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Taos Talking Pictures Records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-738-BC
 

Taos Talking Pictures Records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-738-BC
This collection contains administrative materials of the Taos Talking Pictures, clippings, articles, publicity, programs and other information on the Taos Talking Picture Festival and the Media Literacy Forum, and a collection of films screened at the Taos Talking Pictures Festival. The collection is divided into five series:

Administrative:The administrative component of the Taos Talking Pictures records consists of board and staff meeting minutes, budgets for 1993-2003, papers identifying the original name of the organization as All One Company, correspondence and faxes covering the festival and media literacy forum as well as normal administrative information, suggestions on improving the festival, Talking Pictures newsletter for 1995, Screens, Taos Talking Pictures official newsletter, 1999-2000, information on local artists like Ken Price and R. C. Gorman who were commissioned to create awards and festival posters and research about festivals, fundraising and the local economy of Taos. The Board of Directors' minutes contain reports from various committees such as Nominating, Strategic Planning, Outreach, Development, Special Events, and By-laws. They also contain financial information, Board retreats and annual meeting minutes. There are news clippings and articles, reviews, publicity, handbills, and playbills about films shown at the Taos Talking Picture Festival. This series also includes information on several fundraisers held by the organization.

Taos Talking Pictures Festival: This series contains material covering the 1995-2003 film festivals. There are official programs, call for entries, movie descriptions, clippings, festival schedules, guest appearance schedules, Open Sheet screening schedules, events schedules, postcards, press kits, some containing publicity photographs, press releases for films shown such as, My family/Mi familia, tickets, information on special awards, sponsorship and advertising kits, festival posters, Taos vacation guides, and festival follow up reports.

Media Literacy Forum:This series contains general information on media literacy, clippings, correspondence, events, schedule, budget, and biographies of presenters at the Media Literacy Forum at the Taos Talking Picture Festivals for 1995-1999. The material predominately covers 1996. There is also information on New Mexico Media Literacy Project, Media Literacy workshops in New Mexico, Downs Media Educational Center, Taos County Media Literacy Network, and Center for Media and Values. Also in this series are two Digital Audio Tapes (DAT), which have been converted to Computer Discs. One is "David Barsamian on Corporate Culture," a Media Literacy lecture presented at the 1996 Taos Talking Picture Festival by author and host of NPR's "Alternative Radio." The second is a panel discussion entitled "Power of the Purse Strings," also presented at the same Media Literacy Forum in 1996. The moderator is Deirdre Downs and panelists include Heather Wilson, Kara Murtesz, Marcie Kelly, Amy Simon, and Roger Morris.

Photographs and Slides: This series contains photographs and slides from festival events, mostly unidentified.

Taos Talking Pictures Festival Films: This series consists of VHS tapes and DVDs of films shown at the Taos Talking Pictures Film Festivals. Note that the 33 boxes in this series are numbered separately from the eight boxes of the first four series above.
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Dates
1984-2003
Majority of material found within 1993-2003
Extent
41 boxes and 1 oversize folder (.5 cu. ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Language of Materials
Spanish; Castilian
Dates
1989-1990

Fundraising, 1990-1996

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 2
Dates
1990-1996

Sundance Festival, 1994-1996

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 4
Dates
1994-1996

Film Festivals, Other, 1992-1999

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 5
Dates
1992-1999

Taos Shakespeare Festival Proposal, 1994

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 6
Dates
1994

Taos Art Association (TAA), 1992-1999

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 7
Dates
1992-1999

Freedom Forum, 1994-1996

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 8
Dates
1994-1996

Teleconferencing, 1991-1993

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 9
Dates
1991-1993

Dick Zimmerman, 1993

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 10
Dates
1993
Dates
undated

Budget, July 1, 1993-June 30, 1994

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 12
Dates
July 1, 1993-June 30, 1994

Ivan G'Vera Correspondence, 1994

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 13
Dates
1994

Southwest Film/Video Archives, 1994

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 14
Dates
1994

Letters In, July 1993-June 1994

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 15
Dates
July 1993-June 1994

Letters Out, 1993-June 30, 1994

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 16
Dates
1993-June 30, 1994

Faxes Out, July 1993-July 1994

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 17
Dates
July 1993-July 1994
Dates
July 1, 1994-June 30, 1995
 

James Corburn/Elkins Entertainment, 1994

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 19
Dates
1994

Budget, July 1, 1994-June 30, 1995

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 20
Dates
July 1, 1994-June 30, 1995

Invoices - Outgoing Monies, 1994-1995

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 21
Dates
1994-1995

Invoices - Incoming Monies, 1995

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 22
Dates
1995
Dates
1995-1996

Letters In, July 1994-June 1995

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 24
Dates
July 1994-June 1995

Letters Out, July 1994-June 1995

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 25
Dates
July 1994-June 1995

Faxes In, July 1994-June 1995

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 26
Dates
July 1994-June 1995

Faxes Out, July 1994-June 1995

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 27
Dates
July 1994-June 1995

Sponsors/Media Packets, 1993-1995

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 28
Dates
1993-1995

Films Wanted, undated

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 30
Dates
undated

Print Source Films, 1995

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 31
Dates
1995

Taos Talking Pictures Newsletter, 1995

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 33
Dates
1995

Proposed Events/Staff Meetings, 1995

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 34
Dates
1995
Dates
1995

Film Festival, 1995

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 36
Dates
1995
Two copies with comments.
Dates
August, 1995

Fundraising: A Tribute to Gatsby, 1995

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 38
Dates
1995