159 Video recordings (U-matic 3/4" video recordings)
1 Video recording (VHS 1/2" video recording)
15 Linear feet (15 boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Video recordings
Videocassettes
Place:
United States -- Race relations
United States -- Rural conditions
Date:
1989-1994
Scope and Contents note:
The collection, which dates from 1989 to 1994 and measures 15 linear feet, documents the reminiscences of elderly members of various African-American churches in the Atlanta area, as well as individual church histories, outstanding personalities of the South, religious expression in the South, and styles of singing and worship. The collection is comprised of audiovisual materials.
Biographical/Historical note:
Atlanta Interfaith Broadcasters, Inc. is the nation's largest regional interfaith cable network. AIB has been providing faith-based communities and nonprofit service organizations access to a larger audience since 1969. AIB remains a destination for international dignitaries and media representatives due to its unique programming platform, which promotes dialogue between all faiths, cultures and socioeconomic backgrounds. Seen in over 1,000,000 homes across 19 metro area counties, AIB is a self-supporting organization and does not allow the solicitation of funds or attacks on other faiths. Viewers can find Christians, Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus and others presenting their views.
Provenance:
Atlanta Interfaith Broadcasters Oral History Collection, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution, gift of Atlanta Interfaith Broadcasters.
Restrictions:
Use of the materials requires an appointment. Some items are not accessible due to obsolete format and playback machinery restrictions. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.
1 Video recording ((1 U-matic 3/4" video recording))
Container:
Box 4, Item 35
Type:
Archival materials
Video recordings
Place:
Atlanta (Ga.)
United States -- Rural conditions
Date:
1990-1991
Scope and Contents note:
The AIB Collection of Afro-American Videos for 1990/91, Ophelia Turner Bowman; Born in Taliaferro County, Georgia in January, 1910, Ophelia Bowman talks about her youth and the rural community she has lived in all of her life.
Restrictions:
Use of the materials requires an appointment. This item will require preservation reformatting before it can be accessed. Please contact the archivist for more information: ACMarchives@si.edu.
Collection Citation:
Atlanta Interfaith Broadcasters oral history collection exhibition records, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution
1 Video recording ((1 U-matic 3/4" video recording))
Container:
Box 4, Item 36
Type:
Archival materials
Video recordings
Place:
Atlanta (Ga.)
United States -- Rural conditions
Date:
1990-1991
Scope and Contents note:
The AIB Collection of Afro-American Videos for 1990/1991, J.L. Chestnut; J.L. Chestnut talks about his youth and the civil rights struggle in Selma, Alabama. He is the author of "Black in Selma."
Restrictions:
Use of the materials requires an appointment. This item will require preservation reformatting before it can be accessed. Please contact the archivist for more information: ACMarchives@si.edu.
Collection Citation:
Atlanta Interfaith Broadcasters oral history collection exhibition records, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution
1 Video recording ((1 U-matic 3/4" video recording))
Container:
Box 4, Item 37a
Type:
Archival materials
Video recordings
Place:
Atlanta (Ga.)
United States -- Rural conditions
Date:
1990-1991
Scope and Contents note:
The AIB Collection of Afro-American Videos for 1990/91, George Mason Coleman, Pioneer Journalist; George Mason Coleman was born in Atlanta, Georgia on March 5, 1922. He attended Booker T Washington High School, the first African American high school in Atlanta. Attended Hampton Institute and studied journalism at Lincoln University. Volunteered to serve in WWII, returned to Atlanta and began to work for the Atlanta Daily Word.
Restrictions:
Use of the materials requires an appointment. This item will require preservation reformatting before it can be accessed. Please contact the archivist for more information: ACMarchives@si.edu.
Collection Citation:
Atlanta Interfaith Broadcasters oral history collection exhibition records, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution
1 Video recording ((1 U-matic 3/4" video recording))
Container:
Box 4, Item 38
Type:
Archival materials
Video recordings
Place:
Atlanta (Ga.)
United States -- Rural conditions
Date:
1990-1991
Scope and Contents note:
Weeda Daniel was born in 1901 in Woosie, Georgia. Raised on a farm she spent her entire life in the neighboring towns of Cave Springs and Shannon Georgia. She worked as a domestic for most of her life and married three times.
Restrictions:
Use of the materials requires an appointment. This item will require preservation reformatting before it can be accessed. Please contact the archivist for more information: ACMarchives@si.edu.
