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1900-1909 [videorecording ] ABC Video Enterprises;
produced by Richard Klein. New York : ABC Wide World of Learning,
1982. 1 videocassette (58 min.) : sd., b&w ; 1/2 in. Summary:
Uses archival photographs, sound recordings, and film footage to
explore world events, sports, life-styles, and achievements during
1900-1909. Call #: E741.F63 no.1
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America, 1900 [videorecording] WGBH Educational
Foundation and David Grubin Productions, produced by David Grubin
; written by Judy Crichton and David Grubin. [Alexandria, Va.] :
PBS Video, c1999. 2 videocassettes (170 min.) : sd., col. with b&w
sequences ; 1/2 in. Originally broadcast in 1998 as part of the
television series The American experience. A look back at the pivotal
year of 1900. Following a range of characters, from famous public
figures to ordinary citizens, this program chronicles a year in
the life of the nation by examining the forces of change that would
ultimately shape the coming century. Call #: E661
.A53 1999
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Woodrow Wilson [videorecording] / directed
by Carl Byker & Mitch Wilson ; written by Carl Byker & David
Mrazek ; a KCET Hollywood Production in association with Red Hill
Productions ; WGBH Boston. [Alexandria, Va.] : PBS Video, c2002.
2 videocassettes (180 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 1/2 in.Originally
broadcast as an episode of the television program: The American
experience.Explores the life of Woodrow Wilson, a great orator and
analytical thinker who was both emotionally dependent and physically
fragile. Chronicles the major achievements and failings of Wilson’s
life. Reveals what drove him to the decisions that defined his presidency:
the announcement of American involvement in World War I and his
support of the League of Nations, his advocacy on behalf of labor,
and his reluctance to advance the causes of African American civil
rights and women’s suffrage. Call #: E767
.W33 2002
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TR [videorecording] / David Grubin Productions
; WGBH Educational Foundation ; written by David Grubin & Geoffrey
C. Ward ; produced by David Grubin. Alexandria, VA : PBS Video,
c1996. 2 videocassettes (240 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 1/2
in. Originally broadcast in 1994 as part of the television series
the American experience. Theodore Roosevelt’s magnetic personality
and genius for publicity made him a legend in his own time. He is
portrayed as a deft politician and a skillful diplomat. This film
illustrates Roosevelt’s role in creating the modern presidency.
Call #: E757 .T75 1996
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TR and his times [videorecording] / produced
by Janet Roach ; writers, Bill Moyers, Janet Roach ; created and
developed by The Corporation for Entertainment and Learning, Inc.
and Bill Moyers ; presented in association with WNET, New York and
KQED, San Francisco. [Alexandria, Va.] : PBS Video, [1999?] 1 videocassette
(58 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in. Originally
broadcast in 1983 as a segment of the television program: A walk
through the 20th century with Bill Moyers. A look at Theodore Roosevelt,
who helped shape America at the turn of the century. With his energy
and optimism Roosevelt successfully ushered the country onto the
world stage and championed reform legislation, setting a precedent
for a strong chief executive. Call #: E741 .W35
1999.
- America 1900 [videorecording] / produced by David Grubin
; written by Judy Crichton and David Grubin. [Alexandria, Va.] : PBS
Video, c1999. description 2 videocassettes (170 min.). A look back
at the pivotal year of 1900. Following a range of characters, from
famous public figures to ordinary citizens, this program chronicles
a year in the life of the nation by examining the forces of change
that would ultimately shape the coming century. Call #: E661
.A53 1999.
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The Democrat and the dictator [videorecording /]
created and developed by the Corporation for Entertainment and Learning
and Bill Moyers. Washington, D.C. : PBS Video, 1984. 1 videocassette
(58 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in. + guide. A walk through the 20th
century with Bill Moyers. VHS format. A presentation of, and produced
in association with, WNET/New York and KQED/San Francisco. Summary:
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. Call #: E741.W35
no.5
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The Pre-Roosevelt era [videorecording ]. [New York?]
: Chelsea House Publishers ; Bayside, N.Y. M. Matthews [distributor],
c1984. 1 videocassette (VHS) (59 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. The
History machine ; no. 1-9. Contents: United States Army.
-- World War I. -- The Versailles peace. -- Intervention in Siberia.
-- Harding and Coolidge. -- Economic revolution. -- The Twenties.
-- Charles A. Lindbergh. -- Herbert C. Hoover. Film editor, Eugene
Finley ; editors, Arthur M. Schlesinger, Fred L. Israel. Summary:
Film clips of important news events spanning the first three decades
of the twentieth century. Call #: E741.P74
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After the crash. American Experience. Available for purchase
from PBS.
