Michigan Media Television Programs and AVEC Films

Listed below are all of the Michigan Media television programs and Audio-Visual Education Center that were digitized as part of the Bentley Library's film and video preservation project. DVD copies of all items are available for use in the library. Selected items are online as streaming flash files. High resolution files (mpeg2) are available for some titles and master Beta SP tapes for all the digitized items.



Series A

[851831-A-27] Medical Education  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:14:32, 1955
  • Assistant Dean of UM Medical School discusses modern methods of medical education, admission requirements, and costs.

[851831-A-54] Voter's Choice, The  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, sound, 00:14:35, 1955
  • Campbell discuses the results of the 1948 and 1952 presidential elections, and how parties will proceed in 1956 elections, looks at how and when voters make up their minds.

[851831-A-15] Freshman English  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:14:33, 1956
  • Two English professors discuss and demonstrate the teaching of writing to freshmen.

[851831-A-28] Michigan Daily  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:14:30, 1956
  • Three Michigan Daily editors and a photographer describe the policies of the student newspaper

[851831-A-25] Little America V  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:14:32, 1956
  • UM geology professor describes Antarctica and reveals plans for his future expedition to polar continent.

[851831-A-2] American Negro  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:14:36, 1956
  • Quarles, visiting professor of history at UM, discusses the contributions of the Negro to American culture.

[851831-A-29] Michigan Forests  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:14:01, 1956
  • Program follows the growth of a forest over 50 year period, demonstrates use of tree ring machine and other techniques to measure and monitor forest growth.

[851831-A-48] Sputnik  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, sound, 00:14:36, 1957
  • UM astronomers discuss their early sightings of Sputnik, and probable Russian launch techniques.

[851831-A-6] Challenge of Soviet Science  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:14:35, 1957
  • Distinguished physicist and a mathematician familiar with Soviet science discuss recent Soviet technical advances and what it may mean for the future of civilization.

[851831-A-32] New Ideas in Libraries  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:14:31, 1958
  • A film tour of the UM Undergraduate Library, the first university library devoted to the needs of undergraduates, "one of the most unusual buildings in the world."

[851831-A-11-5] Eavesdropping on Ideas  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, , OO:14:30, 1959
  • The Nature of a Modern University.; The nature of a modern university is discussed by the dean of the UM College of Literature, Science, and the Arts

[851831-A-45] Shopping in the Mall  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, sound, 00:14:33, 1959
  • A landscape architect looks at the "downtown of tomorrow," the shopping mall.

[851831-A-1] Adventure in Education  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:13:58, 1959
  • The opening of the Dearborn Center campus of the University of Michigan is presented and its innovative program is discussed.

[851831-A-55] What People Think of Politics  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, sound, 00:14:31, 1959
  • Look at citizen's political beliefs and voting behavior in the Detroit Area.

[851831-A-44] Setting the Scene  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:14:30, 1959
  • UM geologist discusses the geological history and formation of some of Northern Michigan's scenic spots.

[851831-A-31] Michigan's Economy  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:14:33, 1959
  • Two UM economists discuss the current and future problems of Michigan's economic growth.

Series B -- Understanding Our World

[851831-B-1-1] Aleutian Islands  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:29:32, 1954-5
  • Life and Death for the Aleuts.;Using film, slides and photographs taken on a UM sponsored expedition to the Aleutian Islands, Bank discusses the cultural development of the Aleuts and pressures on their population and society from white encroachment.

[851831-B-1-2] Aleutian Islands  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:29:28, 1954-5
  • Uncovering an Ancient People.; Program looks at the work of the UM archeological expedition to the Aleutian Islands, giving viewers an idea of how an archeological exploration is carried out.

[851831-B-1-3] Aleutian Islands  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:29:32, 1954-5
  • Backdoor to Siberia.; An examination of the economic and strategic importance of the Bering Sea and the difficulty the U.S. faces in protecting the Aleutian Islands

[851831-B-1-4] Aleutian Islands  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:29:33, 1954-5
  • Wind, Rock, Ice: Aleut Adventure.; An inside look at the organizing and outfitting of a scientific archeological expedition, films and photographs help recount some of the experiences of the expedition, including film of the climbing of Mt. Sitka.

[851831-B-11-1] Michigan Week  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:29:18, 1955-6
  • Literature and the Arts; Haugh discusses four Michigan authors and their books, Walton explains how Michigan's folklore is seen in her various types of folk songs.

[851831-B-16] Future of Northern Michigan  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:29:32, 1955-6
  • Four leading Northern Michigan citizens, a UM-Regent, chairman of the Mackinac Bridge Authority, an official of the Cleveland Cliffs Mining Company, and Director of the Conservation Commission discuss the economic development of Northern Michigan.

[851831-B-27] Mission of Michigan  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:29:25, 1956-7
  • Hatcher and V.P.s for academic affairs and finance discuss the development of the university and it mission, the quality of its faculty, how building construction is financed, and the need for increased funds to meet increased enrollment.

[851831-B-47] State Prison of Southern Michigan  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:29:38, 1957-8
  • Candid films and interviews from "inside the walls" of Jackson's State Prison of Southern Michigan, largest walled prison in the world.

[851831-B-61] Temple of Tomorrow  [view video]
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:29:18, 1958-9
  • A film visit to the General Motors Technical Center, a modern temple of steel, glass, and brick dedicated to research for a better tomorrow.

[851831-B-63] Battle for the Mind  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:29:18, 1958-9
  • Psychologist and chairman of UM Dept. of Military Science and Tactics analyze the indoctrination techniques used by the Chinese on American prisoners during the Korean War.

[851831-B-65] Margaret Mead: A Portrait  [view video]
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:29:28, 1958-9
  • Noted anthropologist and author comments on life in the United States today and tells how she came to be an anthropologist.

[851831-B-69] Eleanor Roosevelt: A Portrait  [view video]
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:29:40, 1958-9
  • Eleanor Roosevelt discusses present world problems.

[851831-B-70] Dancing Science, The  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:29:32, 1958-9
  • A fantastic performance by tiny cast iron balls illustrates the phenomena of "electrospherics" and "magnetoshperics" discovered by UM professor Moore.

[851831-B-82] View of Russia, A  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:29:38, 1959
  • UM President Harlan Hatcher reports on his 15,000 mile trip through Russia investigating the educational system of the Soviets.

[851831-B-83] Toads, Mushrooms and Men  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:29:47, 1959
  • An introduction to the world of mushrooms and mushroom hunting by the author of "Mushroom Hunters Field Guide."

[851831-B-85] Interview with Max Lerner, An  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:30:35, 1959
  • Max Lerner, famous American man of letters, offers his views concerning the destiny of American civilization, the US-USSR power struggle, and the future of America as a world power.

[851831-B-87] Detroit Tommorrow  [view video]
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:29:33, 1959
  • Using models and photographs, Detroit city planner describes the new Detroit rising up at the waterfront.

[851831-B-95] African Development  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:29:40, 1960-1
  • Ambassador Halm of Ghana and Michigan Gov. G. Mennen Williams discuss African problems and potentials on show hosted by Detroit City Councilman William Patrick Jr.

[851831-B-97] Search for Industry, The  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:29:28, 1960-1
  • Representatives of industry, labor, and government discuss how the citizens of Michigan seek to create new jobs.

[851831-B-101] Interview with Ayn Rand, An  [view video]
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:30:08, 1961
  • Ayn Rand, noted novelist, philosopher, and controversial figure on the modern intellectual scene, offers her views on the current intellectual crisis in American society.

[851831-B-105] Press Conference: Robert Oppenheimer  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:28:27, 1961-2
  • World renowned nuclear physicist comments on disarmament, civil defense, and the future of science at a special news conference.

[851831-B-107] Peace Corps, The  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:29:33, 1961-2
  • Interview with Peace Corps Director Sargent Shriver, includes footage of John Kennedy's speech announcing Peace Corps and Shriver's talk to Corps volunteers trained at Michigan.

[851831-B-110-1] Freedom in a Threatened Society  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 30:00, 1962
  • Freedom and National Security.; Ten part program hosted by Hugh Fleetwood, UM-Phil. In this part UM faculty and state legislator discuss the communist threat, government loyalty-security programs and their impact on civil liberties.

[851831-B-249] What Shall It Profit? (Peace Corps)  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:29:30, 1962
  • Film documentary of Peace Corps training program at the University of Michigan, and discussion by program leaders.

[851831-B-110-2] Freedom in a Threatened Society  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:29:30, 1962
  • Freedom, Loyalty and Subversion.; In this part University of Michigan faculty members discuss the nature and meaning of loyalty and disloyalty in a democratic nation.

[851831-B-110-3] Freedom in a Threatened Society  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:29:35, 1962
  • Freedom and the Press.; University of Michigan faculty members investigate the range of problems affecting the rights, liberties and duties of the free press in America.

[851831-B-110-4] Freedom in a Threatened Society  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:29:25, 1962
  • Freedom and Religion.; University of Michigan faculty members examine the issue of church and state and offer their views on the nature and meaning of religious liberty and democratic freedom of religious conscience and expression.

[851831-B-110-5] Freedom in a Threatened Society  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:29:28, 1962
  • Freedom and Labor.; University of Michigan authorities discuss the civil rights and basic freedoms of the American worker and the responsibilities of government, management and labor unions.

[851831-B-110-6] Freedom in a Threatened Society  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:29:28, 1962
  • Freedom and Education.; University of Michigan faculty authorities discuss academic freedom and academic responsibility as fundamental conditions of a free society.

[851831-B-110-7] Freedom in a Threatened Society  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:29:32, 1962
  • Freedom and Segregation.; University of Michigan faculty members consider progress and problems in the democratic achievement of personal freedom and equality for all American citizens.

[851831-B-110-8] Freedom in a Threatened Society  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:29:20, 1962
  • Freedom and Police Practices,; University of Michigan law professors examine the democratic guarantees of personal freedom and the right to safety and security of the individual against arbitrary action by government enforcement agencies.

[851831-B-110-9] Freedom in a Threatened Society  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 30:00, 1962
  • Freedom and Censorship.; A novelist and UM faculty members analyze the modern restriction on the democratic free enterprise of ideas and the major ideas involved in the public and private censorship of books, magazines, films, etc. (print damaged)

[851831-B-110-10] Freedom in a Threatened Society  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:29:38, 1962
  • Freedom and Conformity.; University of Michigan faculty authorities discuss the conflict between individual freedom and the American citizen's urgent search for security in a modern age of anxiety.

[851831-B-112] Overseas American, The  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:29:38, 1962
  • A United States Information Agency instructor questions Peace Corps volunteers in training at the University of Michigan about the U.S. as he plays the role of well informed foreigners.

[851831-B-115] Robert Frost  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 30:00, 1962-3
  • A special film documentary on Frost's press conference and lecture at UM less than a year before he died. Frost reads his poem "Never Again Will Birds' Song Be the Same." [Sound quaity is poor in some sections]

[851831-B-120] Hard Work If You Can Get It  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 30:00, 1962-3
  • Peace Corps Program Officers for the Far East and West Africa programs discuss the different roles the Peace Corps plays: in the lives of individual volunteers, in the countries in which they serve, and in the domestic life of the U.S.

[851831-B-124] Beyond Form  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:28:58, 1962-3
  • The works, thoughts, and philosophy of a world renowned architect, Walter Breuer, are discussed by Breuer and chairman of the UM Department of Architecture.

[851831-B-127] Report From Ann Arbor  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:29:00, 1963-4
  • Harlan Hatcher, President of the University of Michigan describes his institution's present status to the people of the state.

[851831-B-142] Hopewell Heritage  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:28:50, 1964-5
  • A study of an excavation into American prehistory and its significance. Including film of UM excavation of a Hopewell Indian site.

[851831-B-153] Greek Theatre U.S.A.  
  • Original: 16mm film, , sound, ca. 00:30:00, 1965-6
  • A progress report on the first classic Greek theater in the U.S. in Ypsilanti, Michigan.

[851831-B-156] Race, Religion and Responsibility  
  • Original: 2-inch video, b/w, sound, 00:30:00, 1966
  • A dialogue on the churches' role in promoting civil rights. The film received a 1967 Mass Media Brotherhood Award from the National Conference of Chirstians and Jews.

[851831-B-157] Jazz Seminar  
  • Original: 16mm film, b/w, sound, 00:28:54, 1966
  • An explanation and demonstration of big band jazz with the University of Michigan Jazz Band.

[851831-B-158] Jazz on Campus  
  • Original: 16mm film, b/w, sound, 00:29:02, 1966
  • The 18 member UM Jazz Band performs near the site of the former Music School.

[851831-B-160] Three Views on the Draft  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:29:02, 1966
  • Three University of Michigan faculty members discuss the draft as a means of forming a military force and the methods of deferment.

[851831-B-162-1] Morality, Medicine and the Law  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:29:02, 1966
  • Abortion:; A seminar on abortion - serious issue confronting society and legislatures.

[851831-B-162-2] Morality, Medicine and the Law  
  • Original: 2-inch video, b/w, sound, 00:30:00, 1966
  • Contraception:; A discussion of the laws and attitudes surrounding birth control.

[851831-B-174] Green Power - Black Power  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:29:02, 1967-8
  • A look at the government's role in the advancement of civil rights through economic channels.

[851831-B-178] Christiaan Barnard  
  • Original: kine pos, color, optical, 00:27:23, 1967-8
  • A color film of Dr. Barnard's news conference at the University of Michigan with comments by Dr. Kahn, UM thoracic surgeon.

[851831-B-179] To Work in a White World  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:29:00, 1967-8
  • Five Detroit high school seniors and two executives from Michigan Bell Telephone Co. get together to show how it feels to leave the ghetto for the first time.

[851831-B-180] Yea, Kids - Views on a Volunteer Project  
  • Original: 2-inch video, b/w, sound, 00:30:00, 1967-8
  • How a University of Michigan student volunteer project keeps up with the times. Examines the process of evolution that keeps the project in touch with the rapidly changing school system and the Negro community which the project primarily serves.

[851831-B-182] Black and White Dictionary, A  
  • Original: 2-inch video, b/w, sound, 00:30:00, 1967-8
  • A linguistic look at race relations.

[851831-B-183] Those Who Have Too Little  [view video]
  • Original: 2-inch video, b/w, sound, 00:30:00, 1967-8
  • A picture and film study of poverty and welfare in the U.S. Includes film footage of the Detroit riot of 1967.

[851831-B-191] Inch, A Foot, A Mile, An  
  • Original: 2-inch video, b/w, sound, 00:28:40, 1968-9
  • A student written, directed, and produced film about a student from a small Negro college who enters a unique program at the University of Michigan. Focuses on the UM Administrative Internship Program.

[851831-B-200] Black Theatre and Its Audience  
  • Original: 2-inch video, b/w, sound, 00:30:00, 1970
  • Theatre West of Dayton, Ohio, performs "The Afro-American Dance" and "The Oppressor in F Minor," two works by its founder and director Clarence Young III. Young discusses the relationship of Black Theatre to its audience.

[851831-B-201] Storefront That Did Not Burn, The  [view video]
  • Original: 2-inch video, b/w, sound, 00:30:00, 1970
  • Story of a storefront health center that did not burn in the 1967 Detroit riot.

[851831-B-206] Enact: Teach-In on the Environment  [view video]
  • Original: 2-inch video, b/w, sound, 00:20"04, 1970
  • A filmed documentary on the University of Michigan environmental Teach-In, asking the question: do teach-ins work?

[851831-B-213-2] They Teach at Michigan  [view video]
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:27:40, 1970
  • An earlier version of the program that was not broadcast. This version includes some footage of activities during the BAM strike.

[851831-B-219] Challenge of Challenge  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:29:02, 1971
  • A group of youngsters underachieving in Flint high schools are doing well at the Flint campus of the University of Michigan. They tell why.

[851831-B-221] Open Mind, The: Talk With Margaret Mead  
  • Original: 2-inch video, b/w, sound, 00:20:02, 1972
  • Noted anthropologist, author, and critic of the current world scene offers her views on topics ranging from women's liberation to the Vietnam War.

[851831-B-225] Michigan to Michigan  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:27:17, 1972
  • From Big Ten football and commencement exercises, to scientific research and cultural events, this fast paced documentary surveys what the University of Michigan means to the state of Michigan.

[851831-B-227] Arthur Miller: Today's Theatre  [view video]
  • Original: 2-inch video, color, sound, 00:30:00, 1973
  • Miller discusses his new play Up From Paradise and current problems plaguing Broadway.

[851831-B-238] Alan Paton: A Profile  
  • Original: 2-inch video, color, sound, 00:29:00, 1976
  • An interview with author of "Cry the Beloved Country," Paton discusses his novels and South Africa.

[851831-B-239] Medicine Behind Bars  
  • Original: 2-inch video, color, sound, 00:29:00, 1977
  • A look at the health problems of inmates and the quality of medical care at the State Prison of Southern Michigan, featuring on location interviews with prison staff and inmates and film of prison medical facilities.

[851831-B-243] Songs From the Soul: The Negro Spiritual  
  • Original: 2-inch video, color, sound, 00:29:03, 1977-8
  • Recital of spirituals conducted by Jessye.

[851831-B-246-10] Phenomena  
  • Original: 2-inch video, color, sound, 00:30:00, 1981
  • This program looks at the sources of toxic pollution in the Great Lakes, a basket weaver who uses only hand gathered natural materials, the use of videotape by architects to "preview" buildings, "Mr. Bones" demonstrating the art of bone playing.

Series F

[851831-F-7] Concerned Generation, The  
  • Original: 16mm film, color, optical, 00:25:16, 1968
  • A look at the social concerns and commitment of the current generation of Michigan students, both the political activists and those who perform community service, includes interview with head of the Black Student Union. (A University Relations Film.)

[851831-F-8] Drug Trigger Films  
  • Original: 16mm film, color, optical, 00:07:08, n.d.
  • Linda, The Door, The Window.; A series of dramatic vignettes, produced for the School of Public Health, intended to stimulate discussion of problems of drug abuse.

[851831-F-20] Idea of Michigan  [view video]
  • Original: 16mm film, color, optical, 00:23:18, 1963?
  • A history of the University of Michigan and a record of its current activities in teaching, research and service. The historical segment uses new animated techniques and the section on current activities was filmed on locations across Michigan.

[851831-F-27] Medical Alumni: Teaching, Research and Service  [view video]
  • Original: 16mm film, color, optical, 00:25:26, 1967
  • Story of the University of Michigan Medical Center, looks at the history of the medical school and hospital and its current activities, with a focus on the use of television in instruction and on the current curriculum of a medical student.

[851831-F-29] Michigan Unlimited: Naval Architecture Lab  [view video]
  • Original: 16mm film, b/w, optical, 00:24:23, n.d.
  • Produced by WXYZ TV, Detroit. Looks at the research activities and facilities of the Dept. of Naval Architecture of the UM College of Engineering. Footage of the ship tank, other laboratories and classrooms.

[851831-F-30] Michigan Unlimited: Space at U of M  [view video]
  • Original: 16mm film, b/w, optical, 00:26:50, n.d.
  • Produced by WXYZ TV, Detroit. Looks at research activities and facilities of the Dept. of Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, footage of the High Altitude Engineering Lab, high altitude rocket payload, a rocket launch, and the UM wind tunnel.

[851831-F-31] OSHA and US  
  • Original: 16mm film, color, optical, 00:17:22, 1977
  • A film intended to make those affected by the Occupational and Safety and Health Act aware of the law's impact on University operations. Filmed in teaching and research labs the film dramatically illustrates potential health and safety dangers.

[851831-F-33] Outpatient Clinic  
  • Original: 16mm film, b/w, silent, 00:13:51, 1954?
  • Silent footage of UM Hospital Outpatient Clinic, includes shots of Hospital exterior, lobby, examination rooms, x-ray equipment, opthamology lab, and otology lab.

[851831-F-38-1] Perspective Michigan: Michigan Reports, 1962-1963  
  • Original: 16mm film, , optical, 00:24:42, 1963
  • A newsreel of significant events and personalities at the University of Michigan in the year 1962-1963, features on the 80th birthday party for President Ruthven, the Flint Campus, Professional Theatre Program, the Research Park, and Camp Michigania.

[851831-F-38-2] Perspective Michigan: Michigan Reports, 1963-1964  
  • Original: 16mm film, , optical, 00:29:18, 1964
  • A newsreel on significant events at the University of Michigan features Lyndon Johnson's commencement speech, development of UM exchange program with Tuskeegee University, the Music School's move, and dedication of the Peace Corps plaque.

[851831-F-38-4] Perspective Michigan: Michigan Report, 1964-1965  
  • Original: 16mm film, , optical, 00:21:23, 1965
  • Newsreel on major events and personalities at the University of Michigan, 1964-1965.

[851831-F-38-3] Perspective Michigan: Michigan Reports, 1965-1966  
  • Original: 16mm film, , optical, 00:21:48, 1966
  • Years of Glory Years of Growth; Newsreel of major events at the University of Michigan, including groundbreaking for the Dental School; dedication of ISR building, Mott Children's Hospital construction, and Leslie Bassett winning the Pulitzer Prize.

[851831-F-38-5] Perspective Michigan: Michigan Reports, 1967  
  • Original: 16mm film, , optical, 00:29:47, 1967
  • 1967: Sesquicentennial Year.; Newsreel of major events at UM, featuring reports on Sesquicentenniel conferences, a clip from the Glee Club's USO tour production of "Out of Our Minds", student protest, and return to campus of composer of "Varsity."

[851831-F-38-6] Perspective Michigan: Michigan Reports, 1968  
  • Original: 16mm film, , optical, 00:26:12, 1969
  • President Fleming's First Year.; Newsreel of major events at UM, features include footage of Pres. Fleming's first news conference, retirement of Fritz Crisler and the hiring of Don Canham and Bo Schembechler, and a report on the Dearborn campus.

[851831-F-41] Shady Trails Speech Camp  
  • Original: 16mm film, , silent, 00:10:38, 1952
  • Silent footage of activities at the UM Speech Camp. Includes footage of individual and group speech therapy sessions, recreational activities, facilities, and a talent show.

[851831-F-45] Varsity Night Highlights  
  • Original: 16mm film, b/w, optical, 00:26:23, 1957
  • Footage of the 1957 Varsity Night ceremonies at Hill Auditorium, The Symphony Band Plays several numbers, trampoline performances and baton twirling, football coach Bennie Oosterbaan addresses the crowd.

Series H

[851831-H-3] Polio - Drs. Wilson and Towsley  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:14:33, 1954
  • A discussion of the efforts to develop a polio vaccine, procedures for administering the vaccine and the effectiveness of the Salk vaccine as indicated by the field tests conducted by the UM School of Public Health.

[851831-H-6] Interview with Allan Seager  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, , 00:14:37, 1954
  • Seager discusses his dual role as writer and teacher, gives his views on teaching creative writing.

[851831-H-7] Women's Sports, 25 Years at U of M  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:14:30, 1954
  • Star UM women athletes demonstrate golf, tennis and field hockey, Hartwig discusses changes in women's athletics over last 25 years.

[851831-H-9-1] Nuclear Conference  
  • Original: 16mm film, b/w, sound, ca. 00:15:00, 1954
  • Portions of speeches by scientists, government officials and others presented at a University of Michigan conference on nuclear energy.

[851831-H-9-2] Nuclear Conference  
  • Original: 16mm film, b/w, sound, 00:14:51, 1954
  • Continues coverage of the University of Michigan conference on nuclear energy.

[851831-H-9-3] Nuclear Conference  
  • Original: 16mm film, b/w, sound, 00:14:43, 1954
  • Continues coverage of the University of Michigan conference on nuclear energy.

[851831-H-25] Respirator Center, University Hospital  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, , , 1954
  • Director of the UM Hospital Respirator Center and Supt. of Social Services discuss work in rehabilitation of polio patients at UM Hospital. [from kinescope neg. section of pos. film that was spliced into print is missing, sound quality is poor]

[851831-H-36] Atom and You, The  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:14:32, 1955
  • UM professor and electric company executive show how close acquaintance with peacetime atomic program can replace fear with hope in the public mind.

[851831-H-37] Best in Michigan Art, The  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:14:33, 1955
  • Director of UM Museum of Art conducts gallery tour through 50 years of Michigan's best professional art.

[851831-H-39] Midac  [view video]
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, sound, 00:14:37, 1955
  • The story of the UM's highspeed electronic computer "Midac" built under the sponsorship of the U.S. Air Force.

Series I (Multi-part Programs)

[851831-I-2-1] American Negro, The  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:28:35, 1964
  • The Third Chance.; An analysis of what the U.S. has done with its three chances to end racial injustice: the American Revolution, the Civil War, and the modern civil rights movement.

[851831-I-2-2] American Negro, The  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 30:00, 1964
  • Who Am I?; A psychiatrist with the U.S. Public Health Service examines why the Negro child questions and searches for his identity.

[851831-I-2-3] American Negro, The  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:29:00, 1964
  • White Guilt - Black Shame.; An analysis of how white guilt and a Negro sense of shame present barriers to integration.

[851831-I-2-4] American Negro, The  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:29:03, 1964
  • A Sense of the Future.; A Detroit public school official discusses the faults in the educational system which put the Negro child at a disadvantage.

[851831-I-2-5] American Negro, The  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 30:00, 1964
  • Is Justice Blind?; Federal judge and UM law professor examine the Negro's relationship to the American legal system.

[851831-I-2-6] American Negro, The  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:29:03, 1964
  • The Struggle at Hand.; An analysis of the politics of the civil rights movement, director of the 1963 march on Washington outlines the goals of the civil rights movement and discusses the methods used to reach them.

[851831-I-2-7] American Negro, The  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:28:20, 1964
  • An Economic Straight Jacket.; Herbert Hill, Labor Secretary of the NAACP, discusses the roots and results of employer and union discrimination against the Negro.

[851831-I-2-8] American Negro, The  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:29:00, 1964
  • Where Shall We Live?; Detroit City Councilman discusses ghetto living and the importance of open occupancy housing to a democratic society.

[851831-I-2-9] American Negro, The  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:29:00, 1964
  • Sanctuary and Spear.; A study of the Negro church's history and the role of all churches in the current civil rights protest movement.

[851831-I-2-10] American Negro, The  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:29:05, 1964
  • We Shall Overcome.; A forthright analysis of the current civil rights movement by five active civil rights workers.

[851831-I-20-1] Frontiers of Health  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:29:19, 1955-6
  • Birth of a Baby.; Thirty-part series featuring experts from University of Michigan Medical School and Hospitals analyzes major health problems and progress in diagnosis and treatment. This program looks at advances in making childbirth safer.

[851831-I-20-2] Frontiers of Health  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:29:03, 1955-6
  • Rh Factor.; Lowery explains what Rh Factor is and the danger it presents, feature film of an exchange transfusion in which a newborn baby's life is saved.

[851831-I-20-3] Frontiers of Health  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:29:20, 1955-6
  • Cancer of the Uterus.; A step by step analysis of a typical patient will show how uterine cancer is detected and treated.

[851831-I-20-4] Frontiers of Health  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:29:30, 1955-6
  • Glaucoma.; A look at the diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma, the leading cause of blindness in the U.S., television camera will duplicate electronically the warning signals of glaucoma.

[851831-I-20-5] Frontiers of Health  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:29:13, 1955-6
  • Isotopes.; A look at how radioactive isotopes are used to fight disease.

[851831-I-20-6] Frontiers of Health  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 30:00, 1955-6
  • Anemia.; An examination of the three types of anemia, using UM Hospital equipment, Sturgis demonstrates the only method by which doctors can determine the type of anemia a patient has.

[851831-I-20-7] Frontiers of Health  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:28:53, 1955-6
  • Diabetes.; A discussion of the symptoms and diagnosis of diabetes and its treatment through medication and diet control, demonstration of an insulin injection to show how diabetics can learn the technique of self-injection.

[851831-I-20-8] Frontiers of Health  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:28:27, 1955-6
  • Anesthetics.; Close-up views of complex anethesia machines, plus special film footage will demonstrate how ether, intravenous and spinal anesthetics are administered.

[851831-I-20-10] Frontiers of Health  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:28:48, 1955-6
  • Dentistry II.; With the assistance of four young children, Moyers, director of the UM Dental School Orthodontics Clinic, will demonstrate new interceptive methods in orthodontics.

[851831-I-20-11] Frontiers of Health  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:29:33, 1955-6
  • Dentistry III.; A demonstration of new specific methods towards the elimination of tooth decay.

[851831-I-20-12] Frontiers of Health  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:29:23, 1955-6
  • Poliomyelitis I.; Fifty years of struggle against polio will be reviewed by Dr. Francis, who played a major role in the fight against polio when he directed the nationwide vaccine trials in 1954.

[851831-I-20-13] Frontiers of Health  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:29:25, 1955-6
  • Poliomyelitis.; Rehabilitation of polio victims at the UM Polio Respirator Center is discussed by two patients and Center Director Dickinson who demonstrates some of the mechanical devices used in treatment and therapy.

[851831-I-20-14] Frontiers of Health  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:27:52, 1955-6
  • Heart Disease.; Features a look at how a team of doctors diagnosed a congenital heart defect in a 14 year old boy with an explanation of the patients condition, a hole between the chambers of the heart, and surgical procedures to correct the problem.

[851831-I-20-15] Frontiers of Health  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:27:03, 1955-6
  • Rheumatic Fever.; Story of rheumatic fever, fourth most common cause of death among children, is told through the case of a 13 year old boy treated at UM Hospital.

[851831-I-20-16] Frontiers of Health  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:29:30, 1955-6
  • Rheumatic Heart Disease.; A doctor and a forty year old patient discuss the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of rheumatic heart disease.

[851831-I-20-17] Frontiers of Health  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:28:15, 1955-6
  • Coronary Heart Disease.; Two of the most dreaded terms in medicine - angina pectoris and coronary thrombosis - are discussed as the head of the University Hospital heart station examines the causes and treatment of coronary artery disease.

[851831-I-20-18] Frontiers of Health  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:29:35, 1955-6
  • Tuberculosis I.; A tuberculosis specialist and his patient discuss misconceptions about the still prevalent disease.

[851831-I-20-19] Frontiers of Health  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:28:13, 1955-6
  • Tuberculosis II.; Two tuberculosis patients reminisce about their year of sanatorium life, dramatized by photographs of the University Tuberculosis Unit.

[851831-I-20-20] Frontiers of Health  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:28:23, 1955-6
  • Artificial Limbs.; New developments in artificial limbs are demonstrated.

[851831-I-20-21] Frontiers of Health  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:28:27, 1955-6
  • Sciatica/Slipped Discs.; The cause and treatment of sciatica and slipped disc are discussed.

[851831-I-20-22] Frontiers of Health  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:29:10, 1955-6
  • Cataracts.; The treatment of cataracts is discussed, televison camera will duplicate the gradual blurring of vision which develops from cataracts.

[851831-I-20-23] Frontiers of Health  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:29:30, 1955-6
  • Hearing Loss.; Dean of the UM Medical School explains the nerve ending damage type of deafness and interviews three patients on how their deafness was overcome.

[851831-I-20-24] Frontiers of Health  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:29:13, 1955-6
  • Cancer.; A look at how doctors work as a team in diagnosing and treating cancer.

[851831-I-20-25] Frontiers of Health  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:29:08, 1955-6
  • Cancer of the Lung.; Facts about lung cancer and smoking.

[851831-I-20-26] Frontiers of Health  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:28:38, 1955-6
  • Head Injuries.; UM neuro-surgeon discusses the symptoms of infant head injuries using anatomical drawings to illustrate internal damage that can occur, a sequence of photographs shows an actual operation to remove a blood clot from a baby's brain.

[851831-I-20-27] Frontiers of Health  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:27:05, 1955-6
  • Aphasia.; Rehabilitation of aphasia victims by the UM Speech Clinic.

[851831-I-20-28] Frontiers of Health  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:29:21, 1955-6
  • Cleft Palate.; Restoration of cleft palate children by docotor, dentist, and speech therapist.

[851831-I-20-29] Frontiers of Health  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:29:28, 1955-6
  • Physical Medicine.; An examination of the new science of physical medicine which rehabilitates paraplegics and amputees.

[851831-I-20-30] Frontiers of Health  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 00:29:05, 1995-6
  • Appendicitis.; A discussion of appendicitis and lower abdominal pain in children, with films showing an appendectomy and its post-operative follow up.

[851831-I-24-1] Government of Michigan  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 30:00, 1957
  • Administrative Agencies.; Eight part series on state and local government in Michigan hosted by UM political scientist Daniel S. McHargue. This program looks at state administrative agencies, what sort of powers they have, the sorts of jobs they do.

[851831-I-24-2] Government of Michigan  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 30:00, 1957
  • Finance.; Where Michigan gets its money and how it goes about spending it is discussed by state Budget Director Frank Landers and Clarence Lock, Deputy Commissioner of Revenue.

[851831-I-24-3] Government of Michigan  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 30:00, 1957
  • Civil Service.; Civil Service in Michigan is discussed by C.J. Hess, state Deputy Director of Personnel.

[851831-I-24-4] Government of Michigan  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 30:00, 1957
  • The Legislature.; Michigan Lt. Governor and Speaker of the House meet to discuss the law making process in Michigan -- how our state legislator works.

[851831-I-24-5] Government of Michigan  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 30:00, 1957
  • The Leslator.; State Representative Sallade and chain store lobbyist Doyle discuss the roles of lobbyist and legislator in the legislative process.

[851831-I-24-6] Government of Michigan  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 30:00, 1957
  • The Judiciary.; Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court and law professor discuss the court system in Michigan.

[851831-I-24-7] Government of Michigan  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 30:00, 1957
  • Local Government.; A discussion and evaluation of the various units of local government in Michigan.

[851831-I-24-8] Government of Michigan  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 30:00, 1957
  • Office of the Governeor.; Governor Williams and two UM political scientists discuss the duties, functions and problems of the office of Governor.

[851831-I-31-1] Know Your Sports  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 30:00, 1955
  • Golf.; Eight part series in which UM coaches explain the fundamentals of their sport and their coaching techniques and strategy with Athletic Director "Fritz' Crisler. This program features UM golf coach Albert Katzenmeyer.

[851831-I-31-2] Know Your Sports  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 30:00, 1955
  • Football I.; UM football coach demonstrates two types of play series - the buck lateral and spin formations.

[851831-I-31-3] Know Your Sports  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 30:00, 1955
  • Track.; UM track coach and track team members demonstrate fundamentals of throwing, running, jumping, and hurdling events.

