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A&E Classroom, The Voice of Change: FDR
directed by John Alan Kane; produced by Caleb B. Stratton, in A&E Classroom (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 1996, originally published 1962), 52 mins
This portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt spans his political career from its beginning to the New Deal - the turning point at which his policies began to lead America out of the Great Depression.
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directed by John Alan Kane; produced by Caleb B. Stratton, in A&E Classroom (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 1996, originally published 1962), 52 mins
Description
This portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt spans his political career from its beginning to the New Deal - the turning point at which his policies began to lead America out of the Great Depression.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Caleb B. Stratton, John Daly, 1914-1991
Author / Creator
John Alan Kane
Date Published / Released
1962, 1996
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Series
A&E Classroom
Speaker / Narrator
John Daly, 1914-1991
Person Discussed
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1882-1945
Topic / Theme
Economic conditions, Elections, Heads of state, Great Depression, 1929-1941, New Deal, 1933-1938, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright 2008 A&E Television Networks
Historical Event
Great Depression, 1929-1941, New Deal, 1933-1938
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Class of the 20th Century, 1930-1939
directed by Merrill M. Mazuer; produced by Charles Grinker, in Class of the 20th Century (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 1991), 47 mins
This program covers the years 1930 to 1939, a decade that starts with the Great Depression and ends with Europe poised on the verge of a second world war.
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directed by Merrill M. Mazuer; produced by Charles Grinker, in Class of the 20th Century (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 1991), 47 mins
Description
This program covers the years 1930 to 1939, a decade that starts with the Great Depression and ends with Europe poised on the verge of a second world war.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Charles Grinker, Richard Dreyfuss, 1947-
Author / Creator
Merrill M. Mazuer
Date Published / Released
1991
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Series
Class of the 20th Century
Speaker / Narrator
Richard Dreyfuss, 1947-
Person Discussed
Edward VIII, King of the United Kingdom, 1894-1972, Joe Louis, 1914-1981, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1882-1945, Shirley Temple, 1928-2014
Topic / Theme
Baseball, Boxing, Radio programs, Military explosives, Great Depression, 1929-1941, Hindenburg Disaster, 1937, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1991 A&E Television Networks
Historical Event
Great Depression, 1929-1941, Hindenburg Disaster, 1937
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Freedom: A History of US, Episode 12, Depression and War
directed by Peter W. Kunhardt, fl. 2003, Philip B. Kunhardt, III, fl. 2003 and Nancy Steiner, fl. 2003; presented by Katie Couric, 1957-; produced by Peter W. Kunhardt, fl. 2003, Philip B. Kunhardt, III, fl. 2003 and Nancy Steiner, fl. 2003, Kunhardt Films, in Freedom: A History of US, Episode 12 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2003), 24 mins
With Black Thursday, and the collapse of the stock market, America heads into the Great Depression. Franklin D. Roosevelt builds a New Deal, while, overseas, Adolf Hitler rises to power and invades Poland. Responding to Pearl Harbor, the worst attack in American history to that time, FDR guides the nation through...
