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Artist:

Thomas, John Charles, 1891-1960.  Search this

Collection Creator:

Asch, Moses  Search this

Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this

Folkways Records  Search this

Extent:

1 Phonograph record (analog, 33 1/3 rpm, 12 in.)

Type:

Archival materials

Phonograph records

Date:

1957

Contents:

I hear America singing : A cantata based on poems of Walt Whitman / George Kleinsinger (I.L.G.W.U. Radio Chorus ; Victor Symphony Orchestra ; Nathaniel Shilkret, conductor) -- Oh, what a beautiful morning (Victor Young, conductor) / Rodgers --Ol' man river / Kern --Annie Laurie --The green-eyed dragon --Steal away --The Lord's prayer / Malotte (Carroll Hollister, piano).

Local Numbers:

FW-ASCH-LP-0676

Camden.367

Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):

Camden 1957

General:

John Charles Thomas, baritone, with various accompaniments. John Charles Thomas; Walt Whitman; Nathaniel Shilkret; Victor Young; Carroll Hollister; George Kleinsinger; Albert Hay Malotte; Richard Rodgers; Jerome Kern; International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union. Radio Chorus.; RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra.

Restrictions:

Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.

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:

Popular music -- United States  Search this

Collection Citation:

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

Identifier:

CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-LP-0676

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Moses and Frances Asch Collection

Moses and Frances Asch Collection / Series 9: Audio Recordings / LP

Archival Repository:

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5c471959d-492c-4d05-b166-9b00f6cb9c7a

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-cfch-asch-ref16427

Published by:

The Communist, American, 1927 - 1944  Search this

Edited by:

Max Bedacht, 1883 - 1972  Search this

Subject of:

Communist Party of the United States of America, American, founded 1919  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 9 x 6 1/8 in. (22.8 x 15.5 cm)

Type:

pamphlets

Place printed:

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

Date:

1930

Topic:

African American  Search this

International affairs  Search this

Labor  Search this

Mass media  Search this

Political organizations  Search this

Politics  Search this

Credit Line:

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

Object number:

2010.55.83

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d03fce46-2818-4775-90e7-aa22a9ab61e1

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2010.55.83

Published by:

Playbill, American, founded 1884  Search this

Created by:

John Golden Theatre, American, founded 1927  Search this

Subject of:

Shirley Knight, American, born 1936  Search this

Barbara Montgomery, American, born 1939  Search this

Michael Sacks, American, born 1948  Search this

Kaiulani Lee, American, born 1950  Search this

Don Parker  Search this

Douglas Travis, American, founded 1942  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 9 x 5 5/8 in. (22.9 x 14.3 cm)

Type:

theater programs

Date:

1975

Topic:

African American  Search this

Broadway Theatre  Search this

Drama (Theatre)  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kayla Deigh Owens

Object number:

2011.45.51.1

Restrictions & Rights:

Playbill used by permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc

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

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58d69d102-4be1-4b68-beec-1afa32987a67

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.45.51.1

Published by:

MelPat Associates, American, 1965 - 1986  Search this

Created by:

C. Melvin Patrick, American, died 1985  Search this

Subject of:

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

National Urban League, American, founded 1910  Search this

Sigma Phi Rho Fraternity, American, founded 1978  Search this

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

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

National Urban Affairs Council, American, founded 1971  Search this

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

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

The Links, Incorporated, American, founded 1946  Search this

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

National Newspaper Publishers Association, American, founded 1827  Search this

Prince Hall Freemasonry, founded 1784  Search this

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

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

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

Carats, Inc., American, founded 1959  Search this

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

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

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

National Medical Association, American, founded 1895  Search this

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

Smithsonian Institution, American, founded 1846  Search this

National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc., American, founded 1923  Search this

Morehouse College, American, founded 1867  Search this

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, American, founded 1913  Search this

Shriners International, American, founded 1870  Search this

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

Count Basie, American, 1904 - 1984  Search this

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

National Bankers Association, American, founded 1927  Search this

369th Veterans Association, American  Search this

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

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

Signed by:

