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Creator:

Knez, Eugene I. (Eugene Irving), 1916-2010  Search this

Names:

East China Seas Program  Search this

Korean National Museum of Anthropology  Search this

National Folk Museum of Korea  Search this

National Museum of Korea  Search this

Extent:

57.6 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Place:

Korea

Tibet

Bhutan

East Asia

Nepal

Date:

circa 1920–2000, With Information Dating Back to 1481

Summary:

The Knez papers include material concerning many aspects of his career up to the time he retired from the Smithsonian. Of particular strength is the documentation of Asian exhibits, both temporary and permanent ones installed during his time at the Institution. There is also considerable material concerning specimens and collections acquired earlier. Material concerning Knez's work as a field researcher, bibliographer, and editor are also among the papers. After his retirement, Knez became involved in a study of Buddhism among the Tibetans living in India. Copies of film made for this study have been deposited in the Human Studies Film Archives. It should be noted that the papers represent only a portion of the Knez papers, for he has retained some of them.

Scope and Contents:

Knez was not a prolific writer. Though his research encompassed East and Southeast Asia, his field expeditions for collections and his charge to establish the first permanent Asian halls while at the Smithsonian limited his scientific writings to documentation required for Smithsonian exhibitions and his ongoing interest in the material culture of Sam Jong Dong and The Three Ministries, located in the Kimhae region of southeast Korea. To overcome Asian language barriers, Knez had to utilize informants, Korean scholars, and translators in order to carry out his research. The materials that he collected or were forwarded to him about Asia, however, represent an impressive body of information that researchers of Southeast Asia would want to review for general studies. Of special importance would be the information about culture around the South China Sea, and especially studies about Korean and Japanese ethnology and anthropology, the pre-colonial and colonial period, the period right after World War II, the Korean War, and changes in Korean agricultural farming life, from the early 1900s through the 1980s. A knowledge of Chinese calligraphy, Korean Hangul, and pre-World War Two Japanese (Taisho and Showa Periods) are required to understand the complete record documenting Korean history.

These papers contain detailed correspondence and memoranda, documenting Knez's professional life as a curator of anthropology at the Smithsonian Institution. Visual images, photographs, slides, videotapes, film, and sound recording as well as research information and correspondence provide a complete record of the exhibitions that Knez established at the Smithsonian. Correspondence, memoranda, and photographs provide a less complete picture of Knez's activities before his appointment as curator. There is a very strong and complete record of his activities while stationed in Korea after World War II and during the Korean War. This material includes correspondence, photographs and film footage. Knez also brought out of Korea photographs that were taken by the Japanese during the colonial period. There is also film footage taken around 1946 on Cheju Island. In addition, there are postcards and photo cards that contain a rich visual image of Korea dating back before the 1920s.

The largest series within these papers contains Knez's material culture research on Korea. This series includes field notes, interviews, transcriptions, correspondence, photographs, publications and translations about Korean history dating back to 1481, Japanese publications and translations regarding anthropomorphic and agricultural studies of Koreans and Korean agricultural life, and Knez's draft publications. There is a large series of photographs and slides documenting Asian art collections as well as Asian cultures. The Knez Papers also includes a phonograph record collection which is not dated and contains Korean and Japanese opera and folk songs. In addition, there is a collection of Confucius teachings, school books, and genealogy written in Chinese calligraphy and Hangul.

The arrangement of these papers and the file folders within the series are not always well ordered. Multiple accessions were transferred to the National Anthropological Archives. Where subject information was the same, folders were filed into existing series developed in the 1970s and 1980s. In similar fashion, individual items that were not within folders were interfiled in existing folders that contained the same information.

The research series (series six), which primarily documents Knez's research activities and information he received or collected on Korea has some provenance. The material was reboxed several times, but there remains segments of information that are completely related. At other times, there is no logical relationship between one group of files and the next. Most of the folders were never dated. Therefore, it is difficult to understand the different periods in Knez's life when he worked on his Korean studies, without going through the entire series. Photographs are not always dated. Only a very small number were used in Knez's 1997 publication (where they are dated), The Modernization of Three Korean villages, 1951-1981 (Smithsonian Institution Press).

Most of the series within these papers contain different aspects of Knez's interest in Asia, and in particular, his focus on Korea. For example, correspondence regarding Knez's activities during his stay in Korea after World War II and during the Korean War will be found in series two, Subject File; photographs documenting the same time period will be found in series six, Research Projects, and series thirteen, Biographical and Autobiographical Material. And, series ten, Motion Picture Film and Sound Recordings, contain visual images of Knez's activities in Korea during 1946, 1950-1951.

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

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into fourteen (14) series:

SERIES 1.Accession Correspondence and Information and Examination and Reports of Collections, 1959-1977 and undated, with information dating back to 1893, boxes 1-4

SERIES 2.Subject File, 1937-1999 and undated, with information dating back to 1852, boxes 4-32

SERIES 3.Professional and Non-Professional Association Material, 1955-1980, with information dating back to 1896, boxes 33-36

SERIES 4.Exhibitions, 1960-1977 and undated, with information dating back to 1876, boxes 36-43

SERIES 5.Research Grants, 1963-1981 and undated, with information dating back to 1884, boxes 43-46

SERIES 6.Research Projects, 1909, 1929-2000 and undated, with information dating back to 1481, boxes 47-115

SERIES 7.Geographical and Publications Files, 1929-1977 and undated, boxes 116-139

SERIES 8.Korean and Chinese Writings, boxes 140-141

SERIES 9.Collection and Research Photographs, 1946-1977 and undated, boxes 142-161

SERIES 10.Motion Picture Film and Sound Recordings, 1946-1978 and undated, boxes 162-164

SERIES 11.Phonograph Recordings, 1959- and undated, with recordings possibly dating back to the 1940s, boxes 165-170

SERIES 12.Invitations and Greetings, box 171

SERIES 13.Biographical and Autobiographical Material, Family Photographs, and Notes, circa 1920s-1997 and undated, boxes 172-174

SERIES 14.Oversize, 1952-1971 and undated, box 175 and oversize map case drawers

Biographical / Historical:

Eugene I. Knez was born Eugene Irving Knezevich on May 12, 1916, in Clinton, Indiana, where he graduated from high school in 1935. His mother and father, Ida and Sam Knezevich, were divorced in 1932, and in 1936, his mother married Edward P. Pearson. The family moved to California where Knez enrolled in pre-medical studies at Los Angeles City College. Knez transferred to the University of New Mexico (UNM), but before completing his studies, returned to Indiana to be with his father, who was ill. There, Knez enrolled at Indiana University. Since Indiana University did not offer courses in anthropology, Knez took classes in sociology and psychology so that he could fulfill the requirements of UNM. Upon completion of his course work at Indiana University, UNM awarded Knez a B.A. in 1941.

While attending the University of New Mexico, Knez was primarily interested in the Native American Indian. During the summer of 1939 he was appointed Park Ranger-Historian in the National Park Service at Coolidge, Arizona. When he returned to Indiana to be with his father, Knez found a summer job as an assistant to a psychologist, who was testing inmates at the Indiana State Farm.

Knez was drafted as a private in the United States Army in 1941. He was promoted to sergeant in 1942 and during that same year was selected for Officer's Candidate School. Knez graduated OCS as a second lieutenant. Knez was trained and later moved into personnel classification and assignment sections in various divisions before and during World War II. In 1945, he was promoted to captain while in a combat support unit on Saipan.

At the end of the war Knez was assigned to Korea. This assignment began a pivotal sequence of events in his life. With his background in anthropology, Knez was placed in charge of the Army's Bureau of Culture, National Department of Education, United States Military Government in Korea headquartered in Seoul. His responsibilities included the restoration of cultural and religious activities, including museums. At the Bureau, Knez developed a sensitivity towards Korea and her people in the aftermath of Japanese colonialism. Knez undertook the restoration of Admiral Yi's large inscribed boulder and a Buddhist pagoda that had been partially dismantled by the Japanese. He established The National Museum of Anthropology (which became the National Folk Museum). In 1946 Knez sponsored an expedition to Cheju Island to collect ethnographic artifacts and record music for the Museum. During that year he also received permission to excavate two royal Silla Tombs at Kyonju with staff from the National Museum of Korea (NMK). This was the beginning of an endearing association with Korea and her people, which culminated in Knez receiving the award of The Order of Cultural Merit (gold medal) in 1995 from the Republic of Korea.

