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Teacher Resources: ISS FAQ with a Curator

Creator:
National Air and Space Museum  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2021-04-06T19:36:22.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Aeronautics;Flight;Space Sciences  Search this
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airandspace
Data Source:
National Air and Space Museum
YouTube Channel:
airandspace
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edanmdm:yt_OhuLsxeb_PQ

A Half Century of Fellowship: Wyeth Foundation for American Art Symposium

Creator:
Smithsonian American Art Museum  Search this
Type:
Symposia
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2020-10-22T14:36:18.000Z
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Education  Search this
Topic:
Art, American  Search this
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americanartmuseum
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
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americanartmuseum
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edanmdm:yt_3TIJc-6rOJk

Lowery Stokes Sims papers

Creator:
Sims, Lowery Stokes  Search this
Names:
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Studio Museum in Harlem  Search this
Catlett, Elizabeth, 1915-2012  Search this
Colescott, Robert, 1925-2009  Search this
Lam, Wifredo  Search this
Pousette-Dart, Richard, 1916-1992  Search this
Extent:
34 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Interviews
Video recordings
Date:
1967-2019
Summary:
The papers of African American art historian, curator and arts administrator, Lowery Stokes Sims, measure 34.0 linear feet and date from 1967 to 2019. The collection documents Sims's career, and her work towards the inclusion of women artists and artists of color into the mainstream art world. The collection comprises biographical materials, datebooks, correspondence, writings, notebooks, exhibition files, professional files that include Sims's files from the Studio Museum in Harlem, Metropolitan Museum of Art records, research files, files on Robert Colescott, printed materials, photographic materials, and unidentified audiovisual and born-digital materials.
Scope and Contents:
The papers of African American art historian, curator and art administrator, Lowery Stokes Sims, measure 34.0 linear feet and date from 1967 to 2019. The collection documents Sims's career, and her work towards the inclusion of women artists and artists of color into the mainstream art world. The collection comprises biographical materials, datebooks, correspondence, writings, notebooks, exhibition files, professional files that include Sims's files from the Studio Museum in Harlem, Metropolitan Museum of Art records, research files, files on Robert Colescott, printed materials, photographic materials, and unidentified audiovisual and born-digital materials.

Biographical materials contain address books, awards, interviews with Sims, and resumes. Fifty datebooks highlight Sims's daily activities for over four decades. Personal and professional correspondence is with Audrey Flack, Za, Betye Saar, Hale Woodruff, Susan Schwalb, Margo Machida, William McKnight, and others.

Writings include drafts and typescripts on Alma Thomas, Elizabeth Catlett, Romare Bearden, Wifredo Lam, African American and women artists; a transcript of a conversation between Sims and Maren Hassinger; and born digital material of presentations. Also in the collection are 60 notebooks containing personal and professional notes and journal entries.

Exhibition files consist of correspondence, budget records, writings about the exhibition and for the catalog, clippings, exhibition announcements, loan forms, artist biographies, and artwork lists for Living Space: An Exhibition on Low Income Housing (1977), Art as a Verb (1988), Next Generation: Southern Black Aesthetic (1990), and Richard Pousette-Dart, 1916-1992 (1997).

Professional files document Sims's memberships, conferences, projects, and teaching activities, as well as her work at the Studio Museum of Harlem. The Metropolitan Museum of Art records consist of research on the museum's collection of works by African American artists, program and staff files, and snapshots of Sims with colleagues on a trip to Patagonia.

Research files contain printed materials, notes, 32 audiovisual recordings and nine born digital discs, and biographical material on artists Frederick Brown, Elizabeth Catlett, Stuart Davis, Maren Hassinger, Edgar Heap of Birds, Al Loving, Faith Ringgold, Jaune Quick-To-See Smith, Kara Walker, and others. The files on Robert Colescott include a book proposal, artwork lists, exhibition files, four sound recordings of an interview between Colescott and Sims, and research material on related topics.

Printed materials consist of clippings featuring Sims, posters, event programs, a few newsletters and magazines, exhibition catalogs that include essays written by Sims, and three documentary recordings. Photographic materials include prints, negatives, transparencies, photograph albums, and slides of Sims, colleagues and friends, exhibitions and professional events, Russ Thompson and Benny Andrews, Beverly Buchanan, Rick Powel, Vaclav Havel, Jeff Donaldson, Samella Lewis, and others.

The final series consists of nine sound recordings and one born digital disc (CD) that could not be placed into a series as the material is either unlabeled or the labels are illegible.
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged as 13 series.