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

Medium:

ink on paper

Dimensions:

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

Type:

magazines (periodicals)

Place made:

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

Place depicted:

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

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

Date:

1985

Topic:

African American  Search this

Advertising  Search this

Associations and institutions  Search this

Black Enterprise  Search this

Black Press  Search this

Business  Search this

Communities  Search this

Fraternal organizations  Search this

Fraternities  Search this

Government  Search this

HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)  Search this

Journalism  Search this

Labor  Search this

Mass media  Search this

Men  Search this

Political organizations  Search this

Politics  Search this

Professional organizations  Search this

Religion  Search this

Social life and customs  Search this

Sororities  Search this

U.S. History, 1969-2001  Search this

Urban life  Search this

Women  Search this

Women's organizations  Search this

Credit Line:

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

Object number:

2012.167.19

Restrictions & Rights:

Public domain

Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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Classification:

Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ee110782-b949-43b4-bbec-56a00d4f086e

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.167.19

Designed by:

Stanley Korshak, American, founded 1909  Search this

Manufactured by:

The International Ladies Garment Workers Union, American, founded 1900  Search this

Owned by:

Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004  Search this

Medium:

brocade with crystal (material by form)

Dimensions:

H x W: 56 15/16 × 20 1/4 in. (144.7 × 51.5 cm)

Type:

dresses by function

Place purchased:

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

Place used:

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

Date:

ca. 1960

Topic:

African American  Search this

Activism  Search this

Actors  Search this

Broadway Theatre  Search this

Clothing and dress  Search this

Fashion  Search this

Singers (Musicians)  Search this

Women  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

A2022.13.1.20

Restrictions & Rights:

Unknown – Restrictions Possible

Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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Collection title:

Etta Moten Barnett Archive

Classification:

Clothing-Fashion

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5eaf2f7ae-ceca-4fa6-99e6-76be9bf7ea02

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_A2022.13.1.20

Creator:

National Council of Negro Women  Search this

Collection Collector:

Whitehead, Henry Preston, 1917-2002  Search this

Extent:

1 Document (10 3/4 x 7 3/4 inches)

Type:

Archival materials

Documents

Fliers (printed matter)

Date:

undated

Collection Restrictions:

Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.

Collection Rights:

The Henry P. Whitehead collection is the physical property of the Anacostia Community Museum. Literary and copyright belong to the author/creator or their legal heirs and assigns. Rights to work produced during the normal course of Museum business resides with the Anacostia Community Museum. For further information, and to obtain permission to publish or reproduce, contact the Museum Archives.

Topic:

African American women  Search this

Genre/Form:

Fliers (printed matter)

Collection Citation:

Henry P. Whitehead collection, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution, gift of Michael A. Watkins.

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Henry P. Whitehead collection

Henry P. Whitehead collection / Series 3: Tomlinson D. Todd / 3.7: Subject Files / National Council of Negro Women

Archival Repository:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa771a7e07c-2ba7-4112-8544-b25d7417a695

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-acma-06-042-ref1899

Collection Creator:

Ya-Ching, Lee  Search this

Container:

Box 4, Folder 4

Type:

Archival materials

Text

Date:

1941 - 1945

Collection Restrictions:

No restrictions on access.

Collection Rights:

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

Collection Citation:

Lee Ya-Ching Papers, NASM.2008.0009, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

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Lee Ya-Ching Papers

Lee Ya-Ching Papers / Series 2: Professional

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2ab05c827-3569-4eb5-8b73-53a8e9bcd2d1

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-2008-0009-ref39

Series Creator:

Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 14

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1910-1938

Series Restrictions:

Collection is open for research. Some items may be restricted due to fragile condition.

Series 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.

Series Citation:

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Labor & Labor Unions, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

Sponsor:

Funding for partial processing of the collection was supported by a grant from the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation Fund (CCPF).