[851831-I-31-4] Know Your Sports  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 30:00, 1955
  • Baseball.; UM baseball coach, using members of his team, demonstrates fundamentals of pitching and batting, compares Big Ten baseball to major league competition.

[851831-I-31-5] Know Your Sports  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 30:00, 1955
  • Tennis.; UM tennis coach demonstrates the fundamentals of the game and discusses strategy for singles and doubles competition.

[851831-I-31-6] Know Your Sports  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 30:00, 1955
  • Wrestling.; UM wrestling coach discusses college and Olympic wrestling and explains how the game is scored.

[851831-I-31-7] Know Your Sports  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 30:00, 1955
  • Swimming and Diving.; UM swimmming coach uses films taken in the new women's pool to demonstrate the four basic competitive strokes, also appearing are the UM diving coach and Big 10 swimming champion Jack Wordop.

[851831-I-31-8] Know Your Sports  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 30:00, 1955
  • Football II., UM athletic director and football coach ask five members of the football team personal questions about their attitude toward the game.

[851831-I-36-9] Mansions of Man  
  • Original: 16mm film, , sound, ca. 00:30:00, 1957
  • GM-Tech Center.; A filmed visit to the General Motors Technical Center designed by archtect Eero Saarinen. Eaton discusses the problems overcome in the construction of the Technical Center and Saarinen's vision for the campus like setting.

[851831-I-39-1] Northern Michigan  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 30:00, 1955
  • Resources.; President Hatcher introduces the 7 part series on Northern Michigan. On this program Ivan Walton discusses the towns and cities of the area and pioneer life while Baier discusses Soo Locks.

[851831-I-39-2] Northern Michigan  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 30:00, 1955
  • History.; This program touches on key events, prominent people and personalities in history of Northern Michigan including Burt, Cass, Schoolcraft and Marquette.

[851831-I-39-3] Northern Michigan  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 30:00, 1955
  • Lumbering and Railroads.; By means of pictures, props, and maps, this program tells the story of the spectacular rise, decline, and consequences of lumbering in Michigan, a large part of program is devoted to the railroads of Northern Michigan.

[851831-I-39-4] Northern Michigan  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 30:00, 1955
  • Folklore.; By songs, illustrated stories, and conversations, the program demonstrates the folklore of Northern Michigan as it arose from the Indians, French, lumbermen, miners, sailors, and ethnic groups.

[851831-I-39-5] Northern Michigan  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 30:00, 1955
  • Mining and Shipping.; Maps, photographs, and drawings aid in retelling the story of mining in Northern Michigan, also highlights the ore ships which plied the Great Lakes.

[851831-I-39-6] Northern Michigan  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 30:00, 1955
  • The Soo Locks.; Program focuses on the operation of the locks and historical anectdotes relating to them. Krieger uses a scale model of the "MacArthur Lock" to demonstrate lock operation.

[851831-I-39-7] Northern Michigan  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 30:00, 1955
  • Recreation and Future.; Recreational facilties in Northern Michigan and the Mackinac Bridge are discussed in this program.

[851831-I-41-1] Nuclear Power and You  
  • Original: 2-inch video, color, sound, 00:29:00, 1978-9
  • The Fear and The Fact.; Five part series on nuclear power as an energy source, how it works, and its risks and benefits.

[851831-I-41-2] Nuclear Power and You  
  • Original: 2-inch video, color, sound, 00:29:00, 1978-9
  • The Reactor.; Tour of the Enrico Fermi Nuclear Power Generating Plant II. The energy process is discussed from the splitting of atoms to the end product of electricity.

[851831-I-41-3] Nuclear Power and You  
  • Original: 2-inch video, b/w, sound, 00:28:58, 1978-9
  • Risk.; Risks and safety factors in nuclear power reactor operations, using on-location videotape and graphics.

[851831-I-41-4] Nuclear Power and You  
  • Original: 2-inch video, b/w, sound, 00:29:00, 1978-9
  • Radioactivity.; Description of radioactivity and how it works for and against us. Scientists and engineers confront and control radiation in power reactors.

[851831-I-41-5] Nuclear Power and You  
  • Original: 2-inch video, b/w, sound, 00:29:00, 1978-9
  • The Future.; A look at the breeder reactor and nuclear fusion. Laser thermonuclear fusion is demonstrated with film and graphics.

[851831-I-45-1] Pike on Language  
  • Original: 2-inch video, b/w, sound, 00:30:00, 1977
  • Voices at Work.; Five part series on Pike's approach to the relationship between a living language and behavior.

[851831-I-45-2] Pike on Language  
  • Original: 2-inch video, b/w, sound, 00:30:00, 1977
  • The Music of Speech: Pitch and Poetry.; Shows how one word or sentence may imply several different meanings, just by varying pitch, stress, and voice quality.

[851831-I-45-3] Pike on Language  
  • Original: 2-inch video, b/w, sound, 00:30:00, 1977
  • The Waves of Change.; Explains how language changes through "waves" which flow and merge. "Waves" can be new foreign words, speaking patterns, social experience, and behavior.

[851831-I-45-4] Pike on Language  
  • Original: 2-inch video, b/w, sound, 00:30:00, 1977
  • The Way We Know: The Value Theory of Linguistics.; Pike's own theory, Tagmemics, is based on a series of components and concepts that tell us how words are arranged.

[851831-I-45-5] Pike on Language  
  • Original: 2-inch video, b/w, sound, 00:30:00, 1977
  • Into the Unknown.; Pike demonstrates how you can learn a language with no interpreter, in an unrehearsed meeting with a new person whose language he does not know.

[851831-I-46-1] Poets Talking  
  • Original: 2-inch video, b/w, sound, 00:30:00, 1975
  • Donald Hall.; Fifteen part series in which major American poets read their works and discuss the process of poetry. In this program series host Donald Hall talks about poetry as a solitary art, a private art, and a public art.

[851831-I-46-2] Poets Talking  
  • Original: 2-inch video, b/w, sound, 00:30:00, 1975
  • Galway Kinnell,; Kinnell recites his poem "The Bear" and discusses the creative process in poetry, how a poet's life-style affects his poetry and how teaching influences his poetry.

[851831-I-46-3] Poets Talking  
  • Original: 2-inch video, color, sound, 00:29:03, 1975
  • Gregory Orr.; Orr reads from his collection, "Burning the Empty Nest" and discusses how he attempts to capture the images and emotions of his dreams in his surrealistic poetry.

[851831-I-46-4] Poets Talking  
  • Original: 2-inch video, color, sound, 00:29:03, 1975
  • Carolyn Kizer.; Kizer talks about women in poetry and the value of her friendship with other poets.

[851831-I-46-5] Poets Talking  
  • Original: 2-inch video, color, sound, 00:28:59, 1975
  • Robert Bly.; Bly discusses the affect of translation on poetry and the importance of "place."

[851831-I-46-6] Poets Talking  
  • Original: 2-inch video, color, sound, 00:29:00, 1975
  • Louis Simpson.; Simpson reads his poems "Middle Aged Man" and "Baruch" and discusses the use of a phrase to characterize people in poetry.

[851831-I-46-7] Poets Talking  
  • Original: 2-inch video, color, sound, 00:28:56, 1975
  • Marvin Bell.; Bell discusses the changes in his work as his poetry move toward more "plainness", away from an earlier belief that complexity was required or poetry was superficial.

[851831-I-46-8] Poets Talking  
  • Original: 2-inch video, color, sound, 00:28:59, 1975
  • Jerome Rothenberg.; Rothenberg, who translates poetry from American Indian and other languages, discusses the role of translation in poetry and his own process in the cration of a poem.

[851831-I-46-9] Poets Talking  
  • Original: 2-inch video, color, sound, 00:29:00, 1975
  • Wendell Berry.; Berry, a university professor and farmer, reads his poems "Below" and "The Purification", the discussion turns to "agriculture and culture" and Berry's attachment to the land.

[851831-I-46-10] Poets Talking  
  • Original: 2-inch video, b/w, sound, 00:29:00, 1975
  • Larry Fagin.; Fagin, who teaches poetry to children, discusses what collaborative efforts do to poetry, and the teaching of poetry writing to children.

[851831-I-46-11] Poets Talking  
  • Original: 2-inch video, color, sound, 00:29:01, 1975
  • M.S. Merwin.; Merwin discusses the influences of language on poetry.

[851831-I-46-12] Poets Talking  
  • Original: 2-inch video, color, sound, 00:28:58, 1975
  • Robert Hayden., Hayden discusses how the sounds and sights of the black ghetto contribute to his poetic works.

[851831-I-46-13] Poets Talking  
  • Original: 2-inch video, color, sound, 00:28:58, 1975
  • Howard Norman.; Norman discusses translating the poetry of the Cree Indian and the West Indian Creole dialcet.

