Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Documents
A Visit to the Soviet Union Part 1: Women of Russia
Call Number: V 724Format: VHSProducers: Estuary PressCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Women of Russia resulted from a 1961 photographic tour of the Soviet Union which focused upon the work, housing, education, child care and medical facilities available to women in a socialist society. This film, part one of two, covers Moscow.
A Visit to the Soviet Union Part 2: Far From Moscow
Call Number: V 725Format: VHSProducers: Estuary PressCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Far From Moscow shows the conditions of women and children in Soviet areas outside Moscow, in the towns of Sochi on the Black Sea, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, and Irkutsk, Siberia. The film focuses on work, housing, education, child care and medical facilities for women and children in a socialist society.
The Land is Rich
Call Number: V 734Format: VHSProducers: Estuary PressCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
The Land is Rich documents the United Farm Workers struggle to organize California farm workers in the early 1960's. It includes their march from Delano to Sacramento in the spring of 1966. The film contrasts the economic strength of California agribusiness with the migrant workers' poverty shown in bread lines, living conditions and the impact of extensive exposure to agricultural chemicals. This film was used by the United Farm Workers Union.