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Creator:

Asch, Moses  Search this

Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this

Folkways Records  Search this

Names:

Courlander, Harold, 1908-1996  Search this

Guthrie, Woody, 1912-1967  Search this

Jenkins, Ella  Search this

Leadbelly, 1885-1949  Search this

Ramsey, Frederic, 1915-1995  Search this

Seeger, Pete, 1919-2014  Search this

Extent:

841 Cubic feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Business records

Correspondence

Phonograph records

Photographic prints

Audiotapes

Date:

1926-1986

bulk 1948-1986

Summary:

This collection, which dates from 1926-1986, documents the output of Moses Asch through the various record labels he founded and co-founded, and includes some of his personal papers. The Asch collection includes published recordings, master tapes, outtakes, business records, correspondence, photographs, and film.

Scope and Contents:

The Moses and Frances Asch Collection measures 841 cubic feet and dates from 1926-1987, with some contemporary, relevant correspondence, clippings, and ephemera added after 1987.

Most of the collection consists of audio recordings (commercial 78 rpm and long-playing records, open reel tapes, acetate discs, and test pressings), correspondence with recording artists and producers, artwork, photographs, ephemera, clippings, record production materials, writings, and business papers relating to Folkways Records. Materials relating to Folkways Records can be found primarily in the Correspondence, Folkways Production, Business Records, Photographs, Artwork, Sound Recordings, and Film series.

The collection also contains some biographical materials and personal correspondence, including materials related to Asch's first business, Radio Laboratories, located in the Biographical Materials series. Correspondence, ephemera, photographs, record production materials, business papers, and recordings relating to Asch's record labels before Folkways Records (Asch Recordings, Disc Company of America, Cub Records) are located in the Early Label Materials series as well as the Audio Recordings and Photographs series.

Arrangement note:

The collection is arranged in 10 series:

Series 1: Correspondence, 1942-1987

Series 2: Folkways Production, 1946-1987

Series 3: Business Records, 1940-1987

Series 4: Woody Guthrie papers, 1927-1985

Series 5: Early Label Materials, 1940-1949

Series 6: Biographical Materials, 1926-1987

Series 7: Photographs

Series 8: Artwork

Series 9: Audio Recordings

Series 10: Film

At this time, the collection is partially processed. Please contact rinzlerarchives@si.edu for more information.

Biographical/Historical note:

The son of Yiddish writer Sholem Asch, Moses Asch was born in Poland in 1905. His childhood was spent in Poland, France, Germany, and New York. While young, Asch developed an interest in radio electronics, which ultimately lead him to his life's work, recording the music and sounds of the world. He established several record labels in succession, sometimes partnering with other record companies. Two of his fist record companies, Asch Recordings and DISC Co. of America, went bankrupt. They were followed by his best-known label, Folkways Records, which was founded in 1948 with Marian Distler (1919-1964). He was still working on Folkways recordings when he died in 1986.

Folkways Records sought to document the entire world of sound. The 2,168 titles Asch released on Folkways include traditional and contemporary music from around the world, spoken word in many languages, and documentary recordings of individuals, communities, and current events. Asch's business practices revolved around the commitment to keep every recording issued by Folkways in print, despite low sales. Asch stayed afloat by cutting costs where he could (such as color printing) and offering a high-quality product, meticulously recorded and accompanied by extensive liner notes. In doing this, he could charge a slightly higher price than other commercial outfits. Despite a tenuous relationship with financial solvency, Folkways grew to be not only one of the most important independent record companies in the United States in the 20th century, but also one of the largest and most influential record companies in the world.

Moses Asch's record labels featured famous and lesser known American writers, poets, documentarians, ethnographers, and grass roots musicians on commercial recordings. American folk icon Woody Guthrie recorded on the Asch, Disc, and Folkways labels, and the Asch Collection includes some of his correspondence, lyrics, drawings, and writings. The collection also includes correspondence with other notable musicians and artists such as John Cage, Langston Hughes, Margaret Walker, Huddie "Lead Belly" Ledbetter, Pete Seeger, Peggy Seeger, Ewan MacColl, Alan Lomax, Henry Cowell, and Kenneth Patchen. Also in the collection are ethnographic field notes and photographs by as well as correspondence with Béla Barók, Sidney Robertson Cowell, Harold Courlander, Helen Creighton, Laura Boulton, and Samuel Charters. Asch hired various prominent artists and graphic designers including David Stone Martin, Ben Shahn, John Carlis, and Ronald Clyne to create album cover art for his recordings. Much of the original art and designs for these covers can be found in the Asch Collection.

