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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Guide to the Archives Center Ethnic Imagery Collection
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1138
- Creators:
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National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Culture and the Arts
- Dates:
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1889 and undated
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.05 Cubic feet1 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
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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 |
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
P.O. Box 37012
Suite 1100, MRC 601
Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Business Number: Phone: 202-633-3270
Fax Number: Fax: 202-786-2453
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