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Smithsonian Institution Archives  Search this

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Conversations and talks

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EDAN-URL:

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Creator:

Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

Names:

Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

Anacostia Museum  Search this

Artist:

Rivera, Dennis Mario  Search this

Extent:

0.2 Linear feet (1 folder)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Correspondence

Exhibition records

Postcards

Clippings

Place:

Washington D.C., United States

Date:

1994

Summary:

Curated by César Piñeiro, Art-Caribe featured works of Puerto Rican born artist, Dennis Mario Rivera. The exhibition was organized by the Anacostia Museum and held there September 18, 1994 through November 06, 1994. Rivera uses his art to tell stories of his homeland and the Caribbean. Many of his works is this exhibit focused on the region's African heritage.

Scope and Contents note:

These records document the planning, organizing, execution, and promotion of the exhibition. Materials include correspondence, research files, administrative records, flyers, press coverage, floor plans, and postcards.

Restrictions:

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

Occupation:

Painters  Search this

Topic:

Museum exhibits  Search this

Printmakers -- Washington (D.C.)  Search this

Photographers  Search this

Artists -- Puerto Rico  Search this

Afro-Caribbeans  Search this

Genre/Form:

Correspondence

Exhibition records -- 1990-1994

Postcards

Clippings

Citation:

Afro-Caribe: The Art of Dennis Mario Rivera exhibition records, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

ACMA.03-083

Archival Repository:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-acma-03-083

Photographer:

Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)  Search this

Names:

E. Madison Hall (Ship)  Search this

Subseries Creator:

Scurlock, Robert S. (Saunders), 1917-1994  Search this

Custom Craft  Search this

Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964  Search this

Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)  Search this

Scurlock, George H. (Hardison), 1919-2005  Search this

Extent:

1 Item (Silver gelatin on cellulose acetate film sheet., 12" x 20".)

Container:

Box 6, Folder 27

Culture:

African Americans -- Washington (D.C.)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Photographs

Banquet camera photographs

Panoramas

Place:

Washington (D.C.) -- African Americans

Washington (D.C.) -- 1930-1950 -- Photographs

Potomac River (Washington (D.C.)

Date:

1933 September 3

Scope and Contents:

Scan Number: AC0618.004.0001312.tif

A large number of passengers are dressed in white robes and caps (baptismal garb). Ink on negative: caption and "Scurlock Photo". No edge imprint, no Scurlock number.

Biographical / Historical:

"The E. Madison Hall excursion boat, owned and operated by a black man, Captain J. O. Holmes, is a steamer 160 feet long that seats 800 and has 20 staterooms. The excursion season begins about the first Sunday in May and lasts through September. Two or three trips down the Potomac to River View resort are made each day", from "The Black Washingtonians. The Anacostia Museum Illustrated Chronology," The Smithsonian Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hokoben, N.J., 2005).

Subseries Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Series 8: Business Records, Subseries 8.1: Studio Session Registers are restricted. Digital copies available for research. See repository for details.

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:

Baptism -- 1930-1950  Search this

Excursion boats  Search this

Ships -- 1930-1940  Search this

Boats and boating  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs -- 1930-1940 -- Black-and-white negatives -- Acetate film

Banquet camera photographs -- 1930-1940

Panoramas

Subseries Citation:

Scurlock Studio Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Smithsonian Institution

Sponsor:

The collection was acquired with assistance from the Eugene Meyer Foundation. Elihu and Susan Rose and the Save America's Treasures program, provided funds to stabilize, organize, store, and create digital surrogates of some of the negatives. Processing and encoding funded by a grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.

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Scurlock Studio Records, Subseries 4.12: Banquet Negatives / 4.12: Banquet Negatives

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0618-s04-12-ref381

Collection Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Extent:

1 Sound recording (compact audio cassette)

Type:

Archival materials

Sound recordings

Date:

1996 March 6

Collection Restrictions:

Access by appointment only. Where a listening copy or viewing copy has been created, this is indicated in the respective inventory; additional materials may be accessible with sufficient advance notice and, in some cases, payment of a processing fee. Older papers are housed at a remote location and may require a minimum of three weeks' advance notice and payment of a retrieval fee. Certain formats such as multi-track audio recordings and EIAJ-1 videoreels (1/2 inch) may not be accessible. Contact the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections at 202-633-7322 or rinzlerarchives@si.edu for additional information.

Collection Rights:

Copyright and other restrictions may apply. Generally, materials created during a Festival are covered by a release signed by each participant permitting their use for personal and educational purposes; materials created as part of the fieldwork leading to a Festival may be more restricted. We permit and encourage such personal and educational use of those materials provided digitally here, without special permissions. Use of any materials for publication, commercial use, or distribution requires a license from the Archives. Licensing fees may apply in addition to any processing fees.

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1996 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.SFF.1996, Item FP-1996-CT-1007

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Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1996 Festival of American Folklife

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1996 Festival of American Folklife / Series 5: Working at the Smithsonian / Fieldwork

Archival Repository:

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-cfch-sff-1996-ref2995

Collection Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Extent:

1 Sound recording (compact audio cassette)

Type:

Archival materials

Sound recordings

Date:

1996 March 6

Collection Restrictions:

Access by appointment only. Where a listening copy or viewing copy has been created, this is indicated in the respective inventory; additional materials may be accessible with sufficient advance notice and, in some cases, payment of a processing fee. Older papers are housed at a remote location and may require a minimum of three weeks' advance notice and payment of a retrieval fee. Certain formats such as multi-track audio recordings and EIAJ-1 videoreels (1/2 inch) may not be accessible. Contact the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections at 202-633-7322 or rinzlerarchives@si.edu for additional information.

