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Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Names:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival  Search this

Extent:

1 Cubic foot (approximate)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographic prints

Audiocassettes

Notes

Slides (photographs)

Contracts

Video recordings

Plans (drawings)

Audiotapes

Business records

Digital images

Videotapes

Correspondence

Sound recordings

Negatives

Memorandums

Date:

June 30-July 8, 1973

Summary:

The Smithsonian Institution Festival of American Folklife, held annually since 1967 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., was renamed the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in 1998. The materials collected here document the planning, production, and execution of the annual Festival, produced by the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (1999-present) and its predecessor offices (1967-1999). An overview of the entire Festival records group is available here: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records.

Scope and Contents note:

This collection documents the planning, production, and execution of the 1973 Festival of American Folklife. Materials may include photographs, audio recordings, motion picture film and video recordings, notes, production drawings, contracts, memoranda, correspondence, informational materials, publications, and ephemera. Such materials were created during the Festival on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., as well as in the featured communities, before or after the Festival itself.

Arrangement note:

Arranged in 5 series.

Missing Title

Series 1: Program Books, Festival Publications, and Ephemera

Series 2: Regional America: Kentucky

Series 3: Native Americans: Northern Plains Indians

Series 4: Old Ways in the New World

Series 5: Working Americans

Historical note:

The Festival of American Folklife, held annually since 1967 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., was renamed the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in 1998.

The 1973 Festival of American Folklife was produced by the Smithsonian Division of Performing Arts and cosponsored by the National Park Service.

For more information, see Smithsonian Folklife Festival records.

Introduction:

In 1973, the Smithsonian Institution began preparing its multi-year commemoration of the Bicentennial of the American Revolution in 1976. Beginning with this year's Festival, the National Park Service of the U.S. Department of the Interior became co-sponsor of the Festival with the Smithsonian, and it was moved to the western part of the National Mall alongside the Reflecting Pool, between 17th and 23rd Streets, and between Constitution Avenue N.W. and Independence Avenue S.W. (see site plan). As explained by Secretary S. Dillon Ripley, "Themes and presentations for this Festival are a trial run for the themes around which our own celebration of America's 200th birthday will be organized."

The 1973 Festival ran from June 30 to July 8 and included four programs that initiated the Bicentennial preparations: Regional America featured the Commonwealth of Kentucky; Native Americans featured Northern Plains tribes; Working Americans featured the building trades; and Old Ways in the New World was inaugurated with two programs: Tribute to the Tamburashi presented Yugoslavian and Yugoslavian American traditions, and British Isles Music, Song, and Dance Traditions included participants from England, Scotland, Ireland and the U.S. Of these programs, Native Americans and Working Americans extended throughout the nine-day Festival, with the British Isles program running the first four days, the Tamburashi program running the first five days, and Kentucky featured for the last five days. During the Festival, evening concerts were presented on a stage at the base of the Lincoln Memorial; documentation of those concerts is found within each of the relevant programs whose musicians were featured.

The 1973 Festival was co-organized by the Smithsonian Institution, Division of Performing Arts (James R. Morris, Director; Richard Lusher, Deputy Director) and the National Park Service (Ronald H. Walker, Director). Ralph Rinzler was Director of Folklife Programs, with Gerald L. Davis serving as Associate Director and Kenneth S. Goldstein as Special Assistant to the Secretary on Folklore and Folklife.

The 1973 Program Book provided information on all of the programs, including a schedule and participant lists.

Shared Stewardship of Collections:

The Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage acknowledges and respects the right of artists, performers, Folklife Festival participants, community-based scholars, and knowledge-keepers to collaboratively steward representations of themselves and their intangible cultural heritage in media produced, curated, and distributed by the Center. Making this collection accessible to the public is an ongoing process grounded in the Center's commitment to connecting living people and cultures to the materials this collection represents. To view the Center's full shared stewardship policy, which defines our protocols for addressing collections-related inquiries and concerns, please visit https://doi.org/10.25573/data.21771155.

Forms Part Of:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1973 Festival of American Folklife forms part of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival records .