Asch's output of recordings on various labels, including published recordings, open reel master tapes, outtakes, and acetate disks, in addition to his business papers, correspondence, photographs, and other files were acquired by the Smithsonian Institution in 1987. The collection came to the Smithsonian with the understanding that all 2168 titles under the Folkways label would be kept available in perpetuity.

Shared Stewardship of Collections:

The Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage acknowledges and respects the right of artists, performers, Folklife Festival participants, community-based scholars, and knowledge-keepers to collaboratively steward representations of themselves and their intangible cultural heritage in media produced, curated, and distributed by the Center. Making this collection accessible to the public is an ongoing process grounded in the Center's commitment to connecting living people and cultures to the materials this collection represents. To view the Center's full shared stewardship policy, which defines our protocols for addressing collections-related inquiries and concerns, please visit https://folklife.si.edu/archives#shared-stewardship.

Provenance:

Ralph Rinzler arranged the Smithsonian's acquisition of the Moses and Frances Asch Collection in 1987, beginning with Asch before his death in 1986 and continuing with extensive discussions between Rinzler and the Asch family. Since its acquisition, archivist Jeff Place and others have added contemporary, relevant correspondence with Folkways artists and related individuals.

Restrictions:

Access to the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections is by appointment only. Visit our website for more information on scheduling a visit or making a digitization request. Researchers interested in accessing born-digital records or audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies.

Rights:

Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.

Topic:

Folk music  Search this

Folk dance music  Search this

Electronic music  Search this

Oral interpretation of poetry  Search this

Oral interpretation of fiction  Search this

Music -- 20th century  Search this

Music -- 19th century  Search this

Music -- 18th century  Search this

Jazz  Search this

Folk music -- United States  Search this

World music  Search this

Sounds  Search this

Vocal music  Search this

Popular music -- 20th century -- United States  Search this

Genre/Form:

Business records

Correspondence

Phonograph records

Photographic prints

Audiotapes

Citation:

Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.ASCH

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Moses and Frances Asch Collection

Archival Repository:

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk533b8a927-559a-44ac-98d2-f32d871058b4

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-cfch-asch

Creator:

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2021-11-22T17:42:30.000Z

YouTube Category:

Entertainment  Search this

Topic:

Cultural property  Search this

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Data Source:

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

YouTube Channel:

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EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_dA4lYTB5IEI

Creator:

National Zoo  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2020-05-19T20:48:59.000Z

YouTube Category:

Pets & Animals  Search this

Topic:

Zoology;Animals;Veterinary medicine;Animal health  Search this

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Data Source:

National Zoo

YouTube Channel:

SmithsonianNZP

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_CZgQ9iI0Qwc

Creator:

Friends of the National Zoo  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2020-06-23T17:52:01.000Z

YouTube Category:

Pets & Animals  Search this

Topic:

Zoology;Animals  Search this

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Data Source:

Friends of the National Zoo

YouTube Channel:

Friends of the National Zoo

EDAN-URL:

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Creator:

Friends of the National Zoo  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2020-07-07T20:08:35.000Z

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Topic:

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Collection Creator:

Jones, James C. (James Clyde), 1944-  Search this

Extent:

1 Sound cassette

Type:

Archival materials

Sound cassettes

Date:

1978-1979

Scope and Contents:

Taped by James C. Jones—San Ignacio de Moxos, 1978-1979 Notes provided by James C. Jones.

Side A

2. Macheteros play in house of Ignacito Rivero on August 6, 1978 (Independence Day in Bolivia). Instruments: 1 side flute (Cirilo Yaca playing); 2 drums; and ankle rattles (made of nuts) on each of the dancers. Cirilo tells me that the tune they here play is Taquirari de los Macheteros, that it has no other name. San Ignacio de Moxos.

