Audio-Visual: Quaker List

These video tapes are available from the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Library at 1515 Cherry Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19102. Please write or call (215) 241-7220 to schedule their use. You may pick them up at the library from 9-5 on weekdays or have them mailed directly to you. E-mail: library@pym.org

Borrowing fees are $10 per video tape. Films are $25.00 and Slide Shows are $15.00. Postage charge is $4. Monthly Meetings and committees of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting pay only a mailing fee (when applicable). Contributions for purchase, maintenance and replacement of tapes are greatly appreciated.

Tapes include all ages (children’s specified), VHS format, and run at SP speed unless otherwise noted.

FILMS

LUCRETIA MOTT. 59 minute film produced by Elaine Prater Hodges for the Philadelphia Area Cultural Consortium and Take-One Productions, 1985. This film on the Quaker abolitionist, peace activist and women's rights advocate brings to life issues which are as relevant today as the were in the Civil War period. Based on the book Valiant Friend by Margaret Hope Bacon.

THE POWER OF SILENCE. 15 minute film produced for the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting by Joe Nettis, 1970. Shows how the influence of Quakers in the service of mankind is dependent upon their ability to renew their spiritual strength through quiet communion with God. Uses reenactments from the lives of George Fox and William Penn and actual footage of modern (Philadelphia) Quakers at worship, in work camps, in alternative service in Friends Hospital, witnessing against war, and supporting the United Nations.

WILLIAM PENN: CHALLENGING VISION. 27 minute film, produced by Edmund Bacon, 1981. This moving and entertaining film gives the religious and philosophical background of William Penn's life and shows the development of Philadelphia from 1681 to the present. For ages 12 and up.

SLIDESHOWS

GEORGE FOX COUNTRY: WHERE WE STARTED. 15 minutes, with script. Produced by Friends General Conference, 1968. These slides of the English "fell country" where George Fox lived and spread his message, bring to life the place where Quakerism began. The script gives details of Fox's life and teachings. For ages 10 - adult.

THE HOLY EXPERIMENT: OUR HERITAGE FROM WILLIAM PENN. 30 minutes, with script. Photos of Violet Oakley's murals in the State Capitol Building in Harrisburg describe the period of religious upheaval in which the early Quakers lived and picture the important events in the life of William Penn. The script gives many facts about Penn's life and maintains the viewers' interest through many stories, which can be introduced when desired. For ages 8 - adult.

LUCRETIA MOTT AND THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY. 20 slides, with script by Margaret Hope Bacon. 1992. Includes slides of portraits and historic sites.

WILLIAM PENN: PEACEFUL FOUNDER OF PENNSYLVANIA. 25 minute sound slideshow. Produced by Emily Conlon, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, 1975. Chronicles William Penn's life, describing his conversion to Quakerism and accentuating the contributions he has made to our lives today. Emphasizes how we are indebted to Penn for embodying his ideals of religious liberty, freedom, brotherhood, and representative government in the colony which he founded. For ages 10 and up.

DVD’S
“A QUAKER DECLARATION OF WAR.” 58 minutes. Produced by Master Video, Inc., c2003. A presentation by Chuck Fager at Illinois Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends July 30, 2003. Chuck Fager calls Friends to take up the “100 Year Lamb’s War,” urging Friends to borrow some of the patterns for dedication to rigorous long-term planning, and training used by the military.

VIDEOS

18th CENTURY QUAKER MEN’S AND WOMEN’S RIGHTS. 1 hour and 8 minutes. Produced by Pennsylvania Cable Network, 1999. Presented by Peggy Morscheck. Jerry Frost and Margaret Bacon speak on the lives of Isaac Norris, Anthony Benezet, Lucretia Mott and Mary Ann McClintock. Very well done biographical sketches of Philadelphia Quakers whose lives are reflected in historical monuments in the city.

