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- Identifier
- wwu:42755
- Title
- AUAP at WWU
- Date
- ~2018
- Description
- Video promoting the Asia University America Program (AUAP) at Western Washington University. AUAP is an English language and culture immersion program based on a partnership between Western Washington University and Asia University in Tokyo, Japan. This video targets a Japanese audience and is narrated in Japanese with Japanese captions.
- Digital Collection
- Western Washington University Audiovisual Records
- Type of resource
- Moving image
- Object custodian
- University Archives
- Related Collection
- University Relations and Marketing Records
- Local Identifier
- AUAPWWU2018, AUAPWWU2018.mp4 (dissemination copy with normalized filename), 20180621^276299795^AUAP_at_Western_Washington_University_2018.mp4 (original filename as downloaded from Vimeo)
- Identifier
- wwu:34686
- Title
- Bellingham waterfront [audio-visual clip]
- Date
- 1924-1928
- Description
- A clip from (silent) home movie footage taken by the late businessman and community leader J.J. Donovan, showing the Bellingham waterfront in approximately 1924-1928. Historic landmarks and sights in this clip include the Quackenbush wharf, a Great Northern Railroad passenger train, Citizen’s Dock, waterfront mill operations and the old St. Joseph’s hospital building on South Hill. There is a fleeting glimpse of a passing streetcar at the thirty-four seconds mark.
- Digital Collection
- Donovan (J.J.) Papers
- Type of resource
- Moving image
- Object custodian
- Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies
- Related Collection
- John Joseph (J.J.) Donovan Family Papers
- Local Identifier
- donovan_waterfront_clip
- Identifier
- wwu:34874
- Title
- Forward with Western (1949)
- Date
- 1949
- Description
- Film produced in 1949 commemorating the 50th anniversary of what was then Western Washington College of Education, and looking forward to the next 50 years. The film depicts the social, academic, and administrative offerings of Western, with contemporary scenes of students, faculty, staff, classroom activities, and community events.
- Digital Collection
- WWU Communications and Marketing Archives
- Type of resource
- Moving image
- Object custodian
- University Archives
- Related Collection
- Records of WWU Office of University Communications and Marketing
- Local Identifier
- wwuarc_82-18_ForwardWithWestern
- Identifier
- wwu:16505
- Title
- Tikka (Rubin) film footage of Clam Gulch, Alaska [avi file with title slides]
- Date
- 1958
- Description
- Soundless color film showing commercial fishing operations in Clam Gulch, Alaska, with use of set nets and a fish trap. Fish traps were outlawed following Alaska statehood in 1959.
- Digital Collection
- Tikka (Rubin) Film Footage of Clam Gulch, Alaska
- Type of resource
- Moving image
- Object custodian
- Center for Pacific Northwest Studies
- Local Identifier
- tikka_clamgulchfishing1958
- Identifier
- wwu:31414
- Title
- KVOS Webster Reports: Century 21 (Seattle World's Fair)
- Date
- 1962-02-08
- Description
- Short interviews with director of the 1962 Seattle World's Fair Gayway about prices and attractions, and Space Needle manager Hoge Sullivan about the Space Needle construction schedule and Space Needle statistics. There is also footage of construction crews at work high atop the almost completed Space Needle.
- Digital Collection
- KVOS Channel 12 Films
- Type of resource
- Moving image
- Object custodian
- Center for Pacific Northwest Studies
- Related Collection
- KVOS Channel 12 Films
- Local Identifier
- kvos_webster_w03
- Identifier
- wwu:31393
- Title
- KVOS Special: If The Bomb Survives, Can We?
- Date
- 1962-06-01
- Description
- Student anti-nuclear rally in spring 1962 on the campus of Western Washington State College (subsequently Western Washington University). English professor Arthur Hicks delivers a speech in front of the student union building; a march to downtown Bellingham follows. Some onlookers are interviewed by Al Swift.
- Digital Collection
- KVOS Channel 12 Films
- Type of resource
- Moving image
- Object custodian
- Center for Pacific Northwest Studies
- Related Collection
- KVOS Channel 12 Film
- Local Identifier
- kvos_special_13_01
- Identifier
- wwu:31396
- Title
- KVOS Special: The European Common Market and You
- Date
- 1962-07-06
- Description
- Politicians from both Washington State and British Columbia are interviewed. They discuss the impact the European Common Market will have on Washington and British Columbia as well as its impact on the United States and Canada as a whole.