3. Same as #1 (August 6, 1978).

4. Jerure does a turn of the plaza in San Ignacio at 10:00 of the evening, announcing the Fiesta del Nino. December 23 1978 [see field-note card 53(43) for details]

5. Toque al Nino, as Abelino Masapaija describes this number (the title seems to be Picaflor) December 24, 1978. In choir loft of church in San Ignacio de Moxos. 5—Toque al Niho. December 24, 1978 (Noche Buena). Choir plays in church in San Ignacio de Moxos.

6. Toque al Niho (?), alternating with rezos. Choir in church in San Ignacio. December 24, 1978.

7. Second repique for Mass on morning of Reyes, January 6, 1979. Instruments: 3 campanas, 3 cajeros (drummers), 4 Macheteros (1 flautero, 3 drummers, with each drum a different size). San Ignacio de Moxos.

8. Procesion de los Curas, at noon on Reyes (January 6, 1979). In the procession: Cirilo Yaca plays the flute; two Macheteros with their ankle rattles (very audible); Cajeros of the church, and Musicos of Coro. San Ignacio de Moxos.

9. Section of the Coro plays a tune in the Belen (where the Indian Cabildo meets, part of the church complex) for bailadores of entourages of the Three Kings January 6, 1979. Bailadores perform before the altar in the Belen. Instruments of the several musicians: 1 side flute (which carries the melody), 2 bajones largos, 1 violin, and 2 drums (a large one and a small one)

Collection Restrictions:

Access to NMAI Archive Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment (phone: 301-238-1400, email: nmaiarchives@si.edu).

Collection Rights:

Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center. Please submit a written request to nmaiphotos@si.edu. For personal or classroom use, users are invited to download, print, photocopy, and distribute the images that are available online without prior written permission, provided that the files are not modified in any way, the Smithsonian Institution copyright notice (where applicable) is included, and the source of the image is identified as the National Museum of the American Indian. For more information please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use and NMAI Archive Center's Digital Image request website.

Collection Citation:

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); James Jones collection from Bolivia, Item Number; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution

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James C. Jones collection from Bolivia

James C. Jones collection from Bolivia / Series 2: Recordings of Bolivian Music

Archival Repository:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sv440b4bf27-ba01-4387-b01a-727029e33ae4

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmai-ac-110-ref4

Creator:

Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation  Search this

Photographer:

Pepper, George H. (George Hubbard), 1873-1924  Search this

Saville, Foster H. (Foster Harmon), 1874-1942  Search this

Saville, Marshall H. (Marshall Howard), 1867-1935  Search this

Extent:

398 Negatives (photographic)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Negatives (photographic)

Place:

Manabí (Ecuador)

Ecuador

Date:

1907-1908

Summary:

Photographic negatives made by George Pepper, Marshall Saville and Foster Saville during the second and third Ecuador expeditions in 1907 and 1908. The expeditions were sponsored by George Gustav Heye and included archaeological work in the Manabi and Esmereldas provinces in Ecuador.

Scope and Contents:

This collection includes negatives made in the Manabi and Esmereldas provinces of Ecuador during the second and third Ecuador Expeditions sponsored by George Gustav Heye. The photographs were shot by George Hubbard Pepper, Foster H. Saville and Marshall H. Saville. The majority of the photographs are from the Manabi Province and include images from Cerro Jaboncillo, Cerro de Hojas, Manta, La Secita and Monte Christi. The photographs from Esmereldas includes images from Isla de la Tola, La Tolita and Tonsupa. Many of the photographs document the excavation work that was conducted. This includes images of excavation sites and archaeological objects, local workers hired for the expedition as well as landscape views and street scenes in the various expedition locations in Ecuador. Additionally, many of Foster Savilles's photographs in Monte Christi and Manta show local happenings such as the procession of Fiesta de San Pablo, fishermen drawing nets and women bathing on the beach. There are several photographs that feature George Pepper and Marshall Saville in the field. The negatives were likely shot on both glass plate and nitrate. There are 75 glass plate negatives, made by George Pepper, that are still in the collection. The remainder of the negatives which were likely shot on nitrate are now on acetate film, copied during the 1960s photograph conservation project at the Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation.

