Audiovisual Records, 1979-1995 and undated

Object Details

Notes: Folder List in accession file.
Organization: Unarranged
Summary: This accession consists of videotapes and some audiotapes, chiefly Public Service Announcements (PSAs) organized by the Office of Public Affairs, which are duplicate or master copies. The audiotapes are all reel-to-reel, whereas the videotapes vary from VHS to 3/4-inch to Beta. Included are PSAs with people such as Gregory Peck, Sandy Duncan, Pat Morita, Astronaut Guion Bluford, and Alex Haley. Many PSAs are geared to specific audiences, including Senior Citizens, African Americans, children, the handicapped and the Latino community. Several are in Spanish. Other videotapes include the announcement of the appointment of Robert McC. Adams as Secretary of the Smithsonian, two tapes of the program SMITHSONIAN WORLD, an interview with Madeleine Jacobs, and "America's Smithsonian" in Los Angeles.
Repository Loc.: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Creator: Smithsonian Institution Office of Public Affairs
Uniform title: Smithsonian World (Television program : 1984-1991)
Subject: Adams, Robert McC (Robert McCormick) 1926-2018; Peck, Gregory 1916-2003; Duncan, Sandy 1946-; Bluford, Guion Stewart 1942-; Haley, Alex; Morita, Pat 1932-2005; Jacobs, Madeleine; America's Smithsonian (Traveling exhibition) (1995-1998)

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