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Physical Description:

paper (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 6 1/2 in x 4 1/4 in; 16.51 cm x 10.795 cm

Object Name:

cabinet card

Place made:

United States: New York, New York City

Date made:

ca 1880s

Subject:

Circus  Search this

China  Search this

Asian  Search this

ID Number:

PG.74.25.12

Accession number:

2009.0146

Catalog number:

74.25.12

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Work and Industry: Photographic History

Photo History Collection

Circus Collection

Photography

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-a7e1-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1351212

Collector:

Whitehead, Henry Preston, 1917-2002  Search this

Extent:

156.91 Linear feet (178 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pamphlets

Sound recordings

Clippings

Memorabilia

Newspapers

Photographs

Books

Brochures

Date:

1843-2010

bulk 1940-1986

Summary:

The papers of historian Henry P. Whitehead measure 156.91 linear feet and date from 1843 to 2010 (bulk 1945-1986). The collection documents Whitehead's careers, as well as his family and personal life. The collection also includes the personal papers of Tomlinson D. Todd, Elizabeth B. Delaney and the Howard Theatre Foundation. The combined collection is comprised of black theatrical memorabilia; materials relating to civil rights activities in the District of Columbia; and the African American experience in general. Included are playbills, sheet music, admission tickets, newspapers, magazines, books, photographs, clippings, flyers, brochures, pamphlets, sound recordings, research files, and other material.

Scope and Contents note:

The papers of historian Henry P. Whitehead measure 156.91 linear feet and date from 1843 to 2010 (bulk 1945-1986). The collection includes the personal papers of Henry P. Whitehead, Tomlinson D. Todd, Elizabeth B. Delaney and the Howard Theatre Foundation. The collection is divided into four series.

Series I focuses on Whitehead and includes papers dating from 1843 to his death in 2011. This series includes biographical material including a large amount of appointment books, identification and membership cards, resumes, certificates, and personal and family material. There is a limited amount of correspondence, which focuses on his personal relationships with family, friends, and general correspondence relating primarily to his work as a local historian.

Also found within Whitehead's papers are countless records from his time employed by the Washington DC government. Materials include memoranda, notes, research material, handbooks, guides, manuals, affirmative action info and records, affirmative action plans, promotion recommendations, recruitment plans and summaries, personnel files (complaints), civil actions and reports related too Whitehead's 37 years of government employment. It reflects the activities of numerous departments, primarily in regards to employment and affirmative action.

There are also a number of files that document Whitehead's involvement in numerous community organizations. Among the organizations in which Whitehead was involved include U Street Festival, Lincoln Corporation, and the U Street Theater Foundation. The papers of the U Street Foundation document the production and establishment of the annual U Street Festival. The Lincoln Theater Foundation and the U Street Theater Foundation papers document the efforts to reopen the Lincoln Theater. Also included are Whitehead's research on the Lincoln as well as old Lincoln Theatre programs. Additionally found within this series are documents and clippings on the economic development within Washington DC particularly in the Shaw/U Street location.

The majority of this series consists of printed material. Printed material in this series includes books, clippings, magazines, newsletters, newspapers, press releases, sheet music, programs as well as promotional material for several Washington DC theaters and organizations. There is a large quantity of theater programs dating from 1900-1986. The majority of the clippings and magazines are theater related topics, coupled with a miscellaneous selection of clippings on topics that presumably captured Whitehead's attention.

Research, notes and writings include a large amount of scrapbooks compiled by Whitehead of mostly photocopied clippings documenting Washington DC history, African American theater history, and general African American history. Five scrapbooks were compiled by an unknown source and were previously housed in the New York Public Library collection. Two scrapbooks are about general theater history one about Frances Starr and one about Margaret Anglin. There is also one scrapbook pertaiing to Mae Hall. Also included are a large amount of research notes and notebooks along with general miscellaneous notes.

There are several photographs of African Americans in the performing arts as well as images of Washington DC and several unidentified men, women, and children.

Audio recordings include 23 cassette from the Alexandria Church of God.

The remainder of the collection consists of the papers of Tomlinson D. Todd, Elizabeth B. Delaney, and those about the Howard Theatre.

The Howard Theatre papers are arranged in Series II and include documents relating to the Washington DC historic Howard Theatre and date from 1910 to 1986. The papers in this series predominantly document the Howard Theatre Foundation's efforts to reestablish and run the Howard Theatre in which Whitehead was the vice president. Records include business correspondence, founding documents, photographs, memoranda, press releases, member lists, financial records, clippings, and scrapbooks of clippings pertaining to the organization and theatre.

The correspondence in the collection include a handful of letters from the Washington DC government along with individuals and organizations. Also included is a large amount of interoffice memoradums.

Administrative records include lawsuits, resolutions, meeting minutes, grant proposals, press releases, memoranda, member lists, studies and reports.

Financial records include check stubs, receipts, invoices, bank statements, expenses, and contribution lists. Printed material includes original and photocopied clippings relating to the history and coverage of the foundation activities. Mostly promotional material as flyers, brochures, and press releases along with programs. In particular two 1920 Howard Theatre programs.

The scrapbooks of original and photocopied clippings compiled by Whitehead chronicle the history of the theatre and coverage of the foundation activities.

There are three VHS cassette featuring Whitehead discussing the Howard Theatre. Also found in series 2 are numerous stock investment record books belonging to A.E. Lichtman one of the early managers of the Howard Theatre. In addition early correspondence between Lichtman and the Rex Amusement Company concerning operational management issues of the Howard Theatre.

The Tomlinson D. Todd papers are arranged in Series III and date from 1902-1986 they include organization files, collected printed materials, subject files, and personal papers.

The collection includes materials relating to organizations in which there was a relationship to Todd's work and in which he had an interest primarily during the 1940s and 1950s, organizations include the National Negro Congress (ca, 1946-1947); the Congress for Industrial Organizations (1943-1947); National Council of Negro Women (1947-1949); Committee for Racial Democracy in the Nation's Capital (1947-1948).

The subject files include documents from three of Todd's organizations; Institute on Race Relation, Club Internationale, and his radio program "Americans All". As well as printed material from Todd's alma mater Lincoln University.

The largest subject file is "Americans All" which includes radio scripts as well as audio recording of a few programs and public service announcements. Also found are several black and white photographs of Todd at the radio studio. Printed materials include newspapers, leaflets, convention proceedings, and flyers, There are a large amount of programs ranging from church worship to convention as well as performance. Also present is a small amount of personal papers, including resumes, certificates, admission tickets, family documents, and travel ephemera from his all expense paid trip to Nigeria.

There are a few photographs of Todd at functions and with notable individuals as well as some family, friends and travel.

Elizabeth's B. Delaney papers are arranged in Series IV and date from 1874-1973.

The papers primarily document her involvement in four organizations, the Grand Oder of Odd Fellow of Kentucky, the Order Eastern Star Kentucky, the State Federation of Colored Women's Clubs of Kentucky and the National Association of Colored Women. There is a small amount of printed material belonging to her son primarily the Alpha Phi Alpha material and Gospel Choral Sheet Music, and books.

The Scrapbook was complied by Whitehead consisting of photocopied clipping documenting the life of Elizabeth B. Delaney.

Arrangement note:

This collection is arranged into four series:

Series 1: Henry P. Whitehead papers Series 2: Howard Theatre Series 3: Tomlinson D. Todd Series 4. Elizabeth B. Delaney

Biographical/Historical note:

Henry Preston Whitehead Jr., was a native of Columbus Ohio. A graduate of Ohio State University, where he also attended law school and was a member of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity. Mr. Whitehead discovered Washington's "Black Broadway" in 1940, when he was a soldier in town on a weekend furlough. As he served in the Army in the South Pacific during World War II. Prior to moving to Washington DC Henry P. Whitehead worked for five years as a liquor inspector. Mr. Whitehead moved to Washington D.C. in 1949 and worked for the Post Office before working for the District of Columbia government where he stayed 21 years. He led several equal employment initiatives during the 1960s and 1970s, and was last employed as associate director of the District's Office of Human Rights. In 1980 after putting in 37 years of government service Mr. Whitehead retired. Mr. Whitehead was an historian who led efforts to restore Washington's U Street cultural corridor and achieved recognition as an authority on and collector of black theatrical memorabilia. Mr. Whitehead worked to promote and preserve the city's rich African American cultural heritage.

