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How to borrow videos from the NHC:

A listing of videotapes follows. NHC videos are housed at the Nebraska Library Commission. To order videos directly from the Library Commission call (402) 471-4019 or 1-800-307-2665. You can also e-mail your requests to the Library Commission at: ready@nlc.state.ne.us. The only cost for borrowing videos is the return postage. 

Note: The Rosie to Roosevelt series (see U.S. History and Culture: World War II) and books from the Carolyn Peterson Memorial Festival and Events Management Library can be obtained only through the Nebraska Humanities Council. Videotapes in the Peterson collection are housed at the Nebraska Library Commission, but books in the series must be requested directly from the Nebraska Humanities Council. All videos and auxiliary materials from the Rosie to Roosevelt series must be requested directly from the NHC as well. 

For more information, contact the NHC at (402) 474-2131 or at nhc@nebraskahumanities.org

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I. WORLD HISTORY AND CULTURE

   A. General 
   B. Ancient 
   C. African 
   D. Asian 
   E. Middle Eastern 

II. U.S. HISTORY AND CULTURE

   A. General 
   B. Lewis and Clark 
   C. Civil War 
   D. 20th Century Experience 
   E. World War II 
   F. Vietnam

   G. War on Terrorism 

III. ETHNIC HISTORY AND CULTURE

   A. African American 
   B. Asian American 
   C. European American 
   D. Hispanic American 
   E. Native American 

IV. NEBRASKA/GREAT PLAINS HISTORY AND CULTURE

V. LITERATURE AND LANGUAGE

   A. General 
   B. Nebraska/Great Plains Literature and Language 

VI. READING, WRITING AND TELLING

VII. THE HUMANITIES AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES

   A. Ethics, Law and Democracy 
   B. Social and Cultural Issues 
   C. Technology, Environment and Science 

VIII. MISCELLANEOUS

   A. Art, Architecture and Folk Arts 
   B. Film History 
   C. Music 
   D. Religion and Spirituality 
   E. Women 
   F. Young Audiences 

IX. MILLENNIUM EVENINGS AT THE WHITE HOUSE

X. CAROLYN PETERSON MEMORIAL LIBRARY

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I. WORLD HISTORY AND CULTURE
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A. General

The Ascent of Man, 13 tapes, 52 minutes each, BBC-TV and Time-Life Films 1988. Explores humankind's cultural evolution through an examination of ideas and inventions. 
   1. Lower Than the Angels 
   2. The Harvest of the Seasons 
   3. The Grain and the Stone 
   4. The Hidden Structure 
   5. The Music of the Spheres 
   6. The Starry Messenger 
   7. The Majestic Clockwork 
   8. The Drive for Power 
   9. The Ladder of Creation 
   10. World Within World 
   11. Knowledge or Certainty 
   12. Generation Upon Generation 
   13. The Long Childhood 

The Christians, 13 tapes, 39 minutes each, McGraw-Hill Films 1976. Chronicles the history of Christianity and its influence on Western society. 
   1. A Peculiar People 
   2. The Christian Empire 
   3. The Birth of Europe 
   4. Faith and Fear 
   5. People of the Book 
   6. Princes and Prelates 
   7. Protest and Reform 
   8. The Conquest of Souls 
   9. In Search of Tolerance 
   10. Politeness and Enthusiasm 
   11. Mission Abroad 
   12. The Roots of Disbelief 
   13. The Godless State 

Civilization, 13 tapes, 52 minutes each, BBC 1970. Spans the cultural landscape of Western civilization from early-recorded history through the end of the 19th century. 
   1. The Frozen World 
   2. The Great Thaw 
   3. Romance and Reality 
   4. Man, the Measure of All Things 
   5. The Hero as Artist 
   6. Protest and Communication 
   7. Grandeur and Obedience 
   8. The Light of Experience 
   9. The Pursuit of Happiness 
   10. The Smile of Reason 
   11. The Worship of Nature 
   12. The Fallacies of Hope 
   13. Heroic Materialism 

Light of the Gods, 28 minutes, Home Vision 1988. The story of the nearly 500-year evolution of Greek art. 

The Long Search (See MISCELLANEOUS: Religion and Spirituality) 

The Making of Mankind (see THE HUMANITIES AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES: Social and Cultural Issues) 

Maps and the Columbian Encounter, 29 minutes, University of Wisconsin 1991. Using maps, this program explores the discovery of America and world cultural encounters in the 13th to 17th centuries. 

The Meaning of the Millennium, 98 minutes, White House Millennium Council 1999. Professors Natalie Davis and Martin Marty examine the millennium from historical, religious and humanistic perspectives. Part of the Millennium Evenings at the White House series. 

Shock of the New, 8 tapes, 52 minutes each, BBC-TV and Time-Life Films 1988. This series explores trends and change in international art and architecture in the 20th century. 
   1. The Mechanical Paradise 
   2. The Powers That Be 
   3. The Landscape of Pleasure 
   4. Trouble in Utopia 
   5. The Threshold of Liberty 
   6. The View From the Edge 
   7. Culture as Nature 
   8. The Future That Was 

B. Ancient

The Lost City of Bethsaida, 60 minutes, UNO Television 1997. Archaeological discovery (led by UNO) of the remains of an entire city of the biblical era. 

Light of the Gods (See WORLD HISTORY AND CULTURE: General.) 

The Minds of Men, 52 minutes, BBC 1980. A detailed look at the lives and teachings of Socrates, Plato, Herodotus and Thucydides. 

C. African

The Africans, 9 tapes, 60 minutes each, BBC 1986. Examines the history of Africa through its triple heritage of indigenous cultures, the contributions of Islam and acquisitions from the West. Viewer's guide available. 

Apartheid, 60 minutes, WGBH 1987. A 1987 meeting of dissident white Afrikaaners and Black leaders from the outlawed African National Congress discussing South Africa's future. Part ofthe Frontline series. 

D. Asian

China Discovery, 30 minutes, PBS 1984. Explores Chinese achievements such as calligraphy, acupuncture, herbal medicine and the world's first compass. 

The Lentz Center for Asian Culture (See MISCELLANEOUS: Art, Archictecture and Folk Arts) 

The Mandala of Hayagriva, 8 minutes. The creation of a sand mandala by Tibetan monks featured at the Lentz Center for Asian Culture Nov. 2-9, 1996. 

E. Middle Eastern

Islam, the Veil and the Future (See MISCELLANEOUS: Religion and Spirituality.) 

The Lost City of Bethsaida (See WORLD HISTORY AND CULTURE: Ancient.) 

The Road to Morocco: Journey to Understanding, 57 minutes. As part of a multi-year project studying the interaction of Judaism, Christianity and Islam in the United States, 70 American Jews, Christians and Muslims spent two weeks in Morocco in May 2000. This predominantly Islamic country has a rich history, which has seen Muslims co-exist with Christians and Jews for more than 1,000 years. Exploring Morocco while closely interacting with members of other faiths allowed this group of Americans to examine their own convictions as well as the religious traditions of others. The Road to Morocco took them on a journey through time, a journey to knowledge, but most importantly, a journey to understanding. This videotape was make with support from the Nebraska Humanities Council.

