Series II. Films on Organized Labor and the Political Left, 1925-2005, inclusive

Reviews the history of the International Labor Organization (ILO). Includes shots of some of the organization's officers. Titles appear in French and English simultaneously.

Footage shot by photographer John Albok of New York City and its citizens, much of it during the Depression. Includes shots of homeless people, a May Day march, African American workers, children at play, parades, track and field events, Central Park, and the Hindenberg.

Biographical sketch consisting mostly of stills and titles. Distributed by the Socialist Party National Headquarters, Chicago.

This is a memorial to Buenaventura Durruti (1896-1936), an anarchist militia leader on the Republican side of the Spanish Civil War. Narrated by Emma Goldman, who was the CNT-FAI's official representative for propaganda in English.

Australian film discussing some of the main features of the United Nations Declaration of Rights.

Produced by Columbia Pictures under jurisdiction of IATSE, Affiliated with American Federation of Labor.

A dramatised short film opposing religious and ethnic prejudice as "un-American." Stars Frank Sinatra as himself. Distributed by Young America Films, NYC and written by Albert Maltz.

Animated film about immigration in the United States. Opening title and credits are missing. Produced for the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai Brith - Foreign Language Department.

Story of a strike by Local 205, United Financial Employees, AFL (a section of the Office Employees International Union). Visual contents and narration emphasise the role of the Seafarers International Union in supporting and assisting with the strike. Includes striking footage of picket lines and rallies in front of both the New York Stock Exchange and the Curb Exchange, as well as police knocking down strikers with clubs.

Animated film

Tribute to Camp Tamiment, the resort in the Poconos run by and for New York City's Rand School of Social Science from the 1920's through the 1950's. Includes footage of young adults engaged in a wide range of outdoor recreation, and footage of Socialist Party members Bertha Mailly, Ben Josephson, and Algernon Lee. Produced by produced by Louis W. Kellman.

Documentary produced by the Jewish Labor Committee to show its members how their contributions were being used to house children who survived the Holocaust in a French orphanage.

Promotional film for the Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic and Gulf District, detailing its advantages, benefits and services offered.

Produced by the Communist Party USA for the re-election campaign of NY City Councilmember Ben Davis. Directed by Richard Frank and created with the assistance of people in the Harlem community.

This film illustrates the origins and effects of ethnic prejudice in the United States through the story of two adolescent boys from different ethnic groups. Sponsors of the film include the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, the Columbia Foundation, Office of Public Instruction--State of Illinois, and the Department of Mental Health -- State of Illinois.

The film is a dramatization of the Report of the President's Committee on Civil Rights. It features a combination of fictional stories and scripted interviews with a number of public figures playing themselves. People interviewed include: Reverend Henry Knox Sherril, presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church and head of the National Council of Churches of Christ; H.E. Steinkrauss, former head of the National Chamber of Commerce; (23:00) Philip Murray, president of the CIO; and (25:23) William Green, president of the AFL. The film was distributed by the Freedom Film Library of the Metropolitan New York Regional Office Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, Forum Films, and The March of Time.

Dramatic film about a conservative young woman's conflict with her progressive parents. Presented by CBS Television in cooperation with the American Jewish Tercentenary Committee.

Dramatised film depicting a steel worker's life and experiences of racial prejudice. Produced for the United Steelworkers of America Committee on Civil Rights.

Dramatized film on the subject of bigotry, ethnic prejudice and xenophobia. Its two main characters are a young American-born man and a new American citizen, an older man who is a professor and recent emigre from Hungary.

Animated pro-immigration film with voiceover sound and narration reviews history of immigration restrictions in the United States, immigration laws at the date film was made, and makes recommendation on United States immigration policy.

A promotional film for COPE (the AFL-CIO's Committee for Political Education). Among the issues discussed are: the increasing participation of big business in election of candidates, subversion of the original purpose of government agencies regulating labor, such as the National Labor Relations Board, right-to-work laws and other restrictive labor legislation, automation, runaway plants, low voter turnout, the desirability of a federal civil rights law, crisis in the school system, and high medical costs.

A Vision Association Production presented by Frank Ross and Mervyn LeRoy; Writer: Albert Maltz; Musical Director: Axel Stordahl; Director of Photography: Robert de Grass(o?); Song: "The House I Live In" - Music by Earl Robinson, words by Lewis Allan.

Campaign film for John F. Kennedy for the presidential campaign of 1960. It reviews his public career (World War II, his race for the United States Senate and service in the Senate), shows him posed with the books he wrote; it shows him campaigning for president--shaking hands with voters, including working people (coal miners wearing head lamps). Stock footage, including President Dwight Eisenhower with Nikita Khrushchev.

Advocacy film warning against extremist political groups. Ends with an appeal to viewers to support the AFL-CIO's Committee on Political Education (COPE).

Instructional film on how to organize a local union COPE (the AFL-CIO's Committee on Political Education). Includes introductory look at COPE, and its importance. Emphasizes COPE's responsibility to get union members to register to vote, to inform members on political issues, and to solicit and collect contributions to COPE.

A documentary history of seafarers in the United States, from colonial times to present, and of the Seafarers International Union of North America.

Narrated by Theodore Bikel; Produced by the Jewish Labor Committee.

Includes segment on President Curran

Documentary that contrasts the real political issues (as seen by the AFL-CIO) of unemployment, healthcare, inflation, and tax justice with the false political issue of "Big Government" raised by conservatives. It reviews the history of blaming "Big Government" as a way to evade the real issues mentioned above, beginning in 1964 with the presidential campaign of Republican Barry Goldwater; it urges election of good candidates to Congress and White House as antidote to the nation's problems and advocates union members working through COPE (AFL-CIO's Committee for Political Education) to help accomplish this. Details COPE's programs and strategies.

Combination of animation and live-action film. Issues examined are the "new right's" use of a powerful combination of technology, direct mail, and "manpower" to reach its goals.

Excerpts from a conversation between Willa Kenover, candidate for president of the Socialist Party USA, and Rob Lewis of the Austin local of the Socialist Party.

The performance took place on Friday, November 22, 2002 performance at Brooklyn College. Running time is under 60 minutes. The original performance of this musical was presented by the New York Department Store Joint Board, CIO on November 24, 25, 26, and 27, 1947, for the benefit of the Paralyzed Veterans Association of America. Book and lyrics were by Norman Franklin and Henry Foner and music by Norman Franklin.

The address label in Folder 24 was originally found within the film can.

Including speaker Gavin Evans.

Produced by the Andrew Goodman Foundation

Produced by the Manpower Education Institute

NMASS Media Projects Presents: oral history documentaries made by, for, and about the residents and workers of the Lower East Side community.

Unedited video of PS 216 window installation in Queens.