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- Title
- Homeless Memorial Vigil Parade Video 9
- Date
- December 20, 2023
- Creator
- Rivera,Inaya
- Description
- participants dance beside the humanities truck and tent
- Country
- United States
- Collection
- Homeless Memorial Vigil 2023
- mods_typeOfResource_mt
- moving image
- Title
- Interview with Tony Longi, Returned Sierra Leone Peace Corps Volunteer
- Date
- 2023-04-07
- Creator
- Roman, Michael
- Publisher
- American University Library. Archives and Special Collections.
- Description
- In this video recording, returned Peace Corps Volunteer Tony Longi talks about his service in Sierra Leone III from 1962-1964. Mr. Longi worked in rural community development.
- Subject
- Oral histories; Peace Corps (U.S.) -- Sierra Leone
- Country
- Sierra Leone
- Local Identifier
- PCCA_Longi_0001
- Type
- interviews; motion pictures (visual works); oral histories (literary genre)
- Collection
- Peace Corps Community Archive
- mods_typeOfResource_mt
- moving image
- Title
- Kajapati
- Date
- 2004-01
- Creator
- Adler, Brian; Elliott, Cynthia
- Description
- Cal and Amanda Ruleman show Brian, Cynthia, and friends the local flora and fauna around Kajapati,. The group goes on a canoe trip. Also featured is the Peace Corps initiative to raise chickens in the community.
- Subject
- Kajapati; Suriname
- Country
- Suriname
- Type
- Video recordings
- Collection
- Brian Adler and Cynthia Elliott collection
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101415
- mods_typeOfResource_mt
- moving image
- Title
- Legacy Week ceremony, Senator Edward Kennedy, April 16, 1991
- Date
- 1991-04-16
- Creator
- Edward Kennedy; Milton Greenberg
- Publisher
- American University
- Description
- Film of the opening ceremony of Legacy Week, a series of events commemorating President John F. Kennedy's commencement address at the American University, June 10, 1963, proposing a test ban treaty. Following introductory remarks by student organizers and by Acting President Milton Greenberg, the featured speaker, Senator Edward M. Kennedy, proposed a six-point program of "social security for children" to complete the unfinished work of President Kennedy's administration. The film concludes with scenes at the plaque on the Kennedy Terrace, located adjacent to Reeves Athletic Field, the spot on which President Kennedy stood when making his commencement address.
- Subject
- Child health services -- United States; Child welfare -- Government policy -- United States; Child welfare -- United States -- Statistics; Children -- Nutrition -- United States; Children -- Services for -- United States; Day care centers -- United States; Education, Preschool -- United States; Education -- United States; Immunization -- United States; Maternal and infant welfare -- United States
- Subject -- Personal Name
- Kennedy, Edward M. (Edward Moore), 1932-2009; Greenberg, Milton, 1927-
- Local Identifier
- au_legacyweek-tedkennedy-4-16-91
- Type
- Speeches
- Collection
- American University Historic Films and Videos
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:86929
- mods_typeOfResource_mt
- moving image
- Title
- Lunar New Year, Video 01
- Date
- January 26, 2020
- Creator
- Jenna Goff
- Description
- A dragon dance proceeds past the Humanities Truck table.
- Country
- United States
- Collection
- Lunar New Year Festival 2020
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2845
- mods_typeOfResource_mt
- moving image
- Title
- Memorial service for W. Dennis Grubb, Washington National Cathedral, November 16, 2021
- Date
- 2021-11-22
- Publisher
- American University Library. Archives and Special Collections.
- Description
- This video shows the funeral service for former Peace Corps Volunteer W. Dennis Grubb, which took place at the Washington National Cathedral on November 16th, 2021. W. Dennis Grubb began serving in the Peace Corps at age 19 in 1961, shortly after the program was launched by then-President John F. Kennedy, Jr. Stills of the Cathedral's ceilings, stone carvings, and stained glass windows are shown throughout the first minutes of the service while an organ plays in the background. The Rev. Canon Jan Naylor Cope, Provost of the National Cathedral, presided over the service. Journalist Maureen Orth, activist and philanthropist Timothy Shriver, Suleiman Vasti, and the Rev. Cope gave eulogies of Mr. Grubb in celebration and remembrance.
