Smithsonian Institution Archives

Records, 1986-1992

Summary

Collection ID:
SIA.FA96-121
Creators:
Smithsonian Institution. Resident Associates Program. African American Studies Center
Dates:
1986-1992
Languages:
English
Physical Description:
3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

Descriptive Entry

Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of program materials for the African American Studies Center in the Smithsonian Resident Associate Program (RAP). Most records are correspondence, memoranda, notes and reports to and from Jacqueline Hicks Grazette, Program Manager, concerning her contacts with African American speakers, entrepreneurs, authors, and local African American Church leaders; local, mostly African American-owned, radio and television stations; Hispanic and African American civic organizations within the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area; mailing lists for Latino and African American professionals; mailing lists for professional organizations such as the National Bar Association, the National Conference of Artists, the National Business League, the Metropolitan Organization of Black Scientists, and the National University Continuing Education Association. Other records include Grazette's lecture notes, minutes of various meetings, copies of the Center's fiscal budgets, proposals for youth activities, newspaper clippings, brochures and membership survey results.
There are also 81 audiocassette tapes, which were taped at various programs such as Black American History Seminar, Angela Davis, Halley's Comet, Black Diaspora, African Diaspora, Black Inventions, Migration to Washington, Bernice Reagon, Black Churches, Afro-American Photographers, Black Presence in Asia, Morgan State Choir, Once Upon a Time, Black Memorabilia, Cross Talk with Jacqueline Grazette, and others.
Records dealing with outreach activities include lists of local black Churches; contacts with organizations such as the Afro-American History and Genealogical Society; the Alexandria Black History Resource Center; the African American Aviators; the International Association of Black Professionals in International Affairs; the African American Museum Association; and Delta Sigma Theta. There is correspondence with other bureaus within the Smithsonian Institution such as the Committee for a Wider Audience; contacts with the Anacostia Museum and the African American Gallery, Columbia, Maryland; contacts with African American-owned newspapers such as Afro-American, and others such as the City Paper and Community News.

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Prefered Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 96-121, Smithsonian Institution, Resident Associates Program, African American Studies Center, Records

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Keywords

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Davis, Angela E., 1926-1994 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Grazette, Jacqueline Hicks Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Reagon, Bernice Johnson, 1942- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
African American Gallery (Columbia, Maryland) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
African American Museums Association Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Afro-American History and Genealogical Society Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Alexandria (Virginia) Black History Resource Center Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Anacostia Museum Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Washington City Paper (Firm) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Association of Black Professionals in International Affairs Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Metropolitan Organization of Black Scientists Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Morgan State University. Choir Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
National Bar Association Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
National Business League (U.S.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
National Conference of Artists (U.S.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
National University Continuing Education Association (U.S.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Associates. African American Studies Center Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Community News (Newspaper) Title Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Afro-American (Baltimore, Md. : newspaper) Title Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Cross Talk (Radio program) Title Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
African American air pilots Topic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
African American churches Topic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
African diaspora Topic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Lectures and lecturing Topic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Photographers Topic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Halley's Comet Place Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Clippings Genre/Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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