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Physical Description:

clay (overall material)

ceramic (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 2 3/4 in x 4 in x 3 1/4 in; 6.985 cm x 10.16 cm x 8.255 cm

Object Name:

ring, napkin

Place made:

Guatemala

Associated Place:

Guatemala

Date made:

ca. 1985

Subject:

Food Culture  Search this

Food Processing  Search this

Latino  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Sandra Gutierrez

ID Number:

2018.0039.08

Accession number:

2018.0039

Catalog number:

2018.0039.08

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Home and Community Life: Domestic Life

Food

Exhibition:

Food: Transforming the American Table

Exhibition Location:

National Museum of American History

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-0f99-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1878908

Physical Description:

glass (part material)

rubber (part material)

metal (part material)

Measurements:

overall: 1 1/2 in x 24 in x 33 in; 3.81 cm x 60.96 cm x 83.82 cm

Object Name:

neon sign

Subject:

Food Culture  Search this

ID Number:

1987.0887.07

Accession number:

1987.0887

Catalog number:

1987.0887.07

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Work and Industry: Work

Cultures & Communities

Advertising

Artifact Walls exhibit

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-f5b3-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_673674

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

Memorandums

Negatives

Video recordings

Audiotapes

Videotapes

Audiocassettes

Business records

Digital images

Correspondence

Sound recordings

Notes

Plans (drawings)

Slides (photographs)

Photographic prints

Contracts

Place:

Caribbean Area

Puerto Rico

Date:

June 26-July 7, 1985

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 1985 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: Cultural Conservation

Series 3: Louisiana

Series 4: Mela! An Indian Fair

Series 5: Special Events

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 1985 Festival of American Folklife was produced by the Smithsonian Office of Folklife Programs and cosponsored by the National Park Service.

For more information, see Smithsonian Folklife Festival records.

Introduction:

From the first Festival of American Folklife in 1967 through the 1984 Festival, more than 10,000 participants traveled to Washington to share their wisdom and talent with visitors, Festival Director Diana Parker recalled in the 1985 Program Book. In explaining and demonstrating their skills as singers, dancers, musicians, cooks, artisans, storytellers, and workers, they represented legions more in their home communities. Because of the time and knowledge they shared, lives had been enriched, while the cultural understanding of the aesthetic variety in this and other nations had broadened. Meanwhile, the Smithsonian's archive of folklife research and programming experience had grown incrementally each year. There remained much still to be learned, and each participant's story added to our understanding of the mosaic of folk culture.

Festival participants often spoke of their struggle to maintain traditions in the face of overwhelming odds. Each year brought another person to inform visitors, "I am the last who knows how to do this the old way." For this reason the Folklife Programs viewed conservation of culture as an issue equal in urgency to the conservation of natural resources, for the pluralism reflected at each year's Festival would be terrible to lose. The Smithsonian was not, of course, the only organization concerned with cultural conservation. The American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress consistently contributed on a national scale to research and preservation of traditional culture. Numerous state and local programs were also hard at work in similar efforts and have made notable contributions. As the National Endowment for the Arts celebrated its 20th anniversary in 1985, the Smithsonian was especially aware of the immense contributions of its Folk Arts Program.

The 1985 Festival took place for two five-day weeks (June 26-30 and July 3-7) between Madison Drive and Jefferson Drive and between 10th Street and 14th Street, south of the National Museum of American History and the National Museum of Natural History (see site plan).

For the 1985 Festival, more than two hundred participants came to Washington to share in a great celebration of cultural diversity. Three thematic programs were presented, complemented by a number of special events. The 1985 Program Book provides information on each of the programs.

The 1985 Festival was co-presented by the Smithsonian Institution and National Park Service and organized by the Office of Folklife Programs. In addition to specific support (acknowledged below) for the Louisiana and Mela! programs, the recording industry provided support in part for the instrumental music in performances at the Festival through the Music Performance Trust Funds (Martin A. Paulson, Trustee).