Series 1: Biographical Material, circa 1980-circa 2005 (0.5 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 2: Datebooks, 1975-2017 (4.0 linear feet; Boxes 1-5)

Series 3: Correspondence, 1971-2018 (1.0 linear feet; Boxes 5-6)

Series 4: Writings, circa 1970s-2018 (2.6 linear feet; Boxes 6-8, OV 33)

Series 5: Notebooks, 1975-2016 (2.6 linear feet; Boxes 39-42)

Series 6: Exhibition Files, 1967-2017 (1.6 linear feet; Boxes 9-10, OV 36)

Series 7: Professional Files, 1969-2018 (6.3 linear feet; Boxes 10-16, OV 34)

Series 8: Metropolitan Museum of Art Records, 1972-2008 (6.0 linear feet; Boxes 16-22, OV 38)

Series 9: Research Files, circa 1970-2017 (6.0 linear feet; Boxes 22-28, OV 35)

Series 10: Files on Robert Colescott, 1971-2019 (1.6 linear feet; Boxes 28-30)

Series 11: Printed Materials, 1970s-2017 (1.8 linear feet; Box 30, OV 37)

Series 12: Photographic Materials, 1970s-2018 (0.8 linear feet; Boxes 31-32)

Series 13: Unidentified Audio and Born Digital Material, circa 1985-2009 (1 folder; Box 32)
Biographical / Historical:
Lowery Stokes Sims (1949-) is an African American art historian, curator, and arts administrator. Sims began her career at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1972 where she became the museum's first African American curator. She left the Met in 1999 for the Studio Museum in Harlem where she served as Executive Director, President, and then Adjunct Curator of the Permanent Collection from 2000 to 2007. From 2007 to 2015, she was curator for the Museum of Art and Design.

Sims was born in Washington D.C. but moved to New York when she was 2 years old. She graduated from Bishop Reilly High School in Queens, N.Y. in 1966. She went on to receive a bachelor of arts degree in art history from Queens College in 1970 and a master of arts degree in art history from Johns Hopkins University in 1972. In 1995, Sims completed her dissertation, published as Wifredo Lam and the International Avant-Garde, 1923-1982 in 2002, to receive her doctoral degree from The Graduate Center, City University of New York.

Sims is a member of the College Art Association, the International Committee of Art Critics, Art Matters Foundation, and has served on the boards of Just Above Midtown (JAM) Gallery, Caribbean Cultural Center, National State Council on the Arts, and the Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College, among others. She was awarded the Frank Jewett Mather Award for Distinction in Art Criticism in 1991, a Leadership by Example Award from the New York coalition of 100 Black women in 1997, and a Lifetime Achievement in the Arts Award from the Queens Museum of Art in 1998. Sims has also lectured at Queens College, the Institute of Fine Art at New York University, the Studio Museum in Harlem, Rutgers University, and Bard College.
Related Materials:
Also found in the Archives of American Art is an oral history interview of Lowery Stokes Sims conducted on July 15 and 22, 2010 by Judith Olch Richards, for the Archives of American Art's Elizabeth Murray Oral History of Women in the Visual Arts project, at Sims' home, in New York, N.Y.
Provenance:
The collection was donated in 2019 by Lowery Stokes Sims as part of the Archives' African American Collecting Initiative funded by the Henry Luce Foundation.
Restrictions:
Notebooks in Series 5 are access restricted; written permission is required. Contact Reference Services for more information. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Researchers interested in accessing born-digital records or audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies.
Rights:
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Occupation:
Art historians -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Arts administrators -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Art museum curators -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Topic:
African American artists  Search this
African American art  Search this
African American art museum curators  Search this
Women art historians  Search this
Women museum curators  Search this
Genre/Form:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Video recordings
Citation:
Lowery Stokes Sims papers, 1967-2019. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.simslowe
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Lowery Stokes Sims papers
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9a66e8319-d9c1-4f8d-b005-08f8bc7cf659
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-simslowe
Online Media:

Rice or grain measure

Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
H x Diam: 9.7 x 11.4 cm (3 13/16 x 4 1/2 in)
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Chhattisgarh state, India
Date:
20th century
Topic:
casting  Search this
lost-wax process  Search this
metal  Search this
India  Search this
South Asian and Himalayan Art  Search this
rice  Search this
Credit Line:
Anonymous gift
Accession Number:
S1993.4
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye32137c767-34ec-4544-a29f-c0ee99f6445e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_S1993.4

