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Program

Public Programs: Humanities Projects in Museums and Historical Organizations

Period of Performance

1/1/1984 - 12/31/1984

Funding Totals

$70,490.00 (approved)
$70,490.00 (awarded)

History and the Significance of the Banjo in America (Implementation)

FAIN: GM-21776-84

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA 02139-4307)
Warren A. Seamans (Project Director: April 1983 to October 1990)

To support an exhibition and catalogue on the pivotal role of the banjo in the development of popular culture in America, particularly from 1800 to 1940.