Created in 1917 as part of the University’s Division of Extension, the UT Film Library offered films on a variety of topics, primarily of an educational nature, on a rental-fee basis to the university community as well as to other educational institutions across the country. The Film Library could provide these services to primary and secondary public schools as a department of the Visual Instruction Bureau. Once the VIB disbanded in 1976, the Film Library became a part of the University’s Division of Continuing Education for a short period until it was permanently absorbed into the General Libraries in March of 1978. The Film Library continued offering rented films, projectionist services, and cleaning services until its operations were discontinued officially on July 13, 1990. Since that time, the services offered by the Film Library have been handled by the University’s Audio-Visual Library.
This collection consists of 122 motion picture film titles (171 reels) and two videotapes. Some of the films were made at UT or are about the University, and others were made by Texas state agencies. Additional titles pertain to the history and culture of Texas, the South and the Southwest. The films date from 1938 to 1974. One of the videotapes dates from 1982.
Unrestricted access. However, arrangements may need to be made prior to viewing the films. A portion of these records are stored remotely at LSF. Advance notice required for retrieval. Contact repository for retrieval.
UT Film Library Collection, 1938-1982, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin.
This collection processed by archives staff in July 2005. Subsequent revisions made by Emily Calkins, May 2010; and Justin Kovar, August 2012.
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Stored onsite at SRH: |
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| 2/Film B2 |
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Texas v. Texas A & M [football],
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Southwest Conference Football Highlights 1951
1 reel, color film with sound track, 16mm
[DVD copy in box 2X7a][Click for video] |
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[Baylor, Texas, Arkansas, Rice, A&M, Southern Methodist University, Texas Christian University, and Kentucky football teams in the 1951 Southwest Conference.] |
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Southwest Conference Highlights [football], 1963 |
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This Is Your University |
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University of Texas at Austin, Highlights of
1974 |
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Paisano, or Gift of Time [KLRU film; produced and distributed by the Southwest Creative Film Center],
1971
1 reel, color film with sound track, 16mm
[DVD copy in box 2X7a][Click for video] |
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[Film about the Dobie Paisano Fellowship for artists and writers to live at the Paisano Ranch outside of Austin, TX.] |
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Southwest Conference Highlights, 1949
1 reel, color film with sound track, 16mm
[DVD copy in box 2X87b][Click for video] |
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[A highlight reel, narrated by Kern Tips, of football games from the 1949 Southwest Conference season. The highlights are interspersed with a comical storyline of a football fan named Cecil traveling to the season-ending game between Rice and North Carolina (Southwest Conference champions vs. Southeast Conference champions).] |
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| 2/Film B3 |
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To the Ends of Time [McDonald Observatory], 1971
2 reels |
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University World: [KLRU films; produced and distributed by UT/RTF], 1958 |
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Germanic Language |
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Geology - Mountains |
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| 2/Film B4 |
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Other KLRU films produced and distributed by UT/RTF: |
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35-1 [by Wayne Ewing], 1971 |
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The Time Is Now
5 reels |
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The Valley [Rio Grande Series #3] |
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Six Short Films [KLRU films by Silvero Perez] |
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Films produced by UT-Austin: |
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Austin Cerebral Palsy Center, 1956 |
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It's Almost Tomorrow, 1956
3 reels |
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Co-operative training in Diversified Trades, 1956
3 reels |
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| 2/Film B5 |
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Wanted: Skilled Workers, 1956
2 reels |
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UT Geology Department, 1960 |
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Structure of Minerals
2 reels |
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Glaciers |
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Ground Water |
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Rocks and Time |
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Volcanic Eruptions
2 reels |
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Teaching English Excerpts, 1962 |
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Spadework for History: |
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Part I - Salvaging American Prehistory, 1964
2 copies |
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Part II - The Woodlands, 1964
3 reels |
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| 2/Film B6 |
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Part III - The Plains, 1963
6 reels |
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Part V - Plateau and Pacific, 1963
3 reels |
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Trouble Lurks Below [Humble Oil], 1941 |
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Deep Horizons [Sun Oil], 1941 |
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Lone Star Roundup [Western Television/Pathe], 1951 |
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Texas Good Roads - Texas Highways in Trouble |
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Turning Point: The Need to Repair Texas' Roads |
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| 2/Film B7 |
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Waco Disaster Study |
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Gone to Texas
2 reels |
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Command Performances in Steel [Lone Star Steel], 1957 |
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Three Leagues for Texas
2 reels |
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Six Flags Over Texas, 1964
3 reels |
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Texas: Today's Fun-tier 1963
4 reels |