Oral history interview with Barbara Neville Parker, 1974 January 21

Interviewee:
Parker, Barbara Neville  Search this
Interviewer:
Brown, Robert F.  Search this
Subject:
Copley, John Singleton  Search this
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston  Search this
Type:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Barbara Neville Parker, 1974 January 21. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Museum curators -- Massachusetts -- Cambridge -- Interviews  Search this
Women museum curators  Search this
Theme:
Women  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)11711
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)212988
AAA_collcode_parker74
Theme:
Women
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_212988
Online Media:

Oral history interview with Barbara Neville Parker

Interviewee:
Parker, Barbara Neville  Search this
Interviewer:
Brown, Robert F.  Search this
Names:
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston  Search this
Copley, John Singleton, 1738-1815  Search this
Extent:
29 Pages (Transcript)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Pages
Sound recordings
Interviews
Date:
1974 January 21
Scope and Contents:
An interview of Barbara Neville Parker conducted 1974 January 21, by Robert Brown, for the Archives of American Art. She discusses her career path leading to curator at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston; her colleagues, and research she conducted on early American painting, among other topics.
Biographical / Historical:
Barbara Neville Parker (1905-1991) was a curator at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. She was from Cambridge, Massachusetts.
General:
Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 1 digital wav file. Duration is 57 min.
Provenance:
These interviews are part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and others.
Restrictions:
For information on how to access this interview contact Reference Services.
This interview is open for research. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Topic:
Museum curators -- Massachusetts -- Cambridge -- Interviews  Search this
Women museum curators  Search this
Genre/Form:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Identifier:
AAA.parker74
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw93cea8a82-4813-4c96-90f6-c83ec876911f
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-parker74
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Curatorial Records, 1956-2020

Creator:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Programs/Curatorial Department  Search this
Subject:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Curatorial Department  Search this
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Department of Public Programs/Curatorial Division  Search this
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Programs Department  Search this
Physical description:
28 cu. ft. unprocessed holdings
Type:
Floor plans
Black-and-white transparencies
Books
Manuscripts
Black-and-white photographs
Brochures
Clippings
Color photographs
Floppy disks
Color transparencies
Architectural drawings
Electronic records
Electronic mail
Black-and-white negatives
Date:
1975
1975-2020
1956-2020
Topic:
Art museums  Search this
Art, Modern  Search this
Art museum curators  Search this
Local number:
SIA RS00806
Restrictions & Rights:
Materials less than 15 years old Restricted. Contact reference staff for details
Object files Permanently restricted
See more items in:
Curatorial Records 1956-2020 [Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Programs/Curatorial Department]
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_arc_225511

Former Railway Post Office clerk interview: Greg Lowell, Donald Bliss and Gerald Lange

Creator:
National Postal Museum  Search this
Type:
Interviews
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2010-04-18T20:04:38.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Postal service;Letter mail handling;Stamp collecting  Search this
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SmithsonianNPM
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianNPM
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_dBXx8xwCiTU

Lecture on Robot Collections with American History Museum Curator Carlene Stephens

Creator:
Smithsonian Institution  Search this
Type:
Lectures
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2018-07-11T18:04:32.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Transcription  Search this
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SmithsonianTranscription
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianTranscription
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_smuujJ9O_f8

"Tantalus" Synchrotron Radiation Source Collection

Creator:
Tantalus Project  Search this
Interviewee:
Rowe, Ednor "Ed"  Search this
Pruett, Charles  Search this
Olson, Cliff  Search this
Otte, Roger  Search this
Brown, Fred  Search this
Names:
Synchrotron Radiation Center  Search this
University of Wisconsin--Madison  Search this
Extent:
3.5 Cubic feet (11 boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Notebooks
Videotapes
Date:
1940-1995
Scope and Contents:
The collection consists primarily of notebooks, manuals, and other data and operational logbooks documenting the creation, building, and maintenance of Tantalus, and the experiments performed on the machine. Tantalus was the first dedicated synchrotron radiation laboratory and source. Series 5 and Series 6 include oral and video histories with Ednor Rowe, Fred Brown, Cliff Olson, Charles Pruett, and Roger Otte.
Arrangement:
The collection is divided into six series.

Series 1, Notebooks and Logbooks, 1940-1986

Series 2, Data and Operational Logbooks, 1965-1995

Series 3, User Beam Schedule Sheets, 1968-1986

Series 4, Storage Ring Blueprints, 1966-1972

Series 5, Video Histories, 1995

Series 6, Oral History Cassettes, 1995
Biographical / Historical:
At the University of Wisconsin during 1965-1967, a team led by particle physicist Ednor Rowe built a machine designed to analyze what goes on inside high-energy particle accelerators. This was the big, exciting technology in physics at the time. But just as the apparatus neared completion, funding was cut off. Its creators, feeling teased by fate and their government backers, dubbed the machine "Tantalus."

