The collection has been digitized and is available online via AAA's website.
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:
Prentiss Taylor papers, 1885-1991. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Funding for the digitization of the microfilm of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art. Funding for the conservation of Prentiss Taylor's photograph album, 1929-1939, was provided by the Smithsonian Women's Committee.
Zora Felton-Martin and a group of children look at and talk about a wash tub for laundry, iron stove, and ice cream maker.
Education program. Part of ACM Education Department Programs Audiovisual Records 1967-2008. Undated.
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.
Scurlock, George H. (Hardison), 1919-2005 Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Silver gelatin on cellulose acetate film sheet., 8" x 10".)
Container:
Box 99
Culture:
African Americans -- Washington (D.C.) Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Place:
Washington (D.C.) -- African Americans
Washington (D.C.) -- 1930-1940 -- Photographs
Date:
1939
Scope and Contents:
Exterior of building with "Oddfellows Temple . G.U.O. of O.F." carved in the stone above two striped awnings. The Oddfellows temple doorway is between two other businesses. "Johnson's Luncheonette" is written on the right awning and "Your Barber Shop" is written on the left awning. In the windows above the Oddfellows signage is written, "Dentist" and "Dr. Winston C. Willoughby". There is a van to the right of the image with a sign reading, "American Linen Service Co." and "Your Safeguard Sterilized Linens". Ink on negative: caption. "DEFENDER SAFETY BASE" edge imprint.No Scurlock number.
Subseries Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Gloves must be worn when handling unprotected photographs and negatives. Special arrangements required to view negatives due to cold storage. Using negatives requires a three hour waiting period. Contact the Archives Center at 202-633-3270.
Subseries Rights:
When the Museum purchased the collection from the Estate of Robert S. Scurlock, it obtained all rights, including copyright. The earliest photographs in the collection are in the public domain because their term of copyright has expired. The Archives Center will control copyright and the use of the collection for reproduction purposes, which will be handled in accordance with its standard reproduction policy guidelines. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Photographs -- 1930-1940 -- Black-and-white negatives -- Acetate film
Subseries Citation:
Scurlock Studio Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Smithsonian Institution
Sponsor:
The collection was acquired with assistance from the Eugene Meyer Foundation. Elihu and Susan Rose and the Save America's Treasures program, provided funds to stabilize, organize, store, and create digital surrogates of some of the negatives. Processing and encoding funded by a grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.
101 Health Regulators and Ethnic Markets / Chan Shek Yu, Hudson Peltier, Sharda Singh.
102 The Chinese Community Market / Chan Shek Yu, Gum Wong Troy.
Local Numbers:
FP-1987-CT-0344
General:
Chan Shek Yu, Hudson "Huddy" Peltier, Sharda Singh, Dennis Au; Chan Shek Yu, Gum Wong Troy Health Regulators And Ethnic Markets; Chinese Community Market 1 Of 2
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, July 1, 1987.
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.
Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage Search this
Type:
Archival materials
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: 1987 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Cultural Conservation and Languages: America's Many Voices
Collection Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Introduction:
America's Many Voices - the third in a series of Cultural Conservation programs that began in 1985 - addressed the importance of language in the preservation of cultural traditions. Spanish speakers from Texas, Chinese speakers from New York, Lao speakers from Virginia and Maryland, and English speakers from North Carolina challenged Festival audiences to hear the beauty of their voices, to understand the social significance of their languages, and to grasp meanings sometimes not easily translated. The theme was chosen to coincide with the Bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution, and looked back in part to the wisdom of the early patriots for guidance concerning present-day social problems and issues. In 1987, as in 1787, America's linguistic diversity and cultural variety were seen by some as threats to national unity and by others as a primary resource for national strength; the Festival advocated the latter approach.
In addition to musical performances from several of the featured communities and a full program of narrative sessions, ongoing demonstrations included (in the Mexican American area) saddle making, barbacoa cookery, toymaking, quilting, and a sacred procession each day of the Matachines group from Laredo, Texas, through the Cultural Conservation area; (in the Appalachian American area), the skills and lore of tobacco farming and the stories of hunters and their dogs; (in the Chinese American area), toymaking, face painting, and occupation lore of laundry operatators. The Lao American area included floral arts, weaving, wood carving, basket making, rocket making, and, on Sunday June 28, an all day celebration of Boun Bang Fai, the Lao Rocket Festival, which included religious ceremonies, sports, music, dance, and a rocket competition.
Frank Proschan was Curator of the Cultural Conservation program and Todd DeGarmo was Program Coordinator.