[851831-I-46-14] Poets Talking  
  • Original: 2-inch video, color, sound, 00:29:00, 1975
  • Lawrence Raab.; Raab, who often uses films as a source for his poetry, suggests that a poet shouldn't know at the beginning what a poem is going to be.

[851831-I-46-15] Poets Talking  
  • Original: 2-inch video, color, sound, 00:28:58, 1975
  • Joyce Peseroff.; Peseroff reads her poem "The Hardness Scale" and discusses how an early pursuit, geology, is reflected in many of her poems.

[851831-I-51-8] Take as Directed  
  • Original: 2-inch video, b/w, sound, 00:30:00, 1970
  • The Sensate Society.; A UM philosopher discusses drugs in an outstanding program that bridges the generation gap and offers important insights into the society that produced our drug culture.

[851831-I-55-1] UM-150  
  • Original: 2-inch video, b/w, sound, 00:29:04, 1967
  • The Old Frontier.; Nine part series on history of the University of Michigan made as part of the sesquicentenniel observance based on the book "The Making of Michigan" by Howard Peckham. This program looks at the first fifty years of the University.

[851831-I-55-2] UM-150  
  • Original: 2-inch video, b/w, sound, 00:29:04, 1967
  • Best in the West.; The growth of the University of Michigan from 1860 to 1900, when it became the "biggest" and the "Best in the West", is the focus of this program on the James B. Angell years.

[851831-I-55-3] UM-150  
  • Original: 2-inch video, b/w, sound, 00:30:00, 1967
  • Visitors - 0.; Michigan's famed All-American football great, Tom Harmon, tells the story of Michigan football through interviews with coaches, players, vintage film and photographs.

[851831-I-55-4] UM-150  
  • Original: 2-inch video, b/w, sound, )):28:54, 1967
  • Golden Era.; The "golden era" of student life at Michigan - as at all American colleges - was between 1900 and World War I. The traditions are recreated and relived by UM alumni.

[851831-I-55-5] UM-150  
  • Original: 2-inch video, b/w, sound, 00:30:00, 1967
  • The Great War.; The UM mobilizes for World War I. Footage of war related activity on campus, Fred Wahr discusses anti-German sentiment on campus. Also discussion of the influenza epidemic and a look at the post-war life of "Joe College."

[851831-I-55-6] UM-150  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 30:00, 1967
  • The Thirties.; When the regents appointed Alexander Grant Ruthven as the 7th President of UM in 1929, they hoped for a quiet period. Instead the depression hit and changed the Ann Arbor campus.

[851831-I-55-7] UM-150  
  • Original: 2-inch video, b/w, sound, 00:29:08, 1967
  • From World War II to Willow Village.; A look at the World War II years when the Michigan campus was mobilized, and the post-war period when the GI bill sent thousands of veterans back to school.

[851831-I-55-8] UM-150  
  • Original: 2-inch video, b/w, sound, 00:29:21, 1967
  • A Second Campus.; After World War II the role of research at UM expanded with the growth of the North Campus.

[851831-I-55-9] UM-150  
  • Original: 2-inch video, b/w, sound, 00:29:21, 1967
  • Michigan Today.; UM President Harlan Hatcher brings the history of the University up to the present day. Michigan today is portrayed in a photographic sequence which sums up the many faces of the University on its 150th birthday.

Series S

[851831-S-26] M Capsule - University of Michigan  
  • Original: 2-inch video, b/w, sound, 00:30:00,
  • Raw footage for promotional film for the University of Michigan aimed at prospective students. For Office of Undergraduate Admisisons.

[851831-S-42] Robert Frost Live Remote From Hill Auditorium  
  • Original: 2-inch video, b/w, sound, 01:02:39,
  • Documentary footage of a lecture, poetry reading by Robert Frost. (This was produced for the MPATI series "Franklin to Frost." Duplication of this program is restricted. Obtain permission from MPATI and the Frost estate. Two inch videotape #573.)

[851831-S-61-1] Wallenberg Lecture, 1972  
  • Original: 2-inch video, b/w, sound, 00:07:27, 1972
  • Documentary footage (b/w) of the first Wallenberg Lecture sponsored by the UM School of Architecture and Design, March 15-16, 1972. Includes footage of ceremonies opening the synposium and all lectures and discussions. (Two-inch videotape #574.)

[851831-S-61-2] Wallenberg Lecture, 1972  
  • Original: 2-inch video, b/w, sound, 00:46:53, 1972
  • Openiing luncheon/wlecome of lecture, Malcomson introduces program, Fleming welcomes guests, Haber talks about Wallentberg, King talks about Wallenberg and establishing Wallenberg Fund

[851831-S-61-3] Wallenberg Lecture, 1972  
  • Original: 2-inch video, b/w, sound, 00:65:45, 1972
  • Malrcmson introduces program, King disucces Wallneberg, Eaton introduces Pevsner, Pevsner lectures, Slomovitz, moves thanks to Pevsner

[851831-S-61-4] Wallenberg Lecture, 1972  
  • Original: 2-inch video, b/w, sound, 10:53, 1972
  • Continues coverage of the Wallenberg Lecture symposium. (Two-inch videotape #577. duplicate of last 10 minutes of tape # 3)

[851831-S-61-5] Wallenberg Lecture, 1972  
  • Original: 2-inch video, b/w, sound, 00:59:46, 1972
  • Syposium: Introduction and reomarks by panelists, question and answers.

[851831-S-61-6] Wallenberg Lecture, 1972  
  • Original: 2-inch video, b/w, sound, 00:59:47, 1972
  • Continues coverage of the Wallenberg Lecture symposium.: questions and answers (seems to be duuplivcate of part 5)

[851831-S-61-7] Wallenberg Lecture, 1972  
  • Original: 2-inch video, b/w, sound, 00:10:07, 1972
  • Continues coverage of the Wallenberg Lecture symposium. (Two-inch videotape #580.)

[851831-S-62] In Honor of Roul Wallenberg  [view video]
  • Original: 2-inch video, b/w, sound, 00:26:54, 1972
  • Highlights of the first Wallenberg lecture. (Film used as promotional, fund raising program for the Wallenberg Lecture endowment campaign. )

[851831-S-63] We Came to Ann Arbor  
  • Original: 16mm film, color, sound, 00:59:30, 1978
  • An Alumni Association sponsored film featuring scenes from UM campus and Ann Arbor including footage from 1930s, IIterviews with alumni who have returned to campus.

[851831-S-67] Women in the 1930s at the University of Michigan  
  • Original: 1-inch video, color, sound, 00:37:22,
  • Film on women students at UM in the 1930s shows women in classroom, dormitory and social settings. Some original 1930s footage and some apparently staged shots. Shots of campus and town. (This is a "master" two-inch tape of the film. This tape was produced by transfer of 16mm film by Allied Studio in Detroit. )

[851831-S-71] Women in the 1930s at the University of Michigan  
  • Original: 1-inch video, b/w, sound, 00:38:16,
  • Film on women students at UM in the 1930s shows women in classroom, dormitory and social settings. Some original 1930s footage and some apparently staged shots. Shots of campus and town. (This is apparrently a duplicate 1-inch-tape, includes added title cards and countdown)

[851831-S-70] Your Own Home Town: Ann Arbor, Michigan  [view video]
  • Original: 2-inch video, b/w, sound, 00:30:00, 1936
  • Newsreel film (b/w, silent) on Ann Arbor, footage of UM administrators and faculty, football team and coaches, Ann Arbor officials, AA businesses and their employees including Klines dept. store, Hutzel plumbing, Dhu Varren Farms,

[851831-S-72] Here Comes The Band  
  • Original: 16mm film, b/w, sound, 00:15:52, 1951
  • Film produced by RKO-Pathe studios on the University of Michigan Marching Band

Series T (Telecourses)

[851831-T-2-10] Engineering: Building the Modern World  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 20:00, 1954
  • Why Metals are Strong.; Segment of a 15 part telecourse featuring demonstrations by UM engineers of accomplishments of our mechanical age. A discussion of the process involved in strengthening metals by changing the graphic flakes into balls.

[851831-T-3-8] Fish and Fishing: In Recreation and Commerce  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 30:00, 1954
  • Conservation.; An 8 part telecourse about the habits and harvesting of fish in our lakes, stream and ocean waters. This program points out the way to bigger fish and better fishing for American sport fishermen.

[851831-T-5-1] Political Parties  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 30:00, 1954
  • Nature and Functions.; Thirteen part telecourse dealing with the role of political parties in our democratic system. This program looks into American history and gives a frank assesment of the present job of the Democratic and Republican Parties.

[851831-T-5-2] Political Parties  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 30:00, 1954
  • Features of American Parties.; Looks at reasons why we have never had a successful third party and questions whether sectionalism is a healthy element in our party system.

[851831-T-5-3] Political Parties  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 30:00, 1954
  • Parties in Foreign Countries.; A look at U.S. parties in contrast to the party systems of Germany, Turkey, and Japan.

