This version was derived from a typed inventory.
The provenance is unknown for these films; however, it is likely they were originally part of the library collections at WestConn or available for use from the Audio-Visual Department.
Open for research without restrictions.
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Published citations should take the following form:
Identification of item, date (if known); The Metrotone Newsreels, etc. Collections; MS 036; box number; folder number;
The distribution of Hearst Metrotone newsreel was intended to bolster interest in newspapers owned by Hearst. These were the precursors to television news stories, and, though intended to be entertaining, they provide moving-image documentation of world events. The onset of the television medium ended the need for newsreels and they were gradually fazed out of theatrical distribution in the early 1960s.
However, Audio visual departments and libraries collected these materials for classroom and educational use until the mid-1980s when they were gradually replaced by videotapes and then DVDs.
This is a small collection of Hearst Metrotone newsreels which document the Cuban revolution, the early stages of the U.S.'s space program, and other Cold War era issues. Of interest are films on Gerald Ford, Africa from 1978, and a 1966 film on the "mission to the moon."
Collected with the Metrotone Newsreels were a ca. 1960s reprint of Charlie Chaplin's "The Tramp," and 2 instructional films dealing with adolescence.
The collection was cleaned in 2003; however, some degradation is apparent.
Reels are arranged alphabetically by title.
Reels are grouped into 2 series.
(16 mm)
(16 mm) Accompanying discussion outline
Stamped on cover: Presented as a public service by the Connecticut National Bank.
Address on back of pamphlet: Screen News Digest, 235 East 45th Street, New York, NY 10017. Cloyd G. Aarseth, Producer; Martin J. Kendrick, Director.
(16 mm) Stamped on cover: as a public service by the ConnecticutNational.
Address on back of pamphlet: Screen News Digest, 235 East 45th Street, New York, NY 10017. Cloyd G. Aarseth, Producer; Martin J. Kendrick, Director.
Film is degraded.
(16 mm)
(16 mm)
(16 mm) Accompanying discussion outline
Stamped on cover: as a public service by the Connecticut National Bank.
Address on back of pamphlet: Screen News Digest, 450 West 56th Street, New York, NY 10019. C. B. Stratton, Executive Vice President, Cloyd G. Aarseth, Editor; Martin J. Kendrick, Manager.
(16 mm)
(16 mm) Accompanying discussion outline
Stamped on cover: as a public service by the Connecticut National Bank.
Address on back of pamphlet: Screen News Digest, 450 West 56th Street, New York, NY 10019. C. B. Stratton, Executive Vice President; Cloyd G. Aarseth, Editor; Martin J. Kendrick, Manager.
(16 mm) Accompanying discussion outline
Stamped on cover: as a public service by the Connecticut National Bank.
Address on back of pamphlet: Screen News Digest, 450 West 56th Street, New York, NY 10019. C. B. Stratton, Executive Vice President, Cloyd G. Aarseth, Editor; Martin J. Kendrick, Manager.
(16 mm)
(16 mm)
(16 mm) Accompanying discussion outline
Stamped on cover: as a public service by the Connecticut National Bank.
Address on back of pamphlet: Screen News Digest, 450 West 56th Street, New York, NY 10019. Cloyd G. Aarseth, Editor; Martin J. Kendrick, Associate Editor.
(16 mm) Accompanying discussion outline(partial…torn in half)
Address on back of pamphlet: Screen News Digest, 450 West 56th Street, New York, NY 10019. Cloyd G. Aarseth, Editor; Martin J. Kendrick, Associate Editor.
(16 mm)
(16 mm) Accompanying discussion outline
Stamped on cover: as a public service by the Connecticut National Bank.
Address on back of pamphlet: Screen News Digest, 450 West 56th Street, New York, NY 10019. C. B. Stratton, Executive Vice President, Cloyd G. Aarseth, Editor; Martin J. Kendrick, Manager.
(16 mm) Accompanying discussion outline
Stamped on cover: as a public service by the Connecticut National Bank.
Address on back of pamphlet: Screen News Digest, 450 West 56th Street, New York, NY 10019. Cloyd G. Aarseth, Editor; Martin J. Kendrick, Manager.
(16 mm) Accompanying discussion outline…includes announcement "We are honored to announce that the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge has awarded its coveted George Washington Honor Medal to The Screen News Digest as 'an outstanding accomplishment in helping to achieve a better understanding of the American Way of Life.'" This is the third time that The Screen News Digest has been so honored by the Freedoms Foundation." Stamped on cover: Presented as a public service by the Connecticut National Bank.
Address on back of pamphlet: Screen News Digest, 450 West 56th Street, New York, NY 10019. C. B. Stratton, Executive Vice President; Cloyd G. Aarseth, Editor; Martin J. Kendrick, Manager.
(16 mm) Accompanying discussion outline
Stamped on cover: as a public service by the Connecticut National Bank.
Address on back of pamphlet: Screen News Digest, 235 East 45th Street, New York, NY 10017. Cloyd G. Aarseth, Producer; Martin J. Kendrick, Director.
(16 mm) Accompanying pamphlet, a discussion outline: "Screen News Digest: Living History in the Classroom." Outline prepared for group leaders, teachers, and students includes a summary of the monthly feature story and background info on its main points. Stamped on cover: Presented as a public service by the Connecticut National Bank.
Address on back of pamphlet: Screen News Digest, 450 West 56th Street, New York, NY 10019. C. B. Stratton, Executive Vice President; Cloyd G. Aarseth, Editor; Martin J. Kendrick, Manager.
