Karen Kramer film collection
name: label: Creator
content: Karen Kramer Films
label: Creator
content: Kramer, Karen (Karen Susan)
place: label: Place
content: North America
label: Place
content: Caribbean Area
label: Place
content: New York (N.Y.)
label: Place
content: West Virginia
label: Place
content: Appalachian Region
label: Place
content: Haiti
topic: label: Topic
content: Rites and ceremonies
label: Topic
content: Festivals
label: Topic
content: Cooking
label: Topic
content: Tobacco
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Received from Karen Kramer in 1992, 2003, and 2009.
creator: label: Creator
content: Karen Kramer Films
label: Creator
content: Kramer, Karen (Karen Susan)
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content: Karen Kramer film collection
physdesc: label: Extent
content: Film reels (color silent sound; 48,900 feet)
label: Extent
content: Videocassettes (color silent sound)
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1970-1997
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Human Studies Film Archives
identifier: label: Identifier
content: HSFA.1992.09
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Film reels
label: Type
content: Videocassettes
label: Type
content: Sound films
label: Type
content: Silent films
label: Type
content: Video recordings
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Sound films
label: Genre/Form
content: silent films
label: Genre/Form
content: Video recordings
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Collection consists of outtakes from film by Karen Kramer, including THE SERPENT HANDLERS, TO SERVE THE GODS, HAITIAN SONG, LEGACY OF THE SPIRITS, CELEBRATION, MOCCO JUMBIE, CIGAR ROLLERS, RICE AND PEAS, CONEY ISLAND MERMAID.  Collection also contains production videotapes for DAYS OF AWE, project video tapes for CHILDREN OF SHADOWS, and two film prints each of THE JOLO SERPENT HANDLERS, TO SERVE THE GODS, HAITIAN SONG, CELEBRATION and LEGACY OF THE SPIRITS.

Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today. The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the Smithsonian Institution or Anthropology Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.