Knez was discharged from the United States Army in 1946. From 1947 to 1948, he attended Yale University as a research assistant in anthropology and worked at the Peabody Museum. He then joined the federal government and from 1949 to 1953 Knez served as a Cultural Affairs and Public Affairs officer at the American embassies in Korea and Japan. From 1949 to 1951, Knez was chief of Branch Operations, United States Information Agency, first headquartered in Seoul and then moving from Seoul to Pusan with the invasion by North Korea.

During his assignment in Korea, Knez undertook several major activities that had a profound effect on his life. With the approaching North Korean forces getting ready to invade Seoul for the second time, Kim, Chewon, director of the National Museum of Korea, approached Knez and made a personal request to help save the Museum's treasures. Though Knez was a war time member of the American Embassy he undertook the task without receiving official permission. He coordinated the movement of the Museum and Yi dynasty collections and some of the Museum staff by having them shipped by railroad boxcar from Seoul to Pusan.

During the fighting Knez began his ethnographic material culture research at Sam Jong Dong in the Kimhae region north of Pusan. When it appeared in 1951 that the United Nations was losing the war, Knez received permission to spend two months of his home leave to stay in Korea to continue his research. This study was to continue into the 1990s.

While in Pusan, Knez recommended that two dinners be held to help the morale of Korea's cultural leaders, those who were refugees from Seoul. One dinner was to be for the older generation and the second for younger Korean scholars and members of the cultural community. At the second dinner, Knez met his future bride, Choi, Jiae, a highly regarded Korean actress.

During 1951, Knez was transferred to Tokyo as Policy and Program officer for the United States Information Agency. In 1952 he was assigned as the USIA regional Public Affairs officer in Fukuoka.

In 1953, Knez left the USIA and joined the staff at Hunter College, located in the Bronx, New York, first as a lecturer and then as an instructor. While teaching at Hunter, Knez attended graduate school at Syracuse University. In 1959, he received a Doctor of Social Science Degree in anthropology from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. Knez's thesis was Sam Jong Dong: A South Korean Village. During the school year 1968-1969, the Maxwell School went from awarding the D.S.Sc. degree to the Ph.D. In 1970, Knez successfully petitioned the School to have his degree changed.

In 1959, Knez was appointed Associate Curator of Anthropology at the Smithsonian Institution. He was given the responsibility for Asian ethnology and was assigned the task of establishing the first permanent Asian exhibitions in two halls at the United States National Museum (later, the National Museum of Natural History). At the time, the Asian collections available for the halls were poor or non-existent. Knez began his first of several field expeditions to augment the Museum's artifact and cultural collections. Almost all of the Asian exhibitions that he planned had to have collections taken directly from the field.

The first permanent exhibition was opened in 1961 and contained information on the South Asian World in Miniature, India and Pakistan. During the year two more exhibitions were completed, documenting India, Pakistan, and Thailand. In 1962, Knez completed fifteen more exhibitions; he completed eight in 1963 and 1964; one in 1965; and one in 1967. The themes for the exhibitions included China, Japan, Iran, Korea, Tibet, Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Laos, Pakistan, India, East Africa, North Africa and the Middle East, Islam, and Buddhism.

From 1963 through 1973, Knez put together additional temporary exhibitions, which included themes on Korea, China, India, Japan, Bhutan, and acquisitions of Hindu and Buddhist sculpture. In 1967, Knez provided the objects and created the documentation for the United States Department of State exhibition honoring the visit of the King and Queen of Thailand. Knez developed an exhibition about Korea, which went on display between 1977 and 1979 and was coordinated by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service.

Knez retired from the Smithsonian in November 1978 and was appointed Anthropologist Emeritus in 1979. Knez moved to Hawaii and developed ties with the University of Hawaii as a visiting scholar at the Center for Korean Studies. Knez continued his research on the Kimhae region, and in 1993, published his revised, The Modernization of Three Korean Villages, 1951-81: an Illustrated study of a people and their material culture.

May 12, 1916 -- Born

1935 -- Graduated High School

1941 -- Drafted, Private, United States Army B.A., University of New Mexico

1942 -- Officer's Candidate School, 2nd Lieutenant, United States Army

1945 -- Promoted to Captain, United States Army

1945-1946 -- United States Army, In charge, Bureau of Culture, National Department of Education, Seoul, Korea

1946 -- Excavation, National Museum of Korea, Royal Silla Tomb, Kyongju Ethnographic and Geographic Survey, National Folk Museum of Anthropology, Korea, Cheju Island

August 1946 -- Honorable Discharge, United States Army

1947-1948 -- Yale University, Peabody Museum, Research Assistant in Anthropology

1947 -- Study of American Indian Shaker cult, Washington State Museum, Seattle

1949 -- Changed Name from Knezevich to Knez

1949-1951 -- Wartime Center Director, United States Information Service, Pusan, Korea

1951 -- Shipment of National Museum of Korea Collections and Staff from Seoul to Pusan

1951-1952 -- Ethnographic Study of Kimhae Area, Korea, towards a dissertation

1952-1976 -- United States Army Reserve (retired as Full Colonel)

1953-1959 -- Lecturer and Instructor, Hunter College, New York

1959 -- Fellow, American Anthropological Association D.S.S.C. (later, Ph.D.) Syracuse University Anthropologist, Smithsonian Institution

1961-1962 -- Overseas Collecting Trips to Asia

1961 -- First Asian Exhibition Installation

1962 -- Letter of Appreciation, Republic of Korea

1965 -- Smithsonian Special Act (Development of Asian Collections) Award

1966 -- Member of the United States Museums Advisory Delegation Planning Meeting for the Establishment of a Korean National Science Museum Center, Seoul

1970 -- Award, Korean Village Study, Smithsonian Institution, Secretary's Fund

1971 -- Exhibition, A Korean Village: Its Changing Culture, which was later adapted as a traveling exhibition in the United States and Canada

1974 -- Exhibition, Bhutan: The Land of Dragons

1975 -- Invited Participant, Pakistan-Sind Government International Seminar

1977 -- Exhibition, Arms and Armor of Japan

1978 -- Retired, Smithsonian Institution Fellow, The Explorers Club, New York

1979 -- Anthropologist Emeritus, Smithsonian Institution Award, Himalayan Project, Tibetan Buddhism and Its Role in Society and State, National Endowment for the Humanities, which led to a publication by Knez with Franz Michael

1981 -- Award, Fulbright Senior Scholar, Korea, Council for International Exchange of Scholars

1995 -- Presentation of The Order of Culture Merit (Gold Medal), Republic of Korea

Related Materials:

The National Anthropological Archives holds Franz H. Michael and Eugene I. Knez photographs and sound recordings relating to Tibetan Buddhism in northeastern India (NAA.PhotoLot.80-13).

Separated Materials:

The motion picture film was transferred to the Human Studies Film Archives in 2002 (HSFA.2002.09).

Provenance:

Most of the papers were donated to the National Anthropological Archives by Dr. Knez in 1978. There have been additional accretions since then.

Restrictions:

The Eugene Irving Knez papers are open for research.

Access to the Eugene Irving Knez papers requires an appointment.

Rights:

Contact the repository for terms of use.

Topic:

Village life -- Korea  Search this

Language and languages -- Documentation  Search this

Citation:

Eugene Irving Knez papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

NAA.1980-22

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Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw35632d487-40c6-4e14-9b21-bab85debd8dd

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-naa-1980-22

Names:

Newell, Angela  Search this

Collection Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

Extent:

2 Digital files

1 Sound cassette

Culture:

Panamanians  Search this

West Indians  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Digital files

Sound cassettes

Place:

Canal Zone

Panama

West Indies

Latin America

Washington (D.C.)

