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This record unit consists of master audio tapes for Smithsonian Galaxy editions 77-125, 1981-1983, and Radio Smithsonian programs 534-574, 1980; and scripts of Radio Smithsonian programs 1-400.

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Radio -- Production and direction

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5.5 cu. ft. (11 document boxes)

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1969-1983

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Smithsonian Institution Archives

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Record Unit 589

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Audiotapes

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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 589, Smithsonian Institution. Office of Telecommunications, Productions

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Audiotapes

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Record Unit 589

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"Animal Farm." A visit to the National Zoo's Conservation and Research Center in the Virginia foothills west of Washington, where scientists seek to improve the care and breeding of rare animal species.

"Buckaroos in Paradise." A look at a new exhibit exploring past and present cowboy life in Paradise Valley, Nevada, the result of extensive research by the American Folklife Center of the Library of Congress.

"The Philippine Monkey Eating Eagle." Photographer and writer Neil Rettig describes an 18-month expedition focusing on these very rare and endangered eagles.

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"Off the Pedestal." The story behind the extraordinary "Women's Pavilion" at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, which brought together such "new women" as Susan B. Anthony, Mary Cassatt, and Mrs. Potter Palmer.

"As Time Goes By." Howard Koch, who co-authored the screenplay for "Casablanca" and then suffered the tragedy of black-listing, talks about his experiences.

"Faster than Sound." Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager, the first man to travel faster than the speed of sound, looks back at his career as a jet pilot.

"Christmas at the Smithsonian." Highlights of holiday festivities at the Smithsonian museums.

"The 1980 Festival of American Folklife," Part II. More highlights from this year's Folklife Festival, including the sounds of a Caribbean carnival and the traditions and lore of Finnish-Americans.

"Old and New: Are the Beatles as Good as George Gershwin?" Fourth in a series of concert demonstrations, the gifted jazz pianist John Eaton contrasts music before 1960 with music since.

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"The 1980 Festival of American Folklife," Part I. Highlights from this year's Folklife Festival, featuring the sounds of Southeast Asian and traditional Georgian music, and the verbal artistry of auctioneers, hot dog vendors, and street criers.

"American Tap Masters," a visit backstage with two of America's greatest tap dancers - Bunny Briggs and Sandman Sims - before their recent Smithsonian performance.

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"Eisenstein and Griffith." British film scholar Herbert Marshall, one of three Westerners to study with Sergei Eisenstein in Moscow, compares and contrasts the Russian's work with that of the great American film director D. W. Griffith.

"Webfoots and Bunchgrassers." A visit to a new exhibit of folk art from Oregon, now on view at the Renwick Gallery.

"Hair," a visit to an exhibit surveying the styles and symbolism of hair design through the ages.

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"Live from the Smithsonian!" Members of the New York City Opera bring their music to the rotunda of the Museum of History and Technology, and baritone Spiro Malas talks about their art.

"America's 'Stonehenge.'" Did the Indians practice astronomy? Two prominent archeo-astronomers discuss the evidence scattered across the American Southwest.

"Revolution in Art," a visit to a remarkable exhibition exploring the Russian Avant-Garde, the highly influential and dynamic art produced there between 1910-1930.

"Birdman of America." Roger Tory Peterson talks about the new edition of his field guide.