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The Conjure Woman
- Written by
- Chesnutt, Charles W., American, 1858 - 1932
- Published by
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, American, founded 1880
- Produced by
- Riverside Press, American, 1852 - 1971
- Date
- 1899
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 050
- Exhibition
- Cultural Expressions
- Medium
- ink on paper with gold, cloth, cardboard and acetate film
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Closed): 7 1/8 × 4 7/8 × 1 1/16 in. (18.1 × 12.4 × 2.7 cm)
- Description
- This book is a first edition, first printing of “The Conjure Woman," a collection of seven short stories, all set in "Patesville," North Carolina and told through the view point of the character Uncle Julius: The Goophered Grapevine, Po’ Sandy, Mars Jeems’s Nightmare, The Conjurer’s Revenge, Sis’ Becky’s Pickaninny, The Gray Wolf’s Ha’nt, and Hot-foot Hannibal. The book has a tan cloth binding. The front cover has three illustrations set in in red blocks at top center of the cover. From left to right the illustrations include a white hare, an elderly bald man with a beard, and a white hare. Title of book, [THE CONJURE WOMAN], is embossed beneath the red blocks in gold serif typeface and author's name, [CHARLES · W · CHESNUTT], centered at bottom of the front cover, also in gold serif typeface. The spine text is all printed in gold serif typeface. The text along the top third of the spine reads [THE / CONJURE / WOMAN]. The author's name [CHARLES W · / CHESNUTT], is embossed on the center of the spine and the name of the publishers [HOUGHTON / MIFFLIN CO] is embossed across the bottom of the spine. The book is two hundred and twenty-nine pages and includes a title page and contents page.
- Place depicted
- Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Place printed
- Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- hardcover books
- Topic
- American South
- Caricature and cartoons
- Folklife
- Language
- Literature
- Race relations
- Stereotypes
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.280
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Letter from DL Chandler to Norma Merrick Sklarek
- Written by
- Chandler, D. L., American
- Received by
- Sklarek, Norma Merrick, American, 1926 - 2012
- Subject of
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, American, founded 1861
- Owned by
- Sklarek, Norma Merrick, American, 1926 - 2012
- Date
- September 29, 1976
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
- Description
- Letter from DL Chandler to Norma Merrick Sklarek. The white paper has a black and red printed letterhead from the Department of Architecture, School of Architecture and Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The letter is handwritten in blue ink and dated in the upper right corner. The letter begins [DEAR MS. SKLAREK - / I AM VERY SORRY FOR THE LONG DELAY IN RELAYING YOUR COPY TO YOU.] Chandler discusses a potential topic, “Architectural History of Black America,” for a PhD thesis and asks for permission to include research on Sklarek. Chandler also asks for information about other African American women architects to contact. The reverse is blank.
- Place made
- Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Archival Collections
- Type
- letters (correspondence)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of David Merrick Fairweather and Yvonne Goff
- Object number
- TA2018.23.3.1.11.10
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Soldiers with Bayonets
- Created by
- Ward, Fred, American
- Subject of
- Richardson, Gloria St. Clair Hayes, American, born 1922
- Date
- 1964
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image and Sheet): 6 1/2 x 9 3/4 in. (16.5 x 24.8 cm)
- H x W (Mat): 16 1/4 × 20 in. (41.3 × 50.8 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of Gloria Richardson and other African American protesters in the street being confronted by National Guard Troops. The troop in the foreground is pointing an army rifle with a bayonet at them.
- Place depicted
- Cambridge, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Howard Greenberg Gallery
- Object number
- 2012.169.9
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Fred Ward/Award Agency. Permission required for use.
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Gloria Hayes Richardson Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Richardson, Gloria St. Clair Hayes, American, born 1922
- Interviewed by
- Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
- Subject of
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
- Cambridge Nonviolent Action Committee, American, founded 1962
- Frazier, E. Franklin, American, 1894 - 1962
- March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
- Nation of Islam, American, founded 1930
- X, Malcolm, American, 1925 - 1965
- Date
- July 19, 2011
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 01:32:37
- Description
- The oral history consists of five digital files: 2011.174.35.1a, 2011.174.35.1b, 2011.174.35.1c, 2011.174.35.1d, and 2011.174.35.1e.