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: Papers

1967 Festival of American Folklife records - [Ongoing]

Related Archival Materials note:

Within the Rinzler Archives, related materials may be found in various collections such as the Ralph Rinzler papers and recordings, the Lily Spandorf drawings, the Diana Davies photographs, the Robert Yellin photographs, and the Curatorial Research, Programs, and Projects collection. Additional relevant materials may also be found in the Smithsonian Institution Archives concerning the Division of Performing Arts (1966-1983), Folklife Program (1977-1980), Office of Folklife Programs (1980-1991), Center for Folklife Programs and Cultural Studies (1991-1999), Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (1999-present), and collaborating Smithsonian units, as well as in the administrative papers of key figures such as the Secretary and respective deputies. Users are encouraged to consult relevant finding aids and to contact Archives staff for further information.

Restrictions:

Access to the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections is by appointment only. Visit our website for more information on scheduling a visit or making a digitization request. Researchers interested in accessing born-digital records or audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies.

Rights:

Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.

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Contracts

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Plans (drawings)

Audiotapes

Business records

Digital images

Videotapes

Correspondence

Sound recordings

Negatives

Memorandums

Citation:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1973 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.SFF.1973

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Collection Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

June 30-July 8, 1973

Introduction:

Ten tribes of Northern Plains Indians, from the States of North and South Dakota, Montana and Wyoming, were represented in the Native Americans section of the 1973 Festival. Their participation marked the fourth year of a six-year plan to include Indians of a different region at each Festival, with the Bicentennial Festival to feature the entire country.

Past and present culture and lifestyles of American Indians were explored in these presentations, which included samplings of traditional culture that continue to be central to life within Indian communities. Through workshop sessions, crafts demonstrations, song and dance, Indians demonstrated their traditions. Members of the featured tribes worked with the Festival staff as field coordinators to help plan, develop and carry out the program.

Indian participation in the Festival was both an opportunity for Festival visitors to become acquainted with Indian people and also an opportunity for Indian people to speak about both contemporary and traditional concerns. Among those concerns and priorities are a respect for the land, respect and care of their older members, and an arts tradition that realizes and reflects the role of man in nature.

Clydia Nahwooksy served as Director of the Indian Awareness Program, assisted by Tom Kavanagh. Major sponsors were the U.S. Department of Commerce and U.S. Office of Education.

Participants:

