Smithsonian Institution Archives

Program Records, 1972-1999

Summary

Collection ID:
SIA.FA08-107
Creators:
National Museum of American History. Program in African American Culture
Dates:
1972-1999
Languages:
English
Physical Description:
6 cu. ft. (6 record storage box)
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

Descriptive Entry

Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of the records of the Program in African American Culture (PAAC) and document planning for exhibitions, conferences, symposiums, music performances, and special events. Some earlier records date back to when PAAC was known as the Program in African American History and the Program in Black American Culture (PBAC), respectively. Materials include the correspondence, memoranda, and notes of Bernice Johnson Reagon, Director, 1983-1988; Gwendolyn Robinson, Director, 1989-1992; Niani Kilkenny, Acting Director, 1988-1989, and Director, 1992- ; and Alonzo Nelson Smith, Research Historian. The records also include meeting minutes, budget summaries, research information, program proposals and schedules, contracts and agreements, fellowship information, articles on present and past African American related events, press releases, and audiotapes.

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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 08-107, National Museum of American History. Program in African American Culture, Program Records

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Reagon, Bernice Johnson, 1942- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Simmons, Gwendolyn Zoharah Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Kilkenny, Niani Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Smith, Alonzo Nelson Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Smithsonian Institution. Program in Black American Culture Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Program in African American History Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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