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Soul of a people : writing America's story / Smithsonian Channel ; National Endowment for the Humanities ; Spark Media ; directed and produced by Andrea Kalin ; produced by David A. Taylor, James Mirabello ; written by David A. Taylor, Olive Emma Bucklin, Andrea Kalin

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Author:
Kalin, Andrea  Search this
Taylor, David A. 1961-  Search this
Mirabello, James  Search this
Bucklin, Olive  Search this
Taylor, David Alan 1951-  Search this
Ford, Richard  Search this
Holloway, Jonathan  Search this
Kelton, Elmer  Search this
McBride, James  Search this
Nelson, Marilyn  Search this
Price, Reynolds 1933-2011  Search this
Smithsonian Networks (Firm)  Search this
National Endowment for the Humanities  Search this
Spark Media (Washington, D.C.)  Search this
SNI/SI Networks (Firm)  Search this
Subject:
Wright, Richard 1908-1960  Search this
Yezierska, Anzia 1880?-1970  Search this
Thompson, Jim 1906-1977  Search this
Fisher, Vardis 1895-1968  Search this
Cheever, John  Search this
Ellison, Ralph  Search this
Hurston, Zora Neale  Search this
Kennedy, Stetson  Search this
Terkel, Studs 1912-2008  Search this
Federal Writers' Project  Search this
United States Work Projects Administration  Search this
Physical description:
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in
Type:
Personal narratives
Nonfiction television programs
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Date:
2009
[2009]
1929
Notes:
Originally produced in 2009.
Narrated by Patricia Clarkson.
Amy Bloom, Richard Ford, Jonathan Holloway, Elmer Kelton, James McBride, Marilyn Nelson, Reynolds Price.
Rating: TV PG.
DVD, NTSC ; Dolby digital ; widescreen.
NMAFREF copy 39088019479583 gift from the collection of Lonnie G. Bunch III.
Summary:
This documentary recounts the role of the Federal Writers Project as the largest cultural experiment in the nation's history. Program focuses on the role played by writers who recorded local and oral histories all over the nation, many finding national acclaim as a result.
Topic:
Depressions  Search this
Oral tradition  Search this
Documentary television programs  Search this
Call number:
video 001482
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1082872