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YouTube Videos

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YouTube Videos

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Education  Search this

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FreerSackler

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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery  Search this

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YouTube Videos

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Education  Search this

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Art, Asian  Search this

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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

YouTube Channel:

FreerSackler

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Creator:

Smithsonian Channel  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2015-05-29T04:00:01.000Z

YouTube Category:

Entertainment  Search this

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Smithsonian Channel

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Creator:

Gillespie, Dizzy, 1917-1993  Search this

Fishman, Charles  Search this

Extent:

20 Cubic feet ( 31 boxes, 2 map folders)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Awards

Business records

Clippings

Manuscripts

Financial records

Photographs

Music

Posters

Audiovisual materials

Date:

1940-2006

bulk 1987-1993

Summary:

Collection documents the career of noted American jazz musician Dizzy Gillespie, through a donation from his former manager, Charles Fishman.

Scope and Contents:

The collection primarily documents Charles Fishman's tenure as Gillespie's manager, 1985-1993, and is composed of business records. There is also a significant amount of personal material and photographs from the 1940s-1980s, much of which was saved by Mr. Fishman when Dizzy Gillespie wanted to throw these materials away or take them home.

Arrangement:

The collection is divided into eleven series.

Series 1: Personal Materials, 1988-1993

Series 2: Correspondence, 1987-2002

Series 3: Business Files, 1979-2001

Series 4: Contracts, 1989-1993

Series 5: Performance Programs, 1984-1987

Series 6: Awards and Honors, 1989-1991

Series 7: Music Manuscripts, undated

Series 8: Photographs, 1941-1993

Subseries 8.1: Dizzy Gillespie, 1941-1992

Subseries 8.2: Albums, 1988-1993

Subseries 8.3: Other Artrists, undated

Subseries 8.4: Negatives, undated

Series 9: Newspaper clippings and magazine articles, 1958-2000, undated

Series 10: Artwork and Posters, 1987-2006

Subseries 10.1: Artwork, 1990-2004

Subseries 10.2: Posters, 1987-2006

Series 11: Audio Visual Materials, 1950-1992

Biographical / Historical:

Born in South Carolina in 1917, John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie was a master jazz trumpeter, bandleader, singer, and composer. In the 1940s, he was one of the principal developers of both bebop and Afro-Cuban jazz. Through the multitudes of musicians with whom he played and who he encouraged, he was one of the most influential players in the history of jazz.

The youngest of nine children, Gillespie was exposed to music by his father, a part-time bandleader who kept all his band's instruments at home, where young Gillespie tried them out. At age twelve, he received a music scholarship to the Laurinburg Institute in North Carolina, where he played trumpet in the school band. In 1935, at age eighteen, he moved to Philadelphia and joined his first band, where his clownish onstage behavior and sense of humor earned him his nickname, "Dizzy." Thereafter, he was almost constantly joining and leaving, or forming and disbanding, bands of various size and style, as he set out to first hone his talent, then to develop his own creative innovations and to publish his recordings, and then to fulfill his lifelong desire to lead his own band. Along the way, he played with, collaborated with, encouraged, and influenced, all of the major – and most of the minor – jazz musicians of his age, including Charlie Parker, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Benny Carter, Billy Eckstine, Cab Calloway, and John Coltrane.

In 1937, Gillespie moved to New York, where he joined Teddy Hill's band; with Hill he made his first overseas tour, to England and France. By 1939, he had joined Cab Calloway's band and also had received his first exposure to Afro-Cuban music. In 1940, Gillespie met Charlie "Bird" Parker, Thelonious Monk, and Kenny Clarke and together they began developing a distinctive, more complex style of jazz that became known as bebop or bop. In the early 1940s, Gillespie made several recordings of this new sound. In 1945, he formed and led his own big band, which was quickly downsized into a quintet due to financial problems. He was able to reform the band the next year and keep it together for four years, but it was disbanded in 1950. During this time, he began to incorporate Latin and Cuban rhythms into his work. In 1953, a dancer accidentally fell on his trumpet and bent the bell. Gillespie decided he liked the altered tone and thereafter had his trumpets specially made that way.