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Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Labor & Labor Unions

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Labor & Labor Unions / Organization Records, Literature, and Photographs / 1: Labor Organizations / 1.1: Unions

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8b75fe842-5288-4808-9a89-82d9c43863b1

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0060-s01-01-labor-ref549

Collection Creator:

Thomas, Alma  Search this

Container:

Box 2, Folder 16

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1983

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate copies requires advance notice.

Collection Rights:

The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.

Collection Citation:

Alma Thomas papers, circa 1894-2001. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for the processing and digitization of the Alma Thomas paper is provided by The Walton Family Foundation and The Friends of Alma Thomas

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Alma Thomas papers

Alma Thomas papers / Series 3: Notes and Writings / 3.2: By J. Maurice Thomas

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9051b044d-e70b-49ba-8e96-09e4508cc174

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-thomalma-ref767

Creator:

Dreier, Dorothea A. (Dorothea Adelheid), 1870-1923  Search this

Subject:

Bartlett, Agnes Willard  Search this

Bartlett, Mary F.  Search this

Bartlett, Maud W.  Search this

Davis, Charles H. (Charles Harold)  Search this

Forbes, Rebecca  Search this

Dreier, Mary E. (Mary Elisabeth)  Search this

Dreier, Katherine Sophie  Search this

Dreier, Ethyl Eyre Valentine  Search this

Robins, Margaret Dreier  Search this

Mahan, Ellen Kuhn  Search this

Gogh, Elisabeth du Quesne van  Search this

Shirlaw, Walter  Search this

Schetter, Charlotte  Search this

Robins, Raymond  Search this

Kuhn, Walt  Search this

Cooperative Mural Workshop  Search this

Women's Trade Union League of America  Search this

Type:

Pamphlets

Sketchbooks

Photographs

Broadsides

Citation:

Dorothea A. Dreier papers, 1881-1941, bulk 1887-1923. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Women -- Suffrage  Search this

Suffragists  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Theme:

Sketches & Sketchbooks  Search this

Women  Search this

Lives of artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)7597

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)209759

AAA_collcode_dreidoro

Theme:

Sketches & Sketchbooks

Women

Lives of artists

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_209759

Creator:

Fiene, Ernest, 1894-1965 or 1966  Search this

National Academy of Design (U.S.)  Search this

Subject:

Fiene, Paul  Search this

American Society of Painters, Sculptors and Gravers  Search this

Citation:

Ernest Fiene papers, 1926-1965. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Painting, American  Search this

Mural painting and decoration, American  Search this

Theme:

Lives of artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)8112

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)210283

AAA_collcode_fienerne

Theme:

Lives of artists

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_210283

Collection Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Introduction:

The Working Americans program explored and celebrated work-related traditions, looking at Americans not as people from a certain area of the country or from a particular culture, but in terms of how they made their living and what they needed to know to do their jobs. Each occupation has its own traditions and its own body of skills. In the Working Americans section, Festival-goers could meet and talk with members of many unions and organizations while they demonstrated the particular know-how essential to their varied tasks and while they shared, in the workshop areas, the particular tales and jokes that grow out of the nature of the work they do.

The Folklife of Transportation Workers Project celebrated the lore, lifestyles, and occupational skills of the American workers who operate, maintain, and regulate the nation's transport system. The airline pilot's complex take-off procedure, the flight attendant's responsibility for safety in the cabin, the railroader's ability to calculate and make complicated box-car switches could be found here; as well as bus and taxi drivers' tales of ways to handle over-demanding passengers, truck driving songs, and seafarers' yarns. Transportation workers keep the nation's economic lifeblood moving. They also harbor a rich lore, replete with heroes, tall tales, and songs, that was demonstrated within this program.

June 16-27, Workers Who Extract and Shape. Presentations included glass bottle blowing, glass engraving and horseshoe making.

July 1-11, Workers Who Build. This program celebrated the skills and folklore of the building and construction trades. Participants demonstrated building crafts such as carpentry, tile and terrazzo skills, and even the casting of plaster masks of visitors' faces.

July 14-25, Workers Who Clothe Us. Participants celebrated the skills and folklore of workers in the garment trades, with demonstrations of clothes design, bonnaz (machine embroidery), leather work, and industrial loom work.

