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Title: A Story in Motion: Morelys
Date: April 28, 2023
Creator: Grandas, Ludy
Description: A Story in Motion: Morelys features Morelys, a Dominican young woman, shares her recent immigration experience to DC., the transformation of her poetry and her engagement for a better world. 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: Morelys, Ludy Grandas
Country: United States
Collection: Humanities Truck Film Festival 2023
mods_typeOfResource_mt: moving image

Title: Afghanistan Black & White: Slideshow
Date: 1971-1973
Creator: Dizon, Ron
Publisher: American University Library. Archives and Special Collections.
Description: Slide show of black and white photograhs taken in Afghanistan.
Subject: Volunteers -- Afghanistan; Humanitarian assistance -- Afghanistan
Country: Afghanistan
Local Identifier: PCCA_Dizon_0009
Type: presentations (communicative events)
Collection: Ron Dizon collection
mods_typeOfResource_mt: moving image

Title: American University centennial convocation: President Clinton address
Date: 1993-02-26
Creator: Clinton, Bill
Publisher: American University
Description: In the first major foreign trade speech of his new administration, President Bill Clinton proposes a five-step plan: strengthen the domestic economy; tie trade to security concerns; lead the major financial powers to coordinate global economic growth; promote economic growth in the developing countries; and support democracy and economic reforms in Russia and other former Soviet republics. Filmed live in Bender Arena, The American University, Washington, D.C., February 26, 1993.
Subject: International economic relations -- History -- 1990-; United States -- Foreign economic relations -- 1993-; National security -- United States -- Economic aspects; Economic assistance, American -- Foreign Soviet republics; Economic development; Commercial treaties
Subject -- Personal Name: Clinton, Bill, 1946-; Carr, Edward R.; Duffey, Joseph D. (Joseph Daniel), 1932-2021; Greenberg, Milton, 1927-2015; Vrenios, Betty Kirkpatrick, 1940-
Local Identifier: auislandora_clintonconvocation
Type: Speeches
Collection: American University Historic Films and Videos
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:97047
mods_typeOfResource_mt: moving image

Title: American University student response to Kent State shootings - Outs, May 1970
Date: 1970-05
Creator: Person responsible unknown
Description: This film features images of students and traffic around American University’s campus including the MPD presence around Ward Circle. One student is shown in handcuffs while others are shown giving the peace sign in front of a bus. This footage was not selected for the final version of the Strike film.
Subject: College students -- Political activity -- United States; Kent State Shootings, Kent, Ohio, 1970; Student protesters; Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements -- United States.
Local Identifier: Strike _Outs
Type: black-and-white film
Collection: Ward Circle Protest Films, May 1970 (Teaching Project History)
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:25218
mods_typeOfResource_mt: moving image

Title: American University Student Response to Kent State shootings (part one), May 1970
Date: 1970-05
Creator: Person responsible unknown
Description: Film begins with scenes of students protesting on American University’s campus and vicinity. Students are shown washing car windows around Ward Circle, approaching vehicles and giving drivers flyers. The Artemas Ward statue is shown covered in a sheet that reads "How Many More?" There is extensive footage of the interaction between the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department and students including one arrest. The film follows the students as they head downtown including scenes outside Peace Corps office on Pennsylvania Ave. The students end up on the National Mall for a large rally and concert.
Subject: College students -- Political activity -- United States; Kent State Shootings, Kent, Ohio, 1970; Student protesters; Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements -- United States.
Local Identifier: AU_Teaching_Project_1
Type: black-and-white film
Collection: Ward Circle Protest Films, May 1970 (Teaching Project History)
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:55829
mods_typeOfResource_mt: moving image

Title: American University Student Response to Kent State shootings (part two), May 1970
Date: 1970-05
Creator: Person responsible unknown
Description: Film begins with a stretcher being loaded into an ambulance by the Bethesda/Chevy Chase Rescue Squad and Red Cross workers. The bulk of the film consists of scenes of students congregating on and around American University’s campus including signs for a variety of activities such as a memorial service and smoke-in and images of the MPD response including tear gas canisters spewing gas and students washing out each others eyes. Also featured is footage of a formal gathering in the amphitheater with AU President George Williams, various campus administrators, and Professor Adbul Said. Though the film includes interviews with students, the soundtrack is missing so the interviews cannot be heard.
Subject: College students -- Political activity -- United States; Kent State Shootings, Kent, Ohio, 1970; Student protesters; Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements -- United States.
Local Identifier: AU_Teaching_Project_2
Type: black-and-white film
Collection: Ward Circle Protest Films, May 1970 (Teaching Project History)
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:55828
mods_typeOfResource_mt: moving image