This collection includes negatives with the following catalog numbers: N00001-N00074, N00170-N00171, N00178, N00221, N00798-N01112, N01453-N01457

N00170 - N00171 ; N00178 ; N00221 are the only photographs from the Third Ecuador Expedition, the rest are from the Second.

Arrangement:

Arranged by catalog number.

Biographical / Historical:

The Second and Third Ecuador expeditions were sponsored by George Gustav Heye and conducted during the summers of 1907 and 1908. These followed an initial archaeological investigation on the coast of Ecuador in 1906, later called the First Ecuador Expedition. Marshall H. Saville, George Hubbard Pepper and Foster H. Saville arrived in Manabi, Ecuador in the middle of June, 1907 and the expedition remained there until October. The work centered mainly around the Cerro Jaboncillo and Cerro de Hojas hills where excavations of house-sites and mounds were conducted. Following this work in Manabi, George Pepper and Foster Saville traveled to the hills south of Mone Cristi and Marshall Saville proceeded to the Esmeraldas coast with Louis W. Niendorff conducting excavations through the first of November. In 1908 Marshall Saville returned to Ecuador with George D. Hedian, revisiting sites in Manabi and making several trips into the mountainous region south of Manta as well as Bahia de Caraques. Over the course of these two trips more than 3000 archaeological items were collected and brought back to New York as part of the Heye collection, eventually becoming part of the Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation. For more information see "The Antiquities of Manabi, Ecuador; Final Report" by Marshall H. Saville in Contributions to South American Archaeology, Volume 2, 1910.

Related Materials:

A small amount of field notes from George Pepper can be found in the Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation records, NMAI.AC.001, (Box 189, Folder 3). Additional Pepper field notes can be found in his collection at Tulane University.

Provenance:

Sent to the Heye Museum, later the Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation, by George Pepper, Marshall Savillle and Foster Saville, along with other excavation materials in 1907 and 1908.

Restrictions:

Access to NMAI Archive Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Thursday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment (phone: 301-238-1400, email: nmaiarchives@si.edu). Photographs with burials, human remains or any other cultural sensitivity are restricted.

Rights:

Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center. Please submit a written request to nmaiphotos@si.edu. For personal or classroom use, users are invited users to download, print, photocopy, and distribute the images that are available online without prior written permission, provided that the files are not changed, the Smithsonian Institution copyright notice (where applicable) is included, and the source of the image is identified as the National Museum of the American Indian.

Topic:

Excavations (Archaeology) -- Ecuador  Search this

Citation:

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Second and Third Ecuador Expeditions photograph collection, Item Number; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NMAI.AC.001.041

Archival Repository:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sv4b76c8054-0812-4dee-8bd3-f8ac44ac0b0b

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmai-ac-001-041

Creator:

Schuchat, Molly G., 1928-2020  Search this

Names:

Rust College  Search this

Extent:

4.25 Linear feet

Culture:

African Americans  Search this

Hungarians  Search this

Hungarian Americans  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Place:

Hungary

Date:

circa 1945 - circa 1990

Content Description:

This collection comprises professional papers of anthropologist Molly Schuchat and documents her dissertation development and field work regarding the experiences of Hungarians who came to America after the failed revolution in 1956, as well as her teaching activities at Rust College in Holly Springs, MS. The collection contains articles, correspondence, clippings, course catalogs, dissertations, manuscripts, newsletters, field notes, and photographs.

Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today. The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the Smithsonian Institution or National Anthropological Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.

Biographical / Historical:

Molly Schuchat (1928-2020) was a cultural anthropologist who taught at Howard University and Rust College.

Provenance:

Donated by Molly G. Schuchat in 2002.

Restrictions:

Access to the Molly Schuchat papers requires an appointment.

Rights:

Contact the repository for terms of use.