Rowe knew, though, that a by-product of Tantalus's operation was intense "synchrotron radiation," a form of ultra violet light that is used to study the structure of matter. He quickly adapted the machine to make this radiation available for use and soon the facility was crowded with experimenters from all over the world. Tantalus not only pioneered the use of synchrotron radiation, but created a research facility where both scientists and graduate students could perform hands-on work.

Researchers shared information and the results of their experiments in a collegial environment. There was no "King of the Ring" among these goal-oriented scientists. Those working at the Synchrotron Radiation Center always sought ways to improve upon Tantalus, with the result that Tantalus remained an important research tool until 1987, when it was retired and replaced by a newer machine, "Aladdin."
Related Materials:
The Division of Information, Technology, and Society (now the Division of Medicine and Science) collected part of the Tantalus synchrotron radiation ring. See accession 1997.0078.
Provenance:
The collection was donated by Ednor M. Rowe, Associate Director for Accelerator Development, Synchrotron Radiation Center, University of Wisconsin on November 20, 1995.
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research.
Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Physics -- Experiments -- 1940-2000  Search this
Synchrotron radiation  Search this
Physicists -- 1940-2000  Search this
Laboratories -- 1940-2000  Search this
Radiation -- 1960-1990  Search this
Genre/Form:
Notebooks
Videotapes
Citation:
"Tantalus" Synchrotron Radiation Source Collection, 1940-1995, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0532
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"Tantalus" Synchrotron Radiation Source Collection
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep89dd7d79e-a4ee-4dc2-a5a3-1f2b20609c99
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0532

Mascots, Myths, Monuments, and Memory 12 – Monuments and Power: Memory vs. History

Creator:
National Museum of the American Indian  Search this
Type:
Symposia
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2018-03-10T15:47:41.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Native Americans;American Indians  Search this
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SmithsonianNMAI
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianNMAI
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_y49wcxkwgPU

Director's Records, 1953-1954, 1985-1986, 1988, 2000-2019

Creator:
Smithsonian Provenance Research Initiative  Search this
Subject:
Milosch, Jane  Search this
Smithsonian Institution Office of the Under Secretary for Museums, Education, and Research/Provost  Search this
Smithsonian Institution Office of the Under Secretary for History, Art, and Culture  Search this
Renwick Gallery  Search this
International Schwabing Art Trove Task Force Advisory Group  Search this
German/American Provenance Research Exchange Program  Search this
Physical description:
13 cu. ft. (13 record storage boxes)
Type:
Manuscripts
Collection descriptions
Brochures
Newsletters
Clippings
Compact discs
Electronic records
Floppy disks
Digital versatile discs
Posters
Date:
1953
1953-1954
1953-1954, 1985-1986, 1988, 2000-2019
Topic:
Art museum curators  Search this
International cooperation  Search this
Art--Provenance  Search this
World War, 1939-1945  Search this
Art museums  Search this
Museums--Public relations  Search this
Congresses and conventions  Search this
Professional associations  Search this
Strategic planning  Search this
Research grants  Search this
Fund raising  Search this
Contracts  Search this
Workshops  Search this
Committees  Search this
Meetings  Search this
Museum exhibits  Search this
Web sites  Search this
Budget  Search this
Local number:
SIA Acc. 22-102
Restrictions & Rights:
Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2035; Transferring office; 6/29/2022 memorandum, Johnstone to Carroll; Contact reference staff for details
See more items in:
Director's Records 1953-1954, 1985-1986, 1988, 2000-2019 [Smithsonian Provenance Research Initiative]
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_arc_404756