Frank Backbone, 1917-2005, Crow, singer, Crow Agency, Montana

Pearl Backbone, 1922-1992, Crow, bead worker, Crow Agency, Montana

Ann Bigman, 1922-1999, Crow, bead worker, Crow Agency, Montana

Hugh Little Owl, 1910-1991, Crow, flute maker, Crow Agency, Montana

Kevin Red Star, Crow, tipi painter, Billings, Montana

Cecilia Bearchum, 1923-, Northern Cheyenne, shawl maker, Busby, Montana

Curtis James Bearchum, 1955-, Northern Cheyenne, feather worker, Busby, Montana

Jesse Copenhaver, 1914-, Northern Cheyenne, bead worker, Busby, Montana

Joan Sootkis, 1953-, Northern Cheyenne, shawl maker, Lame Deer, Montana

Vernon Sootkis, 1955-, Northern Cheyenne, moccasin maker, Lame Deer, Montana

Ruth Strangeowl, 1955-, Northern Cheyenne, cook, Birney, Montana

Arnold Hedley, Arapaho, singer

Aline Shakespeare, 1928-1977, Arapaho, bead worker, Arapaho, Wyoming

Tom Shakespeare, 1927-1977, Arapaho, singer, Arapaho, Wyoming

William Shakespeare, Arapaho, dancer, Arapaho, Wyoming

Mary Alice Denny, 1921-2003, Cree, bead worker, Box Elder, Montana

Ona Lee Denny, 1960-, Cree, dancer, Box Elder, Montana

Walter Alex Denny, 1911-1981, Cree, tipi maker, Box Elder, Montana

Ariad Standing Rock, Cree, cradleboard maker

Douglas Standing Rock, Cree, feather worker

Mary Bagola, 1898-1987, Sioux, beadwork, Cherry Creek, South Dakota

Iva Blackbear, 1913-1983, Sioux, singer, Rosebud, South Dakota

William Horn Cloud, Sioux, singer, Pine Ridge, South Dakota

Cecilia Jumping Bull, 1902-1986, Sioux, tipi sewer, Oglala, South Dakota

Harry Jumping Bull, 1898-1980, Sioux, camp crier, Oglala, South Dakota

Jennie Knox, 1896-1979, Sioux, quilter, Okreek, South Dakota

Sybil Lambert, Sioux, cook, Brockton, Montana

Rosebud Marshall, Sioux, pipe maker, Flandreau, South Dakota

Marie Star Boy, Sioux, quilter, South Dakota

Lucy Swan, Sioux, beadwork

Claude Two Elk, Sioux, dancer, Mission, South Dakota

Marie Two Charger, 1941-2005, Sioux, quilter, Mission, South Dakota

Floyd Westerman, 1936-2007, Sioux, singer

Mary Crowshoe, Blackfeet, bead worker

Joe Crowshoe, Blackfeet, tipi maker, Brocket, Alberta

Louise Evans, 1907-1983, Blackfeet, moccasin maker, Browning, Montana

Grace Kennedy, 1926-1994, Blackfeet, bead worker, Browning, Montana

Pat Kennedy, Blackfeet, singer, Browning, Montana

John Bear Medicine, Blackfeet, doll maker, Browning, Montana

Willy Eagle Plume, Blackfeet, drum maker, Fort Macleod, Alberta

Joan Heavy Runner, Blackfeet, cradleboard maker

Tom Heavy Runner, Blackfeet, tipi sewer

Adolf Hungry Wolf, Blackfeet, singer, Fort Macleod, Alberta

Collection Restrictions:

Access to the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections is by appointment only. Visit our website for more information on scheduling a visit or making a digitization request. Researchers interested in accessing born-digital records or audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies.

Collection Rights:

Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1973 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.SFF.1973, Series 2

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Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Names:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival  Search this

Extent:

1 Cubic foot (approximate)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Video recordings

Photographic prints

Notes

Audiocassettes

Digital images

Business records

Sound recordings

Negatives

Videotapes

Plans (drawings)

Slides (photographs)

Correspondence

Contracts

Audiotapes

Memorandums

Date:

July 3-7, 1968

Summary:

The Smithsonian Institution Festival of American Folklife, held annually since 1967 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., was renamed the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in 1998. The materials collected here document the planning, production, and execution of the annual Festival, produced by the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (1999-present) and its predecessor offices (1967-1999). An overview of the entire Festival records group is available here: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records.

Scope and Contents note:

This collection documents the planning, production, and execution of the 1968 Festival of American Folklife. Materials may include photographs, audio recordings, motion picture film and video recordings, notes, production drawings, contracts, memoranda, correspondence, informational materials, publications, and ephemera. Such materials were created during the Festival on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., as well as in the featured communities, before or after the Festival itself.

Arrangement note:

Arranged in 4 series.

Series 1: Program Books, Festival Publications, and Ephemera

Series 2: Crafts

Series 3: Performances

Series 4: Texas

Historical note:

The Festival of American Folklife, held annually since 1967 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., was renamed the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in 1998.

The 1968 Festival of American Folklife was produced by the Smithsonian Division of Performing Arts.

For more information, see Smithsonian Folklife Festival records.

Introduction:

After the 1967 Festival proved to be a great success, the Smithsonian decided that the Festival of American Folklife would become an annual event. The 1968 Festival took place July 3-7 on the National Mall, between Madison Drive and Jefferson Drive and between 10th Street and 14th Street, south of the Museum of History and Technology and the Museum of Natural History (see site map). It followed the same approach that had proven effective in 1967, but innovated by also including a program focused on a single State, Texas.

As in 1967, the Festival was organized by the Division of Performing Arts, James R. Morris, Director, and directed by Festival Director Ralph C. Rinzler.

The 1968 Program Book included information to complement each of the programs, ranging from discussions of the definitions of folklore and folklife to the relations between folklife and cultural history. Smithsonian Secretary S. Dillon Ripley, in his introduction to the booklet, noted that:

The Festival of American Folklife offers the Smithsonian Institution an opportunity to show through demonstration and performance some aspects of the cultural roots of the people of the United States. The Festival is a living exhibition of the creativity of the many ethnic groups that make up the culture of this country.

After the 1967 Festival proved to be a great success, the Smithsonian decided that the Festival of American Folklife would become an annual event. The 1968 Festival took place July 3-7 on the National Mall, between Madison Drive and Jefferson Drive and between 10th Street and 14th Street, south of the Museum of History and Technology and the Museum of Natural History (see site map). It followed the same approach that had proven effective in 1967, but innovated by also including a program focused on a single State, Texas.

