Documentary News Letter (1942-1943)

DOCUMENTARY NEWS LETTER JANUARY 1942 FILM LIBRARIES Borrowers of films are asked to apply as much in advance as possible, to give alternative booking dates, and to return the films immediately after use. H. A hire charge is made. F. Free distribution. Sd. Sound. St. Silent. Association of Scientific Workers, 30 Bedford Row, W.C.I. Scientific Film Committee. Graded List of Films. A list of scientific films from many sources, classified and graded for various types of audience. On request. Committee will give advice on programme make-up and choice of films. Austin Film Library. 24 films of motoring interest, industrial, technical and travel. Available only from the Educational Films Bureau, Tring, Herts. 35 mm. & 16 mm. Sd. & St. F. Australian Trade Publicity Film Library. 18 films of Australian life and scenery. Available from the Empire Film Library. 35 mm. & 16 mm. Sd. & St. F. 3. sound films on 9.5 mm. available from Pathescope. British Commercial Gas Association, Gas Industry House, 1 Grosvenor Place, S.W.I. Films on social subjects, domestic science, manufacture of gas. 35 mm. & 16 mm. Sd. & a few St. F. British Council Film Department, 25 Savile Row, W.l. Films of Britain, 1940. Catalogue for overseas use only but provides useful synopses of 100 sound and silent documentary films. British Film Institute, 4 Great Russell Street, London, W.C.I, (a) National Film Library Loan Section to stimulate film appreciation by making available copies of film classics. 35 mm., 16mm. Sd. & St. H. (b) Collection of Educational Films. The Institute has a small collection of educational films not available from other sources. 35 mm., 16 mm. Sd. & St. H. British Instructional Films, 1 1 1 Wardour Street, W.l. Feature films; Pathe Gazettes and Pathetones; a good collection of nature films. A new catalogue is in preparation. 16 mm. Sd. & St. H. Canadian Pacific film Library. 15 films ol Canadian life and scenery. Available from the Empire Film Library. 16 mm. Sd. & St. F. Canadian Government Exhibitions and Publicity. A wide variety of films. Available from the Empire Film Library. Central Council for Health Education. Catalogue ot sonic 250 films, mostly of a specialist health nature, dealing with Diphtheria, Housing, Maternity, Child Welfare, Personal Hygiene, Prevention of Diseases. Physical I itness, etc. Most films produced by societies affiliated to the Council, or on loan from other 16 mm. distributors (e.g. B.O.G.A.). Six films produced direct for the Council also available, including Fear and Peter Brown, (any on Children, and Breath of Danger. 35 mm. and 16 mm. Sd. and St. II. and I . Central Film Library, Imperial Institute, S.W.7. Has absorbed the Empire Film Library and the G.P.O. Film Library. Also contains all new M.O.I. non-theatrical films. No general catalogue yet issued. A hand list of M.O.I, films is available. 35 mm. & 16 mm. Sd. & St. F. Coal Utilisation Joint Council, General Buildings, Aldwych, London. W.C.2. Films on production of British coal and miners" welfare. 35 mm. & 16 mm. Sd. F. Crookes' Laboratories, Gorst Road. Park Royal. N.W 10 ( kloids in Medicine. 35 mm. & 16 mm. Sd.F. Dartington Hall Film Unit, Totnes, South Devon. Classroom films on regional and economic geography. !6 mm. St. H. Dominion of New Zealand Film Library. 415 Strand, W.C.2. 22 films of industry, scenery and sport. Includes several films about the Maoris. 16 mm. St. F. Educational Films Bureau. Tring, Herts. A selection of all types of film. 35 mm. & 16 mm. Sd. & St. F. Educational Genera! Services, 37 Golden Square, W.l. A wide selee ion of films, particularly of overseas interest. Some prints for sale. 16 mm. & St. H. Electrical Developn.nt Association, 2 Savoy Hill, Strand, W.C .2. Four films of electrical interest. Further films of direct advertising appeal are available to members of the Association only. 16 mm. Sd. & Si Empire Film Library. Films primarily of Empire interest, with a useful subject index. Now merged with the Central Fi'\i Library. 