In 1956, after leading several small groups, the U.S. State Department asked Gillespie to assemble a large band for an extensive cultural tour to Syria, Pakistan, Turkey, Greece, and Yugoslavia; a second tour, to South America, took place several months later. Although he kept the band together for two more years, the lack of government funding prevented him from keeping such a large group going and he returned to leading small ensembles. In 1964, displaying the humor for which he was well-known, Gillespie put himself forward as a candidate for President.

Gillespie continued to tour, perform, record, and to collaborate with a wide range of other musicians throughout the 1970s and 1980s. He continued to encourage new styles and new talents, such as Arturo Sandoval, whom he discovered during a 1977 visit to Cuba. In 1979, Gillespie published his autobiography, To Be or Not to Bop. In the late 1980s, he organized and led the United Nations Orchestra, a 15-piece ensemble that showcased the fusion of Latin and Caribbean influences with jazz. In these later years, although still performing, he began to slow down and enjoy the rewards of his extraordinary talent. He received several honorary degrees, was crowned a chief in Nigeria, was awarded the French Commandre d'Ordre des Artes et Lettres, won a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and received both the Kennedy Center Medal of Arts and the ASCAP Duke Ellington Award for 50 Years of Achievement as a composer, performer, and bandleader. Dizzy Gillespie passed away on January 6, 1993.

Related Materials:

Materials held in the Archives Center

Duke Ellington Collection (NMAH.AC.0301)

Paquito D'Rivera Papers (NMAH.AC.0891)

Materials held in the Division of Culture and the Arts

Includes Dizzy Gillespie's iconic "bent" trumpet (1986.0003.01); sound recordings, a button, and a sculpture.

Materials at Other Organizations

Dizzy Gillespie Collection, circa 1987-2000, University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives

Provenance:

The collection was donated by Charles Fishman, Dizzy Gillespie's manager, in 2007.

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research. Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves. Researchers must use reference copies of audio-visual materials. When no reference copy exists, the Archives Center staff will produce reference copies on an "as needed" basis, as resources allow.

Rights:

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

Topic:

Jazz musicians -- United States  Search this

Trumpet players -- 20th century  Search this

Genre/Form:

Awards

Business records -- 20th century

Clippings -- 20th century

Manuscripts -- Music -- 20th century

Financial records -- 20th century

Photographs -- Black-and-white photoprints -- 1940-2000

Music -- Manuscripts

Posters -- 20th century

Audiovisual materials

Citation:

Charismic Productions Records of Dizzy Gillespie, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0979

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Charismic Productions Records of Dizzy Gillespie

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0979

Creator:

Graham, James Reid  Search this

Publisher:

Albertype Co.  Search this

Asheville Postcard Company  Search this

Collotype Co. (Elizabeth, N.J. and N.Y.C.)  Search this

Dexter Press  Search this

H. A. Mirza & Sons  Search this

Honolulu Paper Company  Search this

Lehnert & Landrock  Search this

Mahatta & Co.  Search this

Sarrafian Bros.  Search this

Names:

Island Curio (Company), publisher or seller  Search this

Behar, Isaac (editor or publisher)  Search this

Harriz, Michel (photographer or publisher)  Search this

Photographer:

Ferger, Henri R. (Henri Rabb), b. 1889  Search this

Malhotra, K. L.  Search this

Stewart, R. R. (Ralph Randles), 1890-  Search this

ʻAbbūd, Karīmah  Search this

Extent:

8 Copy prints

1 Sketched map

1,850 Prints (circa, silver gelatin (some on postcard stock))

1,500 Negatives (circa, nitrate)

96 Printed postcards (collotype, color halftone, halftone)

Culture:

Chinese  Search this

Japanese  Search this

Kashmiri (South Asian people)  Search this

East Indians  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Copy prints

Sketched map

Prints

Negatives

Printed postcards

Postcards

Photographs

Place:

India

Jammu and Kashmir (India)

Pakistan

Israel

Palestine

Hong Kong (China)

Japan

Syria

India -- religion

Hawaii

Date:

circa 1929-1932

Scope and Contents note:

Photographs made and collected by James Reid Graham during his travels in India and Asia. They document the people, their natural and built environments, religious shrines and objects (including Buddhist, Hindu, and Catholic representations), transportation (including by yak, donkey, boat, airplane, and ricksha), games (particularly polo and field hockey), gatherings, and crafts.