[851831-T-5-4] Political Parties  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 30:00, 1954
  • Party Organization.; Democratic National Committewoman from Michigan and chairman of the Michigan Republican State Central Committee discuss where the power lies in political parties and how much voice voters have in party affairs.

[851831-T-5-5] Political Parties  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 30:00, 1954
  • Nominating the Candidates.; A comparison of the Russian and U.S. nominating systems, with a dramatic presentation of the primary voting procedure.

[851831-T-5-6] Political Parties  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 30:00, 1954
  • Presidential Nominations.; A close study of the battles involved in the pre-convention and convention period of presidential nominations.

[851831-T-5-7] Political Parties  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 30:00, 1954
  • Campaign Strategy.; An analysis of controversial aspects of our political campaigns, with a focus on the 1952 election, includes a dramatized campaign strategy meeting.

[851831-T-5-8] Political Parties  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 30:00, 1954
  • Financing Party Campaigns.; A discussion of how much money is spent, who spends it, and what it is spent on.

[851831-T-5-9] Political Parties  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 30:00, 1954
  • Parties in the Election System.; A critical analysis of our election system, with emphasis upon our electoral college and its role in choosing the president.

[851831-T-5-10] Political Parties  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 30:00, 1954
  • Parties and Voting Behavior.; A study of the role of independent voting and party alignment in the 1952 election.

[851831-T-5-11] Political Parties  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 30:00, 1954
  • Parties in the Government.; A lesson in which a typical bill is sent through Congress, to demonstrate how parties affect public policy.

[851831-T-5-12] Political Parties  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 30:00, 1954
  • Parties and Interest Groups.; Members of the Michigan Farm Bureau, CIO Council, and Michigan Manufacturers Association discuss their views on the nature and function of lobbies in American democracy.

[851831-T-5-13] Political Parties  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 30:00, 1954
  • Reforming Our Parties.; A prominent Michigan Democrat and Republican are asked to suggest possible political reforms.

[851831-T-7] Teletour - Speech Clinic 1950  
  • Original: kine pos, b/w, optical, 30:00, 1950
  • A special Teletour broadcast live from Ann Arbor and also shown to government officials in Washington D.C. via special cable hook up. Shows work of the Speech Clinic in treating aphasia victims, particularly injured World War II veterans.

Series AVEC -- Audio-visual Educaton Center Films

[851831-AVEC-1] Aging: A Modern Social Achievement  
  • Original: 16mm film, b/w, optical, 00:13:54, 1957
  • Examines changes in American's life expectancy, lifestyle, work and retirement, and planning for an extended prime of life.

[851831-AVEC-2] Analog Computer & its Application to Differential Equations  
  • Original: 16mm film, b/w, optical, 00:28:47, 1963
  • Demonstration of the use of the analog computer to solve differential equations. Includes musical segments by pioneer electronic music composers Robert Ashley and Gordan Mummer.

[851831-AVEC-3] Angell-Lironess Project  
  • Original: 16mm film, color, optical, 00:05:01,
  • A University High School (affiliated with UM) class looks at the question of prejudice and discrimination from a sociological point of view and discusses the economics of farming and the knowledge one needs to farm.

[851831-AVEC-4] Aortomyocardial Autogenous Vein Grafts  
  • Original: 16mm film, color, optical, 00:11:36,
  • Film of surgical procedure for vein grafts is demonstrated and explained. This technique was developed at UM and led to the feasibility of heart bypass operations. Dietrich later worked with heart surgeon Micheal DeBakey.

[851831-AVEC-5] Band Day 1950  
  • Original: 16mm film, color, optical, 00:11:36, 1950
  • Filmed highlights of the Band Day performances of UM Marching band at half-time of UM football game.

[851831-AVEC-6] Band Director, The  
  • Original: 16mm film, color, optical, 00:33:50, 1974
  • UM Marching Band Director George Cavender is featured in a look at the work of a university band director, UM Marching Band drills and performances at Rose Parade, Rose Bowl, and Disneyland. Features UM's last all male Band. Film won five awards.

[851831-AVEC-8] Big Difference, The  
  • Original: 16mm film, color, optical, 00:19:00, 1966
  • Instructional film on floor care as means of controlling bacterial contamination in hospitals, produced in cooperation with UM Hospital and H.G. Fuller Co. Includes numerous shots of the old University Hospital.

[851831-AVEC-9] Child Upper Extremity Amputees  
  • Original: 16mm film, color, optical, 00:18:37, 1964
  • Physicians from the UM Medical Center's Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation demonstrate various prosthetic devices and adjustments made as a child grows and learns to control his extremities.

[851831-AVEC-10] Decade of Achievement  
  • Original: 16mm film, color, optical, 00:19:53, 1956
  • Hatcher, who worked closely with AVEC on script, discusses the many areas of development and growth at the University of Michigan over the years 1946-1956. Excellent footage of campus buildings, laboratories, classrooms, and student activities.

[851831-AVEC-11] Design for Independent Living  
  • Original: 16mm film, color, optical, 00:12:05, 1967
  • Demonstration of the specialized activities and equipment for daily living by four severely impaired young adults with the goal of attending school away from home. Footage from the UM Med. Center Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Dept.

[851831-AVEC-13] Digital Computer Engineering Lab  
  • Original: 16mm film, color, sound, 00:14:22,
  • Footage of a Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering lab course on the principles of digital logic and computer interfacing technique.

[851831-AVEC-16] Excision and Replacement of the Heart  
  • Original: 16mm film, color, optical, 00:14:08, 1963
  • Film of a pioneering UM Medical Center surgical procedure to remove and replace the heart of a dog. Berkeley's surgical experiments at the UM contributed to the development of human heart transplant surgery.

[851831-AVEC-19] First Aid for Head and Neck Injuries in Football  
  • Original: 16mm film, color, optical, 00:21:53, 1976
  • Award winning film on the proper first aid techniques in the treatment of head and neck injuries in football. Schneider, an expert on sports injuries, examines the symptoms of various head and spinal cord injuries and the proper treatment for each.;;

[851831-AVEC-20] First Heart Beat  
  • Original: 16mm film, b/w, optical, 00:23:01, 1930s?
  • A look at the development of a chick embryo and its first heart beats. Produced by the UM Anatomy Dept. and Baldwin Bird Laboratory of Cleveland. An early scientific / instructional film. (Part of a series titled Microcinema Studies, silent, b/w.)

[851831-AVEC-22] First Hundred Years: Engineering College Centennial  [view video]
  • Original: 16mm film, color, sound, 00:43:02, 1954
  • A student from first UM engineering course takes a 100 year nap, on waking he is given tour of College of Engineering facilities. Shows labs and classroom scenes, describes variety of research being conducted, footage of distinguished professors.

[851831-AVEC-23] Goodby to Captain Hook  
  • Original: 16mm film, color, optical, 00:19:55, 1966
  • Documents the prostheses available for various levels of arm amputation. Intended for physicians, physical therapists, social workers, and medical students. Winner of Honors Certificate at 1967 American Film Festival.

[851831-AVEC-24] Health is a Circle  
  • Original: 16mm film, color, optical, 00:15:24, 1960?
  • Decribes the work of the University of Michigan Health Service, how it cooperates with other UM units to provide for the safety and health of students. Footage of the old University Hospital. Script by Daniel Waldron, cinematography George Voellmar.

[851831-AVEC-25] High School Band Day Highlights  
  • Original: 16mm film, color, optical, 00:26:08, 1960
  • Events of Band Day at UM, 12000 high school band members perform at half-time at Michigan Stadium. Karl King leads the massed band, 1500 majorettes entertain, UM Marching Band performs a soft-shoe routine.

[851831-AVEC-29-2] Introduction to Digital Logic  
  • Original: 16mm film, color, optical, 00:16:19, 1974
  • A demonstration of how the power of combinational logic networks is extended to include the capability to store information.

[851831-AVEC-29-1] Introduction to Digital Logic  
  • Original: 16mm film, color, optical, 00:17:58, 1974
  • Combinational Logic.; A PDP-9 computer graphics system integrated with a digital analysis program is used to demonstrate the operation of the basic digital logic elements. Includes footage of computer hardware.

[851831-AVEC-30] Knowledge, Wisdom and the Courage to Serve  
  • Original: 16mm film, color, optical, 00:31:05, 1967
  • The story of the UM, the educational process at work, featuring comment by distinguished faculty and alumni and discussion of research programs, a UM sesquicentennial film. Footage of campus buildings and student activities. Score by Robert Ashley.

[851831-AVEC-31] Locks of Saulte Ste. Marie, The  [view video]
  • Original: 16mm film, color, sound, 00:31:12, 1955
  • A brief look at the history of the Soo area focusing on the development of commerce and the locks. Produced for centennial of the Locks, it is the definitive film on the subject. Pres. Hatcher encouraged its production and attended the premier.