Title: American University students and guests in campus student center during student protests in response to Kent State shootings, May 1970
Date: 1970-05
Creator: Person responsible unknown
Description: This film shows the interior of Mary Graydon Center on American University’s Campus during the Kent State protests. Some students are seen hanging out in the lounge and on the stairs while others are sleeping on the floor in sleeping bags. This footage was not selected for use in final version of the Strike film.
Subject: College students -- Political activity -- United States; Kent State Shootings, Kent, Ohio, 1970; Student protesters; Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements -- United States.
Local Identifier: MGC_Sleeping_and_Waiting _Outs
Type: black-and-white film
Collection: Ward Circle Protest Films, May 1970 (Teaching Project History)
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:55097
mods_typeOfResource_mt: moving image

Title: The American University Washington, D.C., c1989
Date: 1989
Publisher: American University (Washington, D.C.)
Description: The American University experience as told by students and faculty in their own words. Brief comments cover the classroom, social life, student body composition, and the opportunities available to students living in the nation's capital.
Subject: College choice; Documentary films; Motion pictures; Universities and colleges -- United States
Local Identifier: American_University_VHS710_access
Type: promotional materials; VHS
Collection: American University Historic Films and Videos
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:96440
mods_typeOfResource_mt: moving image

Title: AUnion Event Video
Date: May 1, 2023
Creator: Macrae, Lachlan
Description: One student dances and sings while another writes an answer to a question on the butcher paper hung on the side of the Humanities Truck.
Subject: AUnion: Let's Strike; public history; Humanities Truck; Anna Kaplan; Lachlan Macrae
Country: United States
Collection: AUnion: Let's Strike!
mods_typeOfResource_mt: still image

Title: Barbara Wallace, Peace Corps Korea 1975-1977 slideshow
Date: [date of publication not identified]
Creator: Wallace, Barbara
Description: Barbara Wallace served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Korea from 1975-1977. The video slideshow depicts her life in the Peace Corps.
Subject: Americans -- Foreign countries; Volunteers
Country: South Korea
Local Identifier: PCCA_Wallace_0001
Type: streaming video
Collection: Peace Corps Community Archive
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/peacecorps:2983
mods_typeOfResource_mt: moving image

Title: Community Study, San Estanislao, Paraguay - Survey 1
Date: 2013/2014
Creator: Thomson, Brienne
Description: Anonymous interview of a professional woman in her 50s, who is married with children, works in the field of education, and has lived in Santani [San Estanislao] for 25 years. The interview is conducted by Brienne Thomson as part of a community economic development study of San Estanislao, Paraguay during her service in the Peace Corps.
Subject: Social surveys; Community life -- Case studies
Country: Paraguay
Local Identifier: PCCA_Thomson_1
Type: interviews
Collection: Brienne Thomson interviews
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/peacecorps:11
mods_typeOfResource_mt: sound recording-nomusical

Title: Community Study, San Estanislao, Paraguay - Survey 2
Date: 2013/2014
Creator: Thomson, Brienne
Publisher: American University Library. Archives and Special Collections.
Description: Anonymous interview of a business owner in his 30s, who is male, single, lives alone, has lived abroad and in Santani [San Estanislao] throughout his life. The interview is conducted by Brienne Thomson as part of a community economic development study of San Estanislao, Paraguay during her service in the Peace Corps.
Subject: Social surveys; Community life -- Case studies
Country: Paraguay
Local Identifier: PCCA_Thomson_2
Type: interviews
Collection: Brienne Thomson interviews
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/peacecorps:12
mods_typeOfResource_mt: sound recording-nomusical

Title: Community Study, San Estanislao, Paraguay - Survey 3
Date: 2013/2014
Creator: Thomson, Brienne
Publisher: American University Library. Archives and Special Collections.
Description: Anonymous interview of a man in his 40s, who is married with children, works in the field of trade, was born in Paraguay but has lived abroad for more than a decade; he has been in Santani [San Estanislao] for the last five years. The interview is conducted by Brienne Thomson as part of a community economic development study of San Estanislao, Paraguay during her service in the Peace Corps.
Subject: Social surveys; Community life -- Case studies
Country: Paraguay
Local Identifier: PCCA_Thomson_3
Type: interviews
Collection: Brienne Thomson interviews
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/peacecorps:7
mods_typeOfResource_mt: sound recording-nomusical

Title: Community Study, San Estanislao, Paraguay - Survey 4
Date: 2013/2014
Creator: Thomson, Brienne
Publisher: American University Library. Archives and Special Collections.
Description: Anonymous interview of a woman in her mid-30s, who moved to Santani [San Estanislao] 25 years ago to study, has children and works in the field of education. The interview is conducted by Brienne Thomson as part of a community economic development study of San Estanislao, Paraguay during her service in the Peace Corps.
Subject: Social surveys; Community life -- Case studies
Country: Paraguay
Local Identifier: PCCA_Thomson_4
Type: interviews
Collection: Brienne Thomson interviews
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/peacecorps:8
mods_typeOfResource_mt: sound recording-nomusical