- Subject
- Funerals; Volunteers -- Colombia
- Country
- United States
- Subject -- Personal Name
- Cope, Jan Naylor; Orth, Maureen; Shriver, Timothy
- Local Identifier
- PCCA_FOC_Grubb_0001
- Type
- memorial services
- Collection
- W. Dennis Grubb Collection, Friends of Colombia Archive
- mods_typeOfResource_mt
- moving image
- Title
- Out of Our Shells
- Date
- April 28, 2023
- Creator
- Sinnreich, Aram
- Description
- Using the Humanities Truck as a mobile recording studio, the Out of Our Shells team selected 14 DMV-area musical artists across a range of styles, genres, generations, nationalities, ethnicities, languages, and neighborhoods, and provided each one with a professional-quality recording of their work. Each artist retained the full rights to their work, while granting non-commercial use for it under an open license. film created by Aram Sinnreich. presented at the Humanities Truck film festival on April 28, 2023 at American University.
- Subject
- film festival, film, Aram Sinnreich, Out of Our Shells
- Country
- United States
- Collection
- Humanities Truck Film Festival 2023
- mods_typeOfResource_mt
- moving image
- Title
- Peace Corps Afghanistan - Volunteers 1971-1973 slideshow from "Portland Convocation - A Moment in Time Reunion - July 26-29, 2012 - Special Thanks to Jim Poplack, Jim Hicks, Fritz Laurenovics"
- Date
- 1971-1973
- Creator
- Dizon, Ron
- Publisher
- American University Library. Archives and Special Collections.
- Description
- Slide slow created by returned Peace Corps Volunteer Ron Dizon, who served in Afghanistan from 1971 to 1973. This slide show contains personal photographs of Peace Corps volunteers in the Either Or Otter Corps, which they took during their service in Afghanistan from 1971 to 1973. These volunteers attended the Moment in Time Reunion, which took place from July 26th through July 29th, 2012 in Portland, Oregon.
- Subject
- Volunteers -- Afghanistan -- Anecdotes
- Country
- Afghanistan
- Local Identifier
- PCCA_Dizon_0103
- Type
- presentations (communicative events)
- Collection
- Ron Dizon collection
- mods_typeOfResource_mt
- moving image
- Title
- Peace Corps Group "India 20A" in Kerala, India, 1965-1967
- Date
- 1965/1967
- Creator
- Scholl, Phillip L.
- Description
- Phil Scholl was a member of the Peace Corps India 20A group, stationed in Balusseri, Kerala, India, from 1965 to 1967. India 20A was the name of the 20th group of volunteers that the Peace Corps sent to India in 1965. Members of India 20A were assigned to rural public health centers in the Indian states of Madhya Pradesh and Kerala. While serving as a Peace Corps Volunteer, Phil Scholl shot this film entirely on silent 8mm color film. The film captures the Peace Corps India 20A group experience during their rural public health assignment between 1965 and 1967, and includes significant events such as the group’s arrival in New Delhi and everyday life in the state of Kerala.
- Subject
- India -- Rural conditions; Public health -- India; Rural health services -- India; Volunteer workers in community health services
- Country
- India
- Local Identifier
- PCCA_Scholl_0001
- Type
- silent films
- Collection
- Peace Corps Community Archive
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/peacecorps:2250
- mods_typeOfResource_mt
- moving image
- Title
- Penn Ave East Neighborhood Interviews Compilation
- Date
- July 17, 2021
- Creator
- Tambra Stevenson
- Description
- Compilation of interview clips with Penn Avenue East residents talking about their neighborhood. Stories were shared with community organizations working to tell the story of Penn Ave SE, as well as the DC Office of Planning.
