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Kwanzaa Sound Tape

Anacostia Community Museum

Object Details

General
Title transcribed from physical asset.
Creator
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
Names
Anacostia Community Museum
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
Collection Creator
Anacostia Community Museum
Place
Africa
Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)
Washington (D.C.)
United States
Topic
African Americans
Kwanzaa
Music
Swahili language
Youth
African culture
Creator
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
See more items in
Museum Events, Programs, and Projects, 1967-1989
Museum Events, Programs, and Projects, 1967-1989 / Series ACMA 09-007.3: Kwanzaa Programs 1976-1989
Biographical / Historical
The collection - Kwanzaa Programs 1976-1989: ACM Education Department - contains the audiovisual output of the Kwanzaa events hosted by Anacostia Neighborhood Museum's Education Department between the years of 1976-1989. It includes video documentation of Kwanzaa workshops and school events as well as Kwanzaa-related films, plays, and storytelling.
Extent
1 Sound recording (open reel, 1/4 inch)
Date
1978
Custodial History
Created for Anacostia Neighborhood Museum.
Archival Repository
Anacostia Community Museum Archives
Identifier
ACMA.09-023, Item ACMA AV002689
Type
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Music
Citation
Kwanzaa Sound Tape, Record Group AV09-007.3, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Genre/Form
Sound recordings
Music
Note
000909
Scope and Contents
Leader and youth sing Kwanzaa songs. Leader teaches vowels and words in Swahili. Youth learn Swahili words used during the Kwanzaa celebration.
Music. Part of Kwanzaa Programs 1976-1989: ACM Education Department Audiovisual Records. Transcribed from AV002689: U. - D.C. Van Ness; Mr. Fletcher Smith. Dated: 19781011.
Collection Restrictions
Use of the materials requires an appointment. Some items are not accessible due to obsolete format and playback machinery restrictions. Please contact the archivist at acmarchives@si.edu.
Related link
Record ID
ebl-1568815250523-1568815250739-0
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa73a01eec4-24a1-45c8-92b7-7de23818e830

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