Collection Rights:

Copyright and other restrictions may apply. Generally, materials created during a Festival are covered by a release signed by each participant permitting their use for personal and educational purposes; materials created as part of the fieldwork leading to a Festival may be more restricted. We permit and encourage such personal and educational use of those materials provided digitally here, without special permissions. Use of any materials for publication, commercial use, or distribution requires a license from the Archives. Licensing fees may apply in addition to any processing fees.

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1996 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.SFF.1996, Item FP-1996-CT-1008

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Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1996 Festival of American Folklife

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1996 Festival of American Folklife / Series 5: Working at the Smithsonian / Fieldwork

Archival Repository:

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-cfch-sff-1996-ref2996

Collection Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Extent:

1 Sound recording (compact audio cassette)

Type:

Archival materials

Sound recordings

Date:

1996 March 11

Collection Restrictions:

Access by appointment only. Where a listening copy or viewing copy has been created, this is indicated in the respective inventory; additional materials may be accessible with sufficient advance notice and, in some cases, payment of a processing fee. Older papers are housed at a remote location and may require a minimum of three weeks' advance notice and payment of a retrieval fee. Certain formats such as multi-track audio recordings and EIAJ-1 videoreels (1/2 inch) may not be accessible. Contact the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections at 202-633-7322 or rinzlerarchives@si.edu for additional information.

Collection Rights:

Copyright and other restrictions may apply. Generally, materials created during a Festival are covered by a release signed by each participant permitting their use for personal and educational purposes; materials created as part of the fieldwork leading to a Festival may be more restricted. We permit and encourage such personal and educational use of those materials provided digitally here, without special permissions. Use of any materials for publication, commercial use, or distribution requires a license from the Archives. Licensing fees may apply in addition to any processing fees.

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1996 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.SFF.1996, Item FP-1996-CT-1009

See more items in:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1996 Festival of American Folklife

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1996 Festival of American Folklife / Series 5: Working at the Smithsonian / Fieldwork

Archival Repository:

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-cfch-sff-1996-ref2997

Collection Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Introduction:

The Smithsonian is a cherished symbol of knowledge, a repository for treasures and national memories, a shrine of human accomplishment and natural wonders. The Smithsonian was founded for the "increase and diffusion of knowledge" and took root in an American, democratic society as an organization dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge in the public eye, and for the public good. The Smithsonian celebrated its 150th year with America's Smithsonian - a major exhibition that traveled to twelve cities across the nation - and with television specials and minutes, a birthday celebration on the Mall in August, and a host of other exhibits, World Wide Web programs, and scholarly conferences.

On the occasion of the Smithsonian's 150th anniversary, the 1996 Festival celebrated the culture of the Smithsonian workplace. The Festival had celebrated the folklife of many different occupational groups in the past, from cowboys to trial lawyers. In this program, the focus was not on one occupation, but on the diverse jobs that make up the Institution: from astrophysicists to animal keepers, security officers to exhibit preparators, registrars to administrators. All were involved, one way or another, with carrying out the Smithsonian's mission: the increase and diffusion of knowledge. At the Festival, Smithsonian personnel demonstrated just how they carry out this mission, by turning the Institution "inside out," as scientists, curators, conservators, exhibit makers, security officers, accountants, and administrators showed the public how the Smithsonian works. Their work also testified to the importance of knowledge as a basis for understanding the world, the significance of an educated citizenry, and the civic value of long-lived, high-quality public institutions. Festival visitors, in turn, could contribute their own "Smithsonian Memories" in a special tent.

While each job at the Smithsonian embodies its own skills and culture, it is also necessarily entwined with other complementary jobs. Each worker has his or her "way of knowing" at the Smithsonian, but also must know whom else to rely on to get things done in a proper and timely fashion. And each way of knowing illuminates a different dimension or sector of the Institution as a whole. The mission of the Institution is specific yet broad enough to engage a wide variety of occupational perspectives, imaginations, and aspirations. Indeed, the Smithsonian is part government, part museum, university, and business, and reflects the organizational culture of each. However, whether Festival audiences were listening to workers in jobs such as security officer, transport driver, metalworker, plasterer, curator, or administrator, the same themes emerged: working at the Smithsonian means doing a variety of tasks, or serving a variety of needs, in ways that clearly contribute to the functioning of the whole.

Betty J. Belanus, Emily Botein and Marjorie Hunt were Curators of the program; Peter Seitel was Buildings and Grounds Curator, and Olivia Cadaval and Pam Henson were Smithsonian Memories Curators; Lynn Wojcik was Smithsonian Memories Coordinator.

Working at the Smithsonian was made possible by the Smithsonian Institution 150th Anniversary Committee and with funds from the Smithsonian National Board.

Fieldworkers and photographic support:

Fieldworkers

Susan Arshack, Betty Belanus, Carla Borden, Emily Botein, James Deutsch, John Franklin, Marjorie Hunt, Rich Kennedy, Richard Kurin, Rebecca Maksel, Carmina Mortillaro, Michael Murray, Diana Baird N'Diaye, Diana Parker, Erin Roth, Bob Sayers, Peter Seitel, Beverly Simons, Barbara A. Strickland, Egle Zygas

