American volunteer recruitment on Vermont farms

Identifier

irn1004808

Language of Description

English

Alt. Identifiers

RG-60.1797

Dates

1 Jan 1942 - 31 Dec 1942

Level of Description

Item

Languages

English

Source

EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn1004808

Creator(s)

United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
Edgar Loew (Producer)
Josef Braun (Camera Operator)
Department of Agriculture (Producer)
Victor Stoloff (Director)
State Land-Grant Colleges (Producer)

Scope and Content

Promotional film for Volunteer Land Corp recruitment which follows the experiences of Dick Shaw, a young adult who learns to work on a Vermont farm as part of his contribution to the war effort. Summertime Barnard resident Dorothy Thompson wrote the story. This is a production of the United States Department of Agriculture and State Land Grant Colleges.

Note(s)

Story by Dorothy Thompson Montage by George Freedland Music by Paul Dessau https://catalog.archives.gov/id/1690 For more information, contact the Vermont Historical Society at vhs-info@state.vt.us or 802-479-8509

Subjects

FARMERS/FARMING
UNITED STATES
VOLUNTEERS

Places

Vermont, United States

Genre

Film
Documentary.

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