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A. General

America: A Personal History of the United States, 13 tapes, 52 minutes each, BBC 1988. A history of America from early exploration and colonization through the 1970s. 
   1. The New Found Land 
   2. Home Away From Home 
   3. Making a Revolution 
   4. Inventing a Nation 
   5. Gone West 
   6. A Fireball in the Night 
   7. Domesticating a Wilderness 
   8. Money on the Land 
   9. The Huddled Masses 
   10. The Promise Fulfilled and the Promise Broken 
   11. The Arsenal 
   12. The First Impact 
   13. The More Abundant Life 

The American Adventure, 4 tapes, 30 minutes each, PBS 1988. 
   1. Rural Republic 
   2. The Colonial Experience 
   3. The Expanding Nation 
   4. Failure of Diplomacy 

The Donner Party, 84 minutes, Direct Cinema Ltd. 1992. The story of the ill-fated party of pioneers en route to California in 1846. Part of The American Experience series. 

The Entrepreneurs, 3 tapes, 60 minutes each, Martin Sandler Productions 1986. 
   1. Expanding America 
   2. Made in America 
   3. The Salesman: Giving `Em What They Want 

Frederick Douglass, An American Life, 30 minutes, National Park Service (U.S. Dept. of the Interior) c. 1980. Award-winning program that recreates significant events in the life of the 19th-century abolitionist and civil rights advocate. 

Hidden Places: Where History Lives, 3 tapes, 30 minutes each, NETV 1980. Features unusual and lesser-known historical sites, including ancient ruins, Hollenberg Station in Kansas, Independence Rock in Wyoming and mining towns. Viewer's guide available. 
   1. Ancient places 
   2. Two routes west 
   3. Boom or bust—the mining towns 

The Living Past: Commitments for the Future, 67 minutes, White House Millennium Council 1999. Part of the Millennium Evenings at the White House series. Prof. Bernard Bailyn speaks on the historical connections between the country's past and its present. 

Mary Silliman's War. 1993, 93 minutes, Heritage Films. Based on the memoirs of Mary Silliman, a woman who lived during the time of the Revolutionary War. 

Not For Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony, 2 tapes, 210 minutes, PBS 1999. Produced by Ken Burns and Paul Barnes. This film provides an exceptional dual portrait of two great Americans who improved the lives of women everywhere. 

On Board the Morgan: America's Last Wooden Whaler, 23 minutes, Mystic Seaport Film-Video Services 1992. Explores the American maritime industry through the history of the only surviving American whale ship. 

The Orphan Trains, 60 minutes, PBS 1995. Part of The American Experience series. 

Seeking the First Americans, 60 minutes, PBS 1980. A look at the controversy surrounding the origins of Clovis Man, the Stone-Age culture of New Mexico. 

Vaquero: The Forgotten Cowboy, 60 minutes, PBS 1988. The history of the Mexican-American vaqueros, the forefathers of America's cowboys. 

The West of the Imagination, 6 tapes, 52 minutes each, KERA 1986. Exploration of the American West as a stage for dreams, legends, myth and symbol. 
   1. The Romantic Horizon 
   2. The Golden Land 
   3. Images of Glory 
   4. The Wild Riders 
   5. Play the Legend 
   6. Enduring Dreams 

A World of Ideas (See THE HUMANITIES AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES: Ethics, Law and Democracy) 

B. Lewis and Clark

Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery, 2 tapes, 240 minutes, PBS 1997. Series produced by Ken Burns. 

C. Civil War

The Civil War, 9 tapes, 60 to 90 minutes each, PBS 1989. Popular series produced by Ken Burns. 
   1. The Cause, 1861 
   2. A Very Bloody Affair, 1862 
   3. Forever Free, 1862 
   4. Simply Murder, 1863 
   5. The Universe of Battle, 1863 
   6. Valley of the Shadow of Death, 1864 
   7. Most Hallowed Ground, 1864 
   8. War is All Hell, 1865 
   9. The Better Angels of Our Nature, 1865 

D. 20th Century Experience

Eleanor Roosevelt, 2 tapes,150 minutes, PBS 2000. This program explores not only her impressive public achievements, but also her personal trials and triumphs. Part of The American Experience series. 

George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire, 3 hours, Midnight Films Inc. and Big House Productions 2000. Depicts the career of Alabama Governor and legendary race-baiter George Wallace. 

Hollywood on Trial, 90 minutes, MPI Home Video 1989. Story of 10 Hollywood figures tried by the House Committee on Un-American Activities during the McCarthy Era. 

Mississippi, America, 60 minutes, PBS 1995. The story of how a coalition of civil rights organizations and thousands of Americans joined forces in the summer of 1964 to assist blacks in Mississippi in their fight for the right to vote. 

Perils of Indifference: Lessons Learned from a Violent Century, 53 minutes, White House Millennium Council 1999. Elie Wiesel speaks on the peril of societal indifference relating to ethnic violence in the past, today and in the future. Part of the Millennium Evenings at the White House series. 

Riding the Rails, 72 minutes, The American History Project 1997. Survivors give anecdotal accounts of wandering the United States on freight trains as teenagers during the Great Depression. 

The Road to Brown, 47 minutes, PBS 1990. The story of segregation and the legal assault that launched the civil rights movement of the 1960s. 

TR: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt, 2 tapes, 120 minutes each, PBS 1996. Part of The American Experience series. 
   1. The Long Campaign and the Bully Pulpit 
   2. The Good Fight and Black Care 

Villisca: Living with a Mystery, 1 DVD, 116 minutes, Fourth Wall Films 2004. Story of Iowa's worst mass murder -- the Villisca axe murders.

A Walk through the 20th Century with Bill Moyers, 5 tapes, 58 minutes each, PBS 1984. 
   1. TR and His Times 
   2. The Reel World of News 
   3. The Democrat and the Dictator 
   4. World War II: The Propaganda Battle 
   5. America on the Road 

Women as Citizens: Vital Voices through the Century, White House Millennium Council 1999. Alice Kessler-Harris, Nancy Cott and Ruth Simmons speak on the history of American women in civic life in the 20th century. Part of the Millennium Evenings at the White House series. 

E. World War II 

All Hell Can't Stop Us, 30 minutes, KUON-TV/NETV 1991. The story of Nebraska's 134th Infantry regiment at Omaha Beach and beyond. 

The Homefront, 90 minutes, Churchill Films 1985. Documents the war effort at home and its effect on the American economy, values, ethics and lifestyles. 

A Matter of Conscience, 60 minutes, NETV 1993. The story of conscientious objectors who served in the Civilian Public Service during World War II. 