Photographic support

Lori Aceto, Bill Baxter, Joan Boudreau, Joanna Britto, Mark Bryan-Brown, David Burgevin, Tim Cannon, Chip Clark, Jessie Cohen, Jim Cornell, Elsie Cunningham, Courtney DeAngelis, Pam Dewey, John Dillaber, Harold Dorwin, Doc Dougherty, John Eisenberg, Mike Fetters, Paula Fleming, Cathy Flynn, Howard Gillette, Mark Haddon, Ed Keating, Martha Knouss, Chrisley McCarson, Scott Miller, Douglass Mudd, Laura Nash, Evi Oehler, Julie Piraino, Melissa Reiser, Mary Rice, David Romanowski, Frances Rowsell, Lynn Sahaydak, Stephanie Smith, Ann Stetser, Carolyn Thome, John Tsantes, Rick Vargas, Anne Wagner, Helena Wright, Barbara Wolanin, Amanda Young

Presenters:

Andrew Connors, James Deutsch, Erin Roth, Tom Vennum

Participants:

Anacostia Museum

Harold Dorwin

Robert Hall

Portia James

Steve Newsome

Sharon Reinckens

Wade Stuart

Center for Folklife Programs & Cultural Studies

Karin Hayes

Richard Kurin, 1950-

Jeff Place

Reynald Searles

Anthony Seeger

Kenn Shrader

Conservation Analytical Laboratory

Mary Baker

Harriet Beaubien

Ron Bishop

David Erhardt

Martha Goodway

Carol Grissom

Marion Mecklenburg

Charles Tumosa

Noreen Tuross

Dianne Van Der Reyden

Pam Vandiver

Lambertus van Zelst

Melvin Wachowiak

Don Williams

Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum

Konstanze Bachmann

Joanne Kosuda-Warner, 1956-

Barbara Livenstein

Cordelia Rose

Alfred Simon

Stephen H. Van Dyk, 1950-

Freer Gallery of Art & Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

Jeffrey Baxter

John Bradley

Thomas Chase

Scott Coleman

Louise Allison Cort, 1944-

Vidya Dehejia

Cornell Evans

Richard Franklin

Colleen Hennessey

James Horrocks

Craig Korr

Thomas Lentz

Lucia Pierce

Patrick Sears

Richard Skinner

Francis Smith

James Smith

Martha Smith

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

William Adams

Leland Aks

Sidney Lawrence, 1948-

Christopher Wilson

Museum Support Center

Vince Wilcox

National Air and Space Museum

Mark Balmer

Bruce Allan Campbell, 1964-

Geoffrey Chester

Ian Cooke

Robert Craddock

Thomas Crouch

Michael Fetters

Louis Fleming

Frank Florentine

Jeff Goldstein

Mary Henderson

Gary Houston

Patricia Jacobberger-Jellison

William Jacobs

Peter Jakab

Andrew Johnston

Melissa Keiser

Cathleen S. Lewis, 1958-

Kim Martin

Ted Maxwell

Helen McMahon

Valerie Neal

David Paper

Dominick Pisano, 1943-

David Romanowski

Rosemary Steinat

Priscilla Strain

Suvinee Vanichkachorn

Amanda Young

James Zimbelman

National Air and Space Museum, Garber Facility, Silver Hill

Gail Everson

Steve Hemlin

Stacey Kluck

Tamura Moore

James Oakley

Richard Siday

Martin White

National Museum of African Art

Leasa Farrar-Frazer

Christraud Geary

Alan Knezevich

Edward Lifschitz, 1945-

Steve Mellor

Dana Moffett

Peter Pipim

Roslyn Walker

National Museum of American Art

Fern Bleckner

Andrew Connors

Ann Creager

Merry Foresta

Jerry Hovanec

Martin Kotler

Kate Maynor

John Reuter

John Zelenik

National Museum of American Art, Renwick Gallery

Jeremy Elwell Adamson, 1943-

Allen Bassing, 1932-

National Museum of American History

Peter Albritton

Richard Barden

Howard Bass

Jeanne Benas

Dwight Bowers

Harold Closter

Camilla Clough

Terry Conable

Spencer R. Crew, 1949-

Pete Daniel

Smita Dutta

Bernard S. Finn, 1932-

Jane Gamble

Marion Gill

Hank Grasso

John Edward Hasse, 1948-

Ellen Hughes

Reuben Jackson

Stephen Jones

Claudia Kidwell

Carolyn Long

Edith Mayo

Charlie McGovern

Susan Myers

Stan Nelson

Scott Odell, 1935-

Donald Phillips

Beth Richwine

Ann Rossilli

Rodris Roth

Ed Ryan

Anne Serio

Tony Skowron

Barbara Clark Smith

Lonn Taylor, 1940-

Tom Tearman

Suzanne Thomassen-Krauss

David Todd

Jim Weaver

Polly Willman

Bill Withuhn

Omar Wynn

National Museum of the American Indian

Kathleen Ash-Milby

Eulalie Bonar

Douglas E. Evelyn, 1941-

Andrea Hanley

Charlotte Heth

George Horsecapture

Marty Kreipe De Montaño

Mary Jane Lenz

Scott Merritt

Tim Ramsey

Alyce Sadongei, 1959-

Tanya Thrasher

Jim Volkert

Rick West

Sonya Wolf

National Museum of Natural History

Marjorie Akins

Joallyn Archambault, 1942-

Mary Jo Arnoldi

Carole Baldwin

