# THE CUMMINGTON STORY

National Archives and Records Administration THE CUMMINGTON STORY U.S. Information Agency. (1982 - 10/01/1999) ARC Identifier 46921 / Local Identifier 306.36. Re-enacted Documentary: On the integration of a group of World War II refugees into the life of the small town of Cummington, Mass. R.1: The town's clergyman describes the town's initial coolness towards the diffident newcomers and helps involve them in social, church and vocational activities. R.2: Individual refugees find familiar work in printing, farming, lumbering and shop keeping and begin socializing with their neighbors, as a "new kind of respect" develops on both sides, Includes panoramic views of the countryside in and around the town. Made possible by a donation from David Wells.

- Kind: Educational
- Year: 1945
- By: National Archives and Records Administration
- Genres: Education
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/gov.archives.arc.46921)
- Licence or status: [Public domain (Creative Commons dedication)](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/) (as the archive states it)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

Not offered: its uploader marks it public domain, and the US Copyright Office's records do not settle that it is (a record that may be another film's, a film first published abroad, a year when renewal was automatic, or a country they do not name). Unclear is not offered.