Office of Folklife Programs

Peter Seitel, Director; Diana Parker, Festival Director; Thomas Vennum, Jr., Senior Ethnomusicologist; Marjorie Hunt, Folklorist; Alicia María González, Folklorist and Program Developer; Kazadi wa Mukuna, Ethnomusicologist; Richard Derbyshire, Archivist; Laurie Kalb, Foodways Coordinator

National Park Service

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

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: 1985 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:

arts and crafts  Search this

Folk art  Search this

Folk festivals  Search this

World music  Search this

Food habits  Search this

Folk music  Search this

Folklore  Search this

Genre/Form:

Memorandums

Negatives

Video recordings

Audiotapes

Videotapes

Audiocassettes

Business records

Digital images

Correspondence

Sound recordings

Notes

Plans (drawings)

Slides (photographs)

Photographic prints

Contracts

Citation:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1985 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.SFF.1985

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Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1985 Festival of American Folklife

Archival Repository:

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5bf226fa1-a213-4111-9413-e1a0a7c57ee8

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-cfch-sff-1985

Collection Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Introduction:

Events in the Louisiana program at the Festival spoke to the context created by the unique history and geography of that part of the continent, where rich forms of creolization, or cultural mixture, have flourished. Creative blending of cultural aesthetics and repertoires has also occurred in other places in our country, but in few places to as great an extent and with the public vitality of the traditional cultures of Louisiana. To hear the diversity of musical styles, to see the varied dance and craft traditions, and to taste the renowned foods of the region should all lead one to reflect on the social and environmental conditions that brought Africans, American Indians, Anglo Americans, French, Spanish and other groups together in ways that led to the rich mixtures of language and culture distinctive of "The Creole State."

The Louisiana program at the Festival of American Folklife presented the best of traditional life to show how folk cultural resources can help sustain the State in the future if properly encouraged. Previous festivals showed Louisiana folk culture primarily in terms of Cajun and New Orleans musical traditions. The 1985 Festival attempted to correct this imbalance by presenting the traditions of the entire State: south Louisiana, north Louisiana, the Florida Parishes and New Orleans

Perhaps because Louisiana as a whole still speaks with diverse and contrasting voices of tradition, the State was just beginning to recognize and support programs that conserve and promote its folk cultures at the time of the Festival. In 1985 the legislature in Baton Rouge was considering first-time funding for the Louisiana Folklife Program. The efforts of the Smithsonian Institution and other groups over the preceding 20 years through fieldwork, sound recordings and festival presentation had done much to assist the conservation and renaissance of Cajun culture. Those presenting New Orleans culture had long emphasized tourist promotion but with less attention to the conservation of what some have called "the cultural wetlands" of the city, that is, its root traditions and communities. But the cultures of the Florida Parishes and north Louisiana had remained virtually ignored until quite recently. Festival planners hoped that the celebratory mingling of all the regions and cultures of Louisiana at the 1985 Festival would bring them their due applause that could be heard back home.

Susan Levitas and Larry Deemer served as Louisiana Program Coordinators, with Kate Porterfield as Assistant Coordinator, and Nicholas Spitzer as Consultant.

The Louisiana program was made possible by the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism through the Louisiana Office of Tourism and private donations through the Louisiana Heritage Foundation.

Fieldworkers:

Barry Ancelet, Ray Brassieur, Joel Gardner, H.F. Gregory, Joyce Jackson, Allison Kaslow, Ulysses Ricard, Jr., Susan Roach-Lankford, Nicholas Spitzer

Foodways fieldworkers

Ulysses S. Ricard, Jr., Susan Roach-Lankford, Nicholas Spitzer

Presenters:

Barry Ancelet, Ifama Arsan, Maida Bergeron, Ray Brassieur, Joel Gardner, Joyce Jackson, Allison Kaslow, Sue Manos Nahwooksy, Ulysses Ricard, Susan Roach-Lankford, Kalamu ya Salaam, Nicholas Spitzer

Foodways presenters

Ulysses S. Ricard, Jr., Susan Roach-Lankford

Participants:

