Through the Sallyport* (1953)
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Gives us glimpses of Rice’s campus and an overview of curricula and activities with marvelous scenes of students studying, playing football, and dancing in the Senior Follies. Faculty are shown doing research on “autos, television sets, and atomic bombs”! President Houston speaks to us toward the end. |
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| Golden Years* (1962) |
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Reviews the first fifty years of the Rice Institute and brings us up to date on recent developments. This includes a memorable quote from first president Edgar Odell Lovett and a short message from President Pitzer. |
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| A Walking Tour of the Campus** (1979)
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Stars Rice Professor James Morehead who was the resident expert on campus architecture, lectured extensively on the subject and led many campus tours. Popping up along the way are Rice profs Allen Matusow, Sandy Havens, Alan Grob, Bill Martin, and David Parsons. This film also contains rare footage of President Hackerman playing squash in the gym. Rice alum Charlie Helpinstil (aka Ezra Charles) plays piano in the background of the pub scene. |
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| Rice Today (1983) ** |
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Shows the computer beginning to make major changes on the campus. Rick Smalley (left) is seen working with lasers in his Nano lab (before he and Curl won the Nobel Prize), Bart Sinclair talks about computer-designed circuit boards, Pat Reiff works on a space satellite, and Art Gottschalk composes music on an early synthesizer. Physics professor Harold Rorschach narrates. |
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| Charter Centennial Presentation** (1991) |
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A look at the history of Rice from the drawing up of the charter in 1891. Written by history professor John Boles, this was originally a 12-projector slide show before it was re-formatted and transferred to video. As late as 2004, this was still being used (with minor updates) for new employee orientation. |
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* These two films were sponsored by the Association of Rice Alumni, written by Rice alumna Grace Leake Watts, and produced by Shad E. Graham. Graham was an award-winning New York documentary filmmaker who came to Texas as a representative for Fox Movietone News. He married Rice Alumna Ruth McLain, who was a driving force behind the production of these programs. |
| ** Produced and directed by Doug Killgore, Wiess ’69 |
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On Sale Now at the Rice University Campus Store
A New DVD: Rice University on Film
These four 16mm films and one multi-image show were produced by members of the Rice community. Brought together for the first time, their forty-year time span shows Rice’s growth and evolution as told by those who have had great knowledge of and love for the institution. |
