Beginnings; 7; Ralph Ulveling, Librarian
- Series
- Beginnings
- Episode Number
- 7
- Episode
- Ralph Ulveling, Librarian
- Producing Organization
- WTTW (Television station : Chicago, Ill.)
- Contributing Organization
- Library of Congress (Washington, District of Columbia)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip/512-gh9b56f27s
- NOLA Code
- BEGN
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- Description
- Episode Description
- Ralph Ulveling has been the director of the Detroit Public Library since 1941. He has been in various phases of library work since 1924. From 1944 to 1948 he was an advisor to the commission on educational projects with the W. K. Kellogg Foundation. He received the Joseph W. Lippincott Award in 1956. Mr. Ulveling notes that he started in library work on a part-time basis in his college days. He went into business, found it dull, and returned to library work. He says there are not enough libraries in America. Mr. Ulveling believes that more people now want more meaningful reading than ever before. He is interviewed by Donley Fedderson, director of TV programming at the National Educational Television and Radio Center. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
- Series Description
- This series is based on the theory that public knowledge is the product of private quests. The stories of thirteen searchers for knowledge and how they found that knowledge is the basis for Beginnings. Each episode is a separate explanation of a profession with an outstanding personality as a focal point. The purpose of this series is to acquaint the audience with the motivations and methods by which these guests came to be experts in their areas. Interviewers, selected for their special knowledge and ability in the subject matter, discuss topics including training techniques, the length of training, the requirements for excellence, and the rewards which special competence in a field can bring. Each guest is asked to reflect on the rewards of his efforts because each one has invested so much of his life in the search. He is also asked to consider the future in terms of potential for the world as we know it. The 13 half-hour episodes that comprise this series were originally recorded in black and white on videotape. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
- Broadcast Date
- 1960-00-00
- Asset type
- Episode
- Genres
- Talk Show
- Topics
- Biography
- Media type
- Moving Image
- Credits
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Interviewee:
Ulveling, Ralph
Interviewer: Fedderson, Donley
Producing Organization: WTTW (Television station : Chicago, Ill.)
- AAPB Contributor Holdings
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Library of Congress
Identifier: 2314568-1 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: 16mm film
Generation: Copy: Access
Color: B&W
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Indiana University Libraries Moving Image Archive
Identifier: [request film based on title] (Indiana University)
Format: 16mm film
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- Citations
- Chicago: “Beginnings; 7; Ralph Ulveling, Librarian,” 1960-00-00, Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed June 4, 2026, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-gh9b56f27s.
- MLA: “Beginnings; 7; Ralph Ulveling, Librarian.” 1960-00-00. Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. June 4, 2026. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-gh9b56f27s>.
- APA: Beginnings; 7; Ralph Ulveling, Librarian. Boston, MA: Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-gh9b56f27s