Mr. Whitehead, served as the chairman and president for 10 years of the Howard Theater Foundation Inc., which he helped establish. There he led the effort to include Howard Theatre in the National Register of Historic Places.

Similarly he was an active member of the U Street Festival Foundation. He was an adviser to the Kennedy Center, Anacostia Museum, and other Smithsonian Institution units and contributed materials to their exhibitions. He was also a consultant to historical documentaries broadcast on public television and radio, including PBS's "Duke Ellington's Washington." His writings included "Remembering U Street," a book used for annual festivals in the historic area.

Mr. Whitehead was also the founder and board member of the Lincoln Theatre Foundation.

Henry P. Whitehead Jr. died on January 8th 2002 at the age of 84.

Provenance:

The collection was donated to the Anacostia Community Museum on September 1, 2005 by Michael A. Watkins.

Restrictions:

Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.

Rights:

The Henry P. Whitehead collection is the physical property of the Anacostia Community Museum. Literary and copyright belong to the author/creator or their legal heirs and assigns. Rights to work produced during the normal course of Museum business resides with the Anacostia Community Museum. For further information, and to obtain permission to publish or reproduce, contact the Museum Archives.

Topic:

Howard Theatre (Washington, D.C.)  Search this

African Americans  Search this

National Negro Congress (U.S.)  Search this

National Council of Negro Women  Search this

Radio broadcasting  Search this

African American neighborhoods  Search this

African American musicians  Search this

Genre/Form:

Pamphlets

Sound recordings

Clippings

Memorabilia -- 20th century

Newspapers

Photographs

Books

Brochures

Citation:

Henry P. Whitehead collection, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution, gift of Michael A. Watkins.

Identifier:

ACMA.06-042

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Henry P. Whitehead collection

Archival Repository:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa751389911-f3d5-474b-82b4-126047b9cc46

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-acma-06-042

Creator:

Smithsonian Channel  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2014-02-25T15:40:00.000Z

YouTube Category:

Entertainment  Search this

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Data Source:

Smithsonian Channel

YouTube Channel:

smithsonianchannel

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_6lewjQ2OM4g

Creator:

Smithsonian Channel  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2020-09-17T15:30:07.000Z

YouTube Category:

Entertainment  Search this

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Data Source:

Smithsonian Channel

YouTube Channel:

smithsonianchannel

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_xkERYJyVsgU

Creator:

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2015-08-12T20:31:50.000Z

YouTube Category:

Travel & Events  Search this

Topic:

Cultural property  Search this

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Data Source:

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

YouTube Channel:

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EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_EbN5s8FbgNI

Creator:

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2017-07-14T17:21:22.000Z

YouTube Category:

Travel & Events  Search this

Topic:

Cultural property  Search this

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Data Source:

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

YouTube Channel:

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EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_yuzYe5HqvUA

Creator:

National Museum of the American Indian  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2019-09-27T21:11:58.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

Native Americans;American Indians  Search this

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Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

YouTube Channel:

SmithsonianNMAI

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_ONxcmRAEmC0

Creator:

National Museum of the American Indian  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2022-09-30T17:45:22.000Z

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Education  Search this

Topic:

Native Americans;American Indians  Search this

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Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

YouTube Channel:

SmithsonianNMAI

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_lBy-C-TLZoY

Creator:

Spero, Nancy, 1926-2009  Search this

Names:

A.I.R. Gallery (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Galerie Lelong (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Golub, Leon, 1922-2004  Search this

Mendieta, Ana, 1948-1985  Search this

Sosa, Irene  Search this

Extent:

26.4 Linear feet

19.12 Gigabytes

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Gigabytes

Sound recordings

Interviews

Video recordings

Documentary films

Motion pictures

Date:

1940s-2009

Summary:

The papers of painter, collage artist, and printmaker Nancy Spero measure 26.4 linear feet and 19.12 GB and are dated 1940s-2009. Biographical material, correspondence and other files documenting Spero's personal and professional relationships, interviews and writings, records of Spero's many exhibitions and projects, files highlighting the major subjects that galvanized her, business records, printed and photographic material, and digital and video recordings, offer detailed insight into the career of one of the earliest feminist artists.