(16 mm) Accompanying discussion outline
Stamped on cover: Presented as a public service by the Connecticut National Bank.
Address on back of pamphlet: Screen News Digest, 450 West 56th Street, New York, NY 10019. Cloyd G. Aarseth, Producer; Martin J. Kendrick, Manager.
The Lightning War In the Middle East Volume 10, Issue 1, 1967
(16 mm) Accompanying discussion outline
Stamped on cover: as a public service by the Connecticut National Bank.
Address on back of pamphlet: Screen News Digest, 450 West 56th Street, New York, NY 10019. C. B. Stratton, Executive Vice President, Cloyd G. Aarseth, Editor; Martin J. Kendrick, Manager.
(16 mm) Accompanying discussion outline
Stamped on cover: as a public service by ConnecticutNational.
Address on back of pamphlet: Screen News Digest, 235 East 45th Street, New York, NY 10017. Cloyd G. Aarseth, Producer; Martin J. Kendrick, Director.
(16 mm) Accompanying discussion outline
Stamped on cover: as a public service by the Connecticut National Bank.
Address on back of pamphlet: Screen News Digest, 450 West 56th Street, New York, NY 10019. Cloyd G. Aarseth, Executive Editor; Martin J. Kendrick, Executive Director.
(16 mm) Accompanying discussion outline
Stamped on cover: as a public service by the ConnecticutNational.
Address on back of pamphlet: Screen News Digest, 450 West 56th Street, New York, NY 10019. Cloyd G. Aarseth, Producer; Martin J. Kendrick, Director.
(16 mm) Accompanying discussion outline
Stamped on cover: as a public service by the Connecticut National Bank.
Address on back of pamphlet: Screen News Digest, 450 West 56th Street, New York, NY 10019. C. B. Stratton, Executive Vice President; Cloyd G. Aarseth, Editor; Martin J. Kendrick, Manager.
(16 mm)
(16 mm) Accompanying discussion outline
Stamped on cover: as a public service by the Connecticut National Bank.
Address on back of pamphlet: Screen News Digest, 450 West 56th Street, New York, NY 10019. C. B. Stratton, Executive Vice President, Cloyd G. Aarseth, Editor; Martin J. Kendrick, Manager.
(16 mm) "An Exclusive Color Report." Accompanying discussion outline
Stamped on cover: as a public service by the Connecticut National Bank.
Address on back of pamphlet: Screen News Digest, 235 East 45th Street, New York, NY 10017. Cloyd G. Aarseth, Producer; Martin J. Kendrick, Director.
(16 mm) Metrotone?
One Small Step (newsreel)
(16 mm) "An Exclusive Color Report." Accompanying discussion outline
Stamped on cover: as a public service by the Connecticut National Bank.
Address on back of pamphlet: Screen News Digest, 235 East 45th Street, New York, NY 10017. Cloyd G. Aarseth, Producer; Martin J. Kendrick, Director.
(16 mm) Accompanying discussion outline
Stamped on cover: as a public service by the Connecticut National Bank.
Address on back of pamphlet: Screen News Digest, 450 West 56th Street, New York, NY 10019. Cloyd G. Aarseth, Editor; Martin J. Kendrick, Manager.
(16 mm)
(16 mm)
(16 mm) Accompanying discussion outline
Stamped on cover: as a public service by the Connecticut National Bank.
Address on back of pamphlet: Screen News Digest, 450 West 56th Street, New York, NY 10019. C. B. Stratton, Executive Vice President; Cloyd G. Aarseth, Editor; Martin J. Kendrick, Manager.
(16 mm) Accompanying discussion outline
(16 mm)
(16 mm) Accompanying discussion outline
Stamped on cover: as a public service by ConnecticutNational.
Address on back of pamphlet: Screen News Digest, 235 East 45th Street, New York, NY 10017. Cloyd G. Aarseth, Producer; Martin J. Kendrick, Director.
Slight vinegar odor
(16 mm) Accompanying discussion outline
Stamped on cover: as a public service by the Connecticut National Bank.
Address on back of pamphlet: Screen News Digest, 450 West 56th Street, New York, NY 10019. C. B. Stratton, Executive Vice President; Cloyd G. Aarseth, Editor; Martin J. Kendrick, Manager.
(16 mm)
(16 mm) Accompanying discussion outline
Stamped on cover: Presented as a public service by the Connecticut National Bank.
Address on back of pamphlet: Screen News Digest, 235 East 45th Street, New York, NY 10017. Cloyd G. Aarseth, Producer; Martin J. Kendrick, Director.
(16 mm) "An Exclusive Color Report." Accompanying discussion outline
Stamped on cover: Presented as a public service by the Connecticut National Bank.
Address on back of pamphlet: Screen News Digest, 235 East 45th Street, New York, NY 10017. Cloyd G. Aarseth, Producer; Martin J. Kendrick, Director.
Case is rusty and dented. Needs to be replaced. Difficult to remove it.
(16 mm) "Special Color Release"
(16 mm)
(16 mm) (cover label is illegible)
(16 mm) Cover states: Thorne Films
(16 mm). University of California Extension Media Center(EMC), Berkeley, CA 94720
(16 mm)(typed study guide inside case)
(16 mm) "Intermediate Junior High, Senior High, Adult." Card inside cover states:
(16 mm) Damaged reel on adolescence.
Computed Image Generation