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Collector:

Carl Etter  Search this

Donor Name:

Patricia A. Etter  Search this

Length:

ca. 29 cm

Width:

ca. 15 cm

Height:

ca. 19 cm

Culture:

Japanese, Ainu  Search this

Object Type:

Figure

Place:

Hokkaido (not certain) / Sakhalin Island (not certain), Japan, Asia

Accession Date:

12 Jul 2013

Collection Date:

1 Jan 1931 to 31 Dec 1932

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

2062506

USNM Number:

E433542-0

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Anthropology

Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/346bcef51-206a-45c1-929d-bb1cea2e972e

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_11485640

Collector:

Carl Etter  Search this

Donor Name:

Patricia A. Etter  Search this

Length:

ca. 12 cm

Width:

ca. 6.5 cm

Height:

ca. 8 cm

Culture:

Japanese, Ainu  Search this

Object Type:

Figure

Place:

Hokkaido (not certain) / Sakhalin Island (not certain), Japan, Asia

Accession Date:

12 Jul 2013

Collection Date:

1 Jan 1931 to 31 Dec 1932

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

2062506

USNM Number:

E433543-0

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Anthropology

Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33611c4c8-fe14-4996-9912-6f5094cfc77f

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_11485659

Collector:

Carl Etter  Search this

Donor Name:

Patricia A. Etter  Search this

Length:

ca. 10.5 cm

Width:

ca. 6 cm

Height:

ca. 7 cm

Culture:

Japanese, Ainu  Search this

Object Type:

Figure

Place:

Hokkaido (not certain) / Sakhalin Island (not certain), Japan, Asia

Accession Date:

12 Jul 2013

Collection Date:

1 Jan 1931 to 31 Dec 1932

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

2062506

USNM Number:

E433544-0

See more items in:

Anthropology

Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3acf9c25e-9cab-4831-93e4-61b07cbb5fb5

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_11485669

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

Audiotapes

Videotapes

Memorandums

Plans (drawings)

Sound recordings

Photographic prints

Negatives

Audiocassettes

Business records

Correspondence

Notes

Digital images

Slides (photographs)

Video recordings

Contracts

Date:

October 4-9, 1978

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 1978 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 10 series.

Series 1: Program Books, Festival Publications, and Ephemera

Series 2: Chesapeake Bay Traditions

Series 3: Children's Folklife

Series 4: Coal Miners & Oil Workers

Series 5: D.C. Folklore

Series 6: Folklife in the Museum: A Nation of Nations

Series 7: Folklife in the Museum: Renwick Gallery

Series 8: Mexican & Mexican American Traditions

Series 9: Other Programs

Series 10: San Juan Pueblo Culture

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 1978 Festival of American Folklife was produced by the Smithsonian Folklife Program of the Office of American and Folklife Studies and cosponsored by the National Park Service.

For more information, see Smithsonian Folklife Festival records.

Introduction:

With the 1978 Festival, the Smithsonian began a five-year cycle of variations on the theme of "community," exploring folklore as the artistic expression of community life, and the pleasure and dignity found in that process. When the Smithsonian Folklife Program staff decided to use "community" as the theme of the 1978 presentation, they were not grafting an idea onto the Festival, but featuring an aspect of the Festival that had been present throughout its history. Folklore consists of the traditional ways in which community people work and play together, and their customary forms of entertaining and instructing each other. Community is composed of people meeting regularly who have inherited or developed ways of celebrating their sense of coming together.

"Community" had been involved in the past eleven festivals in many ways. For communities - whether inherited or joined - serve as a vital buffer between individuals and a world of megastates and megacorporations. They are more manageable units in which all can participate - men and women, young and old - and give some living proof of Schumacher's notion that "small is beautiful." Festival organizers sought to reaffirm that humans are important, and that we are, like plants and other animals, dependent upon communities for survival.

