Collection inventory

Summary
Creator:	Syracuse University.
Title:	Books & Ideas Collection
Dates:	1956
Size:	36 films
Abstract:	Films of episodes of the Syracuse University-produced television series
Language:	English
Repository:	University Archives, Special Collections Research Center Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Ave., Suite 600 Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center/university-archives

Historical Note

Books & Ideas was a television series produced by Syracuse University's Television and Radio Center in 1956 and distributed by National Educational Television, a precursor to PBS. The episodes were originally shot on kinescope in black and white.

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Scope and Content Note

The Books & Ideas Collection comprises 36 film reels of the television series. There are a total of 19 half-hour episodes; the collection holds multiple copies of most of the episodes.

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Restrictions

Access Restrictions

Please note that the collection is housed off-site, and advance notice is required to allow time to have the materials brought to the Reading Room on campus.

Access to films requires advance notice to produce a use copy.

Use Restrictions

Written permission must be obtained from the Syracuse University Archives and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.

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Related Material

The University Archives holds clipping files and other records pertaining to the Television and Radio Center.

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Selected Search Terms

Names

Subjects

Types of material

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Books & Ideas Collection,
University Archives,
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries

Acquisition Information

This collection was transferred from the media collection in the Syracuse University Libraries to the University Archives in 2017. Original provenance and source of acquisition unknown.

Finding Aid Information

Created by: Meg Mason
Date: 2018
Revision history:

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Arrangement

The films are arranged by program number.