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Eleanor Roosevelt [videorecording] / written and directed
by Sue Williams ; produced by Kathryn Dietz, Sue Williams ; a film
by Ambrica Productions, Inc. in association with the American Experience.
[Arlington, VA] : PBS Home Video, c2000. 1 videocassette (144 min.)
For more than thirty years, Eleanor Roosevelt was America’s
most powerful woman. Drawing on interviews with her closest relatives,
friends, and biographers, as well as rare home movie footage, the
film reveals the hidden dimensions of one of the century’s
most influential women. Call #: E807.1.R7 E43 2000.
- FDR [videorecording] / David Grubin Productions, Inc. ; WGBH Educational
Foundation ; written and produced by David Grubin. [Alexandria, Va.]
: PBS Video, [1999?]. 4 videocassettes (270 min.). The story of Frankiln
Delano Roosevelt, featuring eyewitness accounts, rare archival footage
and insightful commentary from historians and contemporaries. In four
parts. Call #: E806 .F32 1999. View parts 2 and 3. Also available
for viewing online.
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Lowell Thomas remembers: the war years : the Forties
[videorecording /] produced by SECA; co-producers, David Shepard,
James W. Jackson ; directed by Larry Lancit; written by James W.
Jackson, Joe Adamson. Los Angeles, CA : Republic Pictures Home Video
[distributor], c1986. 2 videocassettes (VHS) (142 min. each) : sd.,
b&w with col. sequences; 1/2 in. "From the Blackhawk Films
Collection." Contents: vol. 1. 1940-1944 -- vol. 2.
1945-1949. Film editor, Bryan Heath ; music, Jack Shaindlin. Host,
Lowell Thomas. Summary: A recalling of the important events,
people and fads of the 1940's, using 20th Century Fox Movietone
newsreels of the period. Call #: E806.L685 v. 1,2
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Pearl Harbor surprise and remembrance [videorecording] :/
a production of American Studies Film Center, Inc. for the American
Experience ; produced and directed by Lance Bird, John Crowley and
Tom Johnson ; written by Tom Johnson.
published Santa Monica, CA : Direct Cinema, 1991. 1 videocassette
(84 min.). The history of the surprise attack on U.S. Naval forces
at Pearl Harbor from different points of view. Interviews, archival
footage, home movies, propaganda films, feature movies and cartoons
from the United States and Japan chronicle the collision course
between the two nations. Call #: D767.92 .P399 1991
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FDR [videorecording] / David Grubin Productions, Inc. ; WGBH Educational
Foundation ; written and produced by David Grubin. [Alexandria,
Va.] : PBS Video, [1999?]. 4 videocassettes (270 min.). The story
of Frankiln Delano Roosevelt, featuring eyewitness accounts, rare
archival footage and insightful commentary from historians and contemporaries.
In four parts. Call #: E806 .F32 1999. View part 4. Also
available for viewing online.
- Post-war hopes, cold war fears [videorecording /]
senior executive producer, Mert Koplin; produced by Imre Horvath;
writers, Imre Horvath, Bill Moyers, Bernard A. Weisberger; created
and developed by The Corporation for Entertainment and Learning, Inc.
and Bill Moyers; executive producers, Charles Grinker, Sanford H.
Fisher. Washington, D.C. : PBS Video, 1984, c1983. 1 videocassette
(VHS) (58 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. A Walk through the 20th century
with Bill Moyers. A presentation of, and produced in association with,
WNET/New York and KQED/San Francisco. Summary: Describes life
in America after World War II, a time of rash optimism and neuroses.
While the dollar was strong and everyday life improved, the 1950's
also saw the lowering of the Iron Curtain, the loss of China to Communism,
the Korean War and the Red Scare. Call #: E741.W35 no.12
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The Second American revolution [videorecording /]
created and developed by The Corporation for Entertainment and Learning
and Bill Moyers. Washington, D.C. : PBS Video, 1984. 2 videocassettes
(116 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 2 guides. A walk through the
20th century with Bill Moyers. VHS format. A presentation of, and
produced in association with, WNET/New York and KQED/San Francisco.
Summary: Hosts Bill Moyers, Ruby Dee, and Ossie Davis examine
the search of Blacks for racial equality in twentieth-century America.
