Browse Projects
Charles Lang Freer Papers, Art vouchers, 1906-1907
Charles Lang Freer's vouchers for art purchases in 1906 and 1907.
Browse projects by Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Charles Lang Freer Papers, Correspondence: Pang, Yuan-chi (Pang Yuanji; 龐元濟), 1912-1919
Correspondence between Charles Lang Freer and Pang, Yuan-chi (Pang Yuanji; 龐元濟).
Browse projects by Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Charles Lang Freer Papers, Correspondence: Rathbun, Richard, 1906-1919
Correspondence between Charles Lang Freer and Richard Rathbun.
Browse projects by Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Charles Lang Freer Papers, Letterpress book. Volume 26, 1908 December 3 - 1909 March 10
Charles Lang Freer and his household employees used letterpress printing to create duplicate copies of outgoing correspondence from his Detroit home, between 1892 and 1910. These copies were subsequently bound in 30 volumes, their contents organized chronologically.
Browse projects by Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
District of Columbia Education, School Reports, Monthly Reports of the Superintendent of Education, Oct. 1865–June 1870
The Bureau of Refugees, Freemen, and Abandoned Lands, often referred to as the Freedmen’s Bureau, was established on March 3, 1865. The duties of the Freedmen’s Bureau included supervision of all affairs relating to refugees, freedmen, and the custody of abandoned lands and property. These documents come from the Records of the Superintendent of Education for the District of Columbia, Series 7: School Reports . Please help us transcribe these records to learn more about the experiences of formerly enslaved men and women during the Reconstruction Era. Have questions about how to transcribe tables in these documents? View special directions here.
District of Columbia Education, School Reports, Monthly Teachers' Reports, Oct, 1865–Apr. 1866, Part 1
The Bureau of Refugees, Freemen, and Abandoned Lands, often referred to as the Freedmen’s Bureau, was established on March 3, 1865. The duties of the Freedmen’s Bureau included supervision of all affairs relating to refugees, freedmen, and the custody of abandoned lands and property. These documents come from the Records of the Superintendent of Education for the District of Columbia, Series 7: School Reports . Please help us transcribe these records to learn more about the experiences of formerly enslaved men and women during the Reconstruction Era. Have questions about how to transcribe tables in these documents? View special directions here.
District of Columbia Education, School Reports, Monthly Teachers' Reports, Oct, 1865–Apr. 1866, Part 2
The Bureau of Refugees, Freemen, and Abandoned Lands, often referred to as the Freedmen’s Bureau, was established on March 3, 1865. The duties of the Freedmen’s Bureau included supervision of all affairs relating to refugees, freedmen, and the custody of abandoned lands and property. These documents come from the Records of the Superintendent of Education for the District of Columbia, Series 7: School Reports . Please help us transcribe these records to learn more about the experiences of formerly enslaved men and women during the Reconstruction Era. Have questions about how to transcribe tables in these documents? View special directions here.
Face-to-Face: Domingo Ghirardelli portrait
As part of the National Portrait Gallery's education program "Face-to-Face," Ann Shumard, curator of photographs at NPG, discusses Domingo Ghirardelli (of chocolate fame). A confectioner from Italy, Domingo Ghirardelli established himself as a chocolate merchant in Lima, Peru, before immigrating to California in 1849. Unsuccessful as a miner, Ghirardelli returned to the confectioner's trade shortly thereafter, opening his first shop in Stockton, California. Ghirardelli's business selling chocolate, coffee, and dried fruit was profitable, leading him to open a second store in San Francisco. Although a fire destroyed this establishment in 1851, he rebuilt. Ghirardelli was one of only two chocolate manufacturers in the United States before the Civil War, and his product dominated the western market. By the 1880s he was importing more than 450,000 pounds of cocoa beans a year. The photographer of this carte-de-visite portrait was George H. Johnson, who--like Ghirardelli--relocated to California during the gold rush. He also failed as a prospector, but earned a reputation for opening one of the first photography studios in San Francisco. Recorded at NPG, October 22, 2009. Image info: Domingo Ghirardelli / George H. Johnson / Albumen silver print, 1860 / National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.; gift of Sidney S. Lawrence III, in memory of Polly Ghirardelli Lawrence. Face-to-Face talk currently located on the National Portrait Gallery's iTunesU page. ["Domingo Ghirardelli" by George H. Johnson. NPG.2000.12]
Jervis McEntee Diaries and Letters: Diary, Volume III, 1878 December 15-1883 June 15
Have you ever wanted to explore the tiny day-to-day details of an artist's life 150 years ago? Then join the Archives of American Art as we transcribe the Jervis McEntee diaries and letters! Hudson River School painter Jervis McEntee (1828-1891) was one of the leading New York artists during the late 19th century and an incredibly prolific diarist. In his almost 4,500 diary entries in 1872-1890, McEntee records his thoughts, observations, activities, encounters, and anxieties. He paints a vivid picture of an artist's daily life with his words, and he provides a window on the New York art scene during and after the Gilded Age.