20th CENTURY QUAKERS. 26 minutes. Produced by Pennsylvania Cable Network, 1999. Presented by Peggy Morscheck. Stephen G. Cary speaks on the lives of Clarence Pickett and Barbara Moffett of the American Friends Service Committee.

ALICE PAUL: "WE WERE ARRESTED OF COURSE!" 28 minutes. Produced by EPH Products, 1995. For grade 7 and up. Set against the backdrop of World War I, chronicles the fight for women's suffrage.

ALTERNATIVES TO VIOLENCE (Sub-titles: BELLY OF THE BEAST and AVP—A STEP TOWARDS PEACE). 36 minutes. Alternatives to Violence Project, Canadian Broadcast Corporation, [1999].

ANGEL AND THE BADMAN. 98 minutes. Goodtimes Home Video. From 1946 movie of John Wayne as notorious gunslinger who (almost) learns the ways of peace from a beautiful Quaker girl whom he falls in love with.

ANOTHER WAY TO REACH FOR PEACE: QUAKER HOUSE AND THE MILITARY. 30 minutes, with queries. About Quaker House in Fayetteville, NC.

BEYOND PRISONS. 58 minutes. Produced by the Canadian Quaker Committee on Jails and Justice, with a panel discussion produced by Rogers Cable 10, Toronto, 1988. Elaine Bishop, coordinator of the Canadian Friends Service Committee, explores the way the current criminal justice system often fails to meet the needs of victim and offender and how it could be changed. Donated by the PYM Criminal Justice Committee.

BRINGING PEACE TO BURUNDI. 9 minutes. Produced by American Friends Service Committee, 1997. Chronicles David Niyonima’s six week speaking tour in the United States in late 1996 and encourages support for Quaker peace projects in Burundi. David Niyonima is the General Secretary of Burundi Yearly Meeting. Donated.

BROTHER OUTSIDER: THE LIFE OF BAYARD RUSTIN. 83 minutes. Co-directed and produced by award winners Nancy Kates and Bennett Singer, 2002. "Brother Outsider: the life of Bayard Rustin is the definitive film biography of Bayard Rustin, one of the most controversial figures of the Civil Rights Movement. He was one of the first "freedom riders," an advisor to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and A. Philip Randolph, organizer of the 1963 March on Washington. Intelligent, gregarious and chrismatic, Rustin was denied his place in the limelight for one reason--he was gay..."--JACKET.

COLONIAL LIFE FOR CHILDREN: WILLIAM PENN AND PENNSYLVANIA. 23 minutes, with teacher’s guide. Schlessinger Media, a Division of Library Video Company, 1999. Narrated by William Kashatus, and includes considerable footage of Arch Street Meeting House. For grades 3-7.

COMMON GROUND: THE POWER OF SILENCE. 48 minutes. Produced by Wisdom Media Group for the Common Ground Wisdom Documtary series. Includes sections on noise pollution, retreats and labyrinth walking, and Friends meeting for worship at Abington Monthly Meeting. Chantel Westerman interviews Thich Nhat Hanh (Buddhist monk), Bruce Stuart (former head of Abington Friends School, and Sidwell School), and Thomas Keating (Trappist monk).

COMPELLED BY CONSCIENCE: WHY WE NEED A PEACE TAX FUND. 21 minutes. Peace Tax Foundation, 2121 Decatur Place, NW, Washington, DC 20008-1923. Partially funded by the Chace Fund. Pamphlet to help facilitate discussion and give more information about the Bill will be circulated with video when it becomes available.

CRONES. 20 minutes. Quaker Video, 1988. Claire Simon interviews elder Quaker women of New York Monthly Meeting (including Elizabeth Watson).

DISCUSSION OF "LOVE MAKES A FAMILY." See LOVE MAKES A FAMILY.

