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Reverend Divine [acetate film photonegative]

Photographer:
Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964  Search this
Names:
Divine, Father, or Rev. (George Baker), ca. 1882-1965  Search this
Subseries Creator:
Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)  Search this
Scurlock, Robert S. (Saunders), 1917-1994  Search this
Custom Craft  Search this
Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964  Search this
Scurlock, George H. (Hardison), 1919-2005  Search this
Extent:
1 Item
Container:
Box 1
Culture:
African Americans  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Date:
undated
Scope and Contents:
Job Number: 25695
Group portrait of Divine with fourteen other men and women, seated around a table; man in left foreground is writing on a pad and a woman is writing on the table. A sign on the wall behind them reads simply, "Abundance." Ink ident. on film edge, plus "15- Prints". Signed "Scurlock / Wash. D.C." in ink, bottom left.
Biographical / Historical:
African-American religious leader, founder of the Peace Mission movement, b. probably near Savannah, Ga. and named George Baker. After preaching in the South, he moved to Harlem (1915) in New York City, became one of the neighborhood's biggest landlords, acquired wealth through other businesses, including restaurants and grocery stores, and began styling himself Major M. J. Divine, later Father Divine. Although once dismissed as a cult leader, he built the largest religious movement in northern ghettos during the Great Depression. His role as an early civil rights activist — he led anti-lynching campaigns, instituted economic cooperatives, and organized political action against racial discrimination — has come to be more appreciated. The movement spread beyond New York City to other places in the United States and abroad, sometimes after the group sent whites to purchase property in segregated areas. During the 1940s, his health and influence declined, but his movement symbolized the progressive spirit in the black church and helped define the church's active role in the civil rights movement. See Sara Harris, Father Divine (rev. ed. 1971); Kenneth E. Burnham, God Comes to America (1979); Robert Weisbrot, Father Divine (1984); Jill Watts, God, Harlem U.S.A. (1992). -- The Columbia Encyclopedia, Fifth Edition Copyright ©1994, 1995 Columbia University Press.
Addison Scurlock probably photographed Father Divine in 1932, according to research by Professor Leonard Primiano, Cabrini College (e-mail Aug. 6, 2010).
General:
#151 on original envelope, from box D.
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.
Topic:
Portraits, Group -- African Americans  Search this
African American clergy  Search this
Cults and nonconventional religious groups  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 1930-1940 -- Black-and-white negatives -- Acetate film
Subseries Citation:
Scurlock Studio Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Smithsonian Institution
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Scurlock Studio Records, Subseries 4.1: Black-and-White Silver Gelatin Negatives
Scurlock Studio Records, Subseries 4.1: Black-and-White Silver Gelatin Negatives / 4.1: Black-and-White Silver Gelatin negatives
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep80b19cb43-7551-4ecd-b2f4-022f0639629a
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0618-s04-01-ref21

Apostles of change Latino radical politics, church occupations, and the fight to save the barrio Felipe Hinojosa

Author:
Hinojosa, Felipe 1977-  Search this
Physical description:
1 online resource (xvi, 219 pages) illustrations, maps
Type:
Electronic resources
Electronic books
History
Place:
United States
{acute}Etats-Unis
Date:
2021
20th century
20e si{grave}ecle
Topic:
Radicalism--Religious aspects--Christianity--History  Search this
Hispanic Americans--Political activity--History  Search this
Protest camps--History  Search this
Church buildings--Secular use--History  Search this
Church and social problems--History  Search this
Urban renewal--Social aspects--History  Search this
Christianity and politics--History  Search this
Radicalisme--Aspect religieux--Christianisme--Histoire  Search this
Am{acute}ericains d'origine latino-am{acute}ericaine--Activit{acute}e politique--Histoire  Search this
{acute}Eglise et probl{grave}emes sociaux--Histoire  Search this
R{acute}enovation urbaine--Aspect social--Histoire  Search this
Christianisme et politique--Histoire  Search this
Christianity and politics  Search this
Church and social problems  Search this
Church buildings--Secular use  Search this
Hispanic Americans--Political activity  Search this
Protest camps  Search this
Radicalism--Religious aspects--Christianity  Search this
Urban renewal--Social aspects  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1155918