United States

Date:

1993 May 26

Scope and Contents:

Contents of this audio recording is more of a discussion, rather than an interview, involving at least 3 people. According to transcription from physical asset, one of the people is Angela Newell. Discussion topics included extended family, including where they were born; where lived in Panama and neighbors; Creole language; education and teachers in Panama; leaving Panama; being in armed services, stationed in Korea; Panamanian community in Washington, DC; tension between "Spanish speaking Latinos" and Black Panamanians; relations between white Latinos and Black Latinos, and within the Black community; identifying self and how others identify others; Black people, citizenship, and land ownership; why Black people were pushed out of Panama; Black Panamanians and language; and the Panama Canal Zone.

Interview / discussion is in English and minimal Spanish. Digital audio files include very loud white noise and static; multiple and overlapping voices; and lots of background noise, sound interference, and/or sound distortions. Voices are difficult to hear and often unintelligible. Overall, very poor audio quality.

General:

Associated documentation for this interview is available in the Anacostia Community Museum Archives.

Title created by ACMA staff using text written on sound cassette, contents of audio recording, textual transcript, and/or associated archival documentation.

Collection Restrictions:

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

Collection Rights:

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

Topic:

Afro-Panamanians  Search this

Latin Americans  Search this

Caribbeans  Search this

African Americans  Search this

Women  Search this

Identity  Search this

Citizenship  Search this

Language and languages  Search this

Emigration and immigration  Search this

Race  Search this

Interviews  Search this

Citation:

Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D. C. exhibition records, Anacostia Community Museum, 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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Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D. C. Exhibition Records

Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D. C. Exhibition Records / Series 2: Research Files / Oral History Interviews

Archival Repository:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa7a9024666-e248-4f38-ab5e-b9570e64ee9a

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-acma-03-027-ref1875

Interviewer:

Ansah, Ebow  Search this

Names:

Bawa, Mahama  Search this

Collection Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

Extent:

2 Digital files

1 Sound cassette

Culture:

Ghanaians  Search this

West Africans  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Digital files

Sound cassettes

Place:

Ghana

Africa

Washington (D.C.)

United States

Date:

1992 November 17

Scope and Contents:

Mahama Bawa spoke about the origin and purpose of his African clothing store, Kobos, located in the Adams Morgan neighborhood of Washington, DC. He explained why he choose to sell African clothing; his passion for African culture, and his work selling African clothing and accessories; the impact of his store and work on the community; the African American community's acceptance of the store; and little support from the Ghanaian and West African community. Bawa also spoke about resources to learn African languages, Kwanzaa, his future plans, his wife and daughters, the meaning of African names, and the uses of Kente cloth and Kente cloth patterns. Bawa spoke about his educational experience, his parents, his family's West African ancestry, and being raised within his culture and living his culture, including African values. He also briefly spoke about his migration to the United States from Ghana, working in the foreign office of Ghana, coming to the US on professional training within the field of foreign affairs, and teaching African studies at American University.

Bawa described in detail jewelry, clothing, and other items sold in his store. The descriptions included what country the items are from, the materials the items are made of, how made they are made, and the ethnic and cultural history of the items. Bawa explained how he chooses the merchandise for the store, including working with small scale designers and tailors in West Africa, and African artisans located in Washington, DC. Customers spoke about why they visit the store, supporting African businesses, their families, and where they are from. Description and explanation of Kente cloth, cultural insensitivity, body politics, clothing as communication, and languages and dialects in Ghana were also discussed during these customer interviews. The recording also captured the atmosphere of the store, including the music played in the store and Bawa interacting with customers.

Mahama Bawa and customers were interviewed by Ebow Ansah. Interviews are in English. Digital audio files include white noise and static; loud buzzing sound during a portion of interview; and background noise. Interviewees' voices are intelligible for the most part.

General:

Associated documentation for this interview is available in the Anacostia Community Museum Archives.

Title created by ACMA staff using text written on sound cassette, contents of audio recording, textual transcript, and/or associated archival documentation.

Collection Restrictions:

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

Collection Rights:

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

Topic:

Businesspeople  Search this

Teachers  Search this

Africans  Search this

African Americans  Search this

Clothing and dress  Search this

Dress accessories  Search this

Kente cloth  Search this

Fashion  Search this

Stores, Retail  Search this

Emigration and immigration  Search this

Kwanzaa  Search this

Language and languages  Search this

Interviews  Search this

Citation:

Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D. C. exhibition records, Anacostia Community Museum, 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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Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D. C. Exhibition Records

Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D. C. Exhibition Records / Series 2: Research Files / Oral History Interviews

Archival Repository:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa79b04cc2d-8923-43cd-97ea-ad3b2aaa0be8

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-acma-03-027-ref1877

Names:

Howard University  Search this

Shortwood Teachers' College  Search this

Bogle, Enid  Search this

Bogle, Paul (1822~-1865)  Search this

Marley, Bob  Search this

Morrison, Toni (1931-02-18-2019-08-05)  Search this

Taylor, Ivan E. (Ivan Earle), 1904-  Search this

Collection Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

Extent:

4 Digital files

2 Sound cassettes

Culture:

Jamaicans  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Digital files

Sound cassettes

Place:

Jamaica

West Indies

Washington (D.C.)

United States

Date:

1993 January 13

Scope and Contents:

Dr. Enid Bogle detailed her family history, including being raised by her grandparents, and the legacy of and her relationship to "national hero of Jamaica" Paul Bogle, as well as her educational experiences from early childhood through teacher training at Shortwood Teachers' College in Jamaica and graduate education at Howard University in the United States. She read a poem about her grandfather, written by Ivan Taylor.

In regards to her life in Jamaica, Bogle talked about voting, Pantomime and Boxing Day, the importance of religion and religious holidays, how children were raised by the community, and her teaching experience. She described her experience with immigration from Jamaica into the United States, including her travel to the United States, and later sponsoring citizenship for her mother and two of her sisters, including immigration challenges during Reagan administration. As for her student days at Howard University, Bogle talked about her introduction to jazz, access to Jamaican food, barriers and challenges, her professors Ivan Taylor and Toni Morrison, her first winter in the United States, communicating with friends and family in Jamaica, and being financially poor, but not spiritually poor. She also talked about her experience as an English professor at Howard University, teaching and learning languages, when to use a specific language system or dialect, the importance of maintaining the tradition of Jamaican Creole, and working on a tutorial program for Caribbean students. As for culture and heritage, Bogle talked about oral tradition and stories her grandfather told; music and dance, specifically mento, quadrille, Reggae, Calypso, Bob Marley, and degradation of women and violence in current music; how holidays were celebrated in Jamaica versus how they were celebrated in the United States; the influence Jamaican and Rastafarian communities and culture had on other communities in Washington, DC; the legacy of notable Jamaicans and instilling Jamaican heritage into children born in the United States; and cricket. She explained the bedrock of Jamaican families and people in the Embassy community in Washington, DC as well as her thoughts on President Clinton's impact on Caribbean, specifically Haiti. Interview is in English and Jamaican Creole (minimal). Digital audio files include white noise and static, and very minimal background noise, including a phone ringing and minor talking; interviewee can be heard clearly for the most part.

General:

Associated documentation for this interview is available in the Anacostia Community Museum Archives.

Title created by ACMA staff using text written on sound cassette, contents of audio recording, textual transcript, and/or associated archival documentation.

Collection Restrictions:

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

Collection Rights:

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

Topic:

Women  Search this

Women college teachers  Search this

Caribbeans  Search this

Education  Search this

Emigration and immigration  Search this

Manners and customs  Search this

Language and languages  Search this

Oral tradition  Search this

Quadrille (Dance)  Search this

Reggae music  Search this

Calypso (Music)  Search this

Mento (Music)  Search this

Holidays  Search this

Rastafari movement  Search this

Interviews  Search this

Citation:

Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D. C. exhibition records, Anacostia Community Museum, 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).

See more items in:

Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D. C. Exhibition Records

Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D. C. Exhibition Records / Series 2: Research Files / Oral History Interviews

Archival Repository:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa75679eaf7-4adf-457e-9c3e-dbce8687f1b2

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-acma-03-027-ref1890

Names:

Williams, Fred  Search this

Collection Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

Extent:

2 Digital files

1 Sound cassette

Type:

Archival materials

Digital files

Sound cassettes

Place:

Haiti

Canada

Washington (D.C.)