Maria Ballantyne

Deborah Bell

Mike Braun

Matthew Cane

Jonathan Coddington

Margaret Collins

Elisabeth Craft

Don Davis

Elizabeth Dietrich

Carla Dove

Chisato Dubreuil

David Dubreuil

Nate Erwin

Natalie Firnhaber

Richard Fiske

William W. Fitzhugh, 1943-

Vicki A. Funk, 1947-

James Glenn

Frank Greenwell

Charles Overton Handley, 1924-

Greta Hanson

Don Harvey

Betty Hays

Gary Hevel

Lee Hitchcock

Elaine R.S. Hodges, 1937-2006

Jake Homiak, 1947-

Deborah Hull-Walski

Adrienne Kaeppler

Bebe Katims

Thomas Killion

Victor Kranz

Conrad Labandeira, 1950-

Roxie Laybourne

Stephen Loring, 1950-

Sally Love

Vichai Malikul

Carolyn Margolis

Roy McDiarmid

Laura McKie

Rosemary Monagan

Keiko Moore

Dan Henry Nicolson, 1933-

Beth Norden

Doug Owsley

Lynne Parenti

David Leo Pawson, 1938-

Glenn Rankin

Clyde F.E. Roper, 1937-

Tim Rose

Molly Ryan

Mary Sangrey

Janna Scherer

Margaret Schweitzer

Lorena Selim

Rita Sharon

Bryan Sieling

Theresa Singleton

Bruce Smith

Dennis Stanford

William Sturtevant

Alice Tangerini

Paul Taylor

Thomas Thill

Richard Thorington

Gus Willard Van Beek, 1922-

George Venable

Michael Wise

Priscilla Williams

Stanley Yankowski

Ellis Leon Yochelson, 1928-2006

Melinda Zeder

Liz Zimmer

National Portrait Gallery

Amy Henderson

Ellen Gross Miles, 1941-

National Postal Museum

Wendy Aibel-Weiss

Jim Bruns

Linda Edquist

Nancy Pope

Daisy Ridgway

National Zoological Park

Jonathan Ballou

Benjamin Beck

Judith Block

Melanie Bond

Daryl Boness

Johnny Brown

Wayne Callender

Richard Cambre

Larry Collins

Robert Davis

Lynn Dolnick

Chuck Fillah

Jim Fitzpatrick

Robert Fleischer

Marie Galloway

Edwin Gould, 1933-

Roscoe Harper

Eugene Hicks

Rick Hider

Robert Hoage

Carl Jackson

David Jenkins

Peggy Johns-Shiflett

David Kessler

Devra Kleiman

John Lehnhardt

Kathy Lehnhardt

Jim Machuga

Dale Marcellini

Bruce Miller

Harry Miller

Richard Montali

Linda Moore

Mike O'Brien

Olav Oftedal

Alan Peters

Charles Pickett

Earl Pinkney

Scott Posey

Miles Roberts

Mike Schwartz

Prince Seabron

John Seidensticker

Miles Simmons

Lisa Stevens

Ben Turner

Billy Turner

Robin Vasa

Louis "Trooper" Walsh

Stuart Wells

Christen Wemmer

Carl Wheatley

Chuck Woolf

Bill Xanten

Office of Architectural History and Historic Preservation

Amy Ballard

Cynthia Field

Michael Hendron

Peter Muldoon

Richard Stamm

Office of the Comptroller

Blanchard White

Justin Estoque

Office of Environmental Management and Safety

Walter Bailey

Office of Exhibits Central

Harry Adams

Susan Arshack

Nina Awkard-Capers

Hugh Bennett

Mary Bird

Harold Campbell

James Carr

Diana Cohen

Daniel Fielding

Seth Frankel

Mike Headley

Veronica Jenkins

George Johnson

Paula Kaufman

Mike Kelton

Richard Kilday

Tina Lynch-Safreed

Eve MacIntyre

Reed Martin

Rolando Mayen

Lora Moran-Collins

Carol Anne Otto

Rick Pelasara

Robert Perantoni

George Quist

Rosemary Regan

Chris Reinecke

Carol Reuter

James Reuter

Paul Rhymer

John Siske

Liz Smalls

Tim Smith

Susan Smith-Pinelo

Carolyn Thome

Anthony Valentine

William Walton

Eric Washington

Mary Wiedeman

Dwight Wilson

Debbie Yang

Rachel Young

Jon Zastrow

Office of the General Council

Lauryn Grant

Office of Government Relations

Palita Abeyta

Manuel Melendez

Office of Health Services

Avelina Rose

Anne Shepard

Sharon Striker

Juanita Tutt

Office of Human Resources

Monte Cones

Office of International Relations

Francine Berkowitz

Leonard Hirsch

Office of Physical Plant

Nancy Bechtol

Tom Blair

Joseph Brice

Thomas Brown

Robert Burgess

Thomas Cacciatore

Gregory Carpenter

James Clark

Ron Coombs

Francis Cooper

Judie Cooper

Jesse Cox

Greg Culler

Bob Davis

Victoria Di Bella

John Dickerson

Kurt Donaldson

Randy Dudley

Ray Dudley

Jerry Estep

Barbara Faust

Deborah Ferris

Don Grambling

Dennis Greive

Barry Gullixon

Mark Hardin

Shelly Harlan

Stanley Hilton

Thomas Hollister

Young Ok Hong

Walter Howell

Meredith Hubel

Donald Johnson

Sean Jones

Sung Kim

Patrick Larkin

Meyer Laskin

Joel Lemp

Paul Lindell

Derrell Lyles

Vincenzo Marinucci

Robert Marshall

Paula McCloskey

Christopher McGill, Sr.

