Reference Request
Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Accession 08-047
Smithsonian Institution. Office of Telecommunications
Production Records, circa 1968-1982
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.
Index Terms
This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.
Name
- Celebrating a Century: The 1876 Philadelphia Exhibition (Motion picture : 1976)
- Museums and Community (Video recording : 1988)
- Starfish (Documentary film : 1970)
- Ode to the Pinniped (Motion picture : 1974)
Subject
- Motion pictures -- Production and direction
- Documentary films
- Museum buildings
- Video recordings -- Production and direction
- Documentary videos
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 08-047, Smithsonian Institution. Office of Telecommunications, Production Records