Topic:

Education, Higher  Search this

HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)  Search this

Citation:

Molly Schuchat papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

NAA.2002-20

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw380e62df8-ac6e-4b5c-a877-847ee490b79e

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-naa-2002-20

Creator:

Friends of the National Zoo  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

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Topic:

Zoology;Animals  Search this

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Data Source:

Friends of the National Zoo

YouTube Channel:

Friends of the National Zoo

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_3z2N2fYwnDI

Creator:

Friends of the National Zoo  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2020-07-21T14:34:22.000Z

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Pets & Animals  Search this

Topic:

Zoology;Animals  Search this

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Data Source:

Friends of the National Zoo

YouTube Channel:

Friends of the National Zoo

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_N80Ti9wTL9s

Biogeographical Region:

79 - Mexico Northwest  Search this

Collector:

Paul M. Peterson  Search this

C. R. Annable  Search this

Microhabitat Description:

In an old field.  Search this

Place:

San Quintin Bay, between restaurant and graveyard., Baja California Norte, Mexico, North America

Collection Date:

24 Apr 1984

Taxonomy:

Plantae Dicotyledonae Malvales Malvaceae

Published Name:

Sphaeralcea ambigua A. Gray

Barcode:

03473702

USNM Number:

3748519

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Botany

Flowering plants and ferns

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3f958d6d9-2132-47b1-993e-24d3acb3584b

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_10364281

Biogeographical Region:

82 - Northern South America  Search this

Collector:

Charles N. Horn  Search this

John H. Wiersema  Search this

T. McDowell  Search this

M. Gopaul  Search this

Microhabitat Description:

In water less than 10 cm at edge of rice field  Search this

Place:

Tapakuma Water Conservancy, North Bank Canal, 60 km NW of Georgetown, Pomeroon-Supenaam, Guyana, South America - Neotropics

Collection Date:

5 Mar 1991

Taxonomy:

Plantae Dicotyledonae (basal) Nymphaeales Nymphaeaceae

Published Name:

Nymphaea amazonum Mart. & Zucc.

Barcode:

00655187

USNM Number:

3417161

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Flowering plants and ferns

Guiana Shield

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b5e874c2-3f78-4484-a422-66dece716d3a

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_10755554

Biogeographical Region:

82 - Northern South America  Search this

Collector:

Charles N. Horn  Search this

John H. Wiersema  Search this

T. McDowell  Search this

M. Gopaul  Search this

Microhabitat Description:

Shallow water at edge of rice field  Search this

Place:

Tapakuma Water Conservancy, North Bank Canal, 60 km NW of Georgetown, Pomeroon-Supenaam, Guyana, South America - Neotropics

Collection Date:

5 Mar 1991

Taxonomy:

Plantae Monocotyledonae Alismatales Alismataceae

Published Name:

Sagittaria guayanensis Kunth

Barcode:

00655188

USNM Number:

3417169

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Botany

Flowering plants and ferns

Guiana Shield

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3df63384b-2378-4656-9d94-534f009782d0

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_10755559

Biogeographical Region:

79 - Mexico Northwest  Search this

Collector:

Lewis S. Rose  Search this

Microhabitat Description:

Coastal fields.  Search this

Place:

Ensenada., Baja California Norte, Mexico, North America

Collection Date:

4 Aug 1954

Taxonomy:

Plantae Dicotyledonae Malvales Malvaceae

Published Name:

Malacothamnus foliosus (S. Watson) Kearney

Barcode:

01242886

USNM Number:

2326228

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Flowering plants and ferns

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/39e847d42-ed0f-4386-bc74-ad1d7c1c9c61

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_11312806

Biogeographical Region:

40 - Indian subcontinent  Search this

Collector:

L. H. Cramer  Search this

Microhabitat Description:

In flooded paddy fields.  Search this

Place:

Ceylon, Waskaduwa., Kalutara, Western, Sri Lanka, Asia-Tropical

Collection Date:

17 Oct 1969

Taxonomy:

Plantae Dicotyledonae Scrophulariales Acanthaceae

Published Name:

Hygrophila balsamica Raf.

Barcode:

04697716

USNM Number:

2716509

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Flowering plants and ferns

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3954bd9d0-186c-4f27-a11a-ee4f62e46d93

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_16844118

Creator:

Friends of the National Zoo  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2020-04-28T17:14:06.000Z

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Pets & Animals  Search this

Topic:

Zoology;Animals  Search this

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Data Source:

Friends of the National Zoo

YouTube Channel:

Friends of the National Zoo

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_CL93tBLlDj0

Creator:

Asch, Timothy, 1932-1994  Search this

Correspondent:

Albert, Bruce  Search this

Andrews, Scott  Search this

Balikci, Asen, 1929-  Search this

Beidelman, Tom  Search this

Bermudez, Beatrice  Search this

Brigard, Emilie de  Search this

Cardozo, Jesus  Search this

Carpenter, Edmund, 1922-2011  Search this

Chagnon, Napoleon A., 1938-  Search this

Connor, Linda  Search this

Fox, James  Search this

Freeman, Derek  Search this

Harrison-Pepper, Sally  Search this

Heider, Karl  Search this

Homiak, John P. (John Paul), 1947-  Search this

Jules-Rosette, Benneta  Search this

Kamerling, Lenny  Search this

Lewis, Doug  Search this

Lizot, Jacques  Search this

Loizos, Peter  Search this

Mead, Margaret, 1901-1978  Search this

Mello, James F., 1936-  Search this

Middleton, John  Search this

Piault, Collette  Search this

Preloran, Jorge, 1933-2009  Search this

Rouch, Jean  Search this

Ruby, Jay  Search this

Smith, Patrice  Search this

Storas, Frode  Search this

Tax, Sol, 1907-1995  Search this

Wayang, Mark  Search this

Wayang, Mary  Search this

Young, Tao  Search this

Extent:

62 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Sound recordings

Correspondence

Manuscripts

Photographs

Place:

Venezuela

Date:

1947-1995

Summary:

Timothy Asch was an anthropologist and ethnographic film maker who devoted his professional life to using film as a recording and teaching medium. His papers cover the period from 1966 until his premature death in 1994 and reflect his active career in the field. A large portion of the files relates to his work among the Yanomami people of Venezuela and to his concern with bias in film making.

Scope and Contents:

The papers of Timothy Asch document his career as an anthropologist, educator, photographer and filmmaker through correspondence, photographs, research files (articles and notes), and teaching materials (course information and lecture notes). The files relating to Asch's film projects include articles, field notes, and reviews. The major correspondents in this collection are Patsy Asch, Tom Beidelman, Napoleon Chagnon, James Fox, Robert Gardner, Douglas Lewis, Peter Loizos, David & Olga Sapir, and Minor White.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into the following 13 series:

Series 1) Correspondence (1953-1994)

Series 2) College and graduate School (1955-1965)

Series 3) Teaching materials (1964-1993)

Series 4) Film projects (1964-1991)

Series 5) Articles and reviews (1972-1994)

Series 6) Alpha-Subject (1955-1989)

Series 7) Conferences, film festivals, and film organizations (1963-1993)

Series 8) Grants (1962-1993)

Series 9) Other people's work (1952-1995)

Series 10) Personal and family (1951-1994)

Series 11) Photographs (1947-1991)

Series 12) Sound recordings (bulk 1960s-1970s)

Series 13) Note slips, rolodexes, and business cards (1987, undated)

Biographical note:

Asch studied photography at the California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco. While serving in the United States Army in Japan from 1951-55 he spent his off-duty hours photographing rice production and household activities in remote Japanese villages. After his military service, he enrolled in Columbia University graduating in 1959 with an undergraduate degree in Anthropology. After graduation, he went to work at the Peabody Museum at Harvard as an assistant editor to John Marshall on the Kung Bushmen film project. In 1964, he received a Masters Degree in Anthropology from Boston University where he studied in the African Studies Progam and read Anthropology with T.O. Beidelman at Harvard. In 1968, Asch and Marshall founded Documentary Educational Resources, a film distribution company. Anthropologist Napoleon Chagnon approached Asch in 1968 to film among the Yanomammmi people of Venezuela. This collaboration led to a major project resulting in over thirty films.

