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Beckwith, Byron de la
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circa 1990
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0.8 Linear feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.06-051
- Repository:
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
This collection, which dates from circa 1990, contains newsletters from white supremacist organizations and photocopies of articles about Byron de la Beckwith. These items were used as stationery by de la Beckwith while he was in prison in Mississippi and most are liberally covered with his handwriting. On them, de la Beckwith expounds on his ideas of racial segregation and white power. Also present are notes in de la Beckwith's hand, as well as a copy of the Watchdog, a white supremacist newspaper.
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Grillo, Evelio
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circa 1930-2000
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0.27 Linear feet (1 box; 2 folders)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.06-026
- Repository:
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
The collection, which dates from circa 1930 to 2000 and measures .27 linear feet, documents the personal life and professional activities of Evelio Grillo. The collection is comprised of photographs, negatives, a transparency, a book entitled "Black Cuban Black American" and a pre-publication manuscript copy of the same.
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Smith, Morgan and Marvin, b. 1910
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circa 1954-1990
bulk 1970-1980
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481 Sound recordings (203 audio cassette sound recordings ; 6 vinyl sound recordings ; 272 open reel 1/4" sound recordings)
1 Floppy disc
209 Video recordings (21 16mm film prints ; 188 video recordings)
23 Linear feet (27 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.09-012
- Repository:
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
Morgan and Marvin Smith, twin brothers who lived and worked in Harlem, NY, are regarded as the premiere photographers of the area from the 1930s-1950s. The two brothers pursued many creative outlets outside of photography, including painting, film, and
Gathered visions: selected works by African American women artists exhibition records
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Smithsonian Institution. Anacostia Community Museum
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undated
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1.25 Linear feet (4 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.03-044
- Repository:
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
An exhibition on contemporary African American women artists curated by Robert L. Hall and exhibited at the Anacostia Museum of the Smithsonian Institution from November 1990 to April 1991. Artists included are: Erlena Chisolm Bland, Lilian Thomas Burwell, Yvonne Pickering Carter, Margo Humphrey, Martha Jackson-Jarvis, Viola Burley Leak, Winnie Owens-Hart, Stephanie E. Pogue, Malkia Roberts, Gail Shaw-Clemons, Sylvia Snowden, Renée Stout, Denise Ward-Brown, Joyce E. Wellman, and Adell Westbrook.
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Smithsonian Institution. Anacostia Community Museum
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1993-03 - 1993-06
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1.42 Linear feet (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.03-018
- Repository:
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
An exhibition on the history of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. The show was organized by the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts and exhibited at the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum from March 1993 to June 1993. These records document the planning, organizing, execution, and promotion of the exhibition. Materials include correspondence, exhibit scripts, administrative records, brochures, and floor plans.
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Smithsonian Institution. Anacostia Community Museum
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undated
- Size:
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1 Linear foot (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.03-014
- Repository:
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
An exhibition on the history of African American quilt-making. The show was organized by the Kentucky Quilt Project, Inc., Louisville, Kentucky and exhibited at the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum from July 1993 to October 1993. These records document the planning, organizing, execution, and promotion of the exhibition. Materials include correspondence, photographs, brochures, educational materials, and floor plans.
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Smithsonian Institution. Anacostia Community Museum
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1995-10-15 - 1996-03-03
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- Collection ID:
- ACMA.03-017
- Repository:
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
A collaborative exhibit between the Anacostia Museum and the Octagon Museum that tells the story of the early years of the District of Columbia, the people, and their communities. The exhibition was held between the two museums from October 15, 1995 to March 3, 1996 and curated by Kym S. Rice. These records document the planning, organizing, execution, and promotion of the exhibition. Materials include correspondence, research files, exhibit scripts, administrative records, brochures, press coverage, artifact lists, education packets, loan agreements, and catalogues.
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