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Dear Dr. Spencer: abortion in a small town

produced & directed by: Danielle Renfrew & Beth Seltzer; writer, Michael Moore; Concentric Media
Resource Type:
Streaming Video
Distribution:
[Brooklyn, New York] : [Distributed by] Icarus Films, [1997]
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Summary:
From the early 1920s until his death in 1969, Dr. Robert Douglas Spencer practiced medicine in a small town in the anthracite coal region of Pennsylvania. Dr. Spencer treated colds, set fractures, and provided basic medical care. He also performed illegal abortions. After he did his first abortion in 1923 for a poor coal miner's wife, the doctor's reputation spread. Soon he was receiving letters from women across the country, asking for his help. This tape features interviews with the doctor's wife, local townspeople, and women who traveled from all over seeking help.
Contributors:
Taylor, Lili , narrator
Seltzer, Beth , film director, film producer, editor of moving image work
Renfrew, Danielle , film director, film producer, editor of moving image work
Moore, Michael , screenwriter
Concentric Media (Firm)
Icarus Films
Languages:
English
Language Notes:
Item content: English
Subjects:
Spencer, Robert Douglas, -1969
Physicians — Pennsylvania — Ashland — Biography
Abortion — Pennsylvania — Ashland — History
Ashland (Pa.) — History
Physicians
Abortion
Pennsylvania — Ashland
Genres:
Documentary films
Nonfiction films
Internet videos
Online media
Biographies
History
System Details:
Digital format: System requirements: Adobe Flash or equivalent.
Performers:
Narrator, Lili Taylor.
Production Credits:
Editors: Danielle Renfrew & Beth Seltzer ; music composed, performed & recorded by: Mike Marshall ; camera: Daniel Meyers [and 5 others].
General Notes:
Streaming media.
Restricted to the University of North Texas System.
Originally produced by: Concentric Media, ©1997; previously released in 1998.
Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed May 1, 2017).
Public performance rights included.
Institutional Streaming Licenses permit screening on the Unified Campus to a group only when no admission is charged and there is no advertising outside the learning community.
Audience:
Grades: 10 and up.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (1 video file (25 min.)) : sound, color
Audio Characteristics:
digital
Digital Characteristics:
video file
Call Numbers:
Online Video
Other Standard Numbers:
Publisher Number, Docuseek2: if-dear
OCLC Numbers:
987276340
Other Control Numbers:
[Unknown Type]: doc00001122