Overview of the Collection
Smithsonian Institution Archives,
Washington, D.C.,
osiaref@si.edu
Smithsonian Institution. Office of Telecommunications
SI Records
Production Records
circa 1977 and undated
0.25 cu. ft. (1 half document box)
Record Unit 593
English
Prefered Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 593, Smithsonian Institution. Office of Telecommunications, Production Records
Historical Note
Nazaret Cherkezian served as Director of the Office of Telecommunications (OTC) from 1976 to 1987. William C. Grayson was Special Coordinator of the Office of Telecommunications
in 1976, and later became Senior Telecommunications Specialist from 1977 to 1980 (deceased April 15, 1980). James Cornell was Manager of Publications at the Smithsonian Astrophysical
Observatory (SAO) at Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1979.
Descriptive Entry
This record unit consists of photographs of Cherkezian, circa 1977; Grayson, circa 1977; and Cornell, writer of the OTC film "Mirrors on the Universe: The MMT Story."Also
included are photographs of the Emmy award received by OTC for the television show "The Smithsonian Institution with S. Dillon Ripley, Secretary," and images from the OTC
film "Reunion: Memories of an American Experience."
Index Terms
This record series is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
Name
Cherkezian, Nazaret
Grayson, William C.
Cornell, James C., Jr.
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Mirrors on the Universe: The MMT story (Motion picture : 1979)
Smithsonian Institution with S. Dillon Ripley, Secretary (Television program)
Reunions: Memories of an American Experience (Documentary film : 1979)
Subject
Motion pictures -- Production and direction
Emmy Awards
Documentary films
Television -- Production and direction
Documentary television programs
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Black-and-white photographs
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Folder 1 Historic photographs from "Reunion: Memories of an American Experience," produced by Karen Loveland during the late 1970s. Loveland was then with the Office of Exhibits Central Motion Picture Unit.
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Folder 2 Nazarel Cherkezian, c. 1977. Portraits of Cherkezian. Pictures of Cherkezian and William C. Grayson, both holding an Emmy Award for the documentary "The Smithsonian Institution with S. Dillon Ripley, Secretary." Contact Sheets and Negatives.
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Folder 3 William C. Grayson, c. 1977. Portrait of Grayson. Picture of Grayson and Cherkezian, both holding an Emmy Award for the documentary "The Smithsonian Institution with S. Dillon Ripley, Secretary." Negatives.
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Folder 4 James Cornell, c. 1979. Portraits of Cornell, writer of the film "Mirrors on the Universe: The MMT Story." Negatives.
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Folder 5 Washington Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Emmy Award to "The Smithsonian Institution with S. Dillon Ripley, Secretary" (1977). Photographs of the Emmy Award. Negatives.