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Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives

Accession 08-047

Smithsonian Institution. Office of Telecommunications

Production Records, circa 1968-1982

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:Smithsonian Institution. Office of Telecommunications
Title:Production Records
Dates:circa 1968-1982
Quantity:2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
Collection:Accession 08-047
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

This accession consists of records documenting the production of films and videos including "Celebrating a Century: The 1876 Philadelphia Exhibition;" "Museums and Community;" "Starfish;" and "Ode to the Pinniped." Records also document the production staff and their travels as well as Smithsonian Institution buildings and collections. Materials primarily include production stills in the form of slides, transparencies, prints, contact sheets, and negatives. Materials also include story boards, film prints, subject logs, and exhibit opening images for "Celebrating a Century;" images of staff and events taken during shooting trips; images of Smithsonian Institution buildings and collections; and general financial records for the unit.

Descriptive Entry

This accession consists of records documenting the production of films and videos including "Celebrating a Century: The 1876 Philadelphia Exhibition;" "Museums and Community;" "Starfish;" and "Ode to the Pinniped." Records also document the production staff and their travel as well as Smithsonian Institution buildings and collections. Materials primarily include production stills in the form of slides, transparencies, prints, contact sheets, and negatives. Materials also include story boards, film prints, subject logs, and exhibition opening images for "Celebrating a Century;" images of staff and events taken during shooting trips; images of Smithsonian Institution buildings and collections; and general financial records for the unit.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 08-047, Smithsonian Institution. Office of Telecommunications, Production Records

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Container List

Box 1

Celebrating a Century, March 1975 - Slides

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Celebrating a Century, 1976 - Slides

Box 1 of 2

Celebrating a Century, April 1976 - Slides (2 folders)

Box 1 of 2

Celebrating a Century - Film Prints (2 folders)

Box 1 of 2

Celebrating a Century - Transparencies (2 folders)

Box 1 of 2

Celebrating a Century - Production Stills

Box 1 of 2

Celebrating a Century - Black and White Prints

Box 1 of 2

Celebrating a Century - Story Board

Box 1 of 2

Celebrating a Century - Prints

Box 1 of 2

Celebrating a Century - Negatives and Contact Sheets

Box 1 of 2

Celebrating a Century - Negatives and Transparencies

Box 1 of 2

Celebrating a Century - Negatives

Box 1 of 2

Celebrating a Century - Subject Logs

Box 1 of 2

Celebrating a Century, August 1975 - Slides (2 folders)

Box 1 of 2

Celebrating a Century, Exhibit Opening - Contact Sheets

Box 1 of 2

Museum Buildings - Slides

Box 1 of 2

Finances, c. 1970-1982

Box 1 of 2

Box 2

Photographs of Historic Equipment

Box 2 of 2

Jazz Show, 1978 - Slides

Box 2 of 2

Egypt, May 1979 (from Metal Slide Box "Exhibit Mopix Unit, Box #3") - Slides

Box 2 of 2

Kellogg Project, "Museums and Community," 1986 - Negatives, Prints, and Contact Sheets (5 folders)

Box 2 of 2

Pictures of or by John Hiller

Box 2 of 2

Crown of Thorns Starfish - Slides

Box 2 of 2

Fish - Slides

Box 2 of 2

Smithsonian Buildings and Objects - Slides and Negatives

Box 2 of 2

History in the News - Slides

Box 2 of 2

Hall 10, Interactive Screen Shots - Slides

Box 2 of 2

Lucy the Elephant, Margate, New Jersey, October 1974 - Slides

Box 2 of 2

Chinese New Year - Slides

Box 2 of 2

Factories - Negatives

Box 2 of 2

AARP, August 1978 - Slides

Box 2 of 2

Four Corners, 1973 - Slides

Box 2 of 2

In the Minds and Hearts of the People, National Portrait Gallery, 1974 - Slides

Box 2 of 2

New York City, May 1973 - Slides

Box 2 of 2

Elden Rathburn Conducting the Band for Ode to the Pinniped, 1972 - Slides

Box 2 of 2

Miscellaneous Production Stills, 1968-1973 - Slides

Box 2 of 2

George Washington, National Portrait Gallery - Transparencies

Box 2 of 2

Motion Picture Unit, Slide Box #1 (2 folders)

Box 2 of 2

Motion Picture Unit, Slide Box #2 (2 folders)

Box 2 of 2