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Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives

Accession 02-157

Smithsonian Productions

Production Records, 1989-2001

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:Smithsonian Productions
Title:Production Records
Dates:1989-2001
Quantity:2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
Collection:Accession 02-157
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

This accession includes records documenting the film, video, and radio production activities of John R. Paulson, Audio-Visual Production Specialist. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, and notes; production scripts, proposals, shoot schedules, and credits; release forms; contracts; budget summaries; camera reports; conference and awards information; and technical articles. Productions documented in these records include: "Folk Masters at the Barns of Wolf Trap," "The Poetics of Line: Seven Artists of the Nsukka Group, Nigeria," "Radio Smithsonian," "Lewis Latimer," "Discovering America," "Monumental Propaganda," "Here at the Smithsonian," "Black Radio: Telling It Like It Was," "Ain Ghazal," "River of Song: A Musical Journey Down the Mississippi River," "River of Song: Music Along the Mississippi," "VIARC [Visitor Information and Associates' Reception Center] Theater Program," "Woody Guthrie's Legacy," and "The Colors of Invention: An Exploration of Color, Technology, and Culture."

Descriptive Entry

This accession includes records documenting the film, video, and radio production activities of John R. Paulson, Audio-Visual Production Specialist. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, and notes; production scripts, proposals, shoot schedules, and credits; release forms; contracts; budget summaries; camera reports; conference and awards information; and technical articles.

Productions documented in these records include: "Folk Masters from the Barns of Wolf Trap," "The Poetics of Line: Seven Artists of the Nsukka Group, Nigeria," "Radio Smithsonian," "Lewis Latimer," "Discovering America," "Monumental Propaganda," "Here at the Smithsonian," "Black Radio: Telling It Like It Was," "Ain Ghazal," "River of Song: A Musical Journey Down the Mississippi River," "River of Song: Music Along the Mississippi," "VIARC [Visitor Information and Associates' Reception Center] Theater Program," "Woody Guthrie's Legacy," and "The Colors of Invention: An Exploration of Color, Technology, and Culture."

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 02-157, Smithsonian Productions, Production Records

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Container List

Box 1

Birch Bark Canoe Film, 1997-1999

Box 1 of 2

"Folk Masters from the Barns of Wolf Trap," c. 1992-1996

Box 1 of 2

"The Poetics of Line: Seven Artists of the Nsukka Group, Nigeria" 1996-1998

Box 1 of 2

Millennium Website Project, 1999

Box 1 of 2

Agriculture Videos, 1992-1995

Box 1 of 2

Anna Mae Hays Video, 1997

Box 1 of 2

Homiak Rasta Film

Box 1 of 2

Smithsonian 150th Anniversary: Birthday Party on the Mall, 1996

Box 1 of 2

"Radio Smithsonian," 1994

Box 1 of 2

"Lewis Latimer," 1998-1999

Box 1 of 2

Oil Pull Tractor/Threshing Video

Box 1 of 2

Rock and Roll

Box 1 of 2

OTC Film Inventory, 1990-1993

Box 1 of 2

"Discovering America" Radio Series, 1990

Box 1 of 2

Ella Jenkins Live, 1989-1990

Box 1 of 2

"Monumental Propaganda," 1994

Box 1 of 2

Science Education Videoconference, 1996

Box 1 of 2

Edit Master Keyboard Installation

Box 1 of 2

"Here at the Smithsonian," 1990

Box 1 of 2

Computer World Awards, 1995

Box 1 of 2

"Black Radio: Telling It Like It Was," 1994-1996

Box 1 of 2

"'Ain Ghazal" Short Video, 1990-1996

Box 1 of 2

Archives Center Video Project: Images from the Collections, 1993

Box 1 of 2

Tom Lovejoy Video, c. 1990-1991

Box 1 of 2

U.S. Custom House, 1991

Box 1 of 2

Technical Articles, 1990

Box 1 of 2

Tennessee Banjo Institute, c. 1990-1992

Box 1 of 2

Office of Telecommunications, 1992-1996

Box 1 of 2

Ojibwe Powwow Marketing, 1996

Box 1 of 2

"The Mississippi: River of Song," 1996-1997

Box 1 of 2

"VIARC Theater Program"

Correspondence, 2000-2001

Box 1 of 2

Imation Videodisc Pressing, 2001

Box 1 of 2

Credits and Tape Logs, 2001

Box 1 of 2

VIARC Update, 2000-2001

Box 1 of 2

Renwick Gallery

Box 1 of 2

Arts & Industries, 2001

Box 1 of 2

National Zoological Park, 2001

Box 1 of 2

National Museum of American History

Box 1 of 2

Freer/Sackler Galleries

Box 1 of 2

National Museum of Natural History

Box 1 of 2

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

Box 1 of 2

Box 2

Camera Reports, 2001

Box 2 of 2

Child Release Forms

Box 2 of 2

Adult Release Forms, 2001

Box 2 of 2

VIARC Re-edit, 2000

Box 2 of 2

"Woody Guthrie's Legacy"

Footage, 1999

Box 2 of 2

Release Forms, 1999

Box 2 of 2

Correspondence, 1998-1999

Box 2 of 2

London Shoot

Box 2 of 2

Imation Videodisc Pressing

Box 2 of 2

Festival Submissions, 1999-2001

Box 2 of 2

New York City Shoot, 1999

Box 2 of 2

Audio Program Script

Box 2 of 2

Credits and Transcript, 1999

Box 2 of 2

American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) Biology Conference, 2000

Box 2 of 2

Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks: "The Sounds of Color"

Concert, 1997-1998

Box 2 of 2

Budget Estimates, 1997

Box 2 of 2

Octagon Museum/Matthew Mosca, 1997-1998

Box 2 of 2

"The Colors of Invention: An Exploration of Color, Technology, & Culture"

Anthony Travis, 1997

Box 2 of 2

Jackie Montgomery

Box 2 of 2

Camera Reports

Box 2 of 2

The Lemelson Center, 1997

Box 2 of 2

"Lahore: Mughal City of Gardens"

Proposal, 1996

Box 2 of 2