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"HIEROGLYPHICS", Egypt

Photographer:
Alexander, John White, 1856-1915  Search this
Creator:
B.S. Reynolds Co  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (Binder, color, 5.5 x 3.5 in)
Container:
Binder 15
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
Egypt
Scope and Contents:
HIEROGLYPHICS; 628.--THE HIEROGLYPHIC.--Mural Painting[,] in the Library of Congress, Washington.[,] John W. Alexander's series of panels[,] depicting the Evolution of the Book com-[,]prises: (1) The Cairn. (2) Oral Tradition.[,] (3) The Hieroglyphic. (4) The Picto-[,]graph, painting on skins. (5) The Manu-[,]script. (6) The Printing Press.; THIS SPACE MAY BE USED FOR MESSAGE; THE ADDRESS ONLY HERE; Post Card; Place Postage[,] Stamp Here[,] ONE CENT[,] for United States[,] and Island[,] Possessions, Cuba,[,] Canada and Mexico[,] TWO CENTS[,] elsewhere. Photographed by Alexander, John White, 1856-1915. Published by B. S. Reynolds Co., Washington.
Series Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Item Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Cultural landscapes  Search this
Identifier:
EEPA.2001-001, Item EEPA 2001-001-4178
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Stephen Grant postcards
Stephen Grant postcards / Egypt - Pyramids
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo75b405e5b-6e6f-4233-8b11-8302d92e0989
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-2001-001-ref5742

1984 Festival of American Folklife / Smithsonian Institution, National Park Service, June 27-July 1, July 4-8

Title:
Festival of American Folklife, 1984
Author:
Festival of American Folklife (1984 : Washington, D.C.)  Search this
Smithsonian Institution  Search this
United States National Park Service  Search this
Subject:
Festival of American Folklife (1984 : Washington, D.C.)  Search this
Physical description:
56 p. : ill ; 28 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Place:
United States
Alaska
Date:
1984
Topic:
Urban African Americans--Social life and customs  Search this
Folk festivals  Search this
Folklore  Search this
Social life and customs  Search this
Call number:
GR105.N56 F4 1984
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_928518

3c Joel Chandler Harris single

Title:
Scott Catalogue USA 980
Printer:
Bureau of Engraving and Printing  Search this
Depicts:
Joel Chandler Harris, American, 1848 - 1908  Search this
Medium:
paper; ink (bright red violet); adhesive / engraving
Type:
Postage Stamps
Place:
United States of America
Date:
December 9, 1948
Topic:
Literature  Search this
U.S. Stamps  Search this
Object number:
1980.2493.4071
See more items in:
National Postal Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm872cb4efc-96c8-4999-b9a4-0bea094d964f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_1980.2493.4071

Aaron Dixon Oral History Interview

Created by:
Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009  Search this
Interview of:
Aaron Dixon, American, born 1949  Search this
Interviewed by:
David P. Cline Ph. D., American, born 1969  Search this
Subject of:
Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982  Search this
Black Student Union at the University of Washington, American, founded 1968  Search this
University of Washington, American, founded 1861  Search this
Robert James Hutton, American, 1950 - 1968  Search this
Medium:
digital
Dimensions:
Duration: 2 hr., 27 min., 31 sec.
Total: 254.44 GB
Type:
video recordings
oral histories
digital media - born digital
Place collected:
Seattle, King County, Washington, United States, North and Central America
Date:
May 11, 2013
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
American West  Search this
Associations and institutions  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Education  Search this
Race relations  Search this
Social reform  Search this
U.S. History, 1961-1969  Search this
U.S. History, 1969-2001  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Object number:
2011.174.87.1a-k
Restrictions & Rights:
© Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
See more items in:
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title:
Civil Rights History Project
Classification:
Media Arts-Film and Video
Movement:
Civil Rights Movement
Black Power (Black Pride)
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54439386f-322b-486c-ab32-a22e38e7346a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.174.87.1a-k

Delegate

Published by:
MelPat Associates, American, 1965 - 1986  Search this
Created by:
C. Melvin Patrick, American, died 1985  Search this
Subject of:
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909  Search this
National Urban League, American, founded 1910  Search this
Sigma Phi Rho Fraternity, American, founded 1978  Search this
National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education, American, founded 1969  Search this
Association of Black Women Attorneys, American, founded 1976  Search this
National Urban Affairs Council, American, founded 1971  Search this
Raymond A. Jordan Jr., American, born 1943  Search this
National Association of Market Developers, American, founded 1953  Search this
The Links, Incorporated, American, founded 1946  Search this
Northside Center for Child Development, Inc., founded 1946  Search this
National Newspaper Publishers Association, American, founded 1827  Search this
Prince Hall Freemasonry, founded 1784  Search this
Chi Delta Mu Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1913  Search this
Top Ladies of Distinction, Inc., American, founded 1964  Search this
Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1937  Search this
Carats, Inc., American, founded 1959  Search this
Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1932  Search this
National United Church Ushers Association of America, Inc., American, founded 1919  Search this
Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1929  Search this
National Medical Association, American, founded 1895  Search this
Dr. Leslie L. Alexander, Jamaican American, 1917 - 2002  Search this
Smithsonian Institution, American, founded 1846  Search this
National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc., American, founded 1923  Search this
Morehouse College, American, founded 1867  Search this
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, American, founded 1913  Search this
Shriners International, American, founded 1870  Search this
Dr. Benjamin Elijah Mays, American, 1894 - 1984  Search this
Count Basie, American, 1904 - 1984  Search this
National Coalition of 100 Black Women, American, founded 1981  Search this
National Bankers Association, American, founded 1927  Search this
369th Veterans Association, American  Search this
One Hundred Black Men, Inc., American, founded 1963  Search this
Association for the Study of African American Life and History, American, founded 1915  Search this
Signed by:
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1906  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 10 13/16 × 8 7/16 × 9/16 in. (27.5 × 21.4 × 1.5 cm)
Type:
magazines (periodicals)
Place made:
Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted:
Martha's Vineyard, Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1985
Topic:
African American  Search this
Advertising  Search this
Associations and institutions  Search this
Black Enterprise  Search this
Black Press  Search this
Business  Search this
Communities  Search this
Fraternal organizations  Search this
Fraternities  Search this
Government  Search this
HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)  Search this
Journalism  Search this
Labor  Search this
Mass media  Search this
Men  Search this
Political organizations  Search this
Politics  Search this
Professional organizations  Search this
Religion  Search this
Social life and customs  Search this
Sororities  Search this
U.S. History, 1969-2001  Search this
Urban life  Search this
Women  Search this
Women's organizations  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Anne B. Patrick and the family of Hilda E. Stokely
Object number:
2012.167.19
Restrictions & Rights:
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ee110782-b949-43b4-bbec-56a00d4f086e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.167.19
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Freedomways Vol. 9 No. 3

Published by:
Freedomways Associates, Inc., American, 1961 - 1985  Search this
Edited by:
John Henrik Clarke, American, 1915 - 1998  Search this
Esther Cooper Jackson, American, born 1917  Search this
Jack O'Dell, American, 1923 - 2019  Search this
John Devine  Search this
Illustrated by:
John Biggers, American, 1924 - 2001  Search this
Written by:
Lindsay Barrett, Jamaican, born 1941  Search this
George Fishman  Search this
David Henderson  Search this
Subject of:
Amiri Baraka, American, 1934 - 2014  Search this
Paul Robeson, American, 1898 - 1976  Search this
Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper with metal
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 9 1/16 × 6 1/16 × 1/4 in. (23 × 15.4 × 0.7 cm)
Type:
magazines (periodicals)
Place printed:
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted:
Nigeria, Africa
Date:
1969
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
Africa  Search this
Black Press  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
International affairs  Search this
Literature  Search this
Poetry  Search this
Politics  Search this
U.S. History, 1961-1969  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Maurice Jackson
Object number:
2021.20.6
Restrictions & Rights:
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59b82a611-b5b9-4811-9fae-1398361c2ea4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2021.20.6
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Freedomways Vol. 9 No. 4

Published by:
Freedomways Associates, Inc., American, 1961 - 1985  Search this
Edited by:
John Henrik Clarke, American, 1915 - 1998  Search this
Esther Cooper Jackson, American, born 1917  Search this
Jack O'Dell, American, 1923 - 2019  Search this
John Devine  Search this
Illustrated by:
Elizabeth Catlett, Mexican and American, 1915 - 2012  Search this
Brumsic Brandon Jr., American, 1927 - 2014  Search this
Written by:
Ernest D. Kaiser, American, born 1916  Search this
Augusta Strong, American, 1934 - 1976  Search this
Mari Evans, American, 1923 - 2017  Search this
Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett, American, 1914 - 1997  Search this
Dr. W. D. Wright, American, born 1936  Search this
Edward P. Dozier, 1916 - 1971  Search this
Subject of:
Chief Joseph, 1840 - 1904  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper with metal
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 9 1/16 × 6 1/16 × 1/4 in. (23 × 15.4 × 0.7 cm)
Type:
magazines (periodicals)
Place printed:
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted:
Viet Nam, Asia
Date:
1969
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
Black Press  Search this
Caricature and cartoons  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Education  Search this
Language  Search this
Literature  Search this
Medicine  Search this
Poetry  Search this
Politics  Search this
Vietnam War, 1961-1975  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Maurice Jackson
Object number:
2021.20.7
Restrictions & Rights:
Unknown – Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Movement:
American Indian Movements
Chicano Movement / El Movimiento
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd548b766a2-01ac-4404-ab67-804f6bf07135
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2021.20.7
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The Crisis, Vol. 14, No. 4

Edited by:
W.E.B. Du Bois, American, 1868 - 1963  Search this
Subject of:
The Crisis, American, founded 1910  Search this
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909  Search this
Ell Persons, American, died 1917  Search this
Frederick Douglass, American, 1818 - 1895  Search this
Illustrated by:
William McKnight Farrow, American, 1885 - 1967  Search this
Written by:
Mary Burnett Talbert, American, 1866 - 1923  Search this
Lucian B. Watkins, American, 1878 - 1920  Search this
Georgia Douglas Johnson, American, 1880 - 1966  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper with metal
Dimensions:
H x W: 10 × 6 3/4 in. (25.4 × 17.1 cm)
H x W (Open): 10 × 13 1/2 in. (25.4 × 34.3 cm)
Type:
magazines (periodicals)
Place printed:
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted:
France, Europe
South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
East Saint Louis, St. Clair County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
Idlewild, Lake County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
Anacostia, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Date:
August 1917
Topic:
African American  Search this
Advertising  Search this
Associations and institutions  Search this
Black Press  Search this
British colonialism  Search this
Business  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Colonialism  Search this
Education  Search this
Labor  Search this
Literature  Search this
Lynching  Search this
Mass media  Search this
Military  Search this
Poetry  Search this
Race relations  Search this
Race riots  Search this
Recreation  Search this
Social life and customs  Search this
Social reform  Search this
Travel  Search this
U.S. History, 1865-1921  Search this
Women's organizations  Search this
World War I  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2015.97.15.4
Restrictions & Rights:
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
See more items in:
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Movement:
Anti-Lynching Movement
Women's Club Movement
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd595dd871c-44a5-4991-90d6-78d666cf3e94
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.97.15.4
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A Corrido of Struggle: Remembering Roberto Martínez and the Black Berets

Creator:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Type:
Blog posts
Smithsonian staff publications
Interviews
Blog posts
Published Date:
Sat, 16 Mar 2013 15:24:00 GMT
Topic:
Cultural property  Search this
See more posts:
Festival Blog
Data Source:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:posts_c476df16954fdf720c18a8c0741ce01a

A Life in Art: Alma Thomas 1891-1978 (1981-1982), National Museum of American Art, Printed Material

Collection Creator:
Thomas, Alma  Search this
Container:
Box 3, Folder 14
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1981-1983
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate copies requires advance notice.
Collection Rights:
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Collection Citation:
Alma Thomas papers, circa 1894-2001. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
Alma Thomas papers
Alma Thomas papers / Series 4: Exhibition Files
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9d0b4c83e-b6c3-43f3-8fa1-b6081f47f390
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aaa-thomalma-ref824
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A chronology of middle Missouri Plains village sites / Craig M. Johnson ; with contribution by Stanley A. Ahler ... [et al.]

