Series contains sound recordings of interviews with Beatrice Wood, interviews with others about Wood, and public appearances by Wood recorded for the documentary Beatrice Wood: Mama of Dada. Transcripts of the recordings are also found and filed with the original tapes. Many of the transcripts appear to be incomplete, perhaps containing only passages under consideration for inclusion in the final film. A transcript of a phone conversation with Wood, without a corresponding sound recording, is arranged at the end of the series.
Individuals besides Wood who are interviewed include Francis Nauman, John Perrault, Garth Clark, Mark Del Vecchio, Anne D'Harnoncourt, Steve Watson, Rupert Pole, R.P. Singh, Henry Huglin, and Lee Waisler. Recorded public appearances by Wood include a December 8, 1990 appearance at the Santa Monica Library auditorium, and a November 6, 1991 appearance at an Ojai, California bookstore.
Some of the recordings appear to have been made as sound-only recordings, and some were recorded while filming. Sound roll logs documenting corresponding camera roll numbers and brief notes on content are found with many of the sound reels. Their presence is noted in the folder listing.
Arrangement:
Arrangement is chronological, with transcripts for each item followed by tapes. Sound roll logs are filed with sound reels. Where corresponding film footage exists, it is found in Series 3, Moving Images.
Researchers should note that the link between picture and soundtrack is not always explicit in the original labeling and documentation. Sound roll logs usually note the "CR" or camera roll number and brief notes on footage content. Series 2 contains additional documentation linking corresponding sound and picture reels. These CR numbers are different from the existing negative roll numbers found on the film reels themselves and in this finding aid. This reflects the filmmaker's process of assigning one set of numbers during shooting, and assigning a different set of numbers during editing to the same material.
Camera roll numbers are the numbers assigned during shooting and are found on sound roll logs, transcripts, and other production notes. Negative roll numbers assigned during editing are the numbers found on the physical film leaders and cans, and are the numbers referred to in Series 3 of this finding aid.
Although camera roll numbers are sometimes found in transcripts in Series 1, these transcripts also seem to contain several numbering errors. "Slate" numbers spoken at the beginning of recordings seem to be more reliable than transcripts, although not all slate numbers were verified during processing. CR numbers found on sound roll logs also appear to be reliable, and often contain in addition general notes about content.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Use of archival audiovisual recordings records with no duplicate copies requires advance notice.
Collection Rights:
Outtakes, reels and transcripts: Authorization to quote or reproduce for purposes of publication requires written permission from WILD WOLF PRODUCTIONS via Tom Neff, producer. Contact Reference Services for more information.
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Collection Citation:
Audiovisual materials relating to the documentary Beatrice Wood: Mama of Dada, 1990-1993. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