As in 1967, the Festival was organized by the Division of Performing Arts, James R. Morris, Director, and directed by Festival Director Ralph C. Rinzler.

Crafts

Performances

Texas

The 1968 Program Book included information to complement each of the programs, ranging from discussions of the definitions of folklore and folklife to the relations between folklife and cultural history. Smithsonian Secretary S. Dillon Ripley, in his introduction to the booklet, noted that:

The Festival of American Folklife offers the Smithsonian Institution an opportunity to show through demonstration and performance some aspects of the cultural roots of the people of the United States. The Festival is a living exhibition of the creativity of the many ethnic groups that make up the culture of this country.

Festival speakers and consultants:

Bruce Jackson, 1936-, New York

Guthrie (Gus) Meade, 1932-1991, Washington D.C.

Mack McCormick, Texas

Robert Messinger, New York

Sandy Paton, Connecticut

Caroline Paton, Connecticut

Jean Ritchie, New York

Mike Seeger, 1933-2009, Washington, D.C.

Dick Waterman, Massachusetts

Shared Stewardship of Collections:

The Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage acknowledges and respects the right of artists, performers, Folklife Festival participants, community-based scholars, and knowledge-keepers to collaboratively steward representations of themselves and their intangible cultural heritage in media produced, curated, and distributed by the Center. Making this collection accessible to the public is an ongoing process grounded in the Center's commitment to connecting living people and cultures to the materials this collection represents. To view the Center's full shared stewardship policy, which defines our protocols for addressing collections-related inquiries and concerns, please visit https://doi.org/10.25573/data.21771155.

Forms Part Of:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1968 Festival of American Folklife forms part of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival records .

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: Papers

1967 Festival of American Folklife records - [Ongoing]

Related Archival Materials note:

Within the Rinzler Archives, related materials may be found in various collections such as the Ralph Rinzler papers and recordings, the Lily Spandorf drawings, the Diana Davies photographs, the Robert Yellin photographs, and the Curatorial Research, Programs, and Projects collection. Additional relevant materials may also be found in the Smithsonian Institution Archives concerning the Division of Performing Arts (1966-1983), Folklife Program (1977-1980), Office of Folklife Programs (1980-1991), Center for Folklife Programs and Cultural Studies (1991-1999), Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (1999-present), and collaborating Smithsonian units, as well as in the administrative papers of key figures such as the Secretary and respective deputies. Users are encouraged to consult relevant finding aids and to contact Archives staff for further information.

Restrictions:

Access to the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections is by appointment only. Visit our website for more information on scheduling a visit or making a digitization request. Researchers interested in accessing born-digital records or audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies.

Rights:

Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.

Topic:

World music  Search this

Folklore  Search this

Food habits  Search this

Folk music  Search this

Folk festivals  Search this

arts and crafts  Search this

Folk art  Search this

Genre/Form:

Video recordings

Photographic prints

Notes

Audiocassettes

Digital images

Business records

Sound recordings

Negatives

Videotapes

Plans (drawings)

Slides (photographs)

Correspondence

Contracts

Audiotapes

Memorandums

Citation:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1968 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections , Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.SFF.1968

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Collection Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1968

Scope and Contents:

Photographs in this series depict general Festival scenes.

General:

The 1968 Festival of American Folklife Program Book was edited by Ruri Sakai and designed by Janet Stratton. The 1968 Festival site was designed by Richard Lusher.

Collection Restrictions:

Access to the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections is by appointment only. Visit our website for more information on scheduling a visit or making a digitization request. Researchers interested in accessing born-digital records or audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies.

Collection Rights:

Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1968 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections , Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.SFF.1968, Series 1

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Collection Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Introduction:

The 1968 Festival saw a large program of music and dance performances, in three venues: a Ballads Stage, a City-Country Stage, and a Main Stage. As with the 1967 Festival, the majority of the performers represented Anglo American and African American traditions, but there were also Lummi, Basque, and Serbian dance groups, as well as a Louisiana French ballad singer and a Native American singer and storyteller. Anglo American performers presented old-time string band music as well as bluegrass, ballads and various instrumental traditions. African American traditions ranged from a country songster and a fife-and-drum group to Muddy Waters' Chicago blues band and the Preservation Hall Band of New Orleans. Concerts were complemented by more informal workshops in which participants spoke about their cultural traditions and the importance of maintaining them. Evening concerts on the Main Stage presented a diversity of traditions and - to close the Festival - a tribute to the John A. Lomax Family that featured the diverse Texas performers.