Crafts

Bel Abbey, blowgun, toy maker, Elton

David Allen, 1925-, walking stick maker, Homer

Rosie Lee Allen, 1929-, quilter, Homer

Barry Barth, float builder, New Orleans

Joseph Barth, III, 1951-, float builder, New Orleans

Tana Barth, float builder, New Orleans

Marjorie Wilma Battise, 1942-, pine straw basket maker, Elton

Gladys LeBlanc Clark, 1918-, Acadian weaver, Lafayette

Marie Dean, 1916-, palmetto weaver, Dulac

Anna Mae Distefano, St. Josephs' Altar decorator, Hammond

Vernie Gibson, catfish cage maker, hoop net maker, Jena

Mary Jackson Jones, 1930-2005, ribbon shirt maker, chinaberry bead worker, Trout

Elvina Kidder, 1911-1992, palmetto weaver, Arnaudville

H. A. "Hop" Kilby, shingle river, Columbia

Winnie Kilby, cotton carder, Columbia

Lucy Mike King, St. Josephs' Altar decorator, Hammond

Albert Latiolais, 1932-, boat builder, Breaux Bridge

Tony Latiolais, 1951-, boat builder, Breaux Bridge

Ferdinand Marange, 1919-1988, net maker, Mandeville

Nova Mercer, 1920-, quilter, Jonesboro

Troy Mistretta, boat building, Napoleonville

Truett Moore, 1919-1986, horn, gourd carver, Ruston

Al Muller, duck decoy carver, Metairie

Roy A. Parfait, 1943-, palmetto weaver, Dulac

Irvan Perez, 1923-, duck decoy carver, decima singer, St. Bernard

Azzie Roland, 1916-1992, split oak basket maker, Marion

Raymond Sedatol, 1924-2006, boat builder, Pierre Part

Ada Thomas, 1924-1992, cane basket maker, Charenton

Wille Mae Young, corn shuck weaver, Jackson

Foodways

Sarah Mae Albritton, 1936-, north Louisiana cook, Ruston

Irene Blackwell, north Louisiana cook, Covington

Alexis Clark, crawfish boiler, Lafayette

Loretta Shaw Harrison, 1956-, New Orleans pralines maker, New Orleans

Louise Perez, Isleño cook, St. Bernard

Carmen Loretta Romero Ricard, 1925-, New Orleans cook, New Orleans

Lucy Sedatol, 1928-, Cajun cook, Pierre Part

Performance

Hayride String Band -- , old-time string band -- Hayride String Band, old-time string bandFred Beavers, 1932-, bass player, LincolnDouglas "Dobber" Johnson, fiddle player, ShreveportBill Kirkpatrick, 1928-, fiddle player, HaynesvilleMike Kirkpatrick, 1956-, guitar player, ShreveportLeslie Raborn, 1930-, mandolin player, JonesboroWilliam "Lum" York, bass player, Baton Rouge

Hezekiah and the Houserockers, -- river blues -- Hezekiah and the Houserockers, river bluesJames Baker, guitar player, St. JosephHezekiah Early, 1934-, drums, harmonica player, vocalist, Natchez, MississippiPee Wee Whittaker, trombone player, Ferriday

Mamou Hour Cajun Band, -- Cajun music -- Mamou Hour Cajun Band, Cajun musicSady Courville, fiddle player, EuniceLee Manuel, fiddle player, MamouDennis McGee, fiddle player, EuniceD.L. Menard, guitar player, ErathAllie Young, accordion player, Eunice

Old-Time Blues

Samuel Hogan, 1953-, drummer, Baton Rouge

Silas Hogan, guitar player, Baton Rouge

Arthur "Guitar" Kelley, 1924-, guitar player, Baton Rouge

Old-Time Creole Music

Alphonse "Bois Sec" Ardoin, accordion player, Eunice

Morris Ardoin, guitar player, Eunice

Canray Fontenot, fiddle player, Welsh

The Ott Family, -- urban gospel -- The Ott Family, urban gospelE. L. Ott, 1936-, second lead, AvondaleElijah Ott, 1963-, tenor, AvondaleJerry Ott, Sr., 1943-, alto, MetairiePatricia Ann Roberts Ott, 1964-, tenor, soprano, AvondalePurvis Lorenzo Ott, 1961-, alto, AvondaleSolomon Ott, 1957-, bass, Avondale

St. Landry Playboys, -- zydeco music -- St. Landry Playboys, zydeco musicCalvin Carrière, fiddle player, OpelousasPhillip Carrière, drummer, OpelousasJ.C. Gallow, 1944-, frottoir player, MamouR.L. Joubert, 1935-, guitar player, OpelousasNolton Semien, 1939-, accordion player, Church Point

