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Cold War Resources: Browse 1950s Title: Vile Decade of the [19]50's Author: Pacifica Radio Publication Date: 6/24 Format: Audio Location: Broadcast Call No./URL/Item No.: NPBA au rl orig 1097 Subject: Multiple Subjects GeographicArea: Multiple TimePeriod: 1950s Description: In this program, Carey McWilliams, editor of "The Nation," reviews the negative events of the 1950s, including McCarthyism, nuclear weapons, and civil liberties abuses. This program is part of the Pacifica Radio Archives. This tape is recorded on two sides. This recording is less than studio quality Title: 1956 Hungarian Revolution: A History in Documents Author: Csaba Bekes, Malcolm Byrne, Janos M. Rainer Publication Date: 2002 Format: Print Location: McKeldin Reference Stacks Call No./URL/Item No.: DB956.7 .A15 2002 Subject: Politics GeographicArea: Eastern Europe TimePeriod: 1950s Description: Full text of documents, including meeting minutes and discussion notes, memoranda, letters, reports, radio messages, telegrams, records of conversations, etc., by U.S., British, Soviet, Yugoslav, Hungarian, and other government officials and political leaders, as well as by Hungarian students and activists, including Imre Nagy. Title: An American in Communist China Author: NAEB Publication Date: 4/27 Format: Audio Location: Broadcast Call No./URL/Item No.: NPBA 58-Sp. 7 Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: Asia & Oceania TimePeriod: 1950s Description: Interview with Earl Williamson, one of the 41 young Americans who toured Communist China in the summer of 1957 after visiting the Moscow Youth Festival. Title: An American Ism, Joe McCarthy Author: First Run/Icarus Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: E748.M143A45 1908z Subject: Politics GeographicArea: United States TimePeriod: 1950s Description: Uses archival film segments and interviews with friends, business associates, and politicians to provide a film biography of Joseph McCarthy, who became one of the most feared and powerful politicians of the 20th century by exploiting the anti-communist delirium of post-war America. Title: Battle for Korea Author: Dave Flitton Publication Date: 2001 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: Desk - VHS Videocassette \| DS918 .B38 2001 Subject: Military & Intelligence GeographicArea: Asia & Oceania TimePeriod: 1950s Description: "Using archival films and information declassified at the end of the Cold War, this documentary looks at the military aims of the Korean War, which included the first combat engagements of the jet age and marked the beginning of air- to-air warfare between American pilots and their Soviet counterparts." Originally broadcast on PBS. Title: Bibliography of the Hungarian Revolution 1956 Author: I.L. Halasz de Beky Publication Date: 1963 Format: Print Location: McKeldin Reference Stacks Call No./URL/Item No.: Z2148.A5H3 Subject: Multiple Subjects GeographicArea: Eastern Europe TimePeriod: 1950s Description: Bibliography of books, pamphlets, motion pictures, monitored broadcasts, and periodical articles; indexed. Title: Certain Amount of Violence Author: Time-Life Multimedia Publication Date: 1976 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: D424.E8 no. 12 pt. 1 and pt. 2 Subject: Multiple Subjects GeographicArea: Multiple TimePeriod: 1950s Description: Analyzes major historical developments in Europe in the mid- 1950's. Discusses the Soviet supression of the Polish and Hungarian revolts, British and French involvement in the Suez, and the formation of the European Economic Community. Title: China Gate Author: Samuel Fuller (Producer/Director) Publication Date: 1989 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: PN1997.C395 1989 Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: Asia & Oceania TimePeriod: 1950s Description: An American mercenary explosives expert must lead a French Foreign Legion patrol deep into Viet Minh territory to destroy a strategic ammo dump in the "China Gate" pass. To safely guide them through the jungle, the Legion commander bribes "Lucky Legs", a Eurasian girl who was once married to Brock. Brock abandoned his wife and their son because he could not face the shame of having fathered a racially-mixed child. Now Brock and Lucky must reconcile their differences in order to survive. Originally released as motion picture in 1957 by 20th Century Fox. Starring Gene Barry, Angie Dickinson, Nat King Cole. Title: Communist China 1955-1959: Policy Documents with Analysis Author: Harvard University Center for International Affairs/East Asian Research Center Publication Date: 1962 Format: Print Location: McKeldin Stacks Call No./URL/Item No.: DS777.55 .C642 Subject: Politics GeographicArea: Asia & Oceania TimePeriod: 1950s Title: Confidentially Yours Author: Directorate for Armed Forces Information and Education Publication Date: 195? Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: UB271.U5C66 1950z Subject: Military & Intelligence GeographicArea: Multiple TimePeriod: 1950s Description: This film presents a fictionalized account of how a NATO secret file was eventually leaked to a potential enemy behind the Iron Curtain Title: Congressional Theatre: Dramatizing McCarthyhism on Stage, Film, and Television Author: Brenda Murphy Publication Date: 1999 Format: Print Location: McKeldin Stacks Call No./URL/Item No.: PS338.P6M87 1999 Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: United States TimePeriod: 1950s Description: Includes bibliographical references and index. Title: David Halberstam's The Fifties Author: A & E Home Video Publication Date: 1997 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: E169.02.F53 1997 pt. 1-6 Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: United States TimePeriod: 1950s Description: Six parts: "The Fear and the Dream," "Sellling the American Way," "Let's Play House," "A Burning Desire," "The Beat," and "The Rage Within: The Road to the Sixties." Title: Day by Day The Fifties Author: Jeffrey D. Merritt Publication Date: 1979 Format: Print Location: McKeldin Reference Stacks Call No./URL/Item No.: D842.5.M47 1979 Subject: Multiple Subjects GeographicArea: Multiple TimePeriod: 1950s Description: Daily timeline of the 1950s; international in scope. Title: Day the Earth Stood Still Author: CBS Fox Video Publication Date: 1988 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: PN1997.D338 pt. 1 and pt. 2 Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: United States TimePeriod: 1950s Description: Originally released as a motion picture in 1951. "A visitor from outer space comes with the warning that unless war is abolished, Earth will be destroyed by the more advanced planets of the universe." A science fiction classic. Title: Division Pundan: North and South Author: Korean Broadcasting System Publication Date: 1992 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: DS918.K623 1992 vol. 1 pt. 1-2 Subject: Politics GeographicArea: Asia & Oceania TimePeriod: 1950s Description: Produced by the Korean Broadcasting System, the "first program describes the dramatic events at the close of World War II which led to the partitioning of Korea and marked the beginning of the Cold War. The second program discusses Kim Il-Song's rise to power in the North and the political turmoil rampant in the South, which led to the election of President Syngman Rhee." Title: Dwight D. Eisenhower Library & Museum Author: National Archives and Records Administration Format: Online Location: Network WWW Call No./URL/Item No.: http://www.eisenhower.utexas.edu/ Subject: Politics GeographicArea: United States TimePeriod: 1950s Description: Online foreign relations documents. Title: Dwight D. Eisenhower Library and Museum Format: Online Location: Network WWW Call No./URL/Item No.: http://www.eisenhower.archives.gov/ Subject: Politics GeographicArea: United States TimePeriod: 1950s Description: Select documents, presidential addresses and speeches, and photographs. Title: Eisenhower Years Thru the Conquest of Space Author: Chelsea House Publication Date: 1984 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: E839.E58 Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: United States TimePeriod: 1950s Description: Film clips of important news events spanning the Eisenhower administration to the first man on the moon. Title: Encyclopedia of the Korean War: A Political, Social, and Military History Author: Spencer C. Tucker, Editor Publication Date: 2000 Format: Print Location: McKeldin Reference Stacks Call No./URL/Item No.: DS918.E53 2000 Subject: Multiple Subjects GeographicArea: Asia & Oceania TimePeriod: 1950s Description: Three-volume encyclopedia with maps, order of battles, medal of honor winners, Korean history timeline, and bibliography. Title: Encyclopedia of the McCarthy Era Author: William K. Klingaman Publication Date: 1996 Format: Print Location: McKeldin Reference Stacks Call No./URL/Item No.: E743.5.K57 1996 Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: United States TimePeriod: 1950s Description: This sources includes a chronological organization of events during the McCarthy Era ranging from the period of 1947 through 1954 as well as key definitions of people, places and important events. Title: Entertainment in the Soviet Union Author: NAEB Publication Date: 1959 Format: Audio Location: Broadcast Call No./URL/Item No.: NPBA 59-Sp. 9-3 Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: Soviet Union TimePeriod: 1950s Description: Entertainment in the Soviet Union Title: Fallout and Disarmament Author: Pacifica Radio Publication Date: 1958 Format: Audio Location: Broadcast Call No./URL/Item No.: NPBA au rl orig 337 Subject: Multiple Subjects GeographicArea: Multiple TimePeriod: 1950s Description: Two noted physicists, Linus Pauling and Edward Teller, discuss the effects of radiation exposure, the peaceful use of nuclear energy, and proposals to ban nuclear testing. Moderated by James Day. This program is part of the Pacifica Radio Archives. This tape is recorded on two sides. " Title: Famous American Trials: Rosenberg Trial 1951 Author: Douglas Linder/Famous Trials Project, University of Missouri Format: Online Location: Networked WWW Call No./URL/Item No.: http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/rosenb/ROSENB.HTM Subject: Politics GeographicArea: United States TimePeriod: 1950s Description: Includes chronology, spy ring diagram, trial transcript excerpts, sentencing statement, appellate decisions, and decisions. Title: Foreign Relations of the United States, 1958-1960: Vol. X, Part I: Eastern Europe Region, Soviet Union, Cyprus Author: US State Department Format: Online Location: Networked WWW Call No./URL/Item No.: http://dosfan.lib.uic.edu/ERC/frus/frus58-60x1/index.html Subject: Politics GeographicArea: Multiple TimePeriod: 1950s Description: Official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions and significant diplomatic activity. Title: Front (The) Author: Walter Bernstein (Writer)/Martin Ritt (Producer/Director) Publication Date: 1989 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: PN1997.F758 1989 Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: United States TimePeriod: 1950s Description: A searing indictment of the McCarthy era blacklisting and Communist witch hunts of the 1950s. Woody Allen plays a hapless ghost writer fated to become a symbolic hero. Originally released as a motion picture in 1976. Title: Hear It Now Author: CBS Publication Date: 4/27 Format: Audio Location: Broadcast Call No./URL/Item No.: LAB au rl orig 2190 Subject: Multiple Subjects GeographicArea: Multiple TimePeriod: 1950s Description: "Hear It Now" was a weekly news documentary program on CBS, written and produced by Edward R. Murrow and Fred W. Friendly. The show documented current events. This program includes: Communist offensives in Korea, Radio Free Europe, British political scene, Gen. MacArthur Dismissal, Senate debate over US military policy. 20th performance. Notes filed with original tape. Title: Hear It Now Author: CBS Radio Publication Date: 3/30 Format: Audio Location: Broadcast Call No./URL/Item No.: LAB au rl orig 2187 Subject: Multiple Subjects GeographicArea: Multiple TimePeriod: 1950s Description: "Hear It Now" was a weekly news documentary program on CBS, written and produced by Edward R. Murrow and Fred W. Friendly. The show documented current events. This program includes: Towards the High Road of the Military, What is the Policy of Korea, and Hollywood, a place of the Stars. 16th performance. Notes filed with original tape. Title: Hear It Now Author: CBS Radio Publication Date: 2/23 Format: Audio Location: Broadcast Call No./URL/Item No.: LAB au rl orig 2184 Subject: Multiple Subjects GeographicArea: Multiple TimePeriod: 1950s Description: "Hear It Now" was a weekly news documentary program on CBS, written and produced by Edward R. Murrow and Fred W. Friendly. The show documented current events. This program includes the T-41 tank, Gen. Lemay, Premier Stalin, a discussion of Gen. Eisenhower's policies, the "Hounddog" Bill, and US troops practice Korea's war slang. 