Scope and Contents:

The papers of painter, collage artist, and printmaker Nancy Spero measure 26.4 linear feet and 19.12 GB and are dated 1940s-2009. Biographical material, correspondence and other files documenting Spero's personal and professional relationships, interviews and writings, records of Spero's many exhibitions and projects, files highlighting the major subjects that galvanized her, business records, printed and photographic material, and digital and video recordings, offer detailed insight into the career of one of the earliest feminist artists.

Biographical material includes biographical notes and curricula vitae, as well as several video recordings of documentaries about Spero by Patsy Scala and Irene Sosa which feature original footage of Spero at work. Correspondence is personal and professional, and includes letters from artists including Judy Chicago and Ana Mendieta, writers and curators such as Deborah Frizzell and Susanne Altmann, regarding Spero exhibition catalogs, monographs, and articles, and personal news from family members such as Spero's sons, and correspondence related to other aspects of Spero's career.

Interviews of Spero include transcripts, published interviews, and video recordings. Writings include many of Spero's statements about her work, as well as notes, published versions of articles written by Spero, and video recordings of talks and panel discussions she participated in.

Exhibition files for over 75 shows document the extent to which Spero's work has been widely exhibited in her lifetime with numerous solo exhibitions, including major retrospectives in London, Paris, Barcelona, and Madrid, and dozens of group exhibitions in which she participated over the course of her career.

Gallery and museum files supplement the exhibition files by further documenting Spero's dealings with numerous galleries and museums, including Galerie Lelong, which represents Spero's estate, Barbara Gross Galerie, the first gallery in Germany to represent Spero, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the National Gallery of Canada, and many others. The series also documents Spero's involvement with A.I.R. Gallery, the first independent women's art venue in the United States.

Professional files document other aspects of Spero's career including, but not limited to, awards she received, organizations she participated in or contributed to, publishing projects related to her work, and individual projects she executed such as an installation at the Harold Washington Library in Chicago and the Artemis, Acrobats, Divas & Dancers mosaic tiles she created for the Metropolitan Transit Authority for the 66th Street/Lincoln Center subway station. Also included here are files related to works of art such as Codex Artaud, and Notes in Time.

Subject files, contents of which were presumably used as source material for Spero, document subjects of interest to her, many of which were incorporated into her work and consists primarily of printed material. Broad subject categories include animal rights and conservation, feminism, war, and women. One set of folders documents "museum and political actions" undertaken by Spero and other activists during the 1960s-1970s to fight for equal representation of women in the arts and challenge the male-dominated hierarchy of the art world. Subject files include multiple news articles on torture, rape, and other atrocities committed particularly against women during wartime and by repressive and autocratic political regimes, and also include source material on the archetypal images of women that were fundamental to her interpretation of the female experience.

Printed material documents Spero's entire career from the late 1950s on. Announcements, exhibition catalogs, invitations, news clippings, and periodicals provide comprehensive coverage of her many exhibitions and other events. Printed material also documents the activities of a few other artists, primarily from the 2000s, and includes periodicals, primarily about art, and video recordings of documentaries about art and various other subjects.

Photographic material includes photographs of Nancy Spero from the 1940s on, photos of Spero with family and friends, and photographs of artwork including the heads of Spero's 2007 Maypole: Take No Prisoners which was the last major work completed before her death, originally realized for the Venice Biennale. Also found are a few installation shots and prints, slides, and digital images of Notes in Time at A.I.R. Gallery in 1979.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged as 11 series:

Missing Title

Series 1: Biographical Material, 1950-2009 (Box 1, FC 30; 0.85 linear feet, ER01-ER04; 9.58 GB)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1946-2009 (Boxes 1-4, 27; 2.75 linear feet)

Series 3: Interviews, 1973-2007 (Boxes 4-5; 0.6 linear feet)

