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Child going after rubber ducks in the ODK Fountain, Maryland Day, College Park, Maryland, 1999
No full textThis is a slide of a child going after rubber ducks in the ODK Fountain on Maryland Day in 199
Lamont Jordan (#15) celebrating with teammates, 1999
No full textLamont Jordan (#15), Maryland Terrapin running back, celebrating with teammates, 1999
Coach Ron Vanderlinden and referee, University of Maryland football, circa 1999
No full textCoach Vanderlinden and a referee share some words at a University of Maryland football game, circa 1999
Creating a high-tech work force
No full textNarrator, Regina Taylor. Producer, director, writer, Davd L. Brown ; executive producer, series creator, David Bolt ; series writer, Charlie Pearson ; camera, Robert Achs ... [et al.] ; editor, August Cinquegrana ; music, Tom Disher.Looks at the skills and education needed for tomorrow's workforce to prosper in the marketplace of the future. Profiles schools that stress the value of critical thinking and teamwork as the building blocks of success. Discusses issues such as the school-to-work movement and universal Internet access
Billion small voices
No full textExplores the impact of democratic village elections and how they could reshape the future of China, where approximately 80% of the population is rural. This program focuses on the efforts of the Carter Center to support China's initiative by inviting Chinese delegates to observe U.S. primaries and by sending emissaries to China to assist in the mechanics of gathering and tabulating votes. Although some Chinese are skeptical, many believe that establishing democracy at the local level will pave the way for a democratic national government.Some dialogue in Chinese with English voice overs
Free speech for sale a Bill Moyer's special
No full textThis program examines the effect money has on free speech and political debate. In our society large corporations are increasingly able to drown out opposition by buying large amounts of air time, while their opponents are silenced by their lack of money. The program also investigates the consequences for our democracy as media outlets are increasingly coming under control of only a few corporations.Narrator, Bill Moyers.The program is produced by Public Affairs Television, Inc. with Okapi Productions, LLC."--Container
Federal Theater, Project 891, and the Mercury Theater
No full textThis film appraises the impact of the drama groups that flourished during the Depression and their lasting contributions to theater. Among the topics discussed are the American method style of acting, as pioneered at the Group Theatre; the Federal Theater, the Classical Theatre (Project 891), and the Mercury Theater, incubators for some of the most innovative and controversial works ever seen on the American stage; and the theatrical careers of Orson Welles and John Houseman.Narrator: Elena Pinto Simon
From apprenticeship to the academy
No full textThree crucial transitions in American culture between 1875 and 1914 are examined in this episode: for budding actors, a shift from apprenticeship to academy-oriented training at centers such as The American Academy of Dramatic Arts; for playwrights, a progression from surface realism to the earliest form of American naturalism; and for America, a change in sensibilities that paved the way for the global, technocentric society of the 20th century. The program also outlines the contributions of impresario David Belasco and the phenomenon of Sarah Bernhardt in the U.S.Elena Pinto Simon, narrator
Maryland defensive line vs. West Virginia, 1999
No full textMaryland defensive line vs. West Virginia, 1999
New England Triptych -- Be Glad Then, America
No full textPerformance of Schuman's New England Triptych, performed by the University Maryland Symphonic Wind Ensemble in Grand Ballroom, Stamp Union, April 20, 1999