Guide to the Program in African American Culture Collection NMAH.AC.0408 Vanessa Broussard-Simmons, Bryanna Bauer, Stacey Coates, Kendra Doyle, Sarah Gould, Ida Jones, Melissa Kauffman, and Wendy Shay 2019 Archives Center, National Museum of American History P.O. Box 37012 Suite 1100, MRC 601 Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 [email protected] http://americanhistory.si.edu/archives Table of Contents Collection Overview ........................................................................................................ 1 Administrative Information .............................................................................................. 1 Arrangement..................................................................................................................... 3 Biographical / Historical.................................................................................................... 3 Scope and Contents........................................................................................................ 3 Names and Subjects ...................................................................................................... 3 Container Listing ............................................................................................................. 5 Series 1: Program Files, 1979-2004, undated......................................................... 5 Series 2: Research Files, 1850-1995, undated.................................................... 325 Series 3: Administrative Files, 1964-2000, undated............................................. 330 Series 4: Interviews, Speaking Engagements and Performances, 1954-1997, undated................................................................................................................. 334 Program in African American Culture Collection NMAH.AC.0408 Collection Overview Repository: Archives Center, National Museum of American History Title: Program in African American Culture Collection Identifier: NMAH.AC.0408 Date: 1850-2004, undated Creator: Maltsby, Portia (Collector) Smithsonian Institution. Program in African American Culture Extent: 100 Cubic feet (309 boxes) Language: English . Summary: The collection primarily documents the activities of the National Museum of American History's Program in African American Culture (PAAC) dating from 1979 through 2004. The Program in African American Culture (PAAC) created public programs documenting the black experience in the United States, as well as, other countries. Archival materials include photographs, programs, administrative files, magnetic tape, audiocassettes, U-matic and VHS video cassettes. Digital Image(s): Program in African American Culture Collection Content: Administrative Information Acquisition Information Collection created by the Program in African Amerian Culture at the Smithsonian Institution from 1979-1986. Related Materials Archives Center, National Museum of American History Duke Ellington Collection (NMAH.AC0301) Ruth Ellington Collection of Duke Ellington Materials (NMAH.AC0415) Eugene D. Smallwood Gospel Music Collection (NMAH.AC0456) Wade in the Water Radio Series Collection (NMAH.AC0516) Moses Moon Civil Rights Movement Audio Collection (NMAH.AC0556) Bernice Reagon Johnson Collection of African American Sacred Music (NMAH.AC0653) Edward and Gaye Collection of Duke Ellington Materials (NMAH.AC0704) Ruth Koenig Mississippi Summer Collection (NMAH.AC0558) Ed King Collection of Civil Rights Material (NMAH.AC0559) Smithsonian Institution Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections Page 1 of 341 Program in African American Culture Collection NMAH.AC.0408 Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1969 Festival of American Folklife (CFCH.SFF.1969) Smithsonian Institution Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, June 25-July 6, 1997 (CFCH.SFF.1997) Diana Davies Photographs (CFCH.DAVIE) Smithsonian Institution Archivesemph> Oral History Interview with Bernice Reagon Johnson, 1986 (Accession 009612) National Museum of American History, Program in African American Culture, 1982-2002 (Accession 05-116) National Museum of American History, Program in African American Culture, 1983-2004 (Accession 06-002) National Museum of American History, Program in African American Culture, 1972-1999 (Accession 08-107) National Museum of American History, Program in African American Culture, 1975-2000 (Accession 12-102) National Museum of American History, Program in African American Culture, 1976-1999 (Accession 12-358) National Museum of American History, Program in African American Culture, 1980-1992, 1961 (Accession 96-147) Duke Ellington Collection Records, circa 1985-1993 (Accession 98-129) National Museum of American History, Program in Black American Culture, circa 1976-1987 (Accession 98-136) Smithsonian Institution. Division of Performing Arts (Accession 84-012) Processing Information The collection was processed by Bryanna Bauer, intern, 2018; Stacey Coates, intern, 1992; Vicki Crawley, intern, 1990?; Kenya Doyle, intern, 2004; Julia S. Gibson, intern, 2019; Sarah Gould, intern, 1997; Ida Jones, archivist, 1997; Melissa Kaufman, intern, 2004; Danielle Snyder, intern, 2002; Justine Thomas, intern, 2018; Wendy A. Shay, archivist, 2004; and Vanessa Broussard- Simmons, archivist, 2019. Preferred Citation Program in African American Culture Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Restrictions Collection is open for research. Access and use of audiovisual materials available in the Archives Center reading room or by requesting copies of audiovisual materials at [email protected] Conditions Governing Use Copyright restrictions exist. Collection items available for reproduction Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions. Page 2 of 341 Program in African American Culture Collection NMAH.AC.0408 Biographical / Historical The Program in African American Culture (PAAC) is a Smithsonian Institution research and programming office located in the National Museum of American History that was created as an outgrowth of the African Diaspora component of the 1975 and 1976 Festival of American Folklife. Founding director, Bernice Johnson Reagon, developed the Program in Black Culture, as the PAAC was originally, as a center for researching and presenting topics of interest to the study of African American history and culture. Reagon is a song leader, composer, scholar, and social activist, who was a founding member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) Freedom Singers in the Albany Movement in Georgia. The Program, which was transferred to the National Museum of American History in 1983, provided, and continues to provide, a forum for the presentation of traditional and historical forms of African American cultural expression. To accomplish this, Program in African American Culture (PAAC) staff conducted thorough research, which resulted in public programs including conferences, concerts, colloquia, and seminars on a wide range of topics. Scope and Contents The collection consists primarily of administrative files, audio, video, and photographic documentation of the programs presented by the Program in African American Culture (PAAC) from 1979 through 2004. There is a substantial amount of material documenting research conducted by the Program in African American Culture (PAAC) for its programming. In addition, administrative paperwork relating to the day-to-day activities of the Program in African American Culture (PAAC) are also included in the materials. The collection is divided into four series. Series one consists of the material created for each program and is arranged in chronological order. Series two contains background materials and publications relating to subjects of program interest and is arranged in alphabetical order. Series three includes correspondence, contracts, resumes of presenters and performers and other forms of administrative files. Series four are materials relating to Smithsonian Institution or outside programs and performances. Arrangement The collection is arranged into four series. Series 1, Programs Files, 1979-2004, undated Series 2, Research Files, 1850-1995, undated Series 3, Administrative Files, 1850-1995, undated Series 4, Interviews, Speaking Engagements and Performances, 1964-2000, undated Names and Subject Terms This collection is indexed in the online catalog of the Smithsonian Institution under the following terms: Subjects: African American history African American religion African Americans -- Music Civil rights Civil rights movements Page 3 of 341 Program in African American Culture Collection NMAH.AC.0408 Gospel music Jazz Types of Materials: Audiocassettes Audiotapes Photographs -- 1980-2000 Videotapes Page 4 of 341 Series 1: Program Files Program in African American Culture Collection NMAH.AC.0408 Container Listing Series 1: Program Files, 1979-2004, undated Scope and Consists of material documenting the planning, production, and execution of programs Contents: created by 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 materials primarily document the creative process involving lectures, conferences, symposiums, and concerts. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, notes, proposals, program schedules, and contracts, budget summaries, meeting agendas and minutes, request