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- The Story of North Texas State University (MP 232.c2)
- This promotional film created by the United Students of North Texas Senate tells the story of life at North Texas State University (NTSU) from the time a student arrives on campus through graduation with exploration of the various academic, athletic, and extracurricular activities available to students. The film begins with aerial footage of the Dallas Expressway, the Denton County courthouse, and the NTSU campus. The narrator introduces the viewer to the processes of registration, moving into dormitories, and attending orientation assembly. Footage includes students on campus and in classrooms, the university library, and the various departments including the college of arts and sciences, business administration, education, industrial arts, home economics, and music. Footage also includes extracurricular and recreational activities such as student organizations, the homecoming parade, sororities and fraternities, the debate team, theater, the yearbook and newspaper, R.O.T.C., athletics, and religious organizations. The film concludes with the various research activities conducted by university faculty and students in the departments of history, sociology, home economics, musicology, business, psychology, chemistry, and nuclear and atomic physics.
- Jobs for America
- This film explores how relationships between struggling communities and the Area Redevelopment Administration helped struggling local economies by creating new jobs.
- The Liquid Fire
- This is a dramatization of the life of labor leader Samuel Gompers.
- The Devonian Elementary School Library: An Experiment in Quarters and Organization
- This silent film, which includes intertitles, documents the activities of librarians, educators, and students using the library at Devonian Elementary School in Andrews, Texas.
- Scenes in Fort Worth
- This silent film is a compilation of a number of different scenes and appears to be news footage from an unknown news agency. In the first scene a man interviews a family in their kitchen, a small child eats while seated on the counter, and a group of young people are gathered next to what appears to be a police car or ambulance. In the second scene, men and women dressed in western or cowboy attire eat breakfast at an unknown event in Fort Worth. The story includes a close up of bacon frying, an unidentified man on horseback, a man in a police uniform being led into a jail in what appears to be a joke, a parade of men on horseback with a sign for Seymour's White Front Store in the background, and a close up of a man drinking a cup of coffee. In the third scene, the Moslah Shrine Chanters are seen at a train station and boarding a train. In the fourth, a man demonstrates the use of a piece of equipment for another man which appears to be a FCDA CD-V700 radiation survey meter or radiation detector. The fifth and final scene is preceded by a title card which reads, "Jury Rules Girl is 'Neglected'" and contains courtroom footage.
- Americans at Home: Treasure for your Table
- Film about the history of craftsman housewares in America, such as crystal ware, fine china, and sterling silver.
- Old Man In A Hurry
- This film tells the story of Bion Shively, the oldest man to win the Hambletonian Trotting Classic.
- Your Fair Share
- This film represents an appeal for donations to the Newark, N.J. area Community Service Association. Presents the stories of individuals with health or social problems who need assistance and then suggests community programs that could help.
- An American Museum
- A film about the City Art Museum of Saint Louis. It includes information on the roles of museum staff, including the duties of the curator. The film provides examples of how artifacts are examined for authenticity, techniques for display and information on traveling exhibits.
- Arresting Engine: Mark 7, Mod 1
- United States Navy training film on engine maintenance.
- Mightier Than the Sword
- This film considers the power and appeal of magazines both as sources of entertainment and as educational materials.
- 221
- Film overview of the history and services offered by the American Kennel Club.
- Greyhound Bus Driver
- This short film depicts interviews of Greyhound Bus driver applicants. Both favorable and not-so-favorable qualities in applicants are discussed.
- Heart of the City
- This short film briefly examines the impact of a factory on a town and its economy.
- Land Based Helicopter Operations: Precautions
- United States Navy training film on helicopter maneuvers and safety.
- Shooting Straight with Tim Holt
- Film of Tim Holt educating his young friend, Porky, on guns and gun safety. Part two covers sighting techniques, target practice, and techniques for loading a Kentucky Rifle. Includes a brief history of the John James Audobon and the habitate of a variety of birds.
