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Extent:

6 cu. ft. (6 record storage boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Manuscripts

Clippings

Black-and-white photographs

Color transparencies

Black-and-white negatives

Date:

1984-2002

Descriptive Entry:

This accession includes the records of Laura T. Schneider, Audio-Visual Production Specialist, primarily documenting her work on "Dream Window: Reflections on the Japanese Garden," an educational film to acquaint American audiences with the historical and cultural significance of Japanese Gardens and their importance to Japan's landscape; and the production "The Haupt Garden," an orientation video about the Victorian garden to be shown in the Children's Room at the Smithsonian 'Castle' Building. The records also include information about other productions such as "Smithsonian World," an educational television series that explored people, ideas, and events that shape world culture; "Search for the Tunguska Meteorite," a documentary film about the 1908 explosion in Siberia of a large meteorite; "River of Song: Music Along the Mississippi," an educational television program exploring music along the Mississippi River from Minnesota to New Orleans; "Piano 300," an exhibition video celebrating three centuries of people and pianos; and the "Smithsonian Video Collection," an educational video series focusing on the Smithsonian Institution's collections and research.

Topic:

Intellectual property  Search this

Television -- Production and direction  Search this

Video recordings -- Production and direction  Search this

Tunguska meteorite  Search this

Smithsonian buildings  Search this

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Motion pictures -- Production and direction  Search this

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Genre/Form:

Manuscripts

Clippings

Black-and-white photographs

Color transparencies

Black-and-white negatives

Citation:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 03-029, Smithsonian Productions, Production Records

Identifier:

Accession 03-029

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Production Records

Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-sia-fa03-029

Extent:

6.5 cu. ft. (6 record storage boxes) (1 document box)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Manuscripts

Clippings

Drawings

Black-and-white photographs

Black-and-white negatives

Color transparencies

Date:

1971-1998

Descriptive Entry:

This accession consists of records documenting Smithsonian Video Collection projects as well as film and television productions. Materials include the correspondence and memoranda of Karen Loveland, Director of Special Projects; Lisa H. Kaiser, Production Researcher; Elizabeth Smith Brownstein, Media Project Development Specialist; and Michele Turner, Associate Producer. Also includes production slides, photographs, edit logs, scripts, interviews, music selections, and end credits; press releases; budget summaries; contracts; and research articles. Some productions documented in these records include "Dream Window: Reflections on the Japanese Garden," "The Flying Machines," "American Picture Palaces," and "Maine Coast."

Topic:

Video recordings -- Direction and production  Search this

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Motion pictures -- Production and direction  Search this

Documentary films  Search this

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Television -- Production and direction  Search this

Genre/Form:

Manuscripts

Clippings

Drawings

Black-and-white photographs

Black-and-white negatives

Color transparencies

Citation:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 02-118, Smithsonian Productions, Production Records

Identifier:

Accession 02-118

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Production Records

Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-sia-fa02-118

Extent:

5.5 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes) (1 document box)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Manuscripts

Brochures

Clippings

Compact discs

Black-and-white photographs

Color transparencies

Color photographs

Black-and-white negatives

Electronic records

Date:

1974-1999

Descriptive Entry:

This accession includes records documenting the activities of Martha Knouss, Marketing Manager, with earlier records dating back to when Knouss was Marketing Assistant for the Office of Telecommunications. Materials include Knouss' correspondence and memoranda; meeting minutes of the Smithsonian Marketing Committee; program news releases, schedules, and fact sheets; carriage reports; video listings; special events and conference information; budget summaries; public inquiries; production brochures, logos, and promotional information; and photographs of staff members. Some television and radio productions documented in these records include "Here at the Smithsonian," "Dream Window: Reflections on the Japanese Garden," "Folk Masters," and "Spirits of the Present: The Legacy from Native America."