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directed by Peter W. Kunhardt, fl. 2003, Philip B. Kunhardt, III, fl. 2003 and Nancy Steiner, fl. 2003; presented by Katie Couric, 1957-; produced by Peter W. Kunhardt, fl. 2003, Philip B. Kunhardt, III, fl. 2003 and Nancy Steiner, fl. 2003, Kunhardt Films, in Freedom: A History of US, Episode 12 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2003), 24 mins
Description
With Black Thursday, and the collapse of the stock market, America heads into the Great Depression. Franklin D. Roosevelt builds a New Deal, while, overseas, Adolf Hitler rises to power and invades Poland. Responding to Pearl Harbor, the worst attack in American history to that time, FDR guides the nation through World War II.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Peter W. Kunhardt, fl. 2003, Philip B. Kunhardt, III, fl. 2003, Nancy Steiner, fl. 2003, Kunhardt Films, Katie Couric, 1957-
Author / Creator
Peter W. Kunhardt, fl. 2003, Philip B. Kunhardt, III, fl. 2003, Nancy Steiner, fl. 2003, Katie Couric, 1957-
Date Published / Released
2003
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
Freedom: A History of US
Speaker / Narrator
Katie Couric, 1957-
Person Discussed
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1882-1945, Adolf Hitler, 1889-1945
Topic / Theme
Economic conditions, War, Economic depressions, New Deal, 1933-1938, Great Depression, 1929-1941, Bombing of Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941, World War II, 1939-1945, Trade and Commerce, Political and Social Movements, War and Violence
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2003 by Public Broadcast Service
Historical Event
New Deal, 1933-1938, Great Depression, 1929-1941, Bombing of Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941, World War II, 1939-1945
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Illinois History, An Overview, 10, Illinois in the 20th Century
directed by James A. Edstrom; produced by James A. Edstrom, in Illinois History, An Overview, 10 (Privately Published, 2009, originally published 1971), 22 mins
This documentary, directed by James A. Edstrom, features Illinois in the 20th Century.
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directed by James A. Edstrom; produced by James A. Edstrom, in Illinois History, An Overview, 10 (Privately Published, 2009, originally published 1971), 22 mins
Description
This documentary, directed by James A. Edstrom, features Illinois in the 20th Century.
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
James A. Edstrom
Author / Creator
James A. Edstrom
Date Published / Released
1971, 2009
Publisher
Privately Published
Series
Illinois History, An Overview
Speaker / Narrator
James A. Edstrom
Topic / Theme
Agriculture, Cities, Crime, Demographics, Industry, Labor disputes, Politicians, Politics, Sports, Tornadoes, Transportation, Great Depression, 1929-1941, St. Valentine's Day Massacre, Chicago, IL, February 14, 1929, World War I, 1914-1918, Herrin Massacre, IL, July 21-22, 1922, American History, World War I & Jazz Age (1914–1928), The Gilded Age & Progressive Era (1876–1913), Industrializat...
Agriculture, Cities, Crime, Demographics, Industry, Labor disputes, Politicians, Politics, Sports, Tornadoes, Transportation, Great Depression, 1929-1941, St. Valentine's Day Massacre, Chicago, IL, February 14, 1929, World War I, 1914-1918, Herrin Massacre, IL, July 21-22, 1922, American History, World War I & Jazz Age (1914–1928), The Gilded Age & Progressive Era (1876–1913), Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright Message
Copyright © 2009 by James A. Edstrom
Historical Event
Great Depression, 1929-1941, St. Valentine's Day Massacre, Chicago, IL, February 14, 1929, World War I, 1914-1918, Herrin Massacre, IL, July 21-22, 1922
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Illinois History, An Overview, 11, Modern Day Illinois
directed by James A. Edstrom; produced by James A. Edstrom, in Illinois History, An Overview, 11 (Privately Published, 2009, originally published 1971), 27 mins
This documentary, directed by James A. Edstrom, features a modern-day Illinois.
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directed by James A. Edstrom; produced by James A. Edstrom, in Illinois History, An Overview, 11 (Privately Published, 2009, originally published 1971), 27 mins
Description
This documentary, directed by James A. Edstrom, features a modern-day Illinois.
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
James A. Edstrom
Author / Creator
James A. Edstrom
Date Published / Released
1971, 2009
Publisher
Privately Published
Series
Illinois History, An Overview
Speaker / Narrator
James A. Edstrom
Person Discussed
Adlai E. Stevenson, II, 1900-1965
Topic / Theme
Agriculture, Environment, Fairs, Military bases, Oil mines and mining, Politicians, Scientific research, Transportation, Unemployment, Veterans (Armed services), War, Great Depression, 1929-1941, World War II, 1939-1945, First Self-Sustaining Nuclear Chain Reaction is Created, Chicago, 1942, American History, The Sixties (1960–1974), Post-war Era (1945–1960), Depression & World War II (1929..