Memory of the Camps, 58 minutes, PBS 1985. A record compiled by British and American film crews of the Allied liberation of Auschwitz, Buchenwald and other camps. Part of the Frontline series. 

Rosie to Roosevelt, 14 tapes, film and discussion series. This film history of WWII has two distinct themes: "The American Command" and "The American People." Designed by the American Library Association, this series includes discussion questions and fees for trained facilitators are available. This series is available only through the Nebraska Humanities Council. 

The War Comes to Nebraska, 90 minutes, KYNE and UNO Television 1997. 

F. Vietnam

Not on the Frontline, 30 minutes, NETV 1991. The women who served in Vietnam outside of traditional military roles tell their stories. 

Regret to Inform, 72 minutes, Sun Fountain Productions 1998. Venturing to Vietnam 20 years after her husband was killed in a mortar attack, filmmaker Barbara Sonneborn finds a mesmerizing landscape filled with psychic remnants of war. Information and resources are available online at www.regrettoinform.org. 

Vietnam: A Television History, 7 tapes, 60 minutes each, WGBH 1983. This series provides a visual and oral account of the costs and consequences of the Vietnam War. 
   1. Roots of a War/The First Vietnam War, 1946-1954 
   2. America's Mandarin, 1954-1963 
       LBJ Goes to War, 1964-1965 
   3. America Takes Charge, 1965-1967 
       America's Enemy, 1954-1967 
   4. Tet, 1968 
       Vietnamizing the war, 1969-1973 
   5. Cambodia and Laos 
       Peace is at Hand, 1968-1973 
   6. Homefront USA 
       The End of the Tunnel, 1973-1975 
   7. Legacies

G. War on Terrorism

Off to War, 5 DVDs, 45 minutes each, Discovery/Times Channel 2005. This series tells stories about soldiers and their families after September 11, 2001.
   1. Episodes 1-3

   2. Episodes 4 & 5

   3. Episode 6

   4. Episodes 7 & 8

   5. Episodes 9 & 10

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III. ETHNIC HISTORY AND CULTURE
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A. African American

Black Americans of Achievement, 12 tapes, 60 minutes each, Schlessinger video 1992. Biographies of 12 of the most influential African Americans in history. 
   1. Booker T. Washington 
   2. Colin Powell 
   3. Frederick Douglass 
   4. George Washington Carver 
   5. Harriet Tubman 
   6. Jackie Robinson 
   7. Jesse Jackson 
   8. Madame C.J. Walker 
   9. Malcolm X 
   10. Martin Luther King Jr. 
   11. Sojourner Truth 
   12. Thurgood Marshall 

Blacks and the Constitution, 60 minutes, PBS 1987. A panel of experts examines the historical treatment of African Americans under the Constitution. Part of the Frontline series. 

Color Adjustment, 87 minutes, California Newsreel 1991. Portrays over 40 years of race relations in America through the lens of prime-time television. The two-part series features 1948-1968 and 1968-present with columnist William Raspberry. 

Ethnic Notions, 56 minutes, California Newsreel 1986. This program traces the deeply rooted stereotypes that have fueled prejudice against African Americans. 

Eyes on the Prize: American Rights Years 1954 to 1965, 6 tapes, 60 minutes each, PBS 1992. Chronicles the development of laws effecting social change and civil rights during a key period of American history. 
   1. Awakenings, 1954-1956 
   2. Fighting Back, 1957-1962 
   3. Ain't Scared of Your Jails, 1960-1961 
   4. No Easy Walk, 1962-1966 
   5. Mississippi, Is This America?, 1962-1964 
   6. Bridge to Freedom, 1965 

Eyes on the Prize II: America at the Racial Crossroads 1965 to 1985, 8 tapes, 60 minutes each PBS. 
   1. The Time Has Come, 1964-1965 
   2. Two Societies, 1965-1968 
   3. Power! 1967-1968 
   4. The Promised Land, 1967-1968 
   5. Ain't Gonna Shuffle No More, 1964-1972 
   6. A Nation of Law? 1968-1971 
   7. The Keys to the Kingdom, 1974-1980 
   8. Back to the Movement, 1979-mid 1980s 

First Person Singular: John Hope Franklin, 60 minutes, PBS 1997. The story of Franklin's contributions as a scholar and activist provide an eye-opening account of major events in 20th century African-American history. 

Frederick Douglass, An American Life(See U.S. HISTORY AND CULTURE: General.) 

George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire (See U.S. HISTORY AND CULTURE: 20th Century Experience.) 

Good Mornin' Blues, 60 minutes, PBS 1978. B.B. King narrates a history of blues music from its earliest origins until World War II. 

In Remembrance of Martin, 60 minutes, PBS 1988. Personal comments and dramatic archival footage recalling the life of Martin Luther King Jr. 

Jazz: An Expression of Democracy (see MISCELLANEOUS: Music.) 

Keeping the Faith, 58 minutes, PBS 1987. Explores the cultural influence of the black church from its historic role in the Civil Rights movement to its present impact on poverty in African-American communities. 

Mississippi, America (See U.S. HISTORY AND CULTURE: 20th Century Experience.) 

A Portrait of Maya Angelou (See LITERATURE AND LANGUAGE: General.) 

The Road to Brown (See U.S. HISTORY AND CULTURE: 20th Century Experience.) 

A Time for Burning, 60 minutes. A 1966 award-winning documentary about race relations surrounding a church in Omaha. Features State Sen. Ernie Chambers. VHS and DVD available.

B. Asian American

Blue Collar and Buddha, 57 minutes, Siegel Productions 1987. This documentary explores the dilemma of a community of Laotian refugees torn between preserving their cultural identity and adapting to their new life in America. 

Chinese Kaleidoscope 2000. 2000. Traditional Chinese dances performed by Lincoln High School students. 

Freckled Rice, 48 minutes, NAATA. This study in cross-cultural adolescence explores the relationships of 13-year-old Joe Soo and three generations of his friends and family. 

Made in China: A Search for Roots, 30 minutes, Filmmakers Library 1985. This program follows a Chinese-American woman to China, where she goes to live with an aunt and uncle who are unaccustomed to independent young women.

Talking History, 30 minutes, Asian Women United of California 1984. This program tells the stories of five Asian-American women and their journey to the U.S. 

C. European American

Music of Milwaukee Irish Fest, 85 minutes, WMVS 1994. Irish music and traditional dancers are featured in excerpts from the 1994 Irish Fest. 

D. Hispanic American

Chicano Park, 59 minutes, Cinema Guild 1988. The story of the evolution of a California community from the time of the open border between Mexico and the U.S., from the daily crossing of workers and families to the mobilization of barrio residents. 

Los Trabajadores (The Workers), 48 minutes, by filmmaker Heather Courtney, Austin Texas 2001. Winner of the Humanities Purchase Award from the Nebraska Humanities Council. Tells the story of immigrant day laborers, placing their struggles and contributions in the context of the economic development of Austin, Texas. In winning the award, the fillm was deemed "a deeply humanistic film whose social, political and economic implications are as timely in Crete, Lexington, Norfolk or Omaha, Nebraska, as they are in Austin, Texas, where the film was made. It starkly illustrates a universal struggle against poverty and discrimination." 