United States

Date:

1993 January 04

Scope and Contents:

Fred Williams spoke about the founding of and the goals of a newly formed Haitian organization. He explained the goals were to unite the Haitian community and the church community; and to provide information, education, and culture to Haitian community. Williams detailed the December 1991 event, which included choirs, poetry, and cultural presentations presented by the different Haitian churches. He also spoke about the organization's upcoming planned events; and the number of Haitian churches in Washington, DC.

Williams explained how the Haitian community is divided; his involvement in the Haitian community; the role of religion in Haitian life; his preaching at churches; the rites of passages in the Baptist church; and the importance of education to Haitians.

Williams spoke about the part of Haiti where he was born and raised; how he was raised by his parents in Haiti; his father, a preacher; his migration to the United States in the late 1960s as a student, including the language barrier; the differences in educational instruction between Haiti and the United States; teaching French as a second language at a graduate school; and the differences between teaching adults and children to learn French.

Williams also spoke about his family, including his children; going to church regularly; raising his children in Canada as Haitians and as moral citizens; speaking Creole and French in the home; and the stories he told his children when they were young. He explained why troubles in society exist; and how Haitian parental involvement in their children's education in Haiti differs from Haitian parental involvement in America.

Interview is mostly in English. The name of the Haitian organization was stated in either French or Haitian Creole. Digital audio files include minimal white noise and static. Interviewee's voice is intelligible.

General:

Associated documentation for this interview is available in the Anacostia Community Museum Archives.

Title created by ACMA staff using text written on sound cassette, contents of audio recording, textual transcript, and/or associated archival documentation.

Collection Restrictions:

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

Collection Rights:

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

Topic:

Associations, institutions, etc.  Search this

Churches  Search this

Religion  Search this

Baptists  Search this

Manners and customs  Search this

Child rearing  Search this

Language and languages  Search this

Emigration and immigration  Search this

Education  Search this

Interviews  Search this

Citation:

Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D. C. exhibition records, Anacostia Community Museum, 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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Archival Repository:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa794d1db45-e1f0-4f75-af71-e9bdd8ff86e1

EDAN-URL:

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Interviewer:

Brown, Tamara, 1969-  Search this

Names:

United States. Army  Search this

Kelly, Hendres E.  Search this

Collection Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

Extent:

2 Digital files

1 Sound cassette

Culture:

Panamanians  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Digital files

Sound cassettes

Place:

Panama

Canal Zone

Panama Canal (Panama)

Panama City (Panama)

New York (N.Y.)

Washington (D.C.)

United States

Date:

1994 August 04

Scope and Contents:

Hendres E. Kelly, a Panamanian artist, spoke about his father and mother, including their work in the canal zone and immigrating to Panama from Jamaica and Colombia, respectively; his father's work on the Panama Canal as an American contractor; his mother as the decision maker of the family; attending a private West Indian school and Panamanian public school, and working at the Hilton Hotel while taking art classes at night in Panama City; the many types of art techniques and media he studied and applied to his paid work; why he immigrated to the United States; being drafted by U.S. army in 1961, completing basic training, and being stationed in France, where he met and learned from artists; and living and working as an artist in New York City and Washington, DC.

Kelly explained he was born in the canal zone but grew up in Panama City because only English could be spoke in the canal zone; the multi-cultural dishes he cooked because of the mixture of ethnicities in Panama; and differences between Panama City and the Canal Zone. He also spoke about family history, being bilingual, his language challenges while living in the United States, and capturing history, ancestry, place, and mixture of cultures and ethnicities in his artwork.

Hendres E. Kelly was interviewed by Tamara Brown. Interview is in English. Digital audio files include loud white noise and static, and some background noise; interviewee's voice is soft in volume and difficult to hear at times. Additionally, there is some sound distortion at the beginning of the interview.

General:

Associated documentation, including partial transcripts, for this interview is available in the Anacostia Community Museum Archives.  The textual transcripts are not verbatim of the audio recordings.

Title created by ACMA staff using text written on sound cassette, contents of audio recording, textual transcript, and/or associated archival documentation.

Collection Restrictions:

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

Collection Rights:

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Occupation:

Artists  Search this

Topic:

Afro-Panamanians  Search this

Emigration and immigration  Search this

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Education  Search this

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Food  Search this

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Citation:

Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D. C. exhibition records, Anacostia Community Museum, 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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Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D. C. Exhibition Records

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Archival Repository:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa7501fa6a5-9ad0-43db-9b46-a347025f3cb4

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-acma-03-027-ref1903

Interviewer:

Corporan, Héctor, 1945-  Search this

Names:

Bah, Ibrahim Kanja  Search this

Simon, Paul, 1941-  Search this

Collection Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

Extent:

1 Digital file

1 Sound cassette

Culture:

Fula (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Digital files

Sound cassettes

Place:

Sierra Leone

Ghana

Africa

Washington (D.C.)

United States

Date:

circa 1992-1993

Scope and Contents:

Ibrahim Kanja Bah stated he was part of the Fulbe community in Sierra Leone, and the official language of his community is Pulaar. He explained the meaning of Kanja, how a child is named in his African community, and where the Fulbe community is located in West Africa.

Bah explained what he knew about the United States, how he visualized the United States, and his understanding of African Americans prior to living in the United States; why he migrated to the United States in 1973; his arrival and first experiences in Brooklyn, New York and Washington, DC; his first impression of the United States; and how he was received in the United States. He spoke about the social functions, and African culture and traditions that bring Africans together in Washington, DC. Bah spoke about his past and current work in the music industry, including managing an African music store, producing music and concerts, bringing African bands to the United States, organizing music tours, DJing, hosting an African radio program, and teaching the history of African music at the Foreign Service Institute.

Bah explained the increase in the popularity of African music; how African music and culture influenced popular American music, including go-go music, rap, and break dance; how night clubs, specifically the Kilimanjaro, exposed a lot of people to African music; who helped make African music acceptable to Africans and introduce African music to non-Africans in the United States; the influence of Africans on the English language in the United States; and the disconnection between the Africans in the United States and the Africans in Africa. Bah explained the ethnic and cultural diversity throughout Africa; how African diversity is "a unifying force"; Ghanaian music's role in the development of African music, including bass band music and highlife music; how the system cultivated Africans to be something other than who they really are; Africans are not capitalizing and marketing their music to the world themselves; and the popularity of Latin music in Africa. Bah also spoke about how a native Ghanaian rhythm became a part of Paul Simon's album.

Ibrahim Kanja Bah was interviewed by Hector Corporan. Interview is in English. Digital audio files include white noise and static. Volume of interviewee's voice fluctuates a little; interviewee's voice is intelligible for the most part.

General:

Associated documentation for this interview is available in the Anacostia Community Museum Archives.

Title created by ACMA staff using text written on sound cassette, contents of audio recording, textual transcript, and/or associated archival documentation.

Collection Restrictions:

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

Collection Rights:

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Topic:

Africans  Search this

African Americans  Search this

Sound recording executives and producers  Search this

Disc jockeys  Search this

Manners and customs  Search this

Rites and ceremonies  Search this

Emigration and immigration  Search this

Stereotypes (Social psychology)  Search this

Music trade  Search this

Sound recording industry  Search this

Bands (Music)  Search this

Radio programs  Search this

Music  Search this

Popular music -- African influences  Search this

Language and languages  Search this

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Identity  Search this

Interviews  Search this

Citation:

Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D. C. exhibition records, Anacostia Community Museum, 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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Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D. C. Exhibition Records

Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D. C. Exhibition Records / Series 2: Research Files / Oral History Interviews

Archival Repository:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa783250667-25ca-4892-affc-f51abf5ce448

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-acma-03-027-ref1906

Names:

Morgan State University  Search this

Aristide, Jean-Bertrand (1953-07-15)  Search this

Duvalier, François, 1907-1971  Search this

Duvalier, Jean-Claude, 1951-2014  Search this

Point-du-Jour, Jean Yves  Search this

Collection Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

Extent:

2 Digital files

1 Sound cassette

Culture:

Haitian Americans  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Digital files

Sound cassettes

Place:

Haiti

Maryland

Florida

Washington (D.C.)

United States

Date:

circa 1992-1993

Scope and Contents:

Jean Yves Point-du-Jour spoke in detail about his work with Haitian refugees and migrant workers in Maryland and Florida; the working and living conditions of Haitian migrant workers in the migrant labor camps; the migration history of Haitians; living conditions and politics in Haiti, particularly under Duvalier dictatorship; when and why he migrated from Haiti to the United States; when and how he discovered Black American society and the racist system in the United States; the Haitian community in the Washington, DC area; the role of his radio program, on WPFW 89.3 FM, in the Haitian community in Washington, DC; the relationship between Haiti and the United States, including the overthrow of Aristide by the United States; the history of music in Haiti and Haitian music found in Washington, DC; and vodou in Haiti and the United States. Point-du-Jour also spoke about his parents, growing up in Haiti, how Haitians picture the United States, living in Baltimore and attending Morgan State, and why he speaks Creole and avoids speaking French.

Interview is in English. Digital audio files include minimal white noise and static; interviewee can be heard clearly for the most part.

General:

Associated documentation, including partial transcripts, for this interview is available in the Anacostia Community Museum Archives.  The textual transcripts are not verbatim of the audio recordings.

Title created by ACMA staff using text written on sound cassette, contents of audio recording, textual transcript, and/or associated archival documentation.

Collection Restrictions:

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

Collection Rights:

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

Topic:

Haitians  Search this

Refugees  Search this

Migration  Search this

Migrant workers  Search this

Migrant labor  Search this

Labor camps  Search this

World politics  Search this

Social history  Search this

Emigration and immigration  Search this

Racism  Search this

Music  Search this

Radio programs  Search this

Vodou  Search this

Language and languages  Search this

Interviews  Search this

Citation:

Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D. C. exhibition records, Anacostia Community Museum, 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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Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D. C. Exhibition Records

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Archival Repository:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa7a8e850b8-6e14-45ff-8c16-4431072de140

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-acma-03-027-ref1907

Names:

Howard University  Search this

Dompere, K. K.  Search this

Collection Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

Extent:

2 Digital files

1 Sound cassette

Culture:

Ghanaians  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Digital files

Sound cassettes

Place:

Ghana

Africa

Philadelphia (Pa.)

Washington (D.C.)

United States

Date:

circa 1992-1993

Scope and Contents:

Kofi Kissi Dompere – a professor, economist, and statistician - spoke about where he is from in Ghana; his migration to the United States to study in Philadelphia, and later to Washington, DC to teach at Howard University; and his first impression of the United States when he arrived in Philadelphia. Dompere stated he is part of the "kingdom of Ashantis". Dompere spoke about the radio shows, "African Rhythms and Extensions" and "World Rhythms", he hosts on WPFW; African music and its philosophy; African musicians and instruments; the rhythms of African music found in music throughout the world, including jazz, go-go, rap, and Brazilian music; improvisation and rhythm of African music, dance, and art; the rhythm patterns on the African continent; the relationship between drumming and dancing in African culture; Salsa Africana; and the most popular forms of music coming out of Africa.

Dompere explained Afro-centric education; the European thought system versus African thought system; how the foundation of European knowledge system was developed from the African thought system; the importance of individuals and communities to have a thought system where they can reason correctly and verify truth; the importance of discipline in education; and the struggle between Africa and Europe, and the racial undertone.

Dompere explained how Black language is influenced by African language; and how Black people still have within them the rhythmic understanding that allows them to develop the true African rhythm pattern. He spoke about African languages and African names; the influence of African culture in the United States; how language of music bridges gaps of differences and creates environment of understanding; the freedom of improvisation; African values, spiritually, and worship; and how the world is governed by rhythms. Dompere spoke about African musicians and African music scene in Washington, DC; night clubs, specifically Kilimanjaro, and African DJs; the stores where African music can be purchased in Washington, DC; African music producers; the Ghanaian community in Washington, DC; and Ghanaian and African cultural activities, festivals, societies, and churches in Washington, DC. Interview is in English. Digital audio files include white noise and static, and some sound distortion. Interviewee's voice is intelligible for the most part.

General:

Associated documentation for this interview is available in the Anacostia Community Museum Archives.

Title created by ACMA staff using text written on sound cassette, contents of audio recording, textual transcript, and/or associated archival documentation.

Collection Restrictions:

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

Collection Rights:

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Topic:

Ashanti (African people)  Search this

Africans  Search this

College teachers  Search this

Economists  Search this

Radio broadcasters  Search this

Emigration and immigration  Search this

Radio programs  Search this

Music  Search this

Music and philosophy  Search this

Musicians  Search this

Musical instruments  Search this

Music -- African influences  Search this

Drumming  Search this

Rhythm  Search this

Dance  Search this

Art  Search this

Education  Search this

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Nightclubs  Search this

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Interviews  Search this

Citation:

Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D. C. exhibition records, Anacostia Community Museum, 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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Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D. C. Exhibition Records

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Archival Repository:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa732bbb8a0-14da-4c4a-ac5f-c06428706733

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-acma-03-027-ref1915

Names:

Sakyi, Kwame  Search this

Collection Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

Extent:

2 Digital files

1 Sound cassette

Culture:

Ghanaians  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Digital files

Sound cassettes

Place:

Ghana

Africa

Iowa

Washington (D.C.)

United States

Date:

circa 1992-1993

Scope and Contents:

Kwame Sakyi spoke about where he grew up in Ghana and living in a compound; his experience attending boarding schools, one of them was Presbyterian; migrating to the United States in 1975 to attend Iowa State; his first experiences and cultural shock in Iowa; and what he knew about the United States prior to his arrival. Sakyi explained his first experience with race in the United States; and his thoughts about color and race.

Sakyi spoke about his arrival in Washington, DC in 1986; and connecting to the Ghanaian and African community in Washington, DC, including attending outdooring ceremonies, parties, and funerals. He explained in detail the naming and outdooring ceremonies, including how the traditions were adapted to society in the United States. Sakyi spoke about African and Ghanaian values; and African religious or spiritual practices and beliefs, including what happens to a person after they die, and the relationship with and respect of nature and land. He explained he was raised as a member of the Anglican church, and why he practices Buddhism.

Sakyi stated he was a part of the Akan people. He explained the Akan ethnic group, including differences in language among the Akan people; the ethnic groups and ethnic diversity in Ghana; and the focus on unity among the ethnic groups in Ghana and Africa. Sakyi also spoke about his radio program, "International Business Forum", which focuses on international trade and international business.

Interview is in English. Digital audio files include loud white noise and static. Interviewee's voice is difficult to hear at times during the second half of the interview.

General:

Associated documentation for this interview is available in the Anacostia Community Museum Archives.

Title created by ACMA staff using text written on sound cassette, contents of audio recording, textual transcript, and/or associated archival documentation.

Collection Restrictions:

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

Collection Rights:

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Topic:

Akan (African people)  Search this

Africans  Search this

Radio broadcasters  Search this

Boarding schools  Search this

Emigration and immigration  Search this

Race  Search this

Rites and ceremonies  Search this

Manners and customs  Search this

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Citation:

Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D. C. exhibition records, Anacostia Community Museum, 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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Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D. C. Exhibition Records

Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D. C. Exhibition Records / Series 2: Research Files / Oral History Interviews

Archival Repository:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa748e697a2-e954-46dc-b6c8-3fb7b15d5dae

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-acma-03-027-ref1917

Interviewer:

Santos, Dario  Search this

Names:

Public Schools of the District of Columbia  Search this

Duvalier, François, 1907-1971  Search this

Thomas, Marie-Therese Labossiere  Search this

Collection Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

Extent:

2 Digital files

1 Sound cassette

Type:

Archival materials

Digital files

Sound cassettes

Place:

Haiti

Alexandria (Va.)

France

Washington (D.C.)

United States

Date:

circa 1992-1993

Scope and Contents:

Marie-Therese Thomas spoke about the origin and evolution of Kiskeya, a community newsletter that she published for Haitians and other French speakers; organizing programs for the Haitian community; teaching Haitian history to children and adults; the evolution of the Haitian community in the Washington, DC region; and the African American museum in Alexandria, VA.