The photographs depict locations in northern India and Pakistan, southern India and Ceylon, Egypt, Greece, Israel and Palestine, Syria, Hong Kong, Japan, Hawaii, and possibly Yale University.

Some photographs by Ralph Randles Stewart, a botanist who worked at Gordon College from 1911-1954; Reverend Henri R. Ferger, a missionary and teacher for the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions in India; and K. L. Malhotra. Includes postcards by Sarrafian Bros, Isaac Behar, Karimeh Abbud, Michel Harriz, Albertype Co., Asheville Postcard Co., Dexter Press, Lehnert & Landrock, Honolulu Paper Co., Collotype Co., Mahatta & Co., Island Curio Co., and H. A. Mirza & Sons.

Biographical/Historical note:

James Reid Graham was as a Presbyterian missionary at Gordon College in Rawalpindi, Punjab (1929-1932). His doctoral dissertation for the Yale University Department of Religion was "The Arya Samaj as a Reformation in Hinduism, with Special Reference to Caste," submitted in 1943.

Local Call Number(s):

NAA Photo Lot 88-37

Location of Other Archival Materials:

Albertype Company negatives can be found in the National Anthropological Archives in Photo Lot 25.

Additional Isaac Behar and Lehnert & Landrock postcards can be found in the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives Postcard Collection.

Restrictions:

Original nitrate negatives are in cold storage and require advanced notice for viewing.

Rights:

Contact the repository for terms of use.

Topic:

Sports  Search this

Genre/Form:

Postcards

Photographs

Citation:

Photo Lot 88-37, James Reid Graham photographs and postcard collection of India and Asia, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

NAA.PhotoLot.88-37

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-naa-photolot-88-37

Author:

Oppian active 2nd century  Search this

Author:

Oppian of Apamea  Search this

Diaper, William -1717  Search this

Jones, John 1696 or 1697-  Search this

Engraver:

Burg, M. active 1722  Search this

Physical description:

[8], 13, [3], 232, [8] pages 22 cm. (8vo)

Type:

Translations into English

Early works to 1800

Nomenclature (Popular)

Poetry

Pre-Linnean works

Early works

Initials (Provenance)

Morocco bindings (Binding)

Printers' devices (Printing)

Subscribers' lists

Subscription lists (Publishing)

Translations

Place:

Great Britain

England

Oxford

Date:

1722

18th century

Topic:

Didactic poetry, Greek  Search this

Fishes  Search this

Fishing  Search this

Zoology  Search this

Call number:

PA4253.O6 E5 1722X

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_1012060

Collector:

Palestine Exploration Fund  Search this

Extent:

56 Mounted prints (albumen)

Culture:

Palestinian Arabs  Search this

Jews  Search this

Samaritans  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Mounted prints

Photographs

Place:

Middle East -- Antiquities

Syria

Israel

Palestine

Date:

circa 1890-1895

Scope and Contents note:

Photographs collected by the Palestine Exploration Fund depicting sites and peoples in Syria, Israel, and Palestine that relate to Biblical events. Sites include the Great Mosque in Damascus, Nazareth, a Samaritan camp, remains of synagogues, Mount Gerizim, and Jerusalem. The photographs, which were either made or funded by members of the Palestine Exploration Fund, were collected by the United States National Museum for the Cotton States and International Exposition in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1895; many of them still have the accompanying text from that exhibit, including identification information and Biblical citations.

Biographical/Historical note:

The Palestine Exploration Fund was established in 1865 by a group of British academics and clergymen to "promote research into the archaeology and history, manners and customs and culture, topography, geology and natural sciences of biblical Palestine and the Levant."

Local Call Number(s):

NAA Photo Lot 158, USNM ACC 29586, USNM ACC 22944, USNM ACC 23302

Location of Other Archival Materials:

This collection has been relocated from Photo Lot 79-38.

Additional Palestine Exploration Fund photographs, previously filed in Photo Lot 97, have been relocated and merged with Photo Lot 158. These photographs were also funded and collected by the Palestine Exploration Fund and form part of this collection.

