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Extent:

1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Brochures

Clippings

Manuscripts

Newsletters

Date:

1982-1998

Descriptive Entry:

This accession consists of records created and maintained by John Tyler, Audio Production Manager, documenting the planning, development, execution, and distribution of original radio series and programs as well as of recordings of special events and concert series. Radio series include "Black Radio: Telling It Like It Was;" "Folk masters;" "The Guitar: Art and Soul;" "Guitar: Electrified, Amplified, Deified;" "American Roots Labor Day Special;" "Spirits of the Present: The Legacy of Native America;" "Radio Smithsonian;" "American Chamber Music Series;" and "Remembering Slavery." Recordings include "Wade in the Water;" "Don't mourn, organize!: songs of labor songwriter Joe Hill;" and "Music of New Mexico." Materials include correspondence, memoranda, scripts, tape catalogues, title lists for cassette tapes and compact disks, lists and catalogues of Folkmasters programs, audio time logs, microphone lists, runsheets, "Radio Smithsonian" schedules, brochures for events and concert series recorded by Smithsonian Productions and for award events, Smithsonian and non-Smithsonian newsletters and press clippings discussing Smithsonian Productions recordings or programs, interview schedules, budgets, press releases, notes, studio floor plans, and contractor and intern files with project descriptions, calendars and schedules, and demonstration DAT tapes. Also includes releases for Earth Day performers.

Topic:

Radio programs  Search this

Intellectual property  Search this

Radio -- Production and direction  Search this

Contracts  Search this

Concerts  Search this

Genre/Form:

Brochures

Clippings

Manuscripts

Newsletters

Citation:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 01-202, Smithsonian Productions, Production Records

Identifier:

Accession 01-202

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Production Records

Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-sia-fa01-202

Extent:

1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Manuscripts

Date:

1973-1998

Descriptive Entry:

This accession includes records documenting the radio production activities of John Tyler, Radio Production Specialist. Material primarily includes production scripts; program schedules and listings; carriage reports; radio control room modifications project information; and incoming correspondence.

Productions documented in these records include: "American Roots," "Folk Masters: Traditional Music in the Americas," "Folk Masters at the Barns of Wolf Trap," "Radio Smithsonian," "Jazz Smithsonian," "Guitar: Electrified, Amplified, Deified," and "Smithsonian Galaxy."

Topic:

Radio programs  Search this

Radio -- Production and direction  Search this

Genre/Form:

Manuscripts

Citation:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 02-158, Smithsonian Press/Smithsonian Productions, Production Records

Identifier:

Accession 02-158

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Production Records

Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-sia-fa02-158

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

Documentary television programs  Search this

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

Creator::

Smithsonian Press/Smithsonian Productions  Search this

Extent:

5 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes) (2 document boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Manuscripts

Audiotapes

Videotapes

Date:

1996-1997

Descriptive Entry:

This accession consists of audiovisual materials created during the production of the radio program, "Guitar: Electrified, Amplified, and Deified." This program celebrates electric guitar players who changed the course of popular music. This 2-hour program features Joe Louis Walker, The Ventures, Junior Brown, Jim Hall, and Les Paul. The radio program was created in conjunction with the symposium, "Electrified, Amplified, and Deified: The Electric Guitar, Its Makers, and Its Players," held November 9-16, 1996, and the exhibition, "From Frying Pan to Flying V: The Rise of the Electric Guitar." The symposium was organized by the Lemelson Center, the National Museum of American History, and The Smithsonian Associates. Also included in this accession is a 53-minute television program, "The Electric Guitar: Its Players and Its Makers," which was produced by the sponsors of the symposium and distributed in 1997 by Fairfax County Public Schools on its television network. The exhibition was organized by the Lemelson Center. Materials include session tapes, original masters, 2" masters, interviews, narration, and some video footage. A folder in Box 2 includes track sheets, scripts, a brochure, and related information.

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:

Radio programs  Search this

Museum exhibits  Search this

Electric guitar  Search this

Electric guitar music  Search this

Congresses and conventions  Search this

Radio -- Production and direction  Search this

Genre/Form:

Manuscripts

Audiotapes

Videotapes

Citation:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 06-228, Smithsonian Press/Smithsonian Productions, Productions

Identifier:

Accession 06-228

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Productions

Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-sia-fa06-228