EIGHTEENTH CENTURY QUAKER MEN’S AND WOMEN’S RIGHTS (See 18th CENTURY QUAKER MEN’S AND WOMEN’S RIGHTS)

ENCOURAGE ONE ANOTHER. 90 minutes--in three 30 minute sections. Produced by Stephen Ministries. D. Elton Trueblood speaks about Christian caring, lay ministry and building Christian community. Includes an extensive leader's guide. Ideal for youth and adult groups, classes, retreats or personal study.

FAITH IN ACTION: ELSPEET, THE NETHERLANDS. 22 minutes. 5th World Conference of Friends, 1991. Netherlands.

FAITH IN ACTION: QUAKER VOICES. 30 minutes. 5th World Conference of Friends, 1991. Honduras.

FAY HONEY KNOPP SPEAKS ABOUT PRISONS AND PVS. 29 minutes. Includes 1990 talk to PVS visitors, 1990 appearance on “Today Show,” excerpts of ATSA speech and award from VT governor. Fay Honey Knopp is a well known Quaker active in prison visitation, prison abolition and advocate on treatment of sex offenders, former
AFSC staff.

A FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL: VOICES ON POVERTY. 9:49 minutes. Produced by Dhruvi Kakkad and Johanna Peters-Burton, TV 6 & TV 10, Philadelphia, 1996. Documentary of a group of University of Pennsylvania students who worked with the Up and Out of Poverty Coalition in the summer of 1991, and built "tent city" to live and work with the homeless directly. Donated by Georgia Peters.

FOLLOW THE NORTH STAR TO FREEDOM. (60 minutes?) Produced by Karen L Frock. Beautifully done video tracing many individual minor heroes, both black and white, who were involved in, or traveled on, the Underground Railroad. Includes extensive interviews of Charles L. Blockson and Dr. John Piper, and lovely footage of a number of Friends meeting houses. Slow and clear enough for younger ages, but includes brief view of female slave, nude from waist up. Available from North Star, c/o WVIA-TV, 70 Old Boston Rd., Pittston, PA 18640, for $24.95.

FOX AMONG THE FELLS. 30 minutes. Produced by Border Productions, Ltd., 1995. Filmed in the hills of Cumbria; featuring Paul Eddington & Caroline Jones, actors. A lively portrayal of George Fox and the family of Margaret Fell. Costumes are not true to history, but material is basically accurate and entertaining.

FRIENDLY PERSUASION. 138 minutes. Produced by William Wyler, CBS Fox/Lorimar, 1956; 1985. This classic film about Indiana Quakers buffeted by the American Civil War, stars Gary Cooper and Dorothy McGuire. It treats the Quaker themes of pacifism, honesty, simplicity, and love authentically and with respect. For ages 9-adult. Younger children will enjoy the first hour.

FRIENDS HOSPITAL: RESTORING MENTAL HEALTH. 14 minutes. Produced by CCI Communications, Inc., 1991. Introduction to Friends Hospital. Donated by Peggy Morscheck.

FRIENDS HOUSE MOSCOW. 19:29 minutes. Produced and edited by Lois Richter, narrated by Julie Harlow. East-West Relations Committee, 1994. History and development of a Friends mission project to the former Soviet Union by members of Pacific Yearly Meeting. Donated.

FRIENDS IN CABRINI-GREEN. 25 minutes. Produced by James Knightwright for the Chicago Fellowship of Friends (Quakers), 1986. Vibrantly portraying a new Quaker Fellowship in a neighborhood of public housing in Chicago through the voices of its young members and ministers, this video stresses the importance of the Fellowship in the participants' individual lives. The active and growing ministry concentrates on enabling young members to use their gifts and to minister to each other and to the community. The Fellowship sees itself as an important force for peace in what is often a violent community desperately in need of love.

FRIEND-SHIP KITS: MAKING A DIFFERENCE. 11:22 minutes. Produced by American Friends Service Committee Emergency and Material Assistance Program (EMAP), 1999. Story of a group of Germantown Friends School students who organized a large collection of emergency Friends-Ship kits in response to the Hurricane Mitch disaster in Central America. Donated by AFSC. Useful as a teaching aid.

