The Corning Foundation and the American Council of Learned Societies in 1961 co-sponsored a second Corning conference on the theme “The Individual and the modern world”. Distinguished Americans and other world figures held informal sessions on work, education and leisure. These far ranging discussions became the subject for this film.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
321681
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Work
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Conferences
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Leisure
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Conferences
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Education
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Conduct of life
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Individuality
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Leisure
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Life skills
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Leisure
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)