A child went forth

A child went forth

Contributor(s):
Leaf, Munro, 1905-1976, screenwriter
Gough, Lloyd, narrator
New York University. Film Library, film distributor.
Publication:
[New York, N.Y.] : Distributed by New York University Film Library, [1942]
Language(s):
English
Format:
Moving image
Subject(s):
Child Development
Child Health
Camping
Play and Playthings
Social Participation
Abstract:
A documentary presentation of daily life at a progressive, rural summer camp for children, showing them exploring their world and participating in such activities as building, painting, wading, playing with farm animals, working out disagreements, and enjoying ice cream. They are loosely supervised by adults but are presented as beings in their own right, able to solve minor problems, help one another, and figure out the world around them. The joys of their rural setting are emphasized. This American-made film was produced in the earlier years of World War II, when many British children had been evacuated to the countryside to protect them from expected German bombing. The title is taken from a poem by Walt Whitman poem about childhood.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
018 min.
Color:
Black and white
Sound:
Sound
Provenance:
Gift; Catholic University of America; 20170210 Acc.# 2017-02.
Technique:
Live action
NLM Unique ID:
101772459 (See catalog record)
OCLC no.:
1282339012
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101772459