FUTURE SEARCH. 43 minutes. Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, 1994. Traces the history of the Long Range Planning Committee from 1989 to the retreat facilitated by Chrissa Merron in 1994.

GEORGE FOX AND THE QUAKERS. 45 minutes. Produced by Sleeping Giant Productions in association with Lightworks Producing Group. Added to collection April 19, 2002.

GEORGE SCHOOL. 14 minutes. Produced by George School students and faculty, 1992. Created from candid statements by students about their experiences. Music recorded from live performances by the Chorale, the Inspiration Gospel Choir and featured graduates. George School is a Friends coeducational boarding school for grades 9-12.

THE GOOD WAR: AND THOSE WHO REFUSED TO FIGHT IT. 1 hour. Judith Ehrlich and Rick Tejada-Flores.j
New York, Independent Television Service (ITVS), 2002. "40,000 conscientious objectors refused to fight in World War II. In prison, as medical guinea pigs, firefighters, attendants in mental institutions and in Civilian Public Service work camps, their wartime service prepared a generation of nonviolent activists to change American society."--promotional card. Includes interviews of Quaker CO’s.

AN INVESTMENT IN FRIENDS LEADERSHIP. 15minutes. Earlham School of Religion, n.d. Interviews Max Carter, Jane Brown, Frank Massey, Judith Dancy, Dan Snyder, Deanna and Eric Mayer--graduates of Earlham who have become leaders.

JOHN WOOLMAN QUAKER. 31 minutes. Produced by Andres Loskoutov, 1999.

LIGHT IN DARKNESS : QUAKERS IN A TIME OF WAR. 60 minutes. Produced by the students of Delaware Valley Friends School, 2002. Interviews of Quaker conscientious objectors including Francis Brown, Ed Shakespeare, Bill Morris, Paul Cope, Stephen Cary, Bill Nute, Barbara Bird, Gerry Williams, Betty Nute, Lou Schneider, Bob Crauder, John Braxton, George Lakey, Estaban Hornberger, and Robert Seeley, illustrated with film clips.

LOVE AMID THE RUINS: QUAKER SERVICE AFTER THE WAR : QUAKER AID AND RECONCILIATION IN POSTWAR GERMANY. 30 minutes. German Public Television, presented in English by American Friends Service Committee, 1996. Documents Quaker and other volunteer service in Germany starting before the end of WWII. The volunteers came from many countries including USA, Great Britain, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Ireland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, France, the Netherlands, Canada, New Zealand, Australia and more.

LOVE MAKES A FAMILY: LESBIAN AND GAY FAMILIES IN THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS. 26 minutes. Produced by Friends for Lesbian & Gay Concerns, Bonnie Tinker, 1992. Companion video: DISCUSSION OF LOVE MAKES A FAMILY: STUDIO AUDIENCE AND PANEL RESPONSE. 40 minutes. Directed by Preston Foster.

LUCRETIA MOTT. 59 minutes. Produced as a film by Elaine Prater Hodges for the Philadelphia Area Cultural Consortium and Take-One Productions, 1985. This tape on the Quaker abolitionist, peace activist, and women's rights advocate brings to life issues which are as relevant today as they were in the civil war period. Based on the book VALIANT FRIEND by Margaret Hope Bacon.

MOTHER EARTH: REVISIONING THE SACRED: A VIDEO DOCUMENTARY by Mary R. Hopkins. Produced and directed by WideIris, 2003. “This video…is a child of Womencircles, an annual week-long gathering of women at Rowe Camp and Conference Center in Rowe, MA. www.motherearthvideo.com

NAMELESS TO NAMELESS: THE MATERIAL AIDS PROGRAM OF THE AMERICAN FRIENDS SERVICE COMMITTEE. 15:39 minutes. Produced by AFSC, 1994. Donated.

