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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
A Finding Aid to the Dale-Patterson Family collection, 1866-1990 in the Anacostia Community Museum Archives
Summary
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.06-074
- Creators:
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Dale, DiannePolk, P. H., 1898-1985
- Dates:
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1866 - 1990.
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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6 Linear feet9 boxes
- Repository:
The Dale-Patterson family papers, which date from 1866 to 2010 and measure 6 linear feet, document the personal and professional lives of the Dale-Patterson family who came to live in Hillsdale, Anacostia, area of Washington, D.C., in 1892.
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
The Dale-Patterson family papers, which date from 1866 to 1990 and measure 6 linear feet, document the personal and professional lives of the Dale-Patterson family who came to live in Hillsdale, Anacostia, area of Washington, D.C., in 1892. The collection is comprised of correspondence, photographs, clippings, and ephemera.
Arrangement note
Arrangement note
The collection is arranged in four series:
Series 1: Dale-Patterson Family papers Series 2: Charles Qualls papers Series 3: Community Organizations Series 4: Subject Files
Biographical/Historical note
Biographical/Historical note
The Dale family came to Washington, DC in 1886 when John Henry Dale, Sr., a gifted self-taught man, obtained a position as clerk in the newly contracted Pension Bureau building at 5th and G Streets, NW. First they lived near 13th Street and Florida Avenue, NW, then moved to Howard Road in Anacostia. Dale built a house at 2619 Nichols Avenue, now Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, drawing the plans and supervising the construction. The Dales and only one other family lived in this solidly built house for 100 years before it was sold to a church group and demolished.
Administration
Author
Jennifer Morris and Dianne Dale
Immediate Source of Acquisiton note
The Dale-Patterson Family collection was donated to the Anacostia Community Museum on April 07, 2013.
Processing Information note
The collection processed by Archivist Jennifer Morris with the assistance of Dianne Dale.
Using the Collection
Restrictions on Access
Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist at acmarchives@si.edu.
Preferred Citation
Dale-Patterson Family collection, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution, gift of Dianne Dale.
Conditions Governing Use note
The Dale-Patterson Family collection is the physical property of the Anacostia Community Museum. Literary and copyright belong to the author/creator or their legal heirs and assigns. Rights to work produced during the normal course of Museum business resides with the Anacostia Community Museum. For further information, and to obtain permission to publish or reproduce, contact the Museum Archives.
More Information
General Note
General Note
Finding Aid Note: This finding aid is associated with a MARC collection-level record.
361883
Keywords
Anacostia Community Museum Archives
1901 Fort Place, SE
Washington, D.C. 20020
Business Number: Phone: 202-633-4853
ACMArchives@si.edu
