Anacostia Community Museum Archives

Catherine Burt vertical file on Black women, circa 1980s

Summary

Collection ID:
ACMA.06-065
Creators:
Burt, Catherine
Dates:
circa 1980s
Languages:
English
.
Physical Description:
1.42 Linear feet
(2 boxes)
Repository:
The collection, which dates from the 1980s and measures 1.42 linear feet, was compiled in the course of preparations for the "Black Women: Achievements Against the Odds" exhibit, which was staged at the Anacostia Museum from February 1976 to December 1976. This collection documents the lives and achievements of African American women in a variety of fields, including law, medicine, education, politics, science and the arts. The collection is comprised of documents, magazine and newspaper clippings, correspondence, photocopies, brochures and pamphlets.

Administration

Author
Carrie Gehrer
Custodial History note
The Catherine Burt vertical file on Black women was donated to the Anacostia Community Museum in 2008 by Catherine Burt.

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 note
Catherine Burt vertical file on Black women, circa 1980s, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution, gift of Catherine Burt.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Articles Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Photocopies Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
African American women educators Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
African American women jazz singers Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
African American women executives Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
African American women journalists Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
African American clergy Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
African American abolitionists Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
African American women artists Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
African American women athletes Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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African American women political activists Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
African American women poets Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
African American women physicians Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Correspondence Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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African American women lawyers Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
African American women judges Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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African American women social reformers Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Women clergy Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
African American military personnel Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
African American women Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Pamphlets Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Brochures Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
African American women entertainers Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Clippings Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Wright, Jane Cooke., Dr., 1919- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Tubman, Harriet, 1820?-1913 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Walker, Alice, 1944- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Walker, Maggie Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Wells-Barnett, Ida B., 1862-1931 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Coppin, Fanny Jackson Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Cobb, Jewel Plummer, 1924- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Dunham, Katherine Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Davis, Angela Y. (Angela Yvonne), 1944- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Bethune, Mary McLeod, 1875-1955 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Alexander, Sadie Tanner Mossell, 1898-1989 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Brooks, Gwendolyn, 1917-2000 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Rudolph, Wilma, 1940- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Powers, Harriet, 1837-1911 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Truth, Sojourner, d. 1883 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Smith, Bessie, 1894-1937 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Lee, Jarena, b. 1783 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Harper, Frances Ellen Watkins, 1825-1911 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Parsons, Lucy E. (Lucy Eldine), 1853-1942 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Parks, Rosa, 1913-2005 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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