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1) Our struggle for equality: A live review of school integration in Arlington, Virginia, 25 years ago
Publisher
Arlington County Cable Television Services
Pub. Date
1984.
Language
English
Description
A live performance and speakers regarding the desegregation and integration of Arlington County schools, 25 years ago. The program features a review of court cases and lawsuits related to integration, as well as reflections by students and adults involved in the integration of the Arlington County school system. Narrated by Dorothy Hamm, organized by the drama club of Calloway United Methodist Church.
2) County Line
Publisher
Arlington County
Language
English
Description
Washington Forest ; Fort C. Smith ; Sears Houses ; Radio Arlington ; Post Office Addresses ; Lustron Houses 1948-1950 ; Buckinham 1937-1953 ; Alcova ; Charles Drew House ; Samuel Burdett-Carlyn Springs ; Hilary Clinton visits school ; Trolley ; Retirement Community Options ; Taste of Arlington ; Northern Virginia Folk Festival ; Argentina National Day 8/95 ; Mexico National Day 9/95 ; Multicultural Festival 11/95 ; Arlington Arts Center ; Arlington...
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[1989?]
Language
English
Description
All-day summit hosted in Fredericksburg, VA., on issues facing youth at-risk. Participants engaged in large-group and small-group discussions about how to address issues such as pregnancy, drug use, illiteracy, and dropouts.
Publisher
Arlington Information Channel
Pub. Date
1985.
Language
English
Description
Interview with Sandra Florance about options for genealogy research. The program covered a number of resources for genealogy research, including Arlington Public Library books, the National Archives, VA room card catalog, microfilm, Library of Congress, DAR headquarters, Glebe House, and the VA room at Fairfax Library. At the end of the program, there is a bibliography of several library resources available for patrons.
Publisher
The League of Women Voters
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
Panel discussion with former members of the Arlington League of Women Voters, former members of the County Board of Education, and community leaders about the process of desegrating the Arlington County School system in the early 1960s. Followed by an audience Q&A session.
Publisher
WRIC-TV & Metro Video Productions
Pub. Date
1991.
Language
English
Description
Video presentation on the subject of groundwater pollution and how lax regulation of residential septic systems is contributing to the problem. Video includes an overview of what groundwater is and how it is an essential part of the water cycle; how "non-point surface pollution" - pollution that cannot be traced back to a singular source - endangers clean grounnd water, polluting it with sediments, bacteria, toxins, and heavy metals; how septic tanks...
Publisher
Info 31 Productions
Language
English
Description
In this episode of REMARKABLE LIBRARIES - a talk by Alice Hagermeyer, a retired Librarian for the Deaf Community from the DC Public Libraries, on how libraries can better serve deaf patrons and how libraries can promote deaf culture and history ; Book Talk about the biography THE SEARCH FOR OMM SETY by Johnathan Cott, which tells the story of Dorothy Eady, an respected English Egyptologist who was famous for believing that she was the reincarnation...
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
Recordings of Arlington Information Channel 31's post-9/11 news coverage. This tape includes: 1. Intercultural tolerance roundtable (Intercultural relations and the impact of terrorist attacks) ; 2. Morning press conference 9/20/01 ; 3. Afternoon press conference 9/20/01 ; 4. Aachen Germany (Sister city) video ; 5. Ceremony transferring control of Pentagon (crash site to FBI) (part 1) 9/21/01.
Publisher
Arlington Information Channel 31
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
Recording of post 9/11 Arlington County Government Cable Information Channel 31's coverage including: 1. Audio of a 911 call sending first responders to the Pentagon (9/11/2001). 2. Arlington County Board press conference (9/13/2001) with first responders. 3. Intercultural tolerance press conference (9/14/2001). 4. Morning press conference from county regarding mental health services for the Arlington first responders & community members (9/14/2001)...
Publisher
Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority, Arlington County Library A.V. Department
Pub. Date
1988.
Language
English
Description
Broadcast offering an overview of the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority's history. The broadcast lists NVRPA parks, the features of the parks, and events hosted by the different parks.
Publisher
Info 31 Productions
Pub. Date
1998.
Language
English
Description
President of the Arlington Chamber of Commerce Richard Dodd hosts a talk with the Arlington Historical Society discussing the history and development of commercial areas within Arlington County from the 1920s to the 1990s. Recorded 15 October 1998.
Publisher
Arlington County
Pub. Date
1990.
Language
English
Description
The continuation of Arlington County Planning Commission's special meeting from June 11, 1990. In the preliminary proceedings, County Manager Anton Gardner announced the county had reached a deal with the state of Virginia to relieve some overcrowding at the jail, allowing more time for consideration of the multi-program residential center. Followed by discussion by the Planning Commission and public comment on the updated site plan.
Publisher
Spiffy Productions
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
The Washington & Old Dominion Railroad was founded as a means of connecting the Port of Alexandria to the growing markets of the Ohio River Valley and was meant to be a direct competitor to the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. However, lack of funding and war would prevent this line from becoming a major railroad. Despite this, the little W&OD Railroad would serve the communities that sprang up along its route for over 100 years. From the Civil War to the...
Publisher
Info 31 Productions
Pub. Date
1995.
Language
English
Description
The Arlington Historical Society hosts a discussion moderated by Harold Handerson, Director of the Arlington Historical Museum, about the history of public transit in the county, specifically the many trolley and streetcar lines that used to crisscross the county. Residents share their stories of taking the trolley before they all closed in the 1950s and 1960s. Recorded 21 September 1995.
Publisher
Info 31 Productions
Pub. Date
1999.
Language
English
Description
The Arlington Historical Society hosts a discussion about the history of the Ashton Heights neighborhood. Local historian Peter Dixon moderates a discussion as local residents share their memories of the area as it was in the 1920s through the 1940s. Recorded 9 December 1999.
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