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Donor:

Archivo General de Puerto Rico  Search this

Collector:

Puerto Rico. Division of Community Education. Department of Education  Search this

Extent:

1 Cubic foot (32 map folders)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Screen prints

Posters

Place:

Puerto Rico -- 20th century

Date:

1955-2005, undated

Summary:

Collection consists of 378 posters documenting the social, cultural, and educational issues for Puerto Rico of Puerto Rico for nearly fifty years.

Scope and Contents:

The collection consists of 378 posters, the majority of which are approximately 22" x 28" documenting social, cultural, and educational issues for Puerto Rico. The posters were widely displayed throughout Puerto Rico and provide a window into the lives of the residents for fifty years. The collection is divided into three series. Series one documents events primarily for holidays. Series two provides information relating to the type of social services available to the residents. Economic and employment issues are documented in series three.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into three series.

Series 1, Events, 1955-1990, undated

Series 2, Social Services, 1971-2005, undated

Series 3, Economics and Employment, 1987-1989, undated

Biographical / Historical:

The Puerto Rican Division of Community Education [DIVEDCO] provided resources primarily for the island's poor and rural residents. Created in 1949, it employed community leaders, artists, and writers to develop programs and cultural works that addressed many of the issues and concerns of the Puerto Rican community.

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Related Materials:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Teodoro Vidal Collection, NMAH.AC.0712

Division of Community Life Dissertation Series: Lange, Yvonne, Santos: The Household Wooden Saints of Puerto Rico, NMAH.AC.0197

Spanish Language Broadcasting Collection, NMAH.AC.1404

Goya Foods, Incorporated Collection, NMAH.AC.0694

Manuel Quiles Films, NMAH.AC.0765

Frank Espada Photographs, NMAH.AC.1395

Archives Center Business Americana Collection, NMAH.AC.0404

Graciela Papers, NMAH.AC.1425

Maidenform Collection, NMAH.AC.0585

Edward J. Orth Memorial Archives of the New York World's Fair, NMAH.AC.0560

Provenance:

The posters were donated to the Archives Center, National Museum of American History by the Archivo General de Puerto Rico through Nelly V. Cruz Rodriguez on May 19, 1997.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

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:

Puerto Rico in art -- 20th century  Search this

Health attitudes -- 20th century -- Puerto Rico  Search this

Health education -- 1940-1980 -- Puerto Rico  Search this

Social conditions -- 20th century -- Puerto Rico  Search this

Cultural policy -- 20th century -- Puerto Rico  Search this

Modernity and society -- Puerto Rico  Search this

Genre/Form:

Screen prints

Posters -- 20th century

Citation:

Puerto Rico Division of Community Education Poster Collection, 1940-1990, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0615

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Puerto Rico Division of Community Education [DIVEDCO] Poster Collection

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8612da7ec-6306-4f79-bb22-8ac39686b5b8

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0615

Artist:

Herman Leonard, 1923 - 2010  Search this

Sitter:

Lester Willis Young, 27 Aug 1909 - 15 Mar 1959  Search this

Medium:

Selenium-toned gelatin silver print

Dimensions:

Image: 32 × 30.5cm (12 5/8 × 12")

Sheet: 50.5 × 40.6cm (19 7/8 × 16")

Frame: 71.8 × 56.5 × 3.8 cm (28 1/4 × 22 1/4 × 1 1/2")

Type:

Photograph

Place:

United States\New York\Kings\New York

Date:

1948 (printed 1998)

Topic:

Interior  Search this

Costume\Headgear\Hat  Search this

Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigarette  Search this

Container\Bottle  Search this

Music\Sheet music  Search this

Commemorative  Search this

Lester Willis Young: Male  Search this

Lester Willis Young: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Horn player\Saxophonist  Search this

Lester Willis Young: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Jazz musician  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Object number:

NPG.2014.111.30

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Copyright:

© Herman Leonard Photography LLC

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm42a940f57-15fd-47cf-94eb-fda0cede9173

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_NPG.2014.111.30

Physical Description:

glass (overall material)

metal (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 2 3/8 in x 2 1/2 in x 3 in; 6.0325 cm x 6.35 cm x 7.62 cm

Object Name:

ornament, christmas tree

Other Terms:

Ornament; Decoration

Place made:

Germany

Place used:

United States: District of Columbia, Washington

Date made:

1870-1940

Subject:

Christmas  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Nancy M. and Robert R. Garvey, Jr.

