Archival Films

The Archival Films collection includes promotional, documentary, and instructional films from Loma Linda University's past.

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Horizons Unlimited [1967?]

Jan S. Doward, Ernest Sheldon Booth, and Seventh-day Adventist Dietetic Association

Summary: Emphasizes vast opportunities awaiting young men and women in the field of dietetics and nutrition.
Photographic Study of Gold Flow (1967)

Gary G. Gregory and Raymond D. Rawson BS

Summary: Presents research on the character of gold flow. Demonstrates to the dentist how gold actually fills a void and shows the function of the spruce.

Note: No sound
Errand Below the Border

School of Medicine, Loma Linda University and School of Dentistry, Loma Linda University

Summary: In 1958, students and faculty of Loma Linda University made a trek into the primitive area of Southern Mexico to bring medical attention to the people. During the first seven years, this missionary work brought dental and medical assistance to more than 15,000 persons.
Dateline: Loma Linda University

Jerry Wiley

Summary: A public relations film. "The film is a fast-moving documentary with a newsreel touch showing scenes of construction activity; student-faculty operation of sophisticated new scientific computation, and teaching instruments; and University officials in real-life planning sessions. Student missions service is also portrayed." University Scope, Vol. 2. No. 23, May 21, 1965

Note: No sound
The Maxillary Nerve Block by the Intra Oral Routes [1963?]

Niels Bjorn Jorgensen DDS; Albert E. Burns DMD; Walter H. Roberts MD; and Departments of Anesthesiology, Oral Surgery and Anatomy, School of Dentistry, Loma Linda University

Summary: Details the techniques of maxillary nerve block by the intra-oral route.
Pre-Medication for Reconstructive Dentistry of the Adult Cerebral Palsy Patient [1963?]

Niels Bjorn Jorgensen DDS; Charles T. Hurley MD; School of Dentistry, Loma Linda University; and Cook-Waite Laboratories

Summary: Emphasizes on dental care and treatment of adult patients with the special cases of cerebral palsy. Demonstrates for dentists and dental students the local anesthetic injections frequently used in dentistry.

Note: No sound
Vision of Service [1961?]

Loma Linda University, School of Dentistry, Alumni Association and Century Club

Summary: A public relations film. Shows how students are prepared for Dentistry at the Loma Linda University School of Dentistry. Shows the various fields of specialized training, courses of study, and practical experience available through student participation in various field activities.
History and Purpose of Loma Linda University [1961]

Francis David Nichol, Arthur Graham Maxwell, and Walter E. MacPherson

Summary: History discussion topics of Loma Linda University, Seventh-day Adventist institution, from 1905 to the present time. Emphasizes the role of Ellen G. White she played in establishing Loma Linda Sanitarium and a new medical school, the College of Medical Evangelists, also in Loma Linda, California.
Comfort of the Patient in Dental Practice [1960?]

Niels Bjorn Jorgensen DDS

Summary: Anesthesia in dental procedures

Note: No sound
Technique of Clinical Electromyography [196-?]

Robert B. Pearson MD

Summary: Shows how electromyography can be a rich source of clinical information. Through animated sequences, illustrates techniques of how the delineation between normal and abnormal can be conveniently and accurately drawn.
The DDS [196-?]

School of Dentistry, Loma Linda University

Summary: Demonstrates prescribed methods of office management and patient relations.

Note: No sound
It's Those Snacks [196-?]

Ralph Steinman DDS

Summary: Shows results of a survey conducted by the Loma Linda University School of Dentistry supporting the relationship between healthy teeth and healthful eating habits.
Diet Did It: A Story of Food-Rats-Teeth [196-?]

Ralph Steinman DDS and School of Dentistry, Loma Linda University

Summary: Story emphasizes on the relationship between diet, nutrition and dental health, supporting a correlation between healthy eating habits and healthy teeth in humans and in comparison in laboratory rats.
Devil Drums of Malaita [196-?]