NOT FOR OURSELVES ALONE: THE STORY OF ELIZABETH CADY STANTON AND SUSAN B. ANTHONY. A film by Ken Burns and Paul Barnes Florentine Films, WETA, PBS Home Video, 1999. 3 hours and 30 minutes.

OUT OF HITLER’S REACH. 12 minutes. Produced by Michael Luick-Thrams, 1999. Video of the setting and activities described in the book OUT OF HITLER’S REACH.

PARALLELS BETWEEN JESUIT AND QUAKER COMMUNAL DECISION-MAKING. 110 minutes. St. Joseph's University, 1986. Michael J. Sheeran speaks on the subject of his book, BEYOND MAJORITY RULE: THE HISTORY AND PRACTICE OF JESUIT AND QUAKER COMMUNAL DECISION-MAKING. Tom Brown follows with an address on the areas in which Quakers and Catholics can inform and learn from one another. A question period follows. These joint addresses were given at Fourth and Arch St. Meetinghouse on October 7th, 1986, as part of the celebration of the inauguration of Fr. Nicholas S. Rashford as the 25th president of St. Joseph's University.

PENDLE HILL MONDAY NIGHT LECTURE--COMMUNITY: A SAFE AND LOVING PLACE? 90 minutes. Lecture by Arlene Kelly. Taped and donated by Sharon Gunther.

PENDLE HILL MONDAY NIGHT LECTURE--EDUCATION: MAKING PRIORITIES AND NURTURING GIFTS. 90 minutes. Lecture by Jane Fremon. Taped and donated by Sharon Gunther.

PENDLE HILL MONDAY NIGHT LECTURE--OUTREACH: OPEN TO ALL? 90 minutes. Lecture by Kenneth Sutton. Taped and donated by Sharon Gunther.

PENDLE HILL MONDAY NIGHT LECTURE--RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD 90 minutes. Lecture by Arthur Larrabee. Taped and donated by Sharon Gunther.

THE POWER OF SILENCE. 15 minutes. Produced as a film for the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting by Joe Nettis, 1970. Shows the influence of Quakers in the service of mankind is dependent upon their ability to renew their spiritual strength through quiet communion with God. Uses reenactments from the lives of George Fox and William Penn and actual footage of modern (Philadelphia) Quakers at worship, in workcamps, in alternative service in Friends Hospital, and supporting the United Nations.

PYM FUTURE SEARCH, 1994. 42:48 minutes. Produced by Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. The video traces the history of the development of the Long Range Planning Committee from 1989 and looks in on the retreat facilitated by Chrissa Merron, held in 1994. Donated by Outreach Committee.

QUAKER BRITAIN. 30 minutes. Produced by Pittenbruach Press, 1992. Follows George Fox's footsteps to Swarthmoor Hall, Firbank Fell, Woodbrooke, Friends House, Old Jordans, other Quaker sites in Britain. Amateur production, not good for a full program, but could be used to augment a First Day School lesson.

QUAKER CROSSROADS. 7 minutes. Segment of half-hour program, Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly, 2001. Douglas Bennett (Earlham School of Religion), Sally Rickerman (PYM), Don Worden (Evangelical Friends, Margaret Fraser (Pendle Hill) are some of the speakers. A short, pithy look at modern Friends, includes scenes of PYM Friends and Yorbalinda Friends Church in California.

“A QUAKER DECLARATION OF WAR.” 58 minutes. Produced by Master Video, Inc., c2003. A presentation by Chuck Fager at Illinois Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends July 30, 2003. Chuck Fager calls Friends to take up the “100 Year Lamb’s War,” urging Friends to borrow some of the patterns for dedication to rigorous long-term planning, and training used by the military.

