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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Telecommunications
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1981-1991, 1996, 1999
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15.5 cu. ft. (15 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 08-084
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of videotapes and audiotapes created during the production of "Here At The Smithsonian" ("HATS"), an eight volume series of television productions. The series was conceived by Nazaret Cherkezian, Director, Office of Telecommunications (1976-1986) and produced by Ann Carroll (Volumes I-IV) and John P. Meehan (Volumes V-V...
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Telecommunications
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1973, 1986, 1988, 1990, undated
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1.5 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 09-084
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of audiovisual materials created during the production of "Through the Looking Glass Darkly: Struggle for Rights;" "Afro-Americans and the Evolution of a Living Constitution;" "Life and Times of Richard Allen;" and "Harlem Renaissance." "Through the Looking Glass Darkly: Struggle for Rights," produced in 1973, deals wit...
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Smithsonian Institution. Anacostia Community Museum
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1985-09 - 1986-12
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10.55 Linear feet (16 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.03-024
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
An exhibition on the history and art of the Harlem Renaissance. The exhibition, held at the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum, ran from September 1985-December 1986. These records document the planning, organizing, execution, and promotion of the exhibition. Materials include correspondence, research files, exhibit scripts, administrative records, brochures, press coverage, education packets, loan agreements, floor plans, and catalogues.
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Charles Henry Alston papers
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Alston, Charles Henry, 1907-1977
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1924-1980
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0.9 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.alstchar
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Archives of American Art
The scattered papers of African-American and Harlem Renaissance painter, muralist, illustrator, sculptor, and educator Charles Henry Alston measure 0.9 linear feet and date from 1924-1980. Included are biographical materials, correspondence, commission and teaching files, writings and notes, printed materials, and photographs. Notable correspondents include Romare Bearden, Byron Browne, Jacob Lawrence, and Hale Woodruff.
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Taylor, Prentiss, 1907-1991
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1885-1991
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20.4 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.taylpren
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Archives of American Art
The collection measures 20.4 linear feet, dates from 1885 to 1991 (bulk dates 1908-1986) and documents the career of Harlem Renaissance lithographer, teacher, and painter Prentiss Taylor. The collection consists primarily of subject/correspondence files (circa 16 ft.), reflecting Prentiss' career as a lithographer and painter, his association with figures prominent in the Harlem Renaissance, notably Carl Van Vechten and Langston Hughes, his activities as president of the Society of Washington Printmakers and other art organizations, his work in art therapy treating mental illness, and his teaching position at American University. The subject files contain mostly correspondence, but many include photographs and printed material. Also included are biographical, financial, legal and printed material; several hundred photographs; notes and writings; sketchbooks, drawings and a few prints by Taylor; and scrapbooks dating from 1885-1956.
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Telecommunications
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1982-1989
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36.54 cu. ft. (58 document boxes) (7.54 tall document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 00-132
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Here At The Smithsonian was a series of short features for television created and produced by the staff of the Smithsonian's Office of Telecommunications between the years 1982 and 1989. The series was designed for public dissemination of information about Smithsonian exhibition and research activities. Each year had a volume number [1982...
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Telecommunications
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1981-1989
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4 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 00-114
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document the planning, development, and execution of television productions for the "Here at the Smithsonian" (HATS) series. Also included are developmental materials for ideas that were not carried through to a full production, as well as material relating to singular projects unrelated to HATS. Su...
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Alston, Charles Henry, 1907-1977
Murray, Albert, 1916-
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1968 October 19
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25 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.alston68
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Archives of American Art
An interview of Charles Henry Alston conducted 1968 October 19, by Al Murray, for the Archives of American Art.
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Public Affairs
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1979-1995 and undated
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7.5 cu. ft. (7 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 96-103
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of videotapes and some audiotapes, chiefly Public Service Announcements (PSAs) organized by the Office of Public Affairs, which are duplicate or master copies. The audiotapes are all reel-to-reel, whereas the videotapes vary from VHS to 3/4-inch to Beta. Included are PSAs with celebrities such as Gregory Peck, Sandy Du...
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Baldwin, James, 1924-1987
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1935-1988
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4.29 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAAHC.A2017.47
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
James Baldwin was a writer and an activist and is one of the most prominent voices from his generation to bring light to issues of racial and sexual discrimination. This collection contains correspondence, photographs, manuscripts, and awards. The collection provides insight into his family, writing process, and travels during his lifetime.