The Trail North, 28 minutes, KPBS 1983. This program follows anthropologist Robert Alvarez and his son as they retrace the journey north from Mexico taken by Alvarez's ancestors. 

Un Tesoro de Nebraska: Discovering Our Mexican Legacy (See NEBRASKA/GREAT PLAINS HISTORY.) 

Vaquero: The Forgotten Cowboy (See U.S. HISTORY AND CULTURE: General.) 

E. Native American

Ancient Spirit, Living Word: the Oral Tradition, 58 minutes, Front Range Media Corp. 1984. A portrait of the oral tradition in Native American culture. 

Art and Artifacts (See FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES.) 

Corn and Culture, 2 tapes, 30 minutes each, Spence Film Production 1991. Explores the origins of corn, its significance in Native American cultures and the evolution of the industry. Discussion guide available. 
1. Fields of Change 
2. The Legacy of Zea Mays 

Dancing to Give Thanks, 30 minutes, NETV 1988. This program, which was taped at the 184th annual Omaha powwow near Macy, Nebraska, explores the traditions and family customs of the Omaha tribe. 

Distant Voices, Thunder Word, 60 minutes, NETCHE 1990. This program explores some of the forms associated with the oral tradition in Native American literature—legends, myth and song. 

Geronimo and the Apache Resistance, 60 minutes 1988. Present-day descendants of Chiracawa Apache tribal members tell the story of Geronimo. Part of the American Experience series. 

In the White Man's Image, 59 minutes, PBS 1991. The story of the Carlisle Indian School and its effect on Indian culture. Part of The American Experience series. 

Indian America: A Gift from the Past, Media Resource Associates 1994. Discoveries at an archeological site in the Pacific Northwest are supplemented and explained by cultural information of present-day Makah oral tradition. 

The Indian of the Imagination: A Symposium, 3 tapes, times vary, Phil Lucas 1994. Examines the influence of Hollywood in shaping the perception of the American Indian and discusses the roles of Native American producers and filmmakers. Features Ric Burns, Frank LaMere and Phil Lucas. 

Ishi, the Last Yahi, 57 minutes, University of California Extension Center for Media and Independent Learning 1992. Documents the experience of Ishi, the last surviving member of the Yahi Native American tribe in northern California in the early 20th century. Includes anthropological attempts to understand Ishi's language and culture and his experience in "civilized" society. 

Last Stand at Little Bighorn, 54 minutes, PBS 1992. A reexamination of Little Bighorn with period photographs, drawings and interviews. Part of The American Experience series. 

The Return of the Sacred Pole, 30 minutes, NETV 1990. This program tells the story of the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska and its reclamation of the Sacred Pole from Harvard University. 

The Ride to Wounded Knee, 60 minutes, Cinnamon Productions 1992. Lakota tribal members retrace the flight of their ancestors. 

Trial of Standing Bear, 118 minutes, NETV 1988. Examines the 1879 court case of Standing Bear vs. Crook and the struggle for basic Native American rights. Focuses on the arrest of Standing Bear, the efforts of sympathetic citizens to help him and the courtroom battle that brought national attention to his struggle for human rights. Viewer's guide available. 

The War Against the Indians, 2 tapes, 160 minutes, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 1992. Covers the 500 years of European oppression of the peoples who had been living in the western continents for thousands of years before 1492. 

White Man's Way, 28 minutes, NAPBC 1986. The story of the U.S. Indian Industrial School, located in Genoa, Neb., from 1884 to 1934. 

Who Owns the Past? 56 minutes, Independent Producers Services 1999. Award-winning film on the American Indian struggle for control of their ancestral remains. 

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Barn Again! 58 minutes, GPN 1988. This program tells how barns, one of the most distinctive forms of American architecture, are being restored through a nationwide program. 

Blue Train:  Making History Dance, 29 minutes, Spence Film Production 1998. The story of Blue Train, a site-specific, community-based dance performance that tells the story of the influence of the railroads on the development of Lincoln, Nebraska. 

Corn and Culture (See ETHNIC HISTORY AND CULTURE: Native American.) 

The Creightons: Building the Dream, 1 DVD, 30 minutes, NET Television 2006. Follows the visionary Creighton family from their beginnings in Ireland to their entrepreneurial work with the telegraph and the establishment of an educational legacy in this country.

The Farmer's Wife, 6.5 hours,David Sutherland productions 1998. Depicts the harsh realities of American farm life through the marriage of Juanita and Darrel Buschkoetter. 

Farming in Western Nebraska: 1938-1945, 60 minutes, Farm and Ranch Museum 1996. From 1938 to 1945, the Kellett family made many 8mm films of their farming operations at Lake Alice, Nebraska, near Scottsbluff. This video incorporates many of those films to show an accurate picture of farming in western Nebraska during that period. 

The Fate of the Plains, 57 minutes, NETV 1992. This program looks at the future of the Plains region and its people. Part of the Nebraska Heritage Collection. 

The Fighting Liberal: A Profile of Senator George Norris, 60 minutes, NETV 1995. This dramatic documentary recounts the life of Sen. George W. Norris. Part of the Nebraska Heritage Collection. 

The Great Plains Experience, 6 tapes, 30 minutes each, National Institute of Education and University of Mid-America 1978. This series gives a history of the Great Plains through modern times. Viewer's guide available. 
   1. The Land 
   2. The Lakota 
   3. Clash of Cultures 
   4. The Settling of the Plains 
   5. The Heirs to No Man's Land 
   6. Four Portraits 

Hand Me Downs (See MISCELLANEOUS: Art, Architecture and Folk Arts.) 

If These Walls Could Speak, 118 minutes, UNO TV 1994. The story of Omaha's first 100 years with a focus on its historic buildings and those who created them. Discussion guide available. 

In the Days of 1875 and '76, 90 minutes, Nebraska State Historical Society 1989. Featuring Wild Bill and Calamity Jane as government scouts. Made by the Black Hills Feature Film Co. in 1915, this film features many of the townspeople of Chadron, Neb. Silent film. 

Last of the One-Room Schools, 120 minutes, NETV 1995. A year in the life of the children of Burr Oak School. Part of the Nebraska Heritage Collection. 

The Last of the Rainwater Basins, 30 minutes, NETV 1990. Explores the remaining wetlands in south-central Nebraska and their critical importance to migratory birds. 

Legacies of the Depression on the Great Plains, 2 tapes, 28 minutes each, NETV 1978. This program discusses the lasting effects of the Depression on Plains economy and society. 

The Man Who Drew Bug-Eyed Monsters, 58 minutes, NETV 1994. The Hollywood-to-Nebraska career of Reynold Brown, the man who created the posters for movies from "Ben-Hur" to "Creature from the Black Lagoon." 

