Search results for: +Caribbean Area, page 1 | Collections Search Center, Smithsonian Institution

1,103 documents - page 1 of 56

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1989 Festival of American Folklife

Creator:: Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage Search this

Names:: Smithsonian Folklife Festival Search this

Extent:: 1 Cubic foot (approximate)

Type:: Collection descriptions; Archival materials; Audiocassettes; Audiotapes; Correspondence; Business records; Memorandums; Plans (drawings); Photographic prints; Videotapes; Negatives; Slides (photographs); Video recordings; Contracts; Digital images; Notes; Sound recordings

Place:: Caribbean Area; Cuba; Haiti; Jamaica; Puerto Rico

Date:: June 23-July 4, 1989

Summary:: The Smithsonian Institution Festival of American Folklife, held annually since 1967 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., was renamed the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in 1998. The materials collected here document the planning, production, and execution of the annual Festival, produced by the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (1999-present) and its predecessor offices (1967-1999). An overview of the entire Festival records group is available here: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records.

Scope and Contents note:: This collection documents the planning, production, and execution of the 1989 Festival of American Folklife. Materials may include photographs, audio recordings, motion picture film and video recordings, notes, production drawings, contracts, memoranda, correspondence, informational materials, publications, and ephemera. Such materials were created during the Festival on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., as well as in the featured communities, before or after the Festival itself.

Arrangement note:: Arranged in 5 series.

Series 1: Program Books, Festival Publications, and Ephemera

Series 2: American Indian Program

Series 3: The Caribbean: Cultural Encounters in the New World

Series 4: Les Fêtes Chez Nous: France and North America

Series 5: Hawai'i

Historical note:: The Festival of American Folklife, held annually since 1967 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., was renamed the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in 1998.

The 1989 Festival of American Folklife was produced by the Smithsonian Office of Folklife Programs and cosponsored by the National Park Service.

For more information, see Smithsonian Folklife Festival records.

Introduction:: In commemoration of our common French and American covenants of human rights and in recognition of our common French heritage, the 1989 Festival celebrated the Bicentennial of the French Revolution and the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen (on display during the Festival in the Smithsonian's Arts and Industries Building). One of the Festival's four programs thus featured Francophone musicians and craftspeople from France, Quebec, New England, Louisiana, Missouri, and North Dakota.

The Hawai'i program included the descendants of immigrants, mainly from the Pacific rim (but also from the Atlantic), who came to the islands to work on plantations, enduring servitude and hardship in hope of a better life. Hawai'i is unique in that its indigenous culture suffuses its society as a whole, giving nuance to the forms of immigrant cultures that came there. This thirtieth anniversary of Hawaii's statehood invited the Smithsonian to reflect upon human cultural freedom - equity for and conservation of traditional cultures, as the Festival celebrated the vitality and open spirit of an indigenous Hawaiian culture that endured political, ideological and commercial attempts to restrict its practice and growth.

The continuity of culture depends upon access to various natural, social, and cultural resources. We bridle at unfair restrictions of such access that limit our freedom to realize our visions of who we are. The American Indian program in 1989 examined such restrictions and their impact upon contemporary tribal life. What happens when tribal rituals depend on endangered species, or traditional means of subsistence are threatened by land and water pollution? The program also illustrated attempts by various tribes to gain freedom over their cultural future through the innovative management of traditional resources.

The Caribbean program illustrated the historical flow of cultural and aesthetic ideas between diverse Native, European, and African populations in several island societies. Caribbean populations are characterized by the creative creolization of music, food, language, and art. Indeed, this encounter of diverse peoples defined the New World that developed in the wake of the Columbian voyages, whose 500th anniversary would be commemorated a few years later, in 1992. The Festival hosted contingents of musicians from Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico so that Americans could hear their musics and the complex historical tale they tell about the making of the New World.

The 1989 Festival took place for two five-day weeks (June 23-27 and June 30-July 4) between Madison Drive and Jefferson Drive and between 10th Street and 14th Street, south of the National Museum of American History and the National Museum of Natural History (see site plan). The 1989 Program Book included schedules and participant lists for each program; the Program Book featured four substantial essays, each laying out in depth the rationale for one of the four Festival programs.

The Festival was co-presented by the Smithsonian Institution and National Park Service and organized by the Office of Folklife Programs.

Office of Folklife Programs

Richard Kurin, Acting Director; Diana Parker, Festival Director; Anthony Seeger, Curator, Folkways Records; Thomas Vennum, Jr., Senior Ethnomusicologist; Peter Seitel, Senior Folklorist; Olivia Cadaval, Marjorie Hunt, Phyllis M. May-Machunda, Heliana Portes de Roux, Frank Proschan, Nicholas R. Spitzer, Folklorists; Betty Belanus, Education Specialist; Richard Kennedy, Winifred Lambrecht, Curators; Jeffrey Place, Archivist

Folklife Advisory Council

Richard Bauman (Chair), Roger Abrahams, Henry Glassie, Rayna Green, John Gwaltney, Charlotte Heth, Adrienne Kaeppler, Ivan Karp, Bernice Reagon, John Kuo Wei Tchen, Carlos Vélez-Ibáñez

National Park Service

James M. Ridenour, Director; Robert G. Stanton, Regional Director, National Capital Region

Forms Part Of:: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1989 Festival of American Folklife forms part of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival records .

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: Papers

1967 Festival of American Folklife records - [Ongoing]

Related Archival Materials note:: Within the Rinzler Archives, related materials may be found in various collections such as the Ralph Rinzler papers and recordings, the Lily Spandorf drawings, the Diana Davies photographs, the Robert Yellin photographs, and the Curatorial Research, Programs, and Projects collection. Additional relevant materials may also be found in the Smithsonian Institution Archives concerning the Division of Performing Arts (1966-1983), Folklife Program (1977-1980), Office of Folklife Programs (1980-1991), Center for Folklife Programs and Cultural Studies (1991-1999), Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (1999-present), and collaborating Smithsonian units, as well as in the administrative papers of key figures such as the Secretary and respective deputies. Users are encouraged to consult relevant finding aids and to contact Archives staff for further information.

Restrictions:: Access 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.

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.

Topic:: Folk festivals Search this; World music Search this; Folk art Search this; Food habits Search this; arts and crafts Search this; Folklore Search this; Folk music Search this

Genre/Form:: Audiocassettes; Audiotapes; Correspondence; Business records; Memorandums; Plans (drawings); Photographic prints; Videotapes; Negatives; Slides (photographs); Video recordings; Contracts; Digital images; Notes; Sound recordings

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

Identifier:: CFCH.SFF.1989

See more items in:: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1989 Festival of American Folklife

Archival Repository:: Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

EDAN-URL:: ead_collection:sova-cfch-sff-1989

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1969 Festival of American Folklife

Creator:: Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage Search this

Names:: Smithsonian Folklife Festival Search this

Extent:: 1 Cubic foot (approximate)

Culture:: Afro-Caribbean cults Search this; Afro-Cubans Search this

Type:: Collection descriptions; Archival materials; Slides (photographs); Videotapes; Negatives; Video recordings; Plans (drawings); Sound recordings; Notes; Correspondence; Business records; Contracts; Photographic prints; Digital images; Memorandums; Audiotapes; Audiocassettes

Place:: Caribbean Area; Cuba

Date:: July 1-6, 1969

Summary:: The Smithsonian Institution Festival of American Folklife, held annually since 1967 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., was renamed the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in 1998. The materials collected here document the planning, production, and execution of the annual Festival, produced by the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (1999-present) and its predecessor offices (1967-1999). An overview of the entire Festival records group is available here: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records.

Scope and Contents note:: This collection documents the planning, production, and execution of the 1969 Festival of American Folklife. Materials may include photographs, audio recordings, motion picture film and video recordings, notes, production drawings, contracts, memoranda, correspondence, informational materials, publications, and ephemera. Such materials were created during the Festival on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., as well as in the featured communities, before or after the Festival itself.

Arrangement note:: Arranged in 5 series.

Series 1: Program Books, Festival Publications, and Ephemera

Series 2: Crafts

Series 3: Pennsylvania

Series 4: Performances

Series 5: Toby Show

Historical note:: The Festival of American Folklife, held annually since 1967 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., was renamed the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in 1998.

The 1969 Festival of American Folklife was produced by the Smithsonian Division of Performing Arts.

For more information, see Smithsonian Folklife Festival records.

Festival Speakers and Consultants:: Richard Allen, Louisiana

Guy Carawan, 1927-2015, California

John Cohen, 1932-, New York

Josh Dunson, 1941-, Pennsylvania

Henry Glassie, Pennsylvania

Archie Green, 1917-2009, Illinois

Joe Hickerson, 1935-, Washington, D. C.

Mack McCormick, 1930-2015, Texas

Guthrie (Gus) Meade, 1932-1991, Washington, D. C.

Jim Meyer (Father), Michigan

Ethel Raim, Pennsylvania

Bernice Johnson Reagon, 1942-, Georgia

Mike Seeger, 1933-2009, Washington, D. C.

Ellen Stekert, 1935-, Michigan

Introduction:: The 1969 Festival took place July 1-6 on the National Mall, between Madison Drive and Jefferson Drive and between 10th Street and 14th Street, south of the National Museum of History and Technology and the National Museum of Natural History (see site map). For the second time, a State was featured - in this case, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Two themes were the focus of craft presentations: 1) sheep shearing and wool production and 2) corn culture. These thematic programs were complemented by presentations of basketry, toy-making, doll-making, and other crafts. Daytime and evening concerts presented a panorama of traditional music and dance.

The Division of Performing Arts, directed by James R. Morris, again organized the 1969 Festival. Ralph Rinzler was the Festival Director, assisted by Marian Hope.

The 1969 Program Book included participant lists and schedules.

Forms Part Of:: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1969 Festival of American Folklife forms part of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival records .

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: Papers

1967 Festival of American Folklife records - [Ongoing]

Related Archival Materials note:: Within the Rinzler Archives, related materials may be found in various collections such as the Ralph Rinzler papers and recordings, the Lily Spandorf drawings, the Diana Davies photographs, the Robert Yellin photographs, and the Curatorial Research, Programs, and Projects collection. Additional relevant materials may also be found in the Smithsonian Institution Archives concerning the Division of Performing Arts (1966-1983), Folklife Program (1977-1980), Office of Folklife Programs (1980-1991), Center for Folklife Programs and Cultural Studies (1991-1999), Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (1999-present), and collaborating Smithsonian units, as well as in the administrative papers of key figures such as the Secretary and respective deputies. Users are encouraged to consult relevant finding aids and to contact Archives staff for further information.

Restrictions:: Access 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.

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.