Agriculture, Environment, Fairs, Military bases, Oil mines and mining, Politicians, Scientific research, Transportation, Unemployment, Veterans (Armed services), War, Great Depression, 1929-1941, World War II, 1939-1945, First Self-Sustaining Nuclear Chain Reaction is Created, Chicago, 1942, American History, The Sixties (1960–1974), Post-war Era (1945–1960), Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2009 by James A. Edstrom
Historical Event
Great Depression, 1929-1941, World War II, 1939-1945, First Self-Sustaining Nuclear Chain Reaction is Created, Chicago, 1942
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Ken Burns's Jazz, 6, Swing, the Velocity of Celebration
written by Ken Burns, 1953-; produced by Ken Burns, 1953-, in Ken Burns's Jazz, 6 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2000), 1 hour 42 mins
As the 1930s come to a close, Swing-mania is still going strong, but some fans are saying success has made the music too predictable. Their ears are tuned to a new sound - pulsing, stomping, suffused with the blues. It's the Kansas City sound of Count Basie's band and it quickly reignites the spirit of Swing. By 1...
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written by Ken Burns, 1953-; produced by Ken Burns, 1953-, in Ken Burns's Jazz, 6 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2000), 1 hour 42 mins
Description
As the 1930s come to a close, Swing-mania is still going strong, but some fans are saying success has made the music too predictable. Their ears are tuned to a new sound - pulsing, stomping, suffused with the blues. It's the Kansas City sound of Count Basie's band and it quickly reignites the spirit of Swing. By 1938, Basie and his men are helping Benny Goodman bring jazz to Carnegie Hall. After the show, they travel uptown to battle Chick Webb t...
As the 1930s come to a close, Swing-mania is still going strong, but some fans are saying success has made the music too predictable. Their ears are tuned to a new sound - pulsing, stomping, suffused with the blues. It's the Kansas City sound of Count Basie's band and it quickly reignites the spirit of Swing. By 1938, Basie and his men are helping Benny Goodman bring jazz to Carnegie Hall. After the show, they travel uptown to battle Chick Webb to a draw at the Savoy Ballroom. And that summer, they turn 52nd Street into 'Swing Street,' performing nightly at the Famous Door. Soon Basie's lead saxophonist, Lester Young, is challenging Coleman Hawkins for supremacy, matching the old sax-master's muscular sound with a laid-back style of his own. Young teams with Billie Holiday for a series of recordings that reveals them as musical soulmates, and tours with her in Basie's band until she leaves to join Artie Shaw. But America isn't ready for a black woman who swings with white musicians and Holiday is soon back in New York, pouring her outrage into the anti-lynching ballad, Strange Fruit. By the decade's end, Chick Webb has taken a chance on a teenage singer named Ella Fitzgerald and achieved the fame he dreamed of. Duke Ellington has been hailed as a hero in Europe, amid anxious preparations for war. And weeks after that war begins, Coleman Hawkins startles the world with a glimpse of what jazz will become, improvising a new music on the old standard, Body and Soul.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Ken Burns, 1953-, Keith David, 1956-
Author / Creator
Ken Burns, 1953-
Date Published / Released
2000
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
Ken Burns's Jazz
Speaker / Narrator
Keith David, 1956-
Person Discussed
Louis Armstrong, 1901-1971, Count Basie, 1904-1984, Duke Ellington, 1899-1974, Ella Fitzgerald, 1917-1996, Billie Holiday, 1915-1959, Lester Young, 1909-1959
Topic / Theme
African-Americans, Jazz music, Musicians, Great Depression, 1929-1941, World War II, 1939-1945, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), African Americans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright 2000, The Jazz Film Project, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Historical Event
Great Depression, 1929-1941, World War II, 1939-1945
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Make Food Fight for Freedom By Working ON A FARM or in a FOOD PROCESSING PLANT
written by United States. Office of War Information, in Records of the Office of the Secretary of Agriculture (RG16). Office of Information (RG16.7). General Records (RG16.7.1). World War II Food Campaign Files, 1941-48, of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (Box 1, Folder Unspecified) (February 1944) , 16 page(s)
Pamphlet about farm labor and food processing plant work contributing to the 'Food Fight for Freedom' program.
