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Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Festival of American Folklife. Metropolitan Washington Program 1988 Washington, D.C.  Search this

Schweitzer, E. (field worker)  Search this

Collection Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Extent:

1 Sound recording (compact audio cassette)

1 Sound cassette (analog.)

Culture:

Americans  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Sound recordings

Sound cassettes

Place:

United States

Washington (D.C.)

Date:

1988 June 30

1988

Contents:

ELIZABETH TAN TSAI; REZENE G. MICHAEL ORIG.TAPE #64

Local Numbers:

FP-1988-CT-0577

Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):

United States 1988

General:

ORAL HISTORY;MIGRATION;CHINA;PHILLIPNES;ERITREA;ETHIOPIA;AFRICA

Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:

Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, June 30, 1988.

Restrictions:

Restrictions on access. Some duplication is allowed. Use of materials needs permission of the Smithsonian Institution.

Collection Rights:

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

Topic:

Oral history  Search this

Migration  Search this

Emigration & immigration  Search this

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1988 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.SFF.1988, Item FP-1988-CT-0577

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Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1988 Festival of American Folklife

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1988 Festival of American Folklife / Series 5: Migration to Metropolitan Washington: Making a New Place Home / Fieldwork

Archival Repository:

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-cfch-sff-1988-ref1808

Collector:

National Museum of African Art (U.S.)  Search this

National Museum of African Art (U.S.)  Search this

Extent:

61 Volumes

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Volumes

Postcards

Place:

Algeria

Angola

Benin

Burkina Faso

Burundi

Cameroon

Cape Verde

Central African Republic

Chad

Congo (Democratic Republic)

Côte d'Ivoire

Mozambique

Morocco

Mali

Namibia

Rwanda

Niger

Nigeria

Somalia

South Africa

Sierra Leone

Sudan

Tanzania

Togo

Tunisia

Zimbabwe

Zambia

Uganda

Senegal

Kenya

Liberia

Ghana

Guinea

Mauritania

Madagascar

Malawi

Djibouti

Ethiopia

Gabon

Egypt

Eritrea

Africa

Date:

1898-[ongoing]

Summary:

This collection includes postcards from 45 African countries. Subjects include agriculture; animals; artists; body arts; cityscapes; cultural landscapes; dance; education; expeditions; flora; industry; leaders; marketplaces; medicine; military; missionaries; music; portraits; recreation; rites and ceremonies; and transportation, among many other topics.

Arrangement note:

Arranged by country and topic

Restrictions:

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.

Rights:

Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.

Genre/Form:

Postcards

Citation:

African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.1985-014

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African Postcard Collection

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-eepa-1985-014

Published by:

MelPat Associates, American, 1965 - 1986  Search this

Created by:

C. Melvin Patrick, American, died 1985  Search this

Subject of:

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909  Search this

National Urban League, American, founded 1910  Search this

Sigma Phi Rho Fraternity, American, founded 1978  Search this

National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education, American, founded 1969  Search this

Association of Black Women Attorneys, American, founded 1976  Search this

National Urban Affairs Council, American, founded 1971  Search this

Raymond A. Jordan Jr., American, born 1943  Search this

National Association of Market Developers, American, founded 1953  Search this

The Links, Incorporated, American, founded 1946  Search this

Northside Center for Child Development, Inc., founded 1946  Search this

National Newspaper Publishers Association, American, founded 1827  Search this

Prince Hall Freemasonry, founded 1784  Search this

Chi Delta Mu Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1913  Search this

Top Ladies of Distinction, Inc., American, founded 1964  Search this

Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1937  Search this

Carats, Inc., American, founded 1959  Search this

Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1932  Search this

National United Church Ushers Association of America, Inc., American, founded 1919  Search this

Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1929  Search this

National Medical Association, American, founded 1895  Search this

Dr. Leslie L. Alexander, Jamaican American, 1917 - 2002  Search this

Smithsonian Institution, American, founded 1846  Search this

National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc., American, founded 1906  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

Dr. Benjamin Elijah Mays, American, 1894 - 1984  Search this

Count Basie, American, 1904 - 1984  Search this

National Coalition of 100 Black Women, American, founded 1981  Search this

National Bankers Association, American, founded 1927  Search this

369th Veterans Association, American  Search this

One Hundred Black Men, Inc., American, founded 1963  Search this

Association for the Study of African American Life and History, American, founded 1915  Search this

Signed by:

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1906  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 10 13/16 × 8 7/16 × 9/16 in. (27.5 × 21.4 × 1.5 cm)

Type:

magazines (periodicals)

Place made:

Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Place depicted:

Martha's Vineyard, Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1985

Topic:

African American  Search this

Advertising  Search this

Associations and institutions  Search this

Business  Search this

Caricature and cartoons  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  Search this

Professional organizations  Search this

Religious groups  Search this

Social life and customs  Search this

Sororities  Search this

U.S. 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:

2012.167.19

Restrictions & Rights:

Public domain

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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/fd5ee110782-b949-43b4-bbec-56a00d4f086e

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.167.19

Published by:

The Negro Worker, 1928 - 1937  Search this

Edited by:

Charles Woodson  Search this

Subject of:

Communist International, 1919 - 1943  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 7 15/16 x 5 7/8 in. (20.2 x 15 cm)

Type:

pamphlets

Place depicted:

Africa

Japan, Asia

Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa, Africa

Ethiopia, Africa

Date:

1934

Topic:

African American  Search this

Colonialism  Search this

Decolonization  Search this

International affairs  Search this

Mass media  Search this

Photography  Search this

Political organizations  Search this

Politics  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the family of Dr. Maurice Jackson and Laura Ginsburg

Object number:

2010.55.34

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

Movement:

Pan Africanism

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b2ac91e6-97e3-4b5b-99c4-17b0b2c8f9ac

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2010.55.34

Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Festival of American Folklife. African Immigrant Program 1997 Washington, D.C  Search this

Recorder:

Rust, William  Search this

Hodjka, Walter  Search this

Performer:

Eritrean Cultural Center (Washington, D.C.)  Search this

Kankouran (Dance ensemble)  Search this

Physical description:

1 sound cassette : analog

Culture:

Americans  Search this

African American  Search this

Type:

Musical sound recordings

Place:

United States

Washington (D.C.)

Senegal

Gambia

Eritrea

Ethiopia

Date:

1997

Topic:

World music  Search this

Drum  Search this

Talking drum  Search this

Guitar  Search this

Keyboards (Music)  Search this

Dance  Search this

Local number:

FP-1997-CT-0212-7

Restrictions & Rights:

Restrictions on access. SI Permission

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Smithsonian Folklife Festival records, 1967-2010 228797

Data Source:

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_arc_349458

Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Festival of American Folklife. African Immigrant Program 1997 Washington, D.C  Search this

Recorder:

Rust, William  Search this

Hodjka, Walter  Search this

Performer:

Eritrean Cultural Center (Washington, D.C.)  Search this

Diabaté, Cheikh Amala  Search this

African Music Ambassadors  Search this

Physical description:

1 sound cassette : analog

Culture:

Americans  Search this

African American  Search this

Type:

Musical sound recordings

Place:

United States

Washington (D.C.)

Eritrea

Ethiopia

Maryland

Mali

Silver Spring (Md.)

Nigeria

Langley Park (Md.)

Date:

1997

Topic:

World music  Search this

Ngoni (African people)--Music  Search this

Juju music  Search this

Soukous (Music)  Search this

Highlife (Music)  Search this

Guitar  Search this

Keyboards (Music)  Search this

Drum  Search this

Conga (Drum)  Search this

Saxophone  Search this

Talking drum  Search this

Local number:

FP-1997-CT-0213-7

Restrictions & Rights:

Restrictions on access. SI Permission

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Smithsonian Folklife Festival records, 1967-2010 228797

Data Source:

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_arc_349459

Collection Creator:

LaDuke, Betty  Search this

Container:

Box 17, Folder 3

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

2018

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original records requires an appointment. The negatives are located in cold storage. All negatives have been digitized and are available online.