Nebraska and the Humanities, 29 minutes KYNE-TV and UNO Television 1997. Interview with Martin Marty, a native of West Point, Nebraska, and Fairfax M. Cone Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago. An audiocassette of Marty's address on "The Description of a Place: The Plains, Prairies and the Humanities" is also available from the Nebraska Humanities Council.

Nebraska Quiltmakers (See MISCELLANEOUS: Art, Architecture and Folk Arts.) 

Nebraska's Historic Places, 4 tapes, 17 minutes each, Nebraska State Historical Society 1997. Introduction to historic sites featuring Neligh Mills, John G. Neihardt, George Norris and Willa Cather. 
   1. A Poet's Sanctuary 
   2. A Public Servant's Home 
   3. The Daily Grind 
   4. Willa Cather's Home 

The New Americans: Folk and Traditional Arts in Lincoln, 1 DVD, 50 minutes, 5 CITY-TV 2007. Features four 10- to 17-minute segments on the traditional arts of Lincoln’s new immigrants and refugees from Sudan, Vietnam, northern Iran and Russia.

A New Deal for the Forgotten Man, 57 minutes, NET. Effects of the Depression and New Deal programs on Nebraska. 

Next Exit: A New Way to See Nebraska
“H2O” and “Touch the Sky,” July 2002 NETV. Two programs, 60 minutes. 

   1. “H2O.” This episode is all about water.  Take a trip down the Niobrara River. Meet a woman who identifies with a catfish and a geographer who gets lost on the great plains because he’s so far away from the ocean. Find out why Nebraska might have the biggest navy in America. 

   2. “Touch the Sky.” In a literal sense, it’s impossible to touch the sky. Maybe that’s why it makes such a perfect metaphor for achieving what’s just beyond our reach. Meet a champion grocery-bagger who has far greater ambitions. Learn what it’s like to work in an office 10 stories up in the air, and see the stars come to life in Native American art. 

Next Exit: A New Way to See Nebraska
“On the Move” and “Ghosts,” October 2002 NETV. Two programs, 60 minutes. 

   1. “On the Move.” Nebraskans are on the move. We explore the latest in extreme sports–a 12-hour mountain bike marathon. We meet a remarkable woman from Nebraska City who speeds through life on the fastest chair in town. We ponder the pioneer spirit behind the Nebraska Cornhuskers, and we go behind the scenes as the Omaha Symphony Orchestra records its first CD. 

   2. “Ghosts.” In this haunted edition—A music video about a ghostly hitchhiker on a road near Funk, Nebraska. A visit to the white horse ranch in Boyd County Nebraska, once famous for its pure white horses. And two paranormal investigators spend the night at a murder site looking for evidence of spirits. 

Next Exit: A New Way to See Nebraska
“Cowgirl Roundup” and “Transformation,” November 2002 NETV, two programs, 60 minutes. 

   1. “Cowgirl Roundup.” We we meet a woman who understands the code of the west. Judy Durnal’s great-grandfather homesteaded Chimney Rock. Now she’s working the land alone. The all-woman cattle roundup is Judy’s way to publicize her longhorn beef. It’s also a way to have fun in the middle of a tough year. 

   2. “Transformation.” A woman is changed forever by a near death experience. A boy commits a crime–and then turns his life around. The stockyards transform the landscape of South Omaha. And the annual Woman’s Wilderness Weekend continues to transform city girls into survivors. 

Next Exit: A New Way to See Nebraska
“Faith” and “Dreams,” December 2002 NETV, two programs, 60 minutes. 

   1 “Faith.” We explore the power of faith as expressed in music and in action. We see how a doctor believes in the power science combined with something far more mysterious. We learn of the native tradition called Give Away. And we find a New Yorker who has faith that America will finally recognize a Nebraskan who changed the world. 

   2. “Dreams.” We take a trip to the little town of Avoca for the annual January Quack-Off, a fundraiser with a slippery twist. We unveil our new search for Nebraska collectors and meet a Kimball man who has a soft spot for the Studebaker. And we enjoy a lost and found film about a magical time in one family’s life when they found that life is sometimes truly a circus in Geneva, Nebraska. 

Next Exit: A New Way to See Nebraska
“Love" and “Mountain Man,” February 2003 NETV, two programs, 60 minutes. 

   1 “Love” The many splendors of love. Join us as we visit Lincoln’s Lied Center of Performing Arts where a 21st century orchestra explores 12th century passion. Meet a Hastings native whose desire for truth stirs the pages of Nebraska’s black history. Follow the path of J.C. Hall, the Norfolk man with a golden crown who made a living helping us express our love. And meet a Sutherland couple who restored a jewel of a diner. 

   2. “Mountain Man” We visit the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery in Lincoln to uncover what’s new after a year of renovation. We meet a UNO woman who’s directed a play that’s close to her urban Indian heart. We discover a Nebraskan whose part mountain man, part UNK professor. And for extra measure, we dance to “nuclear” polka with the Emmy nominated band Brave Combo. 

Omaha Television: The Early Years, 60 minutes, Omaha Telecasters Education Foundation 1984. 

Plowing Up a Storm: The History of Midwestern Farm Activism, 90 minutes, NETV 1985. A history of farm protest movements from the Civil War through the mid-1980s, including the grange movement and populist trends. Viewer's guide available. 

Sandhills Album, 60 minutes, NETV 1982. An exploration of the life and lifestyles of northwest Nebraska residents from frontier times to the 1980s. 

A Sandhills Story, 60 minutes, NETV 1993. History and modern family ranch culture of the Sandhills. 

A Street of Dreams, 58 minutes, Great Plains National Instructional TV 1994. Documents the history of Omaha's African-American and Jewish community on North 24th Street, which flourished in the 1920s. 

Un Tesoro de Nebraska (A Nebraska Treasure): Discovering Our Mexican Legacy, 60 minutes, Nebraska State Historical Society 1997. An illustrated lecture based on a statewide project of the Nebraska State Historical Society. 

Troublesome Creek: A Midwestern, 88 minutes, West City Films 1995. Award-winning program on an Iowa couple struggling to keep the land their ancestors had worked since the 1800s, as a multi-state corporation buys out the local bank. Viewer's guide available. 

The War Comes to Nebraska (See U.S. HISTORY AND CULTURE: World War II.) 

Westward the Empire: Omaha's World Fair of 1898, 57 minutes, UNO TV 1998.

