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Henry P. Whitehead collection

Creators:: Whitehead, Henry P. (Prenton), 1917-2002
Dates:: 1843-2010
bulk 1940-1986
Size:: 156.91 Linear feet (178 boxes)
Collection ID:: ACMA.06-042
Repository:: Anacostia Community Museum Archives

The papers of historian Henry P. Whitehead measure 156.91 linear feet and date from 1843 to 2010 (bulk 1945-1986). The collection documents Whitehead's careers, as well as his family and personal life. The collection also includes the personal papers of Tomlinson D. Todd, Elizabeth B. Delaney and the Howard Theatre Foundation. The combined collection is comprised of black theatrical memorabilia; materials relating to civil rights activities in the District of Columbia; and the African American experience in general. Included are playbills, sheet music, admission tickets, newspapers, magazines, books, photographs, clippings, flyers, brochures, pamphlets, sound recordings, research files, and other material.

Equal Rights and Justice: Reflections on Rights exhibition records

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Creators:: High Museum of Art
Dates:: 1995
Size:: 2.42 Linear feet (5 boxes)
Collection ID:: ACMA.03-034
Repository:: 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...

Lincoln Memorial Dedication Scenes and Distinguished Principals, taking part from the Sunday Herald newspaper

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Dates:: 1922, June 18,
Size:: 1 Pictograph (1 oversize folder, 17 1/2 x 17 3/4 mount)
Collection ID:: ACMA.10-012.8
Repository:: Anacostia Community Museum Archives

A page from the June 18, 1922 issue of the Sunday Herald depicting the Lincoln Memorial dedication.

Nancy Shia Papers

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Dates:: 1969 - 2001
Size:: 0.75 Linear feet (2 boxes)
Collection ID:: ACMA.06-099
Repository:: Anacostia Community Museum Archives

These records include documents relating to Nancy Shia's service from 1982-1984 as an Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner of the Adams Morgan neighborhood in Washington, DC. Materials include correspondence, meeting agendas and minutes, annual reports, grant proposals, newspaper clippings, and political fliers. Also contained in the collection are ...

Asian American Arts and Media, Inc. Collection

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Creators:: Asian American Arts and Media, Inc. (Washington, D.C.)
Dates:: 1982-1997
Size:: 0.01 Linear feet (1 folder)
Collection ID:: ACMA.06-089
Repository:: Anacostia Community Museum Archives

Asian American Arts and Media, Inc., collection, which dates from 1982 to 1997 and measures .01 linear feet, documents an early era of Asian American art activism in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. The collection includes flyers, photo postcards, clippings and newsletters, which highlight the organizations' activities aimed "to promote more p...

D.C. Art Association records

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Creators:: District of Columbia Art Association
Dates:: 1961-1990
Size:: 1.91 Linear feet (3 boxes)
Collection ID:: ACMA.06-021
Repository:: Anacostia Community Museum Archives

The collection, which dates from 1969 to 1991 and measures 1.91 linear feet, documents the history of the District of Columbia Art Association, which was founded in 1961 by D.C. public school teachers. The collection is comprised of business documents, correspondence, exhibition catalogs, and artist biographies.

Norman Davis Photograph Collection

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Creators:: Davis, Norman
Dates:: circa 1930 - 1977
Size:: 0.06 Linear feet (1 box)
Collection ID:: ACMA.06-070
Repository:: Anacostia Community Museum Archives

The collection, which dates from circa 1930 to 1977 and measures .17 linear feet, includes images of African American baseball players from the Anacostia community, as well as documents the youth activities organized by the Metropolitan Police Boys Club #11 in the neighborhood. The collection is comprised of photographic prints.

Kendall Productions Records

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Creators:: Kendall Productions
Dates:: 1952-2006
bulk 1997-2004
Size:: 4.6 Cubic feet (3 cartons, 2 oversized boxes)
Collection ID:: ACMA.06-055
Repository:: Anacostia Community Museum Archives

The Kendall Productions records date from 1952-2006 with the bulk of material dating from 1997-2004 and measure 4.42 cubic feet. The records consist of material documenting the Kendall Productions documentary Dance Party: The Teenarama Story which first aired on Howard University's PBS affiliate WHUT in 2006. The records are comprised of research and production notes, government records, newspaper articles, questionnaires, photographs, letters, and scripts, accompanied by a significant amount of original media in the following formats: VHS and Beta videocassettes, audiocassettes, and audio compact discs.