A “QUAKER PILGRIMAGE” 1992: A VISIT TO GEORGE FOX COUNTRY. 120 minutes. Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, 1994, filmed by Tom Truitt. 60 minutes of tour and 60 minutes of interviews of Friends who went on the tour in 1992. Some other Friends shown are: Holly Locke, Clayton Farraday, Lucille and Don Koenig, Anne Merrill, Ken Cook, Sue Makler…

THE QUAKER WAY. 30 minutes. Produced by C.E.M. Video and Quaker Home Service, 1986. An excellent introduction to Quakerism in Great Britain which will be equally appealing and relevant to American viewers. The video begins in a meeting for worship, includes several vocal contributions from the worshippers, and then shows how these ordinary people try to live out their lives as Quakers in their local community of Bolton, Lancashire, England.

QUAKER WOMEN OF MEDICINE. 59 minutes. Produced by Pennsylvania Cable Network, 1999. Presented by Peggy Morscheck. Nancy Webster and Mary Ellen Chijioke speak on the lives of Lydia Barrington Darragh, Ann Preston, Elizabeth McClintock and the Pemberton and McClintock families.

QUAKERISM THROUGH THE EYES OF YOUNG QUAKERS. 30 minutes. Produced by C.E.M. Video and Quaker Home Service, 1986. Four Quaker teens reflect upon the worship and social concerns of the Society of Friends. Although set in England, this lively presentation will appeal to American young people. For ages 10-adult.

THE QUAKERS: THAT OF GOD IN EVERYONE. 16 minutes. Produced by Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, March 4, 1993. Explores the Meeting for Worship through silence.

THE QUAKERS: WILLIAM PENN: A LIVING LEGACY. 17:30 minutes. Produced by the Outreach Committee of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, June 1995. Director: Laura Jackson. William Penn’s impact on the birth and growth of Philadelphia.

REBECCA LUKENS: WOMAN OF IRON: AMERICA’S FIRST INDUSTRIALIST. 60 minutes. Produced by Steward Huston Charitable Trust and Nightingale Productions, Gail Pietruzyk and Laura Jackson producers. Film is based on writing of Rebecca Lukens, acted scenes from her life, and comments from a number of historians and others, including archivist Mary Brooks, historians Judith McGaw, Paul Paskoff, Emma Lapsansky, and Angel Kwolek-Holland, English professor Judith Scheffler, President of Graystone Eugene Diorio, Charles Lukens Huston III, and Katherine Pella.

REBEL HEARTS: SARAH AND ANGELINA GRIMKE AND THE ANTI-SLAVERY MOVEMENT. 57 minutes. Produced and directed by Betsy Newman, 1995. Documentary on the lives of these Quaker abolitionists and suffragettes; contains commentary by Margaret Hope Bacon. Donated by Betsy Newman.

RUFUS JONES; A LUMINOUS LIFE. 40 minutes. Produced and directed by Sharon Mullally. Philadelphia, Shared Vision Productions, 2001. A study guide, "A Rufus Jones companion" has 67 pages and includes a bibliography.

THE SCOTT ARBORETUM OF SWARTHMORE COLLEGE. 17 minutes. Produced by Swarthmore College, 1991.

THE STORY OF ELIZABETH CADY STANTON & SUSAN B. ANTHONY: NOT FOR OURSELVES ALONE. Two videocassettes, 3 hours and 30 minutes. A film by Ken Burns and Paul Barnes. PBS Home Video, 1999. Dramatic story of the friendship between these two women, and the way they changed American history.

SWARTHMOOR HALL APPEAL. 11 minutes. Produced by Bownas Video Services, 1994. Director David Woolgrove. Distributed by Friends World Committee for Consultation. Appealing little video showing Swarthmoor Hall, built around 1586, and the 1989 plans for revitalizing it as a Quaker retreat center.
The video was produced to attract financial support for the renovations.

TOCQUEVILLE TOUR: INTERVIEW OF THOMAS JEAVONS AT ARCH STREET MEETING HOUSE, NOV. 10, 1997. 6:24 minutes. Brief presentation of high points in Quaker history, with footage of the meeting house and the dioramas, given for the de Tocqueville Tour group.

