Soul City: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A portfolio titled Soul City. Printed below the title of the portfolio is "The Bold New Alternative." The portfolio contains printed material promoting a planned community in North Carolina to be developed with federal and state funds. The portfolio contains eight pamphlets titled Residential, Industrial, Commercial, Utilities & Transportation, Doing business in Soul City, Services, People and Soul City.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: ca.1976
• Published by: United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, American, founded 1965
• Subject of: Floyd McKissick, American, 1922 - 1991
• Type: portfolios (containers)
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: L x W: 9 1/2 x 13 in. (24.1 x 33 cm)
• Place used: Soul City, Warren County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: American South
• Topic: Black geographies
• Topic: Communities
• Topic: Design
• Topic: Graphic design
• Topic: Housing
• Topic: Urban planning
• Object number: 2011.109.13
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Trumpauer-Mulholland Collection
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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