ID Number:

1993.0157.11

Catalog number:

1993.0157.11

Accession number:

1993.0157

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Home and Community Life: Domestic Life

Domestic Furnishings

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-e08a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1147355

Created by:

Paramount Pictures, American, founded 1912  Search this

de Passe Entertainment, founded 1968  Search this

Subject of:

Diana Ross, American, born 1944  Search this

Sidney J. Furie, Canadian, born 1933  Search this

Billy Dee Williams, American, born 1937  Search this

Billie Holiday, American, 1915 - 1959  Search this

Medium:

lithographic ink on paper (fiber product)

Dimensions:

H x W: 41 1/16 x 27 1/8 in. (104.3 x 68.9 cm)

Type:

posters

Place used:

United States, North and Central America

Date:

1972

Topic:

African American  Search this

Actors  Search this

Film  Search this

Jazz (Music)  Search this

Motown (Music)  Search this

Musical films  Search this

Rhythm and blues (Music)  Search this

Singers (Musicians)  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Leith Adams

Object number:

2010.7.85.1

Restrictions & Rights:

© 1972 by Motown-Weston-Furie Productions

Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50e94d312-8342-4793-9fd3-88626f5a4dfe

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2010.7.85.1

Creator:

Leonard, Herman, 1923-2010  Search this

Former owner:

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Musical History  Search this

Names:

Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971  Search this

Baker, Chet  Search this

Bennett, Tony, 1926-  Search this

Blakey, Art, 1919-1990  Search this

Brown, Clifford  Search this

Camero, Candido, 1921-  Search this

Cole, Nat King, 1917-1965  Search this

Cole, Nat King, 1917-1965  Search this

Davis, Miles  Search this

Davis, Miles  Search this

Eckstine, Billy  Search this

Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974  Search this

Fitzgerald, Ella, 1917-1996  Search this

Garner, Erroll  Search this

Getz, Stan, 1927-1991  Search this

Gillespie, Dizzy, 1917-  Search this

Gordon, Dexter, 1923-1990  Search this

Haig, Al, 1924-1982  Search this

Heath, Percy, 1923-2005  Search this

Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959  Search this

Horne, Lena  Search this

Marsalis, Wynton, 1961-  Search this

Monk, Thelonious  Search this

Mulligan, Gerry  Search this

Parker, Charlie, 1920-1955  Search this

Pettiford, Oscar, 1922-1960  Search this

Roach, Max, 1924-2007  Search this

Russell, Curly  Search this

Sims, Zoot  Search this

Sinatra, Frank, 1915-1998  Search this

Stitt, Sonny  Search this

Strayhorn, Billy (William Thomas), 1915-1967  Search this

Terry, Clark  Search this

Washington, Dinah, 1924-1963  Search this

Webster, Ben  Search this

Young, Lester, 1909-1959  Search this

Extent:

5.6 Cubic feet (10 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Date:

1948-1993

Summary:

Jazz club photographs by noted Jazz photographer Herman Leonard.

Scope and Contents:

This collection consists of 110 black-and-white photographic prints depicting musicians performing at various American and European jazz clubs between 1948 and 1991. The collection contains mounted and unmounted 11" x 14" and 16" x 20" prints made by Leonard. Artists represented among these photographs are Billie Holiday, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington, Frank Sinatra, Lester Young, Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, and Thelonious Monk. The photographs are organized into three series: Series 1: 11"x 14" prints, Series 2: 16" x 20" prints, and Series 3: Addenda. The series are arranged alphabetically by performer's last name. Unmatted 16" x 20" prints can be found in box 2 but are listed alphabetically by performer.

Biographical / Historical:

Herman Leonard (1923‑2010) was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania and served as a military photographer in Burma during World War II. He earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in photography from Ohio University and began working with Yousuf Karsh, a Canadian portraitist. Settling in New York in 1949, Leonard began photographing jazz musicians at various jazz clubs on Broadway and Fifty‑Second Streets, and in Harlem for such publications as Cosmopolitan, Esquire, Life, Look, Playboy, and Time. He later to Paris to begin a fashion and advertising business. He also continued photographing jazz musicians. In 1988 Leonard presented his first exhibition, "Images of Jazz," in London. This show established his reputation as a leading photographer of jazz and sparked further shows and publications.