- Digital Collection
- KVOS Channel 12 Films
- Type of resource
- Moving image
- Object custodian
- Center for Pacific Northwest Studies
- Related Collection
- KVOS Channel 12 Film
- Local Identifier
- kvos_special_13_02_s03
- Identifier
- wwu:31397
- Title
- KVOS Special: Girls, Glitter and Gracie
- Date
- 1962-08-10
- Description
- Chorus line and cabaret producer and promoter Gracie Hansen is interviewed for twenty minutes. Her show "Gracie Hansen's Paradise" was a prime adult entertainment attraction at the 1962 Seattle World's Fair. She discusses her early career, the background of the show, the showgirls and other performers, etc. Soundless footage prior to the interview includes footage of dancers donning costumes and applying makeup. Soundless footage of a fashion show follows the interview, with women modeling polka-dot dresses, swimwear, and lingerie.
- Digital Collection
- KVOS Channel 12 Films
- Type of resource
- Moving image
- Object custodian
- Center for Pacific Northwest Studies
- Related Collection
- KVOS Channel 12 Film
- Local Identifier
- kvos_special_13_02_s04
- Identifier
- wwu:31413
- Title
- KVOS Special: Operation Cooperation
- Date
- 1962-10-03
- Description
- This episode is devoted to a ceremony held at the Peace Arch on September 22, 1962, celebrating the civil defense cooperation agreement recently signed between Washington State and British Columbia. Specifically aimed at enhancing cross-border coordination in the event of a nuclear attack, a key provision of the treaty calls for a Vancouver evacuation route to run through Whatcom County: up H Street in Blaine, and on to Sumas. Footage shows Canadian and American politicians hammering nails to erect a dispersal route sign at the border. Footage includes short speeches made by several officials praising international cooperation, both the interior and exterior of the Washington State Civil Defense Mobile Command Post bus, Canadian and American troops marching back and forth under the Peace Arch while a marching band plays, and food being prepared for and eaten by the troops. Amongst several people interviewed are British Columbia Provincial Secretary W.D. Bligh and Washington State Lieutenant Governor John Sherbert.
- Digital Collection
- KVOS Channel 12 Films
- Type of resource
- Moving image
- Object custodian
- Center for Pacific Northwest Studies
- Related Collection
- KVOS Channel 12 Films
- Local Identifier
- kvos_special_14_01_s07
- Identifier
- wwu:31398
- Title
- KVOS Special: The Race for Washington
- Date
- 1962-11-01
- Description
- Four politicians are interviewed prior to the 1962 senatorial and congressional election: incumbent senator Warren G Magnuson (Democrat) and his opponent Richard Christiansen (Republican) as well as incumbent representative Alfred Westland (Republican) and his opponent Milo E. Moore (Democrat). Magnuson is interviewed for the first ten minutes, and briefly touches upon a range of issues including Medicare, trade, the Kennedy Administration, communism, and his unwillingness to engage his opponent in a televised debate. Christiansen, a former Lutheran Minister, is interviewed for the next ten minutes and focuses primarily on his campaign strategy, although he also takes time to condemn communism. Both interviews touch upon the different political climate in Washington East and West of the Cascades. Westland, of Washington's Second Congressional District, is interviewed for four minutes, and offers a position on Whatcom County lumber issues. Moore, a former Washington State Fisheries Director, mentions his plan to turn Drayton Harbor and Terrell Creek (Birch Bay) into fish farms.
- Digital Collection
- KVOS Channel 12 Films
- Type of resource
- Moving image
- Object custodian
- Center for Pacific Northwest Studies
- Related Collection
- KVOS Channel 12 Film
- Local Identifier
- kvos_special_15_02_s11
- Identifier
- wwu:31399
- Title
- KVOS Special: The Key To The College Door
- Date
- 1963-02-13
- Description
- Interviews with Western Washington State College (which would later become Western Washington University) administrators about college-related issues. Speakers and interviewees include James L. Jarrett (President) and C.W. "Bill" MacDonald (Dean of Men), William O'Neil (Registrar) and William Hatch (Financial Aid Officer). Topics include preparing for college, reasons for going to college, alternatives to college, admissions criteria, the cost of a college education, loans, and scholarships. Interviews with a selected panel of students explore their attitudes towards college, and related issues such as study habits, financial management, and extracurricular activities. Silent footage of the college is interspersed, with shots of Old Main, Bond Hall, the Carver Gym, etc.
