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Extent:

0.5 cu. ft. (1 document box)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Manuscripts

Date:

1985-1989

Descriptive Entry:

This accession contains records documenting the planning and production of an update to "The Smithsonian Institution," an orientation film created for the Visitor Information and Associates' Reception Center (VIARC). Materials include shot logs, footage lists, scripts, correspondence, budgets, and permits.

Topic:

Video recordings -- Production and direction  Search this

Intellectual property  Search this

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Genre/Form:

Manuscripts

Citation:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 04-075, Smithsonian Institution. Office of Telecommunications, Production Records

Identifier:

Accession 04-075

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Production Records

Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-sia-fa04-075

Creator::

Smithsonian Productions  Search this

Extent:

13.08 cu. ft. (10 record storage boxes) (3.08 non-standard size boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Manuscripts

Motion pictures (visual works)

Video recordings

Audiotapes

Date:

1988-1996, 1999-2001

Descriptive Entry:

This accession consists of film, videotapes, and audio elements documenting Smithsonian Institution orientation productions for the Visitor Information and Associates' Reception Center (VIARC). The first production, titled "The Smithsonian Institution," was completed in 1984 and was updated in 1989. The production was redone in the early 1990s and released as "Guide to the Smithsonian" in 1994 with Ira Michael Heyman, Secretary, narrating. A 2001 version featured Lawrence M. Small, Secretary, as narrator. Materials consist of 16 mm film, 1/4" audiotapes, 1" magnetic audio tapes, 1/4" videotapes, Betacam tapes, and 3/4" U-matics. Also includes VIARC camera reports and logs.

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:

Interactive video  Search this

Information services -- User education  Search this

Museum buildings  Search this

Museums -- Public relations  Search this

Genre/Form:

Manuscripts

Motion pictures (visual works)

Video recordings

Audiotapes

Citation:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 02-119, Smithsonian Productions, Productions

Identifier:

Accession 02-119

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Productions

Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-sia-fa02-119

Extent:

9 cu. ft. (9 record storage boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Manuscripts

Clippings

Black-and-white photographs

Black-and-white transparencies

Date:

1980-2002

Descriptive Entry:

This accession includes records documenting the film, video, and radio production activities of Paul B. Johnson, Director. Material consists of correspondence and memoranda; production proposals; information on the Nippon Hoso Kyokai (NHK)-Smithsonian Institution collaborative television project; budget summaries; information on the Smithsonian Video Collection; contracts; release and rights forms; videotapes of Lawrence M. Small's installation as Secretary, and his first press conference; research articles, fundraising, marketing, and awards information; production scripts; shooting schedules; and special events information.

Productions documented in these records include "The Jazz Singers," "Memphis: Cradle of Rock and Soul," "River of Song: A Musical Journey Down the Mississippi River," "River of Song: Music Along the Mississippi," "The Buried Mirror," "The Global Environment: Are We Overacting," "Smithsonian World," "In Open Air: A Portrait of American Impressionists," "Yorktown," "The Work of Peace," "Piano 300," "Piano Grand!," "Here at the Smithsonian," "The Flying Machines," and "The Smithsonian Institution." NHK-SI productions include "America of the Braves: The Dark and Bright Sides of the Frontier Spirit," "America of Presidents," and "American Inventions."

Topic:

Television -- Production and direction  Search this

Radio programs  Search this

Video recordings -- Production and direction  Search this

Intellectual property  Search this

Contracts  Search this

Motion pictures -- Production and direction  Search this

Radio -- Production and direction  Search this

Documentary films  Search this

Documentary television programs  Search this

Documentary videos  Search this

Genre/Form:

Manuscripts

Clippings

Black-and-white photographs

Black-and-white transparencies

Citation:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 02-137, Smithsonian Productions, Production Records

Identifier:

Accession 02-137

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Production Records

Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-sia-fa02-137

Extent:

7.69 cu. ft. (7 record storage boxes) (1 16x20 box)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Manuscripts

Pamphlets

Clippings

Floppy disks

Floor plans

Color photographs

Color transparencies

Date:

1978-2003

Descriptive Entry:

This accession consists of records documenting the planning and execution of special exhibitions. Exhibitions documented include "Ainu: Spirit of a Northern People," "Eyes on Science: Illustrating Natural History," "Spiders!," "Seeds of Change," "Margaret Mee: Return to the Amazon," "Galapagos: A Living Laboratory," "Making of the Natural History Museum's Galapagos IMAX Film," "Red Alert!," "Wondrous Wings," "Natural Selections, Museum Photography by Chip Clark," "Lichens," "Volcano Watch: Maurice and Katia Krafft and the Smithsonian," "Blast from the Past," "Mysterious Manatees," "Pomo Indian Basket Weavers, Their Baskets and the Art Market," "Landscape Kimonos," "Poles Apart: Parallel Visions of the Arctic and Antarctic," "Contemporary Korean Ceramics," "Amber: Window to the Past," and "Anteaters: Fast Food Specialists." Also documented in these records is the IMAX Corporation/Smithsonian Institution documentary film "Galapagos," the Biodiversity Hall, general exhibition planning, and the administration of the Office of Exhibits. Materials include floor plans, schedules, scripts, labels, correspondence, memoranda, images, publications, proposals, agreements, specifications, press packets, press releases, budgets, clippings, contracts, and promotional materials.

Topic:

Documentary films  Search this

Museum exhibits  Search this

Natural history museums  Search this

Traveling exhibitions  Search this

Genre/Form:

Manuscripts

Pamphlets

Clippings

Floppy disks

Floor plans

Color photographs

Color transparencies

Citation:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 06-058, National Museum of Natural History. Office of Exhibits, Special Exhibition Records

Identifier:

Accession 06-058

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Special Exhibition Records

Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-sia-fa06-058

Creator::

Smithsonian Productions  Search this

Extent:

2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Floppy disks

Audiotapes

Sound recordings

Video recordings

Videotapes

Electronic records

Date:

1989-2001

Descriptive Entry:

This accession consists of videotapes and audio elements documenting Smithsonian Institution orientation productions for the Visitor Information and Associates' Reception Center (VIARC) created by Smithsonian Productions and its predecessor, the Office of Telecommunications. The first production, titled "The Smithsonian Institution," was completed in 1984 and was updated in 1989. The production was redone in the early 1990s and released as "Guide to the Smithsonian" in 1994 with Ira Michael Heyman, Secretary, narrating. A 2001 version replaced Heyman with Lawrence M. Small, Secretary, as narrator. Materials consist of 1" magnetic audio tapes, Betacam tapes, VHS, D-2, Digital8, digital audio tape, and 3/4" U-matics. Some materials are in electronic format.

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:

Interactive video  Search this

Information services -- User education  Search this

Museums -- Educational aspects  Search this

Museums -- Public relations  Search this

Museum visitors  Search this

Genre/Form:

Floppy disks

Audiotapes

Sound recordings

Video recordings

Videotapes

Electronic records

Citation:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 09-077, Smithsonian Productions, Productions

Identifier:

Accession 09-077

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Productions

Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-sia-fa09-077