White Cloud Hunters, -- Mardi Gras Indians -- White Cloud Hunters, Mardi Gras IndiansCharles Taylor, 1954-, "Chief", New OrleansKeith Barnes, 1956-, "Spyboy", New OrleansTony Guy, 1969-, "Lil' Chief", New OrleansGeorge Harden, 1955-, "Flagboy", New Orleans Lionel Oubichon, "Uncle Bird", 1925-1995, New OrleansAlbert Richardson, "Al", 1913-, New Orleans

Young Tuxedo Brass, -- New Orleans jazz -- Young Tuxedo Brass, New Orleans jazzCharles Barbarin, bass drum player, New OrleansLucien Barbarin, 1956-, tuba player, New OrleansDavid Grillier, tenor saxophone player, New OrleansScotty Hill, trombone player, New OrleansAwood Johnson, trombone player, New OrleansGreg Stafford, coronet player, New OrleansJoseph Torregano, clarinet player, New OrleansMichael White, clarinet player, New Orleans

Zion Travelers, -- old-time gospel -- Zion Travelers, old-time gospelAdo Dyson, 1926-2005, first tenor, Baton RougeJames Harvey, 1937-, baritone, Baton RougeJoel Harvey, 1913-1991, bass, Baton RougeRobert McKinnis, 1953-, first tenor, Baton RougeBurnell James Offlee, second tenor, lead, Baton Rouge

Oliver Anderson, 1926-1986, tap dancer, parade marshal, New Orleans

Curt Blackwell, old-time fiddler, Covington

Clifford Blake, cotton press caller, Natchitoches

Thomas Edison "Brownie" Ford, cowboy skills, ballads singer, Hebert

Pleasant "Cousin" Joseph, old-time blues piano player, New Orleans

Issac Mason, tap dancer, New Orleans

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: 1985 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.SFF.1985, Series 3

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Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1985 Festival of American Folklife

Archival Repository:

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5bcb659a2-a765-4e48-96de-c142e47a6336

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-cfch-sff-1985-ref26

Collection Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Introduction:

Cultural Conservation was identified by the Smithsonian as a scientific and humanistic concern for the continued survival of the world's traditional cultures. Like its sister concept, environmental conservation, it grew from several related insights of scientists and humanists over the preceding quarter century.

First, living individuals and groups exist within ever-widening webs of relationships that form systems. The concept of ecosystem, for example, has helped us to understand interrelationships between natural species and to devise strategies for conserving threatened parts of our environment. In the understanding of traditional cultures as well we are learning to look at larger economic, political and social contexts as elements in systems of which traditional cultures are also parts. Seeing them in these larger contexts allows planning for their continued vitality.

Second, the world's resources are limited, not unlimited. When cultures die, because their practitioners die or are forced or induced to give up their culture, great resources of understanding are lost. We all lose evidence of the variety of human cultural possibilities. Lost as well is native peoples' knowledge of their environment, based on intimate, painstaking observations compiled over generations - knowledge that may provide crucial information about managing ecosystems and the uses of particular plants. And aesthetic systems as complex and meaningful as any in humankind perish or leave artifacts devoid of their original meanings.

But more importantly, the people whose cultures are defaced, if they remain alive, lose the essential human tool for comprehending and coping with the world, for understanding and integrating their lives, and for orienting and raising their children. The effects of their loss - social dysfunction and alienation - may last for generations.

Finally, the Smithsonian has come to understand that it is possible to foster the continued vitality of "endangered species" - natural or cultural - without dismantling or derailing national and international economic, political and social institutions. Conservation can be made part of development plans. In the cultural sphere, this enables the bearers of traditional culture themselves to adapt their ideas and actions to a changing environment. They have done this when necessary for hundreds of years, within the context of their own cultural thought, on their own terms.

Cultural conservation had been an underlying, if implicit, principle of the Festival of American Folklife since its beginning in 1967. In 1985 the Festival inaugurated a program that explicitly explored the question of cultural conservation from several points of view. The exhibit examined the kinds of contexts in which cultural conservation becomes a necessary concern; it documented efforts on the part of the keepers of tradition themselves to conserve their own culture in the face of a changing social and physical environment; and it explored the efforts of U.S. public cultural institutions to address the problem of cultural conservation. Festival visitors were invited to participate in and comment on the exhibit, the performances by keepers of these valued traditions, and the discussions of various aspects of this important topic.

Marjorie Hunt served as Cultural Conservation Program Coordinator, and Ann Dancy as Assistant Coordinator.

