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Anacostia Community Museum
- Dates:
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2000
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0.6 Linear feet (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.03-004
- Repository:
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
This show presented photographs and photo media based art work produced by black photographers from 1840 to the present. The images in the exhibition form a technical history of the medium as well as a pictorial history of African Americans. Curated by Deborah Willis , the show was exhibited at the Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building, South Gallery from February 4 to June 30, 2000.
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Smithsonian Institution. Anacostia Community Museum
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1995-03-04 - 1995-05-28
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2.42 Linear feet (3 boxes, 1 binder)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.03-007
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
An exhibition on selected works created by Georgette Seabrooke Powell. The show was curated by Michelle Black Smith, and exhibited at the Anacostia Museum of the Smithsonian Institution from March 4, 1995 to May 28, 1995. These records document the planning, organizing, execution, and promotion of the exhibition. Materials include correspondence, research files, exhibit scripts, administrative records, brochures, education packets, floor plans, audiovisual materials and catalogues.
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Smithsonian Institution. Anacostia Community Museum
North Brentwood Historical Society (North Brentwood, Md.)
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1996-04 - 1996-12
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2.42 Linear feet (3 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.03-019
- Repository:
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
An exhibition on the North Brentwood neighborhood of Washington, DC. The show was created by the Anacostia Community Museum in collaboration with the North Brentwood Historical Society. It was exhibited at the museum from April 1996 to December 1996. These records document the planning, organizing, execution, and promotion of the exhibition. Materials include correspondence, research files, exhibit scripts, administrative records, brochures, press coverage, education packets, loan agreements, and floor plans.
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Smithsonian Institution. Anacostia Community Museum
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1985-09 - 1986-12
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10.55 Linear feet (16 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.03-024
- Repository:
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
An exhibition on the history and art of the Harlem Renaissance. The exhibition, held at the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum, ran from September 1985-December 1986. These records document the planning, organizing, execution, and promotion of the exhibition. Materials include correspondence, research files, exhibit scripts, administrative records, brochures, press coverage, education packets, loan agreements, floor plans, and catalogues.
Mt. Carmel Baptist Church records
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Mt. Carmel Baptist Church (Washingon, D.C.)
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1924-1978
bulk 1951-1971
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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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Knapp, Isaac, 1804-1843
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
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1831-1833
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2 Linear feet (3 Boxes)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.10-012.2
- Repository:
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
This collection contains issues of William Lloyd Garrison's abolitionist newspaper The Liberator dating from 1831-1833, including the inaugural issue.
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circa 1800 - circa 1898
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3.4 Linear feet ((30 books))
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.06-107
- Repository:
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
This collection, which dates from the 19th century, contains 30 books written by or concerning African-Americans. The books are largely non-fiction and include material relating to African-American churches and evangelists, fraternal organizations, prominent members of the African-American Community, former slaves, education and self-improvement. Also present are several volumes of poetry, a tax ledger and a volume concerning patents.
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circa 1850 - 1871
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1.27 Linear feet (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.06-046
- Repository:
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
This collection, which dates from circa 1850-1971, contains materials relating to abolitionist Frederick Douglass. It includes 3 books (Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, LIfe and Times of Frederick Douglass, and My Bondage and My Freedom), a carte-de-visite, various portraits of Douglass, including an etching and lithograph, clippings from Harper's Weekly and the Evening Star, and photographs of Douglass in various settings, including one of Douglass in Key West with members of the Santo Domingo mission.
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Pye, John
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1911-1979
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1.54 Linear feet (3 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.06-024
- Repository:
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
The John Pye papers, dating from 1911 to 1979 and measuring .73 linear feet, document the career of White House chauffeur and butler John Pye. The collection is composed of correspondence, clippings, invitations, photographs, and a book.
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James, H. Rhett, Rev.
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circa 1961-2004
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1.18 Linear feet (3 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.06-037
- Repository:
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
The collection, which measures 1.18 linear feet and dates from circa 1961-2004, documents the personal life and professional activities of Rev. H. Rhett James. The collection is comprised of awards, photographs, books, newspaper clippings, correspondence, invitations, newsletters, oral histories, resumes, audio- and videocassettes, and ephemera.