Charles Rogers Albright was known throughout his active life as Roger Albright. Before retiring to Vermont in 1957 he had been Director of Educational Services for the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) in Washington D.C. and a pioneer in the field of visual education.
Born in Camden, New Jersey, Mr. Albright was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Colgate University and a graduate of Union Theological Seminary in New York City. After pastoral ministry in Dover, New Hampshire, then becoming head of the Leadership Training division of the Methodist Board of Education in Chicago, he joined the MPAA in the 1930's, formed its educational functions, and established one of the first libraries of educational film under the auspices of Teaching Film Custodians.
The MPAA educational film project was first conceived as a series of "character education" films for use with public school children in human relations discussion groups. These films were developed from excerpts from entertainment feature films. This project later expanded into other curricular fields, such as Social studies, English literature, Art, Music and even Family Relations, with advisory committees on content from the national organizations in the respective curriculum areas.
He completed his career as a consultant to the Library of Congress in this specialized area.
In the course of his responsibilities, Mr. Albright assisted in the establishment of statewide visual education facilities in Iowa, Oklahoma and Indiana, and in a number of other metropolitan and regional educational systems, serving as a link between the motion picture industry and the educational services of the nation. He was much sought-after as a speaker, leader and organizer.
For some years he was a member of the local school board in Tenafly, New Jersey; and he was later an active member of Grace Congregational Church in Rutland, Vermont, and at the time of his death was a member of College Street Congregational Church in Burlington. His last address in Burlington was 148 Shore Road.
Born in Camden, New Jersey, Mr. Albright was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Colgate University and a graduate of Union Theological Seminary in New York City. After pastoral ministry in Dover, New Hampshire, then becoming head of the Leadership Training division of the Methodist Board of Education in Chicago, he joined the MPAA in the 1930's, formed its educational functions, and established one of the first libraries of educational film under the auspices of Teaching Film Custodians.
The MPAA educational film project was first conceived as a series of "character education" films for use with public school children in human relations discussion groups. These films were developed from excerpts from entertainment feature films. This project later expanded into other curricular fields, such as Social studies, English literature, Art, Music and even Family Relations, with advisory committees on content from the national organizations in the respective curriculum areas.
He completed his career as a consultant to the Library of Congress in this specialized area.
In the course of his responsibilities, Mr. Albright assisted in the establishment of statewide visual education facilities in Iowa, Oklahoma and Indiana, and in a number of other metropolitan and regional educational systems, serving as a link between the motion picture industry and the educational services of the nation. He was much sought-after as a speaker, leader and organizer.
For some years he was a member of the local school board in Tenafly, New Jersey; and he was later an active member of Grace Congregational Church in Rutland, Vermont, and at the time of his death was a member of College Street Congregational Church in Burlington. His last address in Burlington was 148 Shore Road.
Charles Rogers Albright was known throughout his active life as Roger Albright. Before retiring to Vermont in 1957 he had been Director of Educational Services for the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) in Washington D.C. and a pioneer in the field of visual education.
Born in Camden, New Jersey, Mr. Albright was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Colgate University and a graduate of Union Theological Seminary in New York City. After pastoral ministry in Dover, New Hampshire, then becoming head of the Leadership Training division of the Methodist Board of Education in Chicago, he joined the MPAA in the 1930's, formed its educational functions, and established one of the first libraries of educational film under the auspices of Teaching Film Custodians.
The MPAA educational film project was first conceived as a series of "character education" films for use with public school children in human relations discussion groups. These films were developed from excerpts from entertainment feature films. This project later expanded into other curricular fields, such as Social studies, English literature, Art, Music and even Family Relations, with advisory committees on content from the national organizations in the respective curriculum areas.
He completed his career as a consultant to the Library of Congress in this specialized area.
In the course of his responsibilities, Mr. Albright assisted in the establishment of statewide visual education facilities in Iowa, Oklahoma and Indiana, and in a number of other metropolitan and regional educational systems, serving as a link between the motion picture industry and the educational services of the nation. He was much sought-after as a speaker, leader and organizer.
For some years he was a member of the local school board in Tenafly, New Jersey; and he was later an active member of Grace Congregational Church in Rutland, Vermont, and at the time of his death was a member of College Street Congregational Church in Burlington. His last address in Burlington was 148 Shore Road.
Born in Camden, New Jersey, Mr. Albright was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Colgate University and a graduate of Union Theological Seminary in New York City. After pastoral ministry in Dover, New Hampshire, then becoming head of the Leadership Training division of the Methodist Board of Education in Chicago, he joined the MPAA in the 1930's, formed its educational functions, and established one of the first libraries of educational film under the auspices of Teaching Film Custodians.
The MPAA educational film project was first conceived as a series of "character education" films for use with public school children in human relations discussion groups. These films were developed from excerpts from entertainment feature films. This project later expanded into other curricular fields, such as Social studies, English literature, Art, Music and even Family Relations, with advisory committees on content from the national organizations in the respective curriculum areas.
He completed his career as a consultant to the Library of Congress in this specialized area.
In the course of his responsibilities, Mr. Albright assisted in the establishment of statewide visual education facilities in Iowa, Oklahoma and Indiana, and in a number of other metropolitan and regional educational systems, serving as a link between the motion picture industry and the educational services of the nation. He was much sought-after as a speaker, leader and organizer.
For some years he was a member of the local school board in Tenafly, New Jersey; and he was later an active member of Grace Congregational Church in Rutland, Vermont, and at the time of his death was a member of College Street Congregational Church in Burlington. His last address in Burlington was 148 Shore Road.
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