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Smithsonian Channel  Search this

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YouTube Videos

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Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Names:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival  Search this

Extent:

1 Cubic foot (approximate)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Sound recordings

Digital images

Notes

Negatives

Video recordings

Contracts

Audiocassettes

Business records

Memorandums

Slides (photographs)

Plans (drawings)

Audiotapes

Photographic prints

Videotapes

Correspondence

Place:

Caribbean Area

Grenada

Antigua

Nevis

Haiti

Trinidad and Tobago

Virgin Islands

Saint Lucia

Date:

October 3-8, 1979

Summary:

The Smithsonian Institution Festival of American Folklife, held annually since 1967 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., was renamed the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in 1998. The materials collected here document the planning, production, and execution of the annual Festival, produced by the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (1999-present) and its predecessor offices (1967-1999). An overview of the entire Festival records group is available here: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records.

Scope and Contents note:

This collection documents the planning, production, and execution of the 1979 Festival of American Folklife. Materials may include photographs, audio recordings, motion picture film and video recordings, notes, production drawings, contracts, memoranda, correspondence, informational materials, publications, and ephemera. Such materials were created during the Festival on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., as well as in the featured communities, before or after the Festival itself.

Arrangement note:

Arranged in 7 series.

Missing Title

Series 1: Program Books, Festival Publications, and Ephemera

Series 2: Caribbean Carnival

Series 3: Children's Area

Series 4: Folklife in the Museum - Folk Medicine

Series 5: Folklore in Your Community

Series 6: Medicine Show

Series 7: Native American Architecture

Historical note:

The Festival of American Folklife, held annually since 1967 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., was renamed the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in 1998.

The 1979 Festival of American Folklife was produced by the Smithsonian Folklife Program of the Office of American and Folklife Studies and cosponsored by the National Park Service.

For more information, see Smithsonian Folklife Festival records.

Introduction:

The 1979 Folklife Festival continued to take community as its theme, as had been announced in 1978. The Festival celebrated the creative genius of many cultural groups - some had been on American soil only for months, others for millenia. The point of the Smithsonian festivals and the museums' displays of diversity struck home to the people who came to the museums and reached out for reaffirmation of identity. People feared the loss of identity in the sense of anomie that came with being a cipher, a numeral, a set of digits, organizers believed; they feared big government, big business, megastates that might rule the world. Coupled with the fear of homogenization was the fear of the loss of one's own soul. One way to strengthen our sense of identity and to demonstrate our essential humanity, the Festival asserted, was the reaffirmation of the differences among us, the persistence of our traditions at the ground roots of life, a countercurrent for survival.

In 1979 the Festival welcomed the newly-arrived ethnic community of Vietnamese, who had brought with them rich folklife traditions. From the West Indies came immigrants who enliven our cities with the folk theatrical spectacle of Carnival. Native Americans from several tribal groups shared their knowledge of ways in which their housing has been adapted to local environmental conditions.The International Year of the Child was celebrated at the Festival in the program book cover and articles, and in the living presentations of children's folklife in the Children's Area, where Lumbee Indian children re-created a Field Day celebration, and several other children's communities enacted Halloween traditions. Occupational communities were represented by D.C. firefighters, taxicab drivers, and stonecarvers from the National Cathedral. Other communities represented, which had formed around particular interests or institutions, were a medicine show, mom-and-pop neighborhood stores, street criers, and CB radio clubs.

As with the two preceding years, the 1979 Festival (October 3-8) was held on a site on the National Mall later to be occupied by the National Museum of African American History and Culture, between 14th and 15th Streets and between Constitution Avenue and Madison Drive (see site plan). Indoor activities including a symposium focused on folk medicine took place in the National Museum of History and Technology, in the days preceding the outdoor Festival (September 27-30). The 1979 Program Book provided information on each of the programs.

The 1979 Festival was again co-presented by the Smithsonian Institution and National Park Service, with support from the U.S. Department of Energy and the Music Performance Trust Funds. It was organized by the Folklife Program within the Office of American and Folklife Studies.