Series 4: Writings, 1950-2007 (Boxes 5-6; 1 linear foot)

Series 5: Exhibition Files, circa 1976-2009 (Boxes 6-9, 27, OV 28; 3.3 linear feet, ER09-ER10, ER14-ER17; 1.5 GB)

Series 6: Gallery and Museum Files, 1972-2009 (Boxes 9-14; 5.1 linear feet; ER05-ER08, ER12-ER13; 2.962 GB)

Series 7: Professional Files, circa 1967-2008 (Boxes 14-17, RD 29; 3.5 linear feet; ER15; 0.74 GB)

Series 8: Subject Files, 1950s-2009 (Boxes 17-19, 27, OV 28; 2.4 linear feet)

Series 9: Business Records, circa 1976-2008 (Boxes 19-20; 0.7 linear foot)

Series 10: Printed Material, 1949-2009 (Boxes 20-25, 27, OV 28; 5.5 linear feet)

Series 11: Photographic Material, 1940s-2009 (Boxes 25-27; 0.7 linear foot; ER18-ER19; 0.151 GB)

Biographical / Historical:

Nancy Spero (1926-2009) was a figurative painter, printmaker, and collage artist based in New York City whose work was executed primarily on paper from the 1960s on, and often incorporated text. Spero was among the first feminist artists and a political activist whose convictions were expressed relentlessly in her work. Using archetypal representations of women to examine the range of female experience, Spero centered "woman as protagonist" whilst simultaneously examining the suffering women have long been subjected to through structural inequality, the systematic abuses of repressive political regimes, and the atrocities of war.

Born in Cleveland, Nancy Spero lived in Chicago from the time she was a very young child until completing her studies at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (BFA 1949) where she met her future husband, painter Leon Golub (1922-2004). Spero studied briefly in Paris and lived in New York City, returning to Chicago after her marriage in 1951. The couple and their two sons lived in Italy from 1956 to 1957. In 1959, after a few years in New York, the family moved to Paris where Spero developed an interest in existentialism and produced a series of black paintings. Spero and Golub returned to New York in 1964 with their three sons.

Nancy Spero was strongly affected by the war in Vietnam and the many social changes of the period. She became an activist and feminist, joined various organizations, and participated in a variety of demonstrations. Work such as the War series began to include political and sexual imagery, and Spero's work from here on was primarily executed on paper.

Spero was among the founding members of the women's cooperative A.I.R. Gallery established in 1972. In the 1970s archetypal representations of women in mythology, history, art, and literature became predominant in her work. Included in this vein are major series and installations, among them Torture of Women, Notes in Time on Women, The First Language, and her 66th Street/Lincoln Center subway station mosaic mural Artemis, Acrobats, Divas and Dancers.

Spero exhibited in the 1950 Salon des Independents and her first solo exhibition (in tandem with Leon Golub) was held at Indiana University in 1958. Thereafter, she showed sporadically until nearly 30 years later when her career flourished and she enjoyed international stature. Beginning in 1986, each year brought multiple solo exhibitions at galleries and museums in the United States and internationally. In addition, she continued to participate in group shows such as "Documenta" and the Venice Biennale. Her work is included in the permanent collections of museums throughout the world.

Awards and honors included the Skowhegan Medal for Works on Paper (1995), Hiroshima Art Prize shared with Leon Golub (1996), The Women's Caucus for Art award for Outstanding Achievement in Visual Arts (2003), and The Women's Caucus for Art Distinguished Artist Award for Lifetime Achievement (2005). Spero was awarded honorary Doctorates of Fine Arts by The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (1991) and Williams College (2001), and was elected a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters (2006).

After several years of declining health, Nancy Spero died from heart failure in New York City, October 18, 2009.

Related Materials:

Also among the holdings of the Archives of American Art are an interview with Nancy Spero conducted 2008 Februay 6-July 24, by Judith Olch Richards, and the papers of Spero's husband, Leon Golub.

Provenance:

Following a gift of materials by Nancy Spero in 1979, the majority of the collection was donated by Spero's sons, Stephen Golub, Philip Golub, and Paul Golub, in 2013.

