Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site (Washington, D.C.)
Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)
Date:
1992 May 14
Scope and Contents note:
Edmund Barry Gaither discusses how genuinely pioneering the original Anacostia Neighborhood Museum (now Anacostia Community Museum) was because the community was the empowering agency and subject for the museum. As the first director of the African American Museums Assocation, he describes John Kinard's influence, and how he introduced or helped shape every important issue that organization addressed. He also describes Kinard's relationship with the Smithsonian Institution, and how he tried to give voice to what he felt the Anacostia community wanted. He talks about how the museum's programs and exhibits reflected issues relevant to the Anacostia community, and how the museum has changed over time yet has continued to generate exhibitions that are of national importance.
The interview was recorded on May 13, 1992. The audio quality is faint with some background noise, but the interview can generally be heard clearly throughout the recording.
Exhibitions mentioned: Black women: achievements against the odds, The Rat: Man's Invited Affliction.
Biographical / Historical:
Edmund Barry Gaither (1944-) was born in Great Falls, South Carolina. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Morehouse College, and a Master of Fine Arts degree from Brown University in 1968. In 1969, he became curator of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. He founded the National Center of Afro-American Artists in Roxbury, Massachusetts, taught courses in African American studies at Boston University, and lectured about African American art at various colleges, including Spelman College, Massachusetts College of Art, Harvard College, and Wellesley College. He served on the Commission on Museums for a New Century, the American Alliance of Museums, and on President George W. Bush's Advisory Board on Historically Black Colleges and Universities. He was also the first president of the Association of African American Museums.
Provenance:
Conducted as part of the ACM 25th Anniversary Oral History Project, which includes approximately 100 interviews of residents and influential people of the Anacostia area of Washington, DC.
Restrictions:
Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.
Genre/Form:
Oral histories (document genres)
Collection Citation:
ACM 25th Anniversary Oral History Project, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution
12.5 cu. ft. (12 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Brochures
Manuscripts
Architectural drawings
Maps
Motion pictures (visual works)
Place:
Senegal
Mohenjo-Daro Site (Pakistan)
Date:
1969-1991
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of a selective fragment of the total professional papers of Paul N. Perrot. They are concerned chiefly with his activities in international
organizations and projects related to museums and the preservation/conservation of cultural property. The papers cover his career from Directorship in the Corning Museum,
through his service as Assistant Secretary for Museum Programs of the Smithsonian Institution, and to his service as Director of Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
Restrictions:
Box 4 contains materials restricted indefinitely; see finding aid; Contact reference staff for details.
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Washington, D.C. Research Center.
Collection Rights:
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Collection Citation:
Stanton L. Catlin papers, 1911-1998, bulk 1930-1994. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Smithsonian Institution Collections Care and Preservation Fund
Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
Melvin Kranzberg Papers, 1934-1988, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Collection Citation:
Jacques Seligmann & Co. records, 1904-1978, bulk 1913-1974. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Processing of the collection was funded by the Getty Grant Program; digitization of the collection was funded by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation and the Terra Foundation for American Art. Glass plate negatives in this collection were digitized in 2019 with funding provided by the Smithsonian Women's Committee.
The Question of Funding Sources and Management is a panel presentation and discussion from the First Annual National Black History Museum Seminar. John Kinard provides an introduction of the panelists, and is the moderator of the session which covers funding and finance of museums. Paul Perrot speaks about the National Museum Act; John Spencer speaks about the National Endowment for the Arts; and Nancy Englander speaks about the National Endowment for the Humanities. Session concludes with a questions and answers.
Seminar. Part of Conference Recordings. Some of the content is the same across asset AV003472 and until 004816 on asset AV003055. [beginning at 004817 on asset AV003055 Meeting on the Bicentennial Assembly]. The question and answer part of the session is on asset AV000789. Dated 19760529.
Biographical / Historical:
The First Annual National Black History Museum Seminar was held at the Museum of Natural History, the Smithsonian Castle, and the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum in Washington, D.C. from May 29 - 30, 1976. The Anacostia Neighborhood Museum was the host of the seminar. The participants include staff from the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum in Washington, D.C., Museum of African American History in Boston, DuSable Museum of African American History in Chicago, African American Museum of Detroit, Society for the Preservation of Weeksville and Bedford-Stuyvesant History in Brooklyn, and African American Historical and Cultural Society in San Francisco. The goal for the seminar was to develop a national coalition of black museum professionals and further define the goals of the seminar for the future locations - Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Brooklyn, and San Francisco.
Local Numbers:
ACMA AV003055
ACMA AV000789
General:
Title transcribed from physical asset.
Other Archival Materials:
Related archival material - First Annual National Black History Museums Seminar: Introduction; An Afro-Centric Perspective in Museums: Dr. Leonard Jeffries; Seeking, Receiving, and Spending: The Financing Game; First Annual National Black History Museums Seminar: Business Meeting; First Annual National Black History Museums Seminar: Participant Statements; First Annual National Black History Museums Seminar: Adolphus Ealey Lecture; First Annual National Black History Museum Seminar: Institution Statements.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of the materials requires an appointment. Some items are not accessible due to obsolete format and playback machinery restrictions. Please contact the archivist at acmarchives@si.edu.
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:
Ralph Rinzler papers and audio recordings, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
File consists of correspondence with Paul Perrot related to executive commission meetings and US National Commission to UNESCO.
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:
Ralph Rinzler papers and audio recordings, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
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Physical description:
8 x 10;
Type:
Black-and-white photographs
Date:
1975
September 3, 1975
Local number:
SIA RU000371 [75-10368-03]
Restrictions & Rights:
No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
