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Identifier: wwu:34812
Title: Western Washington State College: A Close Look (1972)
Date: 1972
Description: 1972 film produced by Western Washington State College primarily as a recruiting and informational device for high school and community college students, and promoting Western's unique qualities as a place of higher education. Included in the film are comments by President Dr. Charles J. Flora, Dean of Research and Grants Dr. Herbert C. Taylor, Fairhaven College professor Dr. David Mason, Al Swift of KVOS television, General Studies Chairman Dr. Roscoe Buckland, and Counseling Center Director Dr. Saundra Taylor. The film depicts the student services and academic offerings of Western at the time, including profiles of the Counseling Center; Western's three "cluster colleges": Fairhaven College, the College of Ethnic Studies, and Huxley College of the Environment; the Vehicle Research Institute; and the Library. The film includes images of Western's campus, as well as original music by local musician Jack Hansen and performed by Hansen's group "Fat Jack," featuring Hansen (guitar), Cary Blake (bass), and Fred Greene (drums). The film was directed and produced by Rick Chace with photography by Rick Chace and Roger Adams.
Digital Collection: WWU Communications and Marketing Archives
Type of resource: Moving image
Object custodian: University Archives
Related Collection: University Communications and Marketing Records, University Archives.
Local Identifier: wwuarm_83-50-05_wwsc_a_close_look_derivTitles

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: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: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

Identifier: wwu:31415
Title: KVOS Special: Interview with John J. O'Connell
Date: 1967-08-27
Description: Washington State Attorney General John J. O’Connell is interviewed in this episode. O’Connell begins by discussing the “long hot summer” of race riots which occurred in many U.S. cities that year, and explains why a race riot was unlikely to occur in Washington State. He discusses the social tensions and injustices which led to these outbreaks of chaos and violence, and talks about fair housing legislation. He also mentions, in passing, the similar injustices faced by Native Americans. Next, O’Connell explores the broader topic of soaring crime rates, both nationally and state-wide. He suggests a need to reexamine ineffective punitive measures against crime. Finally, O’Connell calls for major reform of the Washington State Constitution; including a complete constitutional re-write, to be undertaken by a constitutional convention of elected delegates. Users are advised that this resource contains content and outdated language and terms that may be offensive and harmful.
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_36_03_s69

Identifier: wwu:37434
Title: Amarnath Deva interview
Date: 2020-07-30
Description: Amarnath Deva, owner of Mayuri International Grocery Store, discusses small businesses, the economy, immigrant consumer culture and adapting to a changed notion of public space during the pandemic. This interview was conducted by Dr. Dharitri Bhattacharjee and presented online initially via the Western C.A.R.E.S. program and website (with Athena Roth as session host).
Digital Collection: Stories To Tell Oral History Project: A South Asian Perspective on COVID-19
Type of resource: Moving image
Object custodian: Center for Pacific Northwest Studies
Related Collection: Stories To Tell Oral History Project: A South Asian Perspective on COVID-19
Local Identifier: storiestotell_20200730_deva

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: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:31411
Title: KVOS Special: Western's Fourth R.
Date: 1967-10-15
Description: A profile of Western Washington University faculty members and their research. The first four minutes are silent, and feature Professor Gerald Kraft and students conducting field experiments from a boat. After that a series of professors explain their research. These include Dr. June Ross, one of the first female biochemists at the University, who discusses her research on sponges. Dr. Larry Douglas talks about monitoring the impact of special educational programs in minority neighborhoods. Dr. Carol Diers from the psychology department, a specialist in personality research, discusses a failed experiment involving armadillos (the last armadillo died from exposure to Bellingham's climate). Dr. Debnath Mookhergee of the geography department explains his research into urban demographics in India. Dr. Joseph Hashisaki of the math department highlights his book, The Theory of Arithmetic. The last few minutes of footage feature local saltwater invertebrates, including crabs, sea urchins, and sea cucumbers. The bizarre looking Puget Sound King Crab (Lopholithodes mandtii) is included.
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_36_01_s67

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:37426
Title: Samia Jannat interview
Date: 2020-07-09
Description: Samia Jannat, Seattle resident and Research Coordinator at University of Washington School of Medicine discusses death and dying during Covd-19. This interview was conducted by Dr. Dharitri Bhattacharjee and presented online initially via the Western C.A.R.E.S. program and website (with Athena Roth as session host).
Digital Collection: Stories To Tell Oral History Project: A South Asian Perspective on COVID-19
Type of resource: Moving image
Object custodian: Center for Pacific Northwest Studies
Related Collection: Stories To Tell Oral History Project: A South Asian Perspective on COVID-19
Local Identifier: storiestotell_20200709_jannat

Identifier: wwu:34366
Title: An American Daughter promo
Digital Collection: Theatre Productions!
Type of resource: moving image
Object custodian: College of Fine and Performing Arts
Virtual collection: Theatre Productions!
Virtual collection link: 624

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: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:37435
Title: Gursewak Singh interview
Date: 2020-08-04
Description: Gursewak Singh, student and Nursing Assistant at Mt. Baker Care Center, talks about being an essential worker in the long-term care unit at the Center. This interview was conducted by Dr. Dharitri Bhattacharjee and presented online initially via the Western C.A.R.E.S. program and website (with Athena Roth as session host).
Digital Collection: Stories To Tell Oral History Project: A South Asian Perspective on COVID-19
Type of resource: Moving image
Object custodian: Center for Pacific Northwest Studies
Related Collection: Stories To Tell Oral History Project: A South Asian Perspective on COVID-19
Local Identifier: storiestotell_20200804_singh

Identifier: wwu:31416
Title: KVOS Special: Julian Bond Interview
Date: 1967-05-18
Description: Georgia State Legislator and Anti Vietnam War activist Julian Bond is interviewed in front of the Old Main building at Western Washington University, by Political Science Department Chairman Manfred Vernon. Julian Bond is introduced by Duayne F. Trecker. The discussion focuses heavily on the war in Vietnam, and topics include pacifism, the draft and conscription, unilateral withdrawal, poverty, racism, race relations, minorities, civil rights, political activism, and Dr. Martin Luther King. Bond, then a 27 year old African-American, had to fight for two years in the Supreme Court before the State of Georgia would recognize the legitimacy of his victory. At the 1968 Democratic convention in Chicago, Bond was a key member of the "Georgia Loyalist" faction. He was later chairman of the NAACP. This digital object was digitized from 16mm film and contains some brief gaps (for example at the 16:36 mark) that were present in the archived film. Users are advised that this resource includes use of language and terms now 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 Films
Local Identifier: kvos_special_36_03_s69

Identifier: wwu:34324
Title: Easton Glacier Mt Baker field research
Date: 2019-08-05
Description: Field research day studying glacial recession with Dr. Andy Bach and students. August 5, 2019.
Digital Collection: 2019 8/5 Glacial Melt Andy Bach
Type of resource: moving image
Object custodian: University Communications and Marketing

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: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: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

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