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Audiovisual Recordings, Circa 1974-2007 Audiovisual Recordings, circa 1974-2007 Finding aid prepared by Smithsonian Institution Archives Smithsonian Institution Archives Washington, D.C. Contact us at [email protected] Table of Contents Collection Overview ........................................................................................................ 1 Administrative Information .............................................................................................. 1 Descriptive Entry.............................................................................................................. 1 Names and Subjects ...................................................................................................... 1 Container Listing ............................................................................................................. 3 Audiovisual Recordings http://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_379851 Collection Overview Repository: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C., [email protected] Title: Audiovisual Recordings Identifier: Accession 16-064 Date: circa 1974-2007 Extent: 51.5 cu. ft. (45 record storage boxes) (13 document boxes) Creator:: National Zoological Park Language: Language of Materials: English Administrative Information Prefered Citation Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 16-064, National Zoological Park, Audiovisual Recordings Descriptive Entry This accession consists of audiovisual recordings featuring the National Zoological Park (NZP) and its animals, staff, activities, events, research, medical procedures, and exhibitions. Some materials were created by NZP and others were created by news media and radio, television, and video production companies. Included in this accession are original footage, news segments, interviews with staff, public service announcements, B-roll footage, educational videos, television productions, and related media types. Materials include video as well as a small amount of film and audio and a study guide. Some materials are in electronic format. Names and Subject Terms This collection is indexed in the online catalog of the Smithsonian Institution under the following terms: Subjects: Publicity Radio programs Research Special events Television programs Veterinary medicine Video recordings Zoo animals Page 1 of 78 Audiovisual Recordings http://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_379851 Zoo exhibits Zoos Zoos -- Educational aspects Zoos -- Employees Types of Materials: Audiotapes Digital versatile discs Electronic records Manuscripts Motion pictures (visual works) Videotapes Page 2 of 78 Audiovisual Recordings http://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_379851 Container Listing Box 1 Box 1 of 58 0001, "Zoo," Smithsonian World, Episode #501, 57:34, January 24, 1990, U- matic Box 1 of 58 0002, "A View from the Zoo," Capitol Edition, U-matic Box 1 of 58 0006, "Zoo," 21:00, March 4, 1986, U-matic Box 1 of 58 0010, "Smithsonian-Firestone Expedition to Liberia, 1940, to Collect Animals for the National Zoological Park," Photographed by William M. Mann (1940), Narrated by Lucile Quarry Mann (1981), Tape 1, Copy of Original 16 mm film in the William M. Mann and Lucile Quarry Mann Papers in the Smithsonian Institution Archives, 35:00, U-matic Box 1 of 58 0023, "Race Against Time," National Geographic Explorer, Dub, March 14, 1989, U-matic Box 1 of 58 0027, "Eternal Enemies: Lions and Hyenas," National Geographic Special, 57:43, January 10, 1992, VHS Box 1 of 58 0029, "The Last Chance," U-matic Box 1 of 58 0031, "Race for Survival," Original (Pre-edits), Cheetah Conservation, U- matic S Box 1 of 58 0033, "Save the Panda," National Geographic, 60:00, March 13, 1983, U- matic Box 1 of 58 0101, Black Footed Ferret in Wild, 3:49, U-matic S Box 1 of 58 0104, NOAHS (New Opportunities in Animal Health Sciences) Video, U-matic Box 1 of 58 0104, NOAHS (New Opportunities in Animal Health Sciences) Video, VHS Box 1 of 58 0105, NOAHS Center, VHS Box 1 of 58 0106, Clouded Leopard Cubs, Raw Video, U-matic S Box 1 of 58 0107, NOAHS/Sea World Production, Laboratory, Tape 1, October 23, 1993, U-matic S Box 1 of 58 0108, NOAHS/Sea World Production, Laboratory, Tape 2, October 23, 1993, U-matic S Box 1 of 58 0109, NOAHS/Sea World Production, Cheetah Station, Tape 1, October 23, 1993, U-matic S Page 3 of 78 Audiovisual Recordings http://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_379851 Box 1 of 58 0110, NOAHS/Sea World Production, Cheetah Station, Tape 2, October 23, 1993, U-matic S Box 1 of 58 0111, Eld's Deer Artificial Insemination Edit and Clouded Leopard, Dub of 0105, Edit from Media Event at Conservation and Research Center, 10:00, U-matic S Box 2 Box 2 of 58 0112, Eld's Deer Artificial Insemination, Tape 1, Raw Tape, May 7, 1991, U- matic