Reference Request
Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Accession 02-137
Smithsonian Productions
Production Records, 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."
Index Terms
This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.
Name
- America of Presidents (Television program)
- America of the Braves: The Dark and Bright Sides of the Frontier Spirit (Television program)
- American Inventions (Television program)
- Buried Mirror (Proposed television program)
- Flying Machines (Video recording : 1989)
- Global Environment: Are We Overreacting? (Video recording : 1989)
- Here at the Smithsonian (Television program)
- In Open Air: A Portrait of the American Impressionists (Motion picture : 1982)
- Jazz Singers (Radio program)
- Johnson, Paul B.
- Memphis: Cradle of Rock and Roll (Radio program)
- Nihon Hoso Kyokai
- Piano 300 (Video recording : 2000)
- Piano Grand! (Television program : 2000)
- Small, Lawrence M.
- Smithsonian Institution (Documentary film)
- Smithsonian World (Television program : 1984-1991)
- Smithsonian video collection
- The Mississippi: River of Song (Radio program : 1999)
- The Mississippi: River of Song (Television program : 1999)
- Work of Peace (Television program : 1984)
- Yorktown (Motion picture : 1982)
Subject
- Contracts
- Documentary films
- Documentary television programs
- Documentary videos
- Intellectual property
- Motion pictures -- Production and direction
- Radio -- Production and direction
- Radio programs
- Television -- Production and direction
- Video recordings -- Production and direction
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 02-137, Smithsonian Productions, Production Records