Smithsonian Institution Archives

Productions, circa 1968-1970; 1978; 1982-1983; 1985-1987; 1994-1995

Summary

Collection ID:
SIA.FA02-212
Creators:
Smithsonian Institution. Office of Telecommunications
Dates:
circa 1968-1970; 1978; 1982-1983; 1985-1987; 1994-1995
Languages:
English
Physical Description:
13.04 cu. ft. (11 record storage boxes) (1 document box) (2 tall document boxes) (1 film box)
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

Descriptive Entry

Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of materials documenting 13 productions created by Smithsonian Productions. 1) "The Sawyer and His Mill" was a 1969 exhibition film shown in the National Museum of American History's Agriculture Hall. The 4:50 minute film compared ancient and modern sawmills. It won the Bronze Medal at the International Film and TV Festival of New York. 2) "Shells and the Animals Inside," 1978, was a 20-minute educational film that looked at imagination as a learning technique. 3) "Kaleidoscope of Cowries" was a 4-minute exhibition film that displayed the beauty of cowry shells. It was designed for a mirrored projection area. It won the Silver Medal at the 1981 International Film and TV Festival of New York. 4) "From Clay to Kiln," 1968, was a 4:30 minute exhibition film that demonstrated basic pottery making techniques. 5) "City of the Dead" was a 3:30 minute exhibition film shown in the Hall of Western Civilization at the National Museum of Natural History. The 1978 film documented the Smithsonian dig at Bab Edh-Dhra, a 5000-year-old burial site in Jordan. 6) "Beyond the Ocean, Beneath a Leaf" was a 28:05 minute exhibition video produced in 1982 that provided an intimate view of insect and aquatic life including close-up footage of animal behavior seldom seen by the naked eye. 7) "Welcome to Whipple" was a video orientation guide to the Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory located near Amado, Arizona on Mount Hopkins. 8-9) "Inside Active Volcanoes: Kilauea and Mount St. Helens" was a 1989 exhibition at the National Museum of Natural History that also traveled with the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service. Two titles "Inside Hawaiian Volcanoes" and "Eruption of Kilauea" were likely produced in conjunction with this exhibit. 10-11) "The Volcano Surtsey" and "Volcano - Original Footage" are two titles that are likely associated with an exhibit at the National Museum of Natural History called "Volcanoes and Volcanism," 1970. 12) "Starfish" was a 7 minute exhibition film produced in 1970 concerning crown-of-thorns starfish depredating the Great Barrier Reef. 13) "Magnificent Voyagers" was a 30-minute educational film about the U.S. Exploring Expedition of 1838-1842, chronicling the voyage and the United States' entry into the world's scientific community. The film won the 1989 CINE Golden Eagle award.

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Using the Collection

Prefered Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 02-212, Smithsonian Institution. Office of Telecommunications, Productions
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Keywords

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Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Inside Active Volcanoes: Kilauea and Mount St. Helens (Traveling exhibition) (1989-1993) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
From Clay to Kiln (Motion picture : 1968) Title Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
City of the Dead (Documentary film : 1978) Title Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Beyond the Ocean, Beneath the Leaf (Video recording : 1982) Title Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Welcome to Whipple (Video recording) Title Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Inside Hawaiian Volcanoes (Documentary film) Title Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Eruption of Kilauea (Documentary film) Title Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Volcano Surtsey (Documentary film) Title Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Volcano - Original Footage (Documentary film) Title Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Starfish (Documentary film : 1970) Title Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Magnificent Voyagers (Documentary film) Title Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Sawyer and His Mill (Motion picture : 1969) Title Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Shells and the Animals Inside (Motion picture : 1978) Title Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Kaleidoscope of Cowries (Motion picture : 1978) Title Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Volcanoes Topic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Documentary films Topic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Motion pictures -- Production and direction Topic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Museum exhibits Topic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Documentary videos Topic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Video recordings -- Production and direction Topic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Documentary films Genre/Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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