S Box 2 of 58 0113, Eld's Deer Artificial Insemination, Tape 2, Raw Tape, May 7, 1991, U- matic S Box 2 of 58 0114, Artificial Insemination Eld's Deer Giving Birth (Still Birth), Tape 1, February 3, 1991, U-matic S Box 2 of 58 0115, Artificial Insemination Eld's Deer Giving Birth (Still Birth), Tape 2, February 3, 1991, U-matic S Box 2 of 58 0116, Eld's Deer Bottle Feeding/Hand Rearing, January 3, 1992, U-matic S Box 2 of 58 0118, "What's Happening at the Zoo?," Tape 1, Fairfax County Public Schools Remote Learning, 28:30, April 23, 1993, U-matic Box 2 of 58 0119, "What's Happening at the Zoo?," Tape 2, Fairfax County Public Schools Remote Learning, 28:30, April 30, 1993, U-matic Box 2 of 58 0120, NOAHS, Dub from Betacam SP, 10:42, U-matic Box 2 of 58 0203, Grace Slick of Jefferson Airplane at NZP with World Wildlife Fund (with Lisa Stevens), February 1990, U-matic S Box 2 of 58 0301, Zoo Overflight (Final), 5:00, May 27, 1988, U-matic S Box 2 of 58 0309, Dozing Animals (California Sea Lion, Pelican, and Black Crowned Night Herons), Tape 3, U-matic S Box 2 of 58 0324, Zoo Animals and Visitors, WRC-TV News, U-matic S Box 2 of 58 0325, Panda Interactions, September 1, 1988, U-matic S Box 2 of 58 0326, "Smithsonian-Firestone Expedition to Liberia, 1940, to Collect Animals for the National Zoological Park," Photographed by William M. Mann (1940), Narrated by Lucile Quarry Mann (1981), Tape 1, Copy of Original 16 mm film in the William M. Mann and Lucile Quarry Mann Papers in the Smithsonian Institution Archives, 35:00, U-matic Box 2 of 58 0402, Fun Fiesta Musical 1992 (Hispanic Heritage Month), U-matic S Box 2 of 58 0403, Easter Monday at NZP, Tape 1, April 12, 1993, U-matic S Page 4 of 78 Audiovisual Recordings http://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_379851 Box 2 of 58 0404, Easter Monday at NZP, Tape 2, April 12, 1993, U-matic S Box 3 Box 3 of 58 0405, Easter Monday at NZP, Tape 3, April 12, 1993, U-matic S Box 3 of 58 0407, Concerned Black Men - Field Trip to Zoo for Promotional Tape, Tape 1, July 1993, U-matic Box 3 of 58 0408, African American Family Celebration, Promotional Video, 0:30, Summer 1994, U-matic S Box 3 of 58 0410, Concerned Black Men Promotional Tape (Field Trip to Zoo), August 1993, U-matic S Box 3 of 58 0411, Concerned Black Men - Field Trip to Zoo for Promotional Tape, Tape 2, July 1993, U-matic S Box 3 of 58 0502, "Zoo Vets," Here at the Smithsonian..., Dub, 3:30, U-matic Box 3 of 58 0601, Deer Contraception, Tape 1, October 9, 1992, U-matic S Box 3 of 58 0602, Deer Contraception, Tape 2, October 9, 1992, U-matic S Box 3 of 58 0605, Sri Lankan Elephant Management Research (Christen Wemmer's Documentation of Management Techniques), Tape 1, U-matic S Box 3 of 58 0606, Sri Lankan Elephant Management Research (Christen Wemmer's Documentation of Management Techniques), Tape 2, U-matic S Box 3 of 58 0607, Sri Lankan Elephant Management Research (Christen Wemmer's Documentation of Management Techniques), Tape 3, U-matic S Box 3 of 58 0608, Sri Lankan Elephant Management Research (Christen Wemmer's Documentation of Management Techniques), Tape 4, U-matic S Box 3 of 58 0609, Sri Lankan Elephant Management Research (Christen Wemmer's Documentation of Management Techniques), Tape 5, U-matic S Box 3 of 58 0612, Baby Tape (Sloth Bears, People, and Pancake Tortoises), Tape 1, U- matic S Box 3 of 58 0613, Baby Tape (Pancake Tortoises, Snake Necked Turtles, and Leopard), Tape 2, U-matic S Box 3 of 58 0614, Guam Rail Research, Dub, U-matic Box 3 of 58 0701, Mysteries from Beyond the Next Dimension, Panther Chameleons, Sci- Fi Channel, VHS Page 5 of 78 Audiovisual Recordings http://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_379851 Box 3 of 58 0703, "Turned to Science: At the National Zoo," United States Educational Network, September 12, 1994, U-matic Box 4 Box 4 of 58 0704, Smithsonian Si, Hispanic Heritage Month, 30:00, October 25, 1994, U- matic Box 4 of 58 0801, WJLA Raw Beaver Tape (for Beaver Natural History Video), U-matic Box 4 of 58 0802, Beaver Video Narration, August 12, 1993, U-matic S Box 4 of 58 0803, "A Brief Natural History of Beavers" (Video for Beaver Enclosure), Subtitled Dub, November 1993, U-matic S Box 4 of 58 0803a, "A Brief Natural History of Beavers" (Video for Beaver Enclosure), No Captions, November 1993, U-matic S Box 4 of 58 0804, Beaver in the Den (Tape from Surveillance Camera), November 23, 1993, U-matic S Box 4 of 58 0805, WJLA Project Earthwatch Logo (for Credits on Beaver Video), 1993, U- matic S Box 4 of 58 0806, Slides of Beaver Ponds in the Northeastern United States, July 5, 1993, U-matic S Box 4 of 58 0807, Rocky Mountain Beaver Pond, National Geographic Society, Dub, December 7, 1993, U-matic Box 4 of 58 1106, Meet the California Sea Lions (for Seal Day 1994), May 1994, U-matic S Box 4 of 58 1107, Wolf
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