Anacostia Community Museum Archives

Anacostia Oral History Project, 1974-1975

Summary

Collection ID:
ACMA.09-006
Dates:
1974-1975
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
1.38 Linear feet
2 boxes
45 Sound cassettes
45 sound cassettes
6 Sound discs
6 data disk DVD-Rs
67 Sound recordings
Repository:

Scope and Contents note

Scope and Contents note
The Anacostia Oral History Project Collection contains 39 oral history interviews with 42 individuals who either grew up in or spent a considerable amount of time in the neighborhood. Interviewees discuss their memories of Anacostia dating back to the 1890s and points of focus include education, occupations, transportation, geographic boundaries, and recreational and community activities. The interviews were conducted and recorded on audiocassettes in 1975 through the Center for Anacostia Studies and the Anacostia Community Museum. Most of the interviews have been digitized and are accessible in the archive on CDs.

Administration

Author
ACMA staff
Sponsor
This project received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
Processing Information
The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Amelia J. Verkerk in 2023.

Using the Collection

Preferred Citation note
Anacostia Oral History Project 1974-1975, Anacostia Community Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Conditions Governing Access
Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist at ACMarchives@si.edu

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Oral histories (document genres) Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
African Americans Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
African American women Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
African American men Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Sound recordings Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Interviews Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Anacostia (Washington, D.C.) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Barry Farms (Washington, D.C.) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Congress Heights (Washington, D.C.) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Anacostia Oral History Project Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Anacostia Community Museum Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Anacostia Community Museum Archives
1901 Fort Place, SE
Washington, D.C. 20020
Business Number: Phone: 202-633-4853
ACMArchives@si.edu