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V. LITERATURE & LANGUAGE
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A. General

The American Short Story, 19 tapes, times vary, Learning in Focus 1976. Nineteen classic short stories by American authors including Richard Wright, William Faulkner, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Katherine Anne Porter and Willa Cather, with introductions that offer insight into the authors' works and lives. 
   1. Introduction to the Series 
   2. Almos' a Man 
   3. Barn Burning 
   4. Bartleby the Scrivener 
   5. Bernice Bobs Her Hair 
   6. Blue Hotel 
   7. D.P. 
   8. Golden Honeymoon 
   9. I'm a Fool 
   10. Noon Wine 
   11. Paul's Case 
   12. Rappacini's Daughter 
   13. The Displaced Person 
   14. The Greatest Man in the World 
   15. The Jilting of Granny Weatherall 
   16. The Jolly Corner 
   17. The Man that Corrupted Hadleyburg 
   18. The Music School 
   19. The Sky is Gray 
   20. The Soldier's Home 

The American Voice in Poetry, 90 minutes, White House Millennium Council 1999. Features three poet laureates, as well as President and Mrs. Clinton and audience members, reading poems written by American poets. Part of Millennium Evenings at the White House series. 

Herman Melville: Damned in Paradise, 90 minutes, The Film Company 1985. This program track the personal and intellectual adventures of Herman Melville. 

A Portrait of Maya Angelou, 60 minutes, PBS 1981. Join Angelou as she returns to her hometown of Stamps, Ark. Part of Bill Moyers' series Creativity. 

The Power of Myth, 6 tapes, 60 minutes each, Jossey-Bass Publishing 1997. This series discusses such questions as, "Do we still have room for heroes and villains, god and demons, magic and metaphor?" Hosted by Bill Moyers. 
   1. The Hero's Adventure 
   2. The Message of the Myth 
   3. The First Storytellers 
   4. Sacrifice and Bliss 
   5. Love and the Goddess 
   6. Masks of Eternity 

The Story of English, 9 tapes, 60 minutes each, BBC and MacNeil-Lehrer Productions 1986. Chronicles the transformation of English from the speech of a small Germanic tribe into today's most global language. Discussion guide and companion guide available. 
   1. A Muse of Fire 
   2. An English Speaking World 
   3. Black on White 
   4. Guid Scots Tongue 
   5. Mother Tongue 
   6. Muvver Tongue 
   7. Next Year's Words: A Look Into the Future 
   8. Pioneers! O Pioneers! 
   9. The Loaded Weapon 

Thoreau's Walden, 28 minutes, Films for the Humanities 1988. Recreates the two-year period (1845-47) during which Thoreau lived a solitary existence at Walden Pond. 

Voices and Visions, 13 tapes, 58 minutes each, Intellemation 1988. This series focuses on the lives and work of great American poets. 
   1. Elizabeth Bishop: One Art 
   2. Emily Dickinson 
   3. Ezra Pound: American Odyssey 
   4. Hart Crane 
   5. Langston Hughes: The Dream Keeper 
   6. Marianne Moore: In Her Own Image 
   7. Robert Frost 
   8. Robert Lowell: A mania for Phrases 
   9. Sylvia Plath 
   10. T.S. Eliot 
   11. Wallace Stevens: Man Made Out of Words 
   12. Walt Whitman 
   13. William Carlos Williams 

William and Dorothy, 52 minutes, Films for the Humanities 1977. A program about William Wordsworth and his sister, Dorothy. 

Zora is my Name! 90 minutes, PBS 1989. A dramatization of the story of Zora Neale Hurston. An American Playhouse production. 

B. Nebraska/Great Plains Literature & Language

Conversation with Wright Morris, 30 minutes, NETV 1988. Wright Morris discusses his novel, Plains Song: For Women Voices, whose central characters typify the Plains' women of the early 20th century. 

The Golden Years: Willa Cather's University, 74 minutes, Nebraska State Historical Society 1995. Presentation by Professor Robert Knoll in conjunction with the centennial of Cather's university days. 

A Poet's Perception, 30 minutes, NETV 1987. Nebraska State Poet Bill Kloefkorn reads poems accompanied by scenes of Nebraska landscape that inspired his poetry. Kloefkorn is available for personal appearances through the NHC Speakers Bureau to expand on ideas raised in the video.

Poetry: Capturing the Moment with U.S. Poet Laureate Ted Kooser &
Friends, NET 2005 (DVD). Nebraskan Ted Kooser, the 13th U.S. Poet Laureate, shows us the beauty in the ordinary through his poetry (with computer related files).
 

Reflections of a Bonehunter: The Life and Work of Loren Eiseley, 58 minutes, NETV 1994. Focuses on Loren Eiseley's early life and the environment he experienced at the University of Nebraska. 

Sandoz Video Programs, 58 minutes, Southeast Community College 1993. Along the Old Jules Trail, Conversation with Flora Sandoz, and Conversation with Caroline Sandoz Pifer are the segments of this program. 

Singing Cather's Song, 30 minutes, GPN 1991. Interviews with historian Mildred Bennet and readings by Colleen Dewhurst tell Cather's life story. 

Song of the Plains: The Story of Mari Sandoz, 60 minutes, NETV 1978. Includes interview footage with Sandoz as she discusses how she developed her 21 books. Nebraska native Dick Cavett talks with the author's family and friends about their personal memories of Sandoz. 

A Video History of Bess Streeter Aldrich. Biography of native-Nebraska author Bess Streeter Aldrich. 

Voice of the Plains: John G. Neihardt, 60 minutes, Nebraska Public Television 1983. An exploration of the life and work of the late poet laureate of Nebraska. Included are readings from his works, biographical materials, interviews with family and colleagues and video footage of Neihardt. 

Willa Cather's America, 60 minutes, Films for the Humanities 1988. Examines Cather's places and characters and their significance. Begins with Cather in middle age and focuses on late influences in her writing (especially Southwestern.) 

Willa Cather: The Writer and The Word, 30 minutes, NETCHE Inc. 1992. Excerpts from the 1981 Cather conference in Hastings and Red Cloud. The conference focused on how the events and locations in Cather's life became incorporated into her works. 

Writers on the Plains, 15 minutes, NETV 1997. Published by The Heritage Room of Nebraska Authors.

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Ancient Spirit, Living Word: The Oral Tradition (See ETHNIC HISTORY AND CULTURE: Native American.) 

Creativity with Bill Moyers. 2 tapes, PBS 1981. 
   1. A Portrait of Maya Angelou 
   2. John Huston 

Distant Voices, Thunder Word (See ETHNIC HISTORY AND CULTURE: Native American.) 

John Huston, 29 minutes, PBS 1982. A study of the creative process through the work of filmmaker, artist, writer, actor and self-described soldier of fortune John Huston. Part of Creativity with Bill Moyers series. 

The Power of Myth (See LITERATURE AND LANGUAGE: General.) 

The Story of English (See LITERATURE AND LANGUAGE: General.)

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A. Ethics, Law and Democracy

The Abortion Clinic, 60 minutes, PBS 1983. Focuses on the psychological and physical ramifications associated with abortions. Part of the Frontline series. 

Apartheid (See WORLD HISTORY AND CULTURE: African.) 

AIDS: Plague, Panic and Test of Human Values, 30 minutes, Maine Humanities Council 1988. Recording of a humanities conference that explored the way societies have responded to grave threats to the public health, including the AIDS crisis. 

