Smithsonian Institution. Program in African American Culture Search this
Container:
Box 14, Folder 16
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1986 January 18
Scope and Contents:
On January 18, 1986, a program on African American Culture's Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. commemoration held on January 18, 1986 in the Carmichael Auditorium, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution. A video presentation and lecture were given by Mary Ethel (Jamila) Jones, Civil Rights Movement activist, and a song workshop was conducted by Mary Ethel (Jamila) Jones and Minnie McCants, members of the original Montgomery Trio. A tour of museum objects and exhibitions related to the history of social change in America was also given. Program on African American Culture's annual event commemorating Martin Luther King, Jr. held at the National Museum of American History on January 18, 1986. Featured lecture by Mary Ethel (Jamila) Jones, Civil Rights Movement activist, who discussed her experience as a young participant in the Montgomery Boycott. Also included a song workshop conducted by Mary Ethel (Jamila) Jones, Minnie McCants, and members of the original Montgomery Gospel Trio, one of the song-leading units for Movement activities. In addition, Museum docent led a tour of museum objects and exhibitions related to the history of social change in American.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Use of reference audio and video cassette copies only.
Collection Rights:
Reproduction fees for commercial use. Copyright restrictions. Contact staff for information.
Collection Citation:
Program in African American Culture Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Use of original papers requires an appointment. Use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice.
Collection Rights:
The Will Barnet papers are owned by the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. Literary rights as possessed by the donor have been dedicated to public use for research, study, and scholarship. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Collection Citation:
Will Barnet papers, 1897, 1929-2016. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art. Funding for the preservation and transfer of motion picture film was provided by the Smithsonian Women's Committee.
Smithsonian Institution. Visitor Information and Associates' Reception Center Search this
Extent:
2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Manuscripts
Date:
FY 1999-FY 2010
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of memoranda distributed by the Visitor Information and Associates' Reception Center to its volunteers and docents regarding policies, procedures,
events, and other pertinent information and updates.
Smithsonian Institution. Anacostia Community Museum Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 4
Type:
Archival materials
Text
Date:
1986-1996
Scope and Contents:
Includes training resources and training program documentation for museum docents, volunteers, and research advisors.
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.
Collection Citation:
Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D. C. Exhibition Records, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, 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).
File names used in this series were taken directly from Wortz's headings when available. Subjects range from general categories such as art and politics, women artists, and subjects which explore the interplay between art, religion, and spirituality, to specific conferences, projects, and organizations in which Wortz was involved. These include Fellows of Contemporary Art, an organization for which she curated exhibitions and organized art tours, the Museum Management Institute, museum docent training programs, and the board of Arts and Architecture magazine. At the end of the series are index files relating to a combination of subjects, bibliographies, and art vocabularies.
Subject files relating to women artists include issue number 1 of Heresies (1977), and volume 1, numbers 1 and 2 of the publication Womanspace.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment. Use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice.
Collection Rights:
The Melinda Wortz papers are owned by the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. Literary rights as possessed by the donor have been dedicated to public use for research, study, and scholarship. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Collection Citation:
Melinda Wortz papers, 1958-1992. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Support for the processing of this collection was provided by the Smithsonian's Collections Care Pool Fund.
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Washington, D.C. Research Center. Many of the audio recordings and transcripts of interviews with 26 artists conducted by Anita Faatz in 1970-1971 are access restricted and written permission is required from the person interviewed. Please contact reference services for more information. Any use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice.
Collection Rights:
The Morris Louis and Morris Louis Estate papers are owned by the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. Literary rights as possessed by the donor have been dedicated to public use for research, study, and scholarship. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Collection Citation:
Morris Louis and Morris Louis Estate Papers, circa 1910s-2007, bulk 1965-2000. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Partial funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Marcella Brenner Revocable Trust.
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Use of archival audiovisual recordings and born-digital records 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
Processing Manual Archives of American Art 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:
David S. Rubin papers, 1960-2017. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
The processing of this collection received Federal support from the Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center.
Smithsonian Education Volunteers Advisory Board Search this
Extent:
1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Manuscripts
Brochures
Date:
1975-1978, 1982-1998
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of records documenting the activities and meetings of the Smithsonian Education Volunteers Advisory Board (SEVAB). SEVAB was established to
manage and fund the volunteer docent programs at the National Air and Space Museum, the National Museum of History and Technology (later the National Museum of American History),
and the National Museum of Natural History. Other Smithsonian Institution museums were invited to participate later, but the three museums remained the core of the Board.
Materials include meeting materials, by-laws, notes, financial reports, brochures for education programs, volunteer rosters, and related materials. Also included is "A Brief
History of SEVAB," compiled in 1978, which also serves as an early history of docent programs, beginning in 1954, at the Smithsonian Institution.
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Department of Education Search this
Extent:
1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Brochures
Manuscripts
Clippings
Newsletters
Date:
circa 1989-2017
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of records documenting docent activities of the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (FSG), Department of Education. Topics covered
include evaluations, tours, recruitment, training, events, docent feedback, meetings, mentorship, and schedules. Materials include correspondence, news clippings, notes, informational
packets, proposals, brochures, reports, newsletters, and related materials. Some materials date to when the department was known as Education and Public Programs, 2007-2014.
Prior to 2007, it had also been called the Department of Education in 2014.
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 18-272, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Department of Education , Docent Program Records