Folklife Advisory Council

Wilcomb E. Washburn, Chairman, Roger Abrahams, Richard Ahlborn, Richard Dorson, William Fitzhugh, Lloyd Herman, Robert Laughlin, Scott Odell, Ralph Rinzler, Peter Seitel, E. Richard Sorenson, Thomas Vennum

Folklife Program, Office of American and Folklife Studies

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

National Park Service

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

Fieldworkers and presenters:

Nicholas Bocher, Sylvia Grider, Glenn Hinson, Marjorie Hunt, Fred Lieberman, Susan Manos, Phyllis May, Robert McCarl, Maxine Miska, Peter Nabokov, Elliott Parris, Kate Rinzler, Betsy Seamans, Barbara Strickland, Katherine Williams, Peggy Yocum

Shared Stewardship of Collections:

The Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage acknowledges and respects the right of artists, performers, Folklife Festival participants, community-based scholars, and knowledge-keepers to collaboratively steward representations of themselves and their intangible cultural heritage in media produced, curated, and distributed by the Center. Making this collection accessible to the public is an ongoing process grounded in the Center's commitment to connecting living people and cultures to the materials this collection represents. To view the Center's full shared stewardship policy, which defines our protocols for addressing collections-related inquiries and concerns, please visit https://doi.org/10.25573/data.21771155.

Forms Part Of:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1979 Festival of American Folklife forms part of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival records .

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: Papers

1967 Festival of American Folklife records - [Ongoing]

Related Archival Materials note:

Within the Rinzler Archives, related materials may be found in various collections such as the Ralph Rinzler papers and recordings, the Lily Spandorf drawings, the Diana Davies photographs, the Robert Yellin photographs, and the Curatorial Research, Programs, and Projects collection. Additional relevant materials may also be found in the Smithsonian Institution Archives concerning the Division of Performing Arts (1966-1983), Folklife Program (1977-1980), Office of Folklife Programs (1980-1991), Center for Folklife Programs and Cultural Studies (1991-1999), Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (1999-present), and collaborating Smithsonian units, as well as in the administrative papers of key figures such as the Secretary and respective deputies. Users are encouraged to consult relevant finding aids and to contact Archives staff for further information.

Restrictions:

Access to the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections is by appointment only. Visit our website for more information on scheduling a visit or making a digitization request. Researchers interested in accessing born-digital records or audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies.

Rights:

Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.

Topic:

Folk art  Search this

Folk music  Search this

Food habits  Search this

Folklore  Search this

arts and crafts  Search this

World music  Search this

Folk festivals  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Digital images

Notes

Negatives

Video recordings

Contracts

Audiocassettes

Business records

Memorandums

Slides (photographs)

Plans (drawings)

Audiotapes

Photographic prints

Videotapes

Correspondence

Citation:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1979 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.SFF.1979

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Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1979 Festival of American Folklife

Archival Repository:

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk59a8230d1-35c3-48d1-9e83-b362e383bb30

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-cfch-sff-1979

Biogeographical Region:

Tropical West Atlantic  Search this

Collector:

Waldo L. Schmitt  Search this

Place:

Charlestown, St. Christopher-Nevis, West Indies - Neotropics

Collection Date:

16 Apr 1958

Taxonomy:

Plantae Rhodophyta Gracilariales Gracilariaceae

Published Name:

Gracilaria verrucosa (Huds.) Papenfuss

Barcode:

00557359

USNM Number:

31308

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Botany

Algae

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/306af4e41-45e2-45f5-84c3-7269353586f1

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_2279479

Biogeographical Region:

Tropical West Atlantic  Search this

Collector:

K. E. Bucher  Search this

Barrett L. Brooks  Search this

Mark E. Hay  Search this

W. Fenical  Search this

Place:

Booby Island, St. Christopher-Nevis, West Indies - Neotropics

Collection Date:

20 Aug 1985

Taxonomy:

Plantae Rhodophyta Florideophyceae Ceramiales Rhodomelaceae

Published Name:

Laurencia sp.

Barcode:

00183749

USNM Number:

99672

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Botany

Algae

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3f9262c84-c5cb-478d-9ffd-71d746badcce

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_2320474

Biogeographical Region:

Tropical West Atlantic  Search this

Collector:

D. V. Nicholson  Search this

Place:

Charlestown, St. Christopher-Nevis, West Indies - Neotropics

Collection Date:

11 Apr 1956

Taxonomy:

Plantae Rhodophyta Nemaliales Galaxauraceae

Published Name:

Galaxaura flagelliformis

Barcode:

00559666

USNM Number:

33411

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Botany

Algae

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/34730a7e9-7894-4f71-8ff1-59bd37b09ab6

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_2326057

Biogeographical Region:

Tropical West Atlantic  Search this

Collector:

K. E. Bucher  Search this

Place:

Booby Island, St. Christopher-Nevis, West Indies - Neotropics

Collection Date:

20 Aug 1985

Taxonomy:

Plantae Chlorophyta Ulvophyceae Bryopsidales Halimedaceae

Published Name:

Halimeda sp.

Barcode:

00182866

USNM Number:

98729

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Botany

Algae

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33ea1b1ef-5387-450e-864b-e81388721860

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_2333057

Biogeographical Region:

Tropical West Atlantic  Search this

Collector:

K. E. Bucher  Search this

Barrett L. Brooks  Search this

Place:

Cow Rocks, St. Christopher-Nevis, West Indies - Neotropics

Collection Date:

20 Aug 1985

Taxonomy:

Plantae Chlorophyta Caulerpales Udoteaceae

Published Name:

Udotea sp.

Barcode:

00182929

USNM Number:

98797

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Botany

Algae

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3bbb6abf2-6467-4e17-b43b-284d24eb9cb8

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_2337702

Biogeographical Region:

Tropical West Atlantic  Search this

Collector:

Mark E. Hay  Search this

W. Fenical  Search this

Place:

Between Cow Rocks and Booby Island, St. Christopher-Nevis, West Indies - Neotropics

Collection Date:

20 Aug 1985

Taxonomy:

Chromista Ochrophyta Phaeophyceae Fucales Sargassaceae

Published Name:

Sargassum sp.

Barcode:

00183179

USNM Number:

99041

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Botany

Algae

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3fe05c374-7027-44bd-9169-f390f5265b68

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_2377794

Biogeographical Region:

Neotropical  Search this

Collector:

N. L. Krauss  Search this

Prep Count:

1

Preparation:

Envelope

Sex:

Male

Stage:

Adult

Place:

Charlestown, Saint Paul Charlestown, Nevis, Saint Kitts and Nevis

Collection Date:

Nov 1967

Taxonomy:

Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Odonata, Zygoptera, Coenagrionidae

Published Name:

Ischnura ramburii (Selys, 1850)

Barcode:

USNMENT00385191

USNM Number:

USNMENT385191

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Specimen Inventory

Data Source:

NMNH - Entomology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a7eb6c33-0f91-4d9b-a74f-0b2fa2493fd6

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhentomology_9300886

Biogeographical Region:

Neotropical  Search this

Collector:

N. L. Krauss  Search this

Prep Count:

1

Preparation:

Envelope

Sex:

Female

Stage:

Adult

Place:

Charlestown, Saint Paul Charlestown, Nevis, Saint Kitts and Nevis

Collection Date:

Nov 1967

Taxonomy:

Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Odonata, Zygoptera, Coenagrionidae

Published Name:

Ischnura ramburii (Selys, 1850)

Barcode:

USNMENT00385192

USNM Number:

USNMENT385192

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Specimen Inventory

Data Source:

NMNH - Entomology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3929cf9d1-6cc5-4a2e-8291-69793fc2098a

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhentomology_9300887

Biogeographical Region:

Neotropical  Search this

Collector:

H. W. C.  Search this

Prep Count:

4

Preparation:

Ethanol

Stage:

Larva

Place:

Basseterre, St. Kitts, [Not Stated], Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis

Collection Date:

6 Nov 1956

Taxonomy:

Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera, Cossidae

Published Name:

Psychonoctua near personalis Grote, 1865

Barcode:

USNMENT01492189

Other Numbers:

Jar : COSS-1268

USNM Number:

USNMENT1492189

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Specimen Inventory

Data Source:

NMNH - Entomology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3e35ee1fe-140c-42da-ab11-7fb1ee9f3f09

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhentomology_16904875

Collector:

W. H. Alexander  Search this

Preparation:

Remainder in Fluid

Skull

Sex:

Female

Stage:

Adult

Type Citation:

Miller, G. S. 1913 Aug 23. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 46: 90.

Type Status:

Type

Place:

Saint Kitts and Nevis, North America

Collection Date:

1901

Taxonomy:

Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Mammalia, Eutheria, Chiroptera, Molossidae, Molossinae

Published Name:

Molossus molossus debilis

Molossus debilis Miller, 1913

Other Numbers:

Mammals Field Number : No Number

USNM Number:

110935

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Vertebrate Zoology

Mammals

Data Source:

NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Mammals Division

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/31e5952c0-5a6e-40ae-bcc9-7405f937451d

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhvz_7242552

Collector:

F. A. Ober  Search this

Preparation:

Skin: Whole

Sex:

Male

Type Citation:

Oberholser, H. C. 29 Aug 1912. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 42: 561.