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. Researchers interested in accessing born-digital records or audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. Contact References Services for more information.

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.

Occupation:

Printmakers -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Painters -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Collagists -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Topic:

Art -- Political aspects  Search this

Feminism and art  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Women printmakers  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Video recordings

Documentary films

Motion pictures

Citation:

Nancy Spero papers, 1940s-2009. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by The Walton Family Foundation. Funding for the digitization of the collection was provided by the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.

Identifier:

AAA.spernanc

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Nancy Spero papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9ee586015-b282-427f-88a2-0768b0b0e79b

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-spernanc

Creator:

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

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Topic:

Cultural property  Search this

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YouTube Channel:

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EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_K9eMDYYm-ug

Creator:

Human Studies Film Archives  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2011-11-03T18:56:22.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

Anthropology  Search this

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HSFAFilmClips

Data Source:

Human Studies Film Archives

YouTube Channel:

HSFAFilmClips

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_IdOacioq5TE

Creator:

National Zoo  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2012-07-24T20:49:18.000Z

YouTube Category:

Pets & Animals  Search this

Topic:

Zoology;Animals;Veterinary medicine;Animal health  Search this

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Data Source:

National Zoo

YouTube Channel:

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EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_pQvJPFBHXwk

Designer:

Jean Berain, the elder, French, 1640-1711  Search this

Print Maker:

Pierre Lepautre, French, 1652–1716  Search this

Publisher:

Jacques Thuret, French, 1669–1738  Search this

Medium:

Engraving on laid paper

Object Name:

Bound print

Type:

Bound print

Made in:

France

Published in:

Paris, France

Date:

1711

Credit Line:

Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council

Accession Number:

1921-6-201-58

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4d953779d-d6ff-4740-b759-6cd749e701b7

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1921-6-201-58

Collection Performer:

Basie, Count, 1904-1984  Search this

Webster, Ben  Search this

Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971  Search this

Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974  Search this

Fitzgerald, Ella, 1917-1996  Search this

Goodman, Benny (Benjamin David), 1909-1986  Search this

Jamal, Ahmad, 1930-  Search this

Robinson, Bill, 1878-1949  Search this

Davis, Miles  Search this

Collection Collector:

Smith, Ernie  Search this

Extent:

1 Motion picture film

Container:

Reel AC0491-OF0059

Type:

Archival materials

Moving Images

Motion picture films

Scope and Contents note:

Descriptive Summary: 555f., b&w

Copyright: 1944

Corporate Creator: Universal Studios, a United World Films presentation Associate

Producer: Will Cowan

Director: Lewis D. Collins

Performer(s): Charlie Barnett and His Orchestra, The Pied Pipers with June Hutton, Dorothy Allen, Grey and Dane, Kay Starr

Song Title(s):

1. "Cherokee", Barnet on alto

2. "How Am I to Know", vocals by Allen

3. Unidentified instrumental, Grey and Dane, dancers-tumblers-acrobats

4. "It's a Haunted Town", vocals by Starr

5. "Snoqualmie Joe", vocals by The Pied Pipers

6. Unidentified instrumental

Video reference copy

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but the films are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Collection Citation:

Ernie Smith Jazz Film Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Sponsor:

America's Jazz Heritage: A Partnership of the The Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund and the Smithsonian Institution provided the funding to produce many of the video master and reference copies.

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Ernie Smith Jazz Film Collection

Ernie Smith Jazz Film Collection / Series 2: Additional Titles

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8a7403116-fcfa-4b20-8877-f0596264ef90

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0491-ref1411

Collection Performer:

Basie, Count, 1904-1984  Search this

Webster, Ben  Search this

Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971  Search this

Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974  Search this

Fitzgerald, Ella, 1917-1996  Search this

Goodman, Benny (Benjamin David), 1909-1986  Search this

Jamal, Ahmad, 1930-  Search this

Robinson, Bill, 1878-1949  Search this

Davis, Miles  Search this

Collection Collector:

Smith, Ernie  Search this

Extent:

1 Motion picture film

Container:

Reel AC0491-OF0147

Type:

Archival materials

Moving Images

Motion picture films

Scope and Contents note:

Descriptive Summary: 355f., b&w, appears to be a composite reel created by Ernie Smith

Performer(s): Cootie Williams and His Orchestra, the Douglas Brothers, the Lindy Hoppers, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, Laurel Watson

Song Title(s):

1. Unidentified instrumental

2. "I Love My Baby, But My Baby Don't Love Me [Things Ain't What They Used to Be], vocals by Vinson

3. Unidentified tune, acrobatic dances by the Douglas Brothers

4. "Giddap Mule", vocals by Watson

5. Unidentified tune, dances by the Lindy Hoppers

Video reference copy available.

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but the films are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Collection Citation:

Ernie Smith Jazz Film Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Sponsor:

America's Jazz Heritage: A Partnership of the The Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund and the Smithsonian Institution provided the funding to produce many of the video master and reference copies.

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Ernie Smith Jazz Film Collection

Ernie Smith Jazz Film Collection / Series 2: Additional Titles

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8c19b9873-5ab9-4294-991a-6c6ca164c6bf

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0491-ref1708

Collection Performer:

Basie, Count, 1904-1984  Search this

Webster, Ben  Search this

Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971  Search this

Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974  Search this

Fitzgerald, Ella, 1917-1996  Search this

Goodman, Benny (Benjamin David), 1909-1986  Search this

Jamal, Ahmad, 1930-  Search this

Robinson, Bill, 1878-1949  Search this

Davis, Miles  Search this

Collection Collector:

Smith, Ernie  Search this

Extent:

1 Motion picture film

Container:

Reel AC0491-OF0150

Type:

Archival materials

Moving Images

Motion picture films

Scope and Contents note:

Descriptive Summary: 225f., b&w, a production number from the movie, unidentified instrumental

Copyright: 1944

Corporate Creator: United Artists

Producer: Andrew L. Stone

Director: Andrew L. Stone

Performer(s): Eleanor Powell, 12 female acrobatic dances and one dancing horse

Video reference copy available.

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but the films are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Collection Citation:

Ernie Smith Jazz Film Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Sponsor:

America's Jazz Heritage: A Partnership of the The Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund and the Smithsonian Institution provided the funding to produce many of the video master and reference copies.

See more items in:

Ernie Smith Jazz Film Collection

Ernie Smith Jazz Film Collection / Series 2: Additional Titles

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8dc49b471-4dc2-4222-ab0b-3cdaaf00bdd5

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0491-ref1717

Collection Performer:

Basie, Count, 1904-1984  Search this

Webster, Ben  Search this

Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971  Search this

Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974  Search this

Fitzgerald, Ella, 1917-1996  Search this

Goodman, Benny (Benjamin David), 1909-1986  Search this

Jamal, Ahmad, 1930-  Search this

Robinson, Bill, 1878-1949  Search this

Davis, Miles  Search this

Collection Collector:

Smith, Ernie  Search this

Extent:

1 Motion picture film

Container:

Reel AC0491-OF0230

Type:

Archival materials

Moving Images

Motion picture films

Scope and Contents note:

Descriptive Summary: 985f., b&w, an Archives Center compilation reel:

1. Cakewalk

Descriptive Summary: silent, see also 491.1-2

Copyright: 1903

Corporate Creator: American Mutoscope and Biograph Co.

2. Comedy Cakewalk

Descriptive Summary: silent, see also 491.1-4

Copyright: 1903

Corporate Creator: American Mutoscope and Biograph Co.

3. Uncle Tom's Cabin

Descriptive Summary: cakewalk, silent, see also 491.1-3

Copyright: 1903

4. At a Georgia Camp Meeting, see also 491.1-5

Copyright: 1929

5. An unidentified group of female dancers, silent

6. The Whirl of Life

Descriptive Summary: silent, see also 491.1-6

Copyright: 1914

Performer(s): Vernon and Irene Castle

7. Comedy Cake Walk, see #2 above

8. Cake Walk, see #1 above

9. Franchonetti Sisters

Copyright: 1903

Corporate Creator: American Mutoscope and Biograph Co.

10. Ralph Brown, tapper

Corporate Creator: Universal

11. Acrobatic Dance by Chris Gill

12. Dancing at the Apollo

13. "Hollywood Variety Parade"

Descriptive Summary: various Lindy Hoppers, big band sound track

Copyright: 1942

14. Paramount News - Jitterbugs Jive at Swingeroo - (Get It)

Descriptive Summary: see also 491.352

Performer(s): narrated by George Abbott Description: 25 bands, six hour marathon

15. Hallelujah

16. Minns & James

Descriptive Summary: demonstration of various 1920s dance steps, excerpt from 491.5

10. Uncle Tom's Cabin

Descriptive Summary: cakewalk, same as #3 above

Copyright: 1903

Digital reference copy in Smithsonian Institution Digital Asset Management System (DAMS).

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but the films are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Collection Citation:

Ernie Smith Jazz Film Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Sponsor:

America's Jazz Heritage: A Partnership of the The Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund and the Smithsonian Institution provided the funding to produce many of the video master and reference copies.

See more items in:

Ernie Smith Jazz Film Collection

Ernie Smith Jazz Film Collection / Series 2: Additional Titles

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8c573ebcd-6481-4d6a-9617-3ad210de9f8a

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0491-ref1987

Collection Performer:

Basie, Count, 1904-1984  Search this

Webster, Ben  Search this

Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971  Search this

Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974  Search this

Fitzgerald, Ella, 1917-1996  Search this

Goodman, Benny (Benjamin David), 1909-1986  Search this

Jamal, Ahmad, 1930-  Search this

Robinson, Bill, 1878-1949  Search this

Davis, Miles  Search this

Collection Collector:

Smith, Ernie  Search this

Extent:

1 Motion picture film

Container:

Reel AC0491-OF0316

Type:

Archival materials

Moving Images

Motion picture films

Scope and Contents note:

Descriptive Summary: 669f., b&w, an Archives Center compilation reel:

1. Slim Thompson, "Hot Taps from Harlem"

2. Child tap dancing on a barge

3. Arthur Murray, How to Dance the Shag, (see also 491.7)

4. The Three Whippets, an acrobatic dance act

5. Boy dancing on a wagon, (see also 491.8-2)

6. Two dance chorus numbers from an unidentified motion picture

7. The Big Broadcast of 1936

Descriptive Summary: b&w, an excerpt from the motion picture of the same name

Copyright: 1936

Corporate Creator: Paramount Pictures

Producer: Benjamin Glazer

Director: Norman Taurog

Performer(s): The Nicholas Brothers

Song Title(s): "Alabama Bound"

8. Kid Millions

Descriptive Summary: an excerpt from the motion picture of the same name

Copyright: 1934

Corporate Creator: Howard Productions, Samuel Goldwyn Co.

Producer: Samuel Goldwyn

Director: Roy del Ruth

Video reference copy available.

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but the films are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Collection Citation:

Ernie Smith Jazz Film Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Sponsor:

America's Jazz Heritage: A Partnership of the The Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund and the Smithsonian Institution provided the funding to produce many of the video master and reference copies.

See more items in:

Ernie Smith Jazz Film Collection

Ernie Smith Jazz Film Collection / Series 2: Additional Titles

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep83f246025-d207-49b5-aa2a-75d973f256ea

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0491-ref2245

Manufacturer:

Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company  Search this

Dimensions:

Height: 3.66 m (12.0 ft)

Length: 6.27 m (20.6 ft)

Wing span: 7.63 m (25.0 ft)

Engine: Wright R-975E3, 328 kw (440 horsepower)

Type:

CRAFT-Aircraft

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Date:

1932

Credit Line:

Transferred from the United States Navy Department, Bureau of Aeronautics

Inventory Number:

A19410007000

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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National Air and Space Museum Collection

Location:

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA

Exhibit Station:

Commercial Aviation

Data Source:

National Air and Space Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv98703c81d-fd0c-4102-8180-6e3f5edb06e0

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nasm_A19410007000

Container:

Box 1 of 2

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 03-145, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Office of the Registrar, Loan Records

See more items in:

Loan Records

Loan Records / Box 1

Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-sia-fa03-145-refidd1e292