- Subject
- oral history; Penn Ave East; Anacostia Skate Park; Francis Gregory Library; Thai Orchid Restaurant; DC Office of Planning; community; interviews; Small Area Plan; Washington, DC
- Country
- United States
- Collection
- Ice Cream Truck Listening Tour
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:4034
- mods_typeOfResource_mt
- mixed material
- Title
- Powakka/Marchall Kreek
- Date
- 2003-09
- Creator
- Adler, Brian; Elliott, Cynthia
- Description
- Visit to fellow Peace Corps Volunteers in Powakka, an Amerindian Village, in Suriname for a birthday party with music, food, and dancing. The video includes the journey to and from Powakka. Also featured is the Adler’s community, Marchall Kreek. After a tour of their home, Brian Adler visits the local school and clinic which were the main Peace Corps projects in the village. He also takes a walk through the Maroon community down to the local soccer field.
- Subject
- Suriname; Marchall Kreek; Powakka
- Country
- Suriname
- Type
- Video recordings
- Collection
- Brian Adler and Cynthia Elliott collection
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101416
- mods_typeOfResource_mt
- moving image
- Title
- President Clinton at American University, September 9, 1997
- Date
- 1997-09-09
- Creator
- Bill Clinton; Benjamin Ladner; Neal Sharma
- Publisher
- American University
- Description
- President Clinton briefly looks at the accomplishments in his presidency to date and then looks ahead to what he hopes to accomplish in conjunction with Congress in the next three months. Issues he touches on include: equal access to education, Pell Grants, setting national educational standards, ensuring the survival of Social Security and Medicare, improving trade, strengthening the American family, environmental issues, improving government efficiency, building strong relationships with other countries of the world and building a strong and unified America.
- Subject
- Education, Higher -- Government policy -- United States; Health insurance -- Government policy -- United States; Presidents -- United States -- Messages; Speeches, addresses, etc., American.; United States -- Economic policy -- 1993-; United States -- Social policy -- 1993-
- Subject -- Personal Name
- Clinton, Bill, 1946-; Ladner, Benjamin
- Local Identifier
- au_presidentclinton-9-9-97
- Type
- Speeches
- Collection
- American University Historic Films and Videos
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:86980
- mods_typeOfResource_mt
- moving image
- Title
- President Neil Kerwin interview from Mary Kennard’s Higher Education Law course, 06 February 2017
- Date
- 2017-02-06
- Creator
- Kennard, Mary E.; Kerwin, C. M. (Cornelius M.)
- Description
- Mary Kennard, former vice president and general counsel of the American University, interviewed President Neil Kerwin during her course Higher Education Law at the Washington College of Law. The interview was conducted in the months leading up to President Kerwin’s retirement and covers his academic career, reflections on his tenure as President of American University, as well as touching on several legal topics relevant to the course. This video is an edited excerpt of the class recording.
- Subject
- College presidents -- Interviews; Education, Higher; Universities and colleges
- Local Identifier
- Kerwin_WCL_Higher_Education_Law_2017Feb06
- Type
- video recordings
- Collection
- American University Historic Films and Videos
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:70686
- mods_typeOfResource_mt
- moving image
- Title
- Rachel Teter gives a tour of her home in El Plátano, Panama
- Date
- 2013-03-15
- Creator
- Teter, Rachel
- Publisher
- American University Library. Archives and Special Collections.
- Subject
- Dwellings -- Panama; Rural conditions -- Panama
- Country
- Panama
- Local Identifier
- PCCA_Teter_1647
- Type
- video recordings
- Collection
- Rachel Teter collection
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/peacecorps:15
- mods_typeOfResource_mt
- moving image
- Title
- Ruby, a Peace Corps Volunteer, teaching an agribusiness seminar on coffee pruning in El Plátano, Panama
- Date
- 2013-02-02
- Creator
- Teter, Rachel
- Subject
- Agriculture -- Economic aspects; Agricultural education -- Panama; Workshops (Adult education)
- Country
- Panama
- Local Identifier
- PCCA_Teter_1646
- Type
- video recordings
- Collection
- Rachel Teter collection
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/peacecorps:14
- mods_typeOfResource_mt
- moving image
- Title
- Russell Lambert Film
- Date
- 1929
- Creator
- Lambert, Russell W.
- Description
- Footage recorded by Russell W. Lambert (Class of 1932), ca. 1929. Includes footage of Herbert Hoover's Inauguration and Parade (March 1929), the Library of Congress, students playing baseball and playing with a dog, children at a farmhouse with a rabbit, American University faculty and staff, and construction on campus.
- Subject
- American University (Washington, D.C.) -- Students
- Subject -- Personal Name
- Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964
- Local Identifier
- Russell W. Lambert Film
- Collection
- American University Historic Films and Videos
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:85703
- mods_typeOfResource_mt
- moving image
- Title
- Senator Joseph Biden at American University, November 13, 1988
- Date
- 1988-11-13
- Creator
- Biden, Joseph R., Jr.
- Publisher
- American University
- Description
- Senator Joseph Biden speaks to the American University community about his attempted Presidential bid and the face of politics in America. Recorded November 13, 1988 at a Kennedy Political Union (KPU) event.
- Subject
- United States -- Congress -- Senate -- Biography; Economic sanctions, American.; Legislators -- United States -- Biography; United States -- Foreign economic relations; United States -- Foreign relations; United States -- Politics and government
- Subject -- Personal Name
- Biden, Joseph R., Jr.
- Local Identifier
- au_biden_1988
- Type
- Speeches
- Collection
- American University Historic Films and Videos
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:94902
- mods_typeOfResource_mt
- moving image
- Title
- Stalemate Kampuchea
- Date
- [date of publication not identified]
- Creator
- Stucker, Darren Michael
- Publisher
- American University (Washington, D.C.). School of Communication
- Description
- "Film focuses on the situation of the one million Cambodian refugees. Interviews with government officials from several countries, with refugees, and with camp administrators explore the questions of whether the refugee problem is chiefly due to the Pol Pot era or to the Vietnamese occupation that followed it and how the occupation can be ended without restoring the control of the Pol Pot faction."
- Subject
- Cambodian-Vietnamese Conflict, 1977-1991 -- Refugees; Communism -- Cambodia; Refugees -- Cambodia; Refugees -- Thailand; Vietnamese -- Cambodia; Cambodia -- History -- 1975-; Cambodia -- Politics and government -- 1975-1979
- Subject -- Personal Name
- Nguyẽ̂n, Thanh Hò̂ng
- Local Identifier
- au_soc_stalematekampuchea
- Type
- Documentary films; Motion pictures
- Collection
- Academic Unit Collections
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:94989
- mods_typeOfResource_mt
- moving image
- Title
- A Story in Motion: Isabella
- Date
- April 28, 2023
- Creator
- Grandas, Ludy
- Description
- A Story in Motion: Isabella features Isabella, a young immigrant woman who arrived in DC as an adolescent, shares how the experience of living in DC moved her emotions and cultural identity even closer to her native Colombia. film by Ludy Grandas, presented at the Humanities Truck Film Festival on April 28, 2023 at American University.
- Subject
- film festival, film, A Story in Motion: Isabella, Ludy Grandas
- Country
- United States
- Collection
- Humanities Truck Film Festival 2023
- mods_typeOfResource_mt
- moving image
- Title
- A Story in Motion: Johana
- Date
- April 28, 2023
- Creator
- Grandas, Ludy
- Description
- A Story in Motion: Johanna features Johanna, a former resident but current elementary school teacher in the Mt Pleasant neighborhood in Washington, DC, shares how the process of gentrification impacted her community and transformed her neighborhood. film created by Ludy Grandas, presented at the Humanities Truck Film Festival on April 28, 2023 at American University.
- Subject
- film festival, film, A Story in Motion: Johanna, Ludy Grandas
- Country
- United States
- Collection
- Humanities Truck Film Festival 2023
- mods_typeOfResource_mt
- moving image