Negro History Week: A National Celebration: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A paper pamphlet written by Dr. Carter G. Woodson and distributed by the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, announcing the national annual celebration of Negro History Week, beginning on 7 February 1932.

This 16-page pamphlet is printed in black ink on light tan paper with a saddle stitch binding. The cover has double-line border with the title at the top in large text [NEGRO HISTORY WEEK / A National Celebration]. The bottom half of the page has a statement on the purpose of the celebration and a list of "Things to be done." The second page has a list of “Suggestive Materials for a Program for the Celebration of Negro History Week”; and a section titled "What the Negro Has to Celebrate" begins on page three, followed by a section on the 1932 bicentennial of George Washington's birth on page 12. The remaining pages contain information on the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, including last page, which doubles as the back cover, which gives a history of the association. There are no added marks or inscriptions.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: December 1932
• Distributed by: Association for the Study of African American Life and History, American, founded 1915
• Written by: Dr. Carter G. Woodson, American, 1875 - 1950
• Type: pamphlets
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W (open): 8 15/16 × 12 in. (22.7 × 30.5 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (closed): 8 15/16 × 6 in. (22.7 × 15.2 cm)
• Place printed: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Associations and institutions
• Topic: Communities
• Topic: Education
• Topic: Families
• Topic: Freedom
• Topic: Identity
• Topic: Social life and customs
• Object number: 2021.16.15
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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