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- Title
- A Story in Motion: Morelys
- Date
- April 28, 2023
- Creator
- Grandas, Ludy
- Description
- A Story in Motion: Morelys features Morelys, a Dominican young woman, shares her recent immigration experience to DC., the transformation of her poetry and her engagement for a better world. film by Ludy Grandas, presented at the Humanities Truck Film Festival on April 28, 2023 at American University.
- Subject
- film festival, film, A Story in Motion: Morelys, Ludy Grandas
- Country
- United States
- Rights statement
- Copyright for this object is held by American University and does not preclude any use the co-interviewee(s) may want to make of the information in the recordings themselves. This object is made available through the American University Digital Research Archive for research and educational purposes. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the object beyond the bounds of Fair Use must be obtained from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
- Title
- Abner J. Mikva Commencement Address, 93rd Commencement, Washington College of Law, Spring 1991
- Date
- 1991-05-19
- Publisher
- American University
- Subject
- Baccalaureate addresses; Commencement ceremonies; Education, Higher
- Subject -- Personal Name
- Mikva, Abner J.
- Local Identifier
- M_CG_042_access_Mikva
- Type
- Video recordings
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:63829
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this video is available from the American University Library -- University Archives.
- Title
- Afghanistan Black & White: Slideshow
- Date
- 1971-1973
- Creator
- Dizon, Ron
- Publisher
- American University Library. Archives and Special Collections.
- Description
- Slide show of black and white photograhs taken in Afghanistan.
- Subject
- Volunteers -- Afghanistan; Humanitarian assistance -- Afghanistan
- Country
- Afghanistan
- Local Identifier
- PCCA_Dizon_0009
- Type
- presentations (communicative events)
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
- Title
- Aida Peery Interview, December 01, 2022
- Date
- December 01, 2022
- Creator
- Dan Kerr; Aida Peery
- Description
- Oral history interview of Aida Peery by Dan Kerr at Day With(out) Art, Visual AIDS Day 2022.
- Country
- United States
- Rights statement
- Copyright for this object is held by American University and does not preclude any use the co-interviewee(s) may want to make of the information in the recordings themselves. This object is made available through the American University Digital Research Archive for research and educational purposes. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the object beyond the bounds of Fair Use must be obtained from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
- Title
- Alan K. Simpson Commencement Address, 89th Commencement, Kogod School of Business, School of International Service, and School of Public Affairs, Spring 1989
- Date
- 1989-05-14
- Publisher
- American University
- Subject
- Baccalaureate addresses; Commencement ceremonies; Education, Higher
- Subject -- Personal Name
- Simpson, Alan K.
- Local Identifier
- M_CG_009_access_Simpson
- Type
- Video recordings
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:63838
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this video is available from the American University Library -- University Archives.
- Title
- Alexander Dubcek Commencement Address, 91st Commencement, College of Arts and Sciences and School of International Service, Spring 1990
- Date
- 1990-05-13
- Publisher
- American University
- Subject
- Baccalaureate addresses; Commencement ceremonies; Education, Higher
- Subject -- Personal Name
- Dubček, Alexander, 1921-1992
- DOI
- M_CG_002_access_Dubcek
- Type
- Video recordings
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:65191
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this video is available from the American University Library -- University Archives.
- Title
- Alfred Kazin Commencement Address, 101st Commencement, College of Arts and Sciences, Spring 1995
- Date
- 1995-05-14
- Publisher
- American University
- Subject
- Baccalaureate addresses; Commencement ceremonies; Education, Higher
- Subject -- Personal Name
- Kazin, Alfred, 1915-1998
- DOI
- M_CG_037_access_Kazin
- Type
- Video recordings
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:65178
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this video is available from the American University Library -- University Archives.
- Title
- Alice Rivlin Commencement Address, 97th Commencement, Kogod School of Business and School of Public Affairs, Spring 1993
- Date
- 1993-05-09
- Publisher
- American University
- Subject
- Baccalaureate addresses; Commencement ceremonies; Education, Higher
- Subject -- Personal Name
- Rivlin, Alice M.
- DOI
- M_CG_059_access_Rivlin
- Type
- Video recordings
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:64905
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this video is available from the American University Library -- University Archives.
- Title
- Allan D. Gilmour Commencement Address, 95th Commencement, Kogod School of Business, Spring 1992
- Date
- 1992-05-10
- Publisher
- American University
- Subject
- Baccalaureate addresses; Commencement ceremonies; Education, Higher
- Subject -- Personal Name
- Gilmour, Allan D.
- Local Identifier
- M_CG_047_access_Gilmour
- Type
- Video recordings
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:63810
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this video is available from the American University Library -- University Archives.
