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The Searchers

Description: “For almost 100 years,” this 1960s promotional film for Texas Christian University states, “this university has been growing—in buildings, scholarships, modern equipment, and, more important, in its commitment to help those who come here in search of understanding.” To explain how the university supports “the searchers,” the film sits down with three current students who share the many reasons why they find TCU great, from seminar-style classes to extracurricular activities to a sense of commun… more
Date: 1960~/1969~
Duration: 15 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: Texas Christian University
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Meet Your Congressman

Description: This educational film starring Representative Jim Wright of Fort Worth encourages American citizens to “drop in and say hello” to sitting congressmen when visiting Washington, D.C. In the staged interaction, a group of young people visit with Wright in his office, learning about the unique role of Congress and what they might expect to see on the House floor. After their conversation, Wright sends the teens on a guided tour of the Supreme Court.
Date: 1960~/1969~
Duration: 5 minutes 18 seconds
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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[News Clip: Oil conference]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: December 5, 1960, 5:00 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 48 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[The Sid Smith Collection, No. 1 - Pizza restaurants]

Description: This film appears to be outtakes or raw footage for a film about pizza restaurants in the Fort Worth area of Texas. The film includes footage of people eating pizza in a restaurant, a chef preparing pizza, exteriors of pizza and Italian restaurants, a young boy rolling pizza dough, Colombo's frozen pizza sold at Worth Food Markets, the cover of the album "Song for Pizza Lovers" by Lou Monte, and a young couple sharing a kiss after eating pizza.
Date: 1960~
Duration: 6 minutes 27 seconds
Creator: Smith, Sid
Partner: UNT Media Library
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[The Peter Pauls Stewart Family Films, No. 20 - Holidays]

Description: This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Peter Pauls Stewart family including the family celebrating Christmas, a birthday party with a group of young girls playing dress-up in formal dresses and eating cupcakes, and the Stewart children playing in the snow.
Date: 1960/1961
Duration: 6 minutes 49 seconds
Creator: Stewart, Peter Pauls
Partner: UNT Media Library
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[News Clip: Judge honors]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the community paying tribute to federal judge T. Whitfield Davidson.
Date: February 23, 1960
Duration: 1 minute 12 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Gas fire]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the Lone Star Gas Company plant ignited into flames and was eventually extinguished by firefighters.
Date: February 26, 1960
Duration: 1 minute 40 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Big]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Oscar Robertson being in Denton at the North Texas State College fieldhouse.
Date: February 23, 1960
Duration: 1 minute 19 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Bob Hope]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about, comedian, Bob Hope and famous musicians performing at the Southern Methodist University campus.
Date: February 26, 1960
Duration: 1 minute 15 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Grill fire]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a fire in Fort Worth.
Date: February 21, 1960
Duration: 1 minute 05 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Location: 32.753262 -97.330325
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Dog suit]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a law suit between Johnny R. Clark and Dr. Howard H. McClure Jr. over the ownership of a dog.
Date: February 25, 1960
Duration: 1 minute 50 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Arlington State College]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Arlington State College celebrating its inauguration of its new president, Dr. Jack R. Woolf.
Date: February 27, 1960
Duration: 1 minute 44 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Russian Class]

Description: Video footage from he WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the Dallas YMCA offering classes for learning conversational Russian.
Date: February 27, 1960
Duration: 1 minute 52 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Survivor's parents]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Frederick E. Wilson staying in a Rio de Jainero hospital to recover from a submarine collision.
Date: February 25, 1960
Duration: 58 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Eagle]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a neighborhood in Fort Worth complaining to Don Pottratz for leaving his golden eagle on the roof of where he lives.
Date: February 24, 1960
Duration: 1 minute 13 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Storm]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about an icy storm causing traffic accidents in Fort Worth and Dallas.
Date: February 24, 1960
Duration: 1 minute 19 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Golden Gloves]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the 24th annual Texas Golden Glove Tournament taking place at the Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum in Fort Worth.
Date: February 24, 1960
Duration: 2 minutes 12 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Location: 32.746526 -97.366475
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Poly basketball]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about two local high school basketball teams playing in SMU's Coliseum.
Date: February 23, 1960
Duration: 1 minute 58 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Location: 32.840465 -96.781654
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Lions meeting]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a lion attending North Richland Hills' Lions Club meeting.
Date: February 23, 1960
Duration: 1 minute 08 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Morning bandit]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a mid-morning burglary in Irving and Dallas.
Date: February 21, 1960
Duration: 1 minute 16 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Attlee]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about former Prime Minister of Great Britain, Earl Clement Attlee, visiting Fort Worth.
Date: February 22, 1960
Duration: 1 minute 27 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Golden Gloves]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the Texas Golden Gloves boxing championships taking place in Chicago.
Date: February 27, 1960
Duration: 1 minute 19 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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