Exhibition Records, 1972, 1981, 1983-2013, and undated

Creator:
National Air and Space Museum (U.S.) Space History Department  Search this
Subject:
Neal, Valerie  Search this
National Air and Space Museum (U.S.) Space History Division  Search this
National Air and Space Museum (U.S.) Department of Space History  Search this
National Air and Space Museum (U.S.) Department of Space Science and Exploration  Search this
United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration  Search this
Where Next, Columbus? (Exhibition) (1992-2002: Washington, D.C.)  Search this
Moving Beyond Earth (Exhibition) (2009-2022: Washington, D.C.)  Search this
Space Race (Exhibition) (1997-2022: Washington, D.C.)  Search this
The Violent Universe (Exhibition) (1996: Washington, D.C.)  Search this
How Things Fly (Exhibition) (1996-2020: Washington, D.C.)  Search this
Star Trek (Exhibition) (1992-1993: Washington, D.C.)  Search this
All Systems Go: America's Space Transportation Systems for the 1990s (Traveling exhibition) (1989)  Search this
America's Space Truck: The Space Shuttle (Exhibition) (1987-1998: Washington, D.C.)  Search this
Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (Exhibition) (1986-1997: Washington, D.C.)  Search this
America's Smithsonian (Traveling exhibition) (1995-1998)  Search this
Physical description:
8 cu. ft. (8 record storage boxes)
Type:
Manuscripts
Collection descriptions
Clippings
Brochures
Pamphlets
Newsletters
Transcripts
Digital versatile discs
Floppy disks
Electronic records
Illustrations
Floor plans
Drawings
Black-and-white negatives
Black-and-white photographs
Black-and-white transparencies
Color negatives
Color photographs
Color transparencies
Place:
Outer space
Date:
1972
1972-2013
1972, 1981, 1983-2013, and undated
Topic:
Aeronautical museums  Search this
Astronautical museums  Search this
Museum curators  Search this
Museum exhibits  Search this
Traveling exhibitions  Search this
Space sciences  Search this
Museums--Collection management  Search this
Exploration  Search this
Local number:
SIA Acc. 22-109
See more items in:
Exhibition Records 1969-2022 [National Air and Space Museum (U.S.) Space History Department]
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_arc_404814

Handbook for museum curators

Author:
Museums Association  Search this
Physical description:
ill. 25 cm
Type:
Periodicals
Place:
Collected works
Date:
1954
1965
1954-65
Topic:
Museum techniques  Search this
Call number:
AM1 .H236
AP1 .H135
AM1.H236
AP1.H135
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_117244

75th Anniversary and Celebration of Jackie Robinson Day

Creator:
National Museum of African American History and Culture  Search this
Type:
Conversations and talks
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2022-04-16T12:47:47.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
African Americans  Search this
See more by:
WatchNMAAHC
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
YouTube Channel:
WatchNMAAHC
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_ZVxAc9g2_og

Frances Colpitt papers, 1932-2022

Creator:
Colpitt, Frances  Search this
Type:
Sound recordings
Video recordings
Citation:
Frances Colpitt papers, 1932-2022. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Theme:
Women  Search this
Research and writing about art  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)22263
AAA_collcode_colpfran
Theme:
Women
Research and writing about art
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_22263

"The Work of the Historical Museum Curator," by T. T. Belote

Container:
Box 3, Folder 29
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
undated
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Access to original archival materials is by appointment only. Researchers must submit request for appointment in writing. Please direct reference inquiries to the National Postal Museum Archives: NPM_Archives@si.edu.
Collection Rights:
The National Postal Museum Archives makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use and the NPM Rights and Reproductions for additional information. Please direct reference inquiries to the National Postal Museum Archives: NPM_Archives@si.edu.
Collection Citation:
Catherine L. Manning Collection, NPMA.2023.1, National Postal Museum, Smithsonian Institution
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Catherine L. Manning Collection
Catherine L. Manning Collection / Series 3: Catherine L. Manning Employment: H. F. Colman and Smithsonian Institution (SI); Bureau of Engraving and Printing Material and Stamp Mailing Envelopes
Archival Repository:
National Postal Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/zn8da823655-5669-428d-85b0-03bc71c77e36
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-npma-2023-1-ref87

Frances Colpitt papers

Creator:
Colpitt, Frances  Search this
Extent:
9.3 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Video recordings
Date:
1932-2022
Summary:
The papers of Frances Colpitt measure 9.0 linear feet and date from 1932 to 2022. The papers document Colpitt's career as an art historian and educator through artist files, research writing project records, teaching files, other professional activities files, printed materials, sound recordings of interviews and lectures, video recordings, and born-digital materials.
Scope and Contents:
The papers of Frances Colpitt measure 9.0 linear feet and date from 1932 to 2022. The papers document Colpitt's career as an art historian and educator through artist files, research writing project records, teaching files, other professional activities files, printed materials, sound recordings of interviews and lectures, video recordings, and born-digital materials.

Artist files consist of notes, articles and clippings, exhibition announcements and some catalogs, interview transcripts, and some photographs of artwork related to various artists.