As with the preceding year, the 1978 Festival (October 4-9) was held on a site on the National Mall later to be occupied by the National Museum of African American History and Culture, between 14th and 15th Streets and between Constitution Avenue and Madison Drive (see site plan). Indoor activities took place in the National Museum of History and Technology, the National Museum of Natural History, and the Renwick Gallery. The San Juan Pueblo programs took place outside of the National Museum of Natural History. As had been the case in 1977, Festival programming in the museums sought to connect objects on exhibit with people who could demonstrate, explain, or comment upon them; programming was again marked by collaboration between Folklife Program staff and museum curators. Festival programs included:

Missing Title

Chesapeake Bay Traditions

Children's Folklife

Coal Miners & Oil Workers

D.C. Folklore

Folklife in the Museum: A Nation of Nations (including presentations on Ellis Island, Dunham School,family folklore, sleeping car porters, and a wheelwright)

Folklife in the Museum: Renwick Gallery (featuring presentations on Mexican masks and on musicalinstruments)

Mexican & Mexican American Traditions

Other Programs (featuring organ-building in the Hall of Musical Instruments and sharecroppers in the Hallof Everyday Life in the American Past)

San Juan Pueblo Culture

The 1978 Program Book provided information on each of the programs, including a schedule and participant lists.

The 1978 Festival was again co-presented by the Smithsonian Institution and National Park Service, with support from the U.S. Department of Energy, McDonald's Washington Area Family Restaurants, and the Music Performance Trust Funds. It was organized by the Folklife Program within the Office of American and Folklife Studies.

Folklife Advisory Council

Wilcomb E. Washburn, Chairman, Roger Abrahams, Richard Ahlborn, Richard Dorson, William Fitzhugh, Lloyd Herman, Robert Laughlin, Scott Odell, Bernice Reagon, Ralph Rinzler, E. Richard Sorenson

Folklife Program, Office of American and Folklife Studies

Ralph Rinzler, Director; Jeffrey LaRiche, Program Coordinator; Peter Seitel, Senior Folklorist; Thomas Vennum, Jr., Ethnomusicologist; Susan Kalcik, Folklorist; Steve Zeitlin, Folklorist; Jack Santino, Folklorist; Frank Proschan and Richard Derbyshire, Archivists

National Park Service

William J. Whelan, Director; Manus J. Fish, Jr., Regional Director, National Capital Region

Fieldworkers and presenters:

Héctor Aguíñiga, Holly Baker, Karen Baldwin, Charles Camp, Susan G. Davis, Hazel Dickens, Jason Dotson, Ben Evans, Alicia González, Richard Haefer, Charlotte Heth, Marjorie Hunt, Amy Kotkin, Maria La Vigna, Phyllis May, Pat Mullen, Salvador Ortega, Keith Rollinson, Daniel Sheehy, Nick Spitzer, Peggy Yocom, Jean Alexander, Kate Rinzler, George McDaniels

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://doi.org/10.25573/data.21771155.

Forms Part Of:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1978 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 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:

Food habits  Search this

Folk festivals  Search this

Folk music  Search this

Folklore  Search this

Folk art  Search this

World music  Search this

arts and crafts  Search this

Genre/Form:

Audiotapes

Videotapes

Memorandums

Plans (drawings)

Sound recordings

Photographic prints

Negatives

Audiocassettes

Business records

Correspondence

Notes

Digital images

Slides (photographs)

Video recordings

Contracts

Citation:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1978 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.SFF.1978

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Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1978 Festival of American Folklife

Archival Repository:

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk53f9480fa-0587-4c44-8098-782e5c3c5e5c

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-cfch-sff-1978

Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Festival of American Folklife (1978)  Search this

Artist:

Molton, Flora, 1908-1990  Search this

Collection Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Extent:

1 Item (videoreel (EIAJ) (15 min.), sd., b&w, 1/2 in.)

Type:

Archival materials

Place:

Washington (D.C.)

Local Numbers:

FP-1978-1/2VTR-0007

Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:

Recorded in: Washington (D.C.).

Restrictions:

Restrictions on access. Obsolete format, not currently playable..

