Results for "American Folklife Center"
- Smithsonian Legal Document
An Act To provide for the establishment of an American Folklife Center in the Library of Congress, and for other purposes
- Date: 1977 01/02/1976
- Creator: 94th Congress, Sess. 1, 1976
- Creator: 94th Congress, Sess. 1, 1976
- Historic Pictures
Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
- Date: April 18, 2011
- Description: Folklife presentation, education, and research began at the Smithsonian Institution in 1967 with the first annual Festival of American Folklife held on the National Mall. To this day, the festival features performers, crafts people, and community groups from the United States and foreign countries. The festival was started by folklorist Ralph C. Rinzler (1934-1994). Originally
- SI History Chronology
Folklife Center Renamed
- Date: January 1999
Link Love: 5/31/2013
- Date: May 31, 2013
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: Link Love: a weekly blog feature with links to interesting videos and stories regarding archival issues, the Smithsonian, and history.
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 15-341, Smithsonian Institution Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, Director's Administrative Records, 1967-2013
- Date: 1967 1967-2013
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
- SI History Chronology
Michael Mason Named Director of the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
- Date: March 26, 2013
Festival of American Folklife 1996: Working at the Smithsonian
- Date: June 2, 2022
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: At the 1996 Festival of American Folklife, Smithsonian staff and volunteers conducted oral history interviews with colleagues about their memories of working for the Smithsonian. To celebrate the Smithsonian’s 175th anniversary, we’re sharing clips from three of those interviews.
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 17-133, Smithsonian Institution Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, Director's Administrative Records, 1969, 1982-2006, 2011
- Date: 1982 1982-2011 1969, 1982-2006, 2011
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
Talk Story: Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center
- Date: May 18, 2021
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: A look back at the history of the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in honor of Asian Pacific American heritage Month.
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 15-342, Smithsonian Institution Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, Folklife Advisory Council Records, 1976-2011
- Date: 1976 1976-2011
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Blog Post
50 Years of Folklife
- Date: June 29, 2017
- Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
- Description: [edan-image:id=siris_sic_10193,size=175,left]Fifty years ago the Smithsonian embarked on a new venture to bring the culture on display in the museum to life with the first Smithsonian Folklife Festival. Then called the Festival of American Folklife, it set out to show that the crafts shown inside museums are also still alive and well across the country.
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 16-091, Smithsonian Institution Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, Festival Publications, 1969-2011
- Date: 1969 1969-2011
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives