Planning Records
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
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1991-1993, 2002-2003
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0.5 cu. ft. (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 07-172
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) was established on December 16, 2003, when President George W. Bush signed the National Museum of African American History and Culture Act (PL 108-184) into law, establishing the museum as part of the Smithsonian Institution. The new museum will be devoted exclusively to...
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
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2016
- Collection ID:
- Accession 20-053
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of web content related to the opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) on September 24, 2016, and related events and promotions. Content was captured between August 24 and December 7, 2016. Materials include web pages from the National Museum of African American History and Culture...
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
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2011-2012
- Collection ID:
- Accession 13-085
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, crawled in two parts on November 7 and 8, 2011 and again on February 22, 2012, the day of the groundbreaking. The site includes information about the building design, collections, educational programs, and donating to the museum. Materials are in electronic...
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National Museum of African American History and Culture. Office of the Director
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2000, 2003, 2008-2016
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6.5 cu. ft. (6 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 19-201
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the records documenting the activities and management of the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) during the tenure of founding Director, Lonnie G. Bunch, 2005-2019. Topics covered include the design, development, and administration of the museum, acquisitions, programs, and exhibitions. ...
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National Museum of African American History and Culture (U.S.)
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1940 - Ongoing
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825 Digital files
- Collection ID:
- NMAAHC.SC.0001
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
The Great Migration is a unique, ongoing digitization service program that partners the National Museum of African American History and Culture with individuals across the United States to preserve their important analog audiovisual media. While major motion picture film and television historically lacked diverse representation, black history was instinctively being preserved in everyday home movies. Today, these personal narratives serve as an invaluable tool for understanding and re-framing black moving image history, and provide a much needed visualization of African American history and culture.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
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2016
- Collection ID:
- Accession 19-159
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of social media content documenting the opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture on September 24, 2016. The museum promoted the use of the hashtag "#APeoplesJourney" on Twitter, a microblogging platform, both within its own tweets and those of other organizations and individuals, as part ...
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2013
- Collection ID:
- Accession 13-185
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of two websites maintained by the National Museum of African American History and Culture as they existed on March 1, 2013. The main website for the museum includes information about the building design, collections, educational programs, and donating to the museum. The website also includes press releases. The "Smith...
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2012-2018
- Collection ID:
- Accession 20-008
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the Tumblr blog of the National Museum of African American History and Culture as it existed on March 8, 2018. The blog, titled "American History through an African American Lens," highlights events, objects, and research. It was first launched in February 2012 and was taken offline shortly after this capture. S...
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2012-2018
- Collection ID:
- Accession 19-109
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the Tumblr blog of the National Museum of African American History and Culture as it existed on March 8, 2018, and again on March 19, 2018. The blog, titled "American History through an African American Lens," highlights events, objects, and research. It was first launched in February 2012 and was taken offline ...
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2017
- Collection ID:
- Accession 18-263
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the National Museum of African American History and Culture website as it existed on September 22, 2017. It includes information about the museum and its exhibitions, events, and collections. Materials are in electronic format.
