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"A secret to be burried" : the diary and life of Emily Hawley Gillespie, 1858-1888 / [edited by] Judy Nolte Lensink

Author:
Gillespie, Emily Hawley 1858-1888  Search this
Temple, Judy Nolte 1948-  Search this
Subject:
Gillespie, Emily Hawley 1858-1888 Diaries  Search this
Physical description:
xxvi, 445 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Biography
Place:
Iowa
Date:
1989
19th century
Topic:
Country life--History  Search this
Women--History  Search this
Social life and customs  Search this
Call number:
F621.G48 1989X
CT275.G474A1 1989
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_374163

"Country Life in America," Magazine Clippings

Collection Artist:
Cornell, Joseph  Search this
Container:
Box 66, Folder 67-68
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1902-1903
Collection Restrictions:
Access to the collection requires an advanced appointment. Contact collection staff at least two weeks prior to preferred date, at AmericanArtCornellStudy@si.edu.

Series 9: Artifacts and Ephemera, Series 13: Personal Library and Book Collection, and Series 14: Record Album Collection, are still undergoing processing and preservation and may not be available for research use. Record albums are unavailable for playback. Contact collection staff for full lists of publications and record albums.
Collection Rights:
Unpublished materials are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.
Collection Citation:
Joseph Cornell Study Center, Smithsonian American Art Museum.
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Joseph Cornell Study Center Collection
Joseph Cornell Study Center Collection / Series 12: Printed Material / 12.2: Magazine and Newspaper Clippings
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Research and Scholars Center
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ih73cfc5cdf-e788-45d2-83b6-41f7dede94e4
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-saam-jcsc-1-ref3906

"Messages from South Africa" in Frankfurt

Author:
Stötzel, Monika  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Physical description:
p. 30-32 : ill
Type:
Exhibitions
Place:
Germany
Frankfurt
Date:
1987
20th century
Topic:
Art, South African  Search this
Call number:
VF-- Artists--South Africa
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_756000

(77.704.06) Walker Family; A.L. Phipps Family; Waterson Family

Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Festival of American Folklife (1976)  Search this
Artist:
Waterson, Lal, 1943-1998  Search this
Carthy, Martin  Search this
Waterson, Norma  Search this
Waterson, Mike  Search this
Phipps, A. L. (Arthur Leroy), 1916-1995  Search this
Phipps Family (Musical group)  Search this
Collection Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Extent:
1 Sound recording (7 inch reel, 1/4 inch tape)
sound-tape reel (analog, 7 in.)
Culture:
Americans  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Place:
United States
Washington (D.C.)
Date:
1976 July 7
Contents:
Walker Family- Old Joe Clark; Shortening bread; Phipps Family- Keep on the sunnyside- Church in the wildwood- When this world's on fire- Will the circle be unbroken- I'll be all smiles tonight; Watersons- Apple Tree Wassail- Country life--beggar man-
General note:
DPA number 77.704.06
Local Numbers:
FP-1976-7RR-2410
General:
CDR copy
77.704.06
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, July 7, 1976.
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: 1976 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.SFF.1976, Item FP-1976-7RR-2410
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Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1976 Festival of American Folklife
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1976 Festival of American Folklife / Series 5: Festival Stage / 5.3: Audio
Archival Repository:
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5d7fcef04-6996-4c8e-81d9-0c05137b3216
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-cfch-sff-1976-ref12683

(Lifting the Veil), (sculpture)

Sculptor:
Plummer, D. J.  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: concrete, painted; Base: stone
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Piney Woods Country Life School P. O. Box 63, Highway 49 S Corner of Grace Lane & Lawrence C. Jones Avenue Piney Woods Mississippi 39148
Date:
1943
Topic:
Animal--Bird--Eagle  Search this
Animal--Reptile--Snake  Search this
Object--Other--Vase  Search this
Figure group--Bust  Search this
Allegory--Quality--Obedience  Search this
Allegory--Quality--Determination  Search this
Allegory--Quality--Hope  Search this
Control number:
IAS MS000208
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_326440

