Eleanor Roosevelt Motion Pictures In The Public Domain

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1 Eleanor Roosevelt Motion Pictures In The Public Domain Title Description Library ID # ER at AFL-CIO Merger, 1955 NYC Presented to ER by the Glass Blowers Association 27 mins. (975 ft), sound, b & w, (Kinescope original) ER's speech at the AFL-CIO merger meeting in NYC, Dec MP58-9:1 ER in Morocco ER in Montpellier, France, 1955 Youth Visits Our Nations Capitol ER's South Pacific Tour, Aug-Sept 1943 FDR's Cruise on the Amberjack II, June mins. (113 ft), silent, color, ER attends rec eption in Morocco during her trip, March mins. (50 ft), silent, b & w, ER visits Youth Aliyah camp and Herbert Lehman Home near Montpellier, France, March 13, 1955., Division of Information, mins. (825 ft, 2 reels), silent, color, titles, Three youngsters sightseeing in Washington on reel one and visiting local NYA projects and area pageants on reel two. Shots of Friendship House, Alexandria Academy, Cherry Blossom Festival, Apple Blossom Festival in Winchester, VA, and Easter Egg Roll at the White House. Individuals filmed include Aubrey Williams, Alben Barkley, Gov. Price of VA, Eleanor and Franklin D. Roosevelt. 50 mins. (1200 ft), silent, b & w, no titles, 9 mins. (325 ft), silent, b & w, titles, FDR's vacation trip on the sea and at Campobello. Includes shots of Norman Davis, Raymond Moley, James Roosevelt, MP63-8:5 MP63-8:7 MP71-8:32-33 MP71-8:49 MP71-8:55

2 ER Visits Guadalcanal Royalty Visits White House The Visit of Their Majesties King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, June 1939 The Visit of Their Majesties King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, June 1939 ER in Hawaii - August 1943 Student Leadership Institute John Roosevelt, FDR, Jr., Paul Rust and Eleanor Roosevelt. Yank, The Army Newsreel, 1943 Photographed by Sgt. John A. Bushemi, text by Sgt. Mack Morriss, edited by Pvt. George E. Wilbern. 5 mins. (125 ft), silent, color, ER's visit to Guadalcanal, Sept mins. (400 ft), silent, color, titles, Visit of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of Great Britain to Washington, DC, June mins. (400 ft), silent, color Arrival at Union Station; procession up Pennsylvania Avenue; garden party at British Embassy; reception at British Embassy for British residents; and at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. 34 mins. (800 ft, 3 reels), silent, color, titles, 1. On the way to the British Embassy; Sir Ronald Lindsay; ladies of the press; returning to the White House; Mt. Vernon and Washington's tomb. 2. Royal party arrives in New York and attends the World's Fair. 3. White House is well guarded; on way to British Embassy; repeats rest of reel 1. 2 mins. (50 ft), silent, color, ER with Adm. Nimitz and other Navy brass. 23 mins. (550 ft), silent, b & w, Film of Aug. 3, 1941 of Student Leadership Institute sponsored by MP71-8: 58 MP71-8:70(1) MP71-8:70(2) MP71-8:71(1-3) MP71-8:105 MP71-8:106,108

3 Training Women for War Production Campobello and Hyde Park FDR and Roosevelt Family, Boettiger Family at Mercer Island, WA; Hyde Park, NY and Sun Valley International Student Service held on Campobello island, NB, Canada. Featured with the students are Felix Frankfurter; William A. Neilson, President-Emeritus of Smith College; Joseph P. Lash; Eleanor, James and Sara D. Roosevelt. Introduced and narrated by Eleanor Roosevelt 25 mins. (900 ft), sound, color, Young women in wartime jobs. ER shown giving introduction. Victor Hammer home movies , /2 mins. (2115 ft, 6 reels), silent, color, Includes shots of ER at Campobello and Hyde Park including Val-Kill Cottage; John Roosevelt, Sara D. Roosevelt II, and other Roosevelt grandchildren. Donated by Victor Hammer John Boettiger home movie 13 mins. (310 ft), silent, color/b & w, FDR and Eleanor Roosevelt at Hyde Park, NY with Winston Churchill and Clementine Churchill; Edward, Duke of Windsor and Adm. William Leahy. Anna Roosevelt, John Boettiger, John R. Boettiger, Curtis Roosevelt, Eleanor Seagraves on board boat, at Mercer Island, Hyde Park and White House. Short scene of Fala playing on White House lawn. John Boettiger home movie 15 mins. (353 ft), silent, color, Seaside and boat scenes with John Boettiger, John R. Boettiger, Curtis Roosevelt,, Eleanor Seagraves, Anna Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Malvina Thompson, Hyde Park: FDR driving with Anna and Princess Martha of Norway. Also Henry and Elinor Morgenthau. Sun Valley: Anna and John Boettiger hunting. Also Gary Cooper. MP71-8:112 MP73-23:1-6 MP78-1:7 MP78-11:13

4 John R. Boettiger; 1st and 2nd Birthdays, Seattle and Washington, DC ER in Japan ER Addressing the United Nations General Assembly c ER at Cornell University - Feb. 16, 1933 ER Speaks in behalf of the 2nd War Loan ( ) ER Speaks in behalf of the 2nd War Loan ( ) Cairo and Teheran John Boettiger home movie, mins. (394 ft), silent, color, Scenes focus on John R. Boettiger with Anna Roosevelt, Eleanor Seagraves, John Boettiger, Curtis Roosevelt, Sara D. Roosevelt, Eleanor and Franklin D. Roosevelt. Dwight M. Burkam home movie 1 1/2 mins. (35 ft), silent, color, ER visits Itazuki Air Base, Fukuoka, Kyushu Island, Japan in Donated by Dwight M. Burkam, USAF, Lt. Col. (Ret.) 1 min. 50 sec. (63 ft), sound, b & w, Excerpt from speech apparently given at end of session. Donated by Estelle Linzer Home movie Videotape made from original print donated by Sylvia Diehl. 10 ft, (total length 24 ft), silent, b & w, Donated to government ER speaking for the 2nd War Bond Drive she tells her famed "To Hell with Roosevelt" story she heard during her 1943 tour to the Pacific Theatre Operations. Produced by US Signal Corps 8 mins. (819 ft), composite, b & w, 35mm Sound track is read by FDR - he speaks on the strategic concepts of the Pacific war; the choice of Eisenhower to lead the European invasion; postwar treatment of Germany; relations with USSR and Stalin. Final caption: "This Film is Restricted." MP78-1:15 MP78-5 MP81-1(1) MP& VT FDR FDR FDR ER and Red Cross 4 mins. (142 ft), silent, b & w, 35mm FDR2594-

5 ER and Red Cross 9 mins. (392 ft), composite, b & w, 35mm ER in New Zealand. Tells story about "Rover lost her pup" - trying to visit Elliott Roosevelt at base in England. 23(1) FDR (2)