Overview of the Collection
Smithsonian Institution Archives,
Washington, D.C.,
osiaref@si.edu
Smithsonian Productions
SI Records
Productions
1985-1998
2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
Accession 09-069
English
Prefered Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 09-069, Smithsonian Productions, Productions
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of audiovisual materials produced by Smithsonian Productions and its predecessor, the Office of Telecommunications. Productions in this accession
include "Speak to My Heart," "Source of the Mekong" and "Lords of the Garden" [Smithsonian Expedition Specials], "Smithsonian Quest," "Making of Gone with the Wind," "Celebrations,"
"Wisconsin Pow Wow," and "Celebration: The World of Victor and Edith Turner." "Source of the Mekong" was created in 1997 for A&E Television Networks from an expedition
led by Michel Peissel to find the historical source of the Mekong in 1994. "Lords of the Garden" was also created with Hearst Entertainment for A&E Television Networks
and follows anthropologist Paul Taylor to Indonesia to study the Korowai people of New Guinea. "Wisconsin Pow Wow" was created for Smithsonian Folkways Recordings and presents
a general treatment of a pow wow by the Ojibwa people in northern Wisconsin. It is the first part in a two video set. Part 2 is "Naamikaaged: Dancer for the People." "Celebration:
The World of Victor and Edith Turner" is a film by Paul Wagner for the Office of Folklife Programs and is a tribute to the life and work of the Turners, noted anthropologists
and experts on the nature of myth and religious ritual. Materials include masters and copies on a variety of videotapes and 16mm films.
Access Restriction
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Index Terms
This record series is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
Name
Peissel, Michel, 1937-2011
Taylor, Paul Michael, 1953-
Turner, Victor Witter
Turner, Edith L. B., 1921-
Wagner, Paul
Smithsonian Institution. Office of Telecommunications
Hearst Entertainment (Firm)
Speak to My Heart (Video recording : 1998)
Smithsonian Expedition Specials (Television program : circa 1994)
Source of the Mekong (Television program : 1997)
Arts and Entertainment Network
Lords of the Garden (Television program : 1994)
Making of Gone with the Wind (Video recording : 1985)
Celebrations (Video recording : 1992)
Wisconsin Pow Wow (Video recording : 1996)
Celebration: The World of Victor and Edith Turner (Motion picture : 1987)
Subject
Audio-visual materials
Expedition
Museums -- Educational aspects
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Motion pictures (visual works)
Video recordings
Videotapes
Box 1
Box 1 of 3
Speak to My Heart. 5/19/1998. Master, stereo. Digital betacam. 20 minutes, 23 seconds.
Box 1 of 3
Speak to My Heart. 5/19/1998. Sub master, stereo. Digital betacam. 20 minutes, 23 seconds.
Box 1 of 3
Speak to My Heart. 5/19/1998. Open captioned. Digital betacam. 20 minutes, 23 seconds.
Box 1 of 3
Speak to My Heart. Clone. Digital betacam.
Box 1 of 3
Speak to My Heart. 5/19/1998. Clone. Digital betacam. 20 minutes, 23 seconds.
Box 1 of 3
Jessye Norman and Speak to My Heart. 7/9/1998. DVD menu layoff. Digital betacam. 3 minutes, 57 seconds.
Box 1 of 3
Source of the Mekong [Smithsonian Expeditions Special]. A&E version. U-Matic. 57 minutes, 28 seconds.
Box 1 of 3
Lords of the Garden [Smithsonian Expeditions Special]. Hearst Entertainment/A&E. 4/6/1994. Entertainment 57-28 version with commercial breaks. U-Matic. 57 minutes, 28 seconds.
Box 1 of 3
Lords of the Garden - Highlights. Betacam SP. 14 minutes, 30 seconds.
Box 1 of 3
Lords of the Garden - First 10 minutes. 7/23/1996. Betacam SP.
Box 1 of 3
Smithsonian Quest (Elephant). 6/5/1989. U-Matic. 13 minutes, 14 seconds. (2 tapes)
Box 1 of 3
Quest: Making of Gone with the Wind, Part 1. 5/13/1985. Betacam.
Box 1 of 3
Quest: Making of Gone with the Wind, Part 2. 5/14/1985. Betacam.
Box 2
Box 2 of 3
Wisconsin Pow Wow. 8/13/1996. Color corrected master, stereo. Digital betacam. 42 minutes, 38 seconds.
Box 2 of 3
Wisconsin Pow Wow. 8/6/1996. Edited master. Digital betacam. 42 minutes, 38 seconds.
Box 2 of 3
Wisconsin Pow Wow. 8/6/1996. CC worktape. Betacam SP. 42 minutes, 38 seconds.
Box 2 of 3
National Museum of the American Indian "Celebrations" Project. 11/4/1992. String out of footage from Alberta, Canada, shoot, 6/271992-7/2/1992. Master. U-Matic. 57 minutes.
Box 3
Box 3 of 3
Celebration: The World of Victor and Edith Turner. 3/10/1987. B negative soundtrack. 16mm film.
Box 3 of 3
Celebration: The World of Victor and Edith Turner. 3/10/1987. B D/N. 16mm film.