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 in England, showing them exploring their world and participating in such activities as hammering, building, painting, wading, and working out disagreements with one another. The film was made during World War II, as many British children were being evacuated to the countryside to protect them from 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