Chronology

1950-1951 -- California School of Fine Arts and Apprenticeships with photographers Minor White, Edward Weston and Ansel Adams

1953-1954 -- Military Service in Korea

1959 -- B.S. in Anthropology Columbia University

1959-1962 -- Ethnographic film consultant, Harvard University's Peabody Museum

1964 -- M.A. in Anthropology Harvard University

1965-1966 -- Curriculum Consultant, Ethnographic studies and the Bushmen Social Studies Curriculum Project (initially Educational Services, Inc., later called Educational Development Center)

1966-1968 -- Lecturer in Anthropology and Theater Arts, Brandeis University

1966-1968 -- Anthropology Curriculum and Media Consultant to the Newton Public Schools

1967-1994 -- Co-Founder and Director of Documentary Educational Resources, Watertown, Massachusetts, a non-profit curriculum development corporation distributing educational media

1968-1970 -- Visiting Assistant Professor, Anthropology Department, New York University

1969-1973 -- Lecturer, Department of Anthropology, Brandeis University

1973-1979 -- Research Fellow in Ethnographic film, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University

1974-1976 -- Lecturer, Department of Anthropology, Harvard University

1975 -- Research Cinematographer, National Anthropological Film Center, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

1976-1981 -- Senior Research Fellow, Department of Anthropology, Institute of Advanced Studies, the Australian National University, Canberra, Australia

1982 -- Visiting Research Scholar, Department of Anthropology at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia

1983-1994 -- Director, Center for Visual Anthropology, Department of Anthropology, University of Southern California

Related Materials:

The Human Studies Film Archives holds 93,000 feet (43 hours) of original film footage and the accompanying sound as well as the edited films from the 1968 and 1971 film projects by Timothy Asch and Napoleon Chagnon documenting the Yanomamo Indians of southern Venezuela and northern Brazil (between the Negro and Upper Orinoco rivers).

Provenance:

Donated to the National Anthropological Archives by Patsy Asch in 1996.

Topic:

Anthropology  Search this

Film -- theory  Search this

Language and languages -- Documentation  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Correspondence -- 1953-1994

Manuscripts

Photographs -- 1947-1991

Citation:

Timothy Asch papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

NAA.1996-16

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Timothy Asch papers

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3ebe64d9d-33d2-4af7-9417-8f21f639c754

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-naa-1996-16

Creator:

Kuntz, Robert E.  Search this

Extent:

2,168 Negatives (circa, acetate)

548 Modern prints (circa)

78 Color slides

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Negatives

Modern prints

Color slides

Photographs

Place:

Taiwan

Egypt

Turkey

Hong Kong (China)

Borneo

Nigeria

Kenya

Libya

Pakistan

Sudan

Baʻlabakk (Lebanon)

India

Thailand

Philippines

Yemen

Vietnam

Korea

Damascus (Syria)

Japan

Date:

circa 1949-1966

Scope and Contents note:

Photographs made by Robert E. Kuntz documenting people and the natural and built environments that he encountered during his world travels. Locations depicted include Asia (Taiwan, India, Korea, Thailand, Hong Kong, Vietnam, and Japan), the Middle East (Pakistan, Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, and Yemen), Africa (Sudan, Libya, Kenya, and Nigeria), and Oceania (Borneo and the Philippines). Images of Taiwan include street scenes of Taipei, festivals and ceremonies (including celebrations of 10-10 Day, Buddha's birthday, and Lantern Festival), temples, villages and agriculture, boats and harbors, artwork and shrines, carving, construction, markets, bridges, and a cemetery. The collection also includes images of the Acropolis of Athens, the Taj Mahal and other structures in India, historical structures and the harbor in Istanbul, markets and vendors in west Pakistan, and Wat Benchamabophit and Wat Arun in Thailand, ancient structures in Baʻlabakk (Lebanon), St. Catherine's Monastery (Sinai) and a parade and ceremonies in Egypt.

