Material Information
- Title:
- Miracle on 13th Street (Production number 1)
- Physical Description:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Donor:
- Earl Jernigan ( donor )
- Publisher:
- University of Florida
- Publication Date:
- 1965
- Copyright Date:
- 2010
Subjects
- Subjects / Keywords:
- University of Florida
O'Connell, Steven C.
Notes
- Abstract:
- Miracle on 13th Street is a promotional film aimed at a general audience. Narrator Steven C. O'Connell was Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court at the time.
The opening sequence of the film was damaged.
The film begins with a history of the University of Florida and proceeds to describe the physical plant, curriculum, faculty, student life and recreation, the university's service to the people and the state, and the university's plan for the future. Some faculty are depicted and identified.
- Abstract:
- Contents
0:00 Introduction
History of the university. Narrator O'Connell depicted followed by still footage from the archives and student yearbook.
6:00 The campus
Aerial views
Tigert Hall
Smathers Library
Matherly Hall
Bryan Hall (College of Law)
Dauer Hall (Student Union)
Hub
J. Hillis Miller Health Center
Shands
Weil Hall
McCarty Hall
Norman Hall
Anderson Hall
Florida Gym
7:40 The students
Images of students in second floor reading room of Smathers and cafeteria.
Broadcast students at WUFT-TV
Journalism students at Gainesville Sun
Architecture students
Art students
10:00 The faculty
Lester Dragstedt, Dept. of Surgery. Operating room.
John C. Slater, theoretical physicist
Oscar Svarlien, Political Science
Charles Morris, Philosophy
Myron Wheat, Surgery. Depiction of heart surgery.
13:40 How the University ranks
Library stacks (1 million volumes)
Journalism
ROTC
Foreign Service
Education (African-American student depicted)
University Placement Service
Sponsored Research. Lab shots.
Professional consultants. Water treatment plant.
18:10 Student life
Golf course
Tennis and handball courts
Swimming pool
Lake Wauberg. Water skiing, swimsuit competition.
Football
Homecoming parade
Philadelphia Symphony
Art exhibit in Florida Union
Library
Record listening room
Student Government
Honor Court
22:30 Service to the people and state
Graduation (stadium)
Water treatment lab
Beef cattle
Coastal engineering
Sunshine Skyway
Experimental farms
24:30 Plans for the future
Reitz Union (drawing and ground breaking ceremonies)
Dormitory room
Greek houses
Architecture and Fine Arts complex
Aerial views
Drawing of Library West
Cobalt-60 irradiator (food irradiation)
Alex G. Smith / radio astronomy
29:10 Ends with shot of graduation line and credits.
- General Note:
- Production number 1; Produced by the University of Florida Alumni Association, Motion Picture Services of the University of Florida, and WUFT-TV.
Production title: Miracle on 13th Street
Production date: 1965
Color / Sound
Total running time: 00:29:10
Story and script by John Paul Jones
Producer: Harold Dillinger
Director: Dwight Godwin
Narrator: Steven C. O'Connell
Derived from 16 mm film.
Record Information
- Source Institution:
- University of Florida
- Holding Location:
- University of Florida Archives
- Rights Management:
- All applicable rights reserved by the source institution and holding location.
- Resource Identifier:
- System ID:
- UF00098061:00001
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