Founders Day, 1962 - Series 13/6/45

Contains the digitized film "Founder's Day," a black and white sound motion picture film about the University of Illinois, produced in connection with the Land Grant universities Centennial. The film combines action strips with early still photographs to cover the land grant movement, the founding and location of the university, financial problems, Thomas J. Burrill, Andrew S. Draper, research activities, tradition and purposes, and a message by President David D. Henry. The producer was Scott Craig, animation and direction by Stan Black, script by Charles Flynn and narration by Lloyd Ummel.

Founder's Day, university history, land grant university's centennial