Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Guide to the Archives Center Ethnic Imagery Collection

Summary
Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.1138
Dates:
1889 and undated
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.05 Cubic feet
1 box
Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Advertising, postcards, trade cards, and stereographs, depicting African Americans in stereotypical or demeaning ways.
Arrangement
Arrangement
1 series.
Administration
Author
NMAH Staff
Immediate Source of Acquisiton
Collected from various donors and vendors by the Division of Music, Sports and Entertainment (now the Division of Culture and the Arts). Donors include Richard E. Ahlborn and Alice M. Miles; vendors include Tom's Hoard House.
Ownership and Custodial History
Transferred to the Archives Center in 2008.
Processing Information
Collection is unprocessed.
Using the Collection
Restrictions on Access
Collection open for research on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
Preferred Citation
Archives Center Ethnic Imagery Collection, undated, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Keywords
Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Race discrimination Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Ethnic imagery Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Stereotypes (Social psychology) in advertising Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Advertising Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Advertising cards Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Ethnic relations Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Postcards Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Stereographs Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Trade cards Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Music, Sports and Entertainment Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Tom's Hoard House Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Culture and the Arts Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Repository Contact
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
P.O. Box 37012
Suite 1100, MRC 601
Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
archivescenter@si.edu