<I>Charles David Kleymeyer Oral History Interview</I>
date: label: Date
content: December 7, 2016
name: label: Created by
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture, American, founded 2003
label: Recorded by
content: Patrick Telepictures, Inc., American
label: Interview of
content: Dr. Charles David Kleymeyer, American, born 1944
label: Interviewed by
content: Kelly Elaine Navies, American
label: Subject of
content: Juan García Salazar, Ecuadorian, 1944 - 2017
label: Subject of
content: Inter-American Foundation, American, founded 1969
notes: label: Description
content: The oral history consists of 2016.129.18.1a and 2016.129.18.2a: two versions (unedited, and edited) of a single digital video recording.
label: Description
content: Dr. Charles D. Kleymeyer was interviewed as part of the NMAAHC Donor Oral History Collection. Dr. Kleymeyer is a close friend and research partner of Juan Garcia. Juan Garcia Salazar, an Afro-Ecuadorean, donated the very first item to the National Museum of African American History and Culture, a carved stool of clear tropical hardwood etched with a spider web motif, symbolizing West African folklore character, Anansi the Spider. This item is featured in our Cultural Expression Gallery. Dr. Kleymeyer, who lives in the DC Metropolitan area, has often acted as interpreter for Garcia Salazar and was present when the stool was delivered to NMAAHC Director Lonnie Bunch.
label: Description
content: In this oral history interview Dr. Charles D. Kleymeyer discusses his life and work at length, including his memories of growing up near the African American community of Lyles Station in Indiana and the extensive work he did for many years with African and Indigenous peoples in Ecuador while working for the Inter-American Foundation (IAF). It was his work with the IAF that brought him into contact with Juan Garcia Salazar and he discusses their relationship in detail.
place: label: Place collected
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Indiana, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Ecuador, Latin America, South America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Africa
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Folklife
label: Topic
content: Museums
label: Topic
content: Travel
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: The Collection Donor Oral History Project
label: Classification
content: Time-based Media - Moving Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2016.129.18.1a-.2a
objectType: label: Type
content: video recordings
label: Type
content: oral histories
label: Type
content: digital media - born digital
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: digital
label: Dimensions
content: Duration (2016.129.18.1b): 85.1 min.
label: Dimensions
content: Duration (2016.129.18.2a): 85.1 min.
label: Dimensions
content: 128.98 GB