Browse Exhibits (7 total)
Man and laughter
12 episodes, 1956, WOI-TV (Des Moines, Iowa)
From WNET:
"Humor comes under the scalpel of the scholar in this stimulating series of twelve programs, “Man and Laughter,” produced by WOI-TV at Iowa State College. Iowa State English Professor, Dr. Leonard Feinberg, who has made a lifelong study of humor in literature, takes the different types of humor apart one by one in the series of lectures, showing how they affect men and why they came into being. His study covers everything from the proverbial “drunk” comedian to the satire of Jonathan Swift and that of Sinclair Lewis. The series is designed to give viewers insight into what makes men laugh."
The Latin Americas
15 episodes, 1957, KETC (St. Louis)
From WNET:
"These programs, produced by KETC, St. Louis, seek to explain the background of the colonial experience of the areas which in the early nineteenth century became the Latin American nations. Attention is given to the conquistadors, the world from which they came, their exploits of conquest and exploration in the Americas, the colonies and societies which they established, and the movements by which the several Spanish and Portuguese provinces achieved their independence. The series was coordinated by William Lesko, produced by David Lewis, and directed by Don Salper."
At home with your child
12 episodes, 1956, WQED (Pittsburgh)
From WNET:
"This series is designed essentially for the new parents or parents of very young children and features Dr. Anne B. Wagner, chief of the maternal and child health division of the Pittsburgh Department of Health. AT HOME WITH YOUR CHILD demonstrates the practical angles of child care, including the physical and emotional characteristics of each developmental level from the new born child to the kindergarten youngster. Station WQED in Pittsburgh produced the series in cooperation with the Pittsburgh Department of Health."
Animals of the seashore
15 episodes, 1959, KCTS (Seattle)
From WNET:
"'Animals of the Seashore' is organized around the intertidal environment as a unique, diverse, exacting, and above all interesting habitat for living organisms. The general approach is to analyze the physical features of the beach and to illustrate how different animals meet the conditions imposed on them by their environment. Because marine animals comprise a large segment of the animal kingdom, the coverage is extensive though nontechnical. The series is planned to interest both teenagers and adults. Emphasis is placed on becoming familiar with the different kinds of animals, their particular niche and special adaptations, how they live, what they do, and where they fit into the general scheme of the living world. The series was produced by KCTS-TV, Seattle."
The criminal man
20 episodes, 1958, KQED (San Francisco)
From WNET:
"'The Criminal Man' is a definitive study of the cause, prevention and treatment of crime by the late Dr. Douglas M. Kelley, police consultant, psychiatrist and professor of criminology at the University of California. The series, which takes its title from Lombroso’s original work in the last century, incorporates a great number of dramatic re-enactments using highly skilled actors and films as illustrations. Dr. Kelley uses the first six programs to define crime and criminals and to destroy the myth, folklore and common superstitions which have long surrounded crime. The second group of programs analyzes the true causes of crime and posts guides to the prevention of these causes. The two final programs look at current penal policies and their weaknesses regarding rehabilitation. Dr. Kelley indicates the lines of penological progress which he thinks would provide the greatest benefit to society."
Heritage
131 episodes, 1957-1962, WQED (Pittsburgh)
From WNET:
"Through “Heritage,” a selected group of prominent persons individually address themselves to broad areas of subject matter in field where they are particularly qualified to speak. Rather than being a simple series of conventional pattern, this is a “series of series,” each guest appears on several program in several formats (i.e. straight talk, interview, talk with small group, conversation)."
The elements
10 episodes, 1956, KQED (San Francisco)
From WNET:
"Nobel prize winning chemist, Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg of the University of California staff, is featured on this series of 10 half-hour programs designed to raise the level of public knowledge and understanding of chemistry and its role in modern life. Working with the highly technical equipment of the UC “Cave Room” in Berkeley, Dr. Seaborg explains what an element is, how elements combine in compounds, how the 11 synthetic elements were predicted and made and how elements are distributed in the earth and in the universe. He also discusses the history of chemistry including ancient chemistry and alchemy, the Greeks’ unproved concept of the atom and isolation of the first element. Produced by KQED, San Francisco, the series features a number of other outstanding scientists as guests on various programs."