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| 2/Film B8 |
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Grand Canyon |
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Southern Pacific - 100 Years in Texas |
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With Benefit of Counsel [Texas Bar Assn.], 1953 |
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John C. Calhoun [EBF], 1957 |
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Texas - The Big State |
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Texas Curriculum Studies [NEA], 1961 |
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Race Relations [Young America/Fisk University], 1955 |
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Songs of the South; Songs of the West |
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Language Unlimited [UT-Austin], 1966 |
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Swimming for a Congenital Quad Amputee [UT-Austin], 1968 |
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The Tape Recorder - An Effective Teaching Instrument
3 reels |
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Jerald F. Belton [UT-Austin] 1971 |
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| 2/Film B10 |
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Acromantic [KLRU film by Jack Moore; produced and distributed by the Southwest Creative Film Center], 1971 |
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Et Cetera [KLRU film by Jack Moore; produced by the Southwest Creative Film Center and distributed by UT/RTF], 1971 |
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Baking School [UT-Austin] |
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Promises to Keep [NEA & Motion Pictures Productions of Texas, Inc.], 1969 |
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Heads You Win
2 reels |
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The Highest Level |
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America's Lifelines [Texas Dept. of Public Safety] |
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Physics: The View From Here [UT Physics Dept.], 1971 |
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Take That First Step [produced and distributed by the Southern Regional Education Board] |
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Teaching the Mentally Retarded - A Positive Approach [produced by the Southwest Texas Educational Board and distributed by the Southwest Texas Educational Television Council; KLRU film], 1967 |
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The Senses and Information Perception [UT-Austin]
2 reels |
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| 2/Film B11 |
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Teaching English [UT-Austin], 1962 |
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Lessons 1-7
14 reels |
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| 2/Film B12 |
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Lessons 8-15
16 reels |
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| 2/Film B13 |
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Lesson 16
2 reels |
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Adventures in Education Series, [Texas Education Agency], 1957 |
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#1 – Universal Education as the Guardian Genius of Democracy |
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#2 – The Teaching Profession Vital to Society |
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#3 – The United States’ Education Seen Through Foreign Eyes |
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#4 – Education’s Foundations in the Arts and Sciences |
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#5 – The Role of the Teacher in the Dawn of United States Education |
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#6 – The Teacher and the Conquest of a Continent (1800-1900) |
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#7 – United States Education’s Coming of Age in the World (1900-) |
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#8 – Philosophy’s Uses in Planning Wise Directions for Education |
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#9 – The Teacher, the Law and the Structure of United States Education |
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#11 – Insight into the Nature of the Child and Individual Differences |
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#12 – The Universe and Community in which the Child Grows |
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#14 – The Design and Planning of Courses and Lessons |
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#15 – Teaching as a Communication of Ideas, Systematic Knowledge, Skills, and Enthusiasm for Learning |
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#17 – The Well Designed Use of Audio-Visual Materials |
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#20 – Administration and the Advancement of Effective Teaching |
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#22 – Parents and the Community as Teachers |
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#23 – Progress in the Realm of Elementary Education |
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#24 – The Unique and Invaluable United States High School |
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#25 – United States Higher Education and the Keys to Our Future |
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#26 – Teachers Teach Themselves and Participate in Humanity’s Vast Future |
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KLRU films |
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Learning to Live [produced and distributed by the Southwest Texas Educational Television Council], 1973 |
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Operation Teenager [Texas Dept. of Corrections] |
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The Apple Tree |
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Kenya Uganda Safari [Audobon Wildlife Theater; produced and distributed by KEG Productions], 1969 |
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The March of Time, 1952 |
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Figures [produced by the American Federation of Arts; distributed by the Ford Foundation] |
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Willard Stone, Wood Sculptor [produced by Michael Smith and distributed by the Southwest Creative Film Center], 1972 |
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Music of America: Songs of a Young Nation [produced and distributed by the National Education Television & Radio Center] |
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Discovery in a Landscape [produced by the American Federation of Arts; distributed by the Ford Foundation] |
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VHS Videotapes |
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Frontiers in Drug Science [UT Drug Dynamics Institute], June 23, 1982 |
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U-Matic Videotapes |
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Drifting of the Continents [Time-Life] |