Delegate

Published by:
MelPat Associates, American, 1965 - 1986  Search this
Created by:
C. Melvin Patrick, American, died 1985  Search this
Subject of:
United Negro College Fund, American, founded 1944  Search this
Billy Dee Williams, American, born 1937  Search this
National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education, American, founded 1969  Search this
National Urban Affairs Council, American, founded 1971  Search this
National Association of Market Developers, American, founded 1953  Search this
Prince Hall Freemasonry, founded 1784  Search this
Opportunities Industrialization Center of America, Inc., American, founded 1964  Search this
Harold Washington, American, 1922 - 1987  Search this
National Newspaper Publishers Association, American, founded 1827  Search this
Top Ladies of Distinction, Inc., American, founded 1964  Search this
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909  Search this
Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1937  Search this
Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1929  Search this
Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1932  Search this
National Medical Association, American, founded 1895  Search this
National United Church Ushers Association of America, Inc., American, founded 1919  Search this
Morehouse College, American, founded 1867  Search this
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1906  Search this
Carats, Inc., American, founded 1959  Search this
National Bar Association, American, founded 1925  Search this
National Urban League, American, founded 1910  Search this
African Methodist Episcopal Church, American, founded 1816  Search this
National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc., American, founded 1935  Search this
Shriners International, American, founded 1870  Search this
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, American, founded 1913  Search this
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1911  Search this
National Pharmaceutical Association, American, founded 1947  Search this
National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc., American, founded 1923  Search this
One Hundred Black Men, Inc., American, founded 1963  Search this
Arthur Ashe Jr., American, 1943 - 1993  Search this
Association for the Study of African American Life and History, American, founded 1915  Search this
People United to Save Humanity, American, founded 1971  Search this
369th Veterans Association, American  Search this
Eubie Blake, American, 1887 - 1983  Search this
Dance Theatre of Harlem, American, founded 1969  Search this
National Coalition of 100 Black Women, American, founded 1981  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 10 13/16 × 8 7/16 × 1/2 in. (27.5 × 21.4 × 1.3 cm)
Type:
magazines (periodicals)
Place made:
Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted:
Martha's Vineyard, Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
Bahamas, Caribbean, North and Central America
Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States, North and Central America
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1983
Topic:
African American  Search this
Advertising  Search this
African Methodist Episcopal  Search this
Associations and institutions  Search this
Black Press  Search this
Business  Search this
Communities  Search this
Fraternal organizations  Search this
Fraternities  Search this
Government  Search this
HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)  Search this
Journalism  Search this
Labor  Search this
Mass media  Search this
Men  Search this
Methodist  Search this
Political organizations  Search this
Politics  Search this
Professional organizations  Search this
Religion  Search this
Social life and customs  Search this
Sororities  Search this
The Black Church  Search this
Travel  Search this
U.S. History, 1969-2001  Search this
Urban life  Search this
Women  Search this
Women's organizations  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Anne B. Patrick and the family of Hilda E. Stokely
Object number:
2012.167.17
Restrictions & Rights:
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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Classification:
Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd516419a20-d7d3-4570-a5c9-78bd4c89cfee
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.167.17
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If He Hollers Let Him Go

Written by:
Chester Himes, American, 1909 - 1984  Search this
Published by:
Doubleday & Company Inc., American, founded 1897  Search this
Printed by:
Country Life Press, American  Search this
Medium:
ink on wove paper and cardboard
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 7 3/4 × 5 7/16 × 7/8 in. (19.7 × 13.8 × 2.3 cm)
Type:
hardcover books
Place depicted:
Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1945
Topic:
African American  Search this
Literature  Search this
Race relations  Search this
World War II  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2018.46.4
Restrictions & Rights:
© Chester B. Himes
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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Classification:
Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51f44123a-375d-470e-9069-9c6cef1ceeb8
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2018.46.4