Collection Citation:
Atlanta Interfaith Broadcasters oral history collection exhibition records, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution
1 Video recording ((1 U-matic 3/4" video recording))
Container:
Box 5, Item 43
Type:
Archival materials
Video recordings
Place:
United States -- Rural conditions
Atlanta (Ga.)
Date:
1990-1991
Scope and Contents note:
The AIB Collection of Afro-American Videos for 1990/91, Amanda Jackson; Amanda Jackson was born in Athens, Georgia on February 8, 1908. She recounts her youth growing up in the rural south.
Restrictions:
Use of the materials requires an appointment. This item will require preservation reformatting before it can be accessed. Please contact the archivist for more information: ACMarchives@si.edu.
Collection Citation:
Atlanta Interfaith Broadcasters oral history collection exhibition records, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution
1 Video recording ((1 U-matic 3/4" video recording))
Container:
Box 8, Item 62
Type:
Archival materials
Video recordings
Place:
United States -- Rural conditions
Atlanta (Ga.)
Scope and Contents note:
Bethsaida Baptist Church was founded in 1868 and is located in Shermantown, an all black community in Stone Mountain, Georgia. Rev. James Chandler, Pastorof Bethsaida; Emma Green, and Rev. W.W. Morris, members of Bethsaida talk about the history of the church and its importance in the community.
Restrictions:
Use of the materials requires an appointment. This item will require preservation reformatting before it can be accessed. Please contact the archivist for more information: ACMarchives@si.edu.
Collection Citation:
Atlanta Interfaith Broadcasters oral history collection exhibition records, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution
1 Video recording ((1 U-matic 3/4" video recording))
Container:
Box 10, Item 81
Type:
Archival materials
Video recordings
Place:
United States -- Rural conditions
Atlanta (Ga.)
Scope and Contents note:
Previous to pastoring at Greater Piney Grove Baptist Church, Rev. Flippen was the pastor of churches in rural Georgia. He was pastor of Springfield Baptist Church in Greene County, Georgia and Shoals Creek Baptist Church in Locust Grove, Georgia. In this interview he talks about pastoring in the rural community.
Restrictions:
Use of the materials requires an appointment. This item will require preservation reformatting before it can be accessed. Please contact the archivist for more information: ACMarchives@si.edu.
Collection Citation:
Atlanta Interfaith Broadcasters oral history collection exhibition records, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution
1 Video recording ((1 U-matic 3/4" video recording))
Container:
Box 11, Item 92a
Type:
Archival materials
Video recordings
Place:
Atlanta (Ga.)
United States -- Rural conditions
Scope and Contents note:
Rev. Lee is the Pastor of two rural churches in Elberton County, Georgia. He pastors at Norman Grove, C.M.E. Church and St. James C.M.E. Church. In this interview Rev. Lee talks about the challenges of pastoring rural congregations.
Restrictions:
Use of the materials requires an appointment. This item will require preservation reformatting before it can be accessed. Please contact the archivist for more information: ACMarchives@si.edu.
Collection Citation:
Atlanta Interfaith Broadcasters oral history collection exhibition records, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution
1 Video recording ((1 U-matic 3/4" video recording))
Container:
Box 11, Item 92b
Type:
Archival materials
Video recordings
Place:
Atlanta (Ga.)
United States -- Rural conditions
Scope and Contents note:
Rev. Lee is the Pastor of two rural churches in Elberton County, Georgia. He pastors at Norman Grove, C.M.E. Church and St. James C.M.E. Church. In this interview Rev. Lee talks about the challenges of pastoring rural congregations.
Restrictions:
Use of the materials requires an appointment. This item will require preservation reformatting before it can be accessed. Please contact the archivist for more information: ACMarchives@si.edu.
Collection Citation:
Atlanta Interfaith Broadcasters oral history collection exhibition records, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution
1 Video recording ((1 U-matic 3/4" video recording))
Container:
Box 16, Item n/a
Type:
Archival materials
Video recordings
Place:
United States -- Rural conditions
Atlanta (Ga.)
Scope and Contents note:
Sammy Lee Murray is an active member of Greater Piney Grove Baptist Church, Atlanta, Georgia. She is a member of the mothers board at this church. In this interview she talks about the changing traditions in the African-American Church. She also talks about growing up in Middle Georgia.
Restrictions:
Use of the materials requires an appointment. This item will require preservation reformatting before it can be accessed. Please contact the archivist for more information: ACMarchives@si.edu.
Collection Citation:
Atlanta Interfaith Broadcasters oral history collection exhibition records, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution
