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An
Annotated Bibliography of Scotts Run, West Virginia
Compiled
by Scott Marsh, August 2002
Preface
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Articles
and Books
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Audio
and Video Tapes
Arthurdale
[motion picture] West Virginia, 1933-4? (WVU Media
Library)
The
black-and-white film has no lead, introduction,
or sound.
1. The opening scene shows homesteads being
constructed at Arthurdale. The Arthur mansion
is in the background.
2. Some completed homesteads.
3. Footage of Eleanor Roosevelt’s arrival
at Arthurdale. She makes a speech on the front
porch of the Arthur mansion.
4. Homesteader’s working in their fields.
5. Mountain Craftsmen Cooperative in Arthurdale.
Shows men making chairs, beds, and tables.
6. Road construction. Homestead construction,
foundations being dug in winter.
7. Winter scenes: sledding, skiing, ice skating,
snowball fighting.
8. Community dinner in the Arthur mansion with
Eleanor Roosevelt and Jennings Randolph.
9. Eleanor Roosevelt holding a baby.
10. Eleanor Roosevelt’s motorcade leaving
Arthurdale in a snowstorm.
“Arthurdale:
A First Lady’s Legacy” documentary produced
by WNPB, Morgantown, West Virginia Public Broadcasting,
1988. (WVU Media Library)
An
excellent documentary that includes period newsreels,
interviews with original homesteaders, and footage
of both Scotts Run and Arthurdale in the 1930’s.
Discusses the problems of the experimental community
and Eleanor Roosevelt’s role.
“The
Eleanor Roosevelt Story”/ directed by Richard
Kaplan; a Sydney Glazier production; written by
Archibald MacLeish; presented by Richard Kaplan
Productions; the Roosevelt Story Company. New
York: Kino on Video, 1997. (WVU Media Library)
A
biography of ER first aired in 1965. It covers
her unhappy childhood, she lost both parents
by the age of ten, and her evolution from a
quiet politician’s wife to a crusader for
human rights. Covers ER’s campaign to help
people during the Great Depression, including
West Virginia coal miners. Also covers the last
15 years of her life and her work with the U.N.
and the Declaration of Human Rights.
Oral
histories of the homesteaders: interviews done
by West Virginia University Regional History and
Archives, Morgantown, West Virginia. (Colson)
“To
Be Somebody” produced, directed and written
by Stephen Stept; a production of Blackside Inc.,
produced in association with BBC-2; WGBH. Alexandria,
Virginia: Distributed by PBS Video, 1993. (WVU
Media Library)
This
video is an excellent overview of race relations
in 1930’s America. It explains how “[Joe]
Louis and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt challenged
America to live up to its promise of justice
and opportunity for people of every race and
faith.” Includes Charles Houston, Joe Louis,
Marion Anderson, Eleanor Roosevelt (seen as
a voice for the black community) and Jessie
Owens and the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
“We
Have a Plan” produced and directed by Lyn
Goldfarb; written by Steven Fayer, Lyn Goldfarb;
a production of Blackside, Inc., production in
association with BBC-2; WGBH. Alexandria, Virginia:
Distributed by PBS Video, 1993. (WVU Media Library)
This
documentary centers around the Congressional
elections of 1934, especially Upton Sinclair’s
effort to become governor of California. Sinclair,
author and former socialist, campaigned for
“production for use, not profit,”
a back-to¯the- land plan, and a form of
social security. The documentary explains the
political maneuverings of FDR and the Democratic
Party to pass the Federal Social Security System.
This is an excellent overview of the development
of the modern welfare state and the conflict
between “socialist” reformers and
those who stood for the status quo.
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