Pearls from the American Female Poets

Title:
Anthology with poems and biography of Phillis Wheatley
Written by:
Caroline May, English, c. 1820 - 1895  Search this
Phillis Wheatley Peters, American, ca. 1753 - 1784  Search this
Subject of:
Phillis Wheatley Peters, American, ca. 1753 - 1784  Search this
Published by:
Allen Brothers, American  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper with leather and cardboard
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 7 5/16 × 5 1/2 × 1 7/16 in. (18.6 × 14 × 3.6 cm)
Type:
hardcover books
Place printed:
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1869
Topic:
African American  Search this
Literature  Search this
Poetry  Search this
Slavery  Search this
Women  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
A2021.113.1.26
Restrictions & Rights:
Public domain
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Collection title:
Phillis Wheatley Peters Collection
Classification:
Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Movement:
Anti-slavery movements
Abolitionist movement
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50b1ebf6b-7549-41e8-b231-575e08492580
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_A2021.113.1.26
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The American Female Poets: With Biographical and Critical Notices

Title:
Anthology with poems and biography of Phillis Wheatley
Written by:
Caroline May, English, c. 1820 - 1895  Search this
Phillis Wheatley Peters, American, ca. 1753 - 1784  Search this
Subject of:
Phillis Wheatley Peters, American, ca. 1753 - 1784  Search this
Published by:
Lindsay and Blakiston, American, 1843 - 1882  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper with leather and cardboard
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 8 7/8 × 6 5/16 × 1 5/8 in. (22.5 × 16 × 4.1 cm)
Type:
hardcover books
Place printed:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1848
Topic:
African American  Search this
Literature  Search this
Poetry  Search this
Slavery  Search this
Women  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
A2021.113.1.25
Restrictions & Rights:
Public domain
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Collection title:
Phillis Wheatley Peters Collection
Classification:
Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Movement:
Anti-slavery movements
Abolitionist movement
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d9458d87-8be6-4352-b6c8-4bf49f5cbe49
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_A2021.113.1.25
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The Conjure Woman

Written by:
Charles W. Chesnutt, American, 1858 - 1932  Search this
Published by:
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, American, founded 1880  Search this
Produced by:
Riverside Press, American, 1852 - 1971  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper with gold, cloth, cardboard and acetate film
Dimensions:
H x W x D (Closed): 7 1/8 × 4 7/8 × 1 1/16 in. (18.1 × 12.4 × 2.7 cm)
Type:
hardcover books
Place depicted:
Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
Place printed:
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1899
Topic:
African American  Search this
American South  Search this
Folklife  Search this
Hoodoo  Search this
Language  Search this
Literature  Search this
Race relations  Search this
Religion  Search this
Stereotypes  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2014.280
Restrictions & Rights:
Public domain
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Exhibition:
Cultural Expressions
On View:
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 050
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59c3315ef-5924-4117-a9dc-4aef06ac81cd
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.280
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The Negro Worker Vol. 4 No. 5

Published by:
The Negro Worker, 1928 - 1937  Search this
Edited by:
Charles Woodson  Search this
Subject of:
Communist International, 1919 - 1943  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 7 15/16 x 5 7/8 in. (20.2 x 15 cm)
Type:
pamphlets
Place depicted:
Africa
Japan, Asia
Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa, Africa
Ethiopia, Africa
Date:
1934
Topic:
African American  Search this
Colonialism  Search this
Decolonization  Search this
International affairs  Search this
Mass media  Search this
Photography  Search this
Political organizations  Search this
Politics  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the family of Dr. Maurice Jackson and Laura Ginsburg
Object number:
2010.55.34
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
Movement:
Pan Africanism
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b2ac91e6-97e3-4b5b-99c4-17b0b2c8f9ac
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2010.55.34
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A Pictorial History of The Piney Woods Country Life School, Fortieth Anniversary, 1910-11 -- 1950-51. [book]

Publisher:
Piney Woods School  Search this
Collection Creator:
Cron, Rosalind  Search this
International Sweethearts of Rhythm  Search this
Piney Woods School  Search this
Moon, Dixie Hardy  Search this
Hughes, Cathy  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Ink on paper., 11-1/8" x 8-5/8".)
Type:
Archival materials
Books
Scope and Contents:
ca. 1951.
Arrangement:
Series #1: Piney Woods School, Box No. ?, folder no. ?
Local Numbers:
AC1218-0000074.tif (AC Scan No.: front cover)
Exhibitions Note:
Displayed in Archives Center exhibition, "Women and Jazz: The International Sweethearts of Rhythm, 1937-1949", from March 25, 2011 through May 31, 2011. Craig Orr, curator.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
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.
Topic:
Big band music  Search this
Women musicians  Search this
Jazz musicians  Search this
Bands (Music)  Search this
Genre/Form:
Books -- 1950-1960
Collection Citation:
International Sweethearts of Rhythm Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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International Sweethearts of Rhythm Collection
International Sweethearts of Rhythm Collection / Series 3: Dixie Hardy Moon Materials / Piney Woods Fortieth Anniversary
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep875853a99-a43f-4609-95f3-b9b3089fcff8
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1218-ref607