Eric W. Were - script writer, Eric W. Were - photographer, General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists Sabbath School Department, and Australasian Division of Seventh-day Adventists

Summary: This short film discusses the history of the Solomon Islands and Malaita Island, the largest island in the Solomons, along with the religion and customs of its people. Noted is the long standing conflict between the interior or "bush" tribes and the coastal tribes. This conflict led the coastal people to build villages on artificial islands they constructed on beds of rocks in the lagoon for safety. the film's narrator points out the living conditions among all the Island's people, sanitation issues, disease, and then talks about the Seventh-day Adventist medical missionary efforts, particularly those of Ellis Gibbons shown variously dispensing medical care, building hospitals, etc. The narrator discusses the building of schools and a hospital at Uru, and the training of local individuals who went back to their people to spread the gospel message. The film ends with an appeal for funds to keep the work in Malaita and elsewhere in the Solomon Islands going.
Anestesia Local en Dentisteria Infantil [1959?]

Niels Bjorn Jorgensen DDS; Jess Hayden DDS; Walter H. Roberts MD; and Department of Anesthesiology and Anatomy, School of Dentistry, Loma Linda University

Summary: Local anesthesia in dentistry for children filmed in Spanish.
This My Life [1956]

Department of Physical Therapy, Loma Linda University

Summary: A career film. Follows the story of a young student who has chosen to be a physical therapist.

The film is discussed in the minutes of the Autumn Council Business Meeting of the General Conference Committee for October 28, 1956.
Surgical Anatomy of the Male Perineum (1954)

Russell Theodore Bergman MD and Elton L. Morel MD

Summary: Demonstrates the anatomical structure, such as Colles' and Denonvilliers' fascia, the triangular ligament, and the bulbous and membranous urethra, Cowper's glands and the nerves, vessels, and muscles found in this region.

Note: No sound.

Note: Rev. version of the 1951 film of the same title.
C. M. E. on the March

General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists and Thomas H. Donn

Summary: Shows the progress and development of the College of Medical Evangelists in the early 1950's.

Note: No sound
Surgical Anatomy of the Parotid Area (1952)

Conrad J. Baumgartner MD

Summary: Intended as an anatomical study of the parotid gland and facial nerve using fresh cadaver material for demonstration. The author demonstrates the anatomy of this area with particular reference to nerves, blood vessels, and other structures encountered in the removal of the parotid gland. Preservation of facial expression is emphasized.

Note: No sound.
The Diagnosis and Management of Primary Glaucoma in the Adult [195-?]

Ulysses M. Carbajal MD; Robert Vernon Shearer MD; Ayerst Laboratories, Inc.; Braille Institute of America; and Santa Fe Memorial Hospital

Summary: Describes the diagnosis and medical treatment of primary glaucoma, and discusses several common surgical procedures used in the management of advanced glaucoma.
Congenital Absence of the Vagina [195-?]

Joseph Gaster MD and Department of Visual Education, College of Medical Evangelists (Los Angeles, Calif.)

Summary: Congenital absence of the vagina and its treatment.

Note: No sound
Navajoland

Pacific Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists Department of Press Relations and Visual Education Bureau

Summary: SDA missionary work with Navajo Indians and the Holbrook Indian Mission School
Notes: Transferred from 16 mm film to VHS
Location: Department of Archives and Special Collections, University Libraries
Accession number: 0175

The Pacific Union Recorder introduced the new film on March 20, 1950: " 'Navajoland,' a new sound motion picture in color, will be shown soon in Southeastern California Conference churches. Produced by the Pacific Union Department of Press Relations and released through the Visual Education Bureau [also called World Wide Bible Pictures], the film is an authentic portrayal of the Navajo way of life. Sympathetically it tells the story of a people struggling against economic handicaps, disease, illiteracy and evil spirits. Dramatically it shows the influences of Adventism on a race whose language has no word for an omnipotent God."
Service of Love [195-?]

Eric G. Tarr - produced/directed/photographed; Seventh-day Adventist Dietetic Association; and Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Allied Health Professions, Loma Linda University

Summary: A career choice film. A family tragedy prompted a young woman to dedicate her life to a career of love and caring in the field of dietetics and nutrition.
Exercises for the Convalescent Bed Patient [195-?]

G. Mosser Taylor MD, Jasper Wayne McFarland MD, and Anna Blood

Summary: Demonstrates physical exercises that can help bed-ridden and convalescent patients to slowly restore muscle dexterity and healthy blood circulation.

Note: No sound.
Inasmuch, SDA War Relief Agency

World Wide Bible Pictures

Summary: SDA war relief agency.
Imprint: World Wide Bible Pictures.
Presenter: G. C. of SDA.
Notes: Transferred from 16 mm film to VHS
Location: Department of Archives and Special Collections, University Libraries
Accession Number: 0176