11th performance. Notes filed with original tape. Title: Hear It Now Author: CBS Radio Publication Date: 12/1 Format: Audio Location: Broadcast Call No./URL/Item No.: LAB au rl orig 2176 Subject: Multiple Subjects GeographicArea: Multiple TimePeriod: 1950s Description: "Hear It Now" was a weekly news documentary program on CBS, written and produced by Edward R. Murrow and Fred W. Friendly. The show documented current events. This program includes Korean War events, review of the best movies of 1950, poems of Carl Sandburg, the US mobilization in Korea, and a brief biography of Gen. Douglas MacArthur. This is the premiere episode. Notes filed with original tape. Title: Hear It Now Author: CBS Radio Publication Date: 12/2 Format: Audio Location: Broadcast Call No./URL/Item No.: LAB au rl orig 2177 Subject: Multiple Subjects GeographicArea: Multiple TimePeriod: 1950s Description: "Hear It Now" was a weekly news documentary program on CBS, written and produced by Edward R. Murrow and Fred W. Friendly. The show documented current events. This program includes North Korea discussion, Sec. of State Atkinson, Dwight Eisenhower appointed as Commander, Winston Churchill, Santa Claus and tradition, Pres. Truman's speech on the Korean War and comments from the community in Peoria, Illinois. 2nd performance. Notes filed with original tape. Title: Hear It Now Author: CBS Radio Publication Date: 3/23 Format: Audio Location: Broadcast Call No./URL/Item No.: LAB au rl orig 2186 Subject: Multiple Subjects GeographicArea: Multiple TimePeriod: 1950s Description: "Hear It Now" was a weekly news documentary program on CBS, written and produced by Edward R. Murrow and Fred W. Friendly. The show documented current events. This program includes: The Kefauver Hearings and its effects on the daily life of Americans, Frank Costello and other witnesses appear before the Kefauver hearings, A Biography of a Woman's Hat, Easter in Korea, a television meeting on crime in politics, Winston Churchill, and Ambassador O'Bier. 15th performance. Notes filed with original tape. Title: Invasion of the Body Snatchers Author: Voyager Co. Publication Date: 1986 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: PN1997.I59 pt. 1 and pt. 2 Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: United States TimePeriod: 1950s Description: Originally released as a motion picture in 1956. "A small American town is imperceptibly taken over by an alien force as the citizens are gradually replaced by unfeeling clones." Classic example of 1950s Communist paranoia. Title: Khrushchev and the Thaw Author: Time-Life Multimedia Publication Date: 1971 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: UB251.U5S69 Subject: Politics GeographicArea: Soviet Union TimePeriod: 1950s Description: Studies the events following the death of Stalin in 1953. Examines Krushchev's de-Stalinization program which resulted in greater cultural and political freedom in the Soviet Union, relaxation of controls over satellite countries, and establishment of friendly relations with the West. Title: Korea: The Forgotten War Author: Fox Hills Video Publication Date: 1987 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: DS919.K63 Subject: Politics GeographicArea: Asia & Oceania TimePeriod: 1950s Description: Hosted by Robert Stack, special commemorative edition. "Presents the events that shattered the peacetime atmosphere and plunged America into the Korean War." Title: Korean War Author: Chelsea House Publication Date: 1970 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: DS918.K6 v. 1 and DS918.K6 v. 2 Subject: Politics GeographicArea: Asia & Oceania TimePeriod: 1950s Description: Volume One: "From its origin to the dismissal of General MacArthur, April, 1951." Volume Two: "From the Truman- MacArthur dispute to the Armistice, 1951-1953." Title: Korean War: An Annotated Bibliography Author: Keith D. McFarland Publication Date: 1986 Format: Print Location: McKeldin Reference Stacks Call No./URL/Item No.: DS918.M33 1986 Subject: Multiple Subjects GeographicArea: Asia & Oceania TimePeriod: 1950s Description: Includes indexes. Title: Korean War: Handbook of the Literature and Research Author: Lester H. Brune Publication Date: 1996 Format: Print Location: McKeldin Reference Stacks Call No./URL/Item No.: DS918.A1K7 1996 Subject: Military & Intelligence GeographicArea: Asia & Oceania TimePeriod: 1950s Description: An in-depth analysis of the Korean War broken down into 6 parts which include, historical background, international aspects, China/Soviet relevance, Military aspects, Unification struggle and U.S. relevance. Title: Limitations on Freedom of Expression Author: NAEB Publication Date: 1959 Format: Audio Location: Broadcast Call No./URL/Item No.: NPBA 59-Sp. 9-5 Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: Soviet Union TimePeriod: 1950s Description: Limitations on Freedom of Expression in the Soviet Union Title: MASH Author: Robert Altman Publication Date: 1990 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: PN1997.M37 1990 Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: Asia & Oceania TimePeriod: 1950s Description: Originally released as a motion picture in 1970. Highlights the outrageous antics of three skilled young surgeons drafted from civilian life and assigned to a unit of the Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH) during the Korean War. Stars Donald Sutherland, Elliott Gould, Tom Skerritt, Sally Kellerman, and Robert Duvall. Title: McCarthy Responds to Murrow Author: CBS Television Network Publication Date: 1987 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: E743.M26 Subject: Politics GeographicArea: United States TimePeriod: 1950s Description: On April 6, 1954, Senator Joseph McCarthy was given the opportunity to air his reply to the March 9 See It Now program, when Edward R. Murrow accused McCarthy of using smear techniques and guilt by association to intimidate alleged communists. Title: Motion Picture History of the Korean War Author: US Office of Armed Services Information and Education Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: DS918.M68 Subject: Military & Intelligence GeographicArea: Asia & Oceania TimePeriod: 1950s Description: Presents the Korean War fighting and the problems encountered by American and United Nations forces during the major phases of the battle from the initial gunfire to the Armistice. Title: Murrow Report on McCarthy Author: CBS Television Network Publication Date: 1954 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: E743.5.M87 Subject: Politics GeographicArea: United States TimePeriod: 1950s Description: On the March 3, 1954 CBS Television broadcast of See It Now, Edward R. Murrow reports on Senator Joseph McCarthy, attacking "McCarthyism" and the smear techniques involving guilt by association. Title: New Weapon of Brainwashing Author: Pacifica Radio Publication Date: 1956 Format: Audio Location: Broadcast Call No./URL/Item No.: NPBA au rl orig 1081 Subject: Military & Intelligence GeographicArea: Asia & Oceania TimePeriod: 1950s Description: In this 1956 talk, Major W.E. Mayer speaks of brainwashing during the Korean War, points out how it is implemented and used by "the other side," and relates some of the experiences of captured American soldiers. This program is part of the Pacifica Radio Archives. This tape is recorded on two sides Title: O.S.S./State Department Intelligence and Research Reports Part 11: The Soviet Union, 1950-1961 Author: O.S.S./State Department Publication Date: 1978 Format: Microform Location: McKeldin Microform Call No./URL/Item No.: DK274.S67 Subject: Military & Intelligence GeographicArea: Soviet Union TimePeriod: 1950s Description: Indexed by The Soviet Union, 1951-1961 Supplement Guide (McK Ref DK274.S67 Guide). Title: On The Beach Author: CBS/Fox Video Publication Date: 1984 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: PN1997.O39 Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: Multiple TimePeriod: 1950s Description: Originally released as a motion picture in 1959. "Radioactive fallout from a nuclear war has wiped out the entire northern hemisphere, with the exception of Australia. With fallout expected momentarily, the Australians review their lives, establish new relationships and prepare for their tragic demise." Title: One Nation Indivisible: Hungary Author: WUOM, University of Michigan Publication Date: 1/1/ Format: Audio Location: Broadcast Call No./URL/Item No.: NPBA 58-17-12 Subject: Multiple Subjects GeographicArea: Eastern Europe TimePeriod: 1950s Description: Documentary series about 11 countries experiencing nationalistic feelings. This program: Hungary: A Soviet satellite country seeks to reaffirm its faith in its national ideals. Title: Peace or Atomic War Author: NAEB, WSUI, University of Iowa Publication Date: 5/1/ Format: Audio Location: Broadcast Call No./URL/Item No.: NPBA 58-Sp. 16 GeographicArea: United States TimePeriod: 1950s Description: Reading of Dr. Albert Schweitzer statements on banning nuclear arms. Produced by Univ. of Iowa faculty and students. Title: People and the Press: The News From China Author: WGBH (Boston, MA) Publication Date: 1/1/ Format: Print Location: Broadcast Call No./URL/Item No.: LAB pamphlet - 2725 Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: Multiple TimePeriod: 1950s Description: with Louis Lyons (moderator), Theodore