July 28-August 8, Workers in Communications, Arts & Recreation. This theme celebrated the skills and folklore of the print and broadcast media, telephone communications, and performing arts. Members of the Graphic Arts International Union demonstrated newspaper printing, four-color printing, and book binding. Members of the United Paperworkers International Union demonstrated papermaking, and members of various performing arts groups gave workshops.

August 11-22, Workers in Professional & Technical Skills, Transportation. Presentations celebrated the skills and folklore of professionals who work in health and medical fields, the tobacco industry, and the print and copying industry. Demonstrations included hospital workers demonstrating operating room techniques, cigar rolling, pharmacists making compounds, and body repairmen working on cars. The Transportation area presented the occupational culture of the men and women who work in the various modes of transportation, including the railroads, metropolitan and long-distance buses, taxicabs, trucks, ships, and stations of the Coast Guard. In the Transportation area, the skills of railroad men, airline pilots, truck drivers and seamen were featured.

August 25-September 6, Workers Who Feed Us, Transportation. Participants celebrates the skills and folklore of people involved with various aspects of production, preparation, and distribution of food. Hotel and restaurant workers demonstrated decorative ice carving, specialty table settings, wine stewarding, and cold food decoration. The Transportation area presented the occupational culture of those who work in the various modes of transportation, including skills demonstrations by airline, railroad and metropolitan transit workers, as well as by Coast Guardsmen who showed ornamental rope work and knot tying.

Shirley Askew served as Program Coordinator, with Robert McCarl as Folklorist, Robert Porter as Field Research & Presentation Specialist, and Susan Donahue as Assistant Program Coordinator. Peter Seitel was Project Coordinator for the Transportation program, assisted by Jack Santino.

Sponsors included the AFL-CIO and its Affiliates, U.S. Department of Labor, and U.S. Department of Transportation.

Transportation fieldworkers:

John Drake, Elaine Eff, Jan Faul, Archie Green, Alice Lacy, Worth Long, Luis Kemnitzer

Presenters:

Benny Ambush, Karen Byrne, Debbie Dixon, Steve Hagberg, Marta Schley, Barbara Schwartz

Participants:

Workers Who Extract and Shape Products

Members of the following unions:

United Cement, Lime & Gypsum Workers International Union

Thomas F. Miechur, President

Glass Bottle Blowers Association of the United States and Canada

Harry A. Tulley, President

American Flint Glass Workers Union

George M. Parker, President

International Union of Journeymen Horseshoers of the United States and Canada

Duke Bonde, Jr., President

International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers

Floyd E. Smith, President

Molders and Allied Workers Union

Anton J. Trizna, President

American Federation of Musicians

Hal C. Davis, President

The Music Performance Trust Funds

Kenneth E. Raine, Trustee

Saul Broudy

Andy Cohen

Larry Hanks

Fred Holstein

John Kolstad

Lew London

Faith Petrick

Utah Phillips

Mark Ross

Jane Voss

Bodie Wagner

Pop Wagner

Workers Who Build

Members of the following unions:

International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftsmen

Thomas F. Murphy, President

United Brick and Clay Workers of America

Roy L. Brown, President

United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America

William Sidell, President

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

Charles H. Pillard, President

International Union of Operating Engineers

J.C. Turner, President

International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers

John H. Lyons, President

Laborers' International Union of North America

Angelo Fosco, President

International Union of Wood, Wire and Metal Lathers

Kenneth M. Edwards, President

Operative Plasterers and Cement Masons International Association of the United States and Canada

Joseph T. Power, President

United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the United States and Canada

Martin J. Ward, President

Sheet Metal Workers International Union

Edward J. Carlough, President

Workers Who Clothe Us

Members of the following unions:

Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union

Murray H. Finley, President

International Ladies' Garment Workers Union

Sol C. Chaikin, President

International Leather Goods, Plastics and Novelty Workers Union

Ben Feldman, President

Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America, Furriers Division

Joseph Belsky, President

Workers in Communications, Arts and Recreation

Members of the following unions:

Actors' Equity Association

Theodore Bikel, President

Communications Workers of America

Glenn E. Watts, President

Graphic Arts International Union

Kenneth J. Brown, President

American Federation of Television and Radio Artists

Kenneth Harvey, President

National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians

Edward M. Lynch, President

International Association of Fire Fighters

William H. McClennan, President

American Guild of Musical Artists

Cornell MacNeil, President

American Guild of Variety Artists

Penny Singleton, Executive-President

Hebrew Actors' Union

Herman Yablokoff, President

Workers in Professional and Technical Skills and Services

Members of the following unions and organizations:

Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union

Murray H. Finley, President

The American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc.

Jerry A. Johnson, Ph.D., President

James J. Garibaldi, Executive Director

Ronald Stone, OTR; President

Virginia Occupational Therapy Association

Silbyl Levine, OTR; President

District of Columbia Occupational Therapy Association

Panelpha Kyler, OTR; President

Maryland Occupational Therapy Association

Retail Clerks International Association

James T. Housewright, President

Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union

Alvin E. Heaps, President

Service Employees International Union, AFL-CIO

George Hardy, President

Amalgamated Transit Union, AFL-CIO, Locals 689, 1551, 1138, 1098

William Deal

Robert Fearington

Ken Grow

William Downey

John Geib

John Palardy

Ron Reier

John Adams

Robert Adams

James Gibson

L. Ray Gossard

Lee Ice

Monte W. Monteith

Bernard O'Mahoney

New York Taxi Drivers Union, AFL-CIO, Local 3036

Mike Rosenthal

Hy Hershkowitz

Tom Caulfield

Ethel Peoples

Air Traffic Control Association

Arthur Pittius

Stewart A. Dawson

John Goon

Donald E. Jicka

L.I. Pearce

Paul Moore

Capt. Peter W. O'Neil

Thelma K. Swofford

Edward J. Gillet

James F. Arthur

Steward A. Dawson

Robert D. Rudich

Joe B. Shirley

Clarence T. Tolpo, Beaumont, Texas

Lt. Charlotte Wood

Flight Engineers International Association

John Minor

I. (Hauk) Turner

Abe Sewalson

J.P. Trottier

International Association of Machinists, AFL-CIO, Local 1650

Bill Hampton

Kenneth Green

Lloyd Mann

Lloyd Crindlebaugh

F.E. Wood

Bill Hoppe

H.L. Norton

G.F. Roady

M.R. McCutchen

L.C. Leeds

Eddie Glaszczak, Platte City, Missouri

Bill Hoffman, Liberty, Missouri

B.J. Wilson

J.J. Kunrod

John McKim

Harry Powell

B.L. Yardley

N.C. Mosley

Gary Mason

S.M. Ballew

Tracy Bales

Wally Hayward

Dick Lincoln

Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers

B.B. Thomas

B.M. Byrd

O.L. Williams

E.B. Dollar

G.L. Bridgeman

Charles McHuges

Ed Irby

Transport Workers Union, Maintenance, Local 514

R.N. Smythe

P.O. Young

H.V. Highberger

C.R. Burke

J.S. Lowe

B.L. Lamb

S.W. Hathcock

P.E. Corn

A.B. Williams

J. Shade

R.H. Stanley

W.D. Myers

A.D. Sorenson

J.L. Locut

W.C. Popejoy

R.J. Barker

B.M. Maris

S.H. Walden

Workers Who Feed Us

Members of the following unions and organizations:

Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America

Joseph Belsky, President

Bakery and Confectionery Workers International Union of America

Daniel E. Conway, President

Hotel and Restaurant Employees' and Bartenders' International Union

Edward T. Hanley, General President

Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers Association

Walter A. Martz, President

James E. Click, General Manager

The Omaha Livestock Exchange

Amalgamated Transit Union, AFL-CIO, Locals 689, 1551, 1138, 1098

William Deal

Robert Fearington

Ken Grow

William Downey

John Geib

John Palardy

Ron Reier

John Adams

Robert Adams

James Gibson

L. Ray Gossard

Lee Ice

Monte W. Monteith

Bernard O'Mahoney

Vince Hobday

Henry Hawkins

Air Traffic Control Association

Arthur Pittius

Stewart A. Dawson

John Goon

Donald E. Jicka

L.I. Pearce

Paul Moore

Capt. Peter W. O'Neil

Thelma K. Swofford

Edward J. Gillet

James F. Arthur

Steward A. Dawson

Robert D. Rudich

Joe B. Shirley

Clarence T. Tolpo, Beaumont, Texas

Lt. Charlotte Wood

Flight Engineers International Association

John Minor

I. (Hauk) Turner

Abe Sewalson

J.P. Trottier

International Association of Machinists, AFL-CIO, Local 1650

Bill Hampton

Kenneth Green

Lloyd Mann

Lloyd Crindlebaugh

F.E. Wood

Bill Hoppe

H.L. Norton

G.F. Roady

M.R. McCutchen

L.C. Leeds

Eddie Glaszczak, Platte City, Missouri

Bill Hoffman, Liberty, Missouri

B.J. Wilson

J.J. Kunrod

John McKim

Harry Powell

B.L. Yardley

N.C. Mosley

Gary Mason

S.M. Ballew

Tracy Bales

Wally Hayward

Dick Lincoln

Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers

B.B. Thomas

B.M. Byrd

O.L. Williams

E.B. Dollar

G.L. Bridgeman

Charles Hughes

Ed Irby

Transport Workers Union, Maintenance, Local 514

R.N. Smythe

P.O. Young

H.V. Highberger

C.R. Burke

J.S. Lowe

B.L. Lamb

S.W. Hathcock

P.E. Corn

A.B. Williams

J. Shade

R.H. Stanley

W.D. Myers

A.D. Sorenson

J.L. Locut

W.C. Popejoy

R.J. Barker

B.M. Maris

S.H. Walden

R.C. Sagar

M.D. Harrell

B.L. Ewing

J.L. Guynn

T.R. Hopper

C.E. Quinn

K.L. Anderson

Truckers

Jim Ringer

Ray Bieri

Jack Hamilton

George Gordon

Edgar Graves

James Marshall

Artie Marshall

William Peoples, III

Margaret Brooks

Bernice McDonald

Doris Miller

Ed Miller

Lee Voorhies

Richard Voorhies

Timmy Voorhies

Dale Setzer

Harry Bavdakian

Sea Chanteys

Louis Killen

Gerret Warner

Jeff Warner

John Benson

Jeff Davis

John Roberts

Maintenance of Way

Simon Shaw

Al Marshall

Bob Dudley

Roy Johnson

Clifton Anderson

Robert Dudley

Henry Hawkins

Brotherhood of Railway Carmen, Locals 1395, 43, 468, 364, 175

C. Lightfoot

G. Butcher

S. Miedzienowski

W. Palmer

J. Palumbo

M. Walston

P. Lawson

W. Hardin

C. Green

S. Siadys

F. Burke

H. Lewin

Coast Guard

BMC C.D. Haywood

QM1 G.H. Hornbeck

BMC D.B. McMichael

ASM T.A. Hallmark

BM1 L.L. Proud

QM2 J.W. White

MK2 B.G. Borato

MK1 S.J. Halloran

Allied Pilots Association

Capt. Jenks

Jim Foringer

Capt. N. Schweitzer

W.J. Rogers

Capt. (Hap) Hazard

Al Voras

Transportation Workers Union Flight Attendants, Local 552

Karen Hill

Marti O'Rourke

Dee Dee Dougherty

Tootie Higgs

Judy Marek

Ed Gold

Ed Pagan

Linda Welker

Gussie Utting

Roy Brayton

Carol Peisinger

Fran Bollero

Carolyn Green

Mary Jo Kerr

Janet Piersan

United Transportation Union

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:

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Collection Citation:

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

Identifier:

CFCH.SFF.1976, Series 9

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Archival Repository:

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

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EDAN-URL:

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Collection Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Introduction:

The Union Workers program had arisen in 1971 from the sense that surprisingly little was popularly known about the traditions, the feelings, the sense of pride and craftsmanship of the union worker. If we were to have a true understanding of contemporary American folk culture, Festival organizers believed, the perspectives of working Americans of all types need to be presented in broadly based cultural forums. It was in part to celebrate the union worker's considerable contribution to America's cultural and social fabric that member unions of AFL-CIO were invited to take part in the Festival. The American worker had an opportunity here to have a voice in a program designed to reach all America via the stage of a prestigious American cultural institution.

