SoundVision Production's The DNA Files Records, Circa 1995-2010

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Summary

Title:
SoundVision Production's The DNA Files records
Dates:
Circa 1995-2010
Creators:
Scott, Bari
Abstract:
The DNA Files was an award-winning series of radio programs created by Soundvision Productions, hosted by John Hockenberry, and guided by an outstanding panel of advisors.
Extent:
21 cartons
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

SoundVision Production's The DNA Files records, MSS 2016-36. Archives and Special Collections, University of California, San Francisco.

Background

Scope and content:

The DNA Files was an award-winning series of radio programs hosted by John Hockenberry and guided by an outstanding panel of advisors. Collection includes: Release Forms; Backgrounders for the various shows (includes some basic research of the issues, list of possible interviewees, and contact information); Treatments (some early programming ideas); Flyers and Ads in Current (Public Media's industry paper); Comments from science and expert advisors about treatment and/or script; Box of materials regarding the public radio station DNA Files Outreach project; Boxes of articles that were used as source/fact-checking/background information; Copies of the programs (audio)—DCs; Copies of the source tapes (interviews, ambiance, acquired content)-Cassettes, DATS, few mini-discs; Transcripts of the programs; Transcripts and/or logs for many of the interviews; Hard-Drive with audio of final programs.

Biographical / historical:

SoundVision Productions is an independent, non-profit production company founded in 1995. From 1998 to 2007 SoundVision researched and produced 19 one-hour radio programs, The DNA Files, exploring not only the science of genetics, but its ethical, social and legal implications.

Acquisition information:
This collection was donated to the UCSF Archives and Special Collections by Bari Scott in 2016.
Processing information:

Processed by David Uhlich in 2017.

Arrangement:

Collection is arranged by material type.

Accruals:

No future additions are expected.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
DNA
Genetics
Names:
Scott, Bari
Hockenberry, John

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
David Uhlich
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2017-02-13 20:55:03 UTC .

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Copyright has not been assigned to the Library and Center for Knowledge Management. All requests for permission to publish or quote from material must be submitted in writing to the UCSF Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Library and Center for Knowledge Management as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Preferred citation:

SoundVision Production's The DNA Files records, MSS 2016-36. Archives and Special Collections, University of California, San Francisco.

Location of this collection:
UCSF Library & CKM Archives and Special Collections, 530 Parnassus Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94143-0840, US