A book of country things. Told by Walter Needham. Recorded by Barrows Mussey

Author:
Needham, Walter 1896-  Search this
Bond, Leroy L. 1833-1917  Search this
Mussey, June Barrows 1910-1985  Search this
Physical description:
viii, 166 p. illus., map, port. 21 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Vermont
Date:
1965
Topic:
Country life  Search this
Social life and customs  Search this
Call number:
F54 .N37
F54.N37
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_36515

A country camera, 1844-1914 : rural life as depicted in photographs from the early days of photography to the outbreak of the First World War / [by] Gordon Winter

Author:
Winter, Gordon 1912-  Search this
Physical description:
120 p. : ill., ports. ; 25 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Great Britain
Date:
1973
Topic:
Country life--History--Pictorial works  Search this
Photography--History  Search this
Rural conditions  Search this
Pictorial works  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_604507

A country year : living the questions / Sue Hubbell ; illustrations by Lauren Jarrett

Author:
Hubbell, Sue  Search this
Physical description:
221 p. : ill. ; 21 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Missouri
Ozark Mountains
Date:
1987
Topic:
Natural history  Search this
Country life  Search this
Call number:
QH105.M8H83 1986bX
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_342616

A gardener's testament : a selection of articles and notes / by Gertrude Jekyll; edited by Francis Jekyll & G. C. Taylor; and illustrated with photographs taken at Munstead Wood

Author:
Jekyll, Gertrude 1843-1932  Search this
Jekyll, Francis 1882-  Search this
Taylor, G. C (George Crosbie)  Search this
Physical description:
334 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 22 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1982
Topic:
Gardens  Search this
Floriculture  Search this
Call number:
SB453 .J47g 1937a
SB453.J47g 1937a
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_204403

A history of tapestry [filmstrip]

Author:
Visual Publications  Search this
Physical description:
4 filmstrips (141 fr.) : col. ; 35 mm. + 4 guides, in container 23 x 17 x 6 cm
Type:
Filmstrips
Date:
1975
Topic:
Tapestry--History  Search this
Call number:
TP897 .H67 1971
TP897.H67 1971
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_436909

A moose for Jessica / text by Pat A. Wakefield with Larry Carrara ; photographs by Larry Carrara

Author:
Wakefield, Pat A  Search this
Carrara, Larry  Search this
Physical description:
[63] p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm
Type:
Juvenile literature
Place:
Vermont
Shrewsbury
Date:
1987
C1987
Topic:
Moose  Search this
Cows  Search this
Country life  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_807005

A printers' sun dial; being a short description of the dial recently placed in the garden of the Country Life Press

Author:
Gilliss, Walter 1855-1925  Search this
Subject:
Country Life Press  Search this
Physical description:
31, [1] p. front., illus. 19 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1913
Topic:
Printers' marks  Search this
Sundials  Search this
Call number:
Z235 .G48
Z235.G48
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_75720

A romance with the landscape : realism to impressionism / organized by Janie M. Welker and Linda Stratford

Author:
Welker, Janie Margaret  Search this
Stratford, Linda  Search this
University of Kentucky Art Museum  Search this
Huntington Museum of Art (Huntington, W. Va.)  Search this
Subject:
University of Kentucky Art Museum  Search this
Huntington Museum of Art (Huntington, W. Va.)  Search this
Physical description:
80 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 27 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Place:
Kentucky
Lexington
West Virginia
Huntington
Date:
2006
C2006
19th century
Topic:
Landscape painting, French  Search this
Country life in art  Search this
Painting  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_815649

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