Reference Request
Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Accession 01-202
Smithsonian Productions
Production Records, 1982-1998
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of records created and maintained by John Tyler, Audio Production Manager, documenting the planning, development, execution, and distribution of original radio series and programs as well as of recordings of special events and concert series. Radio series include "Black Radio: Telling It Like It Was;" "Folk masters;" "The Guitar: Art and Soul;" "Guitar: Electrified, Amplified, Deified;" "American Roots Labor Day Special;" "Spirits of the Present: The Legacy of Native America;" "Radio Smithsonian;" "American Chamber Music Series;" and "Remembering Slavery." Recordings include "Wade in the Water;" "Don't mourn, organize!: songs of labor songwriter Joe Hill;" and "Music of New Mexico." Materials include correspondence, memoranda, scripts, tape catalogues, title lists for cassette tapes and compact disks, lists and catalogues of Folkmasters programs, audio time logs, microphone lists, runsheets, "Radio Smithsonian" schedules, brochures for events and concert series recorded by Smithsonian Productions and for award events, Smithsonian and non-Smithsonian newsletters and press clippings discussing Smithsonian Productions recordings or programs, interview schedules, budgets, press releases, notes, studio floor plans, and contractor and intern files with project descriptions, calendars and schedules, and demonstration DAT tapes. Also includes releases for Earth Day performers.
Index Terms
This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.
Name
- American Chamber Music Series (Radio program)
- American Roots Labor Day Special (Radio program : 1996)
- Black Radio: Telling It Like It Was (Radio program : 1995)
- Dialogue (Radio program)
- Don't mourn, organize! (Sound recording) : songs of labor songwriter Joe Hill
- Folk Masters from the Barns of Wolf Trap (Radio program)
- Folk Masters: Traditional Music in the Americas (Radio program : 1991)
- Guitar: Art and Soul (Radio program : 1994)
- Guitar: Electrified, Amplified, Deified (Radio program : 1996)
- It's a Wonderful Christmas with Andy Williams (Radio program : 1998)
- Jazz Smithsonian (Radio program : 1993)
- Music of New Mexico (Sound recording : 1992)
- Radio Dialogue (Radio program)
- Radio Smithsonian (Radio program)
- Remembering Slavery (Radio program : 1997)
- Spirits of the Present: The Legacy from Native America (Radio program : 1992)
- Tyler, John
- Wade in the Water (Sound recording : 1994)
Subject
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 01-202, Smithsonian Productions, Production Records