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Ben Tré, Howard, 1949-2020
Shea, Josephine, 1958-
Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America
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2007 July 7
- Size:
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63 Pages (Transcript)
3 Sound discs (Sound recording (4 hr., 3 min.), digital, 2 5/8 in.)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.bentre07
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Archives of American Art
An interview of Howard Ben Tré conducted 2007 July 7, by Josephine Shea, for the Archives of American Art's Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America, at the artist's studio, in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.
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Peterson, Susan, 1925-2009
Smith, Paul J.
Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America
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2004 March 1
- Size:
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63 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.peters04
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
An interview of Susan Peterson conducted 2004 March 1, by Paul J. Smith, for the Archives of American Art's Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America, in Carefree, Arizona.
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Bassler, James
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1969-2003
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3 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.bassjame
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of fiber artist James Bassler measure 3 linear feet and date from 1969 to 2003. The papers consist of biographical material, correspondence, personal business records, writings, professional files, printed material, and five scrapbooks. Much of the material was assembled by Bassler as supporting documentation for tenure at UCLA.
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Bassler, James W., 1933-
Emanuelli, Sharon K.
Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America
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2002 February 11-June 6
- Size:
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125 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.bassle02
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
An interview of James Bassler conducted 2002 February 11-June 6, by Sharon K. Emanuelli, for the Archives of American Art, as part of the Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America.
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Dickinson, Eleanor, 1931-
Community Life, Div. of, NMAH, SI
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1967-1977
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0.5 Cubic feet (2 boxes, 6 videotapes, 1 audiotape)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0199
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Videotapes of Pentecostal ceremonies, such as snake handling, laying on of hands, baptisms, foot washing, casting out of devils, dancing in ecstasy; a video interview with Brother Harrison Mayes at his home in Middleburg, Kentucky; and an audiotape of revival meetings.
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Turner, Robert Chapman, 1913-2005
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circa 1917-2005
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13.3 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.turnrobe
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of ceramicist Robert Chapman Turner measure 13.3 linear feet and date from circa 1917 to 2005. The papers document Turner's career as an educator and studio potter through biographical material, correspondence, writings, teaching files, professional files including lectures, subject files, printed material, and photographs.
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J. Scott Odell folk music collection
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Musical History, Division of (NMAH, SI)
Odell, Scott, 1935-
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1964-1977
- Size:
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18 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- CFCH.ODEL
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Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
The J. Scott Odell folk music collection (1945-2016, inclusive) contains AV recordings, photographs, correspondence, writings, and other materials relating to Odell's career at the Smithsonian as a musical instrument conservator and researcher of American music traditions. The collection largely consists of materials relating to Odell's research trips (often combined with personal visits) throughout the Eastern United States. Research strengths of the collection include the history of the Appalachian dulcimer and banjo, the Smithsonian Folkways project "Black Banjo Songsters," musician and poet Burt Porter, and the Bread and Puppet Theater.
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Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
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June 25-July 6, 2003
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1 Cubic foot (approximate)
- Collection ID:
- CFCH.SFF.2003
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Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
The Smithsonian Institution Festival of American Folklife, held annually since 1967 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., was renamed the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in 1998. The materials collected here document the planning, production, and execution of the annual Festival, produced by the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (1999-present) and its predecessor offices (1967-1999). An overview of the entire Festival records group is available here: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records.
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Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
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June 23-July 4, 1999
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1 Cubic foot (approximate)
- Collection ID:
- CFCH.SFF.1999
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Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
The Smithsonian Institution Festival of American Folklife, held annually since 1967 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., was renamed the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in 1998. The materials collected here document the planning, production, and execution of the annual Festival, produced by the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (1999-present) and its predecessor offices (1967-1999). An overview of the entire Festival records group is available here: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records.
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Kington, L. Brent (Louis Brent), 1934-2013
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1944-2012
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9 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.kinglbre
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of influential blacksmith, sculptor, metalsmith and educator, L. Brent Kington, measure 9 linear feet and date from 1944 to 2012. The collection provides a valuable overview of Kington's career through correspondence relating primarily to exhibitions, subject files, drawings, photographs of Kington and his artwork, printed matter and audiovisual material. An additional 5.2 linear feet of papers was accessioned from 2007 to 2012 and remains unprocessed.