American labor groups were represented at the 1972 Festival because their members were living tradition bearers. In most people's thinking at the time, there was a sharp distinction between the dying crafts of rural America and the viable trades of urban America's workers. The Smithsonian saw the separation as an artificial one, usually based on only a limited knowledge of the occupation of one or the other group. In terms of the training or apprenticeship processes, the passing on of a body of technical knowledge, personal skills, and tricks of the trade from master craftsman to green apprentice is very little different whether one was doing dry-wall stone masonry in Vermont or laying bricks in downtown Philadelphia.

At the 1972 Festival, union workers showed examples of present-day skills and crafts of needletrades workers, Iithographers, carpenters, wheelwrights, and molders. Four unions were featured: the International Ladies' Garment Workers Union, the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, the International Molders and Allied Workers Union and the Lithographers and Photoengravers International Union. In some cases, the tools and machinery used today clearly date from another era. In other instances, new tools and machines, new skills and crafts have been developed. All were demonstrated through presentations and workshops that highlighted the transmission of traditional skills and knowledge from one worker to another. The presentations of trades was complemented by a diverse musical program, made possible by support from the American Federation of Musicians and the Music Performance Trust Funds, that had two themes: one was the songs closely connected to particular occupations and industries or to the task of organizing workers, and the other was the blues music of black working people, whether in rural or urban settings.

The Union Workers program was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor and AFL-CIO. Mark Mason served as Labor Program Coordinator.

Participants:

International Ladies' Garment Workers Union

Louis Stuhlberg, President

Exhibit Chairmen:

Jasper Payton, Jr.

Betsy Raymond

Gus Tyler

Lester Blumstein, Brooklyn, New York

Mary Bowden, Baltimore, Maryland

Eligia Fernandez, 1915-1983, Long Island City, New York

Mathias Greenberg, Brooklyn, New York

Helen Jackson, Powhatan, Virginia

Evelyn Ledbetter, Petersburg, West Virginia

Gloria Maldonado, New York, New York

Etta Mae Owen, 1928-2000, Baltimore, Maryland

George Pretlow, 1900-1986, Baltimore, Maryland

Sandra Saunders, Baltimore, Maryland

Augustine Schiavo, 1909-1994, Brooklyn, New York

United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America

William Sidell, President

Exhibit Chairmen:

Charles L. Allen

James E. Tinkcom

James David Bouchard, Miami, Florida

Charles Phillip Burke, Pasadena, Texas

William S. Champ, Oxon Hill, Maryland

Vance A. Gray, Delaware City, Delaware

Anthony Macciocca, 1925-2003, Yeadon, Pennsylvania

Carl Norred, Holden, Louisiana

William R. Schultz, Whitemarsh, Maryland

International Molders and Allied Workers Union

Draper Doyal, President

Exhibit Chairmen:

Carl Studenroth

James E. Wolfe

Leonard Davis, 1918-2004, Sidney, 0hio

Alex Grant, 1940-2004, Savannah, Georgia

Sylvester Hoying, 1924-2002, Sidney, 0hio

Lithographers and Photoengravers International Union

Kenneth J. Brown, President

Exhibit Chairmen:

Harvey Lovin

Walter Lypka

John A. Stagg

Glen A. Adams, Colmar Manor, Maryland

Thomas G. Carberry, Oxon Hill, Maryland

Tommy Cummings, Toronto, Canada

George C. Jones, Rockville, Maryland

Richard R. Latimer, Silver Hill, Maryland

American Federation of Musicians

Hal C. Davis, President

in cooperation with

The Music Performance Trust Funds

Kenneth E. Raine, Trustee

(funding performers on the Union Workers stage)