Images of exhibits at the Cotton States and International Exposition can be found in the National Anthropological Archives in the BAE historical negatives.

The Smithsonian Institution Archives holds the Exposition Records of the Smithsonian Institution and the United States National Museum, 1867-1940 (SIA RU000070).

Additional material from the Palestine Exploration Fund can be found in the Department of Anthropology in accession 35833.

The Palestine Exploration Fund archives holds additional photographs and artifacts relating to its studies.

Material found in Gus Van Beek's office can also be found in the National Anthropological Archives Photo Lot 79-34.

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Palestine Exploration Fund photograph collection of Biblical antiquities and sites, circa 1890-1895

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Access to the collection requires an appointment.

Rights:

Contact the repository for terms of use.

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Citation:

Photo lot 158, Palestine Exploration Fund photograph collection of Biblical antiquities and sites, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NAA.PhotoLot.158

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-naa-photolot-158

Medium:

Glazed clay

Dimensions:

H x Diam: 40 × 38.9 cm (15 3/4 × 15 5/16 in)

Style:

Raqqa ware

Type:

Ceramic

Vessel

Origin:

Raqqa, Syria

Date:

11th-12th century

Topic:

Syria  Search this

Raqqa ware  Search this

Arts of the Islamic World  Search this

iridescence  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1903.202

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye34b2b57a7-c77f-4a5c-bde4-4acb56f93528

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_F1903.202

Medium:

Glazed clay

Dimensions:

H x Diam: 41.6 × 37.9 cm (16 3/8 × 14 15/16 in)

Style:

Raqqa ware

Type:

Ceramic

Vessel

Origin:

Raqqa, Syria

Date:

11th-12th century

Topic:

Syria  Search this

Raqqa ware  Search this

Arts of the Islamic World  Search this

iridescence  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1903.203

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3fddb420b-b8ea-46e0-828d-f6b77e8f5211

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_F1903.203

Medium:

Stone-paste with manganese-purple glaze

Dimensions:

H x Diam: 44.5 × 35.2 cm (17 1/2 × 13 7/8 in)

Style:

Raqqa ware

Type:

Ceramic

Vessel

Origin:

Raqqa, Syria

Date:

13th century

Period:

Ayyubid period

Topic:

Ayyubid period (1171 - 1250)  Search this

Syria  Search this

Raqqa ware  Search this

Arts of the Islamic World  Search this

iridescence  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1903.226

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye39a2ff6a7-ff8c-4fa6-accb-34dd768c646c

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_F1903.226

Medium:

Stone-paste painted with glaze

Dimensions:

H x Diam: 34.6 × 21.7 cm (13 5/8 × 8 9/16 in)

Style:

Raqqa ware

Type:

Ceramic

Vessel

Origin:

Raqqa, Syria

Date:

11th-12th century

Topic:

Syria  Search this

Raqqa ware  Search this

Arts of the Islamic World  Search this

iridescence  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1903.227

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Google Cultural Institute

The Story of the Beautiful

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye34f15201d-db7e-413d-8233-8aff872f960d

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_F1903.227

Medium:

Stone-paste painted under glaze

Dimensions:

H x Diam: 39.5 × 31.4 cm (15 9/16 × 12 3/8 in)

Style:

Raqqa ware

Type:

Ceramic

Vessel

Origin:

Raqqa, Syria

Date:

12th-13th century

Topic:

inscription  Search this

Syria  Search this

Raqqa ware  Search this

Arts of the Islamic World  Search this

iridescence  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1904.143

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Related Online Resources:

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The Story of the Beautiful

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3850f30a3-4b9d-4c31-b389-a61e064d0b5a

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_F1904.143

Medium:

Stone-paste painted under glaze

Dimensions:

H x Diam: 28 × 22.2 cm (11 × 8 3/4 in)

Style:

Raqqa ware

Type:

Ceramic

Vessel

Origin:

Raqqa, Syria

Date:

12th-13th century

Topic:

Syria  Search this

Raqqa ware  Search this

Arts of the Islamic World  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1904.144

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Related Online Resources:

