| StorageSite | UCL Institute of Education |
| Level | File |
| Reference Number | UWT/D/13/7 |
| Title | 'Cinemas' |
| Date | 1932 - 1952 |
| Description | Correspondence between A. Muriel Pierotti (NUWT), NUWT members including Grace Coombs, Grace Cottell, Helen Dedman and Sybil Burls, the British Film Institute (BFI), the British Film Services Board, the Advisory Council on Children's Entertainment Films, the National Federation of Women's Institutes (NFWI) and the National Council of Women of Great Britain (NCW) regarding the use of films in education and cinema for children.
The correspondence covers:
Invitations to film screenings
NUWT withdrawal of affiliation from the NCW, 1930s
NUWT representation at meetings of the Cinema Sectional Committee of the NCW and at meetings organised by the British Film Services Board
Agendas, reports and minutes from the Cinema Sectional Committee of the NCW
Notice of resolutions passed at meetings of the NFWI and the NCW
Report of a debate on cinema censorship at a meeting of the NFWI
Invitation to attend a chidren's cinema screening and take part in a discussion afterwards, organised by the Advisory Council on Children's Entertainment
Use of film in education
NUWT representation at conferences organised by the BFI
NUWT message to be published in 'Sight and Sound', the film magazine set up by the BFI, with regards to a new section of the magazine on developments in the use of film in schools
Offer of leaflets produced by the BFI for distribution by the NUWT
NUWT representation on the Board of the BFI
Query regarding the meaning of the term 'films for non-theatrical exhibitions'
Synopses for films beings screened at various cinemas and invitations to attend the screening sent to the General Secretary of the NUWT
Plans and suggestions for a travelling cinema show for teachers and school children who have been evacuated to the countryside, 1939
Publications and reports including:
'Film as a Medium of Information in Education, Science and Industry', Frank A. Hoare, paper prepared for the Eight Annual Conference of the Association of Special Libraries and Information Bureaux
'Film Progress - being a supplementary bulletin to the National Encyclopedia of Educational Films', 1936
'Catalogue of films for non-theatrical exhibition', BFI
'Exhibition of cinematograph films and apparatus for educational purposes', BFI, 1934 - 1935
'Survey of situation regarding Non-Theatrical Cinematograph Apparatus and Films', BFI, 1934
'Report on an Educational Campaign organised by the British Film Institute', 1942, BFI |
| Extent | 2 folders |
| AccessStatus | Open |
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