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Accession 06-011

Smithsonian Institution. Director General of Museums. Afro-American Cultural History Project

Program Records, 1967-1970

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:Smithsonian Institution. Director General of Museums. Afro-American Cultural History Project
Title:Program Records
Dates:1967-1970
Quantity:1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
Collection:Accession 06-011
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

This accession consists of the program records of the Afro-American Cultural History Project (AACHP), which reported to the Director General of Museums and was located in the National Museum of History and Technology (NMHT), later known at the National Museum of American History. In later years AACHP would evolve into the Program in African American Culture. Materials include the correspondence and memoranda of Carroll Greene, Curator, and Alice M. Bell, Research Assistant, which documents programs, exhibitions, and special events at NMHT; reports; object lists; photographs; and loan information.

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This accession includes program records of the Afro-American Cultural History Project (AACHP), which reported to the Director General of Museums and was located in the National Museum of History and Technology (NMHT), later known at the National Museum of American History. In later years AACHP would evolve into the Program in African American Culture. Materials include the correspondence and memoranda of Carroll Greene, Curator, and Alice M. Bell, Research Assistant, which document programs, exhibitions, and special events at NMHT; reports; object lists; photographs; and loan information.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 06-011, Smithsonian Institution, Director General of Museums, Afro-American Cultural History Project, Program Records

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Container List

Box 1

Correspondence, 1969-1970 (2 folders)

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Correspondence re: "The Evolution of Afro-American Artists, 1800-1865," 1967 (3 folders)

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Carroll Greene: Correspondence, 1969-1970 (2 folders)

Box 1 of 1

Alice M. Bell: Correspondence, 1969-1970

Box 1 of 1

Afro-American Exhibits in the NMHT, 1968-1969

Box 1 of 1

Prudence Crandall House, 1969

Box 1 of 1

Loans (general), 1969

Box 1 of 1

Loans: The Afro-American Experience, 1967-1970

Box 1 of 1

Tanner Exhibition (NCFA - National Collection of Fine Arts), 1969

Box 1 of 1

Afro-American History Project Photograph File

Box 1 of 1

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