The collection contains nineteen 16mm films dating from the 1940s to 1973, although several of the films are undated. Some of the films document employees working in Lamson & Sessions factories. Several of these depict female employees in the workplace. The rest depict machines and presses being run in the creation of bolts or nuts. Most of these films are in black and white and all are silent. The film titled “Kent” is most likely footage of a plant Lamson & Sessions had in Kent, Ohio, but the film is damaged and currently cannot be viewed. Two of the films are labeled “Jelco/Seward” footage and depict the construction of transmission towers. Jelco Inc., along with the Howard P. Foley Company, constructed transmission towers and transformers. Another film, “The Wildest Ride” is a document of automobile racer Craig Breedlove who attempted a 500 mile record in a vehicle called the Spirit of America at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. The film, “O Parafuso: Un Pequeno Detalhe” depicts the history of the screw. This film is in Portuguese. “Miracle in Paradise Valley” is a safety film explaining the many accidents that can take place on a farm. Three films in this collection are from the “Machine Shop Work” collection. These films were produced by the U.S. Office of Education during 1941 and 1942 to train factory workers and shipbuilders. These films cover the topics of cutting threads with taps and dies, the steel rule and the milling machine. Lastly, the film “Maidenform Process Chart” shows various Maidenform charts intercut with an unidentified woman moving about a bedroom, smoking cigarettes and changing her clothes in preparation for sleep. This collection is arranged in alphabetical order.