- Title
- Ama Interview, September 12, 2021
- Date
- September 12, 2021
- Creator
- Alexis Zilen; Ama
- Description
- The Humanities Truck participated in the 2021 “Adams Morgan Day” Festival, which focuses on the neighborhood of Adams Morgan and its culture, diversity, and history. Oral history interviews were conducted to gauge festival-goers' relationship to Adams Morgan, meaningful spaces in the neighborhood, and how those spaces may have changed over time. In this interview, Ama talks about enjoying Adams Morgan coffee shops and grading papers there before the pandemic. She also speaks about the changing city and gentrification.
- Subject
- Adams Morgan Day; coffee shops; Adams Morgan; Adams Morgan Day 2021; Covid-19; online teaching; pandemic; gentrification
- Country
- United States
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2970
- Rights statement
- Copyright for this object is held by American University and does not preclude any use the co-interviewee(s) may want to make of the information in the recordings themselves. This object is made available through the American University Digital Research Archive for research and educational purposes. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the object beyond the bounds of Fair Use must be obtained from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
- Title
- American University centennial convocation: President Clinton address
- Date
- 1993-02-26
- Creator
- Clinton, Bill
- Publisher
- American University
- Description
- In the first major foreign trade speech of his new administration, President Bill Clinton proposes a five-step plan: strengthen the domestic economy; tie trade to security concerns; lead the major financial powers to coordinate global economic growth; promote economic growth in the developing countries; and support democracy and economic reforms in Russia and other former Soviet republics. Filmed live in Bender Arena, The American University, Washington, D.C., February 26, 1993.
- Subject
- International economic relations -- History -- 1990-; United States -- Foreign economic relations -- 1993-; National security -- United States -- Economic aspects; Economic assistance, American -- Foreign Soviet republics; Economic development; Commercial treaties
- Subject -- Personal Name
- Clinton, Bill, 1946-; Carr, Edward R.; Duffey, Joseph D. (Joseph Daniel), 1932-2021; Greenberg, Milton, 1927-2015; Vrenios, Betty Kirkpatrick, 1940-
- Local Identifier
- auislandora_clintonconvocation
- Type
- Speeches
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:97047
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
- Title
- American University student response to Kent State shootings - Outs, May 1970
- Date
- 1970-05
- Creator
- Person responsible unknown
- Description
- This film features images of students and traffic around American University’s campus including the MPD presence around Ward Circle. One student is shown in handcuffs while others are shown giving the peace sign in front of a bus. This footage was not selected for the final version of the Strike film.
- Subject
- College students -- Political activity -- United States; Kent State Shootings, Kent, Ohio, 1970; Student protesters; Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements -- United States.
- Local Identifier
- Strike _Outs
- Type
- black-and-white film
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:25218
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
- Title
- American University Student Response to Kent State shootings (part one), May 1970
- Date
- 1970-05
- Creator
- Person responsible unknown
- Description
- Film begins with scenes of students protesting on American University’s campus and vicinity. Students are shown washing car windows around Ward Circle, approaching vehicles and giving drivers flyers. The Artemas Ward statue is shown covered in a sheet that reads "How Many More?" There is extensive footage of the interaction between the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department and students including one arrest. The film follows the students as they head downtown including scenes outside Peace Corps office on Pennsylvania Ave. The students end up on the National Mall for a large rally and concert.
- Subject
- College students -- Political activity -- United States; Kent State Shootings, Kent, Ohio, 1970; Student protesters; Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements -- United States.
- Local Identifier
- AU_Teaching_Project_1
- Type
- black-and-white film
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:55829
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
- Title
- American University Student Response to Kent State shootings (part two), May 1970
- Date
- 1970-05
- Creator
- Person responsible unknown
- Description
- Film begins with a stretcher being loaded into an ambulance by the Bethesda/Chevy Chase Rescue Squad and Red Cross workers. The bulk of the film consists of scenes of students congregating on and around American University’s campus including signs for a variety of activities such as a memorial service and smoke-in and images of the MPD response including tear gas canisters spewing gas and students washing out each others eyes. Also featured is footage of a formal gathering in the amphitheater with AU President George Williams, various campus administrators, and Professor Adbul Said. Though the film includes interviews with students, the soundtrack is missing so the interviews cannot be heard.
- Subject
- College students -- Political activity -- United States; Kent State Shootings, Kent, Ohio, 1970; Student protesters; Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements -- United States.
- Local Identifier
- AU_Teaching_Project_2
- Type
- black-and-white film
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:55828
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
- Title
- American University students and guests in campus student center during student protests in response to Kent State shootings, May 1970
- Date
- 1970-05
- Creator
- Person responsible unknown
- Description
- This film shows the interior of Mary Graydon Center on American University’s Campus during the Kent State protests. Some students are seen hanging out in the lounge and on the stairs while others are sleeping on the floor in sleeping bags. This footage was not selected for use in final version of the Strike film.