Includes archival film and still photographs of the great personalities
and events of the freedom movement. Call #: E741.W35 no.7-8
pt. 1, 2
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Malcolm X : make it plain [videorecording] / Blackside,Inc./ROJA
Productions ; produced in association with the BBC and with the
participation of SBS TV ; written by Steve Fayer, Orlando Bagwell
; produced and directed by Orlando Bagwell. [Alexandria, Va.] :
PBS Video, [1999?]. 3 videocassettes (141 min.). A biographical
examination of Malcolm X, which weaves together interviews, archival
footage, photographs, and an original score to portray the intellectual
journey of a complex man whose ideas still resonate today. Call
#: E185.96 .M25 1999.
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The murder of Emmett Till [videorecording] / a Firelight
Media Production for American Experience ; WGBH Educational Foundation
; a production of WGBH, Boston ; produced and directed by Stanley
Nelson ; written by Marcia Smith. [Alexandria, Va.] : PBS Video,
[2003] 1 videocassette (60 min.). The murder of 14-year-old Emmett
Till, a black boy who whistled at a white woman in a Mississippi
grocery store in 1955, was a powerful catalyst for the civil rights
movement. Although Till’s killers were apprehended, they were
quickly acquitted by an all-white, all-male jury and proceeded to
sell their story to a journalist, providing grisly details of the
murder. Three months after Till’s body was recovered, the Montgomery
Bus Boycott began. Call #: F350.N4 M87 2003.
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Berkeley in the Sixties [videorecording /] Kitchell Films
in association with P.O.V. Theatrical Films ; produced & directed
by Mark Kitchell. San Francisco, Calif. : California Newsreel, c1990.
1 videocassette (118 min.) : sd., col. & b&w ; 1/2 in. VHS
format. Director of photography, Stephen Lighthill ; editor, Veronica
Selver. Summary: Through interviews with participants and
archival footage, presents a history of The University of California
at Berkeley in the 1960s. Call #: LD760.B47 1990
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Ain't gonna shuffle no more (1964-1972) [videorecording
/] a production of Blackside ; produced, directed and written by
Sam Pollard, Sheila Bernard. Alexandria, VA : PBS Video, c1990.
1 videocassette (VHS) (60 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences;
1/2in. Eyes on the prize II ; [5] Closed captioned for the hearing
impaired. Directors of photography, Michael Chin, Robert Shepard
; editor, Betty Ciccarelli ; narrator, Julian Bond. Summary:
Covers the black consciousness movement throughout the country through
the mid 1960's and early 1970's. Discusses Muhammad Ali's political
battle over the Vietnam War. Explores the rise of black politicians
and activists. CALL #: E185.61.E945 1990 no.5
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Citizen King, 1963-1968 [videorecording] / produced, directed
and written by Orlando Bagwell and W. Noland Walker ; a ROJA Productions
film for American experience in association with the BBC and WGBH
Boston ; produced, directed and written by Orlando Bagwell and W.
Noland Walker. [Alexandria, Va.] : PBS Video, [2004]. 2 videocassettes.
117 min. This work chronicles the last five years of Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr.’s life. The first tape includes the events
that led up to his arrest and incarceration in Birmingham, Alabama,
the March on Washington, his "I have a dream" speech,
the enactment of the Civil Rights Act, and his receiving the Nobel
Peace Prize. The second tape includes the march from Selma to Montgomery,
King’s move to Chicago, the Poor People’s Campaign, his
"Mountaintop" speech, and his assassination. CALL #:
E185.97.K5 C58 2004.
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Freedom on my mind [videorecording] / produced and directed
by Connie Field and Marilyn Mulford ; written and edited by Michael
Chandler ; script, Connie Field, Michael J. Moore, Marilyn Mulford.
Berkeley, Calif. : Clarity Educational Productions, c1994. 1 videocassette
(109 min.) Documentary of the civil rights movement and the events
surrounding the Mississippi Voter Registration Project of the early
1960’s. Combines archival footage with contemporary interviews.
CALL #: E185.93.M6 F74 1994
- Before Stonewall the making of a gay and lesbian community
[videorecording] : produced by Before Stonewall, Inc. in association
with Alternative Media Information Center; director, Greta Schiller
; producers, Robert Rosenberg, John Scagliotti, Greta Schiller. [New
York, NY] : Cinema Guild, c1994. 1 videocassette (87 min.) : sd.,
col. & b&w ; 1/2 in. Made in 1984. Hi-fi, mono. Summary:
A social, political and cultural history of homosexuality in America
from the 1920's to 1969. Traces the beginning of the Gay Liberation
Movement after a police raid on Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York
City, and the three-day riot that followed. CALL #: HQ76.8.U5B42
1994
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