Type Status:

Type

Place:

St. Kitts, St. Kitts and Nevis, North America

Collection Date:

-- -- 18--

Taxonomy:

Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Aves, Ciconiiformes, Ardeidae

Published Name:

Butorides striatus virescens

Butorides virescens christophorensis Oberholser

Other Numbers:

Field Number : 221

USNM Number:

80921

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Vertebrate Zoology

Birds

Data Source:

NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Birds Division

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3c41ec117-aafd-4e15-a564-c3f328da42c5

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhvz_4009815

Biogeographical Region:

Tropical West Atlantic  Search this

Collector:

Waldo L. Schmitt  Search this

Place:

Charlestown, St. Christopher-Nevis, West Indies - Neotropics

Collection Date:

16 Apr 1958

Taxonomy:

Plantae Rhodophyta Corallinales Corallinaceae

Published Name:

Pneophyllum fragile

Heteroderma lejolisii

Barcode:

00560979

USNM Number:

31446

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Botany

Algae

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33641e57a-edd0-4116-a257-3f8d23c44fee

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_2279477

Collection Creator:

Architectural League of New York  Search this

Container:

Box 88, Folder 29

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1959

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment.

Collection Rights:

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

Collection Citation:

Architectural League of New York records, 1880s-1974, bulk 1927-1968. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation Fund

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Architectural League of New York records

Architectural League of New York records / Series 6: Functions and Events / 6.1: League-Sponsored Functions and Events / 1959 League-Sponsored Functions and Events

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw93f8fefab-730b-4682-b622-9c17ba7a78cd

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-archleag-ref2818

Collector:

Dr. Waldo L. Schmitt  Search this

D. V. Nicholson  Search this

Expedition:

Smithsonian - Bredin Caribbean Expedition  Search this

Ocean/Sea/Gulf:

North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea  Search this

Vessel:

Freelance R/V  Search this

Preparation:

Alcohol (Ethanol)

Place:

St. Kitts , Windward Beach, Coral Reef Opposite Frigate Bay, St. Kitts and Nevis, North Atlantic Ocean

Collection Date:

12 Apr 1956

USNM Number:

1496295

See more items in:

Invertebrate Zoology

Arthropoda

Data Source:

NMNH - Invertebrate Zoology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3accec3cb-6dff-45a5-b7f2-dfe5ebe7bdab

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhinvertebratezoology_14143683

Collector:

Dr. Waldo L. Schmitt  Search this

Ocean/Sea/Gulf:

North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea  Search this

Preparation:

Alcohol (Ethanol)

Place:

St. Kitts Island, Frigate Bay, Coral Reef, St. Kitts and Nevis, North Atlantic Ocean

Collection Date:

12 Apr 1956

USNM Number:

1496306

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Invertebrate Zoology

Arthropoda

Data Source:

NMNH - Invertebrate Zoology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b5f157a3-20f6-48f8-a97e-45571287a689

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhinvertebratezoology_14143694

Collector:

Dr. Waldo L. Schmitt  Search this

D. V. Nicholson  Search this

Expedition:

Smithsonian - Bredin Caribbean Expedition  Search this

Ocean/Sea/Gulf:

North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea  Search this

Vessel:

Freelance R/V  Search this

Preparation:

Alcohol (Ethanol)

Place:

St. Kitts , Windward Beach, Coral Reef Opposite Frigate Bay, St. Kitts and Nevis, North Atlantic Ocean

Collection Date:

12 Apr 1956

USNM Number:

1496413

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Invertebrate Zoology

Arthropoda

Data Source:

NMNH - Invertebrate Zoology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33b13b903-441d-4400-9bde-e55333b6d286

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhinvertebratezoology_14143801

Ocean/Sea/Gulf:

North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea  Search this

Vessel:

Oregon II R/V  Search this

Depth (m):

668 - 668

Preparation:

Dry

Place:

St. Kitts , N Of Black Rocks, St. Kitts and Nevis, North Atlantic Ocean

Collection Date:

9 Dec 1969

Published Name:

Circeaster americanus (Clark)

USNM Number:

E12713

See more items in:

Invertebrate Zoology

Echinodermata

Data Source:

NMNH - Invertebrate Zoology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33c870e0a-afe6-4917-a6df-79dc492eb112

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhinvertebratezoology_320023

Biogeographical Region:

Tropical West Atlantic  Search this

Collector:

K. E. Bucher  Search this

Place:

Booby Island, St. Christopher-Nevis, West Indies - Neotropics

Collection Date:

20 Aug 1985

Taxonomy:

Plantae Chlorophyta Bryopsidales Dichotomosiphonaceae

Published Name:

Avrainvillea rawsonii (Dickie) M. Howe

Barcode:

00182624

USNM Number:

98487

See more items in:

Botany

Algae

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3c411b257-ff5d-455d-b449-2074058aaae0

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_2333060