Banding Together: School Bands as Instruments of Opportunity Exhibition Records

Object Details

Scope and Contents

The records of the exhibition Banding Together measure 2 linear feet and date from 1925 to 2006 (bulk dates 1970 to 2006). The records include administrative records, research files, floor plans, exhibit texts, oral histories, transcripts, and project files. Administrative records include correspondence, meeting minutes, project outline, list of potential artifacts, concept statement, and contact lists. Research files contain articles, clippings, and photocopies pertaining to school bands in the District of Columbia, and high school music education in general, as well as articles on the following Washington, DC schools: Anacostia, Ballou, Cardozo, Dunbar, Eastern, and Howard D. Woodson. Oral history interviews contain compact discs, transcripts and indexes of interviews conducted with high school band directors. Exhibit files include floor plan layouts, photocopies of images and artifacts, brochures, object list, and scripts. Photograph files include original documentation of school band parades, portraits of band directors, school band uniforms and instruments, and photocopies of images borrowed for the exhibition.

Date

1925-2006

Extent

1.5 Linear feet (2 box; digital files)

Provenance

Records of Banding Together: School Bands as Instruments of Opportunity Exhibition were created by the Anacostia Community Museum.

Rights

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Citation

Banding Together: School Bands as Instruments of Opportunity exhibition records, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.

Type

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Portraits

Topic

Parades

Music -- Instruction and study

Museum exhibits

Place

Washington (D.C.)

Identifier

ACMA.03-048