1 Videocassette (10 minutes, color sound, 3/4 inch)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Videocassettes
Video recordings
Place:
Oceania
Micronesia
Caroline Islands
Date:
circa 1988
Scope and Contents:
Edited video created by the Smithsonian Institution Office of Telecommunications from film footage shot by Scott Williams in collaboration with the Smithsonian's National Human Studies Film Center for a National Museum of Natural History exhibit on Micronesia, ca. 1988. Video shows the relationship of Micronesians to the sea (boys playing with toy boats, practicing spearing fish, various forms of fishing, launching a new boat). Film was shot on the atoll of Yap in the Western Caroline Islands.
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Local Number:
HSFA 2004.19.1
Related Materials:
The Human Studies Film Archives holds the Scott Williams collection.
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research. Please contact the archives for information on availability of access copies of audiovisual recordings. Original audiovisual material in the Human Studies Film Archives may not be played.
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Type:
Archival materials
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Folder - "Cleaning Water Naturally: The Algal Turf Scrubber," Script, 5/9/1994
Collection Creator::
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Container:
Box 1 of 2
Type:
Archival materials
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Biosphere II, Discovery Showcase, The Discovery Channel, Master Control #7144, 3/18/1991, 3/4" U-matic
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Container:
Box 2 of 2
Type:
Archival materials
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"First Ladies," FL 22 (39), Edith Wilson's Room in Wilson House, Betacam SP
Collection Creator::
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Box 1 of 2
Type:
Archival materials
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Smithsonian Video Collection, Opening, Dub, 0:25, 3 cuts, VHS
Collection Creator::
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Container:
Box 2 of 2
Type:
Archival materials
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C. J. Johnson: Hall of Musical Instruments: Tapes 1-2 (10/2/1987)
Collection Creator::
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Container:
Box 2 of 11
Type:
Archival materials
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John's Island Senior Lights: Tape 1 of 4 (2/4/1989)
Collection Creator::
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Container:
Box 3 of 11
Type:
Archival materials
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"First Ladies," FL 23 (7), Wilson House Library and Dining Room, Betacam SP
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The McIntosh Country Shouters: Tape 2 of 5 (2/2/1989)
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Container:
Box 3 of 11
Type:
Archival materials
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Sea: A Quest for Our Future (Motion picture : 1984)
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Extent:
1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Videotapes
Place:
Caribbean Area
Virgin Islands
Bahamas
Turks and Caicos Islands
Belize
Date:
1984-1985, 1992
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of audiovisual elements created during the production of "The Sea: A Quest for Our Future" and other films associated with the National Museum
of Natural History (NMNH), Life in the Sea Hall. "The Sea: A Quest for Our Future" is a 60 minute film produced in 1984 and broadcast by PBS. It is a documentary on the complex
ecosystems of tropical coral reefs filmed in the Virgin Islands, the Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands, and Belize, and it focuses primarily on research projects conducted
by the NMNH Marine Systems Laboratory. The film won several awards including the 1984 Best Nature Production Award from the International TV Movie Festival; a second-place
award at the 1985 National Educational Film Festival; and a 1986 Gold Medal and Diploma of the International Scientific Festival. Materials include a master, dubbing masters,
a film transfer master, and related materials on 1" magnetic tape and 3/4" U-matic videotape.
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"Living Dinosaurs," James Whitmore Voice-over, Reel 2 of 3, 10/31/1988, 3/4" U-matic
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Container:
Box 2 of 2
Type:
Archival materials
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"Installation of the Paleo Biology Hall," Leaf, 1/4" audiotape
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Type:
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