Collection 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:

Documentary  Search this

Gospel music  Search this

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1978 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.SFF.1978, Item FP-1978-VTR-0007

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Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1978 Festival of American Folklife

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1978 Festival of American Folklife / Series 5: D.C. Folklore / 5.4: Video

Archival Repository:

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5a06edbc5-d230-427d-b884-a0a12520cbc5

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-cfch-sff-1978-ref1095

Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Festival of American Folklife (1978)  Search this

Artist:

Sayles, Charlie  Search this

Edwards, Archie, 1918-1998  Search this

Performer:

Sayles, Charlie  Search this

Edwards, Archie, 1918-1998  Search this

Collection Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Extent:

1 Item (videoreel (EIAJ) (15 min.), sd., b&w, 1/2 in.)

Culture:

Americans  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Place:

Washington (D.C.)

Local Numbers:

FP-1978-1/2VTR-0010

Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:

Recorded in: Washington (D.C.).

Restrictions:

Restrictions on access. Obsolete format, not currently playable..

Collection 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:

Documentary  Search this

Blues (Music)  Search this

African Americans  Search this

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1978 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.SFF.1978, Item FP-1978-VTR-0010

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Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1978 Festival of American Folklife

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1978 Festival of American Folklife / Series 5: D.C. Folklore / 5.4: Video

Archival Repository:

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5640e1690-9969-47cf-bb2c-a210a32a6853

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-cfch-sff-1978-ref1098

Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Festival of American Folklife (1978)  Search this

Artist:

Edwards, Archie, 1918-1998  Search this

Molton, Flora, 1908-1990  Search this

Scott, Esther Mae, 1893-1979  Search this

Collection Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Extent:

1 Item (videoreel (EIAJ) (15 min.), sd., b&w, 1/2 in.)

Type:

Archival materials

Place:

Washington (D.C.)

Local Numbers:

FP-1978-1/2VTR-0011

Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:

Recorded in: Washington (D.C.).

Restrictions:

Restrictions on access. Obsolete format, not currently playable..

Collection 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:

Documentary  Search this

Gospel music  Search this

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1978 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.SFF.1978, Item FP-1978-VTR-0011

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Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1978 Festival of American Folklife

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1978 Festival of American Folklife / Series 5: D.C. Folklore / 5.4: Video

Archival Repository:

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5984b88bc-f044-45f4-b611-e57ace8b5098

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-cfch-sff-1978-ref1099

Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Festival of American Folklife (1978)  Search this

Collection Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Extent:

1 Item (videoreel (EIAJ) (15 min.), sd., b&w, 1/2 in.)

Type:

Archival materials

Place:

Washington (D.C.)

Local Numbers:

FP-1978-1/2VTR-0018

Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:

Recorded in: Washington (D.C.).

Restrictions:

Restrictions on access. Obsolete format, not currently playable..

Collection 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:

Documentary  Search this

Decorative arts  Search this

Stone carvers  Search this

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1978 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.SFF.1978, Item FP-1978-VTR-0018

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Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1978 Festival of American Folklife

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1978 Festival of American Folklife / Series 5: D.C. Folklore / 5.4: Video

Archival Repository:

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5e8f07ffc-8ce7-4d19-8852-346034707745

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-cfch-sff-1978-ref1106

Collection Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Extent:

1 Videoreels (1/2 inch)

Type:

Archival materials

Collection 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.

Collection 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.

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1978 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.SFF.1978, Item FP-1978-VTR-0005

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Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1978 Festival of American Folklife

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1978 Festival of American Folklife / Series 5: D.C. Folklore / 5.4: Video

Archival Repository:

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk59d00871a-df68-4c6f-bf1d-ba26669b1d73

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-cfch-sff-1978-ref1182

Collection Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Introduction:

In 1978, A Nation of Nations was the venue for five programs during the Festival.

Ellis Island and immigration Immigration continues to be an important part of American history. In 1978, 24 years after Ellis Island closed its gates, approximately 400,000 people would immigrate to the United States. Festival programming explored who these new immigrants were, and why they had come. During daily workshops at the Ellis Island bench, visitors could listen to and speak with Festival participants who came to the United States after 1945 from Czechoslovakia, Greece, Hungary, Mexico, the Middle East, and Vietnam. Participants spoke about life in their homelands, their journeys to the United States, and their years as Americans, and visitors heard the personal histories of people who contribute not to a "melting pot," but to a nation of nations. Their narratives reminded visitors - whether their ancestors walked across the Bering Sea land bridge, sailed on the Mayflower, survived in steerage or in the bellies of slave ships, or flew across an ocean - that all Americans belong to a community of immigrants.

Family folklore Here, visitors could discover and recognize their own particular traditions, the home-based folkways that decorate life and make it meaningful. A team of folklorists interviewed Festival-goers about their own family customs, sayings and stories, and also about the memories sparked by the exhibition, A Nations of Nations. Workshops offered suggestions for collecting visitors' own family folklore and ideas for printing or mounting a family history, including free guides and discussion of interviewing techniques.

Dunham School To continue to present the shared traditions of the American public school, the 1978 Festival invited a former Dunham pupil, and five teachers and students from the Washington, D.C. area, one of whom attended and taught in a one-room schoolhouse in rural Virginia. During daily workshops, they shared their school experiences with the audience and encouraged visitors to talk about their own school days. Special afternoon activities featured lessons in the museum's Dunham schoolroom, presentations of children's folklore, and various lessons taught by Festival participants.

Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters The first ever black labor union, the Brotherhood merged in 1978 with the Brotherhood of Railroad and Airline Clerks. To mark the passing of this historic union, the Festival featured a group of sleeping car porters, men with stories to tell, experiences to unfold, skills to describe, and history to unveil. They were presented as more than a unique part of labor history, but instead as national resources who carried with them an experience of black struggle in America.

Wheelwright A wheelwright from Franklin, North Carolina was joined by his apprentice for daily demonstrations and narrative workshops.

Participants:

Dunham School

Ronald Brown, student, Cleveland Heights, Ohio

Flossie Furr, 1908-2004, teacher, Purcellville, Virginia

Evelyn Herbert, 1905-1984, teacher, Dickerson, Maryland

Eleanor McAuliffe, 1905-2001, teacher, Silver Spring, Maryland

Eliza George Myers, 1908-1994, teacher, Lovettsville, Virginia

Katherine Scrivener, 1903-2000, teacher, Silver Spring, Maryland

Ellis Island

Faraidon Bustani, 1947-, immigrant from Iraq (Kurdistan), Fairfax, Virginia

Minh Van Dang, 1922-, immigrant from Vietnam, Fairfax, Virginia

Helen Fliakas, 1940-, immigrant from Greece, Arlington, Virginia

Ilona Maria Gyorik, 1925-, immigrant from Hungary, Washington, D.C.

Vladimir Fedor Obrican, 1919-1978, immigrant from Czechoslovakia, Reston, Virginia

Helen Samartzopoulos, 1889-, immigrant from Greece, Alexandria, Virginia

Saundra Summers, 1918-, immigrant from Greece, Alexandria, Virginia

Sleeping Car Porters

Lawrence Davis, Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, Washington, D.C.

Ernest Ford, 1922-1985, Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, Washington, D.C.

Green Glenn, Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, Washington, D.C.

C.E. Hylton, Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, Washington, D.C.

William Miller, Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, Washington, D.C.

L.C. Richie, 1904-1986, Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, Washington, D.C.

J.D. Shaw, Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, Washington, D.C.

Wheelwrights

Vivian Crawford, wheelwright assistant, Franklin, North Carolina

John Lee Tippet, wheelwright, Franklin, North Carolina

Collection 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.

Collection 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.