Google Cultural Institute

The Story of the Beautiful

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3c9abe394-7bb3-4c71-9722-d8f81c9d23fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_F1904.144

Medium:

Glazed clay

Dimensions:

H x Diam: 32.5 × 36.1 cm (12 13/16 × 14 3/16 in)

Style:

Raqqa ware

Type:

Ceramic

Vessel

Origin:

Raqqa, Syria

Date:

11th-12th century

Topic:

Syria  Search this

Raqqa ware  Search this

Arts of the Islamic World  Search this

iridescence  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1904.145

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Related Online Resources:

Google Cultural Institute

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye337f3aef6-daa3-4f1b-b4b6-4d71e11cfa2b

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_F1904.145

Collector:

Whitehead, Henry P. (Prenton), 1917-2002  Search this

Extent:

156.91 Linear feet (178 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pamphlets

Sound recordings

Clippings

Memorabilia

Newspapers

Photographs

Books

Brochures

Date:

1843-2010

bulk 1940-1986

Summary:

The papers of historian Henry P. Whitehead measure 156.91 linear feet and date from 1843 to 2010 (bulk 1945-1986). The collection documents Whitehead's careers, as well as his family and personal life. The collection also includes the personal papers of Tomlinson D. Todd, Elizabeth B. Delaney and the Howard Theatre Foundation. The combined collection is comprised of black theatrical memorabilia; materials relating to civil rights activities in the District of Columbia; and the African American experience in general. Included are playbills, sheet music, admission tickets, newspapers, magazines, books, photographs, clippings, flyers, brochures, pamphlets, sound recordings, research files, and other material.

Scope and Contents note:

The papers of historian Henry P. Whitehead measure 156.91 linear feet and date from 1843 to 2010 (bulk 1945-1986). The collection includes the personal papers of Henry P. Whitehead, Tomlinson D. Todd, Elizabeth B. Delaney and the Howard Theatre Foundation. The collection is divided into four series.

Series I focuses on Whitehead and includes papers dating from 1843 to his death in 2011. This series includes biographical material including a large amount of appointment books, identification and membership cards, resumes, certificates, and personal and family material. There is a limited amount of correspondence, which focuses on his personal relationships with family, friends, and general correspondence relating primarily to his work as a local historian.

Also found within Whitehead's papers are countless records from his time employed by the Washington DC government. Materials include memoranda, notes, research material, handbooks, guides, manuals, affirmative action info and records, affirmative action plans, promotion recommendations, recruitment plans and summaries, personnel files (complaints), civil actions and reports related too Whitehead's 37 years of government employment. It reflects the activities of numerous departments, primarily in regards to employment and affirmative action.

There are also a number of files that document Whitehead's involvement in numerous community organizations. Among the organizations in which Whitehead was involved include U Street Festival, Lincoln Corporation, and the U Street Theater Foundation. The papers of the U Street Foundation document the production and establishment of the annual U Street Festival. The Lincoln Theater Foundation and the U Street Theater Foundation papers document the efforts to reopen the Lincoln Theater. Also included are Whitehead's research on the Lincoln as well as old Lincoln Theatre programs. Additionally found within this series are documents and clippings on the economic development within Washington DC particularly in the Shaw/U Street location.

The majority of this series consists of printed material. Printed material in this series includes books, clippings, magazines, newsletters, newspapers, press releases, sheet music, programs as well as promotional material for several Washington DC theaters and organizations. There is a large quantity of theater programs dating from 1900-1986. The majority of the clippings and magazines are theater related topics, coupled with a miscellaneous selection of clippings on topics that presumably captured Whitehead's attention.

Research, notes and writings include a large amount of scrapbooks compiled by Whitehead of mostly photocopied clippings documenting Washington DC history, African American theater history, and general African American history. Five scrapbooks were compiled by an unknown source and were previously housed in the New York Public Library collection. Two scrapbooks are about general theater history one about Frances Starr and one about Margaret Anglin. There is also one scrapbook pertaiing to Mae Hall. Also included are a large amount of research notes and notebooks along with general miscellaneous notes.

There are several photographs of African Americans in the performing arts as well as images of Washington DC and several unidentified men, women, and children.