Consultants and fieldworkers:

Consultants

George Abrams, Greig Arnold, Duncan Earle, Alicia María González, Rayna Green, Bess Hawes, Glenn Hinson, Stephanie Honeywood, Alan Jabbour, Robert Laughlin, Dorothy Sara Lee, Maxine Miska, Emily Norton, Frank Proschan, Bernice Reagon, Daniel Sheehy, Nicholas Spitzer, Nancy Sweezy, Ken Taylor, Bob Teske, Terry Zug

Fieldworkers

Roland Freeman, Marjorie Hunt, Yvonne Lockwood, Frank Proschan

Foodways fieldworkers

Olivia Cadaval, Yuet-fung Ho, Janet Theophano

Presenters:

Morrie Abrams, Barry Ancelet, Greig Arnold, Hal Cannon, Walter Murray Chiesa, Duncan Earle, Alicia María González, Rayna Green, Glenn Hinson Louise Jeffredo, Dorothy Sara Lee, Phyllis May, Mick Moloney, Barry Lee Pearson, Frank Proschan, Daniel Sheehy, Nicholas Spitzer, John Vlach

Foodways presenters

Cheryl Brauner, Olivia Cadaval, Alicia María González, Laurie Kalb, Tim Lloyd, Frank Proschan, Janet Theophano

Participants:

Crafts

Greig Arnold, 1951-, Makah woodcarver, Neah Bay, Washington

Miguel Caraballo, Sr., mask maker, Ponce, Puerto Rico

Miguel Caraballo, Jr., mask maker, Ponce, Puerto Rico

Greg Colfax, Makah woodcarver, Neah Bay, Washington

Ernestine Corbin, 1946-, African-American cornrower, Hyattsville, Maryland

Factor Gomez, Mayan Indian weaver, Guatemala

Josefina Diaz Gomez, Mayan Indian weaver, Guatemala

Boonsong Keomanywong, 1949-, bamboo craftsman, Stockton, California

Leck Khoonsirivong, 1935-, Kmhmu craftsman, Stockton, California

Liang Khoonsrivong, 1921-, Kmhmu craftsman, Stockton, California

Joyce Mwombela, 1961-, Tanzanian cornrower, Washington, D.C.

Duff Severe, 1919-2004, saddle maker Pendleton, Oregon

Fana Smith, 1959-, African-American cornrower, Washington, D.C.

Loy Thamala, 1941-2002, Kmhmu craftswoman, Stockton, California

Nettie Watt, 1901-1987, Seneca basket maker, Steamburg, New York

Ruth Watt, Seneca basket maker, Steamburg, New York

Cultural Spokespersons

Lorraine Hyde, Luiseño Indian, Escondido, California

Villiana Hyde, 1903-1994, Luiseño Indian, Escondido, California

Khampheang Khoonsrivong, 1957-, Kmhmu, Stockton, California

Gus Palmer, Kiowa Indian, Carnegie, Oklahoma

Foodways

Rita Torres González, Salvadoran cook, Washington, D.C.

Dorotea Marcucci, Italian cook, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Mary Ning, 1927-, Chinese cook, Boston, Massachusetts

Stephen Ning, 1950-, Chinese cook, New York, New York

Rose Marcela Notoris, 1928-, Italian cook, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Performance

Appalachian Balladry

Frank Proffitt, Jr., 1946-2005, ballad singer, Morganton, North Carolina

Doug Wallin, ballad singer, 1919-2000, fiddle player, Marshall, North Carolina

Blues Music

John Cephas, guitar player, Washington, D.C.

Phil Wiggins, harmonica player, Washington, D.C.

Cajun Music

Christine Balfa, triangle player, Basile, Louisiana

Dewey Balfa, fiddler, Basile, Louisiana

Tony Balfa, guitar player, Mamou, Louisiana

Peter Schwarz, 1968-, fiddler, Brodbecks, Pennsylvania

John Sonnier, accordion player, Washington, Louisiana

Cowboy Music, Song & >Poetry

Bruce (Waddie) Mitchell, 1950-, poet, Elko, Nevada

Glenn Ohrlin, 1926-, singer Mountain View, Arkansas

Ken Trowbridge, storyteller, Darby, Montana

Johnny Whelan, 1946-, ballad singer, Sunnyside, Utah

Fairfield Four, Gospel Music

Isaac Freeman, Nashville, Tennessee

James Hill, 1915-2000, Nashville, Tennessee

Louis McBride, 1945-, Nashville, Tennessee

Samuel H. McCrary, 1913-1991, Nashville, Tennessee

Lawrence Richardson, 1913-1993, Nashville, Tennessee

William Wilson Waters, 1931-2005, Nashville, Tennessee

Irish Music

Jack Coen, flute player Bronx, New York

Billy McComiskey, accordion player, Baltimore, Maryland

Joanie Madden, flute player, Yorktown Heights, New York

Mick Moloney, tenor banjo, mandolin player, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Brendan Mulvihill, 1954-, fiddle player, Baltimore, Maryland

Andy O'Brien, 1947-, guitar player, Baltimore, Maryland

Jerry O'Sullivan, 1959-, uillean piper, Yonkers, New York

Kmhmu Music

Rey Rasmy Khoonsirivong, 1939-, Stockton, California

Thongsoun Phuthama, 1929-, Stockton, California

Cheu Rathasack, 1912-, Stockton California

Lay Sivilay, 1920-2003, El Cerrito, California

Chanh Thamala, 1925-2006, Stockton, California

Martinez Family Hispanic Music from New Mexico

Michelle Hernandez, 1963-, fiddle player, Euclid Pueblo, Colorado

Debra Martinez, singer, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Lorenzo Martinez, violin player, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Robert D. Martinez, 1963-, guitar player, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Roberto Martinez, 1929-, vihuelaplayer, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Mayan Marimba Music

Jeronimo Composeco, Indiantown, Florida

Pedro Diaz, Willingboro, New Jersey

Pedro Franciso, Indiantown, Florida

Juan Gaspar, Indiantown, Florida

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: 1985 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.SFF.1985, Series 2

See more items in:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1985 Festival of American Folklife

Archival Repository:

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5008fbf60-243d-4556-8c62-0f6c98759a7a

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-cfch-sff-1985-ref18

Editor:

Pesantubbee, Michelene E. 1953-  Search this

Zogry, Michael J. 1966-  Search this

Physical description:

1 online resource (ix, 228 pages)

Type:

Electronic resources

Electronic books

Place:

North America

Date:

2021

Topic:

Food  Search this

Food--Religious aspects  Search this

Indians of North America--Food  Search this

Call number:

E98.F7 N378 2021 (Internet)

Restrictions & Rights:

1-user

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_1153242

Author:

O'Malley, Julia 1978-  Search this

Severson, Kim  Search this

Physical description:

ix, 161 pages color illustrations, color map 23 cm

Type:

Books

Cookbook

cookbooks

Cookbooks

Livres de cuisine

Place:

Alaska

Date:

2019

Topic:

Cooking, American  Search this

Cooking  Search this

Cuisine americaine  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_1159926

Photograph by:

Robert H. McNeill, American, 1917 - 2005  Search this

Subject of:

Unidentified Man or Men  Search this

Medium:

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions:

H x W x D (image): 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)

Type:

gelatin silver prints

Place depicted:

14th and U Streets, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date:

ca. 1940

Topic:

African American  Search this

Black Enterprise  Search this

Business  Search this

Foodways  Search this

Labor  Search this

Local and regional  Search this

Photography  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Graham Holdings Company

Object number:

2014.276.2.16

Restrictions & Rights:

© Robert H. McNeill Heirs

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Collection title:

Robert McNeill Photographs

Classification:

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd523c2c42f-44d7-4294-9154-39e1af0459d0

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.276.2.16

Photograph by:

Robert H. McNeill, American, 1917 - 2005  Search this

Subject of:

Unidentified Man or Men  Search this

Medium:

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions:

H x W x D (image): 16 × 19 15/16 in. (40.6 × 50.6 cm)

Type:

gelatin silver prints

Date:

1938

Topic:

African American  Search this

Foodways  Search this

Labor  Search this

Men  Search this

Photography  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Graham Holdings Company

Object number:

2014.276.2.8

Restrictions & Rights:

© Robert H. McNeill Heirs

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Collection title:

Robert McNeill Photographs

Classification:

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50887a9e9-ec1f-4694-9db9-95b35a2ba54f

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.276.2.8

Author:

Chittick, Andrew  Search this

Physical description:

xi, 411 pages illustrations, maps 25 cm

Type:

Books

History

Place:

China

Jiankang Fu (China)

Chine

Jiankang Fu

Nanjing

Jiankang fu (China)

Date:

2020

To 1500

220-589

221 B.C.-960 A.D

221 av. J.-C.-960

Topic:

Ethnicity--History  Search this

Civilization  Search this

Ethnicity  Search this

Östliche Jindynastie  Search this

Südliche und Nördliche Dynastien  Search this

History  Search this

Histoire  Search this

Civilisation  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_1117833

Creator:

National Museum of American History  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2017-11-22T20:59:54.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

American History  Search this

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SmithsonianAmHistory

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

YouTube Channel:

SmithsonianAmHistory

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_tEEdRsPycvM

Creator:

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Type:

Blog posts

Smithsonian staff publications

Conversations and talks

Blog posts

Published Date:

Wed, 22 Nov 2023 05:00:00 GMT

Topic:

Cultural property  Search this

See more posts:

Festival Blog

Data Source:

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:posts_23f7c053217f166b7ddffaaccb9334f8

Creator:

Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2021-06-16T20:08:55.000Z

YouTube Category:

Entertainment  Search this

Topic:

African Americans  Search this

See more by:

SmithsonianAnacostia

Data Source:

Anacostia Community Museum

YouTube Channel:

SmithsonianAnacostia

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_Fz5Ff5SUkRI

Published by:

Tuesday Publications, Inc., American, 1965 - 1970s  Search this

Edited by:

William Leonard Evans Jr., American, 1914 - 2007  Search this

Subject of:

Unidentified Man or Men  Search this

Unidentified Woman or Women  Search this

Owned by:

Avis Collins Robinson, American, 1954 - 2023  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 13 × 11 in. (33 × 27.9 cm)

Type:

magazines (periodicals)

Place printed:

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

Date:

February 1971

Topic:

African American  Search this

Advertising  Search this

Black Press  Search this

Business  Search this

Fashion  Search this

Foodways  Search this

Mass media  Search this

Politics  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2018.17.11.11

Restrictions & Rights:

© Tuesday Publications, Inc, 1971

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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/fd556982f06-2b31-4a77-9148-903ba9c200c5

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2018.17.11.11

Published by:

Tuesday Publications, Inc., American, 1965 - 1970s  Search this

Edited by:

William Leonard Evans Jr., American, 1914 - 2007  Search this

Subject of:

Martin Robison Delany, American, 1812 - 1885  Search this

Illustrated by:

Ted Gall, American, born 1941  Search this

Owned by:

Avis Collins Robinson, American, 1954 - 2023  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 13 × 10 7/8 in. (33 × 27.6 cm)

Type:

magazines (periodicals)

Place printed:

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

Date:

November 1971

Topic:

African American  Search this

Advertising  Search this

Black Press  Search this

Business  Search this

Foodways  Search this

Football  Search this

Labor  Search this

Mass media  Search this

Social life and customs  Search this

Sports  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2018.17.11.16

Restrictions & Rights:

© Tuesday Publications, Inc, 1971

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/fd536e16b59-fc84-437a-b13c-b6f1cf563947

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2018.17.11.16

Published by:

Tuesday Publications, Inc., American, 1965 - 1970s  Search this

Edited by:

William Leonard Evans Jr., American, 1914 - 2007  Search this

Subject of:

Unidentified Child or Children  Search this

Unidentified Man or Men  Search this

Unidentified  Search this

Owned by:

Avis Collins Robinson, American, 1954 - 2023  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 13 1/4 × 11 in. (33.7 × 27.9 cm)

Type:

magazines (periodicals)

Place printed:

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

Date:

January 1970

Topic:

African American  Search this

Advertising  Search this

Black Press  Search this

Business  Search this

Education  Search this

Foodways  Search this

Mass media  Search this

Transportation  Search this

Travel  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2018.17.11.3

Restrictions & Rights:

© Tuesday Publications, Inc, 1970

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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/fd523ccc519-5b43-4187-9d98-beecc42caaef

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2018.17.11.3

Published by:

Tuesday Publications, Inc., American, 1965 - 1970s  Search this

Edited by:

William Leonard Evans Jr., American, 1914 - 2007  Search this

Subject of:

Sesame Street, American, founded 1969  Search this

Loretta Long, American, born 1938  Search this

Matt Robinson, American, 1937 - 2002  Search this

Owned by:

Avis Collins Robinson, American, 1954 - 2023  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 12 7/8 × 10 7/8 in. (32.7 × 27.6 cm)

Type:

magazines (periodicals)

Place printed:

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

Date:

November 1970

Topic:

African American  Search this

Advertising  Search this

Amusements  Search this

Black Press  Search this

Business  Search this

Children  Search this

Children's television  Search this

Education  Search this

Foodways  Search this

Football  Search this

Mass media  Search this

Social life and customs  Search this

Sports  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2018.17.11.8

Restrictions & Rights:

© Tuesday Publications, Inc, 1970

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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/fd54613b4aa-c4aa-4411-ab7f-074ff46b761b

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2018.17.11.8

Created by:

Unidentified  Search this

Subject of:

Joan Bird, American, born 1949  Search this

David Hilliard, American, born 1942  Search this

José Jiménez, Puerto Rican, born 1948  Search this

Raymond Masai Hewitt, American, 1942 - 1988  Search this

Mark Rudd, American, born 1947  Search this

Hannibal Thomas, American, born 1947  Search this

Arthur F. Turco Jr., American, born 1943  Search this

Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982  Search this

Young Lords Party, American, founded 1969  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)

Type:

fliers (printed matter)

Place used:

Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Cultural Place:

Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America

Date:

1968

Topic:

African American  Search this

Activism  Search this

Black power  Search this

Dance  Search this

Foodways  Search this

Justice  Search this

Music  Search this

Poetry  Search this

Race discrimination  Search this

Urban life  Search this

Violence  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2015.97.27.211

Restrictions & Rights:

Public domain

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Classification:

Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

Movement:

African American - Latinx Solidarity

Young Lords Movement

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e36cce7e-4eb4-4e72-918b-8489056886f6

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.97.27.211

Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Festival of American Folklife. Caribbean Program 1989 Washington, D.C.  Search this

Davis, Martha Ellen (field worker)  Search this

Collection Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Extent:

1 Sound cassette (analog.)

Culture:

Dominican  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Sound cassettes

Place:

Dominican Republic

Contents:

FOODWAYS-RECIPES FOR BAKED GOODS OF REGION; FOLK MEDICINE-HERBS AND FORMULAE FOR INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL AILMENTS-; ALSO PARANNDA NAVIDENA

Local Numbers:

FP-1989-CT-0020-2

Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:

Recorded in: Dominican Republic, January 1, 1989.

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.

Topic:

Oral history  Search this

Drum2  Search this

Food habits  Search this

Herbs -- Therapeutic use  Search this

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1989 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.SFF.1989, Item FP-1989-CT-0020-2

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Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1989 Festival of American Folklife

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1989 Festival of American Folklife / Series 3: The Caribbean: Cultural Encounters in the New World / Fieldwork

Archival Repository:

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk54d4fafaa-d787-4758-8739-6e9be666c6a4

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-cfch-sff-1989-ref1017

Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Festival of American Folklife (1989)  Search this

Producer:

Robb, Betz, 1955-  Search this

Collection Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Extent:

1 Item (videocassette (VHS))

Culture:

Ghanaians  Search this

Jamaicans  Search this

Ga (African people)  Search this

Kumina (Cult)  Search this

Maroons  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Place:

Washington (D.C.)

Africa

Ghana

Caribbean Area

Jamaica

Track Information:

101 Visit of Ga King to Festival.

102 Rastafarian Elders.

103 Kumina Drummers (including trance state).

104 Staff Photo.

105 Maroon drummers.

106 Foodways.

107 Story of Maroon Rebellion, Maroons.

108 Kumina Drummers and Staff at Hotel Party.

Local Numbers:

FP-1989-1/2VHS-0047

Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:

Recorded in: Washington (D.C.).

Restrictions:

Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.

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:

Chants  Search this

Drum music  Search this

Narratives  Search this

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1989 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.SFF.1989, Item FP-1989-1/2VHS-0047

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Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1989 Festival of American Folklife

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1989 Festival of American Folklife / Series 3: The Caribbean: Cultural Encounters in the New World / 3.4: Video

Archival Repository:

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5c60c3569-9f48-4193-b23f-6bdf4001e08d

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-cfch-sff-1989-ref1057