Topic:: Folklore Search this; Folk music Search this; Folk festivals Search this; Folk art Search this; Food habits Search this; arts and crafts Search this; World music Search this

Genre/Form:: Slides (photographs); Videotapes; Negatives; Video recordings; Plans (drawings); Sound recordings; Notes; Correspondence; Business records; Contracts; Photographic prints; Digital images; Memorandums; Audiotapes; Audiocassettes

Citation:: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1969 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:: CFCH.SFF.1969

See more items in:: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1969 Festival of American Folklife

Archival Repository:: Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

EDAN-URL:: ead_collection:sova-cfch-sff-1969

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1971 Festival of American Folklife

Creator:: Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage Search this

Names:: Smithsonian Folklife Festival Search this

Extent:: 1 Cubic foot (approximate)

Culture:: Areyto Search this; Moko Jumbie Dance Search this

Type:: Collection descriptions; Archival materials; Videotapes; Audiotapes; Audiocassettes; Contracts; Memorandums; Correspondence; Business records; Notes; Plans (drawings); Digital images; Video recordings; Slides (photographs); Negatives; Photographic prints; Sound recordings

Place:: Caribbean Area; Puerto Rico; Virgin Islands

Date:: July 1-5, 1971

Summary:: The Smithsonian Institution Festival of American Folklife, held annually since 1967 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., was renamed the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in 1998. The materials collected here document the planning, production, and execution of the annual Festival, produced by the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (1999-present) and its predecessor offices (1967-1999). An overview of the entire Festival records group is available here: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records.

Scope and Contents note:: This collection documents the planning, production, and execution of the 1971 Festival of American Folklife. Materials may include photographs, audio recordings, motion picture film and video recordings, notes, production drawings, contracts, memoranda, correspondence, informational materials, publications, and ephemera. Such materials were created during the Festival on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., as well as in the featured communities, before or after the Festival itself.

Arrangement note:: Arranged in 5 series.

Series 1: Program Books, Festival Publications, and Ephemera

Series 2: Northwest Coast Indians

Series 3: Ohio

Series 4: Performances

Series 5: Union Workers

Historical note:: The Festival of American Folklife, held annually since 1967 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., was renamed the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in 1998.

The 1971 Festival of American Folklife was produced by the Smithsonian Division of Performing Arts.

For more information, see Smithsonian Folklife Festival records.

Introduction:: The Festival of American Folklife, since its initiation in 1967, sought to present varied folk traditions representing a broad spectrum of our nation's cultural groups. It was the Smithsonian's hope and belief that the 1971 Festival would deepen and advance public appreciation of the richness and viability of American grass-roots creativity.

The 1971 Festival featured the State of Ohio, Pacific Northwest Coast Indians and Alaskan Eskimos, and the American worker as a part of organized labor. It took place for five days on the National Mall, between Madison Drive and Jefferson Drive and between 10th Street and 14th Street, south of the National Museum of History and Technology and the National Museum of Natural History (see site plan).

Evening programs took place in two locations: Indian Pow Wows were held in the Indian Area at 13th Street opposite the National Museum of History and Technology nightly except July 4th when a powwow was held on the Washington Monument Grounds. Evening concerts took place on the Main Stage located in front of the National Museum of Natural History. The Main Stage also hosted its own performers and others drawn from one of the Festival's three other programs; the resulting recordings constitute a separate subseries below.

The 1971 Festival was once again produced by the Division of Performing Arts, where James R. Morris was Director and Richard Lusher was Deputy Director. Ralph Rinzler continued as Festival Director, with Gerald L. Davis as Assistant Director and Kenneth S. Goldstein as Special Assistant to the Secretary on Folklore and Folklife.

The 1971 Program Book included information on all of the programs, a participant list, and schedule.

Festival speakers and consultants:: Roger Abrahams, Daniel Barnes, Mike Cooney, Hazel Dickens, Josh Dunson, Kenneth S. Goldstein, Archie Green, Richard Hulan, Martin Koenig, George Mitchell, Patrick Mullen, Hoyle Osborne, Ethel Raim, Alice Foster Seeger, Bob Siggins, Frances Utley, Arthur Walker

Forms Part Of:: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1971 Festival of American Folklife forms part of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival records .

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: Papers

1967 Festival of American Folklife records - [Ongoing]

Related Archival Materials note:: Within the Rinzler Archives, related materials may be found in various collections such as the Ralph Rinzler papers and recordings, the Lily Spandorf drawings, the Diana Davies photographs, the Robert Yellin photographs, and the Curatorial Research, Programs, and Projects collection. Additional relevant materials may also be found in the Smithsonian Institution Archives concerning the Division of Performing Arts (1966-1983), Folklife Program (1977-1980), Office of Folklife Programs (1980-1991), Center for Folklife Programs and Cultural Studies (1991-1999), Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (1999-present), and collaborating Smithsonian units, as well as in the administrative papers of key figures such as the Secretary and respective deputies. Users are encouraged to consult relevant finding aids and to contact Archives staff for further information.

Restrictions:: Access 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.

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.

Topic:: Folk music Search this; Food habits Search this; Folklore Search this; World music Search this; arts and crafts Search this; Folk festivals Search this; Folk art Search this; Taino Indians Search this; limbo (dance) Search this; Steel bands (Music) Search this

Genre/Form:: Videotapes; Audiotapes; Audiocassettes; Contracts; Memorandums; Correspondence; Business records; Notes; Plans (drawings); Digital images; Video recordings; Slides (photographs); Negatives; Photographic prints; Sound recordings

Citation:: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1971 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:: CFCH.SFF.1971

See more items in:: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1971 Festival of American Folklife

Archival Repository:: Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

EDAN-URL:: ead_collection:sova-cfch-sff-1971

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1975 Festival of American Folklife

Creator:: Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage Search this

Names:: Smithsonian Folklife Festival Search this

Extent:: 516 Sound tape reels (approximate); 1 Cubic foot (approximate)

Type:: Collection descriptions; Archival materials; Sound tape reels; Correspondence; Photographic prints; Audiotapes; Video recordings; Digital images; Business records; Slides (photographs); Plans (drawings); Notes; Videotapes; Negatives; Contracts; Sound recordings; Memorandums; Audiocassettes

Place:: Caribbean Area; Jamaica

Date:: June 25-July 6, 1975

Summary:: The Smithsonian Institution Festival of American Folklife, held annually since 1967 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., was renamed the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in 1998. The materials collected here document the planning, production, and execution of the annual Festival, produced by the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (1999-present) and its predecessor offices (1967-1999). An overview of the entire Festival records group is available here: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records.

Scope and Contents note:: This collection documents the planning, production, and execution of the 1975 Festival of American Folklife. Materials may include photographs, audio recordings, motion picture film and video recordings, notes, production drawings, contracts, memoranda, correspondence, informational materials, publications, and ephemera. Such materials were created during the Festival on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., as well as in the featured communities, before or after the Festival itself.

Arrangement note:: Arranged in 9 series.

Series 1: Program Books, Festival Publications, and Ephemera

Series 2: African Diaspora

Series 3: Children's Program

Series 4: Family Folklore

Series 5: Festival Stage

Series 6: Native Americans

Series 7: Old Ways in the New World

Series 8: Regional America

Series 9: Working Americans

Historical note:: The Festival of American Folklife, held annually since 1967 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., was renamed the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in 1998.

The 1975 Festival of American Folklife was produced by the Smithsonian Division of Performing Arts and cosponsored by the National Park Service.

For more information, see Smithsonian Folklife Festival records.

Introduction:: The 1975 Festival (June 25-29 and July 2-6) again took place in the western part of the National Mall to the south of the Reflecting Pool, between 17th and 23rd Streets (see site plan). It was co-organized by the Smithsonian Institution, Division of Performing Arts (James R. Morris, Director; Richard Lusher, Deputy Director) and the National Park Service (Gary Everhardt, Director). Ralph Rinzler was Director of the Festival, and Robert Byington was Deputy Director of the Festival. Mack McCormick served as Consultant for Bicentennial Planning. The 1975 and 1976 Festivals were sponsored by American Airlines and General Foods.

The 1975 Festival included seven programs, with cross-Festival presentations on the Festival Stage. The 1975 Program Book provided information on each of the programs, as well as a schedule and participant lists.

Forms Part Of:: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1975 Festival of American Folklife forms part of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival records .

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: Papers

1967 Festival of American Folklife records - [Ongoing]

Related Archival Materials note:: Within the Rinzler Archives, related materials may be found in various collections such as the Ralph Rinzler papers and recordings, the Lily Spandorf drawings, the Diana Davies photographs, the Robert Yellin photographs, and the Curatorial Research, Programs, and Projects collection. Additional relevant materials may also be found in the Smithsonian Institution Archives concerning the Division of Performing Arts (1966-1983), Folklife Program (1977-1980), Office of Folklife Programs (1980-1991), Center for Folklife Programs and Cultural Studies (1991-1999), Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (1999-present), and collaborating Smithsonian units, as well as in the administrative papers of key figures such as the Secretary and respective deputies. Users are encouraged to consult relevant finding aids and to contact Archives staff for further information.

Restrictions:: Access 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.

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.

Topic:: Folk festivals Search this; arts and crafts Search this; World music Search this; Food habits Search this; Folk music Search this; Folklore Search this; Folk art Search this; occupational folklore Search this; African languages Search this

Genre/Form:: Correspondence; Photographic prints; Audiotapes; Video recordings; Digital images; Business records; Slides (photographs); Plans (drawings); Notes; Videotapes; Negatives; Contracts; Sound recordings; Memorandums; Audiocassettes

Citation:: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1975 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:: CFCH.SFF.1975

See more items in:: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1975 Festival of American Folklife

Archival Repository:: Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

EDAN-URL:: ead_collection:sova-cfch-sff-1975

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1974 Festival of American Folklife

Creator:: Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage Search this

Names:: Smithsonian Folklife Festival Search this

Extent:: 1 Cubic foot (approximate); 459 Sound tape reels (approximate)

Type:: Collection descriptions; Archival materials; Sound tape reels; Plans (drawings); Audiotapes; Digital images; Memorandums; Audiocassettes; Negatives; Photographic prints; Sound recordings; Business records; Notes; Videotapes; Video recordings; Slides (photographs); Contracts; Correspondence; Cha-chas (music); Lindy (dance); Jitterbug (dance)

Place:: Caribbean Area; Trinidad and Tobago; Puerto Rico; Cuba

Date:: July 3-14, 1974

Summary:: The Smithsonian Institution Festival of American Folklife, held annually since 1967 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., was renamed the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in 1998. The materials collected here document the planning, production, and execution of the annual Festival, produced by the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (1999-present) and its predecessor offices (1967-1999). An overview of the entire Festival records group is available here: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records.

Scope and Contents note:: This collection documents the planning, production, and execution of the 1974 Festival of American Folklife. Materials may include photographs, audio recordings, motion picture film and video recordings, notes, production drawings, contracts, memoranda, correspondence, informational materials, publications, and ephemera. Such materials were created during the Festival on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., as well as in the featured communities, before or after the Festival itself.

Arrangement note:: Arranged in 9 series.

Series 1: Program Books, Festival Publications, and Ephemera

Series 2: African Diaspora

Series 3: Children's Program

Series 4: Family Folklore

Series 5: Festival Stage

Series 6: Native Americans

Series 7: Old Ways in the New World

Series 8: Regional America

Series 9: Working Americans

Historical note:: The Festival of American Folklife, held annually since 1967 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., was renamed the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in 1998.

The 1974 Festival of American Folklife was produced by the Smithsonian Division of Performing Arts and cosponsored by the National Park Service.

For more information, see Smithsonian Folklife Festival records.

Introduction:: With the 1974 Festival of American Folklife (July 3-7 and July 10-14, 1974), the seven programs that would constitute the Bicentennial Festival were all in place. As in 1973, the Festival took place in the western part of the National Mall alongside the Reflecting Pool, between 17th and 23rd Streets, and between Constitution Avenue N.W. and Independence Avenue S.W. (see site plan). It was co-organized by the Smithsonian Institution, Division of Performing Arts (James R. Morris, Director; Richard Lusher) and the National Park Service (Ronald H. Walker, Director). Ralph Rinzler was Director of the Folklife Program and the Festival.

The 1974 Festival included seven programs, with a Festival Stage bringing together performers from other programs and, in the second week, its own participants. The 1974 Program Book was supplemented by daily folios with additional information on that day's programs.

Forms Part Of:: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1974 Festival of American Folklife forms part of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival records .

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: Papers

1967 Festival of American Folklife records - [Ongoing]

Related Archival Materials note:: Within the Rinzler Archives, related materials may be found in various collections such as the Ralph Rinzler papers and recordings, the Lily Spandorf drawings, the Diana Davies photographs, the Robert Yellin photographs, and the Curatorial Research, Programs, and Projects collection. Additional relevant materials may also be found in the Smithsonian Institution Archives concerning the Division of Performing Arts (1966-1983), Folklife Program (1977-1980), Office of Folklife Programs (1980-1991), Center for Folklife Programs and Cultural Studies (1991-1999), Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (1999-present), and collaborating Smithsonian units, as well as in the administrative papers of key figures such as the Secretary and respective deputies. Users are encouraged to consult relevant finding aids and to contact Archives staff for further information.

Restrictions:: Access 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.

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.

Topic:: Folk art Search this; Folk festivals Search this; Food habits Search this; Folk music Search this; Folklore Search this; arts and crafts Search this; World music Search this; occupational folklore Search this; Orisha religion Search this; African diaspora Search this; Afro-Caribbeans Search this; Steel bands (Music) Search this; Calypso (Music) Search this; Mambos -- (Music) Search this

Genre/Form:: Plans (drawings); Audiotapes; Digital images; Memorandums; Audiocassettes; Negatives; Photographic prints; Sound recordings; Business records; Notes; Videotapes; Video recordings; Slides (photographs); Contracts; Correspondence; Cha-chas (Music); Lindy (Dance); Jitterbug (Dance)

Citation:: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1974 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:: CFCH.SFF.1974

See more items in:: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1974 Festival of American Folklife

Archival Repository:: Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

EDAN-URL:: ead_collection:sova-cfch-sff-1974

Online Media:

Productions

Topic:: Sea: A Quest for Our Future (Motion picture : 1984)

Creator::: Smithsonian Productions Search this

Extent:: 59.04 cu. ft. (56 record storage boxes) (3.04 non-standard size boxes)

Type:: Collection descriptions; Archival materials; Motion pictures (visual works); Audiotapes; Sound recordings; Video recordings; Videotapes

Place:: Maine; Caribbean Area; Virgin Islands; Bahamas; Turks and Caicos Islands; Belize; Maine, Gulf of; Norfolk (Va.)

Date:: 1968, 1980-1985, 1989-1994, 2002

Descriptive Entry:: This accession consists of audiovisual elements created during the production of "The Sea: A Quest for Our Future;" "Coral Reefs: New Discoveries, New Resources;" "Coral Reefs: How to Make Use of 400 Million Years of Evolution;" "Coral Reefs: Understanding Their Passage Through Time;" "Blue Planet;" "Coral Reefs and the Discovery of New Resources on a Blue Planet;" "Tides of Maine;" other films associated with the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), Life in the Sea Hall; and a film produced for the St. Louis Zoological Park about coral reefs. Much of the footage for these films was shot between 1980 and 1983 and was often used in multiple productions. Much of the footage was shot by Karen Loveland, Producer, Smithsonian Productions and its predecessor units, during NMNH research trips to the Caribbean and Maine on the ship, Marsys Resolute. Additional footage, also shot by Loveland, was taken in the NMNH laboratories and exhibits. Many of the films feature Walter H. Adey, NMNH, Department of Botany, Curator/Research Scientist, or were narrated by Adey.

"The Sea: A Quest for Our Future" is a 60 minute film produced in 1984 and broadcast by PBS. It is a documentary on the complex ecosystems of tropical coral reefs filmed in the Virgin Islands, the Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands, and Belize, and it focuses primarily on research projects conducted by the NMNH Marine Systems Laboratory. The film won several awards including the 1984 Best Nature Production Award from the International TV Movie Festival; a second-place award at the 1985 National Educational Film Festival; and a 1986 Gold Medal and Diploma of the International Scientific Festival.

"Coral Reefs: New Discoveries, New Resources" is a 30-minute version of "The Sea." It was produced in 1985 and distributed for educational purposes.

"Coral Reefs: How to Make Use of 400 Million Years of Evolution" was produced in approximately 1981 and accompanied the first live coral reef exhibition at NMNH.

"Coral Reefs: Understanding Their Passage Through Time" (11:30) replaced "How to Make Use of 400 Million Years" in the live coral reef exhibition at NMNH in approximately 1985.

"Blue Planet" is a 15 minute film produced in 1985 to accompany the NMNH exhibition "Exploring Marine Ecosystems." The film focuses on work performed in the Marine Systems Laboratory and also compares and contrasts the Maine coast with a tropical coral reef. Both ecosystems were reproduced in the exhibition.

"Coral Reefs and the Discovery of New Resources on a Blue Planet" is a 28 minute film produced in 1985. It chronicles the odyssey of a dozen NMNH scientists aboard the Marsys Resolute as they explore the ecology of coral reefs in the Caribbean. The expedition seeks to discover how coral reefs are able to flourish in notoriously nutrient-poor waters. The film was produced by Karen Loveland, directed by Karen Loveland and Robert Pierce, and narrated by Paul Anthony. The film was a Blue Ribbon winner at the American Film Festival.

"Tides of Maine" is a 30-minute radio program produced in approximately 1994. It is a recording of a ship's log during a voyage from Norfolk, Virginia to the Gulf of Maine with Walter H. Adey and his crew. This audio documentary records life aboard the Marsys Resolute and chart's Adey's stories as a seafaring scientist. Adey tracks and explains plant and animal specimens encountered during the trip.

Restrictions:: Restrictions pertaining to the use of these materials may apply (based on contracts/copyright). Access restrictions may also apply if viewing/listening copies are not currently available. Viewing/listening copies can be made for a fee. Contact reference staff for details.

Topic:: Coral reefs and islands Search this; Coral reef ecology Search this; Marine ecology Search this; Scientific expeditions Search this; Museum exhibits Search this

Genre/Form:: Motion pictures (visual works); Audiotapes; Sound recordings; Video recordings; Videotapes

Citation:: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 05-263, Smithsonian Productions, Productions

Identifier:: Accession 05-263

See more items in:: Productions

Archival Repository:: Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:: ead_collection:sova-sia-fa05-263

Delegate

Published by:: MelPat Associates, American, 1965 - 1986 Search this

Created by:: C. Melvin Patrick, American, died 1985 Search this

Subject of:: National Association of Broadcasters, American Search this; Opportunities Industrialization Center of America, Inc., American, founded 1964 Search this; National Pan-Hellenic Council, American, founded 1930 Search this; National Association of Black Social Workers, American, founded 1968 Search this; Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1911 Search this; The Girl Friends, Inc., American, founded 1927 Search this; Duke Ellington, American, 1899 - 1974 Search this; National Medical Association, American, founded 1895 Search this; Prince Hall Freemasonry, founded 1784 Search this; National Newspaper Publishers Association, American, founded 1827 Search this; Chi Delta Mu Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1913 Search this; John Albert Morsell, American, 1912 - 1974 Search this; National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909 Search this; Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1932 Search this; Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1937 Search this; National Insurance Association, American, founded 1921 Search this; National Urban League, American, founded 1910 Search this; National United Church Ushers Association of America, Inc., American, founded 1919 Search this; Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1906 Search this; National Dental Association, American, founded 1913 Search this; CBS Broadcasting, Inc., American, founded 1927 Search this; American Bridge Association, American, founded 1932 Search this; Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, American, founded 1913 Search this; National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc., American, founded 1906 Search this; Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, American, founded 1914 Search this; Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks of the World, American, founded 1898 Search this; Nettie B. Smith, American Search this; National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc., American, founded 1935 Search this; National Medical Association, American, founded 1895 Search this; National Funeral Directors and Morticians Association, Inc., American, founded 1924 Search this; John Warren Davis, American, 1888 - 1980 Search this; Shriners International, American, founded 1870 Search this; Congressional Black Caucus, American, founded 1971 Search this; National Business League, American, founded 1900 Search this; National Alliance of Postal and Federal Employees, American, founded 1913 Search this; 369th Veterans Association, American Search this; Association for the Study of African American Life and History, American, founded 1915 Search this; National Council of Negro Women, founded 1935 Search this; Clifton Herman Johnson, American, 1921 - 2008 Search this

Medium:: ink on paper

Dimensions:: H x W x D: 10 13/16 × 8 7/16 × 3/8 in. (27.5 × 21.4 × 0.9 cm)

Type:: magazines (periodicals)

Place made:: Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date:: 1975

Topic:: African American Search this; Advertising Search this; Associations and institutions Search this; Business Search this; Calypso (Music) Search this; Communities Search this; Fraternal organizations Search this; Fraternities Search this; Funeral customs and rites Search this; Government Search this; HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) Search this; Journalism Search this; Labor Search this; Law Search this; Mass media Search this; Men Search this; Political organizations Search this; Politics (Practical) Search this; Professional organizations Search this; Religious groups Search this; Sororities Search this; Television Search this; United States--History--1969-2001 Search this; Urban life Search this; Women Search this

Credit Line:: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Anne B. Patrick and the family of Hilda E. Stokely

Object number:: 2012.167.9

Restrictions & Rights:: Public domain

See more items in:: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:: Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

Movement:: Colonization movement

Data Source:: National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c80d5f1b-2384-44ae-91b1-bb42a6fc4395

EDAN-URL:: edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.167.9

1 Page(s) matching your search term, top most relevant are shown: View entire project in transcription center

Percy B. Eckhart films

Creator:: Eckhart, Percy B. (Percy Bernard), 1877-1969 Search this

Extent:: 23 Film reels (14,300 feet, 16mm); 23 Film reels (14,300 feet, 16mm)

Culture:: Seminole Indians Search this

Type:: Collection descriptions; Archival materials; Film reels

Place:: Caribbean Area; Africa; Asia; Europe; South America; United States; Mediterranean Region

Date:: 1925-1954; 1925-1954

Summary:: Percy B. Eckhart was a lawyer, a prolific oil painter, and a supporter of the arts. Most of the film footage in this collection is of travel, but there is also film footage of his family, and of a fiction film.

Scope and Contents:: This collection contains the films of Percy B. Eckhart. The travel film footage includes trips to the Caribbean, the Mediterranean, Virginia, Florida, Scandinavia, Northern Europe, South America, Africa, Asia, the Pacific, and Western Europe. The home movie film footage was filmed in Lyme, Connecticut; Cambridge, Massachusetts; and Charlevoix, Michigan. The miscellaneous film footage is outtakes and tests from a professional or serious amateur fiction film and Eugene Castle's "Hindenberg Explodes!" Castle's film is the only one in this collection that was published.

Arrangement:: This collection is arranged in 3 series: (1) Travel Footage, 1926-1936, 1949-1950; (2) Home Movies, 1925-1932, 1947; (3) Miscellaneous Film Footage, 1954

Biographical Note:: Percy Bernard Eckhart was born in 1877 in Lake Forest, Illinois. He received his bachelor's degree from the University of Chicago and his law degree from Harvard University. He taught public utility law at the University of Chicago and was a founding partner in the law firm of Eckhart, McSwain, Hassell, and Husum. He also served as legal counsel for the Art Institute of Chicago. His support of the arts included serving as a trustee of the Art Institute of Chicago, a founder of the Ravinia Festival association, and a governing member of the Chicago Symphony Orchestral association. He additionally served as director and officer of the B. A. Eckhart Milling company, a firm started by his late father; as a member of the executive committee of Montgomery Ward & Co; as a director of Chicago Title & Trust company, and the Champlain Oil & Refining company; and as president of the DeSoto Securities company, DeSoto Realty Trust, and the 208 La Salle Street corporation. In 1951, he received Northwestern University's centennial award. In his spare time, he was also a prolific oil painter (primarily of landscapes, some of which were exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago in the 1920s). Eckhart died in 1969 in Lake Placid, New York.

Sources Consulted

"Percy Eckhart Dies at Age 93; A Civic Leader." Chicago Tribune, July 16, 1969.

Chronology

1877 -- Born in Lake Forest, Illinois

1899 -- Graduated from the University of Chicago

1902 -- Received J.D. from Harvard University

1903-1915 -- Taught public utility law at the University of Chicago

1951 -- Received Northwestern University's centennial award

1969 -- Died in Lake Placid, New York

Provenance:: Donated by Wendy Williams in 2017.

Restrictions:: The collection is open for research. Please contact the archives for information on availability of access copies of audiovisual recordings. Original audiovisual material in the Human Studies Film Archives may not be played.

Access to the Percy B. Eckhart film collection requires an appointment.

Rights:: Contact repository for terms of use.

Topic:: Architecture Search this; Harbors Search this; Ships Search this; Tourism Search this; Recreation Search this; Beaches Search this; Monuments Search this; Ruins Search this

Citation:: The Percy B. Eckhart films, Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:: HSFA.2017.05

See more items in:: Percy B. Eckhart films

Archival Repository:: Human Studies Film Archives

EDAN-URL:: ead_collection:sova-hsfa-2017-05

Cook Labs records

Creator:: Cook Labs Search this; Cook, Emory, 1913-2002 Search this

Names:: Cook Labs Search this

Extent:: 6.3 Cubic feet (Phonograph albums); 63.5 Cubic feet (Open-reel tapes); 8.75 Cubic feet (Business records); 78.55 Cubic feet

Culture:: Afro-Caribbean cults Search this; 10th Naval District Steel Band Search this; Almerico, Tony, 1905- Search this; American Indians Search this; Animal sounds Search this; Audio Engineering Society Search this; Ast, Anita Search this; Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750 Search this; Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827 Search this; Big Shell Band Search this; Boston Chorale Search this; Brahms, Johannes, 1833-1897 Search this; Brokenshire, Norman, 1898-1965 Search this; Brundage, Al (Alfred) Search this; Brute Force Band Search this; Camp, Red Search this; Carroll, Jimmy Search this; Crowley, Daniel J., 1921- Search this

Type:: Collection descriptions; Archival materials; Audiotapes; Photographic prints; Business records; Artifacts; Contracts; Phonograph records; Correspondence; Christmas music

Place:: Cuba; West Indies -- Lesser Antilles; Caribbean Area; Antigua; Barbuda; Amazon River Region; Benítez (Venezuela); Baja California (Mexico : Peninsula); Brazil; Connecticut; Cuba; Haiti

Date:: 1908-2002, bulk 1948-1965

Summary:: The Cook Labs records, which date from 1939-2002, document the activities of audio engineer Emory Cook and his label Cook Labs. The contents include business records, materials relating to recording artists, photographs, and production materials, as well as phonograph records, master recordings and unpublished recordings produced by or associated with the Cook Labs label. The collection also contains two interviews conducted with Emory Cook in 1990: one by Jeff Place and one by Anthony Seeger and Nicholas Spitzer. There are several physical objects relating to Cook Labs including a bag of powdered vinyl, a binaural playing arm, and a condenser microphone.

Scope and Contents note:: There are two primary components of the Cook Labs records: the records, master tapes and other audio recordings, and the related paper files.

The Cook Labs records contains about 150 of the 200 released Cook recordings, and 739 master tapes. In addition, there are 330 unpublished tapes.

The the paper files include acquisition materials; business correspondence; recording reports; various production notes on records produced; news articles both about and by Emory Cook and Cook Labs; copyright, licensing, and trademark materials; photographs, correspondence, contracts, and other materials relating to recording artists; production materials for each Cook Labs release; and other miscellany. Many contracts are signed by both Cook Labs and the artist. Correspondence is primarily between business associates.

Two interviews were done with Emory Cook in 1990: one by Jeff Place and one by Anthony Seeger and Nicholas Spitzer; both interviews are included in the Cook Labs records.

There are several physical objects relating to Cook Labs including a bag of powdered vinyl, a binaural playing arm, and a condenser microphone.

Arrangement note:: Many of the items in this list have been assigned an accession number, and like materials have been grouped together to create seven series:

Series 1: Business Papers, 1939-1990

Series 2: Recording Artists, 1949-1981, bulk 1950-1959

Series 3: Photographs, undated, 1957

Series 4: Production files, 1948-1995, bulk 1952-1963

Series 5: Objects, undated, 1908-1964

Series 6: Audio Interviews, 1990

Series 7: Audio Recordings

Biographical/Historical note:: Emory Cook (1913-2002) is widely regarded as a highly influencial audio engineer. Born and raised in Albany, New York, he joined the Army Air Corps in 1932. After his discharge in 1934 he obtained his degree from Cornell University and began working for Western Electric in the Audio Engineering Force. During World War II, while still at Western Electric, Cook supervised the creation of a fire-controlled radar "Trainer," for which he received a Commendation from the Service.

In the late 1940's, convinced he could do better than what was on the market, Cook began experimenting with making his own audio equipment. Cook Laboratories was started in 1945 when he developed a new cutting head to be used in record production. Future development of equipment brought about the discovery that he could record frequencies as high as 20,000 hertz, more than any other recording company at the time. He cut a record of piano and organ music to demonstrate this discovery, and took it to the 1949 Audio Fair in New York. When he demonstrated the record with the hopes to sell the recording equipment, he found that people were much more interested in buying the record itself. Shortly after, Sounds of Our Times, later called Cook Records, was born.

Cook Records collected many different sounds and was mostly aimed at the devoted high-fidelity listener. Cook believed that hearing was a sense often overlooked by people, and he wanted listeners of his albums to be able to hear things they might otherwise miss. In a New Yorker profile by Daniel Lang in 1956, Cook claimed that hearing was "always being kicked aside in favor of sight… There's a time and a place for everything, and that includes sound." In order to encourage listening, he put out many albums full of everyday sounds, such as Voice of the Sea, an album of noises of the ocean and Eye of the Storm, recorded during a thunderstorm. One of the most successful albums was Rail Dynamics, an album of steam trains pulling in and out of a station.

Cook Records also produced traditional music albums from its plant in Stamford, Connecticut. The label produced everything from organ music to folk, flamenco guitar, calypso and steel band. Cook had little interest in name musicians and instead searched high and low for anything he thought might be an interesting contribution to his label. He even invited listeners to send in their favorite sounds, some of which he eventually recorded.

Cook had such a large interest in Calypso music that he set up a second pressing plant in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. There he pressed calypso and steel band music for both a Trinidadian and American audience, and most albums sold well in both countries.

In addition to the wide range of music Cook recorded, he was also an inventor. It was Cook who first came up with the idea of pressing records with powdered, rather than solid, vinyl, a technique he dubbed "microfusion." This technique not only saved money, but cut out many of the traditional crackles and pops associated with records.

He also developed the binaural system of recording and playing records, which he thought was superior to the more commonly used stereo method. Binaural was more precise than stereo, and it required placing two microphones six inches apart, approximately the space between two ears, during the recording. It was then played back with a special two-needle playing arm. Binaural recordings were thought by Cook to best duplicate the original sound.

Emory Cook died at the age of 89 in 2002 after a long hospitalization.

COOK RECORDINGS - NUMERICAL LISTING:: 001 20,000 Cycle Demo (1949) COOK00001

002 Night Rain and Surf COOK00002

003 Specimen Heart Beats COOK00003

004 Katydids, Frogs and Forrest Birds

E101 Grenada Stories and Songs (1957-58) COOK00101

E102 Amazon Sound: Yacu River Tribes (Rituals and Rites) (1954) COOK00102

E103 Music of St. Lucia (1953) COOK00103

E104 Rada (1958) COOK00104

E105 JOSE RAMON FORTUNE AND OLGA MAYNARD Nancy Stories (1956) COOK00105

106 Afro-West Indian Cultural Practices (1957-58) COOK00106

107 ESCOLA DE SAMBA DE BRAZIL The Boli, The Cocolute, and Brazil (1957-58) COOK00107

901 Steelband Jump Up Boys Town, Tropical Harmony, Silvertone COOK00901

904 THE ESSO STEEL BAND Esso Steelband of Bermuda (1958) COOK0904

906 LORD MELODY Lord Melody Sings Calypso (1958-59) COOK00906

911 TOM CHARLES AND HIS SYNCOPATER ORCHESTRA Fete for So! (1959) COOK00911

914 LORD MELODY Again! Lord Melody Sings Calypso (1957-58) COOK00914

916 Calypso Cross Section Young Killer, The Mighty Bomber, Small Island Pride, The Mighty Wrangler (1957-58) COOK00916

920 THE MIGHTY SPARROW King Sparrow's Calypso Carnival (1959) COOK00920

927 LORD MELODY Calypso through the Looking Glass (1959) COOK00927

928 CLARENCE CURVAN His Drums, His Orchestra COOK00928

930 Belly to Belly Clarence Curvan, Johnny Gomez, Tom Charles, Fitz Vaughn Bryan (1960-61) COOK00930

931 LORD MELODY Lord Melody, 1962 COOK0931

1000 TITUS MOODY DDDs of Binaural (1952) COOK01000

1011 The Christmas Music Box (1950) COOK01011

1012 Music Boxes of Long Ago (1950) COOK01012

1013 CHARLIE MAGNANTE Accordion Pops Concert (1954-55) COOK01013

1014 CHARLIE MAGNANTE AND LaVERGNE SMITH His and Hers (1954-55) COOK01014

1020 SAM ESKIN Sam Eskin's Songs of All Time COOK01020

1021 GROUPE MI-O Un Ti Bo (1958) COOK01021

1022 LAVINIA WILLIAMS' GROUPE FOLKLORIQUE Haiti Confidential (1958) COOK01022

1023 The Ramayana (Hindu Ceremony) (1961) COOK01023

1024 GUSTAVO ZEPOLI Concert Guitar (1954) COOK01024

1025 SEAN McGONIGAL AND ST. COLUMCILLE'S UNITED GAELIC PIPE BAND Kilts on Parade (1950) COOK01025

1026 ANITA AST AND THE VIENNA KONZERTSCHRAMMEREIN Inside Vienna (1952) COOK01026

1027 CARLOS MONTOYA AND THE JOSE GRECO TROUPE Fiesta Flamenca (1952) COOK01027

1028 CARLOS MONTOYA Montoya (1952) COOK01028

1030 EDWARD VITO The Harp (1951) COOK01030

1031 EDWARD AND JOSEPH VITO Dual Harp (1951) COOK01031

1032 RUTH WELCOME AND DICK MARTA Zither and Cimbalom (1951) COOK01032

1035 Barrelhouse Piano (1950) COOK01035

1036 FRANK GLAZER Liszt's Paganini Variations (1952) COOK01036

1037 GRETA AND JOSEF DICHLER Two Famous European Pianos (1952) COOK01037

1038 SAMUEL SORIN Piano: The Romantic Fabric (1953) COOK01038

1039 LEONID HAMBRO A Perspective of Beethoven (1953) COOK01039

1040 Steel Band Clash Brute Force Steel Band, Big Shell Band, and Hell Gate Band (1955)

1041 JIMMY CARROLL PERCUSSION EMSEMBLE WITH RED CAMP Speed the Parting Guest (1953) and The Hot Tempered Clavichord (1957) COOK01041

1042 BRUTE FORCE STEEL BAND Brute Force Steel Band of Antigua with Big Shell Band (1955) COOK01042

1043 Three Rituals (1955) COOK01043

1044 The Compleat In Fidelytie: Sounds Natural and Unnatural (1956) COOK01044

1045 Drums of Trinidad (1956) COOK01045

1046 Champion Steel Bands of Trinidad The Highlanders, Southern All Stars, The Katzenjammers, others (1957) COOK01046

1047 THE KATZENJAMMERS The Enchanted Steelband (1957) COOK01047

1048 BRUTE FORCE STEEL BAND Music to Awaken the Ballroom Beast (1957) COOK01048

1049 BRUTE FORCE STEEL BAND Beauty and the Brute Force (1957) COOK01049

1050 MICHAEL CHESHIRE The Pipe Organ, volume 1 (1952) COOK01050

1051 MICHAEL CHESHIRE The Pipe Organ, volume 2 (1952) COOK01051

1052 REGINALD FOORT Percussion and Pedal, volume 3 (1952) COOK01052

1053 REGINALD FOORT Reginald Foort at the Mosque, volume 4 (1952) COOK01053

1054 REGINALD FOORT Organ in Symphony Hall, volume 1 (1954) COOK01054

1055 REGINALD FOORT Organ in Symphony Hall, volume 2 (1954) COOK01055

1056 ALFONSO VEGA NUÑEZ Morelia Cathedral Organ (1954) COOK01056

1057 REGINALD FOORT Foort Pops (1956) COOK01057

1058 REGINALD FOORT Waltz and Ballet: The Mosque Organ (1956) COOK01058

1059 REGINALD FOORT Intermission at the Mosque (1956) COOK01059

1060 NEW ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY OF BOSTON Brahms First Symphony (1954) COOK01060

1061 FESTIVAL CASALS ORCHESTRA Hector Campos Parsi (1958) COOK01061

1062 NEW ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY OF BOSTON Stravinsky, Villa Lobos, and Bach (1955) COOK01062

1063 NEW ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY OF BOSTON Debussy (1955) COOK01063

1064 NEW ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY OF BOSTON Masterpieces of the Dance (1955) COOK01064

1065 NEW ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY OF BOSTON Mozart Symphony No. 40 (1955) COOK01065

1066 NEW ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY OF BOSTON Masterpieces of the Theater (1955) COOK01066

1067 NEW ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY OF BOSTON Beethoven Symphony No. 5 (1955) COOK01067

1068 NEW ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY OF BOSTON New Orchestral Society of Boston (1966) COOK01068

1069 NEW ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY OF BOSTON Haydn Symphony No. 100: Military (1966) COOK01069

1070 Rail Dynamics: Steam Locomotives and Train Sounds (1950-54) COOK01070

1071 Burlesque Uncensored (1954) COOK01071

1072 Jump-up Carnival: Calypso Tent (1956) COOK01072

1073 Holy Week: Malaga (Spain) (1961) COOK01073

1074 Benevolent Society for the Preservation of Ancient Rhymes and Limerix Limerick Party COOK01074

1075 Voices of the Sky: Propellers and Jets (1957) COOK01075

1077 Voice of the Storm (1957-58) COOK01077

1078 A Double Barrel Blast: High Cost of Dying and Computer Conversations (1962) COOK01078

1079 Tour of High Fidelity (1965) COOK01079

1080 TRIO LEONES Trio Leones of Cabrito (1954) COOK01080

1081 LaVERGNE SMITH LaVergne Smith (01014B plus) (1954) COOK01081

1082 Le Jazz Primitif from Trinidad Rupert Clemendore and John Buddy Williams (1961) COOK01082

1083 Jawbone of an Ass: Musica de Cuba (1955) COOK01083

1084 SID DAVILLA AND FREDDIE KOHLMAN'S BAND WITH RED CAMP Blowout at Mardi Gras (1955) COOK01084

1085 TONY ALMERICO'S PARISIAN ROOM BAND Clambake on Bourbon Street (1954-55) COOK01085

1086 WILLIE RODRIGUEZ The Drums of Rodriguez (1953) COOK01086

1087 RED CAMP Camp Inventions: Jazz Piano and Zither Music (1955) COOK01087

1088 RED CAMP Red Camp Horizontal (1954) COOK01088

1089 RED CAMP Red Camp Upright (1954) COOK01089

1090 ARTHUR BILLINGS HUNT Arthur Billings Hunt Sings Hymns (1950) COOK01090

1091 ARTHUR BILLINGS HUNT Hunt Sings Old Favorites (1950) COOK01091

1092 HUFSTADER SINGERS Hufstader Singers (1953) COOK01092

1094 REGINALD FOORT AND THE BOSTON CHORALE The Seven Last Words of Christ (1954) COOK01094

1095 ST. JOHN'S RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHOIR Russian Christmas (Spring Valley, New York) (1961) COOK01095

1096 ST. JOHN'S RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHOIR Russian Easter Midnight Service (Spring Valley, New York) (1961) COOK01096

1097 ST. JOHN'S RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHOIR St. John's Russian Orthodox Choir (1961) COOK01097

1101 THE INVADERS FROM ST. CROIX Steel Band in San Juan (1964) COOK01101

1102 10TH NAVAL DISTRICT STEEL BAND New Paths for Steel Band (1965) COOK01102

1120 BENITEZ-VALENCIA TRIO Ecuador (1958) COOK01120

1121 Island in the Moonlight Trio Los Rubies, Grupo Paquito Lopez Cruz, Las Hermanas Colón, Martita Cuadrado (1958) COOK01121

1122 Hellish Calypso King Fighter, The Mighty Bomber, others (1962) COOK01122

1123 Calypso Atrocities King Fighter, The Mighty Bomber, others COOK01123

1124 HAYWIRE MAC McCook LabsINTOCK Haywire Mac (1951) COOK01124

1125 LORD MYRTLE, CECIL MITCHEL, AND JAMES CONVERY Calypso Jamaica (1960) COOK01125

1126 THE MIGHTY SPARROW Sparrow in Hi-Fi (1963) COOK01126

1127 STEVE CAMACHO Folk and Other Songs (1962) COOK01127

1131 BRUCE PRINCE-JOSEPH The Pedal Harpsichord (1953) COOK01131

1132 SHINCHI YUIZE The Japanese Koto (1955) COOK01132

1133 RED CAMP The New Clavichord (1957) COOK01133

1134 LUIS BONFA Guitar in Brazil (1959) COOK01134

1140 Steelband Promenade Brute Force Steel Band, The Merrymakers, Southern All Stars (1958) COOK01140

1150 BILL FLOYD The King of Organs (1957) COOK01150

1151 REGINALD FOORT The Theatre Organ, volume 2 COOK01151

1152 REGINALD FOORT The Theatre Organ, volume 3 COOK01152

1154 REGINALD FOORT The Theatre Organ, volume 5 COOK01154

1155 REGINALD FOORT The Theatre Organ, volume 6 COOK01155

1156 REGINALD FOORT The Baroque Organ, volume 1 COOK01156

1157 REGINALD FOORT The Baroque Organ, volume 2 COOK01157

1169 NEW ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY OF BOSTON Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet, Serenade for Strings (1962) COOK01169

1180 Dance Calypso Johnny Gomez Band, Small Island Pride, Dictator, others (1956) COOK01180

1181 LIZZIE MILES Lizzie Miles Buglin' Sam DeKemel and the Parisian All Stars (1954-55) COOK01181

1182 LIZZIE MILES Moans and Blues Red Camp and Tony Almerico's All Stars (1956) COOK01182

1183 LIZZIE MILES Hot Songs My Mother Taught Me Red Camp, Tony Almerico's All Stars, Albert French (1956) COOK01183

1184 LIZZIE MILES Torchy Lullabies My Mother Sang Me Red Camp and Tony Almerico's All Stars (1956) COOK01184

1185 Calypso Kings and Pink Gin: Trinidad Carnival Tent Lord Melody, The Might Sparrow, others (1957) COOK01185

1186 ENSEMBLE AUX CALEBASSES Meringue (1958) COOK01186

1187 A Night at the Tropicoro Juan Luis, Oswaldo Seda, and Lito Peña Band (1959) COOK01187

1188 Dirty Jazz from Down South: Trinidadian Instrumentals (1958) COOK01188

1189 Calypso Exposed Lord Melody, Brute Force Steel Band, King Sparrow, The Mighty Cypher, and Skipper (1961) COOK01189

1280 Caribbean Limbo Music Rupert Clemendore Orchestra, Cyril Diaz Orchestra, others COOK01280

1281 Songs from the Garden of Love Jefferson-Jones' Orchestra COOK01281

1282 Italian Moom Jefferson-Jones' Orchestra COOK01282

2004 Tour of Stereo (1958) COOK02004

2066 NEW ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY OF BOSTON Masterpieces of the Dance, volume 3 COOK02066

2070 Aboard a Fast Express / Jet Dynamics COOK02070

4057 REGINALD FOORT The Theater Organ COOK04057

4069 NEW ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY OF BOSTON Hayden Military Symphony COOK04069

5001 American Storytellers, Volume 1 Harry Wass, Master Marriner's Association (1952) COOK05001

5002 K.C. DOUGLAS K.C. Douglas (1952) COOK05002

5003 Caribeana: Hidden Music from the Caribbean (1949) COOK05003

5004 TIRORO Tiroro: Haitian Drummer (1948) COOK05004

5005 RED CAMP Camp Has a Ball (1954) COOK05005

5006 AL BRUNDAGE Square Dance (1951) COOK05006

5007 Mexican Marimba Band (1954) COOK05007

5008 American Storytellers, Volume 2 John Hawley Cook (1954) COOK05008

5009 American Storytellers, Volume 3 Captain Charles A. Chace, Matthew Richards (1954) COOK05009

5010 Calliope, Carousel, and Hand Organ (1953) COOK05010

5011 Voice of the Sea (1954) COOK05011

5012 Earthquake (1953) COOK05012

5013 Ionosphere (1955) COOK05013

5014 Mariachi Music of Mexico (1954) COOK05014

5015 Mexican Firecrackers (1951) COOK05015

5016 Calypso Lore and Legend (1956) COOK05016

5017 Bamboo-tamboo, Bongo, and Belair (1956) COOK05017

5018 East Indian Drums of Tunapuna, Trinidad (1956) COOK05018

5019 ALONZO CRUZ Blind Troubadour of Oaxaca (1956) COOK05019

5020 Epilogue to the String Band Tradition (1956) COOK05020

5022 ABCs of Hi Fi COOK05022

5025 BUCKMINSTER FULLER Buckminster Fuller Speaks His Mind COOK05025

5050 NORMAN BROKENSHIRE Radio Moscow and the Western Hemisphere COOK05050

5051 FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The Four Inaugural Addresses COOK05051

6061 BUCKMINSTER FULLER The Clock Is Stopping COOK06061

8374 BUCKMINSTER FULLER Dymaxion Ditties: Buckminster Fuller Sings COOK08374

10001 Sound Effects, volume 1 COOK10001

10002 Sound Effects, volume 2 COOK10002

10003 Sound Effects, volume 3 COOK10003

10120 Music Boxes, Carousels, and Hand Organs (01012 and 05010) (1950-53) COOK10120

10248 The Voice of Mexico Gustavo Zepoli, Trio Leones (01024 and 01080) (1954) COOK10248

10251 SEAN McGONIGAL AND ST. COLUMCILLE'S UNITED GAELIC PIPE BAND Kilts on Parade (01025 plus solos) (1950-53) COOK10251

10271 CARLOS MONTOYA AND THE JOSE GRECO TROUPE Fiesta Flamenca (selections from 01027 and 01028) (1952) COOK10271

10289 CARLOS MONTOYA Montoya (selections from 01028 plus) (1952) COOK10289

10301 EDWARD AND JOSEPH VITO The Harp (selections from 01030 and 01031 plus) (1951-54) COOK10301

10326 Cafe Continental Ruth Welcome, Dick Marta, and Anita Ast (selections from 01026 and 01032) (1951-52) COOK10326

10350 Nickelodion and Calliope (selections from 01035 and 05010) (1950-53) COOK10350

10500 REGINALD FOORT The Theater Organ COOK10500

10501 MICHAEL CHESHIRE Pipe Organ in the Mosque (selections from 01050 and 01051) (1952) COOK10501

10523 REGINALD FOORT Percussion and Pedal (selections from 01052 and 01053) (1952) COOK10523

10545 REGINALD FOORT The Organ at Symphony Hall (01054 plus) (1954) COOK10545

10579 REGINALD FOORT Foort Pops (selections from 01057 and 01058) (1956) COOK10579

10646 NEW ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY OF BOSTON Tempo Vivace: Symphonic Masterpieces of Dance & Theater (selections from 01064 and 01066) (1955-56) COOK010646

10657 NEW ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY OF BOSTON Two Classical Symphonies: Mozart Symphony No. 40, Beethoven Symphony No. 5 (01065 and 01067) (1955) COOK10657

10659 NEW ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY OF BOSTON Two Classical Symphonies: Mozart Symphony No. 40, Haydn Symphony No. 100 (01065 and 01069) (1955-56) COOK10659

10683 NEW ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY OF BOSTON Modern Orchestral Textures (01068 and 01063) (1955) COOK10683

10850 RUPERT Cook LabsEMENDORE BAND Le Jazz Trinidad COOK10850

10867 Before and After Willie Rodriguez (selections from 01086 and 05007) (1953-54) COOK010867

10889 RED CAMP Horizontal & Upright & Downright & Dunright (01088 and 01089) (1954) COOK10889

10890 The Castiliane Johnny Gomez Band, John Buddy Williams Band, Girl Pat Steel Band, And Grand Curacaye String Orchestra (1956) COOK10890

11312 BRUCE PRINCE-JOSEPH AND HUFSTADER SINGERS The Forgotten Pedal Harpsichord and Hufstader Singers (01131 and 01092) (1953) COOK11312

11815 TONY ALMERICO'S PARISIAN ROOM BAND AND LIZZIE MILES Clambake on Bourbon Street (1954-55) COOK11815

50130 Tour of Cook Labs COOK50130

70889 RED CAMP Popular Piano and Combo COOK70889

80134 LUIZ BONFA Waterfall: Guitar COOK80134

80417 MARIMBA ORCHESTRA Waterfall: Children's Music COOK80417

80680 NEW ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY OF BOSTON Waterfall: Symphonic COOK80680

XX1 Audio Follies Sampler COOK00XX1

XX2 Calypso Jazz Sampler COOK00XX2

Series 10 Cook Series 10 COOK_Series10

Series 30 Cook Series 30 COOK_Series30

Series 60 Cook Series 60 COOK_Series60

Series 70 Cook Series 70 COOK_Series70

Series 80 Cook Series 80 COOK_Series80

Series 90 Cook Series 90 COOK_Series90

Series 100 Cook Series 100 COOK_Series100

Series 300 Cook Series 300 COOK_Series300

Series 301 Cook Series 301 COOK_Series301

Series 302 Cook Series 302 COOK_Series302

Series 303 Cook Series 303 COOK_Series303

Provenance:: The Smithsonian Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections acquired the Cook Labs Records in 1990, when Emory and Martha Cook donated their company records to the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. Anthony Seeger, then Director of Smithsonian Folkways Records, received a call from Mr. Cook in the summer of 1989 offering to donate the Cook label to the Smithsonian. Dr. Seeger visited him in August of that year to view the contents of the collection, and the Smithsonian received custody of the collection in May 1990. In return for the donation from Mr. Cook, the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage agreed to keep the record titles available and to store the papers in the archives.

Restrictions:: Access by appointment only. Contact the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections at (202) 633-7322 or rinzlerarchives@si.edu for additional information.

Rights:: Copyright restrictions apply. Contact archives staff for additional information.

Topic:: Popular music -- 20th century -- United States Search this; Wit and humor Search this; Calypso (Music) Search this; Folk music -- Caribbean Area Search this; Folk music Search this; Sounds Search this; Music -- 18th century Search this; Folk music -- United States Search this; Jazz -- Louisiana -- New Orleans Search this; Jazz Search this; Accordion music Search this; Airplane sounds Search this; Audio equipment industry Search this; Blues (Music) Search this; Bonfá, Luiz Search this; Calypso (Music) Search this; Burlesque (Theater) Search this; Calliope music Search this; Calypso (Music)--Trinidad and Tobago Search this; Campos Parsi, Héctor, 1922- Search this; Catholicism Search this; Christianity Search this; Christmas Search this; Cimbalom and zither music Search this; Clavichord Search this; Clemendore, Rupert Search this; Drum Search this

Genre/Form:: Audiotapes; Photographic prints; Business records; Artifacts; Contracts; Phonograph records; Correspondence; Christmas music

Citation:: Cook Labs records, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:: CFCH.COOK

See more items in:: Cook Labs records

Archival Repository:: Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

EDAN-URL:: ead_collection:sova-cfch-cook

Online Media:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1990 Festival of American Folklife

Creator:: Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage Search this

Names:: Smithsonian Folklife Festival Search this

Extent:: 1 Cubic foot (approximate)

Type:: Collection descriptions; Archival materials; Negatives; Video recordings; Sound recordings; Plans (drawings); Audiocassettes; Audiotapes; Notes; Business records; Memorandums; Photographic prints; Contracts; Slides (photographs); Correspondence; Videotapes; Digital images

Place:: Caribbean Area; Virgin Islands; Puerto Rico

Date:: June 27-July 8, 1990

Summary:: The Smithsonian Institution Festival of American Folklife, held annually since 1967 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., was renamed the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in 1998. The materials collected here document the planning, production, and execution of the annual Festival, produced by the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (1999-present) and its predecessor offices (1967-1999). An overview of the entire Festival records group is available here: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records.

Scope and Contents note:: This collection documents the planning, production, and execution of the 1990 Festival of American Folklife. Materials may include photographs, audio recordings, motion picture film and video recordings, notes, production drawings, contracts, memoranda, correspondence, informational materials, publications, and ephemera. Such materials were created during the Festival on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., as well as in the featured communities, before or after the Festival itself.

Arrangement note:: Arranged in 4 series.

Series 1: Program Books, Festival Publications, and Ephemera

Series 2: Musics of Struggle

Series 3: Senegal

Series 4: U.S. Virgin Islands

Historical note:: The Festival of American Folklife, held annually since 1967 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., was renamed the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in 1998.

The 1990 Festival of American Folklife was produced by the Smithsonian Office of Folklife Programs and cosponsored by the National Park Service.

For more information, see Smithsonian Folklife Festival records.

Introduction:: In the 1990 Program Book, Secretary Robert McC. Adams noted that the Festival of American Folklife, the annual extension of the Smithsonian onto the National Mall of the United States, was a long-lived national and international model for the research and presentation of living culture. Emphasizing the Smithsonian's commitment to cultural pluralism, Adams pointed to the Festival ais an example of cultural pluralism in research, exhibition development, and public education. In 1990, programs on the folklife of the U.S. Virgin Islands, the cultures of Senegal, and the Musics of Struggle presented people with much to say about the cultures they represented, but whose voices were not frequently heard in national or international cultural forums. Field research to develop those programs was conducted largely by academic and lay scholars from the U.S. Virgin Islands, Senegal, and the featured communities, and usually in close collaboration with local cultural institutions. Program interpretation was multivocal, as tradition bearers, local scholars, and Smithsonian curators spoke for themselves, with each other, and to the public. Together they created a rich, pluralistic, and knowledgeable perspective in the Festival presentations.

The 1990 Festival took place for two five-day weeks (June 27-July 1 and July 4-8) between Madison Drive and Jefferson Drive and between 10th Street and 14th Street, south of the National Museum of American History and the National Museum of Natural History (see site plan).

The 1990 Program Book included schedules and participant lists for each program; the Program Book featured substantial essays laying out in depth the rationale for the Festival as a whole and for each of the three Festival programs, complemented by shorter pieces focusing on particular topics (not all of which were presented on the National Mall).

The Festival was co-presented by the Smithsonian Institution and National Park Service and organized by the Office of Folklife Programs.

Office of Folklife Programs

Richard Kurin, Acting Director; Diana Parker, Festival Director; Peter Seitel, Senior Folklorist; Anthony Seeger, Curator, Folkways Records; Thomas Vennum, Jr., Senior Ethnomusicologist; Olivia Cadaval, Director, Quincentenary Projects; Richard Kennedy, Program Analyst; Betty Belanus, Education Specialist; Diana N'Diaye, Jacquelin Peters, Curators; Marjorie Hunt, Ed O'Reilly, Frank Proschan, Nicholas Spitzer, Research Associates; Arlene L. Reiniger, Program Specialist; Jeffrey Place, Archivist

Folklife Advisory Council

Roger Abrahams, Richard Bauman, Henry Glassie, Rayna Green, John Gwaltney, Charlotte Heth, Adrienne Kaeppler, Ivan Karp, Bernice Reagon, John Tchen, Carlos Vélez-Ibáñez

National Park Service

James M. Ridenour, Director; Robert G. Stanton, Regional Director, National Capital Region

Forms Part Of:: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1990 Festival of American Folklife forms part of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival records .

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: Papers

1967 Festival of American Folklife records - [Ongoing]

Related Archival Materials note:: Within the Rinzler Archives, related materials may be found in various collections such as the Ralph Rinzler papers and recordings, the Lily Spandorf drawings, the Diana Davies photographs, the Robert Yellin photographs, and the Curatorial Research, Programs, and Projects collection. Additional relevant materials may also be found in the Smithsonian Institution Archives concerning the Division of Performing Arts (1966-1983), Folklife Program (1977-1980), Office of Folklife Programs (1980-1991), Center for Folklife Programs and Cultural Studies (1991-1999), Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (1999-present), and collaborating Smithsonian units, as well as in the administrative papers of key figures such as the Secretary and respective deputies. Users are encouraged to consult relevant finding aids and to contact Archives staff for further information.

Restrictions:: Access 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.

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.

Topic:: World music Search this; Food habits Search this; Folklore Search this; Folk art Search this; Folk festivals Search this; Folk music Search this; arts and crafts Search this

Genre/Form:: Negatives; Video recordings; Sound recordings; Plans (drawings); Audiocassettes; Audiotapes; Notes; Business records; Memorandums; Photographic prints; Contracts; Slides (photographs); Correspondence; Videotapes; Digital images

Citation:: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1990 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:: CFCH.SFF.1990

See more items in:: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1990 Festival of American Folklife

Archival Repository:: Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

EDAN-URL:: ead_collection:sova-cfch-sff-1990

Online Media:

No Image Available

Louise Bennett

Creator:: Anacostia Neighborhood Museum Search this

Names:: Anacostia Community Museum Search this; Anacostia Neighborhood Museum Search this; Bennett, Louise, 1919-2006 Search this

Collection Creator:: Anacostia Community Museum Search this

Extent:: 2 Sound recordings (open reel, 1/4 inch)

Culture:: African American Search this

Type:: Archival materials; Sound recordings; Music; Drama

Place:: Jamaica; Anacostia (Washington, D.C.); Washington (D.C.); United States

Date:: circa 1967

Scope and Contents:: Jamaican poet and folklorist Louise Bennett conveys Jamaican history and culture through Calypso folk songs, folk stories, lullabies, and soul songs, which are religious tunes sung in Jamaica. She also talks about the colonization of Jamaica, the towns where the Maroons live in Jamaica, and the song and dance of the Maroons. Performance followed by announcement of a fundraising program to send Anacostian youth to the Caribbean area and additional musical performance by The Colombians (not on this recording).; Performance. Part of ACM Museum Events, PR, and Ceremonies Recordings. Undated.

Local Numbers:: ACMA AV003299-2

General:: Title transcribed from physical asset.

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 at acmarchives@si.edu.

Topic:: African Americans Search this; Community museums Search this; Calypso (Music) Search this; Tales Search this; Colonization Search this; Maroons Search this

Genre/Form:: Sound recordings; Music; Drama

Citation:: Louise Bennett, Record Group AV09-023, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:: ACMA.09-023, Item ACMA AV003299-1

See more items in:: Museum Events, Programs, and Projects, 1967-1989

Archival Repository:: Anacostia Community Museum Archives

EDAN-URL:: ead_component:sova-acma-09-023-ref611

Delegate

Published by:: MelPat Associates, American, 1965 - 1986 Search this

Created by:: C. Melvin Patrick, American, died 1985 Search this

Subject of:: New York Giants, American, founded 1925 Search this; National Pan-Hellenic Council, American, founded 1930 Search this; United Negro College Fund, American, founded 1944 Search this; Adam Clayton Powell Jr., American, 1908 - 1972 Search this; President Lyndon Baines Johnson, American, 1908 - 1973 Search this; Jackie Robinson, American, 1919 - 1972 Search this; President Harry S. Truman, American, 1884 - 1972 Search this; National Association of Black Social Workers, American, founded 1968 Search this; National Medical Association, American, founded 1895 Search this; Howard University Medical Alumni Association, Inc., American, founded 1871 Search this; Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps, American, founded 1916 Search this; Sovereign Military Order of Malta, founded 1099 Search this; Steven N. Lockett, American Search this; The Girl Friends, Inc., American, founded 1927 Search this; National Newspaper Publishers Association, American, founded 1827 Search this; Chi Delta Mu Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1913 Search this; Simeon Golar, American, 1929 - 2013 Search this; National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909 Search this; Gordon Parks, American, 1912 - 2006 Search this; Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1937 Search this; National Urban League, American, founded 1910 Search this; Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1906 Search this; Dr. Kenneth Clark, American, 1914 - 2005 Search this; Whitney Moore Young Jr., American, 1921 - 1971 Search this; National Dental Association, American, founded 1913 Search this; National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc., American, founded 1935 Search this; National Association of Broadcasters, American Search this; Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1911 Search this; Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1911 Search this; Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968 Search this; Spelman College, American, founded 1881 Search this; Morehouse College, American, founded 1867 Search this; Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, American, founded 1913 Search this; Shriners International, American, founded 1870 Search this; Gladys W. Dixon, American, born 1901 Search this; Daughters of Isis, American, founded 1910 Search this; 369th Veterans Association, American Search this; National Insurance Association, American, founded 1921 Search this; Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, American, founded 1914 Search this; Clara Hale, American, 1905 - 1992 Search this

Medium:: ink on paper

Dimensions:: H x W x D: 10 13/16 × 8 3/8 × 3/8 in. (27.5 × 21.2 × 0.9 cm)

Type:: magazines (periodicals)

Place made:: Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Place depicted:: Jamaica, Caribbean, North and Central America; Bahamas, Caribbean, North and Central America

Date:: 1973

Topic:: African American Search this; Advertising Search this; Associations and institutions Search this; Business Search this; Communities Search this; Fraternal organizations Search this; Fraternities Search this; Government Search this; HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) Search this; Journalism Search this; Labor Search this; Mass media Search this; Men Search this; Political organizations Search this; Politics (Practical) Search this; Professional organizations Search this; Religious groups Search this; Social life and customs Search this; Sororities Search this; Travel Search this; United States--History--1969-2001 Search this; Urban life Search this; Women Search this

Credit Line:: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Anne B. Patrick and the family of Hilda E. Stokely

Object number:: 2012.167.7

Restrictions & Rights:: Public domain

See more items in:: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:: Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

Data Source:: National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5cfb9effd-68b5-4246-b12a-9179d2fdce82

EDAN-URL:: edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.167.7

1 Page(s) matching your search term, top most relevant are shown: View entire project in transcription center

Miscellaneous

Collection Creator:: Studenski, Paul, 1887-1961 Search this

Container:: Box 1, Folder 12

Type:: Archival materials; Text

Collection Restrictions:: No restrictions on access

Collection Rights:: Permissions Requests

Collection Citation:: Paul Studenski Collection, Acc. 1989-0012, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

See more items in:: Paul Studenski Collection; Paul Studenski Collection / Series 2: Aviation Career and Activities

Archival Repository:: National Air and Space Museum Archives

EDAN-URL:: ead_component:sova-nasm-1989-0012-ref27

1 Page(s) matching your search term, top most relevant are shown: View entire project in transcription center

No Image Available

F.P. Conant, A Physical Survey of the Circum-Caribbean Area

Collection Creator:: Strong, William Duncan, 1899-1962 Search this

Container:: Box 55

Type:: Archival materials

Date:: 1955

Collection Restrictions:: The William Duncan Strong papers are open for research.

Access to the William Duncan Strong papers requires and appointment.

Collection Rights:: Contact the repository for terms of use.

Collection Citation:: William Duncan Strong papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

See more items in:: William Duncan Strong papers; William Duncan Strong papers / Series 10: Teaching materials and course work / Columbia University: / Student papers:

Archival Repository:: National Anthropological Archives

EDAN-URL:: ead_component:sova-naa-1974-28-ref856

No Image Available

"The Caribbean Area" by Jesse D. Jennings and Edward Norbeck

Collection Creator:: Medicine, Beatrice Search this

Container:: Box 47

Type:: Archival materials

Date:: 1963

Collection Restrictions:: Materials relating to student grades, letters of recommendation, and evaluations have been restricted.

Collection Rights:: Contact the repository for terms of use.

Collection Citation:: Beatrice Medicine papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:: Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Smithsonian Women's Committee.

See more items in:: Guide to the Beatrice Medicine papers; Guide to the Beatrice Medicine papers / Series 20: Publications: Journals, Magazines, Monographs, Newspapers, and Newsletters / Journals, Magazines, Monographs, and Newspapers

Archival Repository:: National Anthropological Archives

EDAN-URL:: ead_component:sova-naa-1997-05-ref1124

No Image Available

"Settlement Patterns in the Caribbean Area" by Irving Rose

Collection Creator:: Medicine, Beatrice Search this

Container:: Box 10

Type:: Archival materials

Date:: 1969

Collection Restrictions:: Materials relating to student grades, letters of recommendation, and evaluations have been restricted.

Collection Rights:: Contact the repository for terms of use.

Collection Citation:: Beatrice Medicine papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:: Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Smithsonian Women's Committee.

See more items in:: Guide to the Beatrice Medicine papers; Guide to the Beatrice Medicine papers / Series 3: Archaeology

Archival Repository:: National Anthropological Archives

EDAN-URL:: ead_component:sova-naa-1997-05-ref284

No Image Available

U. S. Department of Commerce Business and Defense Service Administration booklets, World Survey of Civil Aviation: Southwest Asia, 1961; Africa, 1960; Selected Asian Countries and Oceania, 1961; South America, 1962; Mexico, Central America and Caribbea...

Collection Creator:: Fairchild Aircraft Corp Search this

Container:: Box 441, Folder 5

Type:: Archival materials

Date:: 1961

Collection Restrictions:: No restrictions on access

See more items in:: Fairchild Industries, Inc. collection

Archival Repository:: National Air and Space Museum Archives

EDAN-URL:: ead_component:sova-nasm-1989-0060-ref4712

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1976 Festival of American Folklife

Creator:: Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage Search this

Names:: Smithsonian Folklife Festival Search this

Extent:: 1 Cubic foot (approximate)

Culture:: Afro-Caribbean cults Search this

Type:: Collection descriptions; Archival materials; Slides (photographs); Business records; Videotapes; Plans (drawings); Negatives; Audiotapes; Contracts; Digital images; Audiocassettes; Correspondence; Sound recordings; Memorandums; Photographic prints; Notes; Video recordings; Plena

Place:: Caribbean Area; Haiti; Jamaica; Puerto Rico; Trinidad and Tobago

Date:: June 16-September 6, 1976

Summary:: The Smithsonian Institution Festival of American Folklife, held annually since 1967 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., was renamed the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in 1998. The materials collected here document the planning, production, and execution of the annual Festival, produced by the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (1999-present) and its predecessor offices (1967-1999). An overview of the entire Festival records group is available here: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records.

Scope and Contents note:: This collection documents the planning, production, and execution of the 1976 Festival of American Folklife. Materials may include photographs, audio recordings, motion picture film and video recordings, notes, production drawings, contracts, memoranda, correspondence, informational materials, publications, and ephemera. Such materials were created during the Festival on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., as well as in the featured communities, before or after the Festival itself.

Arrangement note:: Arranged in 9 series.

Series 1: Program Books, Festival Publications, and Ephemera

Series 2: African Diaspora

Series 3: Children's Program

Series 4: Family Folklore

Series 5: Festival Stage

Series 6: Native Americans

Series 7: Old Ways in the New World

Series 8: Regional America

Series 9: Working Americans

Historical note:: The Festival of American Folklife, held annually since 1967 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., was renamed the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in 1998.

The 1976 Festival of American Folklife was produced by the Smithsonian Division of Performing Arts and cosponsored by the National Park Service.

For more information, see Smithsonian Folklife Festival records.

Introduction:: The Festival of American Folklife's first decade culminated with the Bicentennial Festival of American Folklife that took place for twelve weeks in the summer of 1976, from June 16 to September 6 (programs typically ran from Wednesday through Sunday each week). More than 5000 participants took part over the course of the summer. The 1976 Festival involved the participation of every region of the United States, 38 foreign governments, scores of American Indian tribes, and many labor organizations. Some 4.5 million people attended the Festival.

The Bicentennial Festival resulted from the collaboration of the Smithsonian with thousands of national and international scholars, community spokespeople, and cultural exemplars involved in the documentation, presentation, transmission, and conservation of cultural traditions. Preceding the Festival were several years of establishing cultural networks, training students, and providing opportunities for diverse peoples to interpret and present their traditions. The Bicentennial also saw the flowering of a touring program, begun in 1973, in which foreign groups at the Festival subsequently toured the United States. Scores of groups from the African Diaspora and Old Ways in the New World programs gave some 200 performances in 50 cities and towns across the U.S.

The 1976 Festival again took place in the western part of the National Mall to the south of the Reflecting Pool, between 17th and 23rd Streets (see site plan). It was co-organized by the Smithsonian Institution, Division of Performing Arts (James R. Morris, Director; Richard Lusher, Deputy Director) and the National Park Service (Gary Everhardt, Director). Ralph Rinzler was Director of the Festival, and Bess Lomax Hawes and Robert Byington were Deputy Directors of the Festival. Tom Vennum served as Ethnomusicologist, and Frank Proschan as Archivist. The Bicentennial Festival was sponsored by American Airlines and General Foods.

The 1976 Festival again featured seven thematic programs, complemented by a Festival Stage. African Diaspora featured different countries every two weeks. The Festival Stage brought together participants from other areas and - for the last four weeks - its own dedicated performers. Native Americans changed focus by region every week; similarly, Old Ways in the New World changed focus by country every week. Regional America (June 16-August 8) changed focus by region every week, and Working Americans changed focus by theme every two weeks, with an expanded program on Transportation the last four weeks (August 11-September 6).

The 1975 Program Book provided information on each of the programs. Biweekly, a Program Supplement provided schedules and participant information.

Forms Part Of:: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1976 Festival of American Folklife forms part of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival records .

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: Papers

1967 Festival of American Folklife records - [Ongoing]

Related Archival Materials note:: Within the Rinzler Archives, related materials may be found in various collections such as the Ralph Rinzler papers and recordings, the Lily Spandorf drawings, the Diana Davies photographs, the Robert Yellin photographs, and the Curatorial Research, Programs, and Projects collection. Additional relevant materials may also be found in the Smithsonian Institution Archives concerning the Division of Performing Arts (1966-1983), Folklife Program (1977-1980), Office of Folklife Programs (1980-1991), Center for Folklife Programs and Cultural Studies (1991-1999), Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (1999-present), and collaborating Smithsonian units, as well as in the administrative papers of key figures such as the Secretary and respective deputies. Users are encouraged to consult relevant finding aids and to contact Archives staff for further information.

Restrictions:: Access 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.

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.

Topic:: Folk music Search this; arts and crafts Search this; Folklore Search this; Food habits Search this; Folk festivals Search this; World music Search this; Folk art Search this; occupational folklore Search this; Orisha religion Search this; Vodou -- Haiti -- Rituals. Search this

Genre/Form:: Slides (photographs); Business records; Videotapes; Plans (drawings); Negatives; Audiotapes; Contracts; Digital images; Audiocassettes; Correspondence; Sound recordings; Memorandums; Photographic prints; Notes; Video recordings; plena

Citation:: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1976 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:: CFCH.SFF.1976

See more items in:: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1976 Festival of American Folklife

Archival Repository:: Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

EDAN-URL:: ead_collection:sova-cfch-sff-1976

Online Media:

Caribbean Dutch Treat lecture recording

Collection Director:: Porterfield, Jeanne Search this; Chickering, Lisa Search this

Extent:: 1 Sound tape reel (81 min.)

Container:: Item 2015.16.2 OS 3

Type:: Archival materials; Audio; Sound tape reels

Date:: 1964 February 11

Collection Restrictions:: The Lisa Chickering and Jeanne Porterfield collection is open for research. Please contact the archives for information on availability of access copies of audiovisual recordings. Original audiovisual material in the National Anthropological Film Collection may not be played.

Collection Rights:: Contact the repository for terms of use.

Collection Citation:: Lisa Chickering and Jeanne Porterfield Collection, National Anthropological Film Collection, Smithsonian Institution

See more items in:: Lisa Chickering and Jeanne Porterfield collection; Lisa Chickering and Jeanne Porterfield collection / Series 7: Films and film-related sound recordings / 7.4: Caribbean Dutch Treat

Archival Repository:: Human Studies Film Archives

EDAN-URL:: ead_component:sova-hsfa-2015-16-ref187

1 Page(s) matching your search term, top most relevant are shown: View entire project in transcription center

Online Media:

No Image Available

First Puerto Rican Symposium on Archaeology of the Caribbean Area

Collection Creator:: Meggers, Betty Jane Search this; Evans, Clifford, 1920-1981 Search this

Container:: Box 76

Type:: Archival materials

Date:: 1973 January

Collection Restrictions:: The Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans papers are open for research. Personal correspondence, however, is RESTRICTED until 2026.

Collection Rights:: Contact the repository for terms of use.

Collection Citation:: Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans Papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Sponsor:: Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation Fund.

See more items in:: Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans Papers; Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans Papers / Series 5: Conferences and Seminars

Archival Repository:: National Anthropological Archives

EDAN-URL:: ead_component:sova-naa-2013-01-ref931

1
2
3
4
5
next
last

Search Results

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1989 Festival of American Folklife

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1969 Festival of American Folklife

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1971 Festival of American Folklife

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1975 Festival of American Folklife

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1974 Festival of American Folklife

Online Media:

Productions

Delegate

1 Page(s) matching your search term, top most relevant are shown: View entire project in transcription center

Percy B. Eckhart films

Cook Labs records

Online Media:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1990 Festival of American Folklife

Online Media:

Louise Bennett

Delegate

1 Page(s) matching your search term, top most relevant are shown: View entire project in transcription center

Miscellaneous

1 Page(s) matching your search term, top most relevant are shown: View entire project in transcription center

F.P. Conant, A Physical Survey of the Circum-Caribbean Area

"The Caribbean Area" by Jesse D. Jennings and Edward Norbeck

"Settlement Patterns in the Caribbean Area" by Irving Rose

U. S. Department of Commerce Business and Defense Service Administration booklets, World Survey of Civil Aviation: Southwest Asia, 1961; Africa, 1960; Selected Asian Countries and Oceania, 1961; South America, 1962; Mexico, Central America and Caribbea...

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1976 Festival of American Folklife

Online Media:

Caribbean Dutch Treat lecture recording

1 Page(s) matching your search term, top most relevant are shown: View entire project in transcription center

Online Media:

First Puerto Rican Symposium on Archaeology of the Caribbean Area

Modify Your Search