Audio recordings include 23 cassette from the Alexandria Church of God.

The remainder of the collection consists of the papers of Tomlinson D. Todd, Elizabeth B. Delaney, and those about the Howard Theatre.

The Howard Theatre papers are arranged in Series II and include documents relating to the Washington DC historic Howard Theatre and date from 1910 to 1986. The papers in this series predominantly document the Howard Theatre Foundation's efforts to reestablish and run the Howard Theatre in which Whitehead was the vice president. Records include business correspondence, founding documents, photographs, memoranda, press releases, member lists, financial records, clippings, and scrapbooks of clippings pertaining to the organization and theatre.

The correspondence in the collection include a handful of letters from the Washington DC government along with individuals and organizations. Also included is a large amount of interoffice memoradums.

Administrative records include lawsuits, resolutions, meeting minutes, grant proposals, press releases, memoranda, member lists, studies and reports.

Financial records include check stubs, receipts, invoices, bank statements, expenses, and contribution lists. Printed material includes original and photocopied clippings relating to the history and coverage of the foundation activities. Mostly promotional material as flyers, brochures, and press releases along with programs. In particular two 1920 Howard Theatre programs.

The scrapbooks of original and photocopied clippings compiled by Whitehead chronicle the history of the theatre and coverage of the foundation activities.

There are three VHS cassette featuring Whitehead discussing the Howard Theatre. Also found in series 2 are numerous stock investment record books belonging to A.E. Lichtman one of the early managers of the Howard Theatre. In addition early correspondence between Lichtman and the Rex Amusement Company concerning operational management issues of the Howard Theatre.

The Tomlinson D. Todd papers are arranged in Series III and date from 1902-1986 they include organization files, collected printed materials, subject files, and personal papers.

The collection includes materials relating to organizations in which there was a relationship to Todd's work and in which he had an interest primarily during the 1940s and 1950s, organizations include the National Negro Congress (ca, 1946-1947); the Congress for Industrial Organizations (1943-1947); National Council of Negro Women (1947-1949); Committee for Racial Democracy in the Nation's Capital (1947-1948).

The subject files include documents from three of Todd's organizations; Institute on Race Relation, Club Internationale, and his radio program "Americans All". As well as printed material from Todd's alma mater Lincoln University.

The largest subject file is "Americans All" which includes radio scripts as well as audio recording of a few programs and public service announcements. Also found are several black and white photographs of Todd at the radio studio. Printed materials include newspapers, leaflets, convention proceedings, and flyers, There are a large amount of programs ranging from church worship to convention as well as performance. Also present is a small amount of personal papers, including resumes, certificates, admission tickets, family documents, and travel ephemera from his all expense paid trip to Nigeria.

There are a few photographs of Todd at functions and with notable individuals as well as some family, friends and travel.

Elizabeth's B. Delaney papers are arranged in Series IV and date from 1874-1973.

The papers primarily document her involvement in four organizations, the Grand Oder of Odd Fellow of Kentucky, the Order Eastern Star Kentucky, the State Federation of Colored Women's Clubs of Kentucky and the National Association of Colored Women. There is a small amount of printed material belonging to her son primarily the Alpha Phi Alpha material and Gospel Choral Sheet Music, and books.

The Scrapbook was complied by Whitehead consisting of photocopied clipping documenting the life of Elizabeth B. Delaney.

Arrangement note:

This collection is arranged into four series:

Series 1: Henry P. Whitehead papers Series 2: Howard Theatre Series 3: Tomlinson D. Todd Series 4. Elizabeth B. Delaney

Biographical/Historical note:

Henry Preston Whitehead Jr., was a native of Columbus Ohio. A graduate of Ohio State University, where he also attended law school and was a member of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity. Mr. Whitehead discovered Washington's "Black Broadway" in 1940, when he was a soldier in town on a weekend furlough. As he served in the Army in the South Pacific during World War II. Prior to moving to Washington DC Henry P. Whitehead worked for five years as a liquor inspector. Mr. Whitehead moved to Washington D.C. in 1949 and worked for the Post Office before working for the District of Columbia government where he stayed 21 years. He led several equal employment initiatives during the 1960s and 1970s, and was last employed as associate director of the District's Office of Human Rights. In 1980 after putting in 37 years of government service Mr. Whitehead retired. Mr. Whitehead was an historian who led efforts to restore Washington's U Street cultural corridor and achieved recognition as an authority on and collector of black theatrical memorabilia. Mr. Whitehead worked to promote and preserve the city's rich African American cultural heritage.