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1978 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.SFF.1978, Series 6

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Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1978 Festival of American Folklife

Archival Repository:

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk59f84e4f3-aca5-4ca3-8298-100dbc4da0d1

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-cfch-sff-1978-ref43

Creator:

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2022-04-12T14:57:55.000Z

YouTube Category:

Music  Search this

Topic:

Cultural property  Search this

See more by:

smithsonianfolkways

Data Source:

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

YouTube Channel:

smithsonianfolkways

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_tIhIotPSbfA

Creator:

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Type:

Interviews

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2021-04-13T22:41:18.000Z

YouTube Category:

Film & Animation  Search this

Topic:

Cultural property  Search this

See more by:

smithsonianfolklife

Data Source:

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

YouTube Channel:

smithsonianfolklife

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_5cUlcsk11os

Creator:

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2022-03-16T22:59:41.000Z

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:

smithsonianfolklife

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_DtEqsAlBJw8

Photographer:

Elisofon, Eliot  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Elisofon, Eliot  Search this

Extent:

1 Slides (photographs) (col.)

Culture:

Mende (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Slides (photographs)

Color slides

Place:

Africa

Liberia

Date:

1959

Scope and Contents:

The photograph depicts Mende masquerader from the Dance troupe of William Lewis. mr. Lewis was at the time director of Folklore and Culture Affairs in the Liberian government. "the most satirical of all the masks in this tradition is the Gongoli, which is widely distributed among the Mende, Gola, Vai, Temne, and Sherbro. One of the Gongoli's principal functions is to serve as a vehicle for the ritualized reduction of social tensions through social commentary and criticism. The Gongoli is also known as Kokpo among the Gola and Vai." [Siegmann W. and Perani J., 1976: Men's Masquerades of Sierra Leone and Liberia. African Arts. Regents of the University of California. Published by UCLA James S. Coleman African Studies Center]. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was on assignment for Life magazine and traveled to Africa from August 18, 1959 to December 20, 1959.

Local Numbers:

E 2 MDE 1 EE 59

General:

Title is provided by EEPA staff based on photographer's notes.

Local Note:

57938 1 66

Frame value is 23.

Slide No. E 2 MDE 1 EE 59

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.

Topic:

Masquerades  Search this

Masks  Search this

Genre/Form:

Color slides

Collection Citation:

Eliot Elisofon Field Collection, EEPA 1973-001, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EECL 3850

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Eliot Elisofon Field collection

Eliot Elisofon Field collection / Liberia

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7a990b5e3-98e4-4a3c-a409-df4a132f1e09

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Photographer:

Elisofon, Eliot  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Elisofon, Eliot  Search this

Extent:

1 Slides (photographs) (col.)

Culture:

Mende (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Slides (photographs)

Color slides

Place:

Africa

Liberia

Date:

1959

Scope and Contents:

The photograph depicts Mende masquerader from the Dance troupe of William Lewis. mr. Lewis was at the time director of Folklore and Culture Affairs in the Liberian government. "The most satirical of all the masks in this tradition is the Gongoli, which is widely distributed among the Mende, Gola, Vai, Temne, and Sherbro. One of the Gongoli's principal functions is to serve as a vehicle for the ritualized reduction of social tensions through social commentary and criticism. The Gongoli is also known as Kokpo among the Gola and Vai." [Siegmann W. and Perani J., 1976: Men's Masquerades of Sierra Leone and Liberia. African Arts. Regents of the University of California. Published by UCLA James S. Coleman African Studies Center]. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was on assignment for Life magazine and traveled to Africa from August 18, 1959 to December 20, 1959.

Local Numbers:

E 2 MDE 1.1 EE 59

General:

Title is provided by EEPA staff based on photographer's notes.

Local Note:

57938 1 66

Frame value is 21.

Slide No. E 2 MDE 1.1 EE 59

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.

