Anacostia Community Museum Archives

Broadcast Programs

Summary

Collection ID:
ACMA.09-037
Creators:
Anacostia Community Museum
Dates:
circa 1970s
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
14 Video recordings
open reel
1/2 inch
15 Sound recordings
open reel
1/4 inch
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
This collection includes news programs, television shows, and music recorded from local and national radio and television broadcasts as well as prerecorded programs, such as The Negro Texans and Alex Haley Lecture for the Doubleday Lecture Series. Anacostia Community Museum does not hold the copyright of the broadcast programs and prerecorded programs in this collection. Content includes news coverage of Anacostia and Washington, DC events; announcements about and coverage of the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum events; broadcasts of Martin Luther King, Jr's speeches; interviews with civil right leaders; and short documentaries.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
Use of the materials requires an appointment. Some items are not accessible due to obsolete format and playback machinery restrictions. Please contact the archivist at acmarchives@si.edu.
Preferred Citation
Broadcast Programs, Record Group 09-037, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.

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