This film is in so many of the state college and university film libraries that we suggest contacting your local state service. If they do not have it write to Erpi for nearest source 976.3 Louisiana LIFE IN OLD LOUISIANA. lOmin 16- sd-$50 35-sd-nf-$100 1942 Erpi 976.3 el-jh-sh Guide 15c "Portrays representative aspects of Louisi- ana and its key city. New Orleans, during the years of Creole dominance. Very poor charac- ter portrayal, acting bad. Subject matter in- adequate. Lots of irrevelant material. Good sound and commentator." Collaborator "Scenes of the slave market were not ac- ceptable to colored teachers." Collaborator AMNH 16-$1.50 Ohio 16 Geo 16-$2 WashS 16-$1.50 976.4 Texas HEROES OF THE ALAMO. 76min 16- sd-rent $12.50 1940 Eastin 976.4 Jh-sh-adott Rental given includes 2 reels of short subjects "An authentic historical spectacle lead- mg up to and including the famous Battle of the Alamo. . . Presents an accurate picture of the Southwest frontier of the period of 1836 . . . With Bruce Warren and Ruth Pindlay." Radio—Visual aids for education CFC $2 976.9 Kentucky KENTUCKY PIONEERS, llmin 16-sd- * $50 35-sd-nf-$100 1941 Erpi 976.9 el-jh-sh-adult This film shows representative aspects of the early pioneering movement into the Ken- tucky territory. This is the life of our ^^'-'"i^Sr,,'"? t*^® 1780's, picturing travel along the Wilderness Road, the role of the frontier forts, and the settlers' establishment of new homes. Weaving, soap-making, cooking, candle molding, carpentry, cabin construction, schooling and square dancing are among the activities of the time "Fine picture showing work of one group of people of Kentucky. Many close-ups in- crease teaching and learning possibilities. Stiffness and unnaturalness of characters when they speak is only weakness." Collaborator "A much needed film on pioneer life and the westward movement in the 1780's. Authentic reproduction of frontier life. Well done. Should be especially useful in history at the elementary and junior high school levels." Louise Condit AMNH 16-$1.50 Minn 16-$1 Cal 16-$1.50 NC 16 Geo 16-$2 Ohio 16 111 16-$1.50 Va 16 Ind 16-$1.25 WashCE 16-$1.50 lo 16-$1.50 WashS 16-$1.50 Kan 16 Wis 16-$1.25 Ken 16-$1.50 978 Western states FRONTIER WOMAN. (Chronicles of Am. phoH:oplays ser.) 45min 16-si-rent $6 35-si-f-nf-rent $10 1923 Yale 978 el-Jh-sh-c Guide Adapted from Pioneers of the Old Southwest, a chronicle written by Constance Lindsay Skinner Story of the settlement of Watauga, in the mountains of Tennessee, in 1780. Prac- tically all of Watauga's fighting men had rid- den with John Sevier against Major Pat- rick Ferguson, Tory terrorizer of the frontier With every trader bringing fearful tales of Indian uprisings the courageous women carried on alone and refused to recall their warriors, who fought and won the battle of King's Mountain, a victory that was a pre- lude to the defeat of Cornwallis This film is in so many of the state college and university film libraries that we suggest contacting your local state service. If they do not have it write to Yale for nearest source GOLDEN WEST. 9min $17.50 1941 Official 16-si-sd-$8.7S- 978 el-Jh-sh-adult Story of the development of the American West from the first mining prospectors to the modern mining methods of today. The life of the Navajo Indians in the wild and wooly days and their part in the modern West DG sd-$1.50 VES si-sd-n-$1.25 Ea sd-$l YMCA sd-$1.50 Ohio sd OVERLAND TO CALIFORNIA. ISmin 16-si-$24 1930 Eastman 978 el-jh-sh-c Guide "Evolution of westward highways, from pioneer days to present-day air routes. The Mormon Temple and Tabernacle in Salt Lake City are shown, as are Great Salt Lake and salt operations carried out along its shores. The trail continues westward from Sparks, Nevada, passing through the Sierra Nevadas, the Sacramento Valley, and the city of Sacra- mento to San Francisco and the famous Gold- en Gate." Iowa univ. "Old. Jumbled. About early routes to California." Collaborator "Historical material excellent." Collabo- rator This film is in so many of the state college and university film libraries that we suggest contacting your local state service. If they do not have it write to Eastman for nearest source si-silent; sd-sound; f - inflammable; nf - safety; p - primary; el - elementary: jh - Junior high; sh - senior blgti; c • college; trade - trade schools 395