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Archival documents & files

Circulars Received — Nashville (Superintendent)

Date not recorded

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Unbound circulars received, May 1867–November 1871, are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1911, File 3.26.6
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Archival documents & files

Circulars Received — Plymouth (Subassistant Commissioner)

1866–67

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Unbound circulars received, 1866–67, are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1909, File 4.36.7
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Circulars Received — Rocky Mount (Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

Jan. 1866–May 1868

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Unbound circulars received, January 1866–May 1868, are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1913, File 3.81.4
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Circulars — Woodstock (Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

Feb. 1866–Sept. 1868

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Unarranged circulars, February 1866–September 1868, are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1913, File 3.96.6
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Historical photographs & visual records

Circumcised Musaia girls as they come out of the bush, Musaia circumcision ceremony

1980

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Donor notes read: "Musicians playing in town after the circumcision; Balangi; Lalas; Sangbas. Musaia, Jan. 1980. The date on the slide is FEB 80.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-2026
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Historical photographs & visual records

Circumcision celebration at Mamudia

1979

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Donor notes read: "Circumcision celebration at Mamudia. Dec. 30, 1979. Young men dancing to celebrate the girls circumcision. Some wear head ties (like women) and have pieces of cloth tied over their breasts. Some of their faces have been made white with…

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-1702
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Visual Arts

Circumstances Below Ashburton (The Miseducation on Sequoia and Wabash)

2022

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A conceptual, mixed media artwork featuring a canvas painted with white acrylic and scattered with diamond dust, glitter, and baking soda adhered using a gel medium. The gel has an off-white tinge and has been smeared unevenly across the surface of the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2025.43ab
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Historical photographs & visual records

Circus performance by John Wright Marionettes company, Cape Town (South Africa)

1941-1942

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Cataloged as “Circus performance by John Wright Marionettes company, Cape Town (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-063338
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BIOGRAPHY
Biography & Culture

Cirie Fields

1970–

Cirie Tiffany Fields (; born July 18, 1970) is an American reality television personality and nurse best known for competing on multiple seasons of Survivor. Fields holds the record for most appearances in the franchise. In 2006, Fields appeared for the…

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BIOGRAPHY
Music

Cissy Houston

1933–2024

Emily "Cissy" Houston (née Drinkard; September 30, 1933 – October 7, 2024) was an American soul and gospel singer and choir director. Nicknamed The Duchess of Gospel, she is best known as the mother of American singer and actress Whitney Houston and the…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Awards, Medals, and Insignia

Citation for Distinguished Service issued by Governor Finch to H.C. Anderson

December 2, 1976

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A typewritten letter, signed by Governer Craig Finch, and with an embossed gold seal of the state of Mississippi. The letter is on stationery with a letterhead reading [Mississippi / Executive Department / Jackson] and the typewritten text recognizes Rev.…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.1.66
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Historical photographs & documents

Citibank

1999

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Cataloged as “Citibank” (Text).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2013.149.3_ref616
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BIOGRAPHY
Music

Cities Aviv

1989–

Wilbert Gavin Mays (born May 16, 1989), better known by his stage name Cities Aviv, is an American rapper and record producer from Memphis, Tennessee.

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Cito Gaston

1944–

Clarence Edwin Cito Gaston (born March 17, 1944) is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder, coach, and manager.

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Historical photographs & visual records

City block, Pretoria (South Africa)

1960

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Cataloged as “City block, Pretoria (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-065469
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City bus, Pretoria (South Africa)

1947

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Cataloged as “City bus, Pretoria (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-068222
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

City Hall

1968

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A black-and-white photograph of Resurrection City. There are two cars on the proper right side of the photo. Behind the cars there is a wood buildings with fliers on it. There is a handmade white sign which reads [CITY HALL] in black paint. There are some…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.109.12
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

City Hall, Philadelphia

mid 20th century

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A sketch in black ink of Philadelphia City Hall drawn on Walker Evans & Cogswell notepaper by architect Julian Abele Cook, Sr. This highly detailed drawing by Julian Abele Cook, Sr. depicts the face of Philadelphia City Hall clock tower. Cook’s drawing…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.95.14
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Historical photographs & documents

City License of Columbia, Columbia S.C. 1929 M.A. Evans Md. / Letterhead paper for Dr. M.A. Evans Specialist Gynecology and Pediatrics

1929

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Cataloged as “City License of Columbia, Columbia S.C. 1929 M.A. Evans Md. / Letterhead paper for Dr. M.A. Evans Specialist Gynecology and Pediatrics” (Text).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2019.109_ref5
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City of Atlanta

2006-2008

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Cataloged as “City of Atlanta” (Text).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2013.149.3_ref621
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Historical photographs & visual records

City of Cape Town The Heerengracht and Adderly Street by night

ca. 1970

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Original caption reads, "City of Cape Town. The Heerengracht and Adderly Street by night. Die stad Kaapstad. Heerengracht en Adderley-straat in die aand.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA SA-30-25
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