Participants:

Anthony Alderman, 1900-1978, fiddler, Virginia

Alma Barthélémy, ballad singer, Louisiana

Loman Cansler, 1924-1992, ballad singer, Missouri

Gaither Carlton, 1901-1972, fiddler, North Carolina

Sara Cleveland, 1905-1987, ballad singer, New York

Fred Cockerham, 1905-1980, fiddler and banjo player, North Carolina

Libba Cotten, 1895-1987, singer and guitarist, Washington, D.C. (originally from North Carolina)

Henry Crow Dog, 1899-1985, Indian singer and storyteller, South Dakota

Jimmie Driftwood, 1907-1998, Ozark ballad singer, Arkansas

Russell Fluharty, 1906-1989, hammer dulcimer player, West Virginia

Dolly Greer, ballad singer, North Carolina

Joe Heaney, 1919-1984, Irish Gaelic ballad singer, Conemara, Ireland; New York

Clarence Howard, singer, guitarist, Tennessee

Clint Howard, 1930-2011, singer, guitarist, Tennessee

John Jackson, 1924-2002, Piedmont blues singer, guitarist, Virginia

Skip James, 1902-1969, country blues singer, guitarist

Tommy Jarrell, 1901-1985, fiddler, banjo player, North Carolina

Oscar Jenkins, fiddler, banjo player, North Carolina

Bessie Jones (1902-1984) and Georgia Sea Island Singers, shouts, spirituals & ring games, Georgia

Grandpa Jones, 1913-1998, country singer and banjo player, Tennessee

Norman Kennedy, 1934-, Scots ballad singer, Aberdeen Scotland, Williamsburg, Virginia

Louis Killen, 1934-2013, English ballad singer, Newcastle, England, New York City, New York

Lummi Dancers, traditional Indian dancers, Washington

Margot Mayo, 1910-1974, square dance caller, Texas, Kentucky, New York

Bill McElreath, 1904-1974, mountain clog dancer, North Carolina

Seth Mize, 1901-1977, fiddler, Arkansas

Oinkari dancers, Basque dancers, Idaho

Red Parham, harmonica player, North Carolina

Preservation Hall Band, New Orleans jazz band, Louisiana

Fred Price, 1915-1987, fiddler, Tennessee

Kenneth Price, banjo player, Tennessee

Jean Ritchie, 1922-2015, ballad singer and dulcimer player, Kentucky, New York

Fred Roe, fiddler, Tennessee

Bookmiller Shannon, 1908-1985, banjo player, Arkansas

St. Nikola dancers, traditional Serbian dancers, Wisconsin

Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Smith, fiddler and guitar player, West Virginia, Arlington, Virginia

George Smith, square dance caller, Maryland

Dewey Shepherd, 1906-1996, fiddler and ballad singer, Kentucky

John Kilby Snow, 1905-1980, autoharp player, Pennsylvania

Ralph Stanley (1927-2016) and the Clinch Mountain Boys, bluegrass band Virginia, Florida

Swan Silvertones, gospel, New York

Odell Tolliver, 1918-, fiddler, Virginia

Leslie Walls, guitar player, Arkansas

Muddy Waters (1915-1983) and group, blues band, Illinois

Arnold Watson, singer, banjo player, North Carolina

Doc Watson, 1923-2012, singer, guitar player, banjo player, North Carolina

Merle Watson, 1949-1985, guitar player, North Carolina

Rosa Lee Watson, 1931-2012, singer and guitar player, North Carolina

Ed Young (1910-1972), G.D. Young, and Lonnie Young (1903-1976), fife and drum, Tennessee

Collection Restrictions:

Access to the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections is by appointment only. Visit our website for more information on scheduling a visit or making a digitization request. Researchers interested in accessing born-digital records or audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies.

