Smithsonian Institution Archives

Program Records, 1975-2000

Summary

Collection ID:
SIA.FA12-102
Creators:
National Museum of American History. Program in African American Culture
Dates:
1975-2000
Languages:
English
Physical Description:
4 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes)
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

Descriptive Entry

Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of the records of the Program in African American Culture (PAAC), with earlier records dating from when PAAC was known as the Program in African American History and the Program in Black American Culture, respectively. The records primarily document planning for conferences and symposiums, such as "Roberta Martin and the Roberta Martin Singers: The Legacy and the Music;" "Voices of the Civil Rights Movement;" "Mind on Freedom: Celebrating the History and Culture of America's Black Colleges and Universities;" "African American Dance: Beauty, Rhythm, and Power;" "Ancestral Missions: Preserving our Foremother's Legacies;" "100 Years of Black Film: Imagining African American Life, History, and Culture;" "Herbs, Oils, and Candles: Women's Ritual Healing Traditions in African American Literature and Lore;" "We'll Understand It Better By and By: A National Conference on African American Gospel Music Scholarship in Tribute to Pearl Williams-Jones;" "Key to Empowerment? The Voting Rights Act of 1965;" and "Will the Circle be Unbroken? Historical Perspectives on the African Diaspora."
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- ; Alonzo Nelson Smith, Research Historian; Joyce Lancaster, Researcher; and Rhea Combs, Event Producer. Also included are proposals, program schedules, contracts, budget summaries, meeting agendas and minutes, publications, reports, press releases, concert and special events information, and photographs. Some materials are in electronic format.

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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 12-102, 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
Lancaster, Joyce Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Combs, Rhea 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
Roberta Martin and the Roberta Martin Singers: The Legacy and the Music (Conference) (1981: Washington, D.C.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Voices of the Civil Rights Movement (Symposium) (1983: Washington, D.C.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Mind on Freedom: Celebrating the History and Culture of America's Black Colleges and Universities (Conference) (1996: Washington, D.C.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
African American Dance: Beauty, Rhythm, and Power (Conference) (1990: Washington, D.C.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Ancestral Missions: Preserving our Foremother's Legacies (Conference) (1991: Washington, D.C.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
100 Years of Black Film: Imagining African American Life, History, and Culture (Conference) (1995: Washington, D.C.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Herbs, Oils, and Candles: Women's Ritual Healing Traditions in African American Literature and Lore (Conference) (1992: Washington, D.C.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
We'll Understand It Better By and By: A National Conference on African American Gospel Music Scholarship in Tribute to Pearl Williams-Jones (Conference) (1993: Washington, D.C.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Key to Empowerment? The Voting Rights Act of 1965 (Conference) (1990: Washington, D.C.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Will the Circle be Unbroken? Historical Perspectives on the African Diaspora (Conference) (1992: Washington, D.C.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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