Kathryn D. Sullivan Papers - Notebook, Space Shuttle operations, 1981
Kathryn D. Sullivan has had a distinguished career as a scientist, astronaut, and oceanographer. She was one of the first six women selected for the NASA astronaut corps, flew on three shuttle missions, and became the first American woman to walk in space as part of mission STS-41G. Sullivan’s post-NASA career included work with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Central Ohio Science Institute, the Battelle Center for Mathematics and Science Education Policy at The Ohio State University, and service with the US Naval Reserve.
Browse projects by Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Archives
Lula Adams, 1993 June 22, Tape 1, Side 1
Please view the instructions for transcribing audio collections before beginning. Pearl Bowser (b. 1931) is a renowned African American film scholar, filmmaker, author, and film/conference programmer. She is widely recognized as an expert on the works of Oscar Micheaux, who is considered the first major African American filmmaker. Working as a researcher from the 1960s through the early 2000s, Bowser travelled the world interviewing actors, actresses, filmmakers, and scholars, including Lorenzo Tucker, Gordon Parks, Arthur Jafa, Edna Mae Harris, Toni Cade Bambara, and many others. As a programmer (1971-2012), she organized conferences and film festivals that focused on the rich, yet often obscure, history of African Americans in film. The audio in this project is from unique recordings of the interviews, conferences, and film festivals captured by Pearl Bowser. Some of the recordings may have lower quality and require close attention to understand the content, and some speakers may not be identified, or the recordings may not include the beginning of their remarks. If a speaker cannot be identified either by context in the recording or by notes from the project team, please list them as “unidentified speaker” in the transcription. Some of the recordings may contain sensitive or offensive language. For historical accuracy, our policy is to transcribe the language as it is presented in the recordings. See TC’s FAQ page for more information on transcribing sensitive language. All recordings are in the English language. The transcriptions created by TC volunteers will be used to make these unique and important recordings accessible to researchers, scholars, and the general public.
Browse projects by National Museum of African American History and Culture
Lula Adams, 1993 June 22, Tape 1, Side 2
Please view the instructions for transcribing audio collections before beginning. Pearl Bowser (b. 1931) is a renowned African American film scholar, filmmaker, author, and film/conference programmer. She is widely recognized as an expert on the works of Oscar Micheaux, who is considered the first major African American filmmaker. Working as a researcher from the 1960s through the early 2000s, Bowser travelled the world interviewing actors, actresses, filmmakers, and scholars, including Lorenzo Tucker, Gordon Parks, Arthur Jafa, Edna Mae Harris, Toni Cade Bambara, and many others. As a programmer (1971-2012), she organized conferences and film festivals that focused on the rich, yet often obscure, history of African Americans in film. The audio in this project is from unique recordings of the interviews, conferences, and film festivals captured by Pearl Bowser. Some of the recordings may have lower quality and require close attention to understand the content, and some speakers may not be identified, or the recordings may not include the beginning of their remarks. If a speaker cannot be identified either by context in the recording or by notes from the project team, please list them as “unidentified speaker” in the transcription. Some of the recordings may contain sensitive or offensive language. For historical accuracy, our policy is to transcribe the language as it is presented in the recordings. See TC’s FAQ page for more information on transcribing sensitive language. All recordings are in the English language. The transcriptions created by TC volunteers will be used to make these unique and important recordings accessible to researchers, scholars, and the general public.
Browse projects by National Museum of African American History and Culture