Collection Rights:

Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.

Collection Citation:

Betty LaDuke collection, EEPA 2007-003, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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Betty LaDuke collection

Betty LaDuke collection / Series 8: A/V Material

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-2007-003-ref1543

Collection Photographer:

Heldman, Marilyn  Search this

Extent:

6 Slides (color, 35 mm)

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Date:

1965-1996

Scope and Contents:

This series includes photographs taken in Aromo and Senafe, Eritrea. Subjects include a priest, school children, basket weavers, and a marketplace.

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.

Collection Rights:

Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.

Collection Citation:

Marilyn Heldman photographs, EEPA 2013-013, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.2013-013, Series 2

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Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-2013-013-ref371

Collection Creator:

Davis, Benjamin O., Jr., 1912-  Search this

Container:

Box 164, Folder 4

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

September 1968

Scope and Contents note:

2.3.20. US Strike Command

General note:

20x24x3 Box

Collection Restrictions:

No restrictions on access

Collection Rights:

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.

Collection Citation:

Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. Collection, Acc. 1992.0023, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

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Benjamin O. Davis Jr. Collection

Benjamin O. Davis Jr. Collection / Oversize materials

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-1992-0023-ref4039

Biogeographical Region:

24 - Northeast Tropical Africa  Search this

Collector:

A. Pappi  Search this

Min. Elevation:

1900  Search this

Place:

Africa - Orientale. Saraé. Adi Ugri., Eritrea, Africa

Collection Date:

12 Oct 1903

Taxonomy:

Plantae Monocotyledonae Poales Poaceae Panicoideae

Published Name:

Paspalum scrobiculatum L.

Barcode:

04228497

USNM Number:

1984265

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Flowering plants and ferns

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/318283ef3-899c-4bc7-b358-455d6044683b

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_16146873

Biogeographical Region:

24 - Northeast Tropical Africa  Search this

Collector:

A. Pappi  Search this

Place:

Saral: Adi Ugri., Eritrea, Africa

Collection Date:

12 Oct 1902

Taxonomy:

Plantae Monocotyledonae Poales Poaceae Panicoideae

Published Name:

Paspalum scrobiculatum L.

Barcode:

04228600

USNM Number:

1445666

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Botany

Flowering plants and ferns

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33655600c-795a-4f87-989c-cee573ad5e58

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_16144598

Biogeographical Region:

24 - Northeast Tropical Africa  Search this

Collector:

A. Pappi  Search this

Place:

Africa Orientale. Eritrea-Amasen. Mai Atal., Eritrea, Africa

Collection Date:

25 Dec 1901

Common name:

Sinami

bristlegrass

si marboeloe-boeloe

Taxonomy:

Plantae Monocotyledonae Poales Poaceae Panicoideae

Published Name:

Setaria geminata (Forssk.) Veldkamp

Barcode:

04331330

USNM Number:

2686306

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Flowering plants and ferns

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/38fab819a-8a70-4a37-80c3-8bcc1c8e7ed3

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_16117911

Biogeographical Region:

24 - Northeast Tropical Africa  Search this

Collector:

A. Pappi  Search this

Place:

Baza: regione Badum lungo el fiume Mareb., Eritrea, Africa

Collection Date:

10 Jan 1906 to 12 Jan 1906

Common name:

Sinami

bristlegrass

si marboeloe-boeloe

Taxonomy:

Plantae Monocotyledonae Poales Poaceae Panicoideae

Published Name:

Setaria geminata (Forssk.) Veldkamp

Barcode:

04331329

USNM Number:

2686307

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Botany

Flowering plants and ferns

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/35e8c0973-7c18-402b-931d-c028c796fb02

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_16117912

Biogeographical Region:

24 - Northeast Tropical Africa  Search this

Collector:

A. Pappi  Search this

Min. Elevation:

1900  Search this

Place:

Africa Orientale. Saraé terammi., Eritrea, Africa

Collection Date:

9 Oct 1902

Taxonomy:

Plantae Monocotyledonae Poales Poaceae Panicoideae

Published Name:

Setaria nigrirostris (Nees) T. Durand & Schinz

Barcode:

04331625

USNM Number:

1984290

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Botany

Flowering plants and ferns

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a3dfda77-f7f2-4dd8-8a1d-3face434567d

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_16118035

Biogeographical Region:

24 - Northeast Tropical Africa  Search this

Collector:

A. Pappi  Search this

Place:

Eritrea-Amasen: Dongollo prsso Ghinda., Eritrea, Africa

Collection Date:

12 Mar 1902

Taxonomy:

Plantae Monocotyledonae Poales Poaceae Panicoideae

Published Name:

Setaria pallide-fusca (Schumach.) Stapf & C.E. Hubb.

Barcode:

04331710

USNM Number:

1984376

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Botany

Flowering plants and ferns

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ed3c686e-9e0e-472b-8dcf-be68602391a5

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_16118047

Biogeographical Region:

24 - Northeast Tropical Africa  Search this

Collector:

A. Pappi  Search this

Penne  Search this

Matteoda  Search this

Place:

Colonia Eritrea. Beni-Amer : Carajai., Eritrea, Africa

Collection Date:

20 Sep 1905

Taxonomy:

Plantae Monocotyledonae Poales Poaceae Panicoideae

Published Name:

Setaria pallide-fusca (Schumach.) Stapf & C.E. Hubb.

Barcode:

04331723

USNM Number:

1984272

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Botany

Flowering plants and ferns

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/308eff15e-9ab4-4226-9571-f6a083927f26

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_16118058

Biogeographical Region:

24 - Northeast Tropical Africa  Search this

Collector:

A. Pappi  Search this

Place:

Dembelas: Lungo il Mai Ciagharit., Eritrea, Africa

Collection Date:

24 Sep 1905

Common name:

Sinami

bristlegrass

si marboeloe-boeloe

Taxonomy:

Plantae Monocotyledonae Poales Poaceae Panicoideae

Published Name:

Setaria sp.

Barcode:

04332126

USNM Number:

1984409

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Botany

Flowering plants and ferns

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b135133b-1af9-42c6-bf91-6b045c9db2f4

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_16118201

Biogeographical Region:

24 - Northeast Tropical Africa  Search this

Collector:

A. Pappi  Search this

Min. Elevation:

2200  Search this

Place:

Africa Orientale. Scimenzana. Guna Guna., Eritrea, Africa

Collection Date:

21 Sep 1902

Taxonomy:

Plantae Monocotyledonae Poales Poaceae Panicoideae

Published Name:

Setaria sphacelata (Schumach.) Stapf & Hubb. ex Moss

Barcode:

04331906

USNM Number:

1984293

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Botany

Flowering plants and ferns

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/368a0362f-3739-4d7f-8de5-89001d7be93e

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_16115542

Biogeographical Region:

24 - Northeast Tropical Africa  Search this

Collector:

A. Pappi  Search this

Min. Elevation:

2000  Search this

Place:

Africa Orientale. Oculé Cusai. Deca Meré., Eritrea, Africa

Collection Date:

6 Sep 1902

Taxonomy:

Plantae Monocotyledonae Poales Poaceae Panicoideae

Published Name:

Setaria sphacelata (Schumach.) Stapf & Hubb. ex Moss

Barcode:

04331905

USNM Number:

1984340

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Botany

Flowering plants and ferns

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/31e1f7bf2-c1e1-45b4-a76d-124a8f236d82

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_16115543

Biogeographical Region:

24 - Northeast Tropical Africa  Search this

Collector:

A. Pappi  Search this

Min. Elevation:

2300  Search this

Place:

Amasen: Asmara., Eritrea, Africa

Collection Date:

2 Aug 1902 to 7 Aug 1902

Taxonomy:

Plantae Monocotyledonae Poales Poaceae Panicoideae

Published Name:

Setaria sphacelata (Schumach.) Stapf & Hubb. ex Moss

Barcode:

04331907

USNM Number:

2077144

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Botany

Flowering plants and ferns

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3500f09db-f404-4a12-8047-9b2fa00467e8

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_16115544