- Digital Collection
- KVOS Channel 12 Films
- Type of resource
- Moving image
- Object custodian
- Center for Pacific Northwest Studies
- Related Collection
- KVOS Channel 12 Film
- Local Identifier
- kvos_special_16_01_s12
- Identifier
- wwu:31402
- Title
- KVOS Special: The First R
- Date
- 1963-11-14
- Description
- Dr. Donald Durrell, Professor of Education at Boston University and nationally recognized authority on the teaching of reading, is interviewed by Dr. James L. Jarrett, President of Western Washington State College (later Western Washington University). Durrell discusses the best approaches to teaching reading to young children. Topics that are raised include phonics, flashcards, cursive writing, spelling, parental preparation, pronunciation, child psychology, education, educational philosophy, and the importance of elementary school libraries. Emphasis on kindergarten, first grade.
- Digital Collection
- KVOS Channel 12 Films
- Type of resource
- Moving image
- Object custodian
- Center for Pacific Northwest Studies
- Related Collection
- KVOS Channel 12 Film
- Local Identifier
- kvos_special_20_01_s21
- Identifier
- wwu:31405
- Title
- KVOS Special: Alaska Earthquake - The Day After
- Date
- 1964-04-02
- Description
- Including a brief introductory newscast by reporter Andy Anderson, this reel focuses on the massive destruction wrought on Kodiak City, on Kodiak Island, Alaska, by the 1964 earthquake. The March 27, 1964 quake was then the largest earthquake recorded striking the United States. The devastation of Kodiak was caused by a series of accompanying tidal waves. The tsunami aftermath is well-illustrated by this dramatic footage of the town, showing destroyed ships, the ruins of buildings, and community relief efforts.
- Digital Collection
- KVOS Channel 12 Films
- Type of resource
- Moving image
- Object custodian
- Center for Pacific Northwest Studies
- Related Collection
- KVOS Channel 12 Film
- Local Identifier
- kvos_special_24_02_s27b
- Identifier
- wwu:31401
- Title
- KVOS Webster Reports: The Extraordinary Equation of George Van Tassel
- Date
- 1964-06-18
- Description
- Jack Webster interviews California resident George Van Tassel, who claims to have been visited by aliens on flying saucers that used anti-gravity technology. During the interview Van Tassel discusses the formula for time travel taught to him on a visit to a UFO, and its relationship to the Earth's magnetic field. In later years Van Tassel would be known for the Integratron, a large dome-shaped rejuvenation device he only partially completed in the California desert prior to his death in 1978.
- Digital Collection
- KVOS Channel 12 Films
- Type of resource
- Moving image
- Object custodian
- Center for Pacific Northwest Studies
- Related Collection
- KVOS Channel 12 Film
- Local Identifier
- kvos_webster_w21
- Identifier
- wwu:31400
- Title
- KVOS Special: The Professor Looks At His College (silent, pre-broadcast footage)
- Date
- 1964-10-24
- Description
- See also broadcast version (kvos_special_19_01_s20a). This is soundless, pre-broadcast footage for a KVOS special about student life at Western Washington State College (later Western Washington University). Includes footage and stills of campus, as well as tide-pool hunting and Whatcom Falls.
- Digital Collection
- KVOS Channel 12 Films
- Type of resource
- Moving image
- Object custodian
- Center for Pacific Northwest Studies
- Related Collection
- KVOS Channel 12 Film
- Local Identifier
- kvos_special_19_01_s20b
- Identifier
- wwu:31395
- Title
- KVOS Special: The Professor Looks At His College
- Date
- 1964-10-24
- Description
- This reel consists of narration superimposed over images of student life at Western Washington State College (later Western Washington University), chosen from over four and a half hours of footage and interviews. Eight faculty members speak separately on aspects of student life and teaching at Western: Katherine Carroll (Education), Charles Flora (Biological Sciences), Arthur Hicks (English), James McAree (History), Richard Reynolds (Education), Herbert Taylor (Sociology-Anthropology), Ralph Thompson (Education) and Mary Watrous (Education). Topics include their educational philosophies, teaching styles, students and the college experience, extracurricular activities. Footage includes the campus - Old Main, Wilson Library, the future site of Red Square, the Carver Gym; footage of professors lecturing, students in laboratories, students performing music and creating visual arts, playing football, etc. Off-campus footage includes biology or zoology students exploring tide-pools along Bellingham's shoreline, and visiting Whatcom Falls.
