Overview

Administrative/Biographical Note

Founded in 2013 by Matt Kelley and Greg Bowen, Human Being Productions is a full-service photography and videography production company based in Baltimore, Maryland, with clients across the United States. They work with a wide range of businesses, organizations, and individuals from various fields and industries. To further their vision to reflect Baltimore’s creative and work ethic, Human Being Productions has produced a series of micro-documentaries since 2016 focusing on Baltimore traditions and institutions that have experienced the city’s changes first-hand.

Theresa Keil has photographed most of the portfolios in this collection. Keil, a freelance photographer since 2012, works for Human Being Productions to document Maryland Traditions activities. She received a B.S. in Art: Photography from Towson University. Her professional work focuses on long-form photo essays, photojournalism, events, and portraits.

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Scope & Content

Arrangement

Materials are arranged in series by year, subseries primarily by program (Apprenticeship, Heritage Award), and folders featuring grantee or awardee.

Series 1: 2021-2022

1. Folklife Apprenticeships
2. Heritage Awardees
3. Regional Folklife Centers
4. National Folk Festival

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Provenance Information

Provenance and Acquisition Information

This collection was transferred to Special Collections by Ryan Koons on behalf of the Maryland State Arts Council. Prior to the transfer, MSAC staff organized the files into their current arrangement. Human Being Productions originally delivered the files to MSAC as they were created. Accession MSS2023-02

Processing Note

The digital transfer of materials was completed in 2022 by Acadia Roher. The file directory established by MSAC was not altered.

Descriptive Rules Used

Describing Archives: a Content Standard (DACS)

Archives Processing Manual: Description (2015): The processing manual used in Special Collections for all descriptive platforms, including PastPerfect.

Access & Use

Finding Aids

Finding Aid available.

Access Conditions

This collection is open for research. There are no restricted materials.

Conditions Governing Reproductions and Use

Permission is required for all reproduction requests. Copyright is maintained by the Maryland State Arts Council.

Subject Headings

Creators

Human Being Productions

Subjects

Appalachian

Apprenticeship

Art

Baltimore (Md.)

Counties--Maryland

Dance

Region Eastern Shore (Md. and Va.)

Ethnography

Folklife

Folklore--Maryland

Heritage

Instrument makers (Music)

Maryland State Arts Council. Maryland Traditions--Archives.

Material Culture

Music

National Folklife Festival

Southern Maryland

Series Description & Container List

1. Series 1: 2021-2022

   Date: 2021-2022

   Extent: 30.2 GB, 2,016 files

   1. Subseries 1.A: Folklife Apprenticeships

      Date: 2021-2022

      1. Folder Title/Description	Date	Box #	Folder #	Additional Info.
         African American Community Quilting - Kinsey and Lorick	2021-2022
         American hammered Dulcimer Music - Ashbrook and Tian	2021-2022
         Black Storytelling - Greene and Reid	2021-2022
         Bluegrass and Country Vocals - Wyland and Vocke	2021-2022
         Brazilian Cavaco Music - de Oliveira and Rocha	2021-2022
         Hindustani Classical Music - Ahmed and Ahmed	2021-2022
         Irish Step Dancing - Spanos and Hill	2021-2022
         Persian Vocal Music - Shabahang and Vatankhahi	2021-2022
         Sharecropper-style Quilting - Wooten and Coley	2021-2022
         Wool Work - Handler and Dreier	2021-2022

   2. Subseries 1.B: Heritage Awardees

      Date: 2021-2022

      1. Folder Title/Description	Date	Box #	Folder #	Additional Info.
         Meki and JoAnn Toalepai - Person	2021-2022
         Shelley Ensor - Person	2021-2022
         Waterfowl Festival - Tradition	2021-2022

   3. Subseries 1.C: Regional Folklife Centers

      Date: 2021-2022

      1. Folder Title/Description	Date	Box #	Folder #	Additional Info.
         Creative Alliance - 2022-06-16 Artesanas Mexicanas	2022
         Frostburg State University - 2021-09-29 Appalachian Festival	2021
         Sandy Spring Museum - 2022-05-13 Montgomery County Folklife Apprenticeship Celebration	2022
         St. Mary's College of Maryland - 2022-06-03 Folklife Summer Workshops	2022
         UMBC - 2022-04-30 Drumming at The Garage	2022

   4. Subseries 1.D: National Folk Festival

      Date: 2021

      1. Folder Title/Description	Date	Box #	Folder #	Additional Info.
         Saturday 2021-09-11	2021
         Sunday 2021-09-12	2021