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Collector:
Maltsby, Portia  Search this
Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Program in African American Culture  Search this
Extent:
100 Cubic feet (309 boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Audiocassettes
Audiotapes
Videotapes
Photographs
Date:
1850-2004, undated
Summary:
The collection primarily documents the activities of the National Museum of American History's Program in African American Culture (PAAC) dating from 1979 through 2004. The Program in African American Culture (PAAC) created public programs documenting the black experience in the United States, as well as, other countries. Archival materials include photographs, programs, administrative files, magnetic tape, audiocassettes, U-matic and VHS video cassettes.
Scope and Contents:
The collection consists primarily of administrative files, audio, video, and photographic documentation of the programs presented by the Program in African American Culture (PAAC) from 1979 through 2004. There is a substantial amount of material documenting research conducted by the Program in African American Culture (PAAC) for its programming. In addition, administrative paperwork relating to the day-to-day activities of the Program in African American Culture (PAAC) are also included in the materials. The collection is divided into four series. Series one consists of the material created for each program and is arranged in chronological order. Series two contains background materials and publications relating to subjects of program interest and is arranged in alphabetical order. Series three includes correspondence, contracts, resumes of presenters and performers and other forms of administrative files. Series four are materials relating to Smithsonian Institution or outside programs and performances.
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged into four series. Series 1, Programs Files, 1979-2004, undated Series 2, Research Files, 1850-1995, undated Series 3, Administrative Files, 1850-1995, undated Series 4, Interviews, Speaking Engagements and Performances, 1964-2000, undated
Biographical / Historical:
The Program in African American Culture (PAAC) is a Smithsonian Institution research and programming office located in the National Museum of American History that was created as an outgrowth of the African Diaspora component of the 1975 and 1976 Festival of American Folklife. Founding director, Bernice Johnson Reagon, developed the Program in Black Culture, as the PAAC was originally, as a center for researching and presenting topics of interest to the study of African American history and culture. Reagon is a song leader, composer, scholar, and social activist, who was a founding member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) Freedom Singers in the Albany Movement in Georgia. The Program, which was transferred to the National Museum of American History in 1983, provided, and continues to provide, a forum for the presentation of traditional and historical forms of African American cultural expression. To accomplish this, Program in African American Culture (PAAC) staff conducted thorough research, which resulted in public programs including conferences, concerts, colloquia, and seminars on a wide range of topics.
Related Materials:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History Duke Ellington Collection (NMAH.AC0301) Ruth Ellington Collection of Duke Ellington Materials (NMAH.AC0415) Eugene D. Smallwood Gospel Music Collection (NMAH.AC0456) Wade in the Water Radio Series Collection (NMAH.AC0516) Moses Moon Civil Rights Movement Audio Collection (NMAH.AC0556) Bernice Reagon Johnson Collection of African American Sacred Music (NMAH.AC0653) Edward and Gaye Collection of Duke Ellington Materials (NMAH.AC0704) Ruth Koenig Mississippi Summer Collection (NMAH.AC0558) Ed King Collection of Civil Rights Material (NMAH.AC0559) Smithsonian Institution Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1969 Festival of American Folklife (CFCH.SFF.1969) Smithsonian Institution Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, June 25-July 6, 1997 (CFCH.SFF.1997) Diana Davies Photographs (CFCH.DAVIE) Smithsonian Institution Archivesemph> Oral History Interview with Bernice Reagon Johnson, 1986 (Accession 009612) National Museum of American History, Program in African American Culture, 1982-2002 (Accession 05-116) National Museum of American History, Program in African American Culture, 1983-2004 (Accession 06-002) National Museum of American History, Program in African American Culture, 1972-1999 (Accession 08-107) National Museum of American History, Program in African American Culture, 1975-2000 (Accession 12-102) National Museum of American History, Program in African American Culture, 1976-1999 (Accession 12-358) National Museum of American History, Program in African American Culture, 1980-1992, 1961 (Accession 96-147) Duke Ellington Collection Records, circa 1985-1993 (Accession 98-129) National Museum of American History, Program in Black American Culture, circa 1976-1987 (Accession 98-136) Smithsonian Institution. Division of Performing Arts (Accession 84-012)
Provenance:
Collection created by the Program in African Amerian Culture at the Smithsonian Institution from 1979-1986.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Access and use of audiovisual materials available in the Archives Center reading room or by requesting copies of audiovisual materials at RightsReproductions@si.edu
Rights:
Copyright restrictions exist. Collection items available for reproduction Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Civil rights  Search this
African American history  Search this
African American religion  Search this
Gospel music  Search this
African Americans -- Music  Search this
Civil rights movements  Search this
Jazz  Search this
Genre/Form:
Audiocassettes
Audiotapes
Videotapes
Photographs -- 1980-2000
Citation:
Program in African American Culture Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0408
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Program in African American Culture Collection
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8095b9870-25ba-427d-b5f2-cf0108109c01
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0408