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March of Time -- outtakes -- The New School, NYC (University in Exile)

Film | Accession Number: 1997.134.1 | RG Number: RG-60.1046 | Film ID: 48

New School for Social Research, NYC. 03:11:34 CU of sign, EXT: "The New School". 03:12:51 INT, people walking through lobby, information board. 03:13:43 CU, individual names and their subjects. View of faculty members meeting around table in front of mural, with the president of the New School, Alvin Johnson. There are various European exiles, including Leo Strauss, Frieda Wunderlich, Emil Lederer, and Max Wertheimer. (Full list of names is available in March of Time research files). 03:14:07 View of adult students in class. 03:16:52 People at a meeting.


Film Title
The Refugee-Today and Tomorrow
Duration
00:09:02
Date
Event:  12/14/1938
Locale
New York, NY, United States
Language
Silent
Genre/Form
Outtakes.
Credit
Accessed at US Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives & Records Administration

About This Film

Contributor
Producer: March of Time, Inc.
Camera Operator: Charles Gilson
Subject: Emil Lederer
Subject: Leo Strauss
Subject: Max Wertheimer
Subject: Frieda Wunderlich
Biography
Emil Lederer (1882-1939), economist, social democrat active in Austria and Germany. He helped the flow of intellectual refugees out of Germany to the US, and became a dean of the Graduate Faculty of the New School for Social Research until his death.
Leo Strauss (1899-1973), German-born Jewish political philosopher, emigrated to the US in 1937.
Max Wertheimer (1880-1943), one of the founders of gestalt psychology, born in Prague, taught in Germany, escaped in 1933 to the US.
B&W / Color
Black & White
Image Quality
Good
Time Code
03:11:12:00 to 03:20:14:00
Film Format
  • Master
    • Master 48 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
  • Preservation
    • Preservation 48 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Special Collection
Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Film Provenance
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased the film excerpts from the National Archives and Records Administration in August 1997.
Note
Cameraman's dope sheets available in departmental files.
Copied From
35mm MPP
Film Source
United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
File Number
Legacy Database File: 1320
Source Archive Number: 200 MTT 667 U

Rights and Restrictions

Copyright
No restrictions on use. Public Domain
 
Record last modified: 2020-02-04 10:39:01
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