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Lewis, Donnell
- Dates:
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circa 1990
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0.56 Linear feet (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.06-022
- Repository:
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
The Donnell Lewis papers, which date from circa 1990 and measure .56 linear feet, document Lewis' work on an art poster featuring Marian Anderson, which he was commissioned to create in support of the 1990 Census Bureau campaign to reach the African American population. The collection is comprised of correspondence, drawings, leaflets, LP records, pamphlets, proposals, sketchbooks and videocassettes.
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Robinson-Smith family
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circa 1945-1975
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3 Boxes
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.06-033
- Repository:
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
The collection, which dates from approximately 1945-1975, documents the daily lives and activities of the Robinson-Smith family. The collection is comprised of photographs, correspondence, bankbooks, obituaries, pamphlets, report cards and ephemera.
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Burt, Catherine
- Dates:
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circa 1980s
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1.42 Linear feet ((2 boxes))
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.06-065
- Repository:
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
The collection, which dates from the 1980s and measures 1.42 linear feet, was compiled in the course of preparations for the "Black Women: Achievements Against the Odds" exhibit, which was staged at the Anacostia Museum from February 1976 to December 1976. This collection documents the lives and achievements of African American women in a variety of fields, including law, medicine, education, politics, science and the arts. The collection is comprised of documents, magazine and newspaper clippings, correspondence, photocopies, brochures and pamphlets.
Collection of Frederick Douglass' Monthly's, booklets, and other materials
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circa 1859 - 1894
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1.63 Linear feet ((2 boxes))
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.06-112
- Repository:
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
This collection, which dates from circa 1859-1894, contains materials relating to abolitionist Frederick Douglass. It includes several of his speeches reproduced in booklets and pamphlets, a visiting card, a portrait bearing his autograph, and 28 issues of Douglass'Monthly, which ran from 1858 to 1863.
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circa 1943-1951
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0.03 Linear feet ((1 box))
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.06-077
- Repository:
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
The collection, which dates from 1943 to 1951 and measures .03 linear feet, documents the inner workings of the Institute on Race Relations. The collection is comprised of newsletters, meeting minutes, advertisements and professional correspondence.
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District of Columbia. Department of Recreation
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1955-1998; 2006
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3.58 Linear feet (2 boxes and 1 oversize photograph)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.06-098
- Repository:
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
This collection documents the activities of Garry Garber, a founder and 35-year member of the Roving Leaders Program of the DC Department of Parks and Recreation in Washington, DC. Materials include correspondence, brochures, reports, newsletters, financial records, meeting minutes, and the personal daily work diaries of Mr. Garber. It also conta...
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Bazy, Hector, 1851-
- Dates:
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1910
- Size:
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30 Pages
11 Photographs
Typescript documents
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.06-125
- Repository:
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
The manuscript documents Bazy's life as an African American cowboy throughout the Southwest prairies. Also included are photographs and two camp songs.
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Bazemore, Henry
- Dates:
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circa 1940s
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0.42 Linear feet ((1 box))
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.06-067
- Repository:
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
The collection, dated circa 1940s and measuring .42 linear feet, documents the lives and activities of the residents of the Frederick Douglass Dwellings. The collection is comprised of black-and-white photographs.
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Anacostia Community Museum
- Dates:
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1997
- Size:
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1 Linear foot
12 sound recordings (audio cassette)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.09-007.28
- Repository:
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
Behind the Apron oral history project documents the experiences of Black oyster and clam workers in Southern Maryland. The audio interviews were conducted by Shelia Montague Parker in 1997. The interviewees include: Doris Harris, Conroy Butler, Mary Hawkins, Christine Gray, Blondell Mason, Mary Washington, Ruth Smith, and Wiliam Bourne. The intervi...
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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.