National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Cultural History Search this
Extent:
1 Cubic foot
18 Videocassettes (VHS)
15 Cassette tapes
38 Videocassettes (Video 8)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Videocassettes (vhs)
Cassette tapes
Videocassettes (video 8)
Videotapes
Oral history
Interviews
Audiotapes
Date:
1992-1993
Summary:
An oral history project that grew out of the exhibit "Go Forth and Serve" which commemorated the 100th anniversary of the drafting of the second Morrill Act, which provided funds for the founding of land grant schools of higher education for black students.
Scope and Contents:
Oral history interviews, on film and audio, on the subject of African American land grant colleges, conducted in conjunction with the exhibition "Go Forth and Serve" at the National Museum of American History in 1990.
Arrangement:
The collection is organized into one series. It is organized alphabetically by the name of college or university that is the subject of the interview.
Biographical / Historical:
"Go Forth and Serve", an exhibition curated by Lonnie Bunch and Spencer Crew, opened in March 1990 at the National Museum of American History to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the drafting of the second Morrill Act, which provided funds for the founding of land grant schools of higher education for black students. The exhibition was co-sponsored by the Department of Agriculture and the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges. There was a subsequent newsletter, and oral interviews were conducted.
Provenance:
Collection made by the Smithsonian Institution Division of Cultural History, National Museum of American History.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Reference copies must be used. Access and use of audiovisual materials available in the Archives Center reading room.
Rights:
Reproduction may be limited due to intellectual property rights. No releases exist.
Go Forth and Serve: African American Land Grant Colleges Audiovisual Collection, 1992-1993, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
United States. Department of Agriculture Search this
National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges. Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Reference copies must be used. Access and use of audiovisual materials available in the Archives Center reading room.
Collection Rights:
Reproduction may be limited due to intellectual property rights. No releases exist.
Collection Citation:
Go Forth and Serve: African American Land Grant Colleges Audiovisual Collection, 1992-1993, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
United States. Department of Agriculture Search this
National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges. Search this
Extent:
1 Videocassettes (Video 8)
Container:
Box 1
Type:
Archival materials
Moving Images
Videocassettes (video 8)
Date:
1992 June 22
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Reference copies must be used. Access and use of audiovisual materials available in the Archives Center reading room.
Collection Rights:
Reproduction may be limited due to intellectual property rights. No releases exist.
Collection Citation:
Go Forth and Serve: African American Land Grant Colleges Audiovisual Collection, 1992-1993, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
United States. Department of Agriculture Search this
National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges. Search this
Extent:
1 Videocassettes (Video 8)
Container:
Box 1
Type:
Archival materials
Moving Images
Videocassettes (video 8)
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Reference copies must be used. Access and use of audiovisual materials available in the Archives Center reading room.
Collection Rights:
Reproduction may be limited due to intellectual property rights. No releases exist.
Collection Citation:
Go Forth and Serve: African American Land Grant Colleges Audiovisual Collection, 1992-1993, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
United States. Department of Agriculture Search this
National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges. Search this
Extent:
1 Videocassettes (Video 8)
Container:
Box 1
Type:
Archival materials
Moving Images
Videocassettes (video 8)
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Reference copies must be used. Access and use of audiovisual materials available in the Archives Center reading room.
Collection Rights:
Reproduction may be limited due to intellectual property rights. No releases exist.
Collection Citation:
Go Forth and Serve: African American Land Grant Colleges Audiovisual Collection, 1992-1993, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
United States. Department of Agriculture Search this
National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges. Search this
Extent:
1 Videocassettes (Video 8)
Container:
Box 1
Type:
Archival materials
Moving Images
Videocassettes (video 8)
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Reference copies must be used. Access and use of audiovisual materials available in the Archives Center reading room.
Collection Rights:
Reproduction may be limited due to intellectual property rights. No releases exist.
Collection Citation:
Go Forth and Serve: African American Land Grant Colleges Audiovisual Collection, 1992-1993, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
United States. Department of Agriculture Search this
National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges. Search this
Extent:
1 Videocassettes (Video 8)
Container:
Box 1
Type:
Archival materials
Moving Images
Videocassettes (video 8)
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Reference copies must be used. Access and use of audiovisual materials available in the Archives Center reading room.
Collection Rights:
Reproduction may be limited due to intellectual property rights. No releases exist.
Collection Citation:
Go Forth and Serve: African American Land Grant Colleges Audiovisual Collection, 1992-1993, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
Leadership and learning : an interpretive history of historically black land-grant colleges and universities : a centennial study / prepared by the Council of 1890 Presidents/Chancellors
Author:
Council of 1890 Presidents/Chancellors Search this
National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges Search this