Anacostia Community Museum Archives

Southern city, national ambition: the growth of early Washington, D.C., 1800- 1860 exhibition records

Summary

Collection ID:
ACMA.03-017
Creators:
Smithsonian Institution. Anacostia Community Museum
Dates:
1995-10-15 - 1996-03-03
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
# linear feet (# boxes)
Repository:
A collaborative exhibit between the Anacostia Museum and the Octagon Museum that tells the story of the early years of the District of Columbia, the people, and their communities. The exhibition was held between the two museums from October 15, 1995 to March 3, 1996 and curated by Kym S. Rice. These records document the planning, organizing, execution, and promotion of the exhibition. Materials include correspondence, research files, exhibit scripts, administrative records, brochures, press coverage, artifact lists, education packets, loan agreements, and catalogues.

Administration

Author
Carrie Gehrer

Using the Collection

Preferred Citation note
Southern city, national ambition: the growth of early Washington, D.C., 1800- 1860
exhibition records, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Conditions Governing Access note
Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.

More Information

Other Finding Aids note

Other Finding Aids note
Box list in accession file.


Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Photographic prints Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Correspondence Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Catalogs Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Exhibition records -- 1990-2004 Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Washington (D.C.) -- History -- Exhibitions Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Museum exhibits Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Brochures Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Exhibit scripts Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Octagon (Washington, D.C.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Rice, Kym S. Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Anacostia Community Museum Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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