Fieldworkers and consultants:
Fieldworkers
Norma Cantú, Fay Chiang, Glenn Hinson, Mary Anne McDonald, Mario Montaño, Kingsavanh Pathammavong, Frank Proschan
Research Assistance
Charles Camp, Carol Kulig, Susan Levitas, Mary Scherbatskoy, John Kuo Wei Tchen, Margaret Yuen
Presenters:
Charles Camp, Norma Cantú, Fay Chiang, Carol Compton, Mary Greene, Glenn Hinson, Suzi Jones, Susan Levitas, Alfred Lui, Tim Lloyd, Mario Montaño, Phouratsamy Naughton, Kingsavanh Pathammavong, Suzanne Seriff, Mary Scherbatskoy, John Kuo Wei Tchen, Wang Chang Wei
Participants:
Appalachian Americans
Bessie Mae Eldreth, 1913-, ballad singer, cook, Boone, North Carolina
Colonel Francis, tobacco farmer, Crumpler, North Carolina
Laura Milton Hodges, teacher, tobacco farmer, cultural spokesperson, Vilas, North Carolina
Roy Lee Hodges, Jr., tobacco farmer, Vilas, North Carolina
Jack Lawrence, Sr., fox hunter, Boone, North Carolina
Arvie Miller, 1930-, storekeeper, tobacco farmer¬, Boone, North Carolina
Judy Norris, 1939-, tobacco farmer, Sugar Grove, North Carolina
R. Dudley Norris, 1938-, tobacco farmer, Sugar Grove, North Carolina
Jean Reid, 1961-, ballad singer, Lenoir, North Carolina
Arvill Scott, 1953-, tobacco farmer, musician, Lansing, North Carolina
Rita Francis Scott, 1953-, tobacco farmer, musician, Lansing, North Carolina
Joseph Spencer Stephens, 1936-, storekeeper, tobacco farmer, Creston, North Carolina
R. Howard Woodring, 1937-, coon hunter, Boone, North Carolina
Chinese Americans
Danny Chang, cook, New York, New York
Kui Wu Chen, 1943-, calligrapher, face and palm reader, New York, New York
Chinatown Senior Center Orchestra, musicians, New York, New York -- Chinatown Senior Center Orchestra, musicians, New York, New YorkJ.L. Jong Olmos Chan, musician, New York, NYLeong Nan Li, musician, New York, NYTon P. Hom, 1916-, musician¬, New York, NYPeter S. Lee, musician, New York, NYChing To Hau, musician¬, New York, NYPan Sau Chan, musician¬, New York, NYHon Cheung Tsang, musi¬cian, New York, NY
Shu-Min Fung, 1941-, dancer, Brooklyn, New York
Mei-Jiun Mai, dancer, Scotch Plains, New Jersey
Gum Wong Troy, 1923-, laundry worker, Rockville, Maryland
May King Troy, 1924-, cook, Rockville, Maryland
Ngan Hang Tung, 1923-, Peking Opera master, New York, New York
Yung-ching Yeh, 1942-, children's games, New York, New York
Chan Shek Yu, shopkeeper, Scotch Plains, New Jersey
Margaret Yuen, 1952-, dancer, cultural spokesperson, New York, New York
Maria Paredes Solis, 1923-, quilt maker, San Ygnacio, Texas
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: 1987 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
A) Li Shan- Painter, Calligrapher B)Gene Eng- Laundry Worker, Ret. 8 Of 15-- Interview Lost According To Tape Logs
Track Information:
101 Painting / Li Shan.
102 Laundry Workers / Gene Eng.
Local Numbers:
FP-1987-CT-0191
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: New York, United States, April 16, 1987.
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.
Slide photographs shot in Mathoo Monastery, Mathoo Village, Ladakh, India. Numbers 1 monk with columns behind him inside dukang (main prayer room); 2-4 monk in yellow, bamboo roof in background; 5 monk with door in background; 6 monk infront of white wall; 7 boy monk in doorway; 9-10 Shabdung Rinpoche in teachers lap smiling then talking to his teacher; 11-12 two boy monks cleaing laundry at stream; 14 monastery on hilltop, building in foreground; 15-16 field of grass with road and mountains in background; 17-28 fields and road int he valley, mountains in background; 29 mountains with clouds in background and fields in foreground; 30 grain in field with moutnains in background; 31 monastery on hill with buildings in valley; 32 white wall with three structures with spires; 33 stone wall with mountains, one with snow, in background, three and building to side; 34stone building with road and buildins in background; 35 monastery on hill; 36 Rado on rocky valley with mountains in background
Full film record created for the National Anthropological Film Center, Smithsonian Institution. Research film project documents daily life and agricultural work in the village of Thecho in Lalitpur District from May-July 1981. Footage is mostly of field work, including planting, threshing, winnowing, and plowing crops such as rice and corn; there is also substantial footage of young children and mothers interacting in courtyards, including spinning yarn, bathing, laundry, and a host of playful interactions. There is also footage of the final day of the Rato Machhindranath chariot festival.
General:
Local Numbers: HSFA 1986.13.41
Sponsor:
Cataloging supported by Smithsonian Institution Women's Committee.
Photograph from anthropologist Ruth Landes' 1938-1939 field research on Afro-Brazilians and Candomblé in Brazil in the city of Bahia (now known as Salvador). Handwritten by Landes on verso: "View from São Lazaro. N- cabins with clothes drying. Aug. 1938. Bahia, 3:30 p.m."
Arrangement:
Photograph in slide sleeve page marked "August 1938".
Local Numbers:
Image ID.landes_photo_brazil_91-4_0340
Collection Restrictions:
The Ruth Landes papers are open for research. The nitrate negatives in this collection have been separated from the collection and stored offsite. Access to nitrate negatives is restricted due to preservation concerns.
Access to the Ruth Landes papers requires an appointment.
Ruth Landes papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Sponsor:
The revision of this finding aid and digitization of portions of the collection were made possible through the financial support of the Ruth Landes Memorial Research Fund.
Photograph from anthropologist Ruth Landes' 1938-1939 field research on Afro-Brazilians and Candomblé in Brazil in the city of Bahia (now known as Salvador). Handwritten by Landes on verso: "From São Lazaro, clths drying. p.m. Bahia. Aug. 1938."
Arrangement:
Photograph in slide sleeve page marked "August 1938".
Local Numbers:
Image ID.landes_photo_brazil_91-4_0346
Collection Restrictions:
The Ruth Landes papers are open for research. The nitrate negatives in this collection have been separated from the collection and stored offsite. Access to nitrate negatives is restricted due to preservation concerns.
Access to the Ruth Landes papers requires an appointment.
Ruth Landes papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Sponsor:
The revision of this finding aid and digitization of portions of the collection were made possible through the financial support of the Ruth Landes Memorial Research Fund.
Photograph from anthropologist Ruth Landes' 1938-1939 field research on Afro-Brazilians and Candomblé in Brazil in the city of Bahia (now known as Salvador). Handwritten by Landes on verso: "Washing at Quintas house. Boy under tree at left. Barra. Oct. 20, 1938."
Arrangement:
Photograph in slide sleeve page marked "October 1938".
Local Numbers:
Image ID.landes_photo_brazil_91-4_0457
Collection Restrictions:
The Ruth Landes papers are open for research. The nitrate negatives in this collection have been separated from the collection and stored offsite. Access to nitrate negatives is restricted due to preservation concerns.
Access to the Ruth Landes papers requires an appointment.
Ruth Landes papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Sponsor:
The revision of this finding aid and digitization of portions of the collection were made possible through the financial support of the Ruth Landes Memorial Research Fund.
Photographs from anthropologist Ruth Landes' 1938-1939 field research on Afro-Brazilians and Candomblé in Brazil in the city of Bahia (now known as Salvador).
Handwritten by Landes on versos:
landes-_photo_brazil_91-4_0459 - "N- girl under big tree at Quintas. Washing at house 2 left. Note slopes. Oct. 1938. Barra, Bahia."
landes_photo_brazil_91-4_0561 - "Houses climbing up gentle slope in Quintas da Barra - girl on roadside. Oct. 1938."
Arrangement:
Photographs in slide sleeve page marked "October 1938".
Local Numbers:
Image ID.landes_photo_brazil_91-4_0459
Image ID.landes_photo_brazil_91-4_0511
Image ID.landes_photo_brazil_91-4_0561
Collection Restrictions:
The Ruth Landes papers are open for research. The nitrate negatives in this collection have been separated from the collection and stored offsite. Access to nitrate negatives is restricted due to preservation concerns.
Access to the Ruth Landes papers requires an appointment.
Ruth Landes papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Sponsor:
The revision of this finding aid and digitization of portions of the collection were made possible through the financial support of the Ruth Landes Memorial Research Fund.
Photograph from anthropologist Ruth Landes' 1938-1939 field research on Afro-Brazilians and Candomblé in Brazil in the city of Bahia (now known as Salvador). Handwritten by Landes on verso: "Washing at Quintas house in center. V stg at top house, right. Barra, Bahia. Oct. 1938."
Arrangement:
Photograph in slide sleeve page marked "October 1938".
Local Numbers:
Image ID.landes_photo_brazil_91-4_0510
Collection Restrictions:
The Ruth Landes papers are open for research. The nitrate negatives in this collection have been separated from the collection and stored offsite. Access to nitrate negatives is restricted due to preservation concerns.
Access to the Ruth Landes papers requires an appointment.
Ruth Landes papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Sponsor:
The revision of this finding aid and digitization of portions of the collection were made possible through the financial support of the Ruth Landes Memorial Research Fund.
Duplicate prints. Photographs from anthropologist Ruth Landes' 1938-1939 field research on Afro-Brazilians and Candomblé in Brazil in the city of Bahia (now known as Salvador).
Handwritten by Landes on versos:
landes_photo_brazil_91-4_0562 - "Laundry at center house. Boy carrying water in lata. Quintas, Barra. Oct. 1938."
landes_photo_brazil_91-4_0563 - "Quintas - showing slope & lanes. Washing by dr [?] at house under mark. Bahia. Oct. 1938."
Arrangement:
Photograph in slide sleeve page marked "October 1938".
Local Numbers:
Image ID.landes_photo_brazil_91-4_0562
Image ID.landes_photo_brazil_91-4_0563
Collection Restrictions:
The Ruth Landes papers are open for research. The nitrate negatives in this collection have been separated from the collection and stored offsite. Access to nitrate negatives is restricted due to preservation concerns.
Access to the Ruth Landes papers requires an appointment.
Ruth Landes papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Sponsor:
The revision of this finding aid and digitization of portions of the collection were made possible through the financial support of the Ruth Landes Memorial Research Fund.
Photograph from anthropologist Ruth Landes' 1938-1939 field research on Afro-Brazilians and Candomblé in Brazil in the city of Bahia (now known as Salvador). Handwritten by Landes on verso: "E.V. houses alng incline [arrow] casa. One on l. s Xango. White rags are ornament. Oct. 24."
Arrangement:
Photograph in slide sleeve page marked "October 24, 1938".
Local Numbers:
Image ID.landes_photo_brazil_91-4_0598
Collection Restrictions:
The Ruth Landes papers are open for research. The nitrate negatives in this collection have been separated from the collection and stored offsite. Access to nitrate negatives is restricted due to preservation concerns.
Access to the Ruth Landes papers requires an appointment.
Ruth Landes papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Sponsor:
The revision of this finding aid and digitization of portions of the collection were made possible through the financial support of the Ruth Landes Memorial Research Fund.
Photograph from anthropologist Ruth Landes' 1938-1939 field research on Afro-Brazilians and Candomblé in Brazil in the city of Bahia (now known as Salvador). Handwritten by Landes on verso: "[Woman symbol] washing along Dique. Taken from launch. Nov. 1938. Bahia."
Arrangement:
Photograph in slide sleeve page marked "November 21, 1938".
Local Numbers:
Image ID.landes_photo_brazil_91-4_0210
Collection Restrictions:
The Ruth Landes papers are open for research. The nitrate negatives in this collection have been separated from the collection and stored offsite. Access to nitrate negatives is restricted due to preservation concerns.
Access to the Ruth Landes papers requires an appointment.
Ruth Landes papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Sponsor:
The revision of this finding aid and digitization of portions of the collection were made possible through the financial support of the Ruth Landes Memorial Research Fund.
Photograph from anthropologist Ruth Landes' 1938-1939 field research on Afro-Brazilians and Candomblé in Brazil in the city of Bahia (now known as Salvador). Handwritten by Landes on verso: "Washing clothes along Dique. Houses from[?] back in[?] low-hills; Launch moving. Bahia. Nov. 1938."
Arrangement:
Photograph in slide sleeve page marked "November 21, 1938".
Local Numbers:
Image ID.landes_photo_brazil_91-4_0215
Collection Restrictions:
The Ruth Landes papers are open for research. The nitrate negatives in this collection have been separated from the collection and stored offsite. Access to nitrate negatives is restricted due to preservation concerns.
Access to the Ruth Landes papers requires an appointment.
Ruth Landes papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Sponsor:
The revision of this finding aid and digitization of portions of the collection were made possible through the financial support of the Ruth Landes Memorial Research Fund.