Topic:

Masquerades  Search this

Masks  Search this

Genre/Form:

Color slides

Collection Citation:

Eliot Elisofon Field Collection, EEPA 1973-001, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EECL 3851

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Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo77d02d106-b463-407f-88c2-bb7569ff831f

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1973-001-ref20276

Photographer:

Elisofon, Eliot  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Elisofon, Eliot  Search this

Extent:

1 Slides (photographs) (col.)

Culture:

Mende (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Slides (photographs)

Color slides

Place:

Africa

Liberia

Date:

1959

Scope and Contents:

The photograph depicts Mende masquerader from the Dance troupe of William Lewis. mr. Lewis was at the time director of Folklore and Culture Affairs in the Liberian government. "the most satirical of all the masks in this tradition is the Gongoli, which is widely distributed among the Mende, Gola, Vai, Temne, and Sherbro. One of the Gongoli's principal functions is to serve as a vehicle for the ritualized reduction of social tensions through social commentary and criticism. The Gongoli is also known as Kokpo among the Gola and Vai." [Siegmann W. and Perani J., 1976: Men's Masquerades of Sierra Leone and Liberia. African Arts. Regents of the University of California. Published by UCLA James S. Coleman African Studies Center]. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was on assignment for Life magazine and traveled to Africa from August 18, 1959 to December 20, 1959.

Local Numbers:

E 2 MDE 1.2 EE 59

General:

Title is provided by EEPA staff based on photographer's notes.

Local Note:

57938 1 66

Frame value is 19.

Slide No. E 2 MDE 1.2 EE 59

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.

Topic:

Masquerades  Search this

Masks  Search this

Genre/Form:

Color slides

Collection Citation:

Eliot Elisofon Field Collection, EEPA 1973-001, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EECL 3852

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Eliot Elisofon Field collection

Eliot Elisofon Field collection / Liberia

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo75febb2ef-3afa-4eaa-93e4-fbffdabdef2b

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ead_component:sova-eepa-1973-001-ref20278

Photographer:

Elisofon, Eliot  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Elisofon, Eliot  Search this

Extent:

1 Slides (photographs) (col.)

Culture:

Mende (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Slides (photographs)

Color slides

Place:

Africa

Liberia

Date:

1959

Scope and Contents:

The photograph depicts Mende masquerader from the Dance troupe of William Lewis. mr. Lewis was at the time director of Folklore and Culture Affairs in the Liberian government. "the most satirical of all the masks in this tradition is the Gongoli, which is widely distributed among the Mende, Gola, Vai, Temne, and Sherbro. One of the Gongoli's principal functions is to serve as a vehicle for the ritualized reduction of social tensions through social commentary and criticism. The Gongoli is also known as Kokpo among the Gola and Vai." [Siegmann W. and Perani J., 1976: Men's Masquerades of Sierra Leone and Liberia. African Arts. Regents of the University of California. Published by UCLA James S. Coleman African Studies Center]. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was on assignment for Life magazine and traveled to Africa from August 18, 1959 to December 20, 1959.

Local Numbers:

E 2 MDE 1.3 EE 59

General:

Title is provided by EEPA staff based on photographer's notes.

Local Note:

57938 1 66

Frame value is 26.

Slide No. E 2 MDE 1.3 EE 59

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.

Topic:

Masquerades  Search this

Masks  Search this

Genre/Form:

Color slides

Collection Citation:

Eliot Elisofon Field Collection, EEPA 1973-001, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EECL 3853

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Eliot Elisofon Field collection

Eliot Elisofon Field collection / Liberia

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7ceff01a1-8eb9-4968-829f-f03942830752

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1973-001-ref20279

Photographer:

Elisofon, Eliot  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Elisofon, Eliot  Search this

Extent:

1 Slides (photographs) (col.)

Culture:

Mende (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Slides (photographs)

Color slides

Place:

Africa

Liberia

Date:

1959

Scope and Contents:

The photograph depicts Mende masquerader from the Dance troupe of William Lewis. mr. Lewis was at the time director of Folklore and Culture Affairs in the Liberian government. "the most satirical of all the masks in this tradition is the Gongoli, which is widely distributed among the Mende, Gola, Vai, Temne, and Sherbro. One of the Gongoli's principal functions is to serve as a vehicle for the ritualized reduction of social tensions through social commentary and criticism. The Gongoli is also known as Kokpo among the Gola and Vai." [Siegmann W. and Perani J., 1976: Men's Masquerades of Sierra Leone and Liberia. African Arts. Regents of the University of California. Published by UCLA James S. Coleman African Studies Center]. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was on assignment for Life magazine and traveled to Africa from August 18, 1959 to December 20, 1959.