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Inventory

	Films
		All items are barcoded; please request by program and ID number (e.g., "sua_books_ideas_003").
		Program no. 2: "Witness" by Whittaker Chambers [copy 1] 1956 - Film reel (A), D copy. Accompanied by a report card for damaged film, a photocopy of old label. (Film: 16mm; running time 28:55) (ID#: sua_books_ideas_003)
		Program no. 2: "Witness" by Whittaker Chambers [copy 2] 1956 - Film reel, B copy, most likely a DUPE. Accompanied by a report card for damaged film, a photocopy of old label. (Film: 16mm; running time 30:00) (ID#: sua_books_ideas_004)
		Program no. 3: "Big woods" by William Faulkner [copy 1] 1956 - Film reel (A), F copy. Accompanied by a report card for damaged film and photocopy of old label. (Film: 16mm; running time 29:00) (ID#: sua_books_ideas_001)
		Program no. 3: "Big woods" by William Faulkner [copy 2] 1956 - Film reel (B), G copy, most likely a DUPE. Accompanied by SU library borrower card. (Film: 16mm; running time 30:00) (ID#: sua_books_ideas_002)
		Program no. 4: "The age of reform" by Richard Hofstadter [copy 1] 1956 - Film reel (A), C copy. Accompanied by a report card for damaged film, a photocopy of old label. (Film: 16mm; running time 28:57) (ID#: sua_books_ideas_005)
		Program no. 4: "The age of reform" by Richard Hofstadter [copy 2] 1956 - Film reel, B copy, most likely a DUPE. Accompanied by SU library borrower card. Notes on the borrower card and on the old leader read: "Program no. 5". (Film: 16mm; running time 30:00) (ID#: sua_books_ideas_006)
		Program no. 5: "The book of Ecclesiastes" from the Bible [copy 1] 1956 - Film reel (A), F copy. Accompanied by a report card for damaged film, a photocopy of old label. (Film: 16mm; running time 28:55) (ID#: sua_books_ideas_007)
		Program no. 5: "The book of Ecclesiastes" from the Bible [copy 2] 1956 - Film reel, B copy, most likely a DUPE. Accompanied by SU library borrower card. Notes on the borrower card and on the old leader read: "Program no. 2". (Film: 16mm; running time 30:00) (ID#: sua_books_ideas_008)
		Program no. 6: "The ox-bow incident" by Walter van Tilburg Clark [copy 1] 1956 - Film reel, A copy. Accompanied by a report card for damaged film, a photocopy of old label. (Film: 16mm; running time 28:59) (ID#: sua_books_ideas_009)
		Program no. 6: "The ox-bow incident" by Walter van Tilburg Clark [copy 2] 1956 - Film reel, B copy, most likely a DUPE. Accompanied by 2 SU library borrower cards. Notes on the borrower cards and old leader read: "Program no. 8". (Film: 16mm; running time 30:00) (ID#: sua_books_ideas_010)
		Program no. 7: "A study of history" by Arnold Toynbee [copy 1] 1956 - Film reel, A copy. Accompanied by a photocopy of old label. (Film: 16mm; running time 29:00) (ID#: sua_books_ideas_011)
		Program no. 7: "A study of history" by Arnold Toynbee [copy 2] 1956 - Film reel, B copy, most likely a DUPE. Accompanied by SU library borrower card. Note on the borrower card reads: "Program no. 9". (Film: 16mm; running time 30:00) (ID#: sua_books_ideas_012)
		Program no. 8: "The old man and the sea" by Earnest Hemingway [copy 1] 1956 - Film reel, A copy. Accompanied by report card for damaged film, a photocopy of old label. (Film: 16mm; running time 29:00) (ID#: sua_books_ideas_013)
		Program no. 8: "The old man and the sea" by Earnest Hemingway [copy 2] 1956 - Film reel, most likely a DUPE. Accompanied by SU library borrower card and old label. Note on the borrower card and old labels read: "Program no. 10". (Film: 16mm; running time 30:00) (ID#: sua_books_ideas_014)
		Program no. 9: "The trees" by Conrad Richter [copy 1] 1956 - Film reel, B copy. Accompanied by a report card for damaged film, a photocopy of old label. (Film: 16mm; running time 28:58) (ID#: sua_books_ideas_015)
		Program no. 9: "The trees" by Conrad Richter [copy 2] 1956 - Film reel, most likely a DUPE. Accompanied by SU library borrower card. Note on the borrower card reads: "Program no. 11". (Film: 16mm; running time 30:00) (ID#: sua_books_ideas_016)
		Program no. 10: "The nine tailors" by Dorothy Sayers [copy 1] 1956 - Film reel, A copy. Accompanied by a report card for damaged film, a photocopy of old label. (Film: 16mm; running time 28:57) (ID#: sua_books_ideas_017)
		Program no. 10: "The nine tailors" by Dorothy Sayers [copy 2] 1956 - Film reel, most likely a DUPE. Accompanied by SU library borrower card. Note on the borrower card reads: "Program no. 7". (Film: 16mm; running time 30:00) (ID#: sua_books_ideas_018)
