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Accession 08-166

National Museum of Natural History

Films, 1960-1979 and undated

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:National Museum of Natural History
Title:Films
Dates:1960-1979 and undated
Quantity:3.38 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes) (1 film box)
Collection:Accession 08-166
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

This accession consists of 16 mm films, some of which were used in exhibits at the National Museum of Natural History.

Descriptive Entry

This accession consists of 16 mm films, some of which were used in exhibits at the National Museum of Natural History.

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Use Restriction

Restricted to reference use only. Copyright not owned by the Smithsonian Institution. Permission to duplicate must be obtained from films' creators, Transferring office; 9/2/2008 memorandum, Yowell to Rothberg; Contact reference staff for details.

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Subject

Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 08-166, National Museum of Natural History, Films

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Container List

Box 1

Water Water, 16mm

Box 1 of 4

Continental Drift - Discovery in the Deep [Technical Aspects], 16mm

Box 1 of 4

Urbanissimo [Films Incorporated], color, 16mm, 1976, copy 1

Box 1 of 4

Urbanissimo [Contemporary Films McGraw-Hill], color, 16mm, copy 2

Box 1 of 4

Ecology: Checks and Balances (Aphid/Ladybug) [Pyramid Films], produced by Robert Crandall, color, 14 minutes, 16mm, 1970

Box 1 of 4

Herring Gull Behavior [ESI Project 187], 16mm, 1977

Box 1 of 4

Hall 10 POD Films - Cooperation-Population-Balance of Nature-Web of Life, 16mm

Box 1 of 4

Alligator [McGraw-Hill Films #101600], color, 10 minutes, 16mm, copies 1 and 2

Box 1 of 4

Box 2

Life in an Old Dead Tree [MacMillan Films, Inc.], color, 16mm, copies 1 and 2

Box 2 of 4

Succession: From Sand Dune to Forest [Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc.], color, 16 minutes, 16mm, 1960, copies 1 and 2

Box 2 of 4

This Is Your Museum Speaking [National Film Board of Canada #460], color, 13 minutes, 16mm, 1979

Box 2 of 4

The Aging of Lakes [Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corporation], color, 14 minutes, 16mm, 1971, copies 1 and 2

Box 2 of 4

Vanishing Birds [Pictura Film Distribution Corporation #P307 and #P308], 16mm, copies 1 and 2

Box 2 of 4

Box 3

Cycles, 16mm

Box 3 of 4

The Ecology Primer [American Education Films #121 and #122 (C Supplement)], color, 18 minutes, 16mm

Box 3 of 4

Colter's Hell [RA Films, Inc.], 12 minutes, 16mm, 1973

Box 3 of 4

Undercurrents [RA Films, Inc.], 16mm

Box 3 of 4

Birds of Tokai, Central Japan [The Tokai Foundation and The Tokai Bank, Ltd.], printed by Far East Laboratories, color, 32.5 minutes, 16mm

Box 3 of 4

On the Side of Life, color, 16mm

Box 3 of 4

Box 4

Death of a Legend: Wolves, color, 50 minutes, 16mm, 1971

Box 4 of 4