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Extent:

3.08 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes) (1 document box) (1 tall document box)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Sound recordings

Video recordings

Date:

1986-1988

Descriptive Entry:

This collection is comprised of motion picture, video, and audio recordings of three productions regarding issues related to biodiversity, biotic communities, and the study of these systems. "To Coexist: Diversity and Development" was produced for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The 30-minute program depicts how development professionals can take biological diversity into account when planning their projects. "Diversity Endangered" is a 10-minute video production demonstrating the interrelatedness of living organisms and the part that man plays in disturbing or preserving the crucial balance. "National Teleconference on BioDiversity," held September 24, 1986, was Smithsonian's first live teleconference produced for the Directorate of International Activities. The final event of the four-day National Forum on BioDiversity was cosponsored by the National Academy of Sciences and the Institution. This 2-hour program was telecast via satellite to more than a hundred downlink sites on university campuses nationwide.

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:

Biological diversity  Search this

Biotic communities  Search this

Meetings  Search this

Media programs -- Education  Search this

Documentary videos  Search this

Video recordings -- Production and direction  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Video recordings

Citation:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 02-121, Smithsonian Institution. Office of Telecommunications, Productions

Identifier:

Accession 02-121

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Productions

Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-sia-fa02-121

Creator::

Smithsonian Press/Smithsonian Productions  Search this

Extent:

5 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Floppy disks

Electronic records

Audiotapes

Video recordings

Place:

New Mexico

Date:

1987, 1989, 1991-1993, 1997

Descriptive Entry:

This accession consists of audiovisual records created during the production of "American Encounters," "To Coexist: Diversity and Development," "Diversity Endangered," and "The Beauty and Diversity of Our Planet." "American Encounters" is a series of eight videos about Hispanic and Native American culture in New Mexico. The first five videos were produced in 1992 and shown in the permanent exhibition "American Encounters." These videos include "Pueblo Resistance" (14:14); "Many Voices" (9:29); "Hispanic Resistance" (11:20); "Matachines Spanish: Bernalillo" (8:19); and "Matachines Indian: San Juan" (8:01). In 1994, three 20-minute videos were added to the series to be distributed for educational purposes. These videos include "Only Death Will Take Me From This Place," a look at village life in northern New Mexico; "Spreading Beauty Wherever I Go," on the "lowrider" cars of New Mexico; and "Corn Is Who We Are," dealing with Pueblo Indian food. "To Coexist: Diversity and Development" was produced in 1989 for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The 30-minute program depicts how development professionals can take biological diversity into account when planning their projects. "Diversity Endangered" is a 10-minute video production demonstrating the interrelatedness of living organisms and the part that man plays in disturbing or preserving the crucial balance. The video was produced in 1987. "The Beauty and Diversity of Our Planet" is a 30-second public service announcement done by Robert Redford. This was possibly done in conjunction with "Our Biosphere: The Earth in Our Hands" which Redford narrated. Materials in this accession include original video, dub masters, window dubs, edited masters, and sound mixes on 1" magnetic tape, 3/4" U-Matic tape, Betacam SP, digital Betacam, and DAT tapes. 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:

Hispanic Americans  Search this

Pueblo Indians  Search this

Biological diversity  Search this

Video recordings -- Direction and production  Search this

Documentary videos  Search this

Museum exhibits  Search this

Genre/Form:

Floppy disks

Electronic records

Audiotapes

Video recordings

Citation:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 02-202, Smithsonian Press/Smithsonian Productions, Productions

Identifier:

Accession 02-202

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Productions

Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-sia-fa02-202