		Program no. 11: "World enough and time" by Robert Penn Warren [copy 1] 1956 - Film reel, D copy. Accompanied by a report card for damaged film, a photocopy of old label. (Film: 16mm; running time 30:00) (ID#: sua_books_ideas_019)
		Program no. 11: "World enough and time" by Robert Penn Warren copy 2] 1956 - Film reel, most likely a DUPE. Accompanied by SU library borrower card. Note on the borrower card reads: "Program no. 12". (Film: 16mm; running time 30:00) (ID#: sua_books_ideas_020)
		Program no. 12: "Conservatism in America" by Clinton Rossiter [copy 1] 1956 - Film reel, B copy. Accompanied by a report card for damaged film, a photocopy of old label. Note on old label reads: "Conservation in America." (Film: 16mm; running time 28:53) (ID#: sua_books_ideas_021)
		Program no. 12: "Conservatism in America" by Clinton Rossiter [copy 2] 1956 - Film reel, B copy, most likely a DUPE. Accompanied by SU library borrower card. Note on the borrower card reads: "Program no. 6". (Film: 16mm; running time 30:00) (ID#: sua_books_ideas_022)
		Program no. 13: "Beyond the high Himalayas" by William O. Douglas [copy 1] 1956 - Film reel, F copy. Accompanied by a report card for damaged film, a photocopy of old label. (Film: 16mm; running time 29:00) (ID#: sua_books_ideas_023)
		Program no. 13: "Beyond the high Himalayas" by William O. Douglas [copy 2] 1956 - Film reel, A copy, most likely a DUPE. Accompanied by SU library borrower card. (Film: 16mm; running time 30:00) (ID#: sua_books_ideas_024)
		Program no. 14: "The red and the black" by Stendhal [copy 1] 1956 - Film reel, A copy. Accompanied by report card for damaged film, a photocopy of old label. (Film: 16mm; running time 28:59) (ID#: sua_books_ideas_025)
		Program no. 14: "The red and the black" by Stendhal [copy 2] 1956 - Film reel, A copy, most likely a DUPE. Accompanied by SU library borrower card and old label. Note on the borrower card reads: "Program no. 16", note on the old label reads: "Hosted by Arthur Wells". (Film: 16mm; running time 30:00) (ID#: sua_books_ideas_026)
		Program no. 15: Biography of Benjamin Franklin by Carl Van Doren 1956 - Film reel, B copy. Accompanied by a report card for damaged film and old labels. (Film: 16mm; running time 29:00) (ID#: sua_books_ideas_027)
		Program no. 16: "Great river [the Rio Grande in North American history]" by Paul Horgan [copy 1] 1956 - Film reel, C copy. Accompanied by a report card for damaged film and old labels. (Film: 16mm; running time 28:59) (ID#: sua_books_ideas_028)
		Program no. 16: "Great river [the Rio Grande in North American history]" by Paul Horgan [copy 2] 1956 - Film reel, B copy, most likely a DUPE. Accompanied by SU library borrower card and old label. Note on the borrower card reads: "Program no. 18", note on the old label reads: "Hosted by Arthur Wells". (Film: 16mm; running time 30:00) (ID#: sua_books_ideas_029)
		Program no. 17: "Art and life in America" by Oliver Larkin [copy 1] 1956 - Film reel, E copy. Accompanied by a report card for damaged film and old label. (Film: 16mm; running time 29:00) (ID#: sua_books_ideas_030)
		Program no. 17: "Art and life in America" by Oliver Larkin [copy 2] 1956 - Film reel, most likely a DUPE. Accompanied by SU library borrower card and old label. Note on the borrower card reads: "Program no. 14" (Film: 16mm; running time 30:00) (ID#: sua_books_ideas_031)
		Program no. 18: Poems by Emily Dickinson 1956 - Film reel, E copy. Accompanied by SU library borrower card and old label. Note on the borrower card reads: "Program no. 15". Note on the leader reads: "Poems of early Dickinson". (Film: 16mm; running time 30:00) (ID#: sua_books_ideas_032)
		Program no. 19: "The plague" by Albert Camus [copy 1] 1956 - Film reel, F copy. Accompanied by old labels. Note on the old label reads: "Hosted by Arthur Wells". (Film: 16mm; running time 29:00) (ID#: sua_books_ideas_033)
		Program no. 19: "The plague" by Albert Camus [copy 2] 1956 - Film reel, DUPE. Accompanied by SU library borrower card and old labels. Note on the old label reads: "Hosted by Arthur Wells". (Film: 16mm; running time 30:00) (ID#: sua_books_ideas_034)
		Program no. 20: "[The fourth president:] A life of James Madison" by Irving Brant [copy 1] 1956 - Film reel, E copy. Accompanied by old labels. (Film: 16mm; running time 29:00) (ID#: sua_books_ideas_035)
		Program no. 20: "[The fourth president:] A life of James Madison" by Irving Brant [copy 2] 1956 - Film reel, most likely a DUPE. Accompanied by old label and SU library borrower card. (Film: 16mm; running time 30:00) (ID#: sua_books_ideas_036)

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