Title: Community Study, San Estanislao, Paraguay - Survey 5
Date: 2013/2014
Creator: Thomson, Brienne
Publisher: American University Library. Archives and Special Collections.
Description: Anonymous interview of a young woman who is almost 20 years old, she is attending college and working full time, she has lived in Santani [San Estanislao] almost all her life and is living with her grandmother. The interview is conducted by Brienne Thomson as part of a community economic development study of San Estanislao, Paraguay during her service in the Peace Corps.
Subject: Social surveys; Community life -- Case studies
Country: Paraguay
Local Identifier: PCCA_Thomson_5
Type: interviews
Collection: Brienne Thomson interviews
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/peacecorps:9
mods_typeOfResource_mt: sound recording-nomusical

Title: Community Study, San Estanislao, Paraguay - Survey 6
Date: 2013/2014
Creator: Thomson, Brienne
Publisher: American University Library. Archives and Special Collections.
Description: Anonymous interview of a male, under 20 years old, who grew up and lives in a rural Santani [San Estanislao] community with four family members, and is studying at a university. The interview is conducted by Brienne Thomson as part of a community economic development study of San Estanislao, Paraguay during her service in the Peace Corps.
Subject: Social surveys; Community life -- Case studies
Country: Paraguay
Local Identifier: PCCA_Thomson_6
Type: interviews
Collection: Brienne Thomson interviews
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/peacecorps:10
mods_typeOfResource_mt: sound recording-nomusical

Title: Concert held at American University during student protests in response to Kent State shootings, May 1970
Date: 1970-05
Creator: Person responsible unknown
Description: This film shows a concert held in the Woods-Brown Amphitheater at American University during the Kent State protests.
Subject: College students -- Political activity -- United States; Kent State Shootings, Kent, Ohio, 1970; Student protesters; Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements -- United States.
Local Identifier: Rally_and_Concert
Type: black-and-white film
Collection: Ward Circle Protest Films, May 1970 (Teaching Project History)
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:25217
mods_typeOfResource_mt: moving image

Title: East of the River
Date: April 28, 2023
Creator: Elsiwi, Amin; Bouknight, Phil; Madison, Jeffrey
Description: East of the River begins with the tragic death of a young boy named Kelvin Mock, who died in a trash burn in the landfill that preceded Kenilworth Park in North East Washington, DC. The film tells the story of the Kenilworth area from a landfill to a park and provides a space for the residents to share their memories that had a connection to Kenilworth Landfill. The film was created by Amin Elsiwi, Phil Bouknight, and Jeffrey Madison. This film got into three film festivals: DC Independent Film Festival, Bethesda film festival, Community stories film festival that is organized by Docs in Progress. It was also presented at the Humanities Truck Film Festival on April 28, 2023 at American University.
Subject: film festival, film, East of the River, Amin Elsiwi, Phil Bouknight, Jeffrey Madison
Country: United States
Collection: Humanities Truck Film Festival 2023
mods_typeOfResource_mt: moving image

Title: Either Or Otter Corps Convocation Photos, 1973-Present, Slideshow from "Portland Convocation - A Moment in Time Reunion - July 26-29, 2012 - Special Thanks to Jim Poplack, Jim Hicks, Fritz Laurenovics"
Date: 2012
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 displays personal photographs of Peace Corps volunteers taken after their service concluded in 1973, including photographs of post-service reunions at Yosemite National Park and in Las Vegas, Nevada, among others. It was presented during the volunteers' 2012 Moment in Time Reunion in Portland, Oregon.
Subject: Volunteers -- Afghanistan -- Anecdotes
Country: United States
Local Identifier: PCCA_Dizon_0101
Type: presentations (communicative events)
Collection: Ron Dizon collection
mods_typeOfResource_mt: moving image

Title: Eliza
Date: April 28, 2023
Creator: Grandas, Ludy
Description: Eliza is a short documentary that tells the powerful story of a Salvadoran woman who migrated to the United States more than a decade ago and is now a volunteer and truck driver in DC. Her new life has been interesting, but great joy came along when she could drive a big truck once more. film is by Ludy Grandas and was presented at the Humanities Truck Film Festival at American University on April 28, 2023.
Subject: film festival, film, Eliza, Ludy Grandas
Country: United States
Collection: Humanities Truck Film Festival 2023
mods_typeOfResource_mt: moving image

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