News Clip2:06
Sherman Grinberg Film Library

Compilation of the race for First Lady with Eleanor Roosevelt and Theo Langdon 1936

Higher Ed
Title card: "The next First Lady?" with Eleanor Roosevelt and Theo Landon in 'circles' / A political convention in session / CU Pres. Franklin Roosevelt in the sunshine / CU of a broadly smiling Republican presidential candidate Alf...
News Clip0:28
Sherman Grinberg Film Library

Eleanor Roosevelt visits Holland

Higher Ed
At Soestdijk Palace, Queen Juliana runs down steps to give Eleanor Roosevelt a kiss, Prince Bernhard looks on / The royal family are introduced to Roosevelt, who then greets other royals at a car and on a terrace / On the Isle of Tholen,...
News Clip1:04
Sherman Grinberg Film Library

Franklin D. Roosevelt journeys to Capitol Hill for his third inauguration

Higher Ed
Limousine carrying the Roosevelts drives past, more cars follow / St John's Episcopal Church / two clergymen with Franklin Roosevelt, who holds on to son James' arm / VS Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt in car; the car has left church and...
News Clip0:39
Hearst Metrotone News

Franklin D. Roosevelt opens mail while Eleanor Roosevelt knits as their two boys stand near them.

Higher Ed
Franklin D. Roosevelt opens mail while Eleanor Roosevelt knits as their two boys stand near them.
News Clip0:47
Hearst Metrotone News

First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, James Cagney, Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy and others blow out candles on a large cake.

Higher Ed
First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, James Cagney, Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy and others blow out candles on a large cake.
News Clip1:00
Hearst Metrotone News

First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt attends a square dance in the 1930s.

Higher Ed
First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt attends a square dance in the 1930s.
News Clip0:15
Hearst Metrotone News

New York State Senator Franklin D. Roosevelt greets visitors outside his Hyde Park home in 1913.

Higher Ed
New York State Senator Franklin D. Roosevelt greets visitors outside his Hyde Park home in 1913.
News Clip0:29
Sherman Grinberg Film Library

US First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt getting on plane in Miami headed for Puerto Rico

Higher Ed
Eleanor Roosevelt stepping onto dock holding flowers, cameramen and photographers standing nearby / she walks along dock and stops and turns in front of door to the Pan Am Clipper seaplane (a Sikorsky S-42 airplane) / closer view of Mrs....
News Clip0:48
Sherman Grinberg Film Library

Eleanor Roosevelt speaking in Washington, DC, on behalf of annual drive for National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis

Higher Ed
Title card: 'Dime Plea - First Lady Urges Aid For Paralysis' / two shots of Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of President Franklin Roosevelt, sitting at desk in room in White House urging people to contribute to National Foundation for Infantile...
Instructional Video2:41
C-SPAN

On This Day: The United Nations Charter

7th - Higher Ed Standards
Established after the devastation of World War II, the United Nations was meant to uphold peace among nations—though the idea isn't without its critics. Using newsreel footage from its establishment and videos of politicians from Eleanor...
Instructional Video0:53
C-SPAN

On This Day: FDR Lays Cornerstone of First Presidential Library

7th - Higher Ed Standards
Franklin D. Roosevelt is best known for his role in the Great Depression and World War II. However, he also was one of the first politicians to think about how future generations would remember the history of his time. Using video clips...
Instructional Video1:33
PBS

Teacher Appreciation Week | All About the Holidays

K - 5th
A video details how one teacher's efforts turned the spotlight onto the hard work educators put forth day-in and day-out. Included is a brief history of teachers in the first schools, today's practices, and how the holiday is celebrated.
Instructional Video
Other

Reading Through History: History Brief: Eleanor Roosevelt

9th - 10th
This video gives a brief description of Eleanor Roosevelt's time as First Lady of the United States of America. [3:41]
Instructional Video
Penguin Publishing

Penguin Random House: Candace Fleming: Classroom Cast

4th - 8th
This site shares the words [3:46] of the biographer, Candace Fleming, the prolific author of The Great and Only Barnum, a YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction nominee and a Publishers Weekly and Booklist Best Book; The Lincolns: A...