Jewish Welfare Board Uniform

Physical Description:
blue (overall color)
Measurements:
overall: 13 in x 13 in x 4 1/2 in; 33.02 cm x 33.02 cm x 11.43 cm
Object Name:
hat
Other Terms:
hat; Woman; Jewish Welfare Board
Associated date:
1914-1918
Related event:
World War I  Search this
ID Number:
1998.0165.25.04
Accession number:
1998.0165
Catalog number:
1998.0165.25.04
See more items in:
Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, Military
Military
Clothing & Accessories
Women's World War I Uniforms
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-4f90-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_435529

Comparing religions, a limitative approach : an analysis of Akan, Para-Creole, and IFO-Sananda rites and prayers / J.G. Platvoet

Author:
Platvoet, J. G (Johannes Gerhardus) 1935-  Search this
Subject:
IFO-Sananda (Religious group)  Search this
Physical description:
xiv, 350 p. ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Suriname
Para
Date:
1982
C1982
Topic:
Rites and ceremonies  Search this
Black people--Religion  Search this
Religion  Search this
African influences  Search this
Call number:
BL2480.A4P55 1982X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_271924

The symbolics of power discourse among contemporary religious groups in West Africa

Author:
Hackett, Rosalind I. J  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Physical description:
p. 381-409
Type:
Books
Place:
Nigeria
Date:
1993
Topic:
Christianity and other religions--African  Search this
Christianity  Search this
Independent churches  Search this
Call number:
VF-- Religion: Christianity and Islam
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_749622

The symbolics of power discourse among contemporary religious groups in West Africa

Author:
Hackett, Rosalind I. J  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Physical description:
p. 381-409
Type:
Books
Place:
Nigeria
Ghana
Date:
1993
Topic:
Independent churches  Search this
Evangelists  Search this
Call number:
VF-- Religion--Christianity, Islam, and Judism
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_752238

Religion of a different color : race and the Mormon struggle for whiteness / W. Paul Reeve

Author:
Reeve, W. Paul  Search this
Physical description:
xii, 335 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Type:
Books
History
Place:
United States
Date:
2015
Topic:
Race relations--Religious aspects--Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints--History  Search this
White people--Race identity--History  Search this
Race relations--Religious aspects--Mormon Church--History  Search this
Indian Mormons--History  Search this
African American Mormons--History  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1076258

Forced Relocation of Hiro Niwa and Material from Tanforan and Topaz

Collection Creator:
Obata, Chiura  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 5
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1942-1945
Collection Restrictions:
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' 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:
Chiura Obata papers, circa 1891-2000. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
Chiura Obata papers
Chiura Obata papers / Series 1: Biographical Material
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aaa-obatchiu-ref12
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Beads of faith: Exploring the diversity of American rosaries in the museum’s collection

Creator:
National Museum of American History  Search this
Type:
Blog posts
Smithsonian staff publications
Blog posts
Published Date:
Wed, 28 Sep 2022 17:55:52 +0000
Topic:
American History  Search this
See more posts:
Blog Feed
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:posts_d6434ab1d3e8dc8a3b89ab6fc019352e

Baptists in America : a history / Thomas S. Kidd, Barry Hankins

Author:
Kidd, Thomas S  Search this
Hankins, Barry 1956-  Search this
Physical description:
xi, 329 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Type:
Books
Church history
History
Place:
United States
Date:
2015
Topic:
Baptists--History  Search this
Church history  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1052626

Revolutionizing expectations : women's organizations, feminism, and American politics, 1965-1980 / Melissa Estes Blair

Author:
Blair, Melissa Estes 1980-  Search this
Physical description:
xi, 203 pages ; 23 cm
Type:
Books
History
Place:
United States
Date:
2014
20th century
Topic:
Feminism--History  Search this
Women--Societies and clubs--History  Search this
Women--Political activity--History  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1059432