Mr. Whitehead, served as the chairman and president for 10 years of the Howard Theater Foundation Inc., which he helped establish. There he led the effort to include Howard Theatre in the National Register of Historic Places.

Similarly he was an active member of the U Street Festival Foundation. He was an adviser to the Kennedy Center, Anacostia Museum, and other Smithsonian Institution units and contributed materials to their exhibitions. He was also a consultant to historical documentaries broadcast on public television and radio, including PBS's "Duke Ellington's Washington." His writings included "Remembering U Street," a book used for annual festivals in the historic area.

Mr. Whitehead was also the founder and board member of the Lincoln Theatre Foundation.

Henry P. Whitehead Jr. died on January 8th 2002 at the age of 84.

Related Materials:

Related archival materials in the Institute on Race Relations records in the Anacostia Community Museum Archives.

This collection also contains artifacts catalogued in the ACM Objects collection.

Provenance:

The collection was donated to the Anacostia Community Museum on September 1, 2005 by Michael A. Watkins.

Restrictions:

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

Rights:

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

Topic:

Howard Theatre (Washington, D.C.)  Search this

African Americans  Search this

National Negro Congress (U.S.)  Search this

National Council of Negro Women  Search this

Radio broadcasting  Search this

African American neighborhoods  Search this

African American musicians  Search this

Genre/Form:

Pamphlets

Sound recordings

Clippings

Memorabilia -- 20th century

Newspapers

Photographs

Books

Brochures

Citation:

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

Identifier:

ACMA.06-042

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Henry P. Whitehead collection

Archival Repository:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-acma-06-042

Creator:

Smithsonian Magazine  Search this

Type:

Blog posts

Smithsonian staff publications

Conversations and talks

Blog posts

Published Date:

Mon, 23 Nov 2020 20:42:52 +0000

Topic:

Custom RSS  Search this

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Smithsonian Article Database

Data Source:

Smithsonian Magazine

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:posts_3bc11038d075932358a6d4fe6f740eaa

Biogeographical Region:

34 - Western Asia  Search this

Collector:

J. Bornmüller  Search this

Max. Elevation:

1300  Search this

Min. Elevation:

1200  Search this

Place:

Syriaca. In Libano; supra Ain-Zahalta. in pinetes., Syria, Asia-Temperate

Collection Date:

18 Jun 1910

Common name:

redtop

Taxonomy:

Plantae Monocotyledonae Poales Poaceae Pooideae

Published Name:

Agrostis gigantea Roth

Barcode:

04026260

USNM Number:

1109180

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Botany

Flowering plants and ferns

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/35c3f0073-3f15-4bbd-8602-bf120858feab

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_15866627

Biogeographical Region:

34 - Western Asia  Search this

Collector:

ex herb. Postian. apud Colleg. Syriens. Protest.  Search this

Place:

Syriæ Littoralis. Beirut., Syria, Asia-Temperate

Collection Date:

28 Jun 1878

Common name:

ferngrass

Taxonomy:

Plantae Monocotyledonae Poales Poaceae Pooideae

Published Name:

Catapodium rigidum (L.) C.E. Hubb.

Barcode:

03895198

USNM Number:

822191

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Botany

Flowering plants and ferns

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3903b1027-4ef9-4697-ba2a-4868091c8b1e

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_15847913

Biogeographical Region:

34 - Western Asia  Search this

Collector:

L. Vincent  Search this

Place:

Syriaca. Beryti., Syria, Asia-Temperate

Collection Date:

April 31 1888

Taxonomy:

Plantae Monocotyledonae Poales Poaceae Pooideae

Published Name:

Festuca membranacea Kit.

Barcode:

04049414

USNM Number:

1007031

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Botany

Flowering plants and ferns

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/31507c6e4-f732-4c4c-ad51-3a458ee81af2

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_15824230