H. White, John K. Fairbank; Title: People Talk Back Author: NAEB, FAE Publication Date: 2/1/ Format: Audio Location: Broadcast Call No./URL/Item No.: NPBA 53-13-2 Subject: Multiple Subjects GeographicArea: Multiple TimePeriod: 1950s Description: Can We Live in Peace with the Soviet Union? Four American journalists talking back to British Labor leader Bevan. Program 2 of 4 Title: Pickup on South Street Author: CBS Fox Video Publication Date: 1991 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: PN1997.P49935 1991 Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: United States TimePeriod: 1950s Description: Originally released as a motion picture in 1953. "Skip McCoy, a thief with a long record, pickpockets a street-smart beauty named Candy who is carrying a secret microfilm for a gang of communist spies. When a local stoolie identifies Skip as the thief, he becomes a wanted man by the police, the spies, and the girl." Title: Point of Order Author: New Yorker Video Publication Date: 1998 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: UB23.P56 1998 Subject: Politics GeographicArea: United States TimePeriod: 1950s Description: Documents the five-week, televised crusade by Senator Joseph McCarthy to expose Communist subversion in the U.S. Army. None of McCarthy's accusations were substantiated and this event pushed McCarthy into political oblivion. Title: Popular Culture in the Fifties Author: Frank A. Salamone Publication Date: 2001 Format: Print Location: McKeldin Reference Stacks Call No./URL/Item No.: E169.12 .S233 2001 Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: United States TimePeriod: 1950s Description: Chapters: Everyday America; World of Youth; Food; Travel and Transporation; Advertising; Fashion; Fads, Games, Toys, and Sports; Literature; Visual Arts; Architecture; Music; Performing Arts; Television. Appendix- Prices of Selected Items in the 1950s. Title: Post-War Era: Film Noir and the Hollywood Ten Author: Time-Life Video Publication Date: 1996 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: PN1993.5.U6L48 pt. 3 Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: United States TimePeriod: 1950s Description: Discusses films that reflected the cynicism and concerns of the postwar era by exploring themes such as crime, prejudice, mental illness, alcoholism, and drugs. Examines the effects of the Cold War and McCarthyism on the entertainment industry, including the arrest of the Hollywood Ten by the House Un-American Activities Committee. Narrated by Henry Fonda, Shirley MacLaine, and Liza Minnelli. Title: Post-War Hopes, Cold-War Fears Author: PBS Publication Date: 1984 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: E741.W35 no. 12 Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: United States TimePeriod: 1950s Description: Describes life in America after World War II, a time of rash optimism and neuroses. While the dollar was strong and everyday life improved, the 1950s also saw the lowering of the Iron Curtain, the loss of China to Communism, the Korean War and the Red Scare. Title: Pres. Truman Address to the Nation Publication Date: 9/1/ Format: Audio Location: Broadcast Call No./URL/Item No.: LAB au rl orig 2283 Subject: Multiple Subjects GeographicArea: Multiple TimePeriod: 1950s Description: Pres. Truman addresses the nation from the White House on the Korean War. Topics include: Belief in the United Nations, belief that Korea has the right to be free, belief in freedom for all of Asia, we want peace and shall achieve it. Notes filed with original tape. Title: President Eisenhower and the Cold War Author: 1991 Publication Date: Chur Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: E835.P74 1991 pt. 1 and E835.P74 pt. 2 Subject: Politics GeographicArea: United States TimePeriod: 1950s Description: A look at the Eisenhower presidency framed by the rise of the Russian "red menace." Title: Radio and TV in the Soviet Union Author: NAEB Publication Date: 1959 Format: Audio Location: Broadcast Call No./URL/Item No.: NPBA 59-Sp. 9-4 Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: Soviet Union TimePeriod: 1950s Description: Radio and TV in the Soviet Union Title: Rosenberg-Sobell Case Revisited Author: Facets Video Publication Date: 1987 Format: Microform Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: HX84.R6R64 1987 Subject: Politics GeographicArea: United States TimePeriod: 1950s Description: An investigation of the conspiracy case of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg and Morton Sobell. Investigates both the case itself and the political climate in which it occurred. Title: Russia Revisited Author: WSUI, University of Iowa Publication Date: 1959 Format: Audio Location: Broadcast Call No./URL/Item No.: NPBA 59-Sp. 10 Subject: Multiple Subjects GeographicArea: Soviet Union TimePeriod: 1950s Description: Russia Revisited: An informal talk by John Scott - assistant to the publisher of Time, Life and Fortune, recounting his recent trip to the Soviet Union. First of two parts. Title: Russia Revisited Author: WSUI, University of Iowa Publication Date: 1959 Format: Audio Location: Broadcast Call No./URL/Item No.: NPBA 59-Sp. 10 Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: Soviet Union TimePeriod: 1950s Description: Russia Revisited: An informal talk by John Scott - assistant to the publisher of Time, Life and Fortune, recounting his recent trip to the Soviet Union. First of two parts Title: Russia Revisited Author: WSUI, University of Iowa Publication Date: 1959 Format: Audio Location: Broadcast Call No./URL/Item No.: NPBA 59-Sp. 10 Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: Soviet Union TimePeriod: 1950s Description: Russia Revisited: An informal talk by John Scott - assistant to the publisher of Time, Life and Fortune, recounting his recent trip to the Soviet Union. First of two parts. Conclusion Title: Sightseeing in the Soviet Union Author: NAEB Publication Date: 1959 Format: Audio Location: Broadcast Call No./URL/Item No.: NPBA 59-Sp. 9-2 Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: Soviet Union TimePeriod: 1950s Description: Sightseeing and travel. Title: Special A Tale of Two Hearings: Army/McCarthy and Watergate Author: WAMU Radio Publication Date: 1973 Format: Audio Location: Broadcast Call No./URL/Item No.: NPBA au rl orig 2114 Subject: Multiple Subjects GeographicArea: United States TimePeriod: 1950s Description: Special by NPR reporter Josh Darsa on the differences and similarities between the upcoming Watergate investigation and the famous Army/McCarthy hearings of the 1950s. The program serves as a useful background on those hearings (with actuality and a brief interview with Roy Cohn) and the upcoming Watergate hearings Title: Summit Diplomacy: Eisenhower and the Russians Author: Chelsea House Publication Date: 1970 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: E744.S97 Subject: Politics GeographicArea: Multiple TimePeriod: 1950s Description: Contemporary film documents growing world tensions during the Eisenhower Administration. Title: Television Interviews, 1951-55: A Catalog of Longine Chronoscope Interviews in the National Archives Author: National Archives and Records Administration/Sarah L. Shamley Publication Date: 1991 Format: Print Location: McKeldin Reference Stacks Call No./URL/Item No.: PN4888.T4U5 Subject: Multiple Subjects GeographicArea: United States TimePeriod: 1950s Description: List of interviews conducted for the Longine Chronoscope television program; actual interviews are available at NARA. Title: Travel in the Soviet Union Author: NAEB Publication Date: 1959 Format: Audio Location: Broadcast Call No./URL/Item No.: NPBA 59-Sp. 9-1 Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: Soviet Union TimePeriod: 1950s Description: Travel in the Soviet Union Title: Twilight Zone, Vol. 2, Episode 8: Time Enough at Last Author: CBS Video Publication Date: 1998 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: PN1992.7.T854 1998 vol. 2 Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: United States TimePeriod: 1950s Description: Episode from the classic TV series, originally broadcast November 20, 1959. "Burgess Meredith plays a bank teller and avid reader who is the lone survivor of an H-Bomb attack and finally finds the time to read." Great ironic ending. Title: U.S. and the Soviet Union Today Author: NAEB Publication Date: 1959 Format: Audio Location: Broadcast Call No./URL/Item No.: NPBA 59-Sp. 9-6 Subject: Multiple Subjects GeographicArea: Multiple TimePeriod: 1950s Description: The United States and the Soviet Union Today Title: Uprising in East Germany 1953: The Cold War, the German Question, and the First Major Upheaval Behind the Iron Curtain Author: Christian F. Ostermann Publication Date: 2001 Format: Print Location: McKeldin Stacks Call No./URL/Item No.: DD286.2 .U67 2001 Subject: Politics GeographicArea: Eastern Europe TimePeriod: 1950s Description: Translated documents including minutes and transcripts of meetings and conversations, CPSU CC resolutions, instructions, memoranda, reports, cables, USSR Council of Ministers orders, etc;, written by Soviet, East German, and U.S. government officials. Title: Vile Decade of the [19]50's Author: Pacifica Radio Publication Date: 6/24 Format: Audio Location: Broadcast Call No./URL/Item No.: NPBA au rl orig 1097 Subject: Multiple Subjects GeographicArea: United States TimePeriod: 1950s Description: In this program, Carey McWilliams, editor of "The Nation," reviews the negative events of the 1950s, including McCarthyism, nuclear weapons, and civil liberties abuses. This program is part of the Pacifica Radio Archives. This tape is recorded on two sides. This recording is less than studio quality. Title: WRC 45th Anniversary: 1950 Author: WRC Radio Publication Date: 1968 Format: Audio Location: Broadcast Call No./URL/Item No.: LAB au rl orig 1717 Subject: Multiple Subjects GeographicArea: United States TimePeriod: 1950s Description: Washington, D.C., radio station WRC celebrated its 45th anniversary in 1968 with a series of short documentaries highlighting each year of service. This tape: 1950. Korean War (Korean Conflict), Al Jolson, Casey Jones, Cold War, Joseph (Joe) McCarthy, Owen Lattimore, Truman assassination attempt. Title: WRC 45th Anniversary: 1953 Author: WRC Radio Wahington DC Publication Date: 1968 Format: Audio Location: Broadcast Call No./URL/Item No.: LAB au rl orig 1720 Subject: Multiple Subjects GeographicArea: Multiple TimePeriod: 1950s Description: WRC 45th Anniversary. Washington, D.C., radio station WRC celebrated its 45th anniversary in 1968 with a series of short documentaries highlighting each year of service. This tape: 1953. End of Korean War (Korean Conflict). Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. Eisenhower inaugural. Dragnet. Joseph (Joe) McCarthy. Cold war. Title: WRC 45th Anniversary: 1954 Author: WRC Radio Washington, DC Publication Date: 1968 Format: Audio Location: Broadcast Call No./URL/Item No.: LAB au rl orig 1721 Subject: Multiple Subjects GeographicArea: Multiple TimePeriod: 1950s Description: WRC 45th Anniversary. Washington, D.C., radio station WRC celebrated its 45th anniversary in 1968 with a series of short documentaries highlighting each year of service. This tape: 1954. Shooting at the House of Representatives by Puerto Rico (Puerto Rican) nationalists. Retirement of Arturo Toscanini. Army - McCarthy hearings. Cold war. Supreme Court decision on Brown versus Board of Education, voiding school segregation. Civil rights. Ray Michael, disc jockey. Title: WRC 45th Anniversary: 1956 Author: WRC Radio, Washington DC Publication Date: 1968 Format: Audio Location: Broadcast Call No./URL/Item No.: LAB au rl orig 1722 Subject: Multiple Subjects GeographicArea: Latin America TimePeriod: 1950s Description: WRC 45th Anniversary. Washington, D.C., radio station WRC celebrated its 45th anniversary in 1968 with a series of short documentaries highlighting each year of service. This tape: 1956. Noted weddings. Hungarian revolution. Cold war. Chet Huntley and David Brinkley (Huntley-Brinkley) anchor NBC television news. Suez Crisis. Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott. Civil rights. Title: WRC 45th Anniversary: 1957 Author: WRC Radio Washington DC Publication Date: 1968 Format: Audio Location: Broadcast Call No./URL/Item No.: LAB au rl orig 1723 Subject: Multiple Subjects GeographicArea: Multiple TimePeriod: 1950s Description: WRC 45th Anniversary. Washington, D.C., radio station WRC celebrated its 45th anniversary in 1968 with a series of short documentaries highlighting each year of service. This tape: 1957. Ray Scherer. Hollis Wright. Launching of Sputnik. Cold War. Little Rock Central High School integration / desegregation. Civil rights. Konrad Adenauer Title: WRC 45th Anniversary: 1959 Author: WRC Radio, Washington, DC Publication Date: 1968 Format: Audio Location: Broadcast Call No./URL/Item No.: NPBA au rl orig 1725 Subject: Multiple Subjects GeographicArea: Multiple TimePeriod: 1950s Description: WRC 45th Anniversary. Washington, D.C., radio station WRC celebrated its 45th anniversary in 1968 with a series of short documentaries highlighting each year of service. This tape: 1959. Cuba falls to Castro. Cold War. Nixon - Khruschev "kitchen debate". Khruschev visit to America. Lady Chatterly ruling. Ed Walker and Willard Scott ("Joy Boys") on NBC. Secretary of State James Byrnes Reports on Moscow Conference

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