Biographical/Historical note:

Dr. Robert E. Kuntz (1916-2003) was a parasitologist for the U.S. Navy and the Southwest Research Foundation. After earning his MS in zoology from Oklahoma University and Ph.D. in parasitology from the University of Michigan, he joined the United States Navy in 1943. He was a parasitologist and medical entomologist with the Naval Medical Research Institute and then Chairman of the department of parasitology at the Southwest Foundation for Research and Education, a position that brought him into contact with groups in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. In 1964, Kuntz retired from the Navy as a captain. He wrote hundreds of publications and his photographs have been reproduced in textbooks, National Geographic Magazine, and other publications.

Local Call Number(s):

NAA Photo Lot 2003-25

Reproduction Note:

Modern prints made from original negatives by Smithsonian Institution, 1987.

Location of Other Archival Materials:

Kuntz's field notes are held in the Smithsonian Institutuion Archives in the Field Book Project, SIA Acc. 12-254.

Taiwanese fish skins collected by Kuntz held in the anthropology collections of the NAtional Museum of Natural History, accession 231999.

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Access to the collection requires an appointment.

Rights:

Contact the repository for terms of use.

Topic:

Festivals  Search this

Rites and ceremonies  Search this

Agriculture  Search this

Markets  Search this

Art  Search this

Architecture  Search this

Genre/Form:

Color slides

Photographs

Citation:

Photo Lot 2003-25, Robert E. Kuntz photographs of Asia, Africa, Oceania, and the Middle East, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

NAA.PhotoLot.2003-25

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3983aeae7-528a-4863-be06-b9f942a82b8c

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-naa-photolot-2003-25

Creator:

McCloskey, William B., 1928-  Search this

Extent:

5.3 Cubic feet (10 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Articles

Photographs

Field notes

Place:

Portugal

Peru

Vietnam

Taiwan

Singapore

Indonesia

India

Malaysia

Japan

Burma

Brazil

Chile

Canada

Alaska

Norway

New England

New Zealand

Date:

1952-2005

Scope and Contents:

The collection consists primarily of photographic slides taken by McCloskey while aboard commerical fishing vessels. The photographs were taken in bodies of water spanning the globe, including those off the coasts of Japan, New Zealand, Alaska, New England, Canada, Norway, Taiwan, Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, India, Burma, Chile, Peru, the Caribbean, Portugal and numerous other places. In addition, there are photographs taken aboard fishing boats on rivers, including those in China and in Brazil. Also included in the collection are field notebooks kept by McCloskey, articles and other printed materials, and papers relating to two of McCloskey's books on fishing.

Arrangement:

The collection is divided into three series.

Series 1: Photographs

Series 2: Field notebooks

Series 3: Printed materials

Biographical / Historical:

Author, photographer, and authority on commerical fishing, fisheries and fishing boats.

Provenance:

Donated to the Archives Center by William B. McCloskey in 2010.

Restrictions:

Collection open for research on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.

Rights:

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

Topic:

Sealing  Search this

Rivers -- China  Search this

Rivers -- Brazil  Search this

Rivers  Search this

Whaling  Search this

Trawlers (Vessels)  Search this

Fisheries  Search this

Fisheries -- Equipment and supplies  Search this

Crabbing  Search this

Fur trade  Search this

Ocean  Search this

Fishing  Search this

Fishing boats  Search this

Genre/Form:

Articles

Photographs -- Color transparencies -- 2000-2010

Photographs -- Color transparencies -- 1950-2000

Field notes

Citation:

William McCloskey Fishing and World Fisheries Photographic Collection, 1952-2005, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.1192

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep83cf1cb77-6a57-4659-b087-64eca4c59286

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1192

Biogeographical Region:

78 - Southeastern U.S.A.  Search this

Collector:

H. G. Deignan  Search this

Microhabitat Description:

In grass field  Search this

Place:

6.75 mi. from Fairfax County Courthouse, in field south of Sidenstricker Road, Fairfax, Virginia, United States, North America

Collection Date:

14 Sep 1946

Taxonomy:

Plantae Dicotyledonae Fabales Fabaceae Papilionoideae

Published Name:

Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.

Barcode:

00401359

USNM Number:

3210004

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Botany

Flowering plants and ferns

DC Flora

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/357898cca-4e3f-4150-aa86-1023bceee082

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_2215382