- Shooting Straight with Tim Holt
- Film of Tim Holt educating his young friend, Porky, on guns and gun safety. Part one covers the history of rifle use by early American settlers, including Buffalo Bill, and displays a matchlock rifle and a Springfield breechloading rifle.
- Wings Over Dexter
- A film showing the role of local service airlines in modern transportation.
- Scandals
- This video was created from a digitized 35 mm filmstrip and vinyl record used by the National Republican Congressional Committee in their campaign for Dwight D. Eisenhower and Richard Nixon in the 1952 presidential election. The presentation tallies cases of "dishonesty and corruption" under President Harry S. Truman in the departments Agriculture, Internal Revenue Services, Defense, Justice, Commerce, State, Treasury, and Interior. The presentation also discusses scandal and corruption in the Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC), the United States Post Office, the Federal Housing Agency, Office of Price Stabilization, Veteran's Administration, Maritime Commission, Atomic Energy Commission, and the Democratic National Committee. The presentation argues that gambling, drug use, and juvenile delinquency can be traced back to the White House and lists numerous people associated with the Truman administration and Democratic National Committee who have been involved in scandal and corruption including Tom Pendergast, Harry Vaughan, Matthew Connelly, William M. Boyle, Jr., James P. Finnegan, Loretta Young, Frank Erickson, and Alger Hiss.
- The ABC's of Decorating Your Home
- Film from Better Homes and Gardens on tips for redecorating the home, including information on color selection, furniture arrangement and window dressings.
- A New Way of Gravure
- In this film, American Artist Stanley William Hayter describes his technique of engraving on copper from the first rough sketches on paper through pulling the final print.
- Arteries of Progress
- A film on transportation in Venezuela.
- Con Salud Venceremos
- This film looks at health care and disease prevention in Venezuela.
- Texomaland
- This news reel highlights the recreational activities available at Lake Texoma including swimming, water-skiing, and hunting.
- Sulmet: Sulfamethazine in the Treatment of Livestock Diseases
- This film advocates the use of Sulmet sulfamethazine for treating diseases in livestock.
- What is Modern Art?
- Filmed at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, Vladimir Sokoloff introduces a young woman to some examples of modern art by Picasso, Chagall, Dali, and others and explains the motivations behind some of the techniques developed by the artists.
- Hurricane Hunters
- In this film, USAF storm chasers track and study a hurricane and are able to warn a city about the approaching storm.
- Watson Wakes Up
- A film about a man named Walter Watson. Walter can barely seem to make ends meet until he realizes the secret to financial stability: saving money.
- The Building of a Tire
- This film shows the process involved in the making of Firestone tires (in the 1940s). This film contains some animated sequences.
- Grumman at War
- This film covers the design, testing, production, and South Pacific combat record of Grumman F6F fighter aircraft.
- Son of the Conquistadors
- This film tells the story of Juan Martinez, a young man who leaves his family to join the US Air Force.
- Fortress of the Sky
- This film shows the work that everyone from Boeing researchers to factory workers put in to Boeing aircraft.
- Know Your Enemy - Japan!
- This American propaganda film from the 1940s sought to educate Americans on the Japanese people, their land, and their alleged plan to take over the Pacific.
- Paul Landacre, Wood Engraver
- This short film on Paul Landacre shows the artist as he works on a piece titled "Lot Cleaning, Los Angeles."
- Warner Bros. stars arrive for opening of "Gold Diggers of 1933"
- This film from Universal Newsreels shows the stars of the motion picture "Gold Diggers of 1933" arriving in San Francisco for the film premiere at the Paramount Theater to the music of "We're in the Money" and "Pettin' in the Park." Mayor Angelo J. Rossi presents the keys to the city to the actors. Actress Glenda Farrell is appointed Mayor for the day and Actors Joe E. Brown and Warren William are named as Chief of Police and Fire Chief. Other stars of the film listed on the Paramount marquee include Ruby Keeler, Joan Blondell, Aline Macmahon, Ginger Rogers, and Guy Kibbee & 300 Gorgeous Girls.