Code Gray: Ethical Dilemmas in Nursing, 26 minutes, Fanlight Productions 1983. This program documents health care providers in the process of difficult decision-making. The Constitution: That Delicate Balance, Media and Society Seminars 1984. Town hall meeting-style debates on various constitutional issues. Companion book available. 
   1. President vs. Congress: Executive Privilege and Delegation of Powers 
   2. War Powers: President and Congress 
   3. Presidential Elections and Succession 
   4. Criminal Justice and a Defendant's Right to a Fair Trial 
   5. Crime and Punishments 
   6. School Prayer, Gun Control and the Right to Assemble 
   7. Immigration Reform. 

George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire (See U.S. HISTORY AND CULTURE: 20th Century Experience.) 

Hollywood on Trial (See U.S. HISTORY AND CULTURE: 20th Century Experience.) 

A Matter of Conscience (See U.S. HISTORY AND CULTURE: World War II.) 

The Politics of Water, 58 minutes, NETV 1989. Explores the ownership of America's water and future implications, including Colorado's Two Forks Dam Project and the Ogallala Aquifer. 

Sue the Doctor? 58 minutes, PBS 1986. Follows real medical cases step by step and explores malpractice risks. Part of the Frontline series. 

Talk to Me: Americans in Conversation, 57 minutes, Arcadia Pictures 1996. Americans talk about what it means to be American. 

Toward a More Perfect Union: An Invitation to Conversation, 23 minutes, Arcadia Pictures 1996. A further exploration of topics addressed in Talk to Me: Americans in Conversation. Produced by Susan Delson and Andrea Simon. 

Trial of Standing Bear (See ETHNIC HISTORY AND CULTURE: Native American.) 

A World of Ideas, 3 tapes, 90 minutes each, Mystic Fire Video (Public Affairs Television) 1989. Bill Moyers interviews some of America's greatest and most renowned contemporary thinkers including E.L. Doctorow, August Wilson, Joseph Heller, Noam Chomsky, Isaac Asimov, Carlos Fuentes and Tom Wolfe. 
   1. The National Soul 
   2. Crisis of Democracy 
   3. Dissolving Boundaries 

B. Social and Cultural Issues

The Abortion Clinic (See THE HUMANITIES AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES: Ethics, Law and Democracy.) 

AIDS: Plague, Panic and Test of Human Values (See THE HUMANITIES AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES: Ethics, Law and Democracy.) 

Apartheid (See WORLD HISTORY AND CULTURE: African.) 

A Class Divided, 60 minutes, PBS 1985. The story of an experiment in an Iowa classroom that highlights racial issues. Part of the Frontline series. 

Color Adjustment, 87 minutes, California Newsreel 1991. Portrays over 40 years of race relations in America through the lens of prime time television. Two-part series featuring 1948-1968 and 1968-present with columnist William Raspberry. 

Death and Dying: A Conversation with Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, 29 minutes, WITF 1975. Renowned psychiatrist and author Elisabeth Kubler-Ross discusses her work and philosophy on death. 

The Health Century: The Fight Against Infectious Disease from Yellow Fever to AIDS, 60 minutes, Blackwell corporation 1987. 

The Making of Mankind, 7 tapes, 55 minutes each, BBC 1981. Anthropologist Richard Leakey traces the origins of our species. 
   1. In the Beginning 
   2. One Small Step 
   3. A Human Way of Life 
   4. Beyond Africa 
   5. A New Era 
   6. Settling Down 
   7. The Survival of the Species 

Margaret Mead: Taking Note, 60 minutes, PBS 1981. Documentary on the anthropologist famous for her studies of children and families. 

Sue the Doctor? (See HUMANITIES AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES: Ethics, Law and Democracy.) 

A World of Ideas (See HUMANITIES AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES: Ethics, Law and Democracy.) 

C. Technology, Environment and Science

AIDS: Plague, Panic and Test of Human Values (See HUMANITIES AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES: Ethics, Law and Democracy.) 

The Ascent of Man, 13 tapes, 52 minutes each, BBC-TV and Time-Life Films 1988. Explores humankind's cultural evolution through an examination of ideas and inventions. 

Code Gray: Ethical Dilemmas in Nursing (See HUMANITIES AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES: Ethics, Law and Democracy.) 

Corn and Culture (See NEBRASKA/GREAT PLAINS HISTORY.) 

Exploration: Under the Sea, Beyond the Stars, 65 minutes, White House Millennium Council 1999. Part of Millennium Evenings at the White House series. 

The Health Century: The Fight Against Infectious Disease from Yellow Fever to AIDS (See THE HUMANITIES AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES: Technology, Environment and Science.) 

Imagination and Change: Science in the Next Millennium, 65 minutes, White House Millennium Council 1999. Professor Stephen Hawking discusses his view of scientific progress in the next 1000 years. Part of Millennium Evenings at the White House series. 

Informatics Meets Genomics, 65 minutes, White House MillenniumCouncil 1999. Part of Millennium Evenings at the White House series. 

Keith County Journal, 58 minutes, NETV 1985. This program documents a research excursion to learn the lessons of nature from the humblest of Keith County's creatures. 

The Last of the Rainwater Basins, 30 minutes, NETV 1990. This program look at the remaining wetlands in Nebraska and their importance to our ecology. 

Legacy of Genius: The Story of Thomas Edison, 59 minutes, PBS 1979. A portrait of the personality of Thomas Edison and his legacy. 

Out of the Fiery Furnace, 3 tapes, 60 minutes each, PBS 1983. A look at history through the exploitation of metals, minerals and energy resources. 
   1. Swords and Ploughshares 
   2. Shining Conquests 
   3. The Revolution of Necessity 

The Platte River Road, 60 minutes, NETV 1991. Explores historic and more recent issues affecting the Platte valley including water use and rights, shifting populations and economic development. 

The Politics of Water (See HUMANITIES AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES: Ethics, Law and Democracy.) 

Spaceflight, 2 videos, 60 minutes each, PBS 1985. Examines the historical, political and technological events in America's quest to conquer space. 

Sue the Doctor? (See HUMANITIES AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES: Ethics, Law and Democracy.) 

Water: More Precious than Oil, 58 minutes, PBS 1981. Explores the world's growing water crisis.

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A. Art, Architecture and Folk Arts

Blue Train: Making History Dance, 29 minutes, Spence Film Production 1998. The story of Blue Train, a site-specific, community-based dance performance which tells the story of the influence of the railroads on the development of Lincoln, Neb. 

Frank Lloyd Wright: Prophet Without Honor, 30 minutes, PBS 1988. An examination of the controversial life of one of the century's most innovative architects. 

Hand Me Downs, 3 tapes, running times vary, NETV 1983. Narrator Roger Welsch talks about traditional folk arts such as quilting, braiding, Ukrainian egg decorating, the hammer dulcimer, fiddling, Hmong needlework, bead working and blacksmithing from an historical and cultural perspective.