Topic:

Marketing  Search this

Documentary television programs  Search this

Television -- Production and direction  Search this

Radio -- Production and direction  Search this

Radio programs  Search this

Special events  Search this

Genre/Form:

Manuscripts

Brochures

Clippings

Compact discs

Black-and-white photographs

Color transparencies

Color photographs

Black-and-white negatives

Electronic records

Citation:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 02-094, Smithsonian Productions, Marketing Records

Identifier:

Accession 02-094

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Marketing Records

Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-sia-fa02-094

Creator::

Smithsonian Productions  Search this

Extent:

11.3 cu. ft. (8 record storage boxes) (15 11x17 D1 videocases)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Audiotapes

Motion pictures (visual works)

Videotapes

Place:

Japan -- Social life and customs

Shalamar Garden (Lahore, Pakistan)

South Asia

Date:

1990-1992, 1998

Descriptive Entry:

This accession consists of audiovisual materials created during the production of "Dream Window: Reflections on the Japanese Garden." This video was produced in 1992 by Executive Producers Paul B. Johnson and Toshio Murayama, Senior Producer Laura T. Schneider, and Co-producer John W. Hiller in association with Kajima Kensetsu Kabushiki Kaisha and presented by WETA-TV, Washington, D.C. The video allows viewers to experience the secrets of Japanese gardens and their influence on Japanese society today and features both traditional and contemporary Japanese gardens including those of the legendary Moss Temple of Saihōji, Katsura Imperial Villa (Katsura Rikyū), Tenryū-shi, the Ken Domon Museum of Photography (Domon Ken Kinenkan), and Sogetsu Hall. The video won an Emmy. Materials include interpositives, mixes, masters, sound reels, interviews, film transfers, dubs, edited master, and related materials. Also included are camera rolls for "Gardens of the Mughal Empire," a proposed video that evolved into an interactive on-line exhibition (http://www.mughalgardens.org/intro.html) that recreates and studies the Shalamar Gardens of Lahore, Pakistan and in India and the rest of South Asia in their cultural contexts.

Restrictions:

Restrictions pertaining to the use of these materials may apply (based on contracts/copyright). Access restrictions may also apply if viewing/listening copies are not currently available. Viewing/listening copies can be made for a fee. Contact reference staff for details.

Topic:

Gardens -- Japan  Search this

Museum exhibits  Search this

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Gardens -- India  Search this

Flower arrangement, Japanese -- Sōgetsu school  Search this

Gardens  Search this

Genre/Form:

Audiotapes

Motion pictures (visual works)

Videotapes

Citation:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 06-277, Smithsonian Productions, Productions

Identifier:

Accession 06-277

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Productions

Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-sia-fa06-277

Extent:

1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Manuscripts

Clippings

Brochures

Date:

1989-1997

Descriptive Entry:

This accession includes the records of Laura T. Schneider, Audio-Visual Production Specialist, documenting her work on the television program "Dream Window: Reflections on the Japanese Garden." The materials consist of correspondence, memoranda, and notes pertaining to production, proposals, and meetings; promotion funding and expense information; production schedule, script, and credits; license agreements and releases; shoot logs; contracts; and research information.

Topic:

Intellectual property  Search this

Television -- Production and direction  Search this

Documentary television programs  Search this

Contracts  Search this

Genre/Form:

Manuscripts

Clippings

Brochures

Citation:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 02-150, Smithsonian Press/Smithsonian Productions, Production Records

Identifier:

Accession 02-150

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Production Records

Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-sia-fa02-150

Extent:

0.5 cu. ft. (1 document box)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Manuscripts

Brochures

Date:

1991-1999

Descriptive Entry:

This accession consists of press kits for a variety of radio productions including "Black Radio: Telling It Like It Was;" "River of Song: A Musical Journey Down the Mississippi River;" "Guitar: Electrified, Amplified, Deified;" "Jazz Smithsonian;" "Spirits of the Present: The Legacy of Native America;" "Folk Masters at the Barns of Wolf Trap;" "Cole Porter's 100th from Carnegie Hall;" and "Radio Smithsonian." Also included are promotional materials for the television production "River of Song: Music Along the Mississippi" and the documentary video "Dream Window: Reflections on the Japanese Garden." Materials include fact sheets, marketing materials, general correspondence, graphics associated with the production, and other promotional materials. Some fact sheets include licensing and fee information as well as short biographies of the performers involved.

Topic:

Marketing  Search this

Radio programs  Search this

Radio -- Production and direction  Search this

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Television -- Production and direction  Search this

Genre/Form:

Manuscripts

Brochures

Citation:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 05-189, Smithsonian Productions, Marketing Records

Identifier:

Accession 05-189

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Marketing Records

Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-sia-fa05-189