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Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Accession 11-089
National Museum of the American Indian. Office of Public Programs
Production Records, 1993-2005
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of production records created by Howard Bass, Cultural Arts Manager, in the planning and development of the recording, "Beautiful Beyond: Christian Songs in Native Languages." Produced in partnership with Smithsonian/Folkways Recordings, "Beautiful Beyond" is an anthology of hymns and songs from Native American communities throughout the United States. The recording demonstrates how music helped to preserve and perpetuate Native languages. Communities represented include: Cherokee, Cheyenne, Choctaw Indians, Comanche, Creek Indians, Hopi Indians, Kiowa Indians, Teton Indians (Lakota Indians), Mohawk Indians, Hawaiians, Navajo Indians, Ojibwa Indians, Oneida Indians, Seminole Indians, Tewa Indians, and Yupik Eskimos. Also included are records related to the festivities and performances planned for the opening of National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) building on The Mall in September 2004. Materials include correspondence, biographies, essays, bibliographies, liner notes, recording logs, and audio recordings. Some materials are in electronic format.
Restrictions
Use RestrictionRestricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2021; Transferring office; 03/21/2011 memorandum, Toda to File; Contact reference staff for details.
Index Terms
This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.
Name
- Bass, Howard
- Cherokee
- Cheyenne
- Comanche
- National Museum of the American Indian Building (Washington, D.C.)
- Smithsonian/Folkways Recordings
- Beautiful Beyond: Christian Songs in Native Languages (Sound recording : 2004)
Subject
- Hymns
- Sacred songs
- Indians of North America -- Social life and customs
- Indians of North America -- Languages
- Choctaw Indians
- Creek Indians
- Hopi Indians
- Kiowa Indians
- Teton Indians
- Mohawk Indians
- Hawaiians
- Navajo Indians
- Ojibwa Indians
- Oneida Indians
- Seminole Indians
- Tewa Indians
- Yupik Eskimos
- Special events
- Mall, The (Washington, D.C.)
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 11-089, National Museum of the American Indian. Office of Public Programs, Production Records