Anacostia Community Museum Archives

Climbing Jacob's Ladder: the rise of Black churches in Eastern American cities, 1740 - 1877 exhibition records

Summary

Collection ID:
ACMA.03-036
Creators:
Smithsonian Institution. Anacostia Community Museum
Dates:
1987 October - 1988 October
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
27.63 Linear feet
63 boxes
Repository:
An exhibition on the growth of African American churches in the eastern United States. The exhibit was organized by the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum and held there from October 1987 to October 1988. These records document the planning, organizing, execution, and promotion of the exhibition. Materials include correspondence, research files, exhibit scripts, administrative records, brochures, press coverage, education packets, loan agreements, floor plans, and catalogues.

Administration

Author
Carrie Gehrer

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access note
Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.
Preferred Citation
Climbing Jacob's Ladder: the rise of Black churches in Eastern American cities, 1740 - 1877
exhibition records, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Related Archival Materials note
Audiovisual materials related to this exhibition located in Anacostia Community Museum Archives.

More Information

Other Finding Aids note

Other Finding Aids note
Box list in accession file.


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