- Digital Collection
- KVOS Channel 12 Films
- Type of resource
- Moving image
- Object custodian
- Center for Pacific Northwest Studies
- Related Collection
- KVOS Channel 12 Film
- Local Identifier
- kvos_special_19_01_s20a
- Identifier
- wwu:31406
- Title
- KVOS Special: The Color of Black
- Date
- 1965-04-15
- Description
- Civil Rights leader and activist James Farmer is interviewed for the entire episode. Farmer, founding member and head of the Congress of Racial Equality, or CORE, discusses a wide range of issues related to the Civil Rights movement, including segregation, desegregation, racial discrimination, the protest movement, nonviolent protest, the freedom riders, the marches on Selma and Montgomery, President Lyndon Johnson, and Alabama Governor George Wallace. He contrasts the movements in the north with those in the south. At the beginning of the interview, Farmer relates a powerful story of his own recent escape from a violent lynch mob of Louisiana State Troopers and police in Plaquemine, Louisiana. Users are advised that this resource contains content that may be triggering and harmful, and language and terms that are outdated and offensive.
- Digital Collection
- KVOS Channel 12 Films
- Type of resource
- Moving image
- Object custodian
- Center for Pacific Northwest Studies
- Related Collection
- KVOS Channel 12 Film
- Local Identifier
- kvos_special_28_01_s39
- Identifier
- wwu:31407
- Title
- KVOS Special: The Road To Redress
- Date
- 1965-04-22
- Description
- A Bellingham peace protest march against the Vietnam War is captured. Protesters carry signs and placards against the war, featuring slogans such as "Negotiation Not Napalm". More attention is devoted on this reel to the much smaller group of counter-protesters, who favor the war; one spokesperson is interviewed for several minutes. Their slogans include "draft the pacifists" Some of the anti-war demonstration takes place in front of the Hotel Leopold. The second half of the reel is taken up by an unidentified man giving a speech about the Vietnam War; the audio is poor.
- Digital Collection
- KVOS Channel 12 Films
- Type of resource
- Moving image
- Object custodian
- Center for Pacific Northwest Studies
- Related Collection
- KVOS Channel 12 Film
- Local Identifier
- kvos_special_29_01_s40
- Identifier
- wwu:24140
- Title
- WRA Film, "Everyone is welcome in W.R.A, WWSC 1966"
- Date
- 1966
- Description
- WRA silent film documenting the activites for the year 1965-1966. Title quoted directly from opening title page of the film. The WRA recorded field hockey practice and scrimmage, hiking, Basketball, Badminton, Skiing, and their trip to Viqueen Lodge on Sinclair Island.
- Digital Collection
- Women's Recreation Association
- Type of resource
- Moving image
- Object custodian
- University Archives
- Related Collection
- Women's Recreation Association Records
- Local Identifier
- WRA0261.wmv
- Identifier
- wwu:31408
- Title
- KVOS Special: Dick Gregory
- Date
- 1966-02-13
- Description
- Stand-up comic, entertainer, author, nutritionist, and civil rights activist Dick Gregory is interviewed by Andy Anderson. Gregory comments upon a range of topics including the 1965 Watts Riots in Los Angeles, segregation, recent civil rights legislation, Martin Luther King, local and regional Black leaders, the philosophy of the protest movement, protests, nonviolence, pacifism, and social justice in America. This reel also contains two public service announcement commercials. The advertisement preceding the episode is an animation cartoon produced by the American Dental Association, and promotes fluoride and fluoridation as a solution to tooth decay. The ad following the episode, produced by the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, promotes clean water and cites a growing problem of pollution and contamination. Users are advised that this resource contains content that may be triggering and harmful, and language and terms that are outdated and offensive.
- Digital Collection
- KVOS Channel 12 Films
- Type of resource
- Moving image
- Object custodian
- Center for Pacific Northwest Studies
- Related Collection
- KVOS Channel 12 Film
- Local Identifier
- kvos_special_31_01_s48