Research writing projects records consist of files on various topics related to abstract art and Los Angeles art compiled by Colpitt for essay and book projects. The files primarily contain photocopies of research articles from the 1930s-1990s with some of Colpitt's notes, but do not typically contain drafts of writings.

Teaching files contain course materials for courses taught by Colpitt at the University of Southern California, University of Texas at San Antonio, and Texas Christian University. Records include some lecture notes.

Professional activity files consist of administrative material related to teaching positions, some curatorial projects, and contract writing work.

Printed materials include a copy of Colpitt's dissertation, articles, and exhibition catalogs for exhibitions Colpitt either wrote essays for or helped curate.

Also found are sound recordings of interviews Colpitt conducted with artists and sound recordings of some of Colpitt's lectures.

A series of unidentified born-digital material remains unprocessed.
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged into seven series.

Series 1: Artist Files, 1933-2022 (2.8 linear feet; Boxes 1-3)

Series 2: Research Writing Projects, 1930-2022 (2.8 linear feet; Boxes 3-6)

Series 3: Teaching Files, 1981-2021 (1.8 linear feet; Boxes 6-8)

Series 4: Professional Activity Files, 1977-2020 (0.7 linear feet; Boxes 8-9)

Series 5: Printed Material, 1975-2018 (0.3 linear feet; Boxes 9)

Series 6: Audio Interviews and Lectures, 1980-1983 (0.3 linear feet; Box 9)

Series 7: Unprocessed Born-Digital Material, undated (0.2 linear feet; Box 9)
Biographical / Historical:
Frances Jean Colpitt (1952-2022) was an art historian, art museum curator, and educator in Fort Worth, Texas, who specialized in American art after the 1960s and wrote extensively on abstract art.­

Colpitt was born in 1952 and completed her undergraduate studies in Fine Arts at the University of Tulsa in 1974. Colpitt then went on to receive a PhD in art history from the University of Southern California in 1982. Colpitt taught at the University of Southern California from 1988 to 1990, the University of Texas San Antonio from 1990 to 2005, and at Texas Christian University from 2005 to 2021. Colpitt died in 2022.
Provenance:
Donated in 2023 by the Estate of Frances Jean Colpitt via Mary Margaret Colpitt, estate executor.
Restrictions:
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Researchers interested in accessing born-digital records in this collection must use access copies. Contact References Services for more information.
Rights:
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Occupation:
Art historians -- Texas -- Fort Worth  Search this
Educators -- Texas -- Fort Worth  Search this
Genre/Form:
Sound recordings
Video recordings
Citation:
Frances Colpitt papers, 1932-2022. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.colpfran
See more items in:
Frances Colpitt papers
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9770fd7c2-9ca2-4d7f-b926-74afd493792f
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-colpfran

Mascots, Myths, Monuments, and Memory 13 — Monuments and Power: Memory vs. History Q & A

Creator:
National Museum of the American Indian  Search this
Type:
Symposia
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2018-03-10T15:47:41.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Native Americans;American Indians  Search this
See more by:
SmithsonianNMAI
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianNMAI
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_gWo7xhepn98

Lloyd E. Herman papers

Creator:
Herman, Lloyd E.  Search this
Names:
Cartwright Gallery  Search this
International Glass Museum  Search this
Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America  Search this
Pilchuck School  Search this
Thundering Seas Institute  Search this
Extent:
13.2 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Video recordings
Sound recordings
Date:
1961-2017
Scope and Contents:
Exhibition and project files, correspondence, audio and VHS video recordings, writings, lectures, photographs, interviews and printed material regarding the work of museum curator, Lloyd Herman.
Exhibition and project files include Brilliant Stories, From the Woods, Threads, Fresh Clothes, Art that Works, Trash Formations, and Sheen of Silver among others. Subject files include information regarding the Pilchuck Glass school, among others. Interviews include a December 2016 interview on 1 SD card conducted by Herman with art instructor Russell Day and a January 2, 2017 interview on 2 SD cards with artist Larry Metcalf about Day. Herman conducted the interviews based on interest about Day.
Biographical / Historical:
Lloyd E. Herman (1936- ) is a museum curator in Seattle, Wash.
Provenance:
Donated 1996-2017 by Lloyd Herman as part of the Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America.
Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center.
Occupation:
Museum curators -- Washington (State)  Search this
Topic:
Handicraft  Search this
Decorative arts  Search this
Genre/Form:
Video recordings
Sound recordings
Identifier:
AAA.hermlloy2
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw941a495cd-ec77-4886-89ae-1d57ac26c563
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-hermlloy2

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