Thomas explained the growth of the Haitian community in Washington, DC in the 1980s; her research about Haitian students attending and services offered by DC public schools; the reorganization of the department of bilingual education in DC public schools; lack of services, including lack of translation and ESL instruction, for Haitian children, and Creole and French speakers in DC public schools; Haitian parents did not understand the educational system; Haitian students, who had been through the criminal justice system, had no instruction in their native language or ESL instruction; bias toward Haitians; and links between Haitians and African Americans. Thomas spoke about the creation of the career orientation program for all high school students, including Creole and French speakers, and the adult literacy project for Creole speakers; and the importance of adding cultural context to ESL instruction courses. Thomas stated she led workshops about children of the African diaspora; developed a television program, Kafou, about the Haitian population in the school system with DC public schools; and developed multi-cultural skill development program with the University of the District Columbia for adult students.

Thomas also spoke about Haiti's political and economic history, including relationship with United States and France; large number of African Americans settling in Haiti; automatic Haitian citizenship for those of African descent; a pharmacy, in the Hayti neighborhood of Alexandria, VA, that registered people who wanted to go to and live in Haiti; education in Haiti; people migrating to Haiti and Haitians migrating away from Haiti; Haitian refugees in the United States; the American occupation; the colonial history of Haiti; and French and Creole. Thomas also explained she is from a family of educators, her lifelong interest in education and history, her educational experience in Haiti, the Duvalier regime and "climate of terror" when she lived in Haiti, and her exile from Haiti and migration to the United States in 1966.

Marie-Therese Thomas was interviewed by Dario Santos. Interview is in English. Digital audio files include white noise and static, and some background noise. Interviewee's voice is intelligible for the most part. There is no audio for short period of time near the middle of ACMA_AV002390_A.

General:

Associated documentation for this interview is available in the Anacostia Community Museum Archives.

Title created by ACMA staff using text written on sound cassette, contents of audio recording, textual transcript, and/or associated archival documentation.

Collection Restrictions:

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

Collection Rights:

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

Topic:

Haitians  Search this

Women  Search this

Teachers  Search this

Women teachers  Search this

Authors  Search this

Women authors  Search this

African Americans  Search this

Publications  Search this

Education  Search this

Education, Bilingual  Search this

Multilingual education  Search this

Multicultural education  Search this

Students  Search this

Discrimination  Search this

World politics  Search this

Government and politics  Search this

African diaspora  Search this

Community organization  Search this

Emigration and immigration  Search this

Refugees  Search this

Imperialism  Search this

Language and languages  Search this

Interviews  Search this

Citation:

Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D. C. exhibition records, Anacostia Community Museum, 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).

See more items in:

Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D. C. Exhibition Records

Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D. C. Exhibition Records / Series 2: Research Files / Oral History Interviews

Archival Repository:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa77a54d30f-da04-459a-8e3d-4c018f74b1ba

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-acma-03-027-ref1922

Collection Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

Extent:

3 Digital files

2 Sound cassettes

Type:

Archival materials

Digital files

Sound cassettes

Place:

Haiti

Washington (D.C.)

United States

Date:

1991 June 28

Scope and Contents:

Mr. Bonhomme spoke about when and why he migrated to the United States in 1962; attending Rockford College in Illinois; moving to Washington, DC in 1967; how he met his wife organizing a party for the Haitian soccer team; and creating economic studies for Bell Atlantic. He described experiencing segregation for the first time when his plane stopped in Atlanta, and racism in a barbershop in Virginia. Mrs. Bonhomme spoke about leaving Haiti in 1970; living in Panama, Minnesota, and New York before moving to Washington, DC; and her struggle with homesickness, missing the togetherness like in Haiti, and finding her place in the US. She also spoke about the formation and growth of her bilingual daycare and hiring Haitians. Mr. and Mrs. Bonhomme spoke about the existence and formation of the Haitian community in Washington, DC in the 1960s and 1970s; the formation of a soccer team by a group of students; their community work; and their involvement with associations and organizations, including the formation and work of Société pour la Preservation de la Culture Haitienne. They listed the schools that Haitian students attended, Haitian churches, and their family who live in the Washington, DC area. They explained the evolution of the Haitian community in Washington, DC; the influence and impact of the Boat people, the AIDs stigma, and Marjorie Vincent on the Haitian community in Washington, DC; why Haitians want to help Haiti; and their future visions for Haiti and the Haitian community in Washington, DC.

Mrs. Bonhomme spoke about her parents and siblings, being raised by her grandmother, and the values she grew up with. Mr. Bonhomme spoke about his father's work as a minister and Haitian ambassador, including his father's exile from Haiti. They spoke about speaking Creole and French with family at home, their religious background, and raising their children. They explain they have never lost touch with Haiti, and why they stayed in the United States. Mr. Bonhomme explained he does want to go back to Haiti when security changes.

Interview is in English and minimal French. Digital audio files include loud white noise and static, and lots of background noise. Interviewees' voices are soft and difficult to hear at times.

General:

Associated documentation for this interview is available in the Anacostia Community Museum Archives.

Title created by ACMA staff using text written on sound cassette, contents of audio recording, textual transcript, and/or associated archival documentation.

Collection Restrictions:

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

Collection Rights:

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

Topic:

Haitians  Search this

Women  Search this

Emigration and immigration  Search this

Segregation  Search this

Racism  Search this

Manners and customs  Search this

Soccer  Search this

Associations, institutions, etc.  Search this

boat people  Search this

Stigma (Social psychology)  Search this

Language and languages  Search this

Religion  Search this

Interviews  Search this

Citation:

Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D. C. exhibition records, Anacostia Community Museum, 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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Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D. C. Exhibition Records

Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D. C. Exhibition Records / Series 2: Research Files / Oral History Interviews

Archival Repository:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa7ccb1bf38-f9d7-4b01-8584-c4464ec645e5

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-acma-03-027-ref1924

Interviewer:

Walters, Ann A.  Search this

Creator:

Garvey, Marcus, 1887-1940  Search this

Names:

Blake, Ralma  Search this

Collection Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

Extent:

5 Digital files

4 Sound cassettes

Culture:

Jamaicans  Search this

West Indians  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Digital files

Sound cassettes

Place:

Jamaica

Washington (D.C.)

United States

Date:

1992 December 17

Scope and Contents:

Ralma Blake spoke of his childhood in Jamaica; his parents and the disciplinarian in the family; his siblings; the music he grew up on, mainly mento; and stories his parents told him. He also spoke of his migration to the United States, things that surprised him upon his arrival in the US, his first jobs, and communicating with family and friends in Jamaica. Note, Blake has dual citizenship in Jamaica and the United States.

Blake spoke about his children, born in Jamaica and raised in the United States; instilling Jamaican culture in his children; raising and disciplining his children; family meals and saying grace; and the importance of family, and maintaining and passing down Jamaican culture and heritage. Blake discussed maintaining Jamaican culture, including visiting other Jamaicans, holidays, traditions, and language, specifically Patois; Jamaicans, particularly children, being ridiculed for how they speak; and greetings and addressing people.

Blake detailed the opening and managing of a West Indian, Caribbean, African food store called Carnation Market; how his store was a community space for people to gather; building and supporting Jamaican community, including popularizing Jamaican coffee and employing Jamaicans; how the community has changed; popular Jamaican food items in his store; why ackee is illegal in the United States; and the possible future of his family owned store.

Blake also spoke about the media's perception of Jamaicans; Marcus Garvey; visiting Jamaica and what he brings back to the US with him; his nicknames; his record collection; how Jamaican and Rastafarian communities influence people in the US; Jamaicans as entrepreneurs; future of the Jamaican community; and his intention to move back to Jamaica.

Ralma Blake was interviewed by Ann A. Walters. Interview is in English. Digital audio files include loud white noise and static, some sound interferences and distortions, and some background noise. Interviewee's voice is intelligible for the most part.

General:

Associated documentation for this interview is available in the Anacostia Community Museum Archives.

Title created by ACMA staff using text written on sound cassette, contents of audio recording, textual transcript, and/or associated archival documentation.