The Hudson River and its Painters, 57 minutes, Home Vision 1987. A documentary of America's first native school of landscape painters. 

John Huston (See READING, WRITING AND TELLING.) 

The Lentz Center for Asian Culture, 19 minutes, Lentz Center 1998. An introduction to a cultural resource at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. 

Light of the Gods (See WORLD HISTORY AND CULTURE: General.) 

The Mandala of Hayagriva (See WORLD HISTORY AND CULTURE: Asian). 

The Man Who Drew Bug-Eyed Monsters (See NEBRASKA/GREAT PLAINS HISTORY AND CULTURE.) 

Masters of Modern Sculpture, 5 tapes, running times vary, Nebraska Art Association 1995. 
   1. Rodin 
   2. Constantin Brancusi 
   3. Alberto Giacometti 
   4. Pablo Picasso 
   5. Henry Moore, David Smith, Anthony Caro, Mark DiSuvero 

Nebraska Quiltmakers and their Quilts, 21 minutes, UNL 1993. Describes the motivations and occasions for quiltmaking, popular patterns and their change over time. 

Robert Henri and the Art Spirit, 28 minutes, EPN 1990. Discussion guide available. 

Shock of the New (See WORLD HISTORY AND CULTURE: General.) 

The Stone Carvers, 28 minutes, Direct Cinema 1985. Academy Award-winning documentary on the stone carvers who worked on the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. 

Stories of Home, 1 DVD, 86 minutes, Lincoln Arts Council 2007. Follows the creation and exhibition of 12 sculptures that tell the stories of 12 Lincoln-area families.

B. Film History

In the Days of 1875 and '76 (See NEBRASKA/GREAT PLAINS HISTORY AND CULTURE.) 

C. Music

Good Mornin' Blues, 60 minutes, PBS 1978. B.B. King narrates a history of blues music from its earliest origins until World War II. 

Jazz: An Expression of Democracy, 94 minutes, White House Millennium Council 1999. Part of the Millennium Evenings at the White House series. 

Music in Time, 5 tapes, 60 minutes each, Films for the Humanities 1988. James Galway's survey of the history of classical music. 
   1. The Renaissance 
   2. Luther and the Reformation 
   3. The Seasons and the Symphony 
   4. The Romantics 
   5. Land of Our Fathers 

Music of Milwaukee Irish Fest (See ETHNIC HISTORY & CULTURE: European American.) 

Wild Women Don't Have the Blues, 58 minutes, California Newsreel 1989. Chronicles how blues music was born out of the economic and social upheaval of early 20th century African-American life. Through historic performances and recordings, it captures the spirit of such pioneering blues women as Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey and others. 

Yodel Straight from the Soul, 60 minutes, NETV 1996. Explores the diverse historical and cultural traditions of Alpine, blues and cowboy yodeling. 

D. Religion and Spirituality

The Christians (See WORLD HISTORY & CULTURE: General.) 

Islam, the Veil and the Future, 29 minutes, PBS 1980. Producer Nancy Dickerson and the wife of the Saudi Arabian ambassador to the U.S. discuss how the Islamic word deals with marriage, adultery and divorce, as well as women's rights and dress. 

Keeping the Faith, 58 minutes, BBC 1987. A history of the role the black church has played in African-American culture. Part of the Frontline series. 

The Long Search, 13 tapes, 52 minutes each, BBC 1977. A journey to four continents to examine the role religion plays in people's lives. Discussion guide available. 
   1. Protestant Spirit USA 
   2. Hinduism: 330 Million Gods 
   3. Buddhism: Footprint of the Buddha—India 
   4. Catholicism: Rome, Leeds and the Desert 
   5. Islam: There Is No God but God 
   6. Orthodox Christianity: the Rumanian Solution 
   7. Judaism: The Chosen People 
   8. Religion in Indonesia: The Way of the Ancestors 
   9. Buddhism: The Land of the Disappearing Buddha—Japan 
   10. African Religion: Zulu Zion 
   11. Taoism: A Question of Balance—China 
   12. Alternative Lifestyles in California: West Meets East 
   13. Reflections on the Long Search 

A Time for Burning (See ETHNIC HISTORY AND CULTURE: African American). 

The Road to Morocco: Journey to Understanding (See WORLD HISTORY AND CULTURE: Middle Eastern). 

E. Women

Eleanor Roosevelt (See U.S. HISTORY AND CULTURE: 20th Century Experience.) 

The Farmer's Wife (See NEBRASKA/GREAT PLAINS HISTORY AND CULTURE.) 

Islam, the Veil and the Future (See MISCELLANEOUS: Religion and Spirituality.) 

Margaret Mead: Taking Note (See THE HUMANITIES AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES: Social and Cultural Issues.) 

Mary Silliman's War (See U.S. HISTORY AND CULTURE: General.) 

Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony (See U.S. HISTORY AND CULTURE: General.) 

Not on the Frontline, 30 minutes, NETV 1991. The women who served in Vietnam outside of traditional military roles tell their stories. 

Not One of the Boys, 60 minutes, 1984. Follows women's involvement in politics in 1984 and Geraldine Ferraro's nomination for vice president. Part of the Frontline series. 

Wild Women Don't Have the Blues(SeeMISCELLANEOUS: Music.) 

Women as Citizens: Vital Voices Through the Century, White House Millennium Council 1999. Alice Kessler-Harris, Nancy Cott and Ruth Simmons speak on the history of American women in civic life in the 20th century. Part of the Millennium Evenings at the White House series. 

The Women of Summer, 60 minutes, Filmmakers Library 1985. The story of the Bryn Mawr Summer School for Women Workers and Hilda "Jane" Smith. 

F. Young Audiences

Art and Artifacts, 30 minutes, OPS 1991. This film was designed by Omaha Public Schools for fourth graders to learn more about Native American cultures.

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Nine tapes, times vary, White House Millennium Council 1999. 
   1. The Living Past: Commitments for the Future 
   2. Imagination and Change: Science in the Next Millennium 
   3. The American Voice in Poetry 
   4. Jazz: An Expression of Democracy 
   5. The Meaning of the Millennium 
   6. Women as Citizens: Vital Voices through the Century 
   7. Perils of Indifference: Lessons Learned from a Violent Century 
   8. Informatics meets Genomics 
   9. Exploration: Under the Sea, Beyond the Stars 

X. CAROLYN PETERSON MEMORIAL LIBRARY
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The NHC houses a collection of videos intended to assist communities and organizations in planning festivals and events. This library was established in memory of longtime Swedish festival volunteer Carolyn Peterson. 
   1. The ABCs of Sponsorship 
   2. How to Upgrade your Food and Beverage 
   3. Merchandising at your Event 
   4. Merchandising for the Brave of Heart 
   5. Money-Making Ideas 
   6. Packaging and Selling Sponsorships 
   7. Publicity for Special Events 
   8. Why Sponsors Sponsor 
   9. Working with Volunteers

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