[851831-AVEC-32] Marching for Roses  
  • Original: 16mm film, color, optical, 00:34:10, 1971
  • The University of Michigan Marching Band's preparation for and performance in the 1971 Rose Bowl. This film received the Silver Cindy Award.

[851831-AVEC-34] Mastery of the Law  
  • Original: 16mm film, color, optical, 00:30:48, 1959
  • Designed to give pre-law students a view of legal education, this film visits law classrooms, a mock trial, the Law Review office, the Case Club, and Lawyers Club housing. Footage of Law faculty. Good aerial shots of the Law Quad and UM campus.

[851831-AVEC-35] McCosh Computer  
  • Original: 16mm film, b/w, optical, 00:09:14,
  • Demonstration of a time-shared computer system available through UM to assist businessmen with marketing decisions. A PDPH computer and Digital Equipment display device with pen light controls make it easy to perform regression analysis.

[851831-AVEC-36] Mechanism of Chip Formation, The  
  • Original: 16mm film, b/w, optical, 00:21:58, 1967
  • Uses cine photo-micrography to examine the physical characteristics of metals during machining, structural parts of metals such as grain boundaries, impurity inclusions, and Knoop hardness indentations during milling.

[851831-AVEC-37] Mechanism of Neurosurgical Football Injuries  
  • Original: 16mm film, b/w, optical, 00:13:57,
  • Describes and illustrates the nature of serious and fatal head, neck, and spinal injuries in amateur and professional football players. Footage of injuries obtained from all over the country. Film led to many rules changes to protect players.

[851831-AVEC-38] Michigan Can Lead the Way  [view video]
  • Original: 16mm film, b/w, optical, 00:26:20, 1963
  • Film documents the proceedings of the state consititutional convention during drafting of the Michigan constitution. Footage of hearings and debates. A condensation of many hours of filming. A joint production of UM, Michigan State and Wayne State.

[851831-AVEC-40] Michigan Marching Band - Phoenix Show  
  • Original: 16mm film, color, optical, 00:21:15,
  • Pre-game and half-time performance by UM Marching Band including a tribute to the UM Phoenix project. Also includes footage on the decade of progress by the Phoenix project with shots of labs and activities funded through the Phoenix project.

[851831-AVEC-41] Michigan Rhapsody  
  • Original: 16mm film, color, optical, 00:11:06, 1961
  • A promotional film for the UM, includes footage of campus buildings, student classroom and social activities, the Marching Band, homecoming, Michigras and graduation. Many "Michigan" songs. Footage of the Ann Arbor community. Music by Floyd Werle.;;

[851831-AVEC-42] Michigras Parade  
  • Original: 16mm film, color, silent, 00:22:15, 1956?
  • Footage of the Michigras Parade, from the era of great student participation. Includes floats, displays, and crowds along State St. and South University. (Original color footage.);;

[851831-AVEC-43] Microcirculation Studies  
  • Original: 16mm film, color, sound, 00:13:10, 1960
  • A pioneering use of film to study blood circulation in live laboratory animals under a magnification of up to 2000 times. Demonstrates techniques for preparing rats for the microscope stage, micropunctures of appendix membrane show blood clotting.

[851831-AVEC-47] Ninety-five Percent Pancreatectomy for Chronic Pancreatitis  
  • Original: 16mm film, color, sound, 00:12:39,
  • Film of UM Medical Center surgical procedure for a 95% pancreatectomy for recurring pancreatitis. This procedure was developed at UM Hospital which is believed to be the only place it has been performed.

[851831-AVEC-49] Non-Household Mailstream Study  
  • Original: 16mm film, color, sound, 00:22:09,
  • Film produced for the U.S. Postal Service as part of an ISR study on postal procedures. Examines the operation of the UM mail service and illustrates ISR survey techniques.

[851831-AVEC-48] Old Spain on the Caribbean: Trinidad de Cuba  
  • Original: 16mm film, b/w, sound, 00:09:18, 1953?
  • Film on Trinidad, a village on the Guaurabo River of Cuba founded in 1514, that retained the flavor of a 17th century Spanish town into the 1950s. It shows the industries, building styles, fiestas, and traditions maintained for nearly 400 years.

[851831-AVEC-50] Plastic Journey  
  • Original: 16mm film, color, sound, 00:18:37, 1972
  • Film produced in cooperation with the UM Dept. of Mechanical Engineering on the development of plastics and the use of plastic in the automobile industry, includes footage of the injection molding process at Ford Motor Company's Saline plant.

[851831-AVEC-52] Resection of Arteriosclerotic Aneurisym  
  • Original: 16mm film, color, sound, 00:12:15,
  • Film of UM Medical Center surgical procedure to correct an arteriosclerotic aneurysm of the left carotid bifurcation.

[851831-AVEC-53] Rice Farming in Japan  
  • Original: 16mm film, color, sound, 00:11:54, 1956
  • Depicts, with an Oriental flavor, the story of rice, the staple food of Japan and other Far Eastern countries. Shows traditional rice culture, including planting, cultivating, harvesting, cooking and eating.

[851831-AVEC-57] SELMA/QAS  
  • Original: 16mm film, b/w, sound, 00:13:50,
  • A Dept. of Electrical Engineering film on the Systems Engineering Lab - Markhov Analysis/Que Analyzer System. A demontration of research in man-machine interaction through graphic language.

[851831-AVEC-56] Selective Gastric Vagatomy  
  • Original: 16mm film, color, sound, 00:14:30, 1963
  • Film of UM Medical Center surgical procedure for treatment of duodenal ulcer. One of AVEC's best surgical films.

[851831-AVEC-58] Sociological Investigation in the Social Science Classroom  
  • Original: 16mm film, b/w, sound, 00:26:51,
  • Mid 1960's Plymouth (MI) High School teacher and class participate in unstaged discussion of social stereotypes based on physical appearance and race. A gifted teacher encourages critical thinking. Condensation of a week's class time.

[851831-AVEC-59] Solar Flares  
  • Original: 16mm film, b/w, silent, 00:12:40, 1959
  • Time lapse motion pictures of the sun's disc show major phenomena taking place, including sun spots, plages, filaments, and prominences. Filmed at UM's McMath-Hulburt Observatory. First film to use telescope trained on sun over several years.

[851831-AVEC-61] Solar Prominences  
  • Original: 16mm film, b/w, silent, 00:11:17, 1948
  • Filmed in cooperation with the UM McMath-Hulburt Observatory, this b/w film uses time-lapse cinematography to portray the different types of gaseous clouds which float above the solar surface. This was the first production of the AVEC.

[851831-AVEC-62] Stamp of Approval  
  • Original: 16mm film, color, sound, 00:20:30, 1975
  • Award winning film examines the discovery of the principle of metal stamping and looks at the development of the process from early 1900s to 1970s. Footage from Ford Motor Co. Woodhaven stamping plant shows the stamping process and early robotics.

[851831-AVEC-64] Story of the Bells  [view video]
  • Original: 16mm film, b/w, silent, 00:6:02 @ 18 fps., 1936?
  • Film about the Baird Carillons in Burton Tower at UM. Footage of the casting of the bells in England, finishing and playing the bells at the foundry with shots of the bell "works" and installation of the carillon in Burton Tower in 1936. (b/w sil.)

[851831-AVEC-67] We'll Remember Michigan  
  • Original: 16mm film, color, sound, 00:32:32,
  • Film on life at the University of Michigan, footage of campus buildings, student activities, lecture and classroom scenes, Ann Arbor night life, homecoming and the International Student Center. Made in cooperation with the UM Alumni Association.

[851831-AVEC-68] Who Cares About the Huron River  
  • Original: 16mm film, color, sound, 00:08:35,
  • A film on the history of development along the Huron River, focuses on issues of pollution, water management, and recreational use. Andrew Tugg shot the river footage. One of the early environmental awareness films.

[851831-AVEC-70-3] Wrestling Fundamentals  
  • Original: 16mm film, b/w, sound, 00:23:22,
  • Rides and Pinholds.; Part three of a series of training films for amateur wrestlers features instruction by UM wrestling coach Cliff Keen on techniques for rides and pinholds.

[851831-AVEC-63] Story of Maple Syrup  [view video]
  • Original: 16mm film, color, silent, 00:09:32, 1952?
  • Film about the "Sugarbush" of northeast Ann Arbor and preparation of maple syrup.

[851831-S-73] You and Youth and I  [view video]
  • Original: 16mm film, color, silent, 00:15:51 @ 18fps.,
  • Original 16mm film by Alumnae Associaton on women students at UM in the 1930s shows women in classroom, dormitory and social settings. Some original 1930s footage and some apparently staged shots. Shots of campus and town. (2-inch tape #571 dubbed from the film.) (Film includes shots from Arboretum at end)