Patrick Miller

Lauranne Nash

Debra Nauta-Rodriquez

Robert Nicholson

Donnie Pierce

Pat Ponton

Rod Prady

Richard Price

Rosa Proctor

Michael Riordan

Ardell Robinson

Jeff Schneider

Anthony Smith

Karen Swanson

Ted Tieff

Sally Tomlinson

Teddy Villapando

Howard Wink

Tom Winston

Holly Wright

Office of Planning and Budget

Margaret Gaynor

Office of Printing and Photographic Services

Carl Hansen

Eric Long

Hugh Talman

Rick Vargas

Office of Protection Service

William Adams

Paul Blair

Carvester Booth

Martha Cavanaugh

Emanuel Chase

Lawrence Chatman

Ronald Colaprete

Myron Curtis

William Gaghan

Elease Hall

Harold Hancock

Preston Herald

Charles Johnson

William Johnson

James Kelly

William Lassiter

Dave Liston

Jerome Luczak

Peter Mac Kessy

Henry McFadden

Frank Navarro

Antonio Quintos

Eric Scott

Ray Sebulsky

Adolph Smith

Kenneth Thomas

Deborah Watkins

Ricardo Williams

James Wooten

Office of the Provost

Wilton Dillon

Mary Lynne McElroy

Michael Lang

Mary Tanner

Office of Public Affairs

Mary Combs

Hamlet Paoletti

Linda St. Thomas

Office of Special Events and Conference Service

Ted Anderson

Office of Wider Audience Development

Marshall Wong

Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

Nathaniel Carleton

James Cornell, 1938-

Alexander Dalgarno

Linda French

Robert P. Kirshner, 1949-

Myron Lecar

Ursula Marvin

Jonathan Williams

Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

David Correll

Bert Garrison Drake, 1935-

Candy Feller

Mark Haddon

Anson Hines

Thomas Jordan

James Lynch

Patrick Neale

Geoffrey Parker

Greg Ruiz

Richard Smucker

Smithsonian Institution Libraries

Martin Kalfatovic

Sherry Kelley

Nancy Matthews

Rhoda Ratner

Barbara Smith

Valerie Wheat

Marca Woodhams

Smithsonian Institution Press

Frances Roswell

Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service

Vivien Ta-Ying Chen

Anna R. Cohn, 1950-

Matou Goodwin

Liz Hill

Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center

Russ Greenberg

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

Stanley Rand

Raineldo Urriola

Travel Services Office

Carol Ailes

Judy Petroski

Visitor Information and Associates' Reception Center

Richard Anderson

Greta Brown

Roberta Buchanan

Sheila Harris

Judy Peterman

Mary Grace Potter

Katherine Ridgely

Louise Steele

Gilmer Vanpoole

Former and Retired Smithsonian Workers

Renee Altman

Bruce Beehler

A.C. Clarke

Jackie Dulaney

Maria Christina Garcia

Elaine Heumann Gurian, 1937-

Donald S. Lopez, 1923-

Jeffrey LaRichie

David McFadden

Louis Purnell

Margaret Santiago

Steptoe Wren

Agnes Yore

Collection Restrictions:

Access by appointment only. Where a listening copy or viewing copy has been created, this is indicated in the respective inventory; additional materials may be accessible with sufficient advance notice and, in some cases, payment of a processing fee. Older papers are housed at a remote location and may require a minimum of three weeks' advance notice and payment of a retrieval fee. Certain formats such as multi-track audio recordings and EIAJ-1 videoreels (1/2 inch) may not be accessible. Contact the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections at 202-633-7322 or rinzlerarchives@si.edu for additional information.

Collection Rights:

Copyright and other restrictions may apply. Generally, materials created during a Festival are covered by a release signed by each participant permitting their use for personal and educational purposes; materials created as part of the fieldwork leading to a Festival may be more restricted. We permit and encourage such personal and educational use of those materials provided digitally here, without special permissions. Use of any materials for publication, commercial use, or distribution requires a license from the Archives. Licensing fees may apply in addition to any processing fees.

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1996 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.SFF.1996, Series 5

See more items in:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1996 Festival of American Folklife

Archival Repository:

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-cfch-sff-1996-ref39

Collection Creator:

Thomas, Alma  Search this

Container:

Box 3, Folder 24

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1999

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate copies requires advance notice.

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:

Alma Thomas papers, circa 1894-2001. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for the processing and digitization of the Alma Thomas paper is provided by The Walton Family Foundation and The Friends of Alma Thomas

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Alma Thomas papers

Alma Thomas papers / Series 4: Exhibition Files

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-thomalma-ref834

Collection Creator:

Gammon, Reginald, 1921-2005  Search this

Extent:

0.8 Linear feet (Box 1-3)

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1964-2005

Scope and Contents:

Correspondence is with artists, museums, galleries, arts organizations, students, and family. Correspondents include Benny Andrews, Romare Bearden, Vivian Browne, Thomas Frey, Joseph Greenberg, Patrick King, Hughie Lee-Smith, Harvey Overton, Jonathan Wynberg, Harwood Arts Center, Howard University, LewAllen Gallery, Midtown Galleries, New Mexico African American Artists Guild, the Smithsonian Institution Anacostia Museum and several additional African American arts organizations, and many more. Topics range from personal daily life to lectures requests to exhibition solicitations. Of particular note is correspondence concerning Ida Y Vuelta, Gammon's only international exhibition in Rodez, France.

Arrangement:

This series is arranged alphabetically by correspondent.

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Use of archival audiovisual recordings and electronic records with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice.

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:

Reginald Gammon papers, 1927-2007, bulk 1960-2005. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for the digitization of this collection was provided by The Walton Family Foundation and the Terra Foundation for American Art.

Identifier:

AAA.gammreg, Series 2

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Reginald Gammon papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-gammreg-ref22

Collection Creator:

Gammon, Reginald, 1921-2005  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 83

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1998-2003

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Use of archival audiovisual recordings and electronic records with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice.

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:

Reginald Gammon papers, 1927-2007, bulk 1960-2005. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for the digitization of this collection was provided by The Walton Family Foundation and the Terra Foundation for American Art.

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Reginald Gammon papers

Reginald Gammon papers / Series 2: Correspondence

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-gammreg-ref84

Collection Creator:

Anacostia Museum  Search this

Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

Extent:

1 Binder (Color 35mm negatives, 35mm slides, and photographic prints.)

Type:

Archival materials

Binders

Date:

1989-1998

Scope and Contents:

This series include 35mm slides, various negatives, and photographic prints documenting Anacostia Community Museum's Juneteenth events from 1989-1998.

Collection Restrictions:

Use of the materials requires an appointment. Some items are not accessible due to obsolete format and playback machinery restrictions. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.

Collection Citation:

Juneteenth Program Records, 1989-1998, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

ACMA.01-007.13, Series 1

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Juneteenth Program Records, 1989-1998

Archival Repository:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-acma-01-007-13-ref1

Creator:

Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

Names:

Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

Collection Creator:

Anacostia Museum  Search this

Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

Extent:

0.5 Linear feet

10 video recordings (VHS, 1/2")

1 sound recording (audio cassette)

Culture:

African American  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Video recordings

Sound recordings

Place:

Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)

Date:

1991-1997

bulk 1996

Scope and Contents:

This series contains the audiovisual output of the Juneteenth events held by Anacostia Community Museum over the years. It includes video and audio recordings of Juneteenth festivals and celebrations that took place between 1991 and 1999.

Restrictions:

Use of the materials requires an appointment. Some items are not accessible due to obsolete format and playback machinery restrictions. Please contact the archivist at acmarchives@si.edu.

Topic:

Juneteenth  Search this

Celebrations  Search this

Public Programs  Search this

Genre/Form:

Video recordings

Sound recordings

Citation:

Juneteenth Program Records, 1989-1998, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

ACMA.01-007.13, Series 2

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Juneteenth Program Records, 1989-1998

Archival Repository:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-acma-01-007-13-ref2

Series Creator:

Custom Craft  Search this

Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964  Search this

Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)  Search this

Scurlock, George H. (Hardison), 1919-2005  Search this

Scurlock, Robert S. (Saunders), 1917-1994  Search this

Container:

Box 11, Folder 4

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1979

Series 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.

Series 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.

Series Citation:

Scurlock Studio Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Smithsonian Institution

Sponsor:

The collection was acquired with assistance from the Eugene Meyer Foundation. Elihu and Susan Rose and the Save America's Treasures program, provided funds to stabilize, organize, store, and create digital surrogates of some of the negatives. Processing and encoding funded by a grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.

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Scurlock Studio Records, Series 12: Background Materials and Publications

Scurlock Studio Records, Series 12: Background Materials and Publications / 12.4: Exhibition Materials

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0618-s12-ref185

Series Creator:

Custom Craft  Search this

Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964  Search this

Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)  Search this

Scurlock, George H. (Hardison), 1919-2005  Search this

Scurlock, Robert S. (Saunders), 1917-1994  Search this

Container:

Box 11, Folder 5

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1982

Series 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.

Series 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.

Series Citation:

Scurlock Studio Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Smithsonian Institution

Sponsor:

The collection was acquired with assistance from the Eugene Meyer Foundation. Elihu and Susan Rose and the Save America's Treasures program, provided funds to stabilize, organize, store, and create digital surrogates of some of the negatives. Processing and encoding funded by a grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.

See more items in:

Scurlock Studio Records, Series 12: Background Materials and Publications

Scurlock Studio Records, Series 12: Background Materials and Publications / 12.4: Exhibition Materials

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0618-s12-ref186

Series Creator:

Custom Craft  Search this

Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964  Search this

Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)  Search this

Scurlock, George H. (Hardison), 1919-2005  Search this

Scurlock, Robert S. (Saunders), 1917-1994  Search this

Container:

Box 3, Folder 12

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1977

Series 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.

Series 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.

Series Citation:

Scurlock Studio Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Smithsonian Institution

Sponsor:

The collection was acquired with assistance from the Eugene Meyer Foundation. Elihu and Susan Rose and the Save America's Treasures program, provided funds to stabilize, organize, store, and create digital surrogates of some of the negatives. Processing and encoding funded by a grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.

See more items in:

Scurlock Studio Records, Series 12: Background Materials and Publications

Scurlock Studio Records, Series 12: Background Materials and Publications / 12.2: Scurlock Studio Images

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0618-s12-ref57

Subseries Creator:

Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964  Search this

Custom Craft  Search this

Scurlock, Robert S. (Saunders), 1917-1994  Search this

Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)  Search this

Scurlock, George H. (Hardison), 1919-2005  Search this

Container:

Box 15

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1981 June 11

Subseries Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Series 8: Business Records, Subseries 8.1: Studio Session Registers are restricted. Digital copies available for research. See repository for details.

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.

Subseries Citation:

Scurlock Studio Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Smithsonian Institution

Sponsor:

The collection was acquired with assistance from the Eugene Meyer Foundation. Elihu and Susan Rose and the Save America's Treasures program, provided funds to stabilize, organize, store, and create digital surrogates of some of the negatives. Processing and encoding funded by a grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.

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Scurlock Studio Records, Subseries 4.11: Customcraft Negatives

Scurlock Studio Records, Subseries 4.11: Customcraft Negatives / 4.11: Customcraft Negatives

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0618-s04-11-ref3477

Creator:

Anacostia Museum  Search this

Names:

Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

Anacostia Neighborhood Museum  Search this

Collection Creator:

Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

Extent:

1 sound recording (audio cassette)

Culture:

African American  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Sound recordings

Oral histories (document genres)

Interviews

Place:

Maryland

United States

Date:

April 29, 1997

Scope and Contents:

Through an oral history interview, Conroy Franklin Butler talks about his experience working as an oyster shucker at the Warren Denton Seafood House (Calvert County, Maryland) for 27 years. In addition to describing his enjoyment for the job, Butler speaks of some of the changes in the oyster shucking industry.

