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Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives

Accession 04-084

Smithsonian Productions

Productions, 1996-1999

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:Smithsonian Productions
Title:Productions
Dates:1996-1999
Quantity:1 cu. ft. (2 document boxes)
Collection:Accession 04-084
Language of Materials:English
Digital File List:
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Summary:

This accession consists of audio recordings of the radio series, "Remembering Slavery," (also referred to as "Slaves No More" or "We Were Slaves") which featured recollections of former slaves recorded in the 1930s by the Works Progress Administration. The production was funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Materials include DAT tapes, audio cassettes, 8mm audio, compact discs, one 1/4" audio tape, and one floppy disc. A small amount of paper documentation/track sheets is also included. Some materials are in electronic format.

Descriptive Entry

This accession consists of audio recordings of the radio series, "Remembering Slavery," (also referred to as "Slaves No More" or "We Were Slaves") which featured recollections of former slaves recorded in the 1930s by the Works Progress Administration. The production was funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Materials include DAT tapes, audio cassettes, 8mm audio, compact discs, one 1/4" audio tape, and one floppy disc. A small amount of paper documentation/track sheets is also included. Some materials are in electronic format.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 04-084, Smithsonian Productions, Productions

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Container List

Box 1

RSL98OM0001, We Were Slaves: Melba Moore/Sarah Debro/Mattie Curtis, 1/26/1998, 1 Original Master, DAT

Box 1 of 2

RSL98OS0002, We Were Slaves: Melba Moore/Sarah Debro/Mattie Curtis, 1/26/1998, 1 Original Safety, DAT

Box 1 of 2

RSL98OM0003, Arnold Gragston/William Johnson, Jr., 1/14/1998, 1 Original Master, DAT

Box 1 of 2

RSL98OS0004, Arnold Gragston/William Johnson, Jr., 1/14/1998, 1 Original Safety, DAT

Box 1 of 2

RSL98PM0005, Remembering Slavery, 5/4/1998, 1 Original Master (#1), DAT

Box 1 of 2

RSL98PS0006, Remembering Slavery, 5/4/1998, 1 Original Safety (#1), DAT

Box 1 of 2

RSL98PM0007, Remembering Slavery, 5/4/1998, 1 Original Master (#2), DAT

Box 1 of 2

RSL98PS0008, Remembering Slavery, 5/4/1998, 1 Original Safety (#2), DAT

Box 1 of 2

RSL97OM0009, Debbie Allen - Slaves No More, 9/22/1997, 1 Original Master, DAT

Box 1 of 2

RSL97OM0010, Debbie Allen - Slaves No More, 9/22/1997, 1 Original Master, DAT

Box 1 of 2

RSL98OM0011, Esther Rolle, 3/2/1998, 1 Original Master, DAT

Box 1 of 2

RSL98OM0012, Esther Rolle, 3/2/1998, 1 Original Safety, DAT

Box 1 of 2

RSL98OM0013, Jetta - V.O., 1/26/1998, 1 Original Master, DAT

Box 1 of 2

RSL98OS0014, Jetta - V.O., 1/26/1998, 1 Original Safety, DAT

Box 1 of 2

RSL98OM0015, Narration Recording by Lou Gossett, Jr., 3/16/1998, 1 Original Master, DAT

Box 1 of 2

RSL98OS0016, Narration Recording by Lou Gossett, Jr., 3/16/1998, 1 Original Safety, DAT

Box 1 of 2

RSL98OM0017, We Were Slaves: Tonea Stewart Narration (tape 1), 2/13/1998, 1 Original Master, DAT

Box 1 of 2

RSL98OS0018, We Were Slaves: Tonea Stewart Narration (tape 1), 2/13/1998, 1 Original Safety, DAT

Box 1 of 2

RSL98OM0019, Tonea Stewart Session Tape, 1 Original Master, DAT

Box 1 of 2

RSL98OS0020, Tonea Stewart (tape 2), 4/6/1998, 1 Original Safety, DAT

Box 1 of 2

RSL98OM0021, Jacquie Rough Read Script, 1 Original Safety, DAT

Box 1 of 2

RSL98OM0022, Jacquie We Were Slaves (tape 2), 1 Original Master, DAT

Box 1 of 2

RSL98OM0023, Library of Congress - No Noise, Slaves No More, 11/2/1996, 1 Original Master, DAT

Box 1 of 2

RSL98OS0024, Library of Congress - No Noise, Slaves No More (tape 2), 11/2/1996, 1 Original Safety, DAT

Box 1 of 2

RSL98OM0025, Library of Congress - No Noise, Slaves No More (tape 1) - for CPB demo, 11/2/1996, 1 Original Safety, DAT

Box 1 of 2

RSL98OS0026, Library of Congress - No Noise, Slaves No More (tape 2) - for CPB demo, 11/2/1996, 1 Original Master, DAT

Box 1 of 2

RSL98OM0027, Steve Miller/Juellyne Lilly, 3/7/1997, 1 Original Master, DAT

Box 1 of 2

RSL98OM0028, Fantain Hughes - No Noise, 11/6/1996, 1 Original Master, DAT

Box 1 of 2

RSL98OM0029, John Henry Faulk - Jeutonne Brewer Interview (#1), 7/23/1979, 1 Original Master, DAT

Box 1 of 2

RSL98OM0030, John Henry Faulk - Jeutonne Brewer Interview (#2), 7/23/1979, 1 Original Master, DAT

Box 1 of 2

RSL98OM0031, John Henry Faulk - Jeutonne Brewer Interview (#3), 7/23/1979, 1 Original Master, DAT

Box 1 of 2

RSL98OM0032, John Henry Faulk - Jeutonne Brewer Interview (#4), 7/23/1979, 1 Original Master, DAT

Box 1 of 2

RSL98OM0033, John Henry Faulk - Jeutonne Brewer Interview (#5), 7/23/1979, 1 Original Master, DAT

Box 1 of 2

RSL98OM0034, John Henry Faulk - Jeutonne Brewer Interview (#6), 7/23/1979, 1 Original Master, DAT

Box 1 of 2

RSL98OS0035, John Henry Faulk - Jeutonne Brewer Interview (#1), 7/23/1979, 1 Original Safety, DAT

Box 1 of 2

RSL98OS0036, John Henry Faulk - Jeutonne Brewer Interview (#2), 7/23/1979, 1 Original Safety, DAT

Box 1 of 2

RSL98OS0037, John Henry Faulk - Jeutonne Brewer Interview (#3), 7/23/1979, 1 Original Safety, DAT

Box 1 of 2

RSL98OM0038, Jeutonne Brewer - Laura Smalley, 8/29/1997, 1 Original Master, DAT

Box 1 of 2

RSL98OS0039, Jeutonne Brewer - Laura Smalley, 4/6/1998, 1 Original Safety, DAT

Box 1 of 2

RSL98OM0040, Jeutonne Brewer - Jacquie Gales Webb Interview, 10/10/1996, 1 Original Master, DAT

Box 1 of 2

RSL98OM0041, Edwards Twins, 1 Original Master, DAT

Box 1 of 2

RSL98OM0042, Remembering Slavery Music, 1 Original Master, DAT

Box 1 of 2

RSL96OM0043, Slaves No More - V/O Session, 1 Original Master, DAT

Box 1 of 2

RSL96OM0044, Slaves No More Demo, 1 Original Master, DAT

Box 1 of 2

RSL96OM0045, Slaves No More CPB Demos, 11/7/1996, 1 Original Master, DAT

Box 1 of 2

RSL96OS0046, Steve Miller/Juellyn Lilly, 3/7/1997, 1 Original Safety, DAT

Box 1 of 2

RSL98OM0047, Library of Congress Transfers, 3/3/1998, 1 Original Master, DAT

Box 1 of 2

RSL97OM0048, Donna Howell Interview by Jacquie Gales Webb, 3/27/1996, 1 Original Master, DAT

Box 1 of 2

Box 2

RSL98OS0049, Ex-Slave Narratives (Library of Congress Transfers), 1/20/1998, 1 Original Safety, DAT

Box 2 of 2

RSL98OM0050, We Were Slaves, 2/5/1998, 1 Original Master, DAT

Box 2 of 2

RSL98OM0051, Remembering Slavery Funding Credits (John), 1 Original Master, DAT

Box 2 of 2

RSL98OM0052, John's Read for Intro, 1 Original Master, DAT

Box 2 of 2

RSL98OM0053, Music from Bryant Pugh for Remembering Slavery, 1 Original Master, DAT

Box 2 of 2

RSL98OM0054, We Were Slaves, Part 1, 2/19/1998, 1 Original Master, DAT

Box 2 of 2

RSL98OM0055, We Were Slaves, Part 2 rough edit, 2/25/1998, 1 Original Master, DAT

Box 2 of 2

RSL98OM0056, We Were Slaves, Part 2 - Tonea Stewart Narration, 2/13/1998, 1 Original Master, DAT

Box 2 of 2

RSL98OS0057, We Were Slaves, Part 2 - Tonea Stewart Narration, 2/13/1998, 1 Original Safety, DAT

Box 2 of 2

RSL98OM0058, We Were Slaves - Tonea, 4/6/1998, 1 Original Master, DAT

Box 2 of 2

RSL98OM0059, Harriet Smith, 4/6/1998, 1 Original Master, DAT

Box 2 of 2

RSL98OS0060, We Were Slaves - Tonea Stewart Narration (tape 1), 2/13/1998, 1 Original Safety, DAT

