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Musical Recordings: Choral Music, Religious Music, and Work Songs

Anacostia Community Museum

Object Details

Creator
Anacostia Community Museum
Names
Anacostia Community Museum
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
Collection Creator
Anacostia Community Museum
Place
United States
Topic
African Americans
Music
Spirituals (Songs)
Choral music
Sacred music
Work songs
Chain gangs
Creator
Anacostia Community Museum
See more items in
Museum Events, Programs, and Projects, 1967-1989
Extent
1 Sound recording (open reel, 1/4 inch)
Date
circa 1980s
Custodial History
Created for Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
Archival Repository
Anacostia Community Museum Archives
Identifier
ACMA.09-023, Item ACMA AV003511-2
Type
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Music
Citation
Musical Recordings: Choral Music, Religious Music, and Work Songs, Record Group AV09-023, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Genre/Form
Sound recordings
Music
Note
003118
Scope and Contents
Musical recordings performed by Robert Shaw, Grant Williams, The Robert Shaw Chorale, Alan Lomax, Mississippi Chorus, South Carolina Chain Gang, Texas Chain Gang, and Prisoners At the Mississippi and Louisiana State Penitentiaries.
Music. Part of ACM Museum Events, PR, and Ceremonies Recordings. Undated.
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-1568815250523-1568815250695-0
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa79a29ddf9-43b5-411f-90b2-e43b04ed1ada

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  • Online Finding AidMuseum Events, Programs, and Projects, 1967-1989

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