Allard K. Lowenstein Collection
(1956–58),
home movies of the activist before he became a congressman, including his crashing of Grace Kelly’s royal wedding
(2009 Federal Grants).
A.R. Cole, Potter
(1969),
Terry Wayne Rushin’s documentary on Arthur Ray Cole and his daughters at work in the family pottery
(2019 Federal Grants).
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The First 100
(1964),
recruiting film for the North Carolina Volunteers, the groundbreaking citizens’ corps that became a model for VISTA
(2008 Federal Grants).
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Harllee/Quattlebaum Collection
(1920s–30s),
home movies of social gatherings at plantation homes, with footage of guides who were once slaves
(2008 Federal Grants).
The Hudson Shad
(1973),
George Stoney’s documentary about the campaign to clean up the Hudson River, narrated by Pete Seeger
(2010 Federal Grants).
Jarrell and Cockerham
(1971),
Blanton Owen’s documentation of old-time music performances by banjoist Fred Cockerham and fiddler Tommy Jarrell
(2019 Federal Grants).
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Penn School Collection
(1925–41),
home movies taken at the historic industrial school for African Americans on South Carolina’s Saint Helena Island
(2023 Federal Grants).
Roger King Collection
(1941–42),
home movies of the Chapel Hill campus as it ramped up to train military personnel for World War II service
(2011 Federal Grants).
UNC vs. Duke Football Game
(1948),
with the celebrated touchdown by Charlie “Choo Choo” Justice
(2010 Federal Grants).