Box 2 of 2

RSL98OM0061, We Were Slaves Show #1 (rough), 1 Original Master, DAT

Box 2 of 2

RSL98OM0062, We Were Slaves Part 2, 3/6/1998, 1 Original Master, DAT

Box 2 of 2

RSL98OM0063, Remembering Slavery Best Narration Entry, 20:00, 1 Original Master, DAT

Box 2 of 2

RSL98OM0064, Fountain Hughes De-noised, 1 Original Master, DAT

Box 2 of 2

RSL98OM0065, Remembering Slavery Series Compilation/Sound, NY Festival Entry, 41:50, 2/19/1999, 1 Original Master, DAT

Box 2 of 2

RSL98OM0066, Ex-Slave (Retake), 11/1/1996, 1 Original Master, DAT

Box 2 of 2

RSL98OM0067, WPA Ex-Slave Narratives (2 of 6), 1 Original Master, Audio Cassette

Box 2 of 2

RSL98OM0068, AFS Alice Gaston, 1 Original Master, Audio Cassette

Box 2 of 2

RSL98OM0069, Remembering Slavery Show for PRC, 30:00, 1 Original Master, Audio Cassette

Box 2 of 2

RSL98OM0070, Slaves No More 1996 CPB Demo, 1 Original Master, 8mm Tape

Box 2 of 2

RSL98OM0071, Slaves No More, 11/7 Demo, 1 Original Master, 8mm Tape

Box 2 of 2

RSL98OM0072, Remembering Slavery Cleanup Archive, 4/14/1998, 1 Original Master, 8mm Tape

Box 2 of 2

RSL98OM0073, Remembering Slavery ENH CD/Demo, 1 Original Master, 8mm Tape

Box 2 of 2

RSL98OM0074, Remembering Slavery Part 2, 6/11/1998, 1 Original Master, 8mm Tape

Box 2 of 2

RSL98OM0075, Remembering Slavery Show #1/PRC, 6/12/1998, 1 Original Master, 8mm Tape

Box 2 of 2

RSL98OM0076, Remembering Slavery Mix Part 1, 6/12/1998, 1 Original Master, 8mm Tape

Box 2 of 2

RSL98OM0077, Remembering Slavery Show #2, 6/12/1998, 1 Original Master, 8mm Tape

Box 2 of 2

RSL98OM0078, Remembering Slavery Promos Archive, 8/12/1998, 1 Original Master, 8mm Tape

Box 2 of 2

RSL98OM0079, Remembering Slavery CD #1 Final, 8/10/1998, 1 Original Master, 8mm Tape

Box 2 of 2

RSL98OM0080, Remembering Slavery CD #2 Final, 8/10/1998, 1 Original Master, 8mm Tape

Box 2 of 2

RSL98OM0081, Remembering Slavery Part 1, 1 Original Master, CD

Box 2 of 2

RSL98OM0082, Remembering Slavery Part 1 (copy), 1 Original Master, CD

Box 2 of 2

RSL98OM0083, Remembering Slavery Part 2, 1 Original Master, CD

Box 2 of 2

RSL98OM0084, Remembering Slavery Part 2 (copy), 1 Original Master, CD

Box 2 of 2

RSL98OM0085, #4 Master, 7/21/1998, 1 Original Master, CD

Box 2 of 2

RSL98OM0086, Remembering Slavery Audio, 7/24/1998, 1 Original Master, CD

Box 2 of 2

RSL98OM0087, Remembering Slavery Master B, 7/27/1998, 1 Original Master, CD

Box 2 of 2

RSL98OM0088, Remembering Slavery Audio Duplicate, 1 Original Master, CD

Box 2 of 2

RSL98OM0089, Remembering Slavery Hour #1, 9/28/1998, 1 Original Master, CD

Box 2 of 2

RSL98OM0090, Remembering Slavery Hour #2, 9/28/1998, 1 Original Master, CD

Box 2 of 2

RSL98OM0091, Remembering Slavery EDLs, 1 Original Master, 3 1/4" Floppy Disc [electronic records]

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Box 2 of 2

RSL98OM0092, Interview with John Henry Faulk, July 1979, 1 Original Master, 1/4" Audio Reel

Box 2 of 2

Unnumbered, Remembering Slavery Audio for eCD, 7/2/1998, 1 Original Master, CD

Box 2 of 2

Unnumbered, Remembering Slavery Audio Archive, 5/27/1998, 8mm Tape

Box 2 of 2

Unnumbered, Remembering Slavery Archive, 5/22/1998, 8mm Tape

Box 2 of 2

Unnumbered, Tonea, 4/6/1998, DAT

Box 2 of 2

Paper Documentation and Take Sheets

Box 2 of 2

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