Reference Request
Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Accession 12-358
National Museum of American History. Program in African American Culture
Program Records, 1976-1999
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of the records of the Program in African American Culture (PAAC), with earlier records dating from when PAAC was known as the Program in African American History and the Program in Black American Culture, respectively. The records primarily document planning for conferences and symposiums, such as "Will the Circle be Unbroken? Historical Perspectives on the African Diaspora;" "Contemporary Black American Congregational Song and Worship Traditions;" "Black American Popular Song: A Rhythm and Blues Symposium;" "We'll Understand It Better By and By: A National Conference on African American Gospel Music Scholarship in Tribute to Pearl Williams-Jones;" "Currents of the Spirit in the African Diaspora: Survivals, Innovations, and New Expressions;" "In Search of Blueprints: The Making of an African American Literary Critic . . . Stephen E. Henderson;" "Black Migration and the American City: Forging the African American Urban Community;" "Mind on Freedom: Celebrating the History and Culture of America's Black Colleges and Universities;" "Voices of the Civil Rights Movement;" "Disturbing the Peace: The Impact of Malcolm X on the Politics and Culture of the 1960s;" and "Rock in a Weary Land: African American Religious Traditions."
Materials include the correspondence, memoranda, and notes of Bernice Johnson Reagon, Director, 1983-1988; Gwendolyn Robinson, Director, 1989-1992; Niani Kilkenny, Acting Director, 1988-1989, and Director, 1992-2004; and Alonzo Nelson Smith, Research Historian. Also included are proposals; reports; contracts and agreements; budget summaries; program schedules; publications; press releases; meeting agendas and minutes; concerts and special events information; and photographs.
Index Terms
This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.
Name
- Black American Popular Song: A Rhythm and Blues Symposium (Symposium) (1986: Washington, D.C.)
- Black Migration and the American City: Forging the African American Urban Community (Conference) (1988: Washington, D.C.)
- Contemporary Black American Congregational Song and Worship Traditions (Conference) (1989: Washington, D.C.)
- Currents of the Spirit in the African Diaspora: Survivals, Innovations, and New Expressions (Conference) (1994: Washington, D.C.)
- Disturbing the Peace: The Impact of Malcolm X on the Politics and Culture of the 1960s (Symposium) (1992: Washington, D.C.)
- In Search of Blueprints: The Making of an African American Literary Critic . . . Stephen E. Henderson (Symposium) (1993: Washington, D.C.)
- Kilkenny, Niani
- Mind on Freedom: Celebrating the History and Culture of America's Black Colleges and Universities (Conference) (1996: Washington, D.C.)
- National Museum of American History (U.S.). Program in African American History
- Reagon, Bernice Johnson, 1942-
- Rock in a Weary Land: African American Religious Traditions (Conference) (1994: Washington, D.C.)
- Simmons, Gwendolyn Zoharah
- Smith, Alonzo Nelson
- Smithsonian Institution. Program in Black American Culture
- Voices of the Civil Rights Movement (Symposium) (1983: Washington, D.C.)
- We'll Understand It Better By and By: A National Conference on African American Gospel Music Scholarship in Tribute to Pearl Williams-Jones (Conference) (1993: Washington, D.C.)
- Will the Circle be Unbroken? Historical Perspectives on the African Diaspora (Conference) (1992: Washington, D.C.)
Subject
- African Americans -- History
- African Americans -- Social life and customs
- African diaspora
- Concerts
- Conference proceedings
- Contracts
- Special events
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 12-358, National Museum of American History. Program in African American Culture, Program Records