Reference Request
Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Accession 17-257
Smithsonian Institution. Office of Telecommunications
Productions, circa 1984-1994
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of audiovisual elements created during the production of several films and videos documenting marine ecology. Karen Loveland was the producer of most of these films which frequently featured Walter H. Adey, Curator and Research Scientist in the Department of Botany at the National Museum of Natural History. Materials include original footage, audio components, musical scores, final programs, a script, and related materials for documentaries, educational programs, exhibition videos, and presentations. Materials also include segments of a television program featuring Adey. Some materials are in electronic format.
Restrictions
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Index Terms
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Name
- Loveland, Karen
- Adey, Walter H.
- National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Department of Botany
- Sea: A Quest for Our Future (Motion picture : 1984)
- Coral Reefs: New Discoveries, New Resources (Motion picture : 1985)
- Blue Planet (Motion picture : 1985)
- Our Biosphere: The Earth in Our Hands (Motion picture : 1989)
- Cleaning Water Naturally: The Algal Turf Scrubber (Motion picture : 1994)
Subject
- Marine ecology
- Museums -- Educational aspects
- Museum exhibits
- Video recordings -- Production and direction
- Documentary videos
- Motion pictures -- Production and direction
- Documentary films
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 17-257, Smithsonian Institution. Office of Telecommunications, Productions