Provenance:

The Herman Leonard Photographs were donated to the National Museum of American History by Mr. Leonard on December 17, 1991 and in 2006.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Rights:

The Archives Center does not own the rights to the Leonard photographs. All requests for permission to use these photographs for non‑museum purposes must be addressed to: Herman Leonard Photography, LLC, 530 South Lake Avenue #503, Pasadena, CA 91101 (818) 509-8987.

Topic:

Jazz musicians -- United States  Search this

Jazz  Search this

Music -- 20th century  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs -- Black-and-white photoprints -- Silver gelatin -- 19th-20th century

Citation:

Herman Leonard Photographic Collection, 1948-1993, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0445

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Herman Leonard Photographic Collection

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8e44f9017-2701-439c-ac51-9916f1092b09

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0445

Creator:

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2013-12-20T14:19:08.000Z

YouTube Category:

Music  Search this

Topic:

Cultural property  Search this

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Data Source:

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

YouTube Channel:

smithsonianfolkways

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_7D7wqPKDcsI

Creator:

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2013-12-13T18:18:17.000Z

YouTube Category:

Music  Search this

Topic:

Cultural property  Search this

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smithsonianfolkways

Data Source:

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

YouTube Channel:

smithsonianfolkways

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_Qh6Tq67EMrY

Creator:

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2013-12-04T19:25:44.000Z

YouTube Category:

Music  Search this

Topic:

Cultural property  Search this

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smithsonianfolkways

Data Source:

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

YouTube Channel:

smithsonianfolkways

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_if589A_arvk

Creator:

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2013-12-13T18:16:45.000Z

YouTube Category:

Music  Search this

Topic:

Cultural property  Search this

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smithsonianfolkways

Data Source:

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

YouTube Channel:

smithsonianfolkways

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_j8IO6DEm1XI

Creator:

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2020-04-15T00:06:44.000Z

YouTube Category:

People & Blogs  Search this

Topic:

Cultural property  Search this

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smithsonianfolklife

Data Source:

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

YouTube Channel:

smithsonianfolklife

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_6ikCljLR7IA

Creator:

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2020-04-15T00:04:02.000Z

YouTube Category:

People & Blogs  Search this

Topic:

Cultural property  Search this

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smithsonianfolklife

Data Source:

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

YouTube Channel:

smithsonianfolklife

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_Bf798tGKv74

Creator:

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2020-04-14T23:14:18.000Z

YouTube Category:

People & Blogs  Search this

Topic:

Cultural property  Search this

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smithsonianfolklife

Data Source:

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

YouTube Channel:

smithsonianfolklife

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_E98d6ss25SI

Creator:

National Air and Space Museum  Search this

Type:

Sound recordings

Podcast

MIME Type:

audio/mpeg

Uploaded:

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 08:00:00 -0000

Topic:

Aircraft  Search this

Flight  Search this

Space  Search this

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AirSpace

Data Source:

National Air and Space Museum

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:podcasts_7895640b4bc831bd57b539beb5e34ae4

Creator:

Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2020-03-05T21:10:54.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

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sitesExhibitions

Data Source:

Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service

YouTube Channel:

sitesExhibitions

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_hyGnXmQOZNE

Creator:

National Museum of African American History and Culture  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2022-06-16T12:10:33.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

African Americans  Search this

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WatchNMAAHC

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

YouTube Channel:

WatchNMAAHC

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_-pdVJK-lutc

Creator:

National Museum of African American History and Culture  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2021-06-23T10:51:57.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

African Americans  Search this

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WatchNMAAHC

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

YouTube Channel:

WatchNMAAHC

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_gGUtKanR7Vk

Creator:

National Museum of the American Indian  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2013-02-06T14:20:45.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

Native Americans;American Indians  Search this

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SmithsonianNMAI

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

YouTube Channel:

SmithsonianNMAI

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_IBJbAAKUFOY

Creator:

National Museum of the American Indian  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2020-11-01T19:00:09.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

Native Americans;American Indians  Search this

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SmithsonianNMAI

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

YouTube Channel:

SmithsonianNMAI

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_sSFGtBgDPoQ

Creator:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery  Search this

Type:

Conversations and talks

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2021-02-12T02:38:47.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

Art, Asian  Search this

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FreerSackler

Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

YouTube Channel:

FreerSackler

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_-rjkCgw0www

Creator:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery  Search this

Type:

Conversations and talks

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2021-03-24T02:58:34.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

Art, Asian  Search this

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FreerSackler

Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

YouTube Channel:

FreerSackler

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_74e81PcSlek