Interview. Part of Behind the Apron oral history project. Dated 19970429 (transcribed from transcripts).

Biographical / Historical:

Behind the Apron oral history project documents the experiences of Black oyster and clam workers in Southern Maryland. The interviews explore issues such as: the connection between land and water, between farming and the fishing industry; the communal spirit and camaraderie amongst oyster workers; the experience of women oyster workers; and the changes in the oyster packing industry resulting in a diminshed African American workforce. The audio interviews were conducted by Shelia Montague Parker in 1997.

Restrictions:

Use of the materials requires an appointment. Some items are not accessible due to obsolete format and playback machinery restrictions. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.

Topic:

African Americans  Search this

African Americans -- Employment  Search this

African Americans -- Maryland  Search this

Oyster industry  Search this

Clam industry  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Oral histories (document genres)

Interviews

Citation:

Behind the Apron Interview with Conroy Butler, Behind the Apron oral history project, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

ACMA.09-007.28, Item ACMA AV005264

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Behind the Apron: The History, Life, and Hidden Achievements of Southern Maryland's Black Oyster and Clam Workers

Archival Repository:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-acma-09-007-28-ref7

Creator:

Gammon, Reginald, 1921-2005  Search this

Names:

Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

Harwood Art Center (Albuquerque, N.M.)  Search this

Midtown Galleries (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center (U.S.)  Search this

New Mexico African American Artists' Guild  Search this

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York Public Library  Search this

Spiral (Group of artists)  Search this

Western Michigan University -- Faculty  Search this

Andrews, Benny, 1930-2006  Search this

Bearden, Romare, 1911-1988  Search this

Browne, Vivian E., 1929-1993  Search this

Fray, Thomas  Search this

Greenberg, Joseph J., 1915-1991  Search this

King, Patrick  Search this

Lee-Smith, Hughie  Search this

Overton, Harry  Search this

Wynberg, Jonathan  Search this

Extent:

2.4 Linear feet

5.3 Gigabytes

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Gigabytes

Photographs

Interviews

Paintings

Sketches

Drawings

Sound recordings

Video recordings

Date:

1927-2007

bulk 1960-2005

Summary:

The papers of African American painter, printmaker, and educator Reginald Gammon measure 2.4 linear feet and 5.30 GB and date from 1927 to 2007, with bulk of the materials dating from 1960-2005. The collection consists of scattered biographical materials, including video and sound recordings of interviews; correspondence with artists, galleries, organizations, and museums; writings and notebooks; teaching files; printed materials; photographic material; and artwork in the form of sketches, drawings, and paint sketches.

Scope and Contents:

The papers of African American painter, printmaker, and educator Reginald Gammon measure 2.4 linear feet and 5.30 GB and date from 1927 to 2007, with bulk of the materials dating from 1960-2005. The collection consists of scattered biographical materials, including video and sound recordings of interviews; correspondence with artists, galleries, organizations, and museums; writings and notebooks; teaching files; printed materials; photographic material; and artwork in the form of sketches, drawings, and paint sketches.

Biographical materials include Gammon's academic records and diplomas, certificates, military records, an address book, and information about his memorial service. There is a folder on The Spiral Group which includes an exhibition catalog and photographs. There are video interviews, a conversation video, and two TV advertisements, all digital; one analog and one digital audio interview.

Approximately one-half of the collection consists of correspondence with other artists, museums, galleries and arts organizations. Correspondents include Benny Andrews, Romare Bearden, Vivian Browne, Thomas Frey, Joseph Greenberg, Harwood Art Center, Patrick King, Hughie Lee-Smith, Midtown Galleries, National Afro-American Museum & Cultural Center, New Mexico African American Artists Guild, Harvey Overton, Schomberg Center, Smithsonian Institution's Anacostia Museum, Western Michigan University, and Jonathan Wynberg, among many others.

Writings by Gammon consists of essays, a research proposal, notes, grant applications, and notebooks wherein Gammon jotted down thoughts and drafted letters.

Teaching files are related to Reginald Gammon's tenure at Western Michigan University. There are teaching certifications, lecture notes, one sound recording (sound cassette) of a lecture, student recommendations, and grade books, among other items.

Printed materials primarily consist of exhibition catalogs and announcements, including the catalog Ida Y Vuelta on Gammon's 1998 exhibition in Rodez, France. Other materials found in this series are clippings that feature Gammon and his work, periodicals, posters designed by Gammon, and source materials related to jazz. and limited subject files.

Photographic materials include prints, slides, digital photographs, and negatives depicting Reginald Gammon and his artwork, friends and family, and various studios and events.

Artwork includes pencil and ink sketches, drawings, and paint sketches. The series also contains storyboards for children's books as well as mockups for advertisements.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged as 7 series.

Series 1: Biographical Material, 1936-2006 (0.2 linear feet; Box 1, 3, 5.29 GB; ER01-ER03)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1964-2005 (0.8 linear feet; Box 1-3)

Series 3: Writings and Notebooks, 1948-circa 2000 (0.1 linear feet; Box 2)

Series 4: Teaching Files, 1969-1991 (0.1 linear feet; Box 2)

Series 5: Printed Material, 1955-2005 (0.4 linear feet; Box 2, OV 4)

Series 6: Photographic Material, 1927-2007 (0.2 linear feet; Box 2-3, 0.010 GB; ER04)

Series 7: Artwork, 1937-circa 1999 (0.5 linear feet; Box 2-3)

Biographical / Historical:

Reginald A. Gammon (1921-2005) was a painter and art educator who worked in New York City, Michigan, and Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was a member of Spiral, an African American artist's collective based in New York City, as well as a member of the New Mexico Afro-American Artist Guild. He taught in the New York public schools and at Western Michigan University.