Collection Restrictions:

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

Collection Rights:

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

Topic:

Caribbeans  Search this

Businesspeople  Search this

Emigration and immigration  Search this

Manners and customs  Search this

Child rearing  Search this

Discipline of children  Search this

Language and languages  Search this

Family-owned business enterprises  Search this

Grocery trade  Search this

Akee  Search this

Community organization  Search this

Rastafarians  Search this

Mento (Music)  Search this

Stereotypes (Social psychology)  Search this

Interviews  Search this

Citation:

Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D. C. exhibition records, Anacostia Community Museum, 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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Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D. C. Exhibition Records

Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D. C. Exhibition Records / Series 2: Research Files / Oral History Interviews

Archival Repository:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa7372a4849-90bc-438f-872e-80dc2c54a89b

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-acma-03-027-ref1927

Names:

United States. Air Force  Search this

Roebuck, Roland Emerson  Search this

Collection Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

Extent:

3 Digital files

2 Sound cassettes

Culture:

Puerto Ricans  Search this

Salvadorans  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Digital files

Sound cassettes

Place:

Puerto Rico

Latin America

Virgin Islands

Washington (D.C.)

United States

Date:

circa 1992-1993

Scope and Contents:

Roland Emerson Roebuck spoke about his extended family history and ethnic background, which included Puerto Rican and Dominican ancestry. Roebuck also spoke about the neighborhood in Puerto Rico where he grew up, childhood activities and games, the importance of religion in the family, the disciplinarian of the family and in the community, and community, cultural, and family values in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Note, Roebuck was born in Bronx, New York.

Roebuck explained the caste system in the Virgin Islands; race, color, and racism in Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Latin America, and the United States; his distaste for the United States because of US treatment of Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands; and he and his wife moved to Washington, DC to attend school in 1974. He also spoke about his college experience in St. Thomas, and his experience in the United States Air Force, particularly being stationed in Okinawa and Vietnam.

Roebuck explained how the community changed since his arrival in Washington, DC; and described interactions with and among the Caribbean, Afro-American, Latino, and Afro-Latino communities. Specifically, he talked about challenges Salvadorans face; how a police interaction affected race relations; racial problems within the Latino community; relationships between Afro-Americans and Afro-Latinos; the importance of understanding cultural differences and not faking integration; the massive migration of Puerto Ricans to mainland United States in 1930s and 40s, and their experience and community; and the origin of the "Afro-Latino". Roebuck also explained the bilingual and monolingual approaches to language; and how the values and sentiments of the newly elected Republican administration in Puerto Rico do not align with the majority of Puerto Ricans. He also spoke of the effects and pressure of assimilation and loss of culture experienced by Puerto Ricans and Virgin Islanders when they travel or move to the mainland of the United States.

Interview is in English. Digital audio files include white noise and static, and some sound distortion during portions of the interview. Overall, the interviewee's voice is intelligible for the most part.

General:

Associated documentation, including partial transcripts, for this interview is available in the Anacostia Community Museum Archives.  The textual transcripts are not verbatim of the audio recordings.

Title created by ACMA staff using text written on sound cassette, contents of audio recording, textual transcript, and/or associated archival documentation.

Collection Restrictions:

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

Collection Rights:

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

Topic:

Caribbeans  Search this

Latin Americans  Search this

Afro-Latinos  Search this

African Americans  Search this

Caste  Search this

Manners and customs  Search this

Religion  Search this

Discipline  Search this

Racism  Search this

Race  Search this

Race relations  Search this

Language and languages  Search this

International relations  Search this

Government and politics  Search this

Cultural pluralism  Search this

Emigration and immigration  Search this

Assimilation (Sociology)  Search this

Interviews  Search this

Citation:

Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D. C. exhibition records, Anacostia Community Museum, 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).

See more items in:

Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D. C. Exhibition Records

Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D. C. Exhibition Records / Series 2: Research Files / Oral History Interviews

Archival Repository:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa718572c38-23b6-4244-a1ef-0cfdbbdba077

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-acma-03-027-ref1929

Author:

Sun, Yirang 1848-1908  Search this

Physical description:

4 volumes in 1 case ; 32 cm

Type:

Books

Date:

1890

Topic:

Chinese language--Etymology  Search this

Inscriptions, Chinese  Search this

Bronzes, Chinese  Search this

Chinois (Langue)--Étymologie  Search this

Inscriptions chinoises  Search this

Bronzes chinois  Search this

Call number:

429 .S82

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_1082245

Author:

Long, J (John) Indian trader  Search this

Contributor:

Thwaites, Reuben Gold 1853-1913  Search this

Subject:

Long, J (John) Indian trader Travel  Search this

Physical description:

329 pages map, facsimile 25 cm

Type:

Glossaries, vocabularies, etc

Glossaires, vocabulaires, etc

Place:

Northwest, Canadian

Canada

Amérique du Nord

Date:

1904

Topic:

Fur trade  Search this

Languages  Search this

Ojibwa language  Search this

Fourrures--Commerce  Search this

Ojibwa (Langue)  Search this

Langues des Peuples autochtones  Search this

Indians of North America  Search this

Indians of North America--Languages  Search this

Description and travel  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_1165965

Creator:

Gibson, Gordon D. (Gordon Davis), 1915-2007  Search this

Names:

Center for the Study of Man (Smithsonian Institution)  Search this

Lewis, Kepler-Morden African Expedition  Search this

National Anthropological Film Center (U.S.)  Search this

National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)  Search this

Smithsonian Institution. Museum of Man  Search this

Smithsonian Institution. United States National Museum. Expedition to Madagascar -- 1962  Search this

Estermann, Carlos  Search this

Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002  Search this

Marshall, Lawrence Kennedy, 1898-1980  Search this

Mohun, Richard Dorsey  Search this

Perry, Matthew Calbraith, 1794-1858  Search this

Reining, Priscilla  Search this

Taunt, Emory H.  Search this

Tisdel, Willard P.  Search this

Verner, Samuel Phillips, 1873-1943  Search this

Ward, Herbert, 1863-1919  Search this

Correspondent:

Adams, Robert McCormick (Americanist)  Search this

Bohannan, Paul James  Search this

Cavendish, Marian W.  Search this

Dibble, Charles  Search this

Doyle, David W.  Search this

Fenkykovi, J.J.  Search this

Gill, Lunda Hoyle  Search this

Hartley, G.W.  Search this

Mead, Margaret, 1901-1978  Search this

O'Bryan, Deric  Search this

Robbins, Warren M.  Search this

Stanley, Jo Ann T.  Search this

Stone, Janet  Search this

Summers, Roger  Search this

Tax, Sol, 1907-1995  Search this

Thieme, Darius and Mimi  Search this

Trousdale, William  Search this

Turnbull, Colin  Search this

Wagley, Charles, 1913-1991  Search this

Wentzel, Volkmar Kurt, 1915-2006  Search this

Photographer:

Duggan-Cronin, A. M. (Alfred Martin), 1874-  Search this

Friedmann, Herbert, 1900-1987  Search this

Lewis, Ralph Kepler  Search this

Wentzel, Volkmar Kurt, 1915-2006  Search this

Extent:

95 Linear feet (154 document boxes, 1 manuscript folder, 63 card file boxes, 1 oversize box, plus 64 microfilm reels, 137 sound recordings, 3 map folders, and 3 sets of rolled maps )

Culture:

Kuba  Search this

Bayei (African people)  Search this

Bushmen  Search this

Kuvale (African people)  Search this

Mbundu (African people)  Search this

Mbandieru (African people)  Search this

Keyu  Search this

Kongo (African people)  Search this

Herero (African people)  Search this

Himba (African people)  Search this

Hakawona  Search this

Diriku (African people)  Search this

Turkana  Search this

Tchavikwa  Search this

Suk (African people)  Search this

Suk  Search this

Ovambo (African people)  Search this

Nzima (African people)  Search this

Nyaneka (African people)  Search this

Ndongona (African people)  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Place:

Namibia

Botswana

Angola

Date:

1936-2007

Summary:

This collection is comprised of the professional papers of Gordon D. Gibson. The collection contains his correspondence, field notes, research files, museum records, writings, photographs, sound recordings, and maps.The bulk of the collection consists of Gibson's southwestern Africa research. This includes his field notes, film scripts, photographs, sound recordings, and grant proposals he wrote in support of his fieldwork in Botswana, Namibia, and Angola. In addition, the collection contains his research notes, maps, drafts, publications, and papers presented at conferences. While most of his research focused on the Herero and Himba, the collection also contains his research on the Ovambo and Okavango and other southwestern African groups. In the collection is a great deal of photocopies and microfilms of literature on southwestern African ethnic groups, many of which are in Portuguese and German and which he had translated for his files. He was also interested in African material culture, especially Central African headgear. His research on African caps is well-represented in the collection, and includes photos of caps at various museums, source materials, research notes, and textile samples of knots and loop work. Gibson's files as the curator of African ethnology at the National Museum of Natural History also make up a significant portion of the collection. Among these records are his files for the museum's Hall of African Cultures and other African exhibits; his files on the museum's African collections, early donors and collectors of the collections; his personnel files; documents relating to his committee work; department and museum memos; meeting minutes; and his records as head of the Old World Division and acting chair of the department. The collection also documents the efforts to establish the Smithsonian's National Anthropological Film Center, now the Human Studies Film Archives, as well as his work on the planning committee to establish the Museum of Man at the Smithsonian. Memos and minutes relating to the Smithsonian's Center for the Study of Man are also present in the collection. In addition to Gibson's field photos, the collection also contains African photos taken by others. Among these are Herbert Friedmann's photos of Kenya; Hausmann's Libya photos; photos by Ralph Kepler Lewis during the Morden Africa Expedition in Kenya; and photos by Lawrence Marshall, Volkmar Wentzel, Alfred Martin Duggan Cronin, and Father Carlos Estermann. There are also photos of the exhibit cases from the Hall of African Cultures; photos of Smithsonian and non-Smithsonian African artifacts; and copies of photographs he obtained from different archives, including the National Anthropological Archives. Other materials in the collection include his files as film reviews editor for the American Anthropologist during the 1960s and 70s and his activities in different organizations.

Arrangement:

Arranged into 19 series: (1) Correspondence, 1938-1998; (2) Southwestern Africa Research, 1951-2004; (3) Caps Research; (4) Nineteenth Century Collectors; (5) General Research Files; (6) Exhibits, 1959-2007; (7) Curatorial Files, 1936-1984; (8) National Anthropological Film Center, 1965-1983; (9) Museum of Man, 1952-1981 [bulk 1968-1981]; (10) Center for the Study of Man (1967-1979); (11) Writings, 1947-1981; (12) Organizations; (13) Daily Log, 1958-1983; (14) Personal Files ; (15) Card Files; (16) Photographs, circa 1904-1983 [bulk 1953-1983]; (17) Microfilm; (18) Maps; (19) Sound Recordings

Biographical Note:

Gordon D. Gibson (1915-2007) was trained at the University of Chicago (Ph.D., 1952) and joined the staff of the Smithsonian's Department of Anthropology in 1958 as its curator of African ethnology. He served in that capacity until 1983. During the 1960s, he undertook a major renovation of the National Museum of Natural History's African exhibits, which had been on display since the 1920s. He developed the Hall of African Cultures, which opened in 1969 and remained on view until 1992. He was also instrumental in establishing the National Anthropological Film Center, now the Human Studies Film Archives. During his tenure, he also served as the first chairman of the Senate of Scientists of the National Museum of Natural History (1963-1964), chairman of the museum's photographic facilities committee (1968), member of the Center for the Study of Man, and member and chairman of the Department of Anthropology collections committee and its photographs records committee (1970s-1980s). He also had special interests in the department's library and processing lab. In 1980, he was chairman of a committee which studied the feasibility of establishing a Smithsonian Institution Museum of Man. Gibson held several offices and committee memberships with the Anthropological Society of Washington during the during the 1960s and 1970s and served as film review editor of the American Anthropologist. Gibson conducted fieldwork among the Herero and Himba in Botswana (1953, 1960-61), Namibia (1960-61, 1971-73), and Angola (1971-73). Articles produced from his field research include "Bridewealth and Other Forms of Exchange Among the Herero," "Double Descent and Its Correlates among the Herero of Ngamiland," "Herero Marriage," and "Himba Epochs." While in the field, he also filmed footage of the Herero, Himba, Zimba, and Kuvale. His edited films include Herero of Ngamiland (1953), Himba Wedding (1969), and The Himba (1972). In addition to the Herero and Himba, he also conducted research on the Okavango and Ovambo people. He edited and translated Carlos Estermann's Ethnography of Southwestern Angola (published in 3 volumes in 1976-81) and edited and contributed to The Kavango Peoples (1981). Gibson's research interests also included Central African headgear, coauthoring High Status Caps of the Kongo and Mbundu (1977) with Cecilia R. McGurk.

Related Materials:

Other materials relating to Gordon Gibson at the National Anthropological Archives can be found in the Records of the Department of Anthropology, Records of the Bureau of American Ethnology, and the Records of the American Anthropological Association.

The Human Studies Film Archives holds his films on the Herero, Himba, Kuvale, and Zimba.

The Smithsonian Institution Archives has materials relating to Gibson's work as the first chairman of the Senate of Scientists.

Provenance:

The papers of Gordon D. Gibson were received in three separate accessions. The first accession (comprised of correspondence; committee files; and materials relating to the Herbert Ward collection, the National Anthropological Film Center, the Center for the Study of Man, and the Museum of Man) was transferred to the National Anthropological Archives by Gibson after his retirement. A guide to this accession was created in 2001. An accretion (consisting of correspondence, fieldwork and research files, curatorial files, writings, photographs, sound recordings, and maps) was transferred to the archives by Gibson's family in 2007. His exhibition and museum specimen files were transferred to the archives in 2008 by the Department of Anthropology.

Restrictions:

The Gordon Davis Gibson papers are open for research. Access to the computer disks in the collection are restricted due to preservation concerns. The personnel files of Smithsonian staff have also been restricted.

Access to the Gordon Davis Gibson papers requires an appointment.

Topic:

Africa -- Ethnology  Search this

American Anthropologist -- film editor  Search this

Headwear -- Africa, Central  Search this

Exhibitions -- National Museum of Natural History  Search this

Language and languages -- Documentation  Search this

Citation:

Gordon Davis Gibson papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

NAA.1984-13

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Gordon Davis Gibson papers

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw379619042-2f6c-46c7-8819-45a504628089

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-naa-1984-13

Publisher:

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Language:

English

Object type:

Lesson Plan

Topic:

Music  Search this

Language Arts  Search this

U.S. History  Search this

Social Studies  Search this

Civil rights  Search this

Typical age range 12-Oct  Search this

Data source:

SI Center for Learning and Digital Access

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SCLDA_4227

Publisher:

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Language:

English, Spanish

Object type:

Lesson Plan

Topic:

Music  Search this

Language Arts  Search this

Life Sciences  Search this

Physical education  Search this

Nutrition  Search this

Typical age range 8-10  Search this

Typical age range 10-12  Search this

Data source:

SI Center for Learning and Digital Access

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SCLDA_4240

Creator:

Knez, Eugene I. (Eugene Irving), 1916-2010  Search this

Collection Creator:

Knez, Eugene I. (Eugene Irving), 1916-2010  Search this

Extent:

89 Items (phonograph recordings)

Type:

Archival materials

Phonograph records

Date:

undated

1959

1940s-1950s

Scope and Contents note:

Recordings possibly date back to the 1940s.

Scope and Contents:

Series consists of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean musical recordings published by Unasia, Tokyo Records, and others. There is also a group of unpublished performances of Korean musinc recorded by Carngeie Hall Recording Company. See in finding aid Series 11, Phonographic Recordings, 1959 - and undated, with recordings possibly dating back to the 1940s.

Other Title:

Eugene Irving Knez Phonograph Recordings

Collection Restrictions:

The Eugene Irving Knez papers are open for research.

Access to the Eugene Irving Knez papers requires an appointment.

Collection Rights:

Contact the repository for terms of use.

Topic:

Language and languages -- Documentation  Search this

Genre/Form:

Phonograph records

Citation:

Eugene Irving Knez Papers, Phonograph Recordings, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

NAA.1980-22, Series 11

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Eugene Irving Knez papers

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3218b10be-8ebf-44b7-bd49-962e021d9b25

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-naa-1980-22-ref1768