- Subject
- College students -- Political activity -- United States; Kent State Shootings, Kent, Ohio, 1970; Student protesters; Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements -- United States.
- Local Identifier
- MGC_Sleeping_and_Waiting _Outs
- Type
- black-and-white film
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:55097
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
- Title
- The American University Washington, D.C., c1989
- Date
- 1989
- Publisher
- American University (Washington, D.C.)
- Description
- The American University experience as told by students and faculty in their own words. Brief comments cover the classroom, social life, student body composition, and the opportunities available to students living in the nation's capital.
- Subject
- College choice; Documentary films; Motion pictures; Universities and colleges -- United States
- Local Identifier
- American_University_VHS710_access
- Type
- promotional materials; VHS
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:96440
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
- Title
- Andrew Hesbacher and Arvella Farmer Interview, September 14, 2019
- Date
- September 14, 2019
- Creator
- Dan Kerr; Person responsible unknown; Andrew Hesbacher; Person responsible unknown; Arvella Farmer; Person responsible unknown
- Description
- Longtime Petworth resident, Arvella Farmer recalls growing up in Petworth and still living in the same home she was raised in. She remembers how members in the community looked out for one another, opportunities to sing at the Catholic Church, and how music was a uniting thread between herself, her brother, and the broader community. She met Andrew Hesbacher, who lived in Petworth for a brief period in 2018, when she heard him practicing his trumpet on his front porch and walked over to introduce herself. When asked what makes Petworth unique, Farmer answers: “The people who live in it…and love each other.”
- Subject
- 2019 Celebrate Petworth Festival; Petworth (Washington, D.C.); Neighborhood festivals; Musicians in neighborhood; Catholic Church, community involvement
- Country
- United States
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2001
- Rights statement
- Copyright for this object is held by American University and does not preclude any use the co-interviewee(s) may want to make of the information in the recordings themselves. This object is made available through the American University Digital Research Archive for research and educational purposes. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the object beyond the bounds of Fair Use must be obtained from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
- Title
- Andrew Young, Jr. Commencement Address, 95th Commencement, Washington College of Law, Spring 1992
- Date
- 1992-05-17
- Publisher
- American University
- Subject
- Baccalaureate addresses; Commencement ceremonies; Education, Higher
- Subject -- Personal Name
- Young, Andrew, 1932-
- Local Identifier
- M_CG_049_access_Young
- Type
- Video recordings
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:63807
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this video is available from the American University Library -- University Archives.
- Title
- Angelyn Whitehurst Interview, September 14, 2019
- Date
- September 14, 2019
- Creator
- Dan Kerr; Angelyn Whitehurst
- Description
- Angelyn “Angie” Whitehurst grew up in Petworth from the age of eleven and recalls the tight-knit community that existed between area schools, small, black-owned businesses, and the library. She discusses the long history of the neighborhood, originating before the Civil War as a plantation and the regentrification that she has seen occur in recent years, bringing a diversity of people and businesses. She wants to see the neighborhood be “happy, balanced, [and] incorporating of others” in future years.
- Subject
- 2019 Celebrate Petworth Festival; Petworth (Washington, D.C.); Neighborhood festivals; Gentrification; Racial segregation; Affordable housing
- Country
- United States
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2003
- Rights statement
- Copyright for this object is held by American University and does not preclude any use the co-interviewee(s) may want to make of the information in the recordings themselves. This object is made available through the American University Digital Research Archive for research and educational purposes. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the object beyond the bounds of Fair Use must be obtained from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
- Title
- Angie Whitehurst Interview, September 12, 2021
- Date
- September 12, 2021
- Creator
- Angie Whitehurst; Katy Shenk
- Description
- The Humanities Truck participated in the 2021 “Adams Morgan Day” Festival, which focuses on the neighborhood of Adams Morgan and its culture, diversity, and history. Oral history interviews were conducted to gauge festival-goers' relationship to Adams Morgan, meaningful spaces in the neighborhood, and how those spaces may have changed over time. In this interview, Angie Whitehurst, a native Washingtonian, chats about her memories of restaurants and antique stores that don't exist in Adams Morgan anymore. She discusses changes in the neighborhood and the detrimental effects of housing and business developments that favors property over people.
- Subject
- Adams Morgan Day; Adams Morgan; Adams Morgan Day 2021; native Washingtonian; restaurants; development; gentrification; housing
- Country
- United States
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2973
- Rights statement
- Copyright for this object is held by American University and does not preclude any use the co-interviewee(s) may want to make of the information in the recordings themselves. This object is made available through the American University Digital Research Archive for research and educational purposes. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the object beyond the bounds of Fair Use must be obtained from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.