Gammon was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1941, he received a scholarship to study art at the Philadelphia Museum College of Arts (then the Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Arts) and the following summer worked in the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard refurbishing battleships for the war effort. While working, he also attended school at night. He was drafted and served in the Navy from 1944-1946 with an African-American unit stationed in Guam. He lived in Philadelphia briefly after the war and moved to New York City in 1948. During his early years in New York City, Gammon worked at various jobs such as sorting mail for the post office and designing advertising copy. Around this time, he first met his future wife Janice Goldberger whom he married in 1972.

In 1963, Gammon was invited to join Spiral, a group of African American artists which included Charles Alston, Romare Bearden, Alvin Hollingsworth, Norman Lewis, Richard Mayhew, and Hale Woodruff. As a member of this group, Gammon participated in the 1965 exhibition First Group Showing: Works in Black and White. Spiral disbanded later that same year. In 1969, Gammon and Benny Andrews formed the Black Emergency Cultural Coalition. This politically active group of artists picketed the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Whitney Museum of Modern Art to protest the exclusion of black artists and curators.

Gammon also taught at the Saturday Academy Program for New York public schools. He set up an informal studio so that children from Harlem could work with resident artists. This position and a recommendation from Hughie Lee-Smith led to an offer from Western Michigan University for a visiting lectureship that turned into a full-time teaching position in which Gammon served until 1991, when he retired as Full Professor Emeritus of Fine Arts and Humanities.

After his retirement from Western Michigan University, Gammon and his wife moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico and he became involved in the New Mexico Afro-American Artist Guild and the Albuquerque United Artists, among other civic organizations. He regularly participated in exhibitions and art fairs sponsored by the Guild and served as their treasurer from 1999 until his death. He was artist-in-residence from 1992-2005 at the Harwood Art Center where he also maintained a studio.

Gammon was also one of the founding members of the New Grounds Print Workshop, where he completed his final collection of artworks - a collection of over 100 prints of historically significant gospel singers and jazz musicians. Gammon died on November 4, 2005.

Provenance:

The collection was donated in 2007 and 2008 by Reginald Gammon's widow Janice Gammon.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Use of archival audiovisual recordings and electronic records with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice.

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 Mexico  Search this

Painters -- New Mexico -- Albuquerque  Search this

Educators -- New Mexico -- Albuquerque  Search this

Topic:

Art -- Study and teaching  Search this

Artists' studios -- Photographs  Search this

Educators -- Michigan  Search this

African American artists  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Interviews

Paintings

Sketches

Drawings

Sound recordings

Video recordings

Citation:

Reginald Gammon papers, 1927-2007, bulk 1960-2005. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for the digitization of this collection was provided by The Walton Family Foundation and the Terra Foundation for American Art.

Identifier:

AAA.gammreg

See more items in:

Reginald Gammon papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-gammreg

Collection Collector:

Maltsby, Portia  Search this

Collection Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Program in African American Culture  Search this

Container:

Box 21, Folder 8

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1992 February 8

Scope and Contents:

The Smithsonian Interdisciplinary Committee presented a salsa demonstration and performance on Saturday, February 8, 1992, in the Carmichael Auditorium, National Museum of American History, and an Afro-Cuban jazz performance in the Baird Auditorium, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. Richard Kurin, Director, Office of Folklife Programs, and Steven C. Newsome, Director, Anacostia Museum, gave the Welcomes; folklorist René Lopez introduced the band; and Jerry Gonzalez and the Fort Apache Band performed, featuring Jerry Gonzalez, trumpet and congas; Andy Gonzalez, bass; Steve Berrios, drums and percussion; Larry Willis, piano; Joe Ford, soprano and alto saxophone; Carter Jefferson, tenor saxophone; and Milton Cardona, percussion and vocals.

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research. Use of reference audio and video cassette copies only.

Collection Rights:

Reproduction fees for commercial use. Copyright restrictions. Contact staff for information.

Collection Citation:

Program in African American Culture Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

See more items in:

Program in African American Culture Collection

Program in African American Culture Collection / Series 1: Program Files

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0408-ref1266

Collection Collector:

Maltsby, Portia  Search this

Collection Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Program in African American Culture  Search this

Container:

Box 21, Folder 12

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1992 May 23

Scope and Contents:

The Program in African American Culture, the Anacostia Museum, and the Malcolm X Day Committee sponsored another part of the American Classical Music Series on Saturday, May 23, 1992, at the Union Temple Baptist Church. The program included a symposium and a music concert in commemoration of the birthday of Malcolm X, El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz. The event provided an opportunity to analyze and discuss Malcolm X, the philosophical and social basis for his ideology and leadership, his life and ministry, and his impact on the political and cultural landscape of America. The program featured lectures by James H. Cone and Acklyn Lynch, a discussion with audience participation, and a concert performed by Supernova. Program number AC408.75.

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research. Use of reference audio and video cassette copies only.

Collection Rights:

Reproduction fees for commercial use. Copyright restrictions. Contact staff for information.

Collection Citation:

Program in African American Culture Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

See more items in:

Program in African American Culture Collection

Program in African American Culture Collection / Series 1: Program Files

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0408-ref1269