Title: The Search for America Films
Inclusive Dates: 1959

Creator:

• KETC-TV (Television station: Saint Louis, Mo.)

Call Number: CA 001-CA 027

Quantity: 27 film reels (16 mm)

Repository:

Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:

The Search for America was a thirty-three episode television series about the human condition and living in the United States. Various experts weigh in on the social landscape of America. Topics include crime and delinquency; problems in education; human happiness; existentialism; mental health problems; America's morality; foreign aid and relations; science; and issues with race. Each film is approximately 30 minutes in length in black and white with sound.

Note:

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Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-ca001

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Use Restrictions

No duplication or public screening without consent of copyright holder.

Acquisition Information

Accession Number: MCHC71-150

CA 001	“Corporation Man” Note: 3704; 29:05 minutes
CA 002	“Crime and Delinquency” Note: 3721
CA 003	“Our Problems in Education” Note: 3722
CA 004	“The Entrepreneur (I)” Note: 3702; 29:02 minutes
CA 005	“The Entrepreneur (II)” Note: 3703; 29:03 minutes
CA 006	“The Frontier American” Note: 28:50
CA 007	“Human Fulfillment” Note: 3727; 29:01 minutes
CA 008	“Man's Cosmic Status” Note: 3726; 29:02 minutes
CA 009	“Our Mental Health Problems” Note: 3723; 29:00 minutes
CA 010	“Morality” Note: 3725; 29:00 minutes
CA 011	“The Navajo (I)” Note: 3712; 29:00 minutes
CA 012	“The Navajo (II)” Note: 28:57 minutes
CA 013	“Our Foreign Aid Objective” Note: 3716?; 29:00 minutes
CA 014	“Our Foreign Policy Objective” Note: 29:00 minutes
CA 015	“Our National Economy” Note: 3720; 28:58
CA 016	“Our Race Problem (I)” Note: 3718; 28:44 minutes
CA 017	“Our Race Problem (II)” Note: 3719
CA 018	“Relations with our Western Allies” Note: 3717; 29:05 minutes
CA 019	“Our Relations with Russia” Note: 3705?; 29:00 minutes
CA 020	“The Parent (I)” Note: 3706; 28:40 minutes
CA 021	“The Parent (II)” Note: 3707; 28:56 minutes
CA 022	“The Poet (I)” Note: 3705; 29:59 minutes
CA 023	“Progress” Note: 3724; 29:04 minutes
CA 024	“The Southerner (II)” Note: 3700?; 29:05 minutes
CA 025	“The Southern Negro (I)” Note: 3711
CA 026	“The Teenage Boy” Note: 3708; 28:55 minutes
CA 027	“The Teenage Girl” Note: 3709; 29:02 minutes