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written by United States. Office of War Information, in Records of the Office of the Secretary of Agriculture (RG16). Office of Information (RG16.7). General Records (RG16.7.1). World War II Food Campaign Files, 1941-48, of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (Box 1, Folder Unspecified) (February 1944) , 16 page(s)
Description
Pamphlet about farm labor and food processing plant work contributing to the 'Food Fight for Freedom' program.
Date Written / Recorded
February 1944, 1944
Field of Study
Food Studies Online
Content Type
Pamphlet
Author / Creator
United States. Office of War Information
Topic / Theme
Food industry, Farm work, Rationing, Wartime economy, Farm workers, Great Depression, 1929-1941, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), Americans
Historical Event
Great Depression, 1929-1941
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March of Time, Volume 3, Episode 2, England's Tithe War
in March of Time, Volume 3, Episode 2 (New York, NY: Home Box Office, 1936, originally published 1936), 7 mins
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in March of Time, Volume 3, Episode 2 (New York, NY: Home Box Office, 1936, originally published 1936), 7 mins
Date Written / Recorded
1936
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Westbrook Van Voorhis, 1903-1968
Date Published / Released
1936-09-30, 1936
Publisher
Home Box Office
Series
March of Time
Speaker / Narrator
Westbrook Van Voorhis, 1903-1968
Topic / Theme
Churches, Money, Great Depression, 1929-1941, Trade and Commerce, American History, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011. Used by permission of Home Box Office.
Historical Event
Great Depression, 1929-1941
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Rain for the Earth
produced by United States. Work Projects Administration (District of Columbia: United States. Work Projects Administration, 1937), 10 mins
This documentary, produced by the Works Projects Administration, features drought in the Dust Bowl and efforts to combat it.
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produced by United States. Work Projects Administration (District of Columbia: United States. Work Projects Administration, 1937), 10 mins
Description
This documentary, produced by the Works Projects Administration, features drought in the Dust Bowl and efforts to combat it.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
United States. Work Projects Administration
Date Published / Released
1937
Publisher
United States. Work Projects Administration
Topic / Theme
Droughts, Farm life, Great Depression, 1929-1941, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Historical Event
Great Depression, 1929-1941
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Transforming America: U. S. History Since 1877, The Great Depression: Part 2
directed by Julia Dyer, fl. 1996-2015; produced by Julia Dyer, fl. 1996-2015, Dallas TeleLearning, in Transforming America: U. S. History Since 1877 (Dallas, TX: Dallas County Community College District, 2005), 8 mins
The Great Depression following the stock market crash in 1929, alarmed investors and signaled hard times spreading beyond the farms. The causes and effects on Americans, and the crisis on Hoover's administration are analyzed.
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directed by Julia Dyer, fl. 1996-2015; produced by Julia Dyer, fl. 1996-2015, Dallas TeleLearning, in Transforming America: U. S. History Since 1877 (Dallas, TX: Dallas County Community College District, 2005), 8 mins
Description
The Great Depression following the stock market crash in 1929, alarmed investors and signaled hard times spreading beyond the farms. The causes and effects on Americans, and the crisis on Hoover's administration are analyzed.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Julia Dyer, fl. 1996-2015, Dallas TeleLearning
Author / Creator
Julia Dyer, fl. 1996-2015
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
Dallas County Community College District
Series
Transforming America: U. S. History Since 1877
Topic / Theme
Capitalism, Economic depressions, Great Depression, 1929-1941, Trade and Commerce
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2005 by Dallas County Community College District. All Rights Reserved.
Historical Event
Great Depression, 1929-1941
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