Union Workers' Workshops and Concerts

Discussion leaders:

Kenneth S. Goldstein

Archie Green

Performers:

Howard Armstrong, 1909-2003

Tom Armstrong

Carey Bell, 1936-

Ted Bogan, 1913-1990

Saul Broudy

Sam Chatmon, 1899-1983

Sarah Cleveland, 1905-1987

Elizabeth Cotten, 1895-1987

Jimmy "Fast Fingers" Dawkins, 1936-2013

Joe Glazer, 1918-2006

Mitch Greenhill

Hacksaw Harney, 1902-1973

Joe Harper

Ted Harvey, 1930-

Roscoe Holcomb, 1912-1981

John Jackson, 1924-2002

Norman Kennedy, 1934-

Willie Kent, 1936-

Carl Martin, 1906-1979

Willie Morris, 1906-

Hoyle Osborne

Eugene Pearson

Brewer Phillips, 1924-1999

U. Utah Phillips, 1935-2008

A.L. Phipps (1916-1995) Family

Eugene Powell, 1908-1998

Jean Ritchie, 1922-2015

Alice Seeger, 1934-

Mike Seeger, 1933-2009

Sunnyland Slim, 1907-1995

Rosalie Sorrels, 1933-

Hound Dog Taylor, 1915-1975

Walter Vinson, 1901-1975

Willie Williams

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: 1972 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.SFF.1972, Series 4

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Archival Repository:

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

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EDAN-URL:

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Medium:

Paper

Dimensions:

44.5 x 42.5 cm (17 1/2 x 16 3/4 in. )

Type:

packaging designs

Shopping bag

Object Name:

Shopping bag

Place:

USA

Date:

ca. 1960s

Credit Line:

Gift of the Museum at F.I.T.

Accession Number:

1995-144-12

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4153b238b-c8f4-4c04-8693-663b1d0adc7f

EDAN-URL:

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Medium:

Paper

Dimensions:

40.0 x 33.0 cm (15 3/4 x 13 in. )

Type:

packaging designs

Shopping bag

Object Name:

Shopping bag

Place:

USA

Date:

ca. 1960s

Credit Line:

Gift of the Museum at F.I.T.

Accession Number:

1995-144-8

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq41127a8a3-7847-437f-82cc-5340fe7e04ee

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1995-144-8

Affiliated union:

International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union  Search this

Maker:

International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union  Search this

Measurements:

overall: 24 in x 18 in; 60.96 cm x 45.72 cm

Object Name:

Poster

Place made:

United States: New York, New York City

Associated place:

United States: New York, New York City

Subject:

Labor Unions  Search this

labor issues  Search this

Christmas  Search this

Credit Line:

George Meany Center for Labor Studies

ID Number:

1979.0913.19

Accession number:

1979.0913

Catalog number:

1979.0913.19

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Clothing & Accessories

Princeton Posters

Textiles

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-eaba-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

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Object Name:

Advertisement

Subject:

Labor Unions  Search this

ID Number:

1979.0913.10

Accession number:

1979.0913

Catalog number:

1979.0913.10

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-cc63-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_675365

Object Name:

Advertisement

Subject:

Labor Unions  Search this

Credit Line:

George Meany Center for Labor Studies

ID Number:

1979.0913.11

Accession number:

1979.0913

Catalog number:

1979.0913.11

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-cc64-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

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Object Name:

Advertisement

Subject:

Labor Unions  Search this

Credit Line:

George Meany Center for Labor Studies

ID Number:

1979.0913.13

Accession number:

1979.0913

Catalog number:

1979.0913.13

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-cc66-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_675368

Object Name:

Advertisement

Subject:

Labor Unions  Search this

Credit Line:

George Meany Center for Labor Studies

ID Number:

1979.0913.14

Accession number:

1979.0913

Catalog number:

1979.0913.14

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-cc67-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

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