Finding aid for the Harry Smith papers, 1888-2010, bulk 1987-1990
Annette Leddy
Descriptive Summary
Title: Harry Smith papers
Date (inclusive): 1888-2010, bulk
1987-1990
Number: 2013.M.4
Creator/Collector:
Smith, Harry Everett,
1923-1991
Physical Description:
229 Linear Feet
(340 boxes, 4 flatfile folders)
Repository:
The Getty Research Institute
Special Collections
1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 1100
Los Angeles 90049-1688
Business Number: (310) 440-7390
Fax Number: (310) 440-7780
reference@getty.edu
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10020/askref
(310) 440-7390
Abstract: The archive was assembled after the
death of Harry Smith, polymath filmmaker, painter, and collector of American vernacular art,
music, and artifacts. It contains correspondence from the last three years of Smith's life,
a selection of Smith's manuscripts and art, most of his original films, his final audio
project, Materials for the Study of Religion and Culture in the Lower East Side or
Movies for Blind People, and a sizeable portion of his realia collections,
including paper airplanes.
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Biographical Note
Harry Smith, polymath filmmaker, painter, and collector of American vernacular art, music,
and artifacts, was born on May 23, 1923 in Portland, Oregon. Smith grew up in Washington
state, moving between the small rural towns of Anacortes and Bellingham, in the center of
Pacific Northwest Coast Indian territory. Smith's father, Robert James Smith, worked in the
salmon industry successively as a marine engineer, boat captain, and night watchman. His
mother, Mary Louise Hammond, taught on the Lummi Indian Reservation from 1925 to 1932.
Inspired by his mother's work on the Reservation, Smith became fascinated with local Native
American cultures. By age 15, Smith had recorded songs and rituals of the Lummi, Salish and
Swinomish peoples and compiled a dictionary of Puget Sound dialects. He also began
collecting early American folk records. This was the beginning of a lifelong interest in
documenting the art and language of diverse cultures on audio, film, and canvas. In 1944,
Smith took a brief trip to the San Francisco Bay Area, attended a Woody Guthrie concert and
smoked marijuana for the first time. This proved a life-altering experience for him, and
Smith decided soon after to leave his studies at the University of Washington to move to San
Francisco.
In the following two decades, Smith made the unique abstract experimental films that remain
landmarks in the history of film. He also compiled the influential
Anthology of
American Folk Music
, a compendium of vernacular music that emanated from a range
of professional and non-professional, rural and urban musicians who recorded for local
audiences. This collection of heart-wrenching musical narratives from "the old weird
America" would become the foundation of the 1960s revolution in American folk and rock
music.
Throughout the 1970s Smith focused on the four-screen film
Mahagonny, an
imaginative reworking of the Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht opera. The film is Smith's
portrait of New York City, where he spent most of his adult life, otherwise recording the
city's ambient sounds and collecting its detritus, always applying the anthropologist's
method together with his keen sense of aesthetics to gather items of unexpected beauty and
fascination.
An itinerate who flaunted normative social expectations, Smith lived most of his life in
cheap New York hotels like The Breslin or The Chelsea, surrounded by his friends, acolytes,
and collections. During the last few years, he moved to Boulder, Colorado, where he taught
at the Naropa Institute at the instigation of his longtime friend and colleague Allen
Ginsberg.
Historical Note
The Harry Smith Archives was created in 1992 after Smith's death. Committed to the
location, preservation and presentation of the work of artist Harry Smith, it is a
not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization registered in the State of New York since 1998. On
December 2nd, 1991, five days after Harry Smith died at the Chelsea Hotel, a group of
Smith's colleagues gathered in the apartment of Raymond Foye. Attendees included Allen
Ginsberg, Jonas Mekas, Joe Gross, Bill Breeze, Rani Singh, Deborah Freeman and others. The
focus of the meeting was to discuss an immediate plan to collect and catalog Smith's
remaining belongings and surmise about his continuing legacy.
In the years that followed, the Harry Smith Archives held annual memorials and screenings
at Naropa Institute, St. Mark's Poetry Project, Anthology Film Archives, and other
locations, with the goal of increasing awareness of Smith's work. The Archives also
continued researching, locating, identifying and collecting Smith's art objects that had
been dispersed to various private and public collections. The Archives co-produced with
Smithsonian Folkways the 1997 reissue of the
Anthology of American Folk
Music
, with expanded notes and essays and CD-ROM capability, exposing it to an
entirely new audience. Originally issued by Folkways in 1952 as three volumes of two LPs
each, (a total of 84 tracks), it had been commercially unavailable for many years. The
Archives also produced a series of concert events between 1999 and 2001. The first concert,
precipitated by
Meltdown Festival guest director Nick Cave, was a salute to
the influential and idiosyncratic
Anthology and many of Smith's other
interests. Similar concerts followed in New York at St Ann's Warehouse. This exploration
continued with a two day symposium at the Getty Research Institute
Harry Smith: The
Avant-Garde in the American Vernacular
, which featured a concert "No Depression in
Heaven" at the GRI along with two five-hour concerts at UCLA's Royce Hall. The Harry Smith
Project box set issued by Shout! Factory Records in 2006 is a multi-media record of those
concerts.
The Old Weird America, a documentary by Rani Singh produced by the
Harry Smith Archives, traced the history of the
Anthology from its initial
compilation of 78 records to its release on Folkways Records in 1952, when it helped to
inspire the urban folk revival of the 1960s. The film also considered the
Anthology's continuing influence on modern music.
Administrative Information
Access
Open for use by qualified researchers with the following exceptions: audio visual material
is unavailable until reformatted; Box 340 is sealed.
Publication Rights
Preferred Citation
Harry Smith papers, 1888-2010 (bulk 1987-1990), The Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles,
2013.M.4.
http://hdl.handle.net/10020/cifa2013m4
Acquisition Information
Gift of the Harry Smith Archives. Acquired in 2013.
Processing History
The collection was processed by Annette Leddy, Jan Bender, and Gary Echternacht in 2013,
with Bender soley responsible for rehousing and processing the objects in Series VIII.
Annette Leddy cataloged the collection, incorporating into the Biographical/Historical notes
some sentences from Nancy Perloff and Rani Singh.
Four unopened, unused audio reels were deaccessioned from the collection in 2022.
Existence and Location of Copies
Related Archival Materials
Other Smith materials are held at the Smithsonian Folkways, the Anthology Film Archives,
the Harry Smith Archives, and with private collectors. Recordings of GRI-sponsored Harry
Smith events are also held in Getty Institutional Archives.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection, assembled by the Harry Smith Archives after Smith's death, comprises most
of what remained of Smith's work after an itinerate life. Correspondence in Series I is
focused on the last few years of Smith's life, when he received mail from former students,
acolytes, and medical or social service institutions. Series II contains interesting
examples of Smith's poetry, photocopy collage art, and daily ramblings in his journals,
though much of the written material is in the form of photocopies. Series III contains a
large number of photographs of Smith in a range of activities, some by notable American
photographers, and a number by Allen Ginsberg. Series IV contains biographical research,
clippings from several decades about Smith's work, and about the posthumous performances of
his work organized by the Harry Smith Archives, which is also the primary focus of the
videos in Series VII.
Series V contains recordings by and about Smith, along with Smith's
Materials for
the Study of Religion and Culture in the Lower East Side or Movies for Blind
People
, comprised of audio cassette recordings of collected sounds such as faucet
drippings, wind, bird calls, and traffic. Series VI contains most of the extant works in 16
mm film, and amply documents Smith's major film,
Mahagonny, which the Harry
Smith Archives transferred to various formats. Smith's collections in Series VIII are the
highlight of the archive, where Smith's unique aesthetic strikingly emerges in the patterns
that embrace multiple cultures, commercial and handmade objects, and paper ephemera of every
imaginable kind.
Arrangement
The papers are arranged in eight series:
Series I. Correspondence, 1974-1992, undated;
Series II. Writings, research, and
artwork, circa 1920-1991, undated;
Series III. Photographs, slides, and
transparencies, 1940-2006, undated;
Series IV. Printed matter,
1943-2008, undated;
Series V. Audio recordings,
1964-2010, undated;
Series VI. Film projects,
1947-2003;
Series VII. Videos,
1964-2007;
Series VIII. Collections, 1888-circa
1990, undated.
Indexing Terms
Subjects - Topics
Art -- Collectors and collecting -- United States
Art and music
Genres and Forms of Material
Video recordings
Audiotapes
Photographs, Original
Motion pictures
Realia
Paper airplanes
Tarot
Folk art (traditional art)
Experimental films -- United States -- 20th century
Contributors
Naropa
Institute
Ginsberg, Allen,
1926-1997
Smith, Harry Everett,
1923-1991
Series I.
Correspondence,
1974-1992, undated
Physical Description:
2.09 Linear
Feet
(5 boxes)
Scope and Content Note
Consisting almost entirely of letters received, this series comprises the mail sent to
Smith during the last four years of his life, while he was mostly in residence at the
Naropa Institute. The major portion of this material is financial, consisting of bills
and receipts. Some of the material is from friends and former students.
Arrangement
Organized in two groupings: letters from friends and fans, arranged in alphabetical
order by the last name of the correspondent; and bills and receipts, roughly grouped by
type.
box 1-2
Letters from friends,
1974-1992
Scope and Content Note
Letters written to Harry Smith while he was in residence at the Naropa Institute in
Boulder, Colorado during the last four years of his life. One highlight is the file of
letters from Allen Ginsberg, who often berates Smith for over-spending. One letter is
from 1974; the rest are from the last four years of his life and the year after.
box 3-5
Bills and receipts,
1986-1992
Scope and Content Note
Including medical bills, letters from Social Services, receipts, and miscellaneous
files of random phone numbers, names, and phone messages.
Series II.
Writings, research and artwork,
circa 1920-1991, undated
Physical Description:
9.75 Linear
Feet
(17 boxes)
Scope and Content Note
Consisting of Smith's research materials regarding string figures in various cultures
of the world; inventories of his book, record and audio cassette collections; and a
sampling of his writings and artwork on paper.
Arrangement
Arranged by category of material.
box 6-10
String figure studies,
undated
Scope and Content Note
Mostly original material comprised of Smith's anthropological studies of string
figures in various cultures. Arranged in a numerical system devised by Smith, the
study appears in the form of a card catalog, with more lengthy descriptions featured
on similarly arranged sheets of paper. One box contains extra string. A mounted string
figure is also in Series IV. Collections.
box 11
Assorted writings,
1942-1991, undated
Scope and Content Note
Writing by Smith, including several letters of historic significance, such as those
to Hilla Rebay at the Guggenheim Museum from 1950 to 1951. Also of interest is a copy
of a notebook in a black binder found in 1991, the original of which is in a private
collection; a copy of Smith's manuscript on alchemy, the original of which is with
William Breeze, executor of the Aleister Crowley estate; and a copy of a poetry
manuscript, the original of which is at the Anthology Film Archives.
box 12
Assorted artwork,
undated
Scope and Content Note
Includes examples of Smith's Border Art, specifically made for Darrin Daniel's
chapbook
Alchemical Coffeehouse; typewriter drawings; collages on
paper; Tarot drawings; and miscellaneous designs. These files include examples of
Smith's use of the photocopy machine as a medium, sometimes with felt pen additions.
Included also are the Harry Smith Archive's laminates of assorted Smith photographs
and artwork.
box 13
Assorted notes and materials,
undated
Scope and Content Note
Includes several notebooks with scant entries, egg brochures, jellies used in films,
and Smith's freshman year high school yearbook.
box 17-20
Library catalog and reading notes,
undated
Scope and Content Note
Card catalog of books in Harry Smith's library, along with his reading notes pulled
from specific books. Bill Morgan of the Harry Smith Archives made the listing of all
the books and cited the annotations found in the books.
box 21-23
Record covers,
circa 1920-1950, undated
Scope and Content Note
Photocopies of the covers of records in Smith's collection. Arranged in numerical
order according to a numbering system devised by the Harry Smith Archives.
box 24
Audio cassette labels, notes, and ephemera,
1988, undated
Scope and Content Note
Photocopies of audio cassette labels, along with material with recording notes and
ephemera found in the cassette boxes.
box 25
Vintage box,
undated
Scope and Content Note
Cardboard box with vintage design motif, formerly used to house string figure study
notecards.
Series III.
Photographs, slides, and transparencies,
1940-2006, undated
Physical Description:
2.46 Linear
Feet
(7 boxes)
Scope and Content Note
This series consists of numerous photographs of Smith from every stage of his life,
though the major portion of portraits date to the decade before his death. Also included
are views of colleagues, such as Allen Ginsberg, students, and friends. Some are large
format views by known American photographers.
Arrangement
Arranged by medium.
box 26
Ethnographic slides,
circa 1942
Scope and Content Note
Thirty-five original glass encased negatives, seven cracked.
box 27
Portraits of Smith and friends,
1940-1991
Scope and Content Note
Black and white views of Harry Smith at work and at play. Includes a few original
photographs from the 1940s, including a famous one of Smith audio taping a Native
American ceremony. There are also views of Smith in his San Francisco days at the
Jimbo Club, and numerous portraits of Smith, primarily from the 1980s, by known
American photographers, including Steve Miles, John Palmer, John Cohen, Scott A. Feero
and Robert Tredici. Several photographs of Smith were taken by Allen Ginsberg, and
Ginsberg also appears with Smith in some photographs. There are some later views of
Greil Marcus, and random views of Smith artwork.
box 28-30
Portraits of Smith, friends, and collections,
circa 1942- circa 1992
Scope and Content Note
Color snapshots, polaroids, transparencies, negatives and slides showing Harry Smith
primarily in the last decade of his life, with a few views from the 1940s through the
1970s. There are numerous views of Smith at the Naropa Institute, where he taught for
his last four years. His final quarters at the Chelsea Hotel are amply documented,
including his books and collections. Neighbors, students and friends also appear in
these photographs. A highlight of this documentation is a series of mounted string
figures that Smith collected. Only one of the mounted string figure objects is
included in the GRI collection; the others are held in private collections or at the
Smithsonian Folkways.
box 31-32
Film stills and artwork,
circa 2000, undated
Scope and Content Note
Two thick binders of color slides, transparencies and prints presenting selected
views from nearly all of Smith's films and artwork. While most of these images appear
to have been made by the Harry Smith Archives, a small number may have been made by
Smith or during his lifetime.
box 143, item V156
String figures, zodiac, and jazz paintings,
undated
Scope and Content Note
1 videodisc (CD-R) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
box 143, item V153, V155
Heaven and earth magic,
February, 2005, undated
Scope and Content Note
2 videodiscs (CD-R) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
box 143, item V157
Cohen contact sheet,
May 29, 2006
Scope and Content Note
1 videodisc (CD-R) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
box 36, 37
Harry Smith Concert views,
1999
Series IV.
Printed matter,
1943-2008, undated
Physical Description:
5.92 Linear
Feet
(11 boxes)
Scope and Content Note
This series comprises a mix of materials generated by Harry Smith, such as photocopies
of fairytales and myths, or press about Smith's work that appeared during Smith's
lifetime in serials and mass market magazines. The remainder of the material comes from
the Harry Smith Archives, including research about the Pacific Northwest where Smith was
raised, and press about concerts, films, and other events that celebrate Smith's
legacy.
Arrangement
Arranged in chronological order by year.
box 41
Serials,
1943-2006
Scope and Content Note
Including little magazines containing articles about Harry Smith, such as
The
American
(1943),
Sing Out! (1966/1969), and
Show (1970).
box 43
Press clips,
1952-2008
Scope and Content Note
A collection of mostly photocopies of clips from mass magazines, academic presses,
and online forums, about Harry Smith's work, the
Anthology, the
Anthology reissue, and activities of the Harry Smith Archives.
box 44
Anthology materials,
1952-1997
Scope and Content Note
Materials pertinent to the reissue of the
Anthology of American Folk
Music
, including files of letters from contributors to the collected
remembrances of those who knew Smith.
box 38-40
Assorted brochures,
1958-2003
Scope and Content Note
Including photocopies of course readings on fairytales and myth; brochures for the
Naropa Institute, Smithsonian Folkways, and other institutions; and product
catalogs.
box 45-47
Research,
1971-2008
Scope and Content Note
Including correspondence related to the quest for further information about Smith's
life and work, with a number of files devoted to the region in which he was raised in
Washington state. Also included are files of brochures, writings on Smith that are not
press clips, and documentation from assorted projects of the Harry Smith Archives.
box 37
Large format mixed materials,
1989-2007
Scope and Content Note
Including a Mandala calendar, Harry Smith designs like those in Box 7, clippings, a
map of the Heaven and Earth Library made by Anthology Film Archives, and photocopies
of Harry Smith concert photos found in Box 36.
box 42
Mass market magazines,
2000-2005
Scope and Content Note
Including magazines containing articles on Harry Smith, also found in clippings
collected by the Harry Smith Archives. Publications include
Wired, Vanity Fair,
Frieze, Art in America, Rolling Stone, Mojo, Oxford
.
Series V.
Audio recordings,
1964-2010,
undated
Selected audio recordings from Series V. (digital version available on-site only):
1964-1995
Selected born-digital audio recordings from Series V. (digital version available
on-site only)
Physical Description:
30.7 Linear
Feet
(56 boxes)
Scope and Content Note
The larger portion of this series is the audio work,
Materials for the Study of
Religion and Culture in the Lower East Side or Movies for Blind People
, which
Smith began in New York and continued in Boulder. For this last major project of his
life, Smith recorded everyday sounds ranging from a faucet drip, to the wind, to the
sound of traffic, to a rock music performance -- auditory snapshots that comprise a
portrait of Smith's life in the city. Also in this series are recordings of Smith's
lectures on ethnographic and art historical themes, interviews with Smith, and assorted
collected recordings. From 1991 on, recordings are by the Harry Smith Archives, and
include concerts, symposia and conferences, and selected or reformatted Smith
recordings.
Arrangement
Lectures, interviews, collected recordings, and recordings of the Harry Smith Archives
are arranged in chronological order. Smith's audio work
Materials for the Study
of Religion and Culture in the Lower East Side or Movies for Blind People
, is
separate from the other recordings and is arranged in chronological order by the date
that Smith assigned to each cassette. Note that while a given cassette may contain
several recordings, only one title is listed for each cassette.
box 92, item D5
Smith at Sander's recording studio,
1964-1965
Scope and Content Note
1 sound disc : digital, stereo ; 43/4 in.
John Cohen interview with Smith,
December, 1968
box 83, item C466-C467
2 sound cassettes : digital
box 92, item D6
1 sound disc : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.
John Cohen interview with Smith: 1 sound disc : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.
(digitized version available on-site only)
Audio for film #22,
circa 1971
box 79, item C464-C465
2 sound cassettes : analog
box 93, item D38
1 sound disc : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.
box 92, item D7
Kiowa peyote meeting,
1973
Scope and Content Note
1 sound disc : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4in.
box 49, item R1-R2
Roderick?,
1976
Scope and Content Note
2 sound tape reels (?min.): analog, 7 1/2 ips, stereo; 7 in., 1/2 in. tape.
box 92, item D10-D11
First Blues, by Allen Ginsberg,
1976
Scope and Content Note
2 sound discs : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.
box 92, item D12
Harry Smith at the Queens museum,
October 11, 1978
Harry Smith at the Queens museum, October 11, 1978, 1 sound disc : digital,
stereo ; 4 3/4 in. (digitized version available on-site only)
Scope and Content Note
1 sound disc : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.
box 48, item D1-D2
Lords,
Thinkin 'Bout a Girl,
1979
Scope and Content Note
2 sound discs, analog, 45 rpm, stereo ; 7 in.
box 48, item D4
Charles, Julius,
Gambeling Song,
circa 1940/1980
Scope and Content Note
1 sound disc, analog ; laminated paper, 6.5 in.
Scope and Content Note
Restricted. Traditional songs are not shared outside the Lummi Nation, and access
to this recording is available only to the family of Julius Charles or with their
express written permission.
box 48, item D3
Col. Watson,
Mr. Carter Can,
1980
Scope and Content Note
1 sound disc, analog, 45 rpm, stereo; 7 in.
box 50, item C1
A little bit more Harry Smith,
March, 1984
A little bit more Harry Smith, March, 1984 (digitized version available on-site
only)
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette : analog ; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 93, item D22
The rationality of namelessness,
July 2, 1988
Scope and Content Note
1 sound disc : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.
box 93, item D23
Is self-reference possible?
July 9, 1988
Scope and Content Note
1 sound disc : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.
box 93, item D21
Mostly unintelligible,
July 23, 1988
Scope and Content Note
1 sound disc : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.
box 92, item D13-D15
Smith being kicked out of Chelsea Hotel,
circa 1988
Scope and Content Note
3 sound discs : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.
box 92, item D16-D17
Smith interviewed by Clint Frakes,
9 October 1988
Scope and Content Note
2 sound discs : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in. On D16, tracks 2, 4, 6, and 7 are blank
tracks and have been omitted due to lack of content. On D17, tracks 2 and 3 are
blank tracks and have been omitted due to lack of content. Complete digital masters
have been preserved.
box 93, item D18
Smith's audio selects,
circa 1988
Smith's audio selects, circa 1988 (digitized version available on-site
only)
Scope and Content Note
1 sound disc : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.
box 93, item D26-D30
Native American cosmos,
July 8, 1990
Scope and Content Note
5 sound discs : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.
box 79, item C435
Harry Smith Memorial, Naropa,
1991
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette : analog ; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
Harry Smith memorial,
1992
box 79, item C436-C440
5 sound cassettes : analog ; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 84, item C492-C493
2 sound cassettes : digital
box 94, item D39-D40
2 sound discs : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.
1992
Scope and Content Note
From CD cases: D39: H.S. Memorial @ St. Marks Church pt. 1 of 2, 4-3-92,
Speakers: Rani Singh, Steven Taylor, Eric Solstein, Nick Amster, Herbert Huncke.
D40: Written on CD case: H.S. Memorial @ St. Marks Church pt. 2 of 2, 4-3-92,
Speakers: Peter Orlovsky, Allen Ginsberg, Steve Delachinsky (?), M. Henry Jones,
Peter Lamborn Wilson, Teresa Coe.
Anthology of American Folk Music,
1992-1997
Scope and Content Note
Recordings produced by Smithsonian folkways. See also Harry Smith Anthology
revisited, produced in 2006 by Harry Smith Archives.
box 79, item C429-C434
6 sound cassettes : analog ; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in.
tape
box 84, item C494-C496
3 sound cassettes : digital
Compact Disc version,
1997
box 94, item D44-D47
4 sound discs : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.
box 95, item D83-D85
6 sound discs (257 min.): digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.
box 94, item D41-D43
Twentieth anniversary of Naropa,
July 4, 1994
Scope and Content Note
3 sound discs : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.
box 80, item C444-C451
Smith's phone messages,
1995, undated
Scope and Content Note
8 sound cassettes : analog ; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 80, item C441-C443
Stan Brakhage lecture,
December 10, 1995
Scope and Content Note
3 sound cassettes : analog ; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 81, item C452
Allen Ginsberg,
April 7, 1997
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette : analog ; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
Nick Cave,
February 7, 1999
box 84, item C497-C498
1 sound cassette : digital
box 89, item C511-C522
12 sound cassettes : digital (DARS)
box 94, item D48-D50
Harry Smith's audio selections,
June 1999
Harry Smith's audio selections (digitized version available on-site only)
Scope and Content Note
3 sound discs : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.
box 84, item C499-C500
Harry Smith Project: Royal festival hall,
July 2, 1999
Scope and Content Note
2 sound cassettes : digital
box 84, item C501
Meltdown: Hal Willner's Harry Smith project,
July 22, 1999
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette : digital
Harry Smith tribute,
November 12, 1999
box 84, item D38
1 audio cassette : digital - empty
box 94, item D52-D56
5 sound discs : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.
box 97, item R6-R14
Harry Smith project,
2000
Scope and Content Note
9 sound tape reels (min.?) : digital
box 90-91, item C523-C541
Getty performances,
April 20, 2001
Scope and Content Note
19 sound cassettes: digital (DPD)
box 335-339, item R15-R24
Harry Smith audio,
April 25-26, 2001
Scope and Content Note
10 sound tape reels (min.?) : digital
box 81, item C456-C459
Harry Smith symposium,
May 31, 2002
Harry Smith symposium, May 31, 2002 (digitized version)
Scope and Content Note
4 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 94, item D57-D62
Heavenly tree grows downward,
2002
Scope and Content Note
6 sound discs : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.
Anthology of American Folk Music Revisited (Harry Smith
Archives),
2006
Scope and Content Note
Boxed set originally containing two DVDs now in Box 143 (
The Old Weird
America
and
Harry Smith Project Live Concert Film) and two
CDs that feature recording of known American musicians playing selections from the
Anthology and program notes that remain with the cover.
box 95, item D86-D87
2 sound discs (? min.) : stereo ; 4 3/4 in.
box 48, folder 5
Cover of boxed set
Scope and Content Note
Including program notes.
box 95, item D67-D72
Thanksgiving folk on KEXP-FM,
2006
Scope and Content Note
6 sound discs : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.
box 94, item D63-D65
Northwest film forum,
February 11, 2006
Scope and Content Note
3 sound discs : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.
box 95, item D73
Parallel anthology,
May 15, 2010
Scope and Content Note
1 sound disc : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.
box 78, item C416
Charles Compo,
undated
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette : analog ; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 78, item C417
Harald Gilland,
undated
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette : analog ; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 78, item C418
Dock Boggs,
undated
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette : analog ; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 78, item C419
Tarnat,
undated
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette : analog ; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 78, item C420
Sonny Boy,
undated
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette : analog ; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 78, item C421
Untitled,
undated
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette : analog ; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 78, item C422
Alan Berliner,
undated
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette : analog ; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 78, item C423
Medicine men and women,
undated
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette : analog ; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 78, item C424-C428
Untitled,
undated
Scope and Content Note
5 sound cassettes : analog ; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 81, item C453
Harry Smith,
undated
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette : analog ; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 81, item C454-C455
Sing out interview,
undated
Scope and Content Note
2 sound cassettes : analog ; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
Quotidian: Harry Smith final mix,
undated
Scope and Content Note
No Subnote Content
box 81, item C460-C461
2 sound cassettes : analog ; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 84, item C502-C503
2 sound cassettes : digital
box 81, item C462
Harry Smith review,
undated
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette : analog ; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 81, item C463
Pennebaker film (audio for?),
undated
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette : analog ; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 86-88
Untitled post 10/11/97 transfers,
undated
Scope and Content Note
55 sound cassettes : digital. No labels or information about contents.
box 93, item D31-D37
Gregory corso dubs,
undated
Scope and Content Note
7 sound discs : digital
box 96, item D88-D108
Untitled audio cassette CD transfers,
undated
Scope and Content Note
21 sound discs : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.
box 95, item D74
Folkways files,
undated
Scope and Content Note
1 sound disc : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.
box 95, item D75-D76
Harry Smith in conversation with Lisa Falour,
undated
Scope and Content Note
2 sound discs : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.
box 95, item D77
Front row (BBC radio),
undated
Scope and Content Note
1 sound disc : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.
box 95, item D78
Paper recordings,
undated
Scope and Content Note
Possibly reformats of 1940 recordings of Northwest Indians.
box 95, item D79-D82
Unidentified recordings,
undated
Materials for the Study of Religion and Culture in the Lower East Side
or Movies for Blind People
,
1987-1990
box 50, item C2
UK,
April 5, 1987
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 50, item C3-C4
Son Thomas,
April 16, 1987
Scope and Content Note
2 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 50, item C5
Alan Golding,
April 17, 1987
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 50, item C6
Barber shop,
April 18, 1987
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 50, item C7
Birds, etc.,
April 18, 1987
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 50, item C8
Rob Bunce,
April 19, 1987
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 50, item C9
Bobby Raywater,
April 20, 1987
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 50, item C10-C11
G. Boswell,
April 23-24, 1987
Scope and Content Note
2 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 50, item C12
Tangeants,
April 24, 1987
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 51, item C13
Syd and Harry's Happy Hour,
April 27, 1987
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 51, item C14
Bobby Ray,
April 27, 1987
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 51, item C15
Crawfish Club,
April 30, 1987
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 51, item C16
Birds,
May 9, 1987
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 51, item C17-C19
UK 1-3,
May 16, 1987
Scope and Content Note
3 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 51, item C20
Christmas,
May 29, 1987
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 51, item C23
Chas and Andy,
June 6, 1987
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 51, item C21
Esterman,
June 19, 1987
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 51, item C22
Jazz,
June 19, 1987
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 52, item C24
C.B.G.B.,
June 30, 1987
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 52, item C26-C27
Hot Sundays,
July 5, 1987
Scope and Content Note
2 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 52, item C28-C29
Pete Compo Trio,
July 9, 1987
Scope and Content Note
2 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 52, item C30-C34
Roberto Clemente,
July 12, 1987
Scope and Content Note
5 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 53, item C35
Prospect Park,
July 19, 1987
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 53, item C36-C37
Pier 16,
July 25, 1987
Scope and Content Note
2 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 53, item C38
Nadia,
July 26, 1987
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 53, item C39
S. Taylor,
July 30, 1987
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 53, item C40
Al Brooks,
July 30, 1987
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 53, item C41-C43
Caribbean Cult,
August 9, 1987
Scope and Content Note
3 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 53, item C44-C46
Jazz Cult,
August 10, 1987
Scope and Content Note
3 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 54, item C47
French,
August 10, 1987
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 54, item C48-C51
J.C.T.,
August 12, 1987
Scope and Content Note
4 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 54, item C52-54
Fugs,
August 21, 1987
Scope and Content Note
3 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 54, item C55
Caruso,
August 21, 1987
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 54, item C56-C57
Prospect Park,
August 30, 1987
Scope and Content Note
2 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 55, item C58-C60
I.L.G.W.V.,
September 7, 1987
Scope and Content Note
3 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 55, item C61
St. Marks U.K. Festival,
September 20, 1987
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 55, item C62
Construction,
September 28, 1987
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette : analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 55, item C63
Columb,
September 29, 1987
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 55, item C64
Sanding bedroom floor,
September 30, 1987
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 55, item C65
Music room,
October 1, 1987
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 55, item C66-C67
Construction,
October 9, 1987
Scope and Content Note
2 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 56, item C68
Mitch R. Practicing,
October 14, 1987
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 56, item C69-70
Fourth floor front wind,
October 15, 1987
Scope and Content Note
2 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 56, item C71
Construction,
October 15, 1987
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 56, item C72-C75
4E.89,
October 18-19, 1987
Scope and Content Note
4 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 56, item C76
Construction,
October 19, 1987
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 56, item C77
Columbus Place,
October 23, 1987
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 56, item C78-C81
437 E. 12th,
October 24, 1987
Scope and Content Note
4 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 56, item C82
Ellis Duncan,
October 24, 1987
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 56, item C83
S.S. Compo,
October 25, 1987
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 56, item C84
Back winds at kitchen window,
October 25, 1987
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 57A, item C85-C86
2195 Ocean Avenue,
October 29-30, 1987
Scope and Content Note
2 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 57A, item C87-C89
416 7th Avenue,
October 30- November 1, 1987
Scope and Content Note
3 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 57A, item C90-C91
336 9th Street bridge,
November 8-9, 1987
Scope and Content Note
2 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 52, item C5
Cha at Synth,
November 11, 1987
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 87, item C92-C95
2195 Ocean Avenue,
November 11-15, 1987
Scope and Content Note
4 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 87, item C96-C98
416 7th Avenue,
November 15-16, 1987
Scope and Content Note
3 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 57A, item C99
Canterbury Choral Society,
November 15, 1987
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 57A, item C100-C101
Foolish pleasure,
November 17, 1987
Scope and Content Note
2 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 57B, item C102
Reunion,
January 10, 1988
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 57B, item C102-C105
Sweet waters,
January 14-15, 1988
Scope and Content Note
4 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 57B, item C107-C108
Untitled,
February 7, 1988
Scope and Content Note
2 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 57B, item C109-C110
Jam session,
February 17, 1988
Scope and Content Note
2 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 57B, item C111-C113
Temp,
April 30, 1988
Scope and Content Note
3 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 57B, item C114
Steven Taylor,
June 12, 1988
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 57B, item C115
Dancers,
June 19, 1988
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 57B, item C116
Untitled,
June 19, 1988
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 57B, item C117
Bedroom wind,
June 19, 1988
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 57B, item C120
G. leaving,
June 26, 1988
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 57B, item C121
Boulder,
June 26, 1988
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 58, item C122-C126
Boulder,
July 4, 1988
Scope and Content Note
5 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 58, item C127-C128
Untitled,
July 5-6, 1988
Scope and Content Note
2 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 58, item C129
Door,
July 7, 1988
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 58, item C130
Table,
July 7, 1988
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 58, item C131-C132
Sisters,
July 8, 1988
Scope and Content Note
2 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 58, item C133
Pennsylvania,
July 9, 1988
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 58, item C134-C136
Untitled,
July 9, 1988
Scope and Content Note
3 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 58, item C137
Allison,
July 13, 1988
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 93, item D19-D20
Miscellaneous songs and audiolore,
July 15, 1988
Scope and Content Note
2 sound discs: digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.
box 59, item C138-C139
Untitled,
July 17, 1988
Scope and Content Note
2 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 59, item C140-C141
Bali,
July 17, 1988
Scope and Content Note
2 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 59, item C142-C143
Brad,
July 17, 1988
Scope and Content Note
2 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 59, item C144-C145
Untitled,
July 19, 1988
Scope and Content Note
2 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 59, item C146
Boulder,
July 21, 1988
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 59, item C147
White,
July 21, 1988
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 49, item C148
Girls,
July 21, 1988
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 59, item C149-C150
Kina Mama,
July 22, 1988
Scope and Content Note
2 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 59, item C151
Party,
July 23, 1988
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 59, item C152
Dusty,
July 25, 1988
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 59, item C153
Native American,
July 25, 1988
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 60, item C154
Deck,
July 28, 1988
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 60, item C155-C156
Bedroom wind,
July 28, 1988
Scope and Content Note
2 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 60, item C157-C158
Duct?,
July 29, 1988
Scope and Content Note
2 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 60, item C159-C160
Bedroom window,
July 30-31, 1988
Scope and Content Note
2 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 60, item C161
Gardening,
July 31, 1988
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 60, item C162-C163
Cricket,
August 1, 1988
Scope and Content Note
2 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 60, item C164
Jay,
August 2, 1988
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 60, item C165-C166
Arapahoe,
August 3, 1988
Scope and Content Note
2 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 60, item C167
Front step,
August 4, 1988
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 60, item C168
Greek festival,
August 4, 1988
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 61, item C169-C176
Front steps,
August 5-7, 1988
Scope and Content Note
8 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 61, item C177
Bathroom window,
August 6, 1988
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 61, item C178-C179
Mall,
August 10, 1988
Scope and Content Note
2 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 61, item C180-C182
City Hall Lawn,
August 11, 1988
Scope and Content Note
3 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 61, item C183
Radio + Sparrows,
September 7, 1988
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 61, item C184
Liz and Alan,
August 15, 1988
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 61, item C185-C186
Liz and Beth,
August 16-17, 1988
Scope and Content Note
2 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 62, item C187-C188
Hi-Lo,
August 17, 1988
Scope and Content Note
2 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 62, item C189-C190
Boulder County Fair,
August 20-21, 1988
Scope and Content Note
2 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 62, item C191-C193
Sundance,
August 25-26, 1988
Scope and Content Note
3 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 62, item C194-C195
Untitled,
August 26, 1988
Scope and Content Note
2 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 62, item C196
Watchtower,
August 29, 1988
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 62, item C197
Untitled,
August 29, 1988
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 62, item C198-C201
Untitled,
September 8, 1988
Scope and Content Note
4 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 63, item C202-C203
Football,
September 10, 1988
Scope and Content Note
2 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 63, item C204-C205
Chat,
September 10, 1988
Scope and Content Note
2 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 63, item C206
Roger Shore,
September 14, 1988
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 63, item C207-C209
P.A.C. Reading,
September 17, 1988
Scope and Content Note
3 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 63, item C210
Constantine,
September 22, 1988
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 63, item C211-C213
Pick,
September 25, 1988
Scope and Content Note
3 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 63, item C214-C216
B.L.H. Party,
September 25, 1988
Scope and Content Note
3 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 63, item C217-C218
In car to Sundance,
September 30, 1988
Scope and Content Note
2 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 64, item C219
Front steps,
October 1, 1988
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 64, item C220-C222
LAM,
October 1, 1988
Scope and Content Note
3 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 64, item C223-C224
October festival,
October 1, 1988
Scope and Content Note
2 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 64, item C225-C226
LAM dance,
October 3, 1988
Scope and Content Note
2 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 64, item C227-C228
U.C. India,
October 6, 1988
Scope and Content Note
2 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 64, item C229-C230
Bali class,
October 17, 1988
Scope and Content Note
2 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 64, item C231
P.A.C,
October 21, 1988
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 64, item C232
Fairview vs. Cherry,
October 21, 1988
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 65, item C233-C234
P.A.C. Poetry,
November 18, 1988
Scope and Content Note
2 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 65, item C235-C236
L.H.S.B.,
November 18, 1988
Scope and Content Note
2 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 65, item C237
Drip + clock,
November 28, 1988
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 65, item C238
Front steps,
November 26, 1988
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 65, item C239-C240
Sunrise, etc.,
November 27, 1988
Scope and Content Note
2 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 65, item C241
Drip at sunset,
November 27, 1988
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 65, item C242
Penny,
December 3, 1988
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 65, item C243-C244
Squirrels,
December 4, 1988
Scope and Content Note
2 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 65, item C245-C247
Snowing,
December 7, 1988
Scope and Content Note
2 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 65, item C248
Warren,
December 9, 1988
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 65, item C249
G=8,
December 9, 1988
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 66, item C250-C251
Untitled,
December 10, 1988
Scope and Content Note
2 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 66, item C252
Drip and wind,
December 13, 1988
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 66, item C253-C254
Drip and tea kettle,
December 15, 1988
Scope and Content Note
2 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 66, item C255
Anne,
December 16, 1988
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 66, item C256
Party,
December 16, 1988
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 66, item C257
P.A.C. dance,
December 18, 1988
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 66, item C258
Jack,
December 17, 1988
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 66, item C259
Gas meter,
December 21, 1988
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 66, item C260
Water from roof,
December 18, 1988
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 66, item C261
Wind,
December 23, 1988
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 66, item C262-C263
New York,
December 24, 1988
Scope and Content Note
2 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 66, item C264-C265
Untitled,
December 31, 1988
Scope and Content Note
2 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 67, item C266
Sisters,
undated
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 67, item C267
We often wonder,
undated
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 67, item C268
R.E.M. Traxs,
undated
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 67, item C269-C273
Untitled,
undated
Scope and Content Note
5 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 68, item C274-C277
Untitled,
January 1, 1989
Scope and Content Note
4 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 68, item C278
Pyra,
January 20, 1989
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 68, item C279
Rici,
January 21, 1989
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 68, item C280
Untitled,
January 21, 1989
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 68, item C281-C282
Kit,
January 29, 1989
Scope and Content Note
2 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 68, item C283
Smith and Michael Brownstein,
February 8, 1989
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 68, item C284-C287
Bedroom window,
February 13, 1989
Scope and Content Note
3 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 68, item C288
Bedroom window,
February 15, 1989
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 68, item C89-C290
Bedroom window,
February 16, 1989
Scope and Content Note
2 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 69, item C291-C293
Bedroom window,
February 21, 1989
Scope and Content Note
3 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 69, item C294-C300
St. Mark's,
February 24-26, 1989
Scope and Content Note
7 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 69, item C301-C302
Fls.prop.rehr,
March 7, 1989
Scope and Content Note
2 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 69, item C303
Guitar,
March 17, 1989
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 69, item C304
Hen. St. set,
March 18, 1989
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 69, item C305-C307
Pidgeons,
March 22, 1989
Scope and Content Note
3 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 70, item C308-310
Fls.prop.rehr,
March 28, 1989
Scope and Content Note
3 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 70, item C311-C313
Wetlands,
March 29, 1989
Scope and Content Note
3 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 70, item C314-C316
Gernon Rt.,
April 2, 1989
Scope and Content Note
3 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 70, item C317-C319
Taylor Brown,
April 2, 1989
Scope and Content Note
3 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 70, item C320-C321
Ritz,
April 8, 1989
Scope and Content Note
2 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 70, item C22-C324
Con. div.,
April 18-19, 1989
Scope and Content Note
3 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 71, item C325
Untitled,
April 24, 1989
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 71, item C326
Untitled,
April 25, 1989
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 71, item C327-C328
Front window,
April 27, 1989
Scope and Content Note
2 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 71, item C329-C330
Mike,
April 29, 1989
Scope and Content Note
2 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 71, item C331
Front room,
May 7, 1989
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 71, item C332
Bedroom,
May 2, 1989
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 71, item C333-C334
St. Marks,
May 6, 1989
Scope and Content Note
2 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 71, item C335
Cafe,
May 7, 1989
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 71, item C336
Front window,
May 15, 1989
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 71, item C337-C338
Back window,
May 7-15, 1989
Scope and Content Note
2 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 71, item C339
Front window,
May 19, 1989
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 71, item C340
Untitled,
May 19, 1989
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 71, item C341
Untitled,
May 22, 1989
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 72, item C342
Untitled,
May 22, 1989
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 72, item C343-C345
Back window,
May 27, 1989
Scope and Content Note
3 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 72, item C346
Front window,
May 28, 1989
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 72, item C347-C349
Back window,
May 29, 1989
Scope and Content Note
3 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 72, item C350
BDS,
May 30, 1989
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 72, item C351
ESPI,
May 30, 1989
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 72, item C352
Pre.J.C.,
May 31, 1989
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 73, item C353
Jokes,
May 31, 1989
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 73, item C354
Cliff,
June 1, 1989
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 73, item C355
Dong break,
June 3, 1989
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 73, item C356-C357
Jim,
June 3, 1989
Scope and Content Note
2 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 73, item C358-C359
Untitled,
June 5, 1989
Scope and Content Note
2 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 73, item C360
Edit,
June 5, 1989
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 73, item 361
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
Scope and Content Note
No Subnote Content
box 83, item C468
1 sound cassette: digital
Front window,
June 10, 1989
box 73, item C362-C363
2 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 83, item C469-C470
1 sound cassette: digital
Party next door,
June 11, 1989
box 74, item C364
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 83, item C471
1 sound cassette: digital
Sink drain,
June 11, 1989
box 74, item C365
I sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 83, item C472
1 sound cassette: digital
Upstairs front window,
June 12, 1989
box 74, item C366
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 83, item C473
1 sound cassette: digital
Birds, etc., front window,
June 14, 1989
box 74, item C369
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 83, item C474
1 sound cassette: digital
box 74, item C367
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 83, item C476
1 sound cassette: digital
box 74, item C370
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 83, item C475
1 sound cassette: digital
Front bedroom window traffic,
June 27, 1989
box 74, item C368,C371
2 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 83, item C477-C478
2 sound cassettes: digital
box 74-75, item C372,
C382-C384
4 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 83, item C479
1 sound cassette: digital
Front steps,
July 4, 1989
box 74, item C373-C375
3 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 83, item C480-C481
1 sound cassette: digital
box 75, item C376
P.A.C. dance,
July 5, 1989
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
Warren rehearsal,
July 9, 1989
box 74-75, item C377-C378,
C385
2 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 83, item C483
1 sound cassette: digital
Cats crying, cats eating,
July 9, 1989
box 75, item C379
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 83, item C482
1 sound cassette: digital
box 75, item C380-C381
P.A.C.,
July 9, 1989
Scope and Content Note
2 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 83, item C484-C487
Untitled,
July 9, 1989
Scope and Content Note
5 sound cassettes: digital
box 83-84, item C488-C489
Falling water/ plane,
July 13-14, 1989
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: digital
False prophets,
July 15, 1989
box 75, item C386-C387
2 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 84, item C490
1 sound cassette: digital
box 75, item C388
Guitar,
July 15, 1989
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 75, item C389-C390
G. Stein,
July 21, 1989
Scope and Content Note
2 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 93, item D25
Lecture,
July 23, 1989
Scope and Content Note
1 sound disc : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.
box 76, item C391
Breathing,
July 24, 1989
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 76, item C392
Untitled,
July 24, 1989
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 76, item C393
G. Tent,
July 25, 1989
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 76, item C394-C400
MA&G,
July 26-29, 1989
Scope and Content Note
7 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 76, item C401
Thunderstorm,
July 29, 1989
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 76, item C402-C403
M.A. P.A.C.,
July 29, 1989
Scope and Content Note
2 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 76, item C404-C405
M.A. Theater,
August 1, 1989
Scope and Content Note
2 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 76, item C406
Untitled,
October 27, 1989
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 76, item C409
Drip,
March 20, 1990
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 76, item C407
Untitled,
March 21, 1990
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 84, item C491
Untitled,
March 20-21, 1990
box 76, item C408
Squirrels,
March 25, 1990
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 76, item C410-C411
Untitled,
March 26, 1990
Scope and Content Note
2 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 76, item C412-C414
Indian peak pickers,
March 28, 1990
Scope and Content Note
3 sound cassettes: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
box 76, item C415
Rain drip,
March 28, 1990
Scope and Content Note
1 sound cassette: analog; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape.
Series VI.
Film projects,
1947-2003
Selected video recordings from Series VI. (Digitized versions available on-site
only)
Physical Description:
29.91 Linear
Feet
(32 boxes)
Scope and Content Note
Consisting of most of the extant films Smith made during his life.
Arrangement
Arranged in chronological order in three subseries: films by Smith,
Mahagonny, and films about Smith.
Series VI.A
Films by Harry Smith,
1947-circa 1979
Physical Description:
7.92 Linear
Feet
(10 boxes)
Scope and Content Note
Including a commercially available dvd of the films. Films are otherwise unavailable
until reformatting is complete. Please contact repository regarding access.
Arrangement
Arranged in chronological order.
box Box 98, item F1
Unidentified (Film #1),
1947
Scope and Content Note
1 film reel (? min.) : sd., col. ; 16 mm.
box 99, item F2
Film #1, 2, 3,
1956
Scope and Content Note
1 film reel (7 min.) : sd., col. ; 16 mm. Print.
box 100, item F3
Film #1-5, 7, 10
1956
Scope and Content Note
1 film reel (23 min.) : sd., col. ; 16 mm. Print. Can: 12.5 in. dia.; reel: 12.25
in. dia.
box 130, item V64
1 videocassette (VHS) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.,
1987
Early Abstractions No. 10
1956
Scope and Content Note
MP4 video (3:30 min.).
Heaven and Earth Magic,
1964, 1999/2007
Scope and Content Note
See also Series IV, VI, and VII.
box 101, item F4
1 film reel (? min.) : sd., col. ; 16 mm.,
1964
Scope and Content Note
Only one reel of the two reel film Smith made.
box 130, item V67-70
1 videocassette (VHS) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
1999
box 143, item V154
1 videodisc (DVD) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.,
November 2007
box 102, item F5
Late Superimpositions,
1964
Scope and Content Note
1 film reel (? min.) : sd., col. ; 16 mm.
box 103-105, item F6-F8
Untitled animation of Seminole patchwork (Film #15),
1966/2001
Scope and Content Note
3 film reels (? min.) : si., col. ; 16 mm.
1 film reel : si., col. ; 16 mm. Internegative.
1966 restored
2001
Scope and Content Note
Can: 7 1/8 in. dia.; core: 6 in. dia.
box 107, item F10
Mirror Animation (extended version),
1979
Scope and Content Note
1 film reel (? min.) : sd., col. ; 16 mm.
box 108, item F11
Film #22,
197?
Scope and Content Note
1 film reel (? min.) : sd., col. ; 16 mm.
Selected films of Harry Smith
box 143, item V162
DVD
Scope and Content Note
Commercially available 2013 transfer of films #1-5, 7 and 10:
Early Abstractions; Film 11:
Mirror Animations; Film #14:
Late
Superimpostion
; and Film #15:
Untitled Animation
of Seminole Patchwork
: 1 videodisc (DVD) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Note: this DVD is also listed in Series VII. Videos, 1964-2007.
Series VI.B
Mahagonny,
1970-2002, undated
Physical Description:
17.83 Linear
Feet
(17 boxes)
Scope and Content Note
Materials to do with Smith's creation of Mahagonny and other materials regarding the
film's significance and restoration. Includes also the film itself in 35 mm and a dvd
version of it.
Arrangement
Arranged by media.
box 14-16, ff. 1**
Notes and scripts
Scope and Content Note
Notes, lists of numbers, film elements, and photocopies of the original scripts in
scroll form.
box 33-35
Photographs, transparencies, and slides,
Scope and Content Note
Photographs in black and white of the script scrolls of
Mahagonny,
views of Smith working with the original scrolls, as well as stills from the film in
color prints, transparencies, and slides.
Sound elements,
1970-2002
box 49, item R3-R5
3 sound tape reels (? min.): analog, ? ips, ? tracks, stereo?; 5 in.
tape.
box 85, item C504-C510
7 sound cassettes: digital
box 113-125, item F16-F23
Film
Scope and Content Note
17 film reels (?min.) : sd?., col. ; 35 mm.
box 143, item V160-V161
DVDs
undated
Scope and Content Note
2 videodiscs (DVD) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. Reformatted from 35mm
internegative.
box 126, item F34
Simon Lund,
Restoring Mahagonny,
2002
box 127, item V31-V34
4 videocassettes (mini digital) : sd., col. ; 1/4 in.,
box 128, item V58
1 videocassette (mini digital) : sd., col. ; 1/4 in.,
undated
Scope and Content Note
Inserts for film.
Series VI.C
Films by others,
1950-2003
Physical Description:
4.16 Linear
Feet
(5 boxes)
Scope and Content Note
Films about Harry Smith.
Arrangement
Arranged in chronological order.
box 109-112, item F12-15
Jordan Belson,
Autobiography,
circa 1950/2001-2003
Scope and Content Note
4 film reels (? min.) : sd., col. ; 16 mm.
box 106, item F9
M. Henry Jones,
Harry Smith at the Breslin
Hotel
,
1985
Scope and Content Note
1 film reel (? min.) : sd., col. ; 16 mm.
Series VII.
Videos,
1964-2007
Selected video recordings from Series VII. (Digitized version available on-site
only)
Physical Description:
9.62 Linear
Feet
(16 boxes)
Scope and Content Note
All but the first item in this series was created by Harry Smith Archives after Smith's
death. The series consists of Rani Singh's interviews with people who knew Smith (listed
names indicate the interviewees), or recordings of performances of Smith's
Anthology, with selected video recordings of Smith's films or
images.
Arrangement
Arranged in chronological order.
box 127, item V1
Warhol screen test,
1964
Scope and Content Note
1 videocassette (mini digital) : sd., col. ; 1/4 in. Copy from Warhol Foundation of
film of Smith making string figures.
box 127, item V2-V3
Nick Cave,
Meltdown,
July 1999
Scope and Content Note
2 videocassettes (mini digital) : sd., col. ; 1/4 in.
box 127, item V4-V7
Philip Lamantia,
July 31, 2000
Scope and Content Note
4 videocassettes (mini digital) : sd., col. ; 1/4 in.
box 127, item V8-V9
Lionel Ziprin,
September, 2000
Scope and Content Note
2 videocassettes (mini digital) : sd., col. ; 1/4 in.
box 127, item V10
Bob Arihood,
September 26, 2000
Scope and Content Note
1 videocassette (mini digital) : sd., col. ; 1/4 in.
box 127, item V11
Robert Haller,
September 26, 2000
Scope and Content Note
1 videocassette (mini digital) : sd., col. ; 1/4 in.
box 127, item V12-V14
Jonas Mekas,
September 26, 2000
Scope and Content Note
3 videocassettes (mini digital) : sd., col. ; 1/4 in.
box 127, item V15-V16
Gregory Corso,
January 7, 2001
Scope and Content Note
2 videocassettes (mini digital) : sd., col. ; 1/4 in.
box 127, item V17
Ed Sanders,
April 20, 2001
Scope and Content Note
1 videocassette (mini digital) : sd., col. ; 1/4 in.
box 127, item V18-V19
Bill Holm,
July 9, 2001
Scope and Content Note
2 videocassettes (mini digital) : sd., col. ; 1/4 in.
box 127, item V20
Gordon Tweit,
July 10, 2001
Scope and Content Note
1 videocassette (mini digital) : sd., col. ; 1/4 in.
box 127, item V21-V23
Anthology film archives event,
November, 2001
Scope and Content Note
3 videocassettes (mini digital) : sd., col. ; 1/4 in.
box 127, item V24-V25
Patrick Hulsey,
March 25, 2002
Scope and Content Note
1 videocassette (mini digital) : sd., col. ; 1/4 in.
box 127, item V26-V27
M. Henry Jones,
March 29, 2002
Scope and Content Note
2 videocassettes (mini digital) : sd., col. ; 1/4 in.
box 127, item V28
Jonas Mekas,
April 1, 2002
Scope and Content Note
1 videocassette (mini digital) : sd., col. ; 1/4 in.
box 127, item V29
Stanley Bard at the Chelsea Hotel,
April 2, 2002
Scope and Content Note
1 videocassette (mini digital) : sd., col. ; 1/4 in.
box 127, item V30
Chelsea Hotel exterior,
undated
Scope and Content Note
1 videocassette (mini digital) : sd., col. ; 1/4 in.
box 127, item V35-V36
Jordan Belson,
June 3, 2002
Jordan Belson June 3, 2002 (digitized version available on-site only)
Scope and Content Note
2 videocassettes (mini digital) : sd., col. ; 1/4 in. Videocassettes lack image and
were digitized as audio-only.
box 127, item V37-V40
Peter Kubelka,
October 4, 2005
Scope and Content Note
4 videocassettes (mini digital) : sd., col. ; 1/4 in.
box 128, item V41-V42
Chuck Pirtle,
February 11, 2006
Scope and Content Note
1 videocassette (mini digital) : sd., col. ; 1/4 in.
box 128, item V42
Bill Holm,
February 11, 2006
Scope and Content Note
1 videocassette (mini digital) : sd., col. ; 1/4 in.
box 128, item V43
Anacortes interviews,
Spring 2006
Scope and Content Note
1 videocassette (mini digital) : sd., col. ; 1/4 in.
box 128, item V44-V49
Jordan Belson,
undated
Jordan Belson, undated (digitzed version available on-site only)
Scope and Content Note
6 videocassettes (mini digital) : sd., col. ; 1/4 in.
box 128, item V50-V52
Perri Fleishman,
undated
Scope and Content Note
3 videocassettes (mini digital) : sd., col. ; 1/4 in.
box 128, item V53-V54
Peter Fleishman,
undated
Scope and Content Note
1 videocassette (mini digital) : sd., col. ; 1/4 in.
box 128, item V55
GRI video initiative,
undated
Scope and Content Note
1 videocassette (mini digital) : sd., col. ; 1/4 in.
box 128, item V56
Harry Adam,
undated
Scope and Content Note
1 videocassette (mini digital) : sd., col. ; 1/4 in.
box 128, item V57
On Mahagonny,
undated
Scope and Content Note
1 videocassette (mini digital) : sd., col. ; 1/4 in.
box 128, item V59
Smith artwork at Anthology,
undated
Scope and Content Note
1 videocassette (mini digital) : sd., col. ; 1/4 in.
box 128, item V60
Untitled,
undated
Scope and Content Note
1 videocassette (mini digital) : sd., col. ; 1/4 in.
box 129, item V61
Allen Ginsberg,
Household Affairs,
undated
Scope and Content Note
1 videocassette (video 8) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
box 129, item V62
Harry's memorial #1,
undated
Scope and Content Note
1 videocassette (video 8) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
box 129, item V63
Untitled,
undated
Scope and Content Note
1 videocassette (video 8) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
box 130, item V651
33rd Grammy awards,
1991
Scope and Content Note
1 videocassette (VHS) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
box 130, item V71
Harry Smith project promo video,
November 20, 2001
Scope and Content Note
1 videocassette (VHS) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
box 130, item V72
Harry Smith: the Avant-Garde in the American
Vernacular
,
2001
Scope and Content Note
1 videocassette (VHS) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
box 131, item V73
Harry Smith interview with P. Adams Sitney and Andres les
Barthes,
1973
Scope and Content Note
1 videocassette (Beta SP) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
box 131, item V74
Patrick Hulsey, Boy am I in trouble,
1999
Scope and Content Note
1 videocassette (Beta SP) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
box 132, item V75-V76
Smith donating Seminole patchwork quilts to Smithsonian,
undated
Scope and Content Note
1 videocassette (Beta SP) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
box 132, item V77
Ginsberg on Harry Smith,
2001
Scope and Content Note
1 videocassette (Beta SP) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
box 133-134, 141, item V78-V88, V149
Nick Cave,
Meltdown,
1999
Scope and Content Note
3 videocassettes (Digital Betacam) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
box 134, item V89-V97
UCLA Harry Smith project,
2001
Scope and Content Note
1 videocassette (Digital Betacam) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
box 135-139, item V98-V140
UCLA concert,
April 25, 2001
Scope and Content Note
43 videocassettes (Digital Betacam) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
box 1140, item V141-V148
Harry Smith concert at St. Ann's,
undated
Scope and Content Note
8 videocassettes (Digital Betacam) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
box 142, item V150-V151
Slenderella system,
undated
Scope and Content Note
2 videocassettes (Beta) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
box 143, item V152
Steve Reinke,
Sad Disco Fantasia,
2000
Scope and Content Note
1 videodisc (DVD) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
box 143, item V158
The Old Weird America
undated
Scope and Content Note
1 videodisc (DVD)(? min.): digital, sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
box 143, item V159
Harry Smith Project Live Concert Film
undated
Scope and Content Note
1 videodisc (DVD)(? min.): digital, sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
box 143, item V160-161
Mahagonny, parts 1-2
undated
Scope and Content Note
2 videodiscs (DVD) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. Reformatted from 35mm internegative
box 143, item V162
Selected films
undated
Scope and Content Note
1 videodisc (DVD) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
2013 transfer of films #1-5, 7 and 10:
Early
Abstractions
; Film 10:
Mirror Animations;
Film #14:
Late Superimpostion; and Film #15:
Untitled Animation of Seminole Patchwork (silent).
This DVD is also listed in Series VI. Film projects, 1947-2003.
Series VIII
Collections,
circa 1888- circa 1990, undated
Physical Description:
138.17 Linear
Feet
(191 boxes)
Scope and Content Note
Comprising a selection of the realia that Smith collected over many years, this series
consists of ceramics, toys, hand made objects from various cultural communities (folk
art), and printed material. The largest group of objects is the paper airplanes.
Arrangement
Arranged in alphabetical order.
box 144
Autograph books,
1928-1942
Physical Description:
4
items
box 145-146
Canes,
undated
Physical Description:
2
items
box 147-156
Ceramics,
circa 1950-circa 1990
Physical Description:
57
items
Scope and Content Note
Including numerous chopstick rests that incorporate figures such as fish, boats, and
fruit, and other figural ceramics in the form of animals, vegetables, and household
items.
box 157-178
Commercial toys,
circa 1940-circa 1990
Physical Description:
54
items
Scope and Content Note
Including various wind-up toys in metal or plastic, such as a Donald Duck, a Chinese
lion dog, a Russian doll, and an Educational Phone House. There are also various kinds
of manipulable toys, such as a metal alligator clicker, a plastic tree, plastic cars,
a plastic hamburger yo-yo, a plastic pinwheel, and a wooden puzzle.
box 179-183
Eggs, plain/mounted,
undated
Physical Description:
32
items
Scope and Content Note
Mounted on cardboard tubes or painted glue bottles.
Folk Art,
undated
Scope and Content Note
The items classified under the "Folk Art" heading are handmade traditional items from
various cultural communities. There is no evidence that Harry Smith himself used this
category, but the Harry Smith Archives used it, and the cataloger has continued its
usage as a way of distinguishing the handmade from the mass produced items in the
Realia collections.
box 184-190
Clay,
undated
Physical Description:
22
items
Scope and Content Note
Including doll heads, horses, fish, birds, and other animals in white, black, tan,
or red, with or without spots.
box 191-192
Eggs, Ukrainian,
undated
Scope and Content Note
Including items of wood, alabaster, wax, and actual egg, that have been decorated
with paint, incised, or set with beads, in a range of designs, from the geometric to
the figurative.
box 193-204
Fiber,
undated
Physical Description:
16
items
Scope and Content Note
Including items from China, India, Himalaya, Senegal and Russia, such as woven
shoes, cloth ornaments, straw ducks, and fabric.
box 205
Glass,
undated
Physical Description:
4
items
Scope and Content Note
Including a reindeer, ram, bull and blue bird.
box 206
Jewelry,
undated
Physical Description:
3
items
Scope and Content Note
Comprising necklaces made of seed and wood.
box 207-220
Masks,
undated
Physical Description:
17
items
Scope and Content Note
Paper mache, from India and China.
box 221-222
Metal,
undated
Physical Description:
2
items
Scope and Content Note
A scorpion stand and a balance toy, both from India.
box 223
Paper,
Physical Description:
2
items
Scope and Content Note
Comprising origami peacocks.
box 224
Stone,
undated
Physical Description:
1
item
Scope and Content Note
A single object portraying gods from India.
box 225-260
Wood,
undated
Physical Description:
55
items
Scope and Content Note
Including Russian mechanical animal toys; bowls or other house ware from
Scandinavia or elsewhere in the shape of fish or birds; Russian nesting dolls or
icons; and painted shrines or animals from India.
box 261
Glass box, commercial,
undated
box 262-264
Gourds,
undated
Physical Description:
48
items
box 266-294
Paper airplanes,
1961-1990, undated
Physical Description:
260
items
Scope and Content Note
Presumably only a portion of the total number of found paper airplanes Harry Smith
collected over his lifetime, this nonetheless representative assortment comprises
airplanes of various sizes made from a range of ephemera, including school math
homework, Hotel Albert stationary, a religious tract, a Betty Crocker card, a
Sisterhood newsletter, and a Manhattan telephone book cover. They bear the dates on
which they were found and their locations. This collection was donated to Anthology
Film Archives from the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum.
flatfile 2**-4**
Posters,
circa 1964-1983, undated
Physical Description:
3
items
box 295-296
Printed material, bound,
1888-1987
Physical Description:
14
items
Scope and Content Note
Including spiritual guidance books, such as the Cabala,
Dewitt's
Horoscopes
,
Dr. Pierce's Books of Fortune, and the
Flipbook of Revelations; found high school yearbooks, sales catalogs,
and instructional books about gardening, cooking, and sewing.
box 297
String figure, mounted,
undated
Physical Description:
1
item
box 298-316
Tarot and playing cards,
circa 1970-1990
Physical Description:
181
items
Scope and Content Note
Cards decks produced in America, France, and Italy, ranging from divinatory decks to
tarot decks with motifs such as the Golden Dawn, the Tree of Life, Cat People, and
Wonderland. Playing cards include classics such as Old Maid, Hearts, and Go Fish, as
wells as Collectible decks with motifs such as the Iran Contra scandal or Country
music.
box 317-334
Varia,
undated
Scope and Content Note
One-of-a-kind items that do not fit into the collection's other categories, including
a miniature crate filled with bubblegum oranges, seven assorted buttons, two swim
goggles, a pink cloth dice ornament, Harry Smith's fingernail, a stethoscope, a
seaman's cap, and a plastic CD organizer.