Collection Rights:

Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1968 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections , Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.SFF.1968, Series 3

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Collector:

Miss Frances T. Densmore  Search this

Donor Name:

Miss Frances T. Densmore  Search this

Culture:

Chippewa (Ojibwe, Anishinaabe)  Search this

Object Type:

Bark Pattern

Place:

United States, North America

Accession Date:

30 Jan 1931

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

113412

USNM Number:

E349690-0

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Anthropology

Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ee018784-5a7b-423a-8a48-75214275a616

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8403145

Donor Name:

Johnny Peter  Search this

Height - Object:

226 cm

2 m

Depth - Object:

150 cm

Width - Object:

171.5 cm

2 m

Length - Object:

4 m

Culture:

Kutchin (Gwich'in, Dihjii Zhuh)  Search this

Object Type:

Fish Wheel

Place:

Washington / Ft. Yukon, District Of Columbia / Alaska, United States, North America

Accession Date:

12 Jun 1989

Collection Date:

Jul 1984

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

363027

USNM Number:

E423744-0

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Anthropology

Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3352f6e3e-17f9-41fa-8760-974f56a0d3cd

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8456775

Donor Name:

Dr. William C. Sturtevant  Search this

Culture:

Seminole  Search this

Object Type:

Textile Sample

Place:

Oklahoma, United States, North America

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

2049174

USNM Number:

E437694-0

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Anthropology

Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/346f7f30f-ff61-4090-a697-83c9181cc626

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_16917164

Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Names:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival  Search this

Extent:

1 Cubic foot (approximate)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Audiotapes

Videotapes

Memorandums

Plans (drawings)

Sound recordings

Photographic prints

Negatives

Audiocassettes

Business records

Correspondence

Notes

Digital images

Slides (photographs)

Video recordings

Contracts

Date:

October 4-9, 1978

Summary:

The Smithsonian Institution Festival of American Folklife, held annually since 1967 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., was renamed the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in 1998. The materials collected here document the planning, production, and execution of the annual Festival, produced by the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (1999-present) and its predecessor offices (1967-1999). An overview of the entire Festival records group is available here: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records.

Scope and Contents note:

This collection documents the planning, production, and execution of the 1978 Festival of American Folklife. Materials may include photographs, audio recordings, motion picture film and video recordings, notes, production drawings, contracts, memoranda, correspondence, informational materials, publications, and ephemera. Such materials were created during the Festival on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., as well as in the featured communities, before or after the Festival itself.

Arrangement note:

Arranged in 10 series.

Series 1: Program Books, Festival Publications, and Ephemera

Series 2: Chesapeake Bay Traditions

Series 3: Children's Folklife

Series 4: Coal Miners & Oil Workers

Series 5: D.C. Folklore

Series 6: Folklife in the Museum: A Nation of Nations

Series 7: Folklife in the Museum: Renwick Gallery

Series 8: Mexican & Mexican American Traditions

Series 9: Other Programs

Series 10: San Juan Pueblo Culture

Historical note:

The Festival of American Folklife, held annually since 1967 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., was renamed the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in 1998.

The 1978 Festival of American Folklife was produced by the Smithsonian Folklife Program of the Office of American and Folklife Studies and cosponsored by the National Park Service.

For more information, see Smithsonian Folklife Festival records.

Introduction:

With the 1978 Festival, the Smithsonian began a five-year cycle of variations on the theme of "community," exploring folklore as the artistic expression of community life, and the pleasure and dignity found in that process. When the Smithsonian Folklife Program staff decided to use "community" as the theme of the 1978 presentation, they were not grafting an idea onto the Festival, but featuring an aspect of the Festival that had been present throughout its history. Folklore consists of the traditional ways in which community people work and play together, and their customary forms of entertaining and instructing each other. Community is composed of people meeting regularly who have inherited or developed ways of celebrating their sense of coming together.

"Community" had been involved in the past eleven festivals in many ways. For communities - whether inherited or joined - serve as a vital buffer between individuals and a world of megastates and megacorporations. They are more manageable units in which all can participate - men and women, young and old - and give some living proof of Schumacher's notion that "small is beautiful." Festival organizers sought to reaffirm that humans are important, and that we are, like plants and other animals, dependent upon communities for survival.

