Description: Kris Rondeau speaks at a rally, intercut with shots of attendees. She talks about the success of the Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers and their disputes with Harvard administration. She ends by introducing Jesse Jackson. Jackson leads a chant of “Keep Hope Alive!” for a couple of seconds. He speaks about worker pay, the economy, and Harvard. He speaks about workers at Harvard and claims that they cannot pay Harvard tuition. He speaks about hospital workers who cannot afford healthcare and states the need for a national healthcare plan. He speaks about equal pay for women, benefits for workers, and other problems in America. He speaks about the need for coalition and the need to push for change. He speaks about his plan to meet with Harvard’s president and what he will discuss. He speaks about Harvard’s endowment and its character. He speaks again about the need for coalition. He speaks about mistreatment of minorities in World War II, links this to current situations in Haiti, Somalia, Bosnia, and South Africa, and to current situations in the U.S. He speaks about the L.A. Riots and racism. He ends the speech with calls to action and takes a press question about his plan to meet with Harvard’s president. Credits over shot of statue and protest sign, over audio of man and chorus singing.
Collection: CCTV
Description: Student from the Harvard Crimson reads a statement about student strike. Silent b-roll of people at the press conference and the students running it. More b-roll of the press conference and a shot of the exterior of the Harvard Crimson building. Blank film followed by cuts. Outtakes include more footage of the students reading their statement and answering questions. The footage of the students speaking at the press conference is very unstable. This instability is printed into the film and most likely caused by a loose film gate during the initial processing of the film. Mix of sound and silent. B-roll and outtakes.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 04/18/1972
Description: Editors and writers at the nation's oldest college humor magazine, the Harvard Lampoon, read newly delivered copies of the Lampoon's Sports Illustrated parody, which was written and photographed during the summer of 1974. Appearing are Lampoon members Mark Magowan (Harvard '76) Lulu Spencer ('76), Jean Barrett ('77), Pam LoRusso ('75), Norman Fleming ('75), Joe Toplyn ('75) and Ted Trimble ('76). Footage shot at the Lampoon Castle on Bow St. in Cambridge, MA.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 10/16/1974
Description: Demonstration against Gallo Foods and call to boycott lettuce. Students are calling for the Gallo Corporation to negotiate with their workers. Footage includes people marching and chanting in English and Spanish with signs that read, "Boycott Gallo," and a meeting between activists and Gallo representatives. Mix of sound and silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 03/03/1975
Description: Footage of women swimming laps in pool, and women playing volleyball. Interview with woman from Harvard on the importance of Title IX. Interview with woman from Boston State on students who play sports while in college. B-roll of men and women swimming laps, swimming coaches at the side of the pool, big timer. Additional footage from interviews and silent cutaways of Natalie Jacobson. Footage of women rowing on the Charles river. Mix of silent, sound, and wild sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 10/15/1975
Description: The Australian Prime Minister and a man from Harvard each sign an agreement as a crowd applauds. Wild Sound. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Australian Prime Minister comes to Harvard to formalize a $1M grant ceremonial and a [news conference]"
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 07/30/1976
Description: Student demonstration protesting Harvard University's South African Investments while officials from the University meet to discuss whether they should keep these investments or divest. Footage of a large crowd of students chanting and holding signs, including one that reads, "Harvard profits from Apartheid." Sound. This is 1 of 2 reels.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 04/24/1978
Description: Student demonstration protesting Harvard University's South African Investments while officials from the University meet to discuss whether they should keep these investments or divest. Footage includes a student in the crowd, shots of the crowd, a man speaking at the demonstration, pull out to shot of the crowd cheering, and closing reporter standup. Sound. This is 2 of 2 reels.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 04/24/1978
Description: Reel begins with a voice over track (with no picture) by the reporter about the arrowheads and other artifacts that were found, followed by an interview with archeologist Michael Roberts. Reporter closing standup. This reel is 2 of 2. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Harvard n.c. [news conference] / Marlboro Indians - During routine excavation work for new road construction, the state DPW uncovered and ancient Indian burial ground."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 12/08/1978
Description: Reel begins with a reporter standup about how archeologists found an ancient Indian campground. B-roll of artifacts displayed on tables at the Peabody museum. This reel is 1 of 2. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Harvard n.c. [news conference] / Marlboro Indians - During routine excavation work for new road construction, the state DPW uncovered and ancient Indian burial ground."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 12/08/1978
Description: Several students chant and march in a circle around the Science center carrying sign calling for a class boycott. Sound. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Some [Harvard] students call for a boycott of classes over the South African investments of the schools."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 04/23/1979
Description: Story on Harvard's 350th anniversary. Footage of the college campus and interviews with professor Henry Wyzanski and Doris Kearns Goodwin. Reporter voice-over through reel. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 09/02/1986