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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Ed Dodd (Mark Trail) Collection
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0165
- Creators:
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National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Community LifeCentury Recording Studios.Dodd, Ed, 1902-1991 (cartoonist)Dodd, Rosemary WoodElliott, Tom
- Dates:
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before 1985
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.3 Cubic feet10 items
- Repository:
- Container:
- 1
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
Videotapes: Interview with Dodd, 31:58 running time; and copy of television program, "The Well-Traveled Trail."
Scope and Contents note
6 phonograph recordings, with 4 open-reel audiotape copies made from the discs, plus abstracts of eleven "Outdoors with Ed Dodd" 15-minute radio programs, which aired weekly. They focus on conservation and human interaction with the natural world, and include camping tips. The tone of the program is informal, usually consisting of a brief conversation between the show's host, Peter Roberts, and Ed Dodd, creator of the "Mark Trail" comic strip. Occasionally there are identified guests.
Administration
Author
NMAH Staff
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Collection donated by Tom Elliott, date unknown; Ed Dodd, July 17, 1985 and Rosemary Wood Dodd, 1985.
Processing Information
Collection processed by NMAH Staff, undated
Using the Collection
Television program:Videotape cassette.
Master copies:Vinyl sound discs, 10" diam., 33-1/3 r.p.m.
User copies: Audiotapes, open-reel, 7", 7-1/2 ips.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Mark Trail copyright held by North American Syndicate.
Restrictions on Access
Unrestricted research access to abstracts and audiotapes, on site by appointment. Original phonograph records not available for reference use.
Preferred Citation
Ed Dodd (Mark Trail) Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Washington, DC.
More Information
General Note
General Note
Records have label from Century Recording Studios.
Keywords
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Radio programs | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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Wildlife conservation | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Camping -- 20th century | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Audiotapes | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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Comic strips -- 1940-1990 | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
"Outdoors with Ed Dodd" (radio program) | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Trail, Mark (fictional character) | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Roberts, Peter. | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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