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{"value"=>"20816", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"Sc MG 495", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"b12486044", "type"=>"local_b"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1968-2015", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1968/2015"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Donald Eno Washington papers and additions"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"9 boxes, 1 oversize folder", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"5.93 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear_feet"}]}
- repository
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{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division</span>"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"Donald Eno Washington is a performing dance artist and instructor with a specialty in dance of West Africa and Mali. The Donald Eno Washington papers include personal and professional material regarding his dance career and travels."}
- langmaterial
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{"value"=>"English"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Washington, Eno", "type"=>"persname"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>Donald Eno Washington is a performing dance artist and instructor with a specialty in dance of West Africa and Mali. Born in 1951, in St. Louis, Missouri, he began studying African dance with Ahmad Sahir and his company, \"The Black and Tan Afro-American Revue\", while in high school in Portland, Oregon. He became the principal dancer for the company and performed with several other companies, including his own. Washington holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Massechusetts (1981) and a Master of Arts from Smith College (1983). He was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to the National Ballet of The Gambia (1983-1984). Washington held teaching positions and conducted workshops at several institutions (University of Massachusetts and Mount Holyoke College, among others) and performed in many locations across the United States and in West Africa. He conducted research into the dance of Mali and The Gambia, as well as the link between West African and popular African American dances of the twentieth century. The 1992 documentary video about Washington, <span class=\"title\">Dance on the Wind</span>, examines these connections as well as his early experiences with African American religious and secular movement traditions. As a person living with AIDS, Washington has been active in the AIDS community, most notably dancing in his retirement performance for an AIDS benefit in October 1992.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>The Donald Eno Washington papers reflect personal and professional aspects of this dancer and choreographer. Neither series contains many letters or supporting documentation he prepared for his professional activities. The Personal series includes correspondence with his wife and sons and numerous personal letters from his many friends, many of which discuss his dancing and ability to teach and perform. Other papers deal with his health problems, including complications resulting from AIDS. The Professional series is comprised of Washington's resumes and incoming letters pertaining to his performances and teaching schedules. His journeys to Africa in the early 1980s are documented by diaries he maintained during his trips. The collection also encompasses papers he wrote about African dance, such as the dance of ancient Mali and its contemporary manisfestations in the United States; manuscripts and notes for his autobiography, <span class=\"title\">Dance on the Wind</span>; his notes on African religion, songs, and philosophy; and articles written by other researchers. The collection also includes programs and flyers, a scrapbook, and news clippings and articles, primarily referring to Washington.</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The Donald Eno Washington papers and additions are arranged in three series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/scm/20816#c1667964'>Personal</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1968-2000</div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/scm/20816#c1667986'>Professional</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1968-2006</div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/scm/20816#c1668102'>Additions</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1982-2015</div>\n</li></ul>\n", "type"=>"arrangement"}
- arrangement
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{"value"=>"<p>Collection organized into two series: I. Personal; II. Professional; and III. Additions.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}
- acqinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Gift of Donald Eno Washington, 1993-2015.</p>"}
- separatedmaterial
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{"value"=>"<p> Transferred to the Art and Artifacts Division: posters.</p> <p>Transferred to the Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division: periodicals.</p> <p>Transferred to the Moving Image and Recorded Sound Division: audio and moving image materials. For more information, please contact the division at schomburgaudiovisual@nypl.org or 212-491-2270.</p> <p>Transferred to the Photographs and Prints Division: photographs.</p>"}
- processinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Accessioned by Janice Quinter, 1993; Berlena Robinson, 1994; C. Buie, 1996; and Alexsandra Mitchell, 2015.</p>"}
- revisiondesc
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{"value"=>"Finding aid updated by Lauren Stark.", "date"=>"2022 January 28"}
- date_start
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1968
- keydate
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1968
- date_end
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2015
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1968
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2015
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"[Item], Donald Eno Washington papers and additions, Sc MG 495, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library"}