Reference Request
Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Accession 98-136
National Museum of American History. Program in Black American Culture
Program Records, circa 1976-1987
Collection Overview
| General Information About This Collection | |
|---|---|
| Repository: | Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu. |
| Creator: | National Museum of American History. Program in Black American Culture |
| Title: | Program Records |
| Dates: | circa 1976-1987 |
| Quantity: | 6 cu. ft. (6 record storage boxes) |
| Collection: | Accession 98-136 |
| Language of Materials: | English |
| Summary: | This accession consists primarily of the records of Bernice Johnson Reagon, former Director of the Program in Black American Culture, 1982-1988. The material consists primarily of Reagon's correspondence and memoranda concerning the program and its administration; information on projects such as "Music of the Black American Composer" and "Voices of the Civil Rights Movement;" articles and other information on Black American blues musicians, Afro-American Culture, and classic gospel song; and project brochures. |
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of the records of Bernice Johnson Reagon, former Director of the Program in Black American Culture, 1982-1988. The material consists primarily of Reagon's correspondence and memoranda concerning the program and its administration; information on projects such as "Music of the Black American Composer" and "Voice of the Civil Rights Movement;" articles and other information on Black American blues musicians, Afro-American Culture, and classic gospel song; and project brochures.
Index Terms
This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.
Name
- Music of the Black American Composer (Concert series)
- Reagon, Bernice Johnson, 1942-
- Smithsonian Institution. Program in Black American Culture
- Voices of the Civil Rights Movement (Symposium) (1983: Washington, D.C.)
Subject
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 98-136, National Museum of American History. Program in Black American Culture, Program Records
Container List
Box 1
Oral History Project: Quander Family, 1984
Music, 1986
Reagon, Bernice Johnson: Correspondence, 1984
Black Musicians: Biographical Information, 1976
Jackson, Philippa
Community Studies, Inc., 1980
Molton, Flora: Street Culture Workshop, 1976
Motley, Archibald, Jr., 1984
Taylor, Clyde
Waters, John F.
Correspondence, May-November 1984 (7 folders)
Correspondence, January-October 1985 (10 folders)
Box 2
Correspondence, November-December (2 folders)
Edmonia Lewis Project, 1980
Reagon, Bernice Johnson: Correspondence, 1986
Correspondence: September 1986
Tentative Program Ideas and Schedule, 1985
Nineteenth-Century African Americans, 1977
African American Children Games
Tubman, Harriet
Black Arts National Diaspora, Inc., 1983
Karamu House
Bert Williams Recording Project, ca. 1979
"Nothin' But the Blues" Video Production
Womanstrength, 1983
Langston Hughes/Rod Rodgers, 1981
Shearer, Jackie: "The Pink Carnations"
Rodriguez, Emillio - Skaggs Proposal for Educational Improvement
Walden, Eleanor
Regional Events Program, 1983
Women Blues, 1983
Blues and Gospel
Dissemination of Black Folklore, 1976
Blues Project - Brown, Sterling
Blues Project - Burris, J. C.
Blues Project - Memphis Blues (pertaining to photographs)
Blues Project - Contractors
Blues Project - Dixon, Willie (2 folders)
Blues Project - Evans, David
Blues Project - Henderson, Stephen
Blues Project - Harrison, Daphne
Blues Project - Lieb, Sandra
Blues Project - Taj Mahal
Blues Project - Oliver, Paul
Blues Project - Public Relations
Blues Project - Scholarships
Blues Project - Taylor, Koko
Blues Project - Wiggins, Phil
Poetry of the Blues: Program Information, 1981-1982
Memphis Blues Project - Bland, Bobby
Memphis Blues Project - Barlow, William
Memphis Blues Project - Contractors
Memphis Blues Project - Brewster, William H.
Memphis Blues Project - Steele, Art
Memphis Blues Project - Concerts
Memphis Blues Project - Countdown
Memphis Blues Project - Correspondence, 1982-1983
Memphis Blues Project - Receptions
Memphis Blues Project - Charters, Samuel
Memphis Blues Project - Performers: B. B. King, Bobby Bland, etc.
Box 3
Memphis Blues Project - Program Book
Memphis Blues Project - Program Public Relations (2 folders)
The Evolution of the Spiritual: Black American Choral Song - Carter, Nathan
The Evolution of the Spiritual: Black American Choral Song - Johnston-Reagon, Bernice: Correspondence, 1984
The Evolution of the Spiritual: Black American Choral Song - Jesse, Eva
The Evolution of the Spiritual: Black American Choral Song - Cultural Presentation, 1983 (2 folders)
The Evolution of the Spiritual: Black American Choral Song - Panelist
The Evolution of the Spiritual: Black American Choral Song - Publication
The Evolution of the Spiritual: Black American Choral Song - Spirituals
The Evolution of the Spiritual: Black American Choral Song - Memoranda, 1983
The Evolution of the Spiritual: Black American Choral Song - Conference Attendance
The Evolution of the Spiritual: Black American Choral Song - Photographs
The Evolution of the Spiritual: Black American Choral Song - Panelist Information
The Evolution of the Spiritual: Black American Choral Song - Suiter, Cathlene
The Evolution of the Spiritual: Black American Choral Song - Correspondence, 1983
Women in Blues Project - Music
Women in Blues Project - Washington, D.C., blues
Women in Blues Project - Correspondence, 1985
Women in Blues Project - Harrison, Daphne Duval
Women in Blues Project - Petaway, Laura
Women in Blues Project - Jefferson, Mary
Women in Blues Project - Wallace, Sippie
Women in Blues Project - Petaway, Laura: Photographs
Women in Blues Project - Public Relations
Women in Blues Project - Program Book
Women in Blues Project - Reitz, Rosetta
Women in Blues Project - Smith, Carrie
Women in Blues Project - Colloquium Panel (2 folders)
Black Aesthetics Program, 1984
Biographical Information
Songs and Hymns by Richard Allen
Juneteenth
Juneteenth - Braithwaite, Roland
Box 4
Juneteenth - Correspondence, 1986
Juneteenth - Publication
Juneteenth - General Information
Easy Lawd: Death, Afro-American Style, 1986 (4 folders)
African Diaspora Project (4 folders)
Outreach, 1983-1985 (4 folders)
Voice of the Civil Rights Movement (VCRM) - Video Logs
VCRM - Articles (2 folders)
VCRM - Conference
VCRM - Reports
VCRM - Colloquium, 1980
VCRM - Correspondence, 1980
VCRM - Congratulations letters
VCRM - Memoranda/Budget (2 folders)
Box 5
VCRM - Evaluation Reports
VCRM - Activist communities
VCRM - Photograph correspondence
VCRM - Photograph permission forms
VCRM - Programs
VCRM - Video (3 folders)
VCRM - Agreements
VCRM - Shot log
National Council for Education and Economic Development, Inc.
American Friends Chinese Delegation
Hayden, Dolores: "Redesigning the American Dream," 1984
Martin Luther King Center for Social Change
Dupree, Sherry (2 folders)
Sweet Honey in the Rock
Correspondence, 1982
Committee for Wider Audience
Writings on Afro-American Culture
The Richard Allen Hymnal of 1801 (Roland Braithwaite)
Hammond, Isabelle R.
Papers that need letters and recommendation sheets
Memoranda and Correspondence, c. 1980-1987
Black Popular Culture
Life in America Script
American Women Composers
Blake, Eubie
Correspondence, c. 1985-1986
Fiscal Report, 1983-1984
Music of the Black American Composer: (May 25, 1986) - Mailing List
Music of the Black American Composer - Invitations
Music of the Black American Composer - Biographies/participant
Music of the Black American Composer - Burroughs, Henry
Music of the Black American Composer - Budget
Music of the Black American Composer - Barr, Pamela
Music of the Black American Composer - Evans, Reginal
Music of the Black American Composer - Hopkins, Gregory
Music of the Black American Composer - Handy, Antionette
Music of the Black American Composer - Jackson, Raymond
Music of the Black American Composer - Kirksey, Ulysses
Music of the Black American Composer - Lee, Sylvia Olden
Music of the Black American Composer - Neal, Leon D.
Music of the Black American Composer - Program Information, 1986
Music of the Black American Composer - Press release
Music of the Black American Composer - Roach, Mildred
Music of the Black American Composer - Sampson, Janese
Music of the Black American Composer - Southern, Eileen
Music of the Black American Composer - Tillis, Frederick
Music of the Black American Composer - Terry, William E.
Music of the Black American Composer: (May 3, 1987) - Performers and Lecturers
Music of the Black American Composer - Capers, Valerie
Music of the Black American Composer - Correspondence, 1986-1987
Box 6
Music of the Black American Composer - Gautreaux, Sheila
Music of the Black American Composer - Hopkins, Gregory
Music of the Black American Composer - Irby, Fredrick
Music of the Black American Composer - Lamoreaux, David
Music of the Black American Composer - Lee, Sylvia Olden
Music of the Black American Composer - Memoranda, 1987
Music of the Black American Composer - Media Clippings
Music of the Black American Composer - Program Information
Music of the Black American Composer - Meetings, 1987
Music of the Black American Composer - Photographic Services
Music of the Black American Composer - Terry, William E.
Music of the Black American Composer - Press
Music of the Black American Composer - Rehearsal Schedule
Music of the Black American Composer - Sound Production
Music of the Black American Composer - White, Evelyn
Music of the Black American Composer - Wilson, Olly
Music of the Black American Composer - Program Events
Music of the Black American Composer: (May 24-25, 1985) - Biographies and Photographs
Music of the Black American Composer - Colloquium Presentations
Music of the Black American Composer - Correspondence, 1985
Music of the Black American Composer - Preparation Information
Music of the Black American Composer - Program Book
Music of the Black American Composer - Articles
Music of the Black American Composer - Program Public Relations
Music of the Black American Composer - McGinty, Doris E.: "The Afro-American Composer of Concert Music - A Survey"
Music of the Black American Composer - Release Forms
Music of the Black American Composer - Evelyn White Chamber Singers
Music of the Black American Composer - Memoranda
Kindred Spirits: Bibliography, 1983
Classic Gospel Song
Committee for a Wider Audience, 1985 (5 folders)
Minorities Amongst Museum Visitors, 1983
In progress
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