- Gloria Richardson recalls growing up in Cambridge, Maryland, attending Howard University, and joining Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) with her daughter, Donna, after returning to Cambridge and running her father's drug store. She recalls traveling to the South with her family to assist SNCC with voter registration, organizing the Cambridge Nonviolent Action Committee, assisting E. Franklin Frazier with research on African Americans, and marching in a protest where the police used cyanogen gas. She also discusses attending the March on Washington, her involvement with the Nation of Islam, and meeting Malcolm X.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0035
- Place collected
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Cambridge, Dorchester County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Civil Rights History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Topic
- Activism
- American South
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- Education
- Labor
- Religion
- Resistance
- Social reform
- Suffrage
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
- Object number
- 2011.174.35.1a-e
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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Cambridge, Maryland. Clifford Vaughs, a SNCC Photographer is Arrested
- Created by
- Lyon, Danny, American, born 1942
- Subject of
- Vaughs, Clifford, American
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
- Date
- 1964; printed 1994
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 8 5/8 x 12 15/16 in. (21.9 x 32.9 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 10 7/8 x 13 15/16 in. (27.6 x 35.4 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of an African American man wearing white pants who is being pulled in all directions. Men with guns, helmets, and gas masks pull on his leg, arm and shirt. On the right side of the image a man in a short sleeve uniform walks away from the scene.
- Place depicted
- Cambridge, Dorchester, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2012.107.20
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Danny Lyon/Magnum Photos . Permission required for use.
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Miles Davis - Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. - 1970
- Photograph by
- Robert Houston, American, born 1935
- Subject of
- Miles Davis, American, 1926 - 1991
- Date
- 1970
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 5604pixels × 9079pixels
- Description
- This image depicts the musician Miles Davis playing the trumpet. This close up shows Davis from chest upwards. Head bent, trumpet to his lips, Davis grasps the instrument with both hands. He wears a light colored long sleeved shirt.
- Place depicted
- Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Topic
- Jazz (Music)
- Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert and Greta Houston
- Object number
- 2014.116.30
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Robert Houston
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Miles Davis - Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. - 1970
- Photograph by
- Robert Houston, American, born 1935
- Subject of
- Miles Davis, American, 1926 - 1991
- Date
- 1970
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 5604pixels × 9079pixels
- Description
- This image depicts musician Miles Davis playing the trumpet. Viewed from the shoulders up, and his eyes are cast downward. His hands are visible as he holds his instrument to his lips. He wears a light colored shirt with a scarf around his neck. A microphone is visible at the extreme right of the image.
- Place depicted
- Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Topic
- Jazz (Music)
- Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert and Greta Houston
- Object number
- 2014.116.31
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Robert Houston
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Photograph of Aaron Molyneaux Hewlett, gymnasium coach of Harvard University
- Photograph by
- Warren, George Kendall, died 1884
- Subject of
- Hewlett, Aaron Molyneaux, American, 1820 - 1871
- Date
- 1859-1871
- Medium
- albumen and silver on paper on pasteboard
- Dimensions
- H x W: 13 1/8 × 10 in. (33.3 × 25.4 cm)
- Description
- This photographic print depicts Aaron Molyneaux Hewlett, the first African American gymnasium coach at Harvard University. Hewlett is seated and is surrounded by a variety of exercise equipment. He wears a striped three-piece suit and a dark necktie. The print is cut in an oval shape and mounted on thick pasteboard that is tinted a light tan around the print. The text "Warren Phot." is printed in the lower left corner of the tinted paper. Written in the top left corner of the reverse in blue ink is the text, "1866-BOSTON / "HARVARD".
- Place made
- Harvard University, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.174.9
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions