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Extent:

1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Electronic records

Audiotapes

Videotapes

Date:

circa 1988-2001

Descriptive Entry:

This accession consists of audiovisual elements created during the production of videos and audio tours to accompany traveling exhibitions developed by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service. Materials include videotapes, audiotapes, and magnetic tape. Many of the materials are masters. Some materials are in electronic format.

Restrictions:

Special restrictions on use of these materials may apply. Viewing/listening copies may not be available, but can be made for a fee, Transferring office; 4/10/2002 memorandum, Peters to SIA; Contact reference staff for details.

Topic:

Traveling exhibitions  Search this

Video recordings -- Production and direction  Search this

Genre/Form:

Electronic records

Audiotapes

Videotapes

Citation:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 14-211, Smithsonian Productions, Productions

Identifier:

Accession 14-211

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Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-sia-fa14-211

Extent:

3.90 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes) (1 16x20 box) (4 oversize folders)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Manuscripts

Floor plans

Drawings

Black-and-white photographs

Color photographs

Color negatives

Black-and-white negatives

Date:

1968-2002

Descriptive Entry:

This accession includes records documenting the film, video, and radio production activities of John P. Meehan, Audio-Visual Production Specialist; Jacquie Gales Webb, Producer; and Paul B. Johnson, Director. Material consists of correspondence, memoranda, and notes; performer's licenses; production logs; contracts and releases; music cue sheets; blueprints; interview transcripts; grant information; audio scripts; photographs and slides; drawings; budget summaries; meeting agenda; proposals; and information on the Smithsonian Video Collection.

Productions documented in these records include "Piano Grand!," "Black Radio: Telling it Like it Was," "Beyond Category: The Musical Genius of Duke Ellington," "The Sawyer and His Mill," "Creatures Great and Small," "Celebrating a Century: The 1876 Philadelphia Exhibition," "The Last Wheel Works," "Smithsonian Quest," "Smithsonian World," "Yorktown," "The First Ladies," "Engines of Change," "Beyond the Ocean, Beneath the Leaf," "River of Song: Music Along the Mississippi," "Piano 300," "Jazz Smithsonian," "What in the World," "Science in American Life," "Jazz in Paris: 1914-1940," and "Smithsonian Minutes."

Oversize:

This collection contains oversize material.

Topic:

Intellectual property  Search this

Video recordings -- Production and direction  Search this

Television -- Production and direction  Search this

Radio programs  Search this

Budget  Search this

Motion pictures -- Production and direction  Search this

Documentary films  Search this

Documentary television programs  Search this

Documentary videos  Search this

Contracts  Search this

Genre/Form:

Manuscripts

Floor plans

Drawings

Black-and-white photographs

Color photographs

Color negatives

Black-and-white negatives

Citation:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 02-208, Smithsonian Productions, Production Records

Identifier:

Accession 02-208

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Production Records

Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-sia-fa02-208

Extent:

8 cu. ft. (8 record storage boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Manuscripts

Clippings

Brochures

Color transparencies

Color photographs

Date:

1982-2001

Descriptive Entry:

This accession consists of records created and maintained by John P. Meehan, Audio-Visual Production Specialist; Jacquie Gales Webb, Producer; Paul B. Johnson, Director; and other Radio Smithsonian staff, documenting the planning, development, and execution of original radio series and programs.

Radio productions documented in this accession include "Memphis: Cradle of Rock 'n' Soul;" "Folk Masters at the Barns of Wolf Trap;" "Jazz Smithsonian;" "Remembering Slavery;" "River of Song: A Musical Journey Down the Mississippi River;" "Jazz Singers;" "Black Radio: Telling It Like It Was;" "Red, Hot, and Blue!;" and "Radio Smithsonian." Video productions documented in this accession include "Perpetual Campaign: The President, The People, and The Court;" "Negative Campaigns;" "Low Road to High Office?;" "Beyond Category: the Musical Genius of Duke Ellington;" "Jazz Age in Paris: 1914-1940;" "Rescue in the Wild: Endangered Species and Habitat Protections at SI;" "The National Zoo: Think Tank;" "Afro-Americans and the Evolution of a Living Constitution;" "First Ladies;" "Workers and Managers;" "Celebrations;" "Titanic Mail Story;" and "Swedish Sculpture." Television productions documented in this accession include "River of Song: Music Along the Mississippi;" "Here at the Smithsonian;" and "People and Pianos: 300 Years."

Films documented in this accession include "Preserving an Architectural Heritage: The Decorative Designs by Frank Lloyd Wright" and "In Open Air: A Portrait of the American Impressionists."

Materials include correspondence, memoranda, notes, scripts, treatments, release forms, contracts, photographs, clippings, press releases, and budgets.

Topic:

Intellectual property  Search this

Video recordings -- Production and direction  Search this

Television -- Production and direction  Search this

Radio programs  Search this

Contracts  Search this

Radio -- Production and direction  Search this

Motion pictures -- Production and direction  Search this

Documentary films  Search this

Documentary videos  Search this

Documentary television programs  Search this

Genre/Form:

Manuscripts

Clippings

Brochures

Color transparencies

Color photographs

Citation:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 05-149, Smithsonian Productions, Production Records

Identifier:

Accession 05-149

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Production Records

Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-sia-fa05-149

Creator::

Smithsonian Productions  Search this

Extent:

1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Audiotapes

Sound recordings

Videotapes

Place:

Paris (France)

Date:

1997-1998

Descriptive Entry:

This accession consists of videos created during the production of "Jazz Age in Paris" (31:47). This video, completed in 1998, accompanied the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Services exhibit, "Jazz Age in Paris: 1914-1940." Materials include music and narration on DAT, CD, and D-8 cassettes; straight transfers to VHS and Betacam SP; a variety of masters on D-2 tape and Betacam SP; and two prints on VHS.

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:

Jazz  Search this

Traveling exhibitions  Search this

Genre/Form:

Audiotapes

Sound recordings

Videotapes

Citation:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 05-257, Smithsonian Productions, Productions

Identifier:

Accession 05-257

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Productions

Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-sia-fa05-257