The documentary film “Cornell—Birth of the American University,” produced by WSKG-TV, premiered on campus Dec. 3 before airing on the public television station several times the following week week. At the reception prior to the premiere at the Statler Auditorium, from left, Carol Kammen, Cornell lecturer and historian, Brian Frey, producer of the documentary, and Elaine Engst, Cornell archivist, chat for a moment. Copies of the documentary may be purchased online from the station: http://www.wskg.com/cornell.htm.