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Nesbit, Velma, 1925-2002
Berking, Peter
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circa 2000
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0.5 Linear feet (1 box, 6 linear inches)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.06-127
- Repository:
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
This collection, which dates from circa 2000, contains a 144-page typescript copy of the unpublished autobiography of Velma Nesbit, the daughter of an Alabama sharecropper. Also present are 14 audiocassettes, one diskette and four compact discs relating to Nesbit's life and career.
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High Museum of Art
- Dates:
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1995
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2.42 Linear feet (5 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.03-034
- Repository:
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
An exhibition organized by the High Museum of Art and the National Black Arts Festival, Atlanta Georgia and presented to the Washington, D.C. area by the Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture. The exhibit was held at the Arts and Industries Building, Smithsonian Institution September 22, 1995 through March 03, 1996 an...
Dale-Patterson Family collection
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Dale, Dianne
P.H. Polk, 1898-1984
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1866 - 1990.
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6 Linear feet (9 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.06-074
- Repository:
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
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.
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Bosfield, Joy McLean , 1924-1999
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1923-1995
bulk 1945-1985
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3.41 Linear feet (4 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.06-008
- Repository:
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
The Joy McLean Bosfield papers, which dates from 1923 to 1995 and measures 3.41 linear feet, documents the professional life of Joy McLean Bosfield. The papers are comprised of personal and professional correspondence, concert programs, contracts, newspaper clippings, photographs, radio scripts, and record albums.
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McGrath, Dorn C., Jr.
- Dates:
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1965-2006
bulk 1975-1998
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5.67 Linear feet ((1 box, 6 binders))
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.06-059
- Repository:
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
The collection, which dates from circa 1965 to 2006 and measures 5.67 linear feet, documents the built and natural environment of the Anacostia neighborhood, as well as the activities of the Anacostia Coordinating Council, which sponsored the Historic Anacostia Revitalization Project, a survey of all buildings in the Anacostia Historic District. The collection consists of slides, photographs, negatives, correspondence, newsletters, reports, printed material and ephemera.
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circa 1940s-1990s
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1.5 Linear feet ((3 boxes))
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.06-066
- Repository:
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
The collection, which dates from circa 1940s to 1990s and measures 1.15 linear feet, documents the daily lives and activities of the residents of the Frederick Douglass Dwellings and other areas of Anacostia, as well as the demolition of the Frederick Douglass Dwellings. The collection is comprised of color and black-and-white photographs, studio portraits, slides, negatives, documents from community organizations, magazines and clippings.
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Bryan, Percival
- Dates:
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1932-1993
bulk 1942-1980
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5.94 Linear feet (20 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.06-001
- Repository:
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
The collection, which dates from 1932 to 1993 and measures 5.94 linear feet, documents the career and personal life of Washington, DC cabdriver Percival Bryan. The collection is comprised of an autobiography, autograph books, citations, correspondence, memorabilia, photographic prints, and printed materials.
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2009-2012
bulk 2010-2010
- Size:
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0.15 Linear feet (1 box)
14 Video recordings (9 miniDV video recordings; 4 DVD-R video recordings ; 1 CD-R data disk video recordings)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.09-010
- Repository:
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
This is a collection of original and edited video materials created through a joint project with the Anacostia Community Museum Archives and the American University Center for Community Voice. The end product of the project is a video entitled "The Only People in Town," which includes interviews with former residents of the demolished Douglass Dwel...
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Mt. Carmel Baptist Church (Washingon, D.C.)
- Dates:
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1924-1978
bulk 1951-1971
- Size:
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0.41 Linear feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.06-032
- Repository:
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
The collection, which dates from 1924 to 1978 and measures 0.41 linear feet, documents the history of Mt. Carmel Baptist Church, which was founded in Washington, D.C. in 1876. The collection is comprised of correspondence and church literature.
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Griffith, Delaphine
Griffith, Jacqueline
Thomas, Sarah
- Dates:
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1907-1950
bulk 1913-1945
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4.21 Linear feet (7 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.06-004
- Repository:
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
The Griffith Family papers, which dates from 1907 to 1950 and measures 4.21 linear feet, documents the personal lives of three generations in the Griffith family: Sarah Thomas, Delaphine and Jacqueline Griffith. The papers are comprised of personal and professional correspondence, receipts, bills, newspaper clippings, photographs, record albums, and legal documents.