16 mm. and a few 35 mm. Sd. & St. f Film Centre, 34 Soho Square, W.l. Mouvements Vibratoires. A film on simple harmonic motion. French captions. 35 mm. & 16 mm. St. H. Ford Film Library, Dagenham, Essex. Some 50 films of travel/ engineering, scientific and comedy interest. 35 mm. & 16 mm. Sd. & St. F. Gaumont-British Equipments, Film House, Wardour Street, W.L Many films on scientific subjects, geography, hygiene, history, language, natural history, sport. Also feature films. 35 mm. & 16 mm. Sd. & St. H. G.P.O. Film Libr.v*;,. Over 100 films, mostly centred round communications. Now merged with the Central Film Library. 35 mm., 16mm. Sd. & St. F. Kodak, Ltd., Kingsway, W.C. 2. (a) Kodascope Library. Instructional, documentary, feature, western, comedy. Strong on early American comedies. 16 mm. a 8 mm. St. H. (A separate List of Educational Films, extracted from the above, is also published. A number of films have teaching notes.) (/>' Medical Film Library. Circulation restricted to .aembers of medical profession. Some colour fi'ms. Some prints for outright sale. 16mm. St. II March of Time, Dean House, 4 Dean Street W.l. Selected March of Time items, including Inside Nazi Germany, Battle Fleets of Britain, Canada at War. 16 mm. Sd. H. Mathematical Films. Available from B. G. D. Salt, 5 Carlingford Road, Hampstead, N.W.3. Five mathematical films suitable for senior classes. 16 mm. & 9.5 mm. St. H. Merropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd., Trafford Park, Manchester 17. Planned Electrification, a film on the electrification of the winding and surface gear in a coal mine. Available for showing to technical and educational groups. 16 mm. Sd. F. Pathescope, North Circular Road, Cricklewood, N.W.2. Wide selection of silent films, including cartoons, comedies, drama, documentary, travel, sport. Also good selection of early American and German films. 9.5 mm. Sd. & St. H. Petroleum Films Bureau, 15 Hay Hill, Berkeley Square, W. 1 . Some 25 technical and documentary films. 35 mm. & 16 mm. Sd. & St. F. Religious Film Library, Church Walk, Dunstable, Beds. Films of religious and temperance appeal. Also list of supporting films from other sources. 35 mm. & 16 mm. Sd. & St. H. Scottish Central Film Library, 2 Newton Place, Charing Cross, Glasgow, C.3. A wide selection of teaching films from many sources. Contains some silent Scots films not listed elsewhere. Library available to groups in Scotland only. 16 mm. Sd. & St. H. Sound-Film Services, 27 Charles Street, Cardiff. Library of selected films including Massingham's And So to Work. Rome and Sahara have French commentaries. 16 mm. Sd. H. South African Railways Publicity and Travel Bureau, South Africa House, Trafalgar Square, W.C. 2. 10 films of travel and general interest. 35 mm. & 16 mm. Sd. & 4 St. versions. F. Southern Railway, General Manager's Office, Waterloo Station, S.E.I. Seven films (one in colour) including Building an Electric Coach, South African Fruit (Southampton Docks to Covent Garden), and films on seaside towns. 16 mm. St. F. WaUace Heaton, Ltd., 127 New Bond Street W.l. Three catalogues. Sound 16 mm., silent 16 mm., silent 9.5 mm. Sound catalogue contains number of American feature films, including Thunder Over Mexico, and some shorts. Silent 16 mm. catalogue contains first-class list of early American, German and Russian features and shorts, 9.5 catalogue has number of early German films and wide selection of early American and English slapstick comedies. 16 mm. & 9.5 mm. Sd. & St. H. Workers' Film Association, Ltd. Transport House, Smith Square, London. S.W.I. Films of democratic and co-operative interest. Notes and suggestions for complete programmes. Some prints tor sale. 35 mm. & 16 mm. Sd. & St. H. 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