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Subject:

Smithsonian Galaxy (Radio Series)  Search this

Place:

Germany

Mariana Islands

Virgin Islands of the United States

Date:

December 1978

Topic:

Australia  Search this

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International Activities  Search this

Public programs  Search this

Radio  Search this

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Data Source:

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sic_1454

Extent:

5.5 cu. ft. (11 document boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Audiotapes

Date:

1969-1983

Descriptive Entry:

This record unit consists of master audio tapes for Smithsonian Galaxy editions 77-125, 1981-1983, and Radio Smithsonian programs 534-574, 1980; and scripts of Radio Smithsonian programs 1-400.

Restrictions:

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

Topic:

Radio -- Production and direction  Search this

Telecommunication  Search this

Radio programs  Search this

Genre/Form:

Audiotapes

Citation:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 589, Smithsonian Institution. Office of Telecommunications, Productions

Identifier:

Record Unit 589

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Productions

Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-sia-faru0589

Extent:

13.3 cu. ft. (15 document boxes) (10 tall document boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Audiotapes

Date:

1981-1987

Descriptive Entry:

This record unit consists of master audiotapes for Smithsonian Galaxy editions 126-186, 1983-1987, and Radio Smithsonian programs 600-749, 1981-1984; and elements, or original, unedited tapes for Smithsonian Galaxy editions 104-186, 1982-1987, and Radio Smithsonian programs 689-836, 1983-1985.

Restrictions:

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

Topic:

Radio -- Production and direction  Search this

Radio programs  Search this

Telecommunication  Search this

Genre/Form:

Audiotapes

Citation:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 590, Smithsonian Institution. Office of Telecommunications, Productions

Identifier:

Record Unit 590

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Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-sia-faru0590

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:

7.5 cu. ft. (7 record storage boxes) (1 document box)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Clippings

Manuscripts

Date:

circa 1963-1988

Descriptive Entry:

These records primarily document the activities of OTC under Director Nazaret Cherkezian. A small amount of records were created by Paul B. Johnson. There are also a few records created by OTC's predecessor offices. The records include correspondence, memoranda, proposals, contracts, budgets, reports, newspaper clippings, press releases, scripts, and related materials concerning OTC radio broadcasts Radio Smithsonian and Smithsonian Galaxy; television and film productions, especially "Smithsonian World" and the Emmy award-winning "The Smithsonian Institution with S. Dillon Ripley, Secretary;" production planning; facilities and equipment, including the construction of the OTC studio in the National Museum of History and Technology; and administrative records.

Historical Note:

The Office of Telecommunications (OTC) was established on August 15, 1976, as a separate unit reporting directly to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Service. Prior to the creation of OTC, coordination of Smithsonian telecommunication activities was a function of the Smithsonian Museum Service, 1958-1965; the Office of Public Information, 1965-1967; and the Office of Public Affairs, 1967-1976. OTC develops ideas for the production of programs and broadcast series for public and commercial television and radio, films, and related visual and audio materials, which bring a better understanding of the Smithsonian to American and foreign audiences. OTC is also the contact point for all interested outside producers of telecommunications projects relating to all Smithsonian bureaus. OTC broadcast series have included Radio Smithsonian, a national, weekly radio program providing information about the multi-disciplinary activities of the Institution which was in production from 1969 to 1990; Smithsonian Galaxy, a series of short radio features highlighting the work of Smithsonian curators, scientists, and researchers broadcast from 1979 to 1987; and Here at the Smithsonian, a series of short features for television, produced from 1982 to 1989. In addition, OTC produces films of special events of the Institution; provides archival recordings of conferences, symposia, and other programs; and produces films for Smithsonian exhibitions. Nazaret Cherkezian was appointed Director of OTC in 1976. He retired in 1986 and was replaced by Assistant Director Paul B. Johnson who served as Acting Director, 1986-1988, and Director, 1988-2002.

Topic:

Documentary films  Search this

Contracts  Search this

Intellectual property  Search this

Motion pictures -- Production and direction  Search this

Television -- Production and direction  Search this

Documentary television programs  Search this

Radio programs  Search this

Genre/Form:

Clippings

Manuscripts

Citation:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 586, Smithsonian Institution. Office of Telecommunications, Production Records

Identifier:

Record Unit 586

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Production Records

Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-sia-faru0586

Extent:

10.14 cu. ft. (11 document boxes) (8 tall document boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Audiotapes

Date:

1974-1983

Descriptive Entry:

This record unit consists of master audio tapes for Radio Smithsonian programs 482-533, 1979, and Smithsonian Galaxy editions 26-76, 1979-1981; and audio tapes of Smithsonian special events, concerts, lectures, interviews, symposia, and openings, 1974-1983.

Historical Note:

Radio Smithsonian began its weekly half-hour broadcasts in the summer of 1969. The program was carried by local radio stations in the metropolitan Washington, D. C., area and educational radio stations around the country and overseas. Broadcasts provided the public with information about the activities of the Smithsonian, through discussions, interviews, lectures, music, and research activity reports. Programs featured Smithsonian staff as well as guest scientists, historians, politicians, artists, authors, and musicians.

Smithsonian Galaxy, a series of 2 1/2-minute radio features about the work of the Institution's curatorial, scientific, and research staffs, began production in 1978. The program was broadcast throughout the United States and overseas.

Restrictions:

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

Topic:

Radio -- Production and direction  Search this

Radio programs  Search this

Interviews  Search this

Music  Search this

Special events  Search this

Telecommunication  Search this

Genre/Form:

Audiotapes

Citation:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 588, Smithsonian Institution. Office of Telecommunications, Productions

Identifier:

Record Unit 588

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Productions

Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-sia-faru0588

Extent:

20.80 cu. ft. (30 document boxes) (10 tall document boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Audiotapes

Date:

1969-1979

Descriptive Entry:

This record unit consists of master audio tapes for Radio Smithsonian programs 1-481, 1969-1978, and Smithsonian Galaxy editions 1-25, 1978-1979.

Historical Note:

Radio Smithsonian began its weekly half-hour broadcasts in the summer of 1969. The program was carried by local radio stations in the metropolitan Washington, D.C., area and educational radio stations around the country and overseas. Broadcasts provided the public with information about the activities of the Smithsonian through discussions, interviews, lectures, music, and research activity reports. Programs featured Smithsonian staff as well as guest scientists, historians, politicians, artists, authors, and musicians.

Smithsonian Galaxy, a series of 2 1/2-minute radio features about the work of the Institution's curatorial, scientific, and research staffs, began production in 1978. The program was broadcast throughout the United States and overseas.

Restrictions:

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

Topic:

Interviews  Search this

Music  Search this

Special events  Search this

Radio -- Production and direction  Search this

Radio programs  Search this

Genre/Form:

Audiotapes

Citation:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 296, Smithsonian Institution. Office of Telecommunications, Production Records

Identifier:

Record Unit 296

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Production Records

Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-sia-faru0296