Local Numbers:

E 2 MDE 1.4 EE 59

General:

Title is provided by EEPA staff based on photographer's notes.

Local Note:

57938 1 66

Frame value is 27.

Slide No. E 2 MDE 1.4 EE 59

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.

Topic:

Masquerades  Search this

Masks  Search this

Genre/Form:

Color slides

Collection Citation:

Eliot Elisofon Field Collection, EEPA 1973-001, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EECL 3854

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Eliot Elisofon Field collection

Eliot Elisofon Field collection / Liberia

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo768baf9b5-d14c-4c1c-b6ad-471e036a9b9a

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1973-001-ref20280

Photographer:

Elisofon, Eliot  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Elisofon, Eliot  Search this

Extent:

1 Slides (photographs) (col.)

Culture:

Mende (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Slides (photographs)

Color slides

Place:

Africa

Liberia

Date:

1959

Scope and Contents:

The photograph depicts Mende masquerader from the Liberian National Dance Troupe of William Lewis. Mr. Lewis was at the time director of Folklore and Culture Affairs in the Liberian government. "the most satirical of all the masks in this tradition is the Gongoli, which is widely distributed among the Mende, Gola, Vai, Temne, and Sherbro. One of the Gongoli's principal functions is to serve as a vehicle for the ritualized reduction of social tensions through social commentary and criticism. The Gongoli is also known as Kokpo among the Gola and Vai." [Siegmann W. and Perani J., 1976: Men's Masquerades of Sierra Leone and Liberia. African Arts. Regents of the University of California. Published by UCLA James S. Coleman African Studies Center]. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was on assignment for Life magazine and traveled to Africa from August 18, 1959 to December 20, 1959.

Local Numbers:

E 2 MDE 1.5 EE 59

General:

Title is provided by EEPA staff based on photographer's notes.

Local Note:

57938 1 66

Frame value is 25.

Slide No. E 2 MDE 1.5 EE 59

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.

Topic:

Masquerades  Search this

Masks  Search this

Genre/Form:

Color slides

Collection Citation:

Eliot Elisofon Field Collection, EEPA 1973-001, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EECL 3855

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Eliot Elisofon Field collection

Eliot Elisofon Field collection / Liberia

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7c55bffc5-cb38-4abc-8cc2-dede4be0e1ce

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1973-001-ref20281

Photographer:

Elisofon, Eliot  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Elisofon, Eliot  Search this

Extent:

1 Slides (photographs) (col.)

Culture:

Mende (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Slides (photographs)

Color slides

Place:

Africa

Liberia

Date:

1971

Scope and Contents:

The photograph depicts Mende masqueraders from the Liberian National Dance Troupe of William Lewis. Mr. Lewis was at the time director of Folklore and Culture Affairs in the Liberian government. "the most satirical of all the masks in this tradition is the Gongoli, which is widely distributed among the Mende, Gola, Vai, Temne, and Sherbro. One of the Gongoli's principal functions is to serve as a vehicle for the ritualized reduction of social tensions through social commentary and criticism. The Gongoli is also known as Kokpo among the Gola and Vai." [Siegmann W. and Perani J., 1976: Men's Masquerades of Sierra Leone and Liberia. African Arts. Regents of the University of California. Published by UCLA James S. Coleman African Studies Center]. This photograph was taken by Eliot Elisofon in November 1971.

Local Numbers:

E 2 SIL 1 EE 71

General:

Title is provided by EEPA staff based on photographer's notes.

Local Note:

86743 1-2

Frame value is 19.

Slide No. E 2 SIL 1 EE 71

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.

Topic:

Masquerades  Search this

Masks  Search this

Genre/Form:

Color slides

Collection Citation:

Eliot Elisofon Field Collection, EEPA 1973-001, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EECL 3856

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Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

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