As with the preceding year, the 1978 Festival (October 4-9) was held on a site on the National Mall later to be occupied by the National Museum of African American History and Culture, between 14th and 15th Streets and between Constitution Avenue and Madison Drive (see site plan). Indoor activities took place in the National Museum of History and Technology, the National Museum of Natural History, and the Renwick Gallery. The San Juan Pueblo programs took place outside of the National Museum of Natural History. As had been the case in 1977, Festival programming in the museums sought to connect objects on exhibit with people who could demonstrate, explain, or comment upon them; programming was again marked by collaboration between Folklife Program staff and museum curators. Festival programs included:

Missing Title

Chesapeake Bay Traditions

Children's Folklife

Coal Miners & Oil Workers

D.C. Folklore

Folklife in the Museum: A Nation of Nations (including presentations on Ellis Island, Dunham School,family folklore, sleeping car porters, and a wheelwright)

Folklife in the Museum: Renwick Gallery (featuring presentations on Mexican masks and on musicalinstruments)

Mexican & Mexican American Traditions

Other Programs (featuring organ-building in the Hall of Musical Instruments and sharecroppers in the Hallof Everyday Life in the American Past)

San Juan Pueblo Culture

The 1978 Program Book provided information on each of the programs, including a schedule and participant lists.

The 1978 Festival was again co-presented by the Smithsonian Institution and National Park Service, with support from the U.S. Department of Energy, McDonald's Washington Area Family Restaurants, and the Music Performance Trust Funds. It was organized by the Folklife Program within the Office of American and Folklife Studies.

Folklife Advisory Council

Wilcomb E. Washburn, Chairman, Roger Abrahams, Richard Ahlborn, Richard Dorson, William Fitzhugh, Lloyd Herman, Robert Laughlin, Scott Odell, Bernice Reagon, Ralph Rinzler, E. Richard Sorenson

Folklife Program, Office of American and Folklife Studies

Ralph Rinzler, Director; Jeffrey LaRiche, Program Coordinator; Peter Seitel, Senior Folklorist; Thomas Vennum, Jr., Ethnomusicologist; Susan Kalcik, Folklorist; Steve Zeitlin, Folklorist; Jack Santino, Folklorist; Frank Proschan and Richard Derbyshire, Archivists

National Park Service

William J. Whelan, Director; Manus J. Fish, Jr., Regional Director, National Capital Region

Fieldworkers and presenters:

Héctor Aguíñiga, Holly Baker, Karen Baldwin, Charles Camp, Susan G. Davis, Hazel Dickens, Jason Dotson, Ben Evans, Alicia González, Richard Haefer, Charlotte Heth, Marjorie Hunt, Amy Kotkin, Maria La Vigna, Phyllis May, Pat Mullen, Salvador Ortega, Keith Rollinson, Daniel Sheehy, Nick Spitzer, Peggy Yocom, Jean Alexander, Kate Rinzler, George McDaniels

Shared Stewardship of Collections:

The Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage acknowledges and respects the right of artists, performers, Folklife Festival participants, community-based scholars, and knowledge-keepers to collaboratively steward representations of themselves and their intangible cultural heritage in media produced, curated, and distributed by the Center. Making this collection accessible to the public is an ongoing process grounded in the Center's commitment to connecting living people and cultures to the materials this collection represents. To view the Center's full shared stewardship policy, which defines our protocols for addressing collections-related inquiries and concerns, please visit https://doi.org/10.25573/data.21771155.

Forms Part Of:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1978 Festival of American Folklife forms part of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival records .

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: Papers

1967 Festival of American Folklife records - [Ongoing]

Related Archival Materials note:

Within the Rinzler Archives, related materials may be found in various collections such as the Ralph Rinzler papers and recordings, the Lily Spandorf drawings, the Diana Davies photographs, the Robert Yellin photographs, and the Curatorial Research, Programs, and Projects collection. Additional relevant materials may also be found in the Smithsonian Institution Archives concerning the Division of Performing Arts (1966-1983), Folklife Program (1977-1980), Office of Folklife Programs (1980-1991), Center for Folklife Programs and Cultural Studies (1991-1999), Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (1999-present), and collaborating Smithsonian units, as well as in the administrative papers of key figures such as the Secretary and respective deputies. Users are encouraged to consult relevant finding aids and to contact Archives staff for further information.

Restrictions:

Access to the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections is by appointment only. Visit our website for more information on scheduling a visit or making a digitization request. Researchers interested in accessing born-digital records or audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies.

Rights:

Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.

Topic:

Food habits  Search this

Folk festivals  Search this

Folk music  Search this

Folklore  Search this

Folk art  Search this

World music  Search this

arts and crafts  Search this

Genre/Form:

Audiotapes

Videotapes

Memorandums

Plans (drawings)

Sound recordings

Photographic prints

Negatives

Audiocassettes

Business records

Correspondence

Notes

Digital images

Slides (photographs)

Video recordings

Contracts

Citation:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1978 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.SFF.1978

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Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1978 Festival of American Folklife

Archival Repository:

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk53f9480fa-0587-4c44-8098-782e5c3c5e5c

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-cfch-sff-1978

Field worker:

Rinzler, Ralph  Search this

Collection Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Extent:

1 Sound recording (sound-tape reel, analog, 5 in.)

Type:

Archival materials

Sound recordings

Local Numbers:

FP-RINZ-5RR-0602

Restrictions:

Restrictions on access. Some duplication is allowed. Use of materials needs permission of the Smithsonian Institution.

Collection Rights:

Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1978 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.SFF.1978, Item FP-RINZ-5RR-0602

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Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1978 Festival of American Folklife

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1978 Festival of American Folklife / Additional Material

Archival Repository:

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5170df9ca-62d8-4b15-88c8-386bd788a6e4

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-cfch-sff-1978-ref1082

Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Festival of American Folklife (1978)  Search this

Producer:

Jairazbhoy, Nazir Ali, 1927-2009  Search this

Collection Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Extent:

1 Item (videocassette (U-matic))

Type:

Archival materials

Place:

Washington (D.C.)

Local Numbers:

FP-1978-3/4VHS-0094-9

Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:

Recorded in: Washington (D.C.).

Restrictions:

Restrictions on access. SI Permission.

Collection Rights:

Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.

Topic:

Documentary  Search this

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1978 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.SFF.1978, Item FP-1978-3/4VHS-0094-9

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Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1978 Festival of American Folklife

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1978 Festival of American Folklife / Additional Material

Archival Repository:

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk54a7ae20c-94ad-4189-88d2-3cf175de3982

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-cfch-sff-1978-ref1084

Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Festival of American Folklife (1978)  Search this

Collection Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Extent:

1 Item (videocassette (U-matic))

Type:

Archival materials

Place:

Washington (D.C.)

Ellis Island (New York, N.Y.)

Local Numbers:

FP-1978-3/4VHS-0095-9

General:

DVD copy

Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:

Recorded in: Washington (D.C.).

Restrictions:

Restrictions on access. SI Permission.

Collection Rights:

Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.

Topic:

Documentary  Search this

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1978 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.SFF.1978, Item FP-1978-3/4VHS-0095-9

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Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1978 Festival of American Folklife

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1978 Festival of American Folklife / Series 6: Folklife in the Museum: A Nation of Nations / 6.4: Video

Archival Repository:

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk558d0238e-2f69-403c-8e05-61bb18a2507e

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-cfch-sff-1978-ref1085

Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Festival of American Folklife (1978)  Search this

Collection Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Extent:

1 Item (videocassette (U-matic))

Type:

Archival materials

Place:

Washington (D.C.)

Ellis Island (New York, N.Y.)

Local Numbers:

FP-1978-3/4VHS-0096-9

General:

DVD copy

Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:

Recorded in: Washington (D.C.).

Restrictions:

Restrictions on access. SI Permission.

Collection Rights:

Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.

Topic:

Documentary  Search this

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1978 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.SFF.1978, Item FP-1978-3/4VHS-0096-9

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Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1978 Festival of American Folklife

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1978 Festival of American Folklife / Series 6: Folklife in the Museum: A Nation of Nations / 6.4: Video

Archival Repository:

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5b82800f1-2754-4468-a325-e86f68e6f20b

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-cfch-sff-1978-ref1086

Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Festival of American Folklife (1978)  Search this

Collection Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Extent:

1 Item (videocassette (U-matic))

Type:

Archival materials

Place:

Washington (D.C.)

Local Numbers:

FP-1978-3/4VHS-0097-9

General:

DVD copy

Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:

Recorded in: Washington (D.C.).

Restrictions:

Restrictions on access. SI Permission.

Collection Rights:

Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.

Topic:

Documentary  Search this

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1978 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.SFF.1978, Item FP-1978-3/4VHS-0097-9

See more items in:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1978 Festival of American Folklife

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1978 Festival of American Folklife / Series 6: Folklife in the Museum: A Nation of Nations / 6.4: Video

Archival Repository:

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5da1707d6-6481-4229-bd2d-9f9c9d3f6062

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-cfch-sff-1978-ref1087