Children and youth in a new nation / edited by James Marten ; foreword by Paul S. Boyer

Author:
Marten, James Alan  Search this
Physical description:
xiii, 273 p. : ill ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Date:
2009
C2009
18th century
19th century
Topic:
Children--History  Search this
Youth--History  Search this
Child welfare--History  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_923389

No depression in heaven : the Great Depression, the New Deal, and the transformation of religion in the Delta / Alison Collis Greene

Author:
Greene, Alison Collis  Search this
Physical description:
xvi, 317 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Type:
Books
History
Place:
Arkansas
Arkansas Delta
Tennessee
Memphis
Arkansas Delta (Ark.)
Memphis (Tenn.)
Date:
2016
1929
20th century
Topic:
Depressions  Search this
New Deal, 1933-1939  Search this
Social change--History  Search this
Religion  Search this
Race relations  Search this
History  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1058269

The morning after : a history of emergency contraception in the United States / Heather Munro Prescott

Author:
Prescott, Heather Munro  Search this
Physical description:
xi, 163 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
History
Place:
United States
Date:
2011
©2011
Topic:
Emergency contraceptives--History  Search this
Birth control  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1059197

The social impact of AIDS in the United States / Panel on Monitoring the Social Impact of the AIDS Epidemic ; Committee on AIDS Research and the Behavioral, Social, and Statistical Sciences, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council

Author:
National Research Council (U.S.) Panel on Monitoring the Social Impact of the AIDS Epidemic  Search this
National Research Council (U.S.) Committee on AIDS Research and the Behavioral, Social, and Statistical Sciences  Search this
Physical description:
xi, 322 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Date:
1993
Topic:
AIDS (Disease)--Social aspects  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_462186

The emergence of politico-religious groupings in late nineteenth-century Buganda

Author:
Twaddle, Michael  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Type:
Articles
Date:
1988
19th century
Topic:
Politics and government  Search this
History  Search this
Call number:
DT1 .J858
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_490602

Bendix Trophy Races, 1946-1947

Collection Creator:
Bendix Corporation.  Search this
Bendix Aviation Corp  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 17
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1946-1947
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access
Collection Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests
Collection Citation:
Bendix Air Races Collection, Acc. NASM.1988.0115, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
Bendix Air Races Collection
Bendix Air Races Collection / Series 2: Bendix Trophy Races by Year
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2f823de0d-c722-4e25-80fd-e0956a51e8a1
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-1988-0115-ref539
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God on the quad : how religious colleges and the missionary generation are changing America / Naomi Schaefer Riley

Author:
Riley, Naomi Schaefer  Search this
Physical description:
xiv, 274 p. ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Date:
2005
Topic:
Christian college students--Religious life  Search this
College students--Religious life  Search this
College students--Conduct of life  Search this
Church colleges  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_772140

Devotional Heritage: The Practices and Collections of American Regional Jewish and Christian Historical Societies: Five Case Studies

Author:
Clark, Jeremy  Search this
Type:
Citations
Topic:
Museum techniques  Search this
Collections management  Search this
religious groups  Search this
Data Source:
Museum Studies Bibliography
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_bib_17594

Mughal India : art, culture and empire : manuscripts and paintings in the British Library / J.P. Losty and Malini Roy

Author:
Losty, Jeremiah P  Search this
Roy, Malini Dr  Search this
British Library  Search this
Subject:
British Library  Search this
Physical description:
255 p. : col. ill., col. map, geneal. table ; 29 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Place:
India
England
London
Mogul Empire
Date:
2012
2012, ©2012
Topic:
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Mogul Empire  Search this
Islamic Illumination of books and manuscripts  Search this
Miniature painting, Mogul  Search this
Islamic miniature painting  Search this
Calligraphy, Mogul Empire  Search this
Art, Mogul Empire  Search this
Manuscripts--Exhibitions  Search this
Civilization  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1008551

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