TWENTIETH CENTURY QUAKERS (See 20th CENTURY QUAKERS)

TWO SEMINARIES IN PARTNERSHIP: EARLHAM SCHOOL OF RELIGION, A QUAKER SEMINARY; BETHANY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY OF THE CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN. 15:25 minutes.

VISIONARIES: AFSC. 28:10 minutes. Produced by Visionaries, Inc., 1996, c/o Horizon Media. Donated by Peggy Morscheck.

WESTTOWN SCHOOL. 15:8 minutes. Produced by Westtown students and faculty, 1995.

WHERE THE HEART STANDS. 22 minutes. AFSC, 1987. Originally produced as a slide show, this video describes Quaker service programs of development, peace, justice, and community service around the world. (No charge.) Donated by AFSC.

WHITTIER: A PORTRAIT. 30 minutes. Trustees of the Whittier Homestead & Northern Essex Community College, 1988. Directors: Alan Foucault and James Hellesen. Producer: Marjory Martin. Voice of Whittier: John Spurk. Colorful presentation of the life and works of this famous Quaker poet born in 1807.

WHO ARE THE QUAKERS? 27 minutes. Produced by Quaker Video, Claire Simon director, 1991. Specifically written for non-Friends, but can be used as a stimulus for discussion among Friends. The video features interviews of Leanna Goerlich, Noel Palmer, Walter Haines, Sally Rickerman and Edward Doty on worship, decision-making and service, and scenes of Friends worshipping, working and playing. It includes music by Susan Stark and Susan Shaughnessy.

WILLIAM PENN & PENNSYLVANIA. Video, 23 min. From the Colonial Life for Children video series. Produced by Schlessinger Media, a division of Library Video Company, 1999. Narrator is William Kashatus. Includes scenes from Arch Street Meeting House. For grades 3-7.

WILLIAM PENN: CHALLENGING VISION. 27 minutes. Produced as a film by Edmund Bacon, 1981. This moving and entertaining video gives the religious and philosophical background of William Penn's life and shows the development of Philadelphia from 1681 to the present. For ages 12 and up.

WILLIAM PENN’S CHARTER OF PRIVILEGES, VOL 1: QUAKER GOVERNMENT OF POLITICAL DISSENT. 120 minutes. Produced by Pennsylvania Cable Network, 2001, filmed at Arch Street Meeting House. Peggy Morscheck, Sandra Sudofsky, Signe Wilkinson, Craig Horle, and Janet Calvert are speakers on the early history of Quakers, and the influence of George Fox and William Penn on American history.

WILLIAM PENN’S CHARTER OF PRIVILEGES, VOL. 2: QUAKERS AND THE ROLE OF RELIGION IN AMERICA. 45 minutes. Produced by Pennsylvania Cable Network, 2001, filmed at Arch Street Meeting House. Peggy Morscheck and Sally Rickerman are the featured speakers.

WILLIAM PENN’S CHARTER OF PRIVILEGES, VOL 3: 21ST CENTURY ACTIVIST’S PERSPECTIVE. 25 minutes. Produced by Pennsylvania Cable Network, 2001, filmed at Arch Street Meeting House. George Lakey, peace activist, speaks on what the Charter of Privileges means to him.

WILLIAM PENN'S 350TH. 12:22 minutes. Outreach Committee of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. Laura Jackson, producer. October, 1994. An abridged version on THE QUAKERS: WILLIAM PENN, LIVING LEGACY.

THE WORLD OF EDWARD HICKS. 14 minutes. Video shown in the AARFAC exhibit, 1999. Donated by Peggy Morscheck.

YOUNG WILLIAM PENN. 9 minutes. Produced by Kevin McCloskey, 1999. 140 E. Main St., Kutztown, PA 19530. 610-683-6546. Highly recommended