Author:
Johnson, Craig M  Search this
Ahler, Stanley A  Search this
Physical description:
xvii, 325 p. : ill ; 28 cm
Type:
Chronology
Place:
Great Plains
Date:
2007
Topic:
Antiquities  Search this
History  Search this
Excavations (Archaeology)  Search this
Radiocarbon dating  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_835429

A companion to Latina/o studies / edited by Juan Flores and Renato Rosaldo

Author:
Flores, Juan 1943-2014  Search this
Rosaldo, Renato  Search this
Physical description:
xxviii, 528 p. ; 26 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Date:
2007
Topic:
Hispanic Americans--Study and teaching  Search this
Hispanic Americans--Social conditions  Search this
Hispanic Americans--Intellectual life  Search this
Hispanic Americans--Race identity  Search this
Race relations  Search this
Study and teaching  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_812776

A guide for collectors of oral traditions and folk cultural material in Pennsylvania by MacEdward Leach and Henry Glassie

Author:
Leach, MacEdward 1896-1967  Search this
Author:
Glassie, Henry 1941-  Search this
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission  Search this
Physical description:
vii, 70 pages illustration 23 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvanie
Date:
1968
Topic:
Folklore--Fieldwork  Search this
Folklore--Methodology  Search this
Folklore  Search this
Oral tradition  Search this
Folklore--Recherche sur le terrain  Search this
Folklore--Méthodologie  Search this
Call number:
GR110.P4 L43
GR110.P4L43
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1066

African perspectives : pre-colonial history, anthropology, and ethnomusicology / Regine Allgayer-Kaufmann, Michael Weber (eds.)

Author:
Allgayer-Kaufmann, Regine  Search this
Weber, Michael 1960-  Search this
Kubik, Gerhard 1934-  Search this
Physical description:
370 p. : ill. (1 col.), music ; 23 cm. + 1 DVD-ROM (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)
Type:
Congresses
Place:
Africa
Date:
2008
Topic:
Music--History and criticism  Search this
Anthropology  Search this
Ethnomusicology  Search this
Call number:
ML350.1 .A37 2008
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_929321

African-American folktales for young readers : including favorite stories from African and African-American storytellers / collected and edited by Richard Alan Young and Judy Dockrey Young

Author:
Young, Richard 1946-  Search this
Young, Judy Dockrey 1949-  Search this
Physical description:
176 p. : ill. ; 22 cm
Type:
Folklore
Place:
United States
Date:
1993
Topic:
African Americans  Search this
Tales  Search this
Call number:
PZ8.1.A252 1993X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_447020

Also called Sacajawea : Chief Woman's stolen identity / Thomas H. Johnson ; with Helen S. Johnson

Author:
Johnson, Thomas Hoevet 1943-  Search this
Johnson, Helen S  Search this
Subject:
Sacagawea  Search this
Physical description:
x, 124 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm
Type:
Biography
Place:
United States
Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming
Lemhi Indian Reservation (Idaho)
Date:
2008
C2008
19th century
Topic:
Shoshoni women  Search this
Mistaken identity  Search this
Oral tradition  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_899058

America's musical life : a history / Richard Crawford

Author:
Crawford, Richard 1935-  Search this
Physical description:
xv, 976 p. : ill. ; 25 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Date:
2001
Topic:
Music--History and criticism  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_620514

American Indian rhetorics of survivance : word medicine, word magic / edited by Ernest Stromberg

Author:
Stromberg, Ernest  Search this
Physical description:
viii, 286 p. ; 23 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Date:
2006
C2006
Topic:
Ethnic identity  Search this
Government relations  Search this
Rhetoric  Search this
Oral tradition  Search this
Ethnic relations  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_796846

American Indians and the Civil War / Robert K. Sutton and John A. Latschar, editors

Editor:
Sutton, Robert Kent  Search this
Latschar, John A.  Search this
Author:
United States National Park Service  Search this
Physical description:
215 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 23 cm
Type:
Books
History
Place:
United States
Date:
2013
Civil War, 1861-1865
Topic:
History  Search this
Participation, Indian  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1087702

Amulet Or Charm

Collector:
William J. Fisher  Search this
Donor Name:
William J. Fisher  Search this
Length - Object:
10 cm
Culture:
Eskimo, Yup'ik  Search this
Eskimo, Alutiiq (Sugpiaq), Koniag  Search this
Object Type:
Charm
Place:
Bristol Bay / Nabachtalik River (Napartalek), Alaska, United States, North America
Accession Date:
10 Feb 1894
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
027806
USNM Number:
E168626-0
See more items in:
Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3cc7e922c-0630-4c1e-824a-a6650a07fea6
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8348741
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