Research


Subseries B1639-99: Audio Files and Documents Used in SDC Programs

Dates:
1979-1990
Physical Description:
1 cubic foot; 7, 7-inch audiotapes; 6, 5-inch audiotapes; 2 cassette tapes; 1 newsletter; 1 brochure

Scope and Content Note:

Records in this subseries have no apparent connection; how they relate to each other is not presently known. It is likely that several tapes titled the "Soper Sound Music Library" are a collection of originally composed and produced American music. Other music includes two 5-inch magnetic tapes of the song "I Love New York". This song was used extensively for promotion of travel and tourism and as background for various state-produced public service announcements. Of particular interest are two 5-inch magnetic tapes and 1 audiocassette pertaining to the Jacqui Smith story, "Rainbows, Hearts, and Unicorns," a fundraising effort that raised nearly $50,000 for a local Syracuse girl who was struck by a car and comatose thereafter. After several surgeries, Jacqui no longer needed assisted living in the developmental center and was allowed to return home. With the money raised, her house was newly remodeled to equip her special needs. Two additional paper items are present in this subseries. One is a "dummy" newsletter from the Syracuse Developmental Disabilities Services Office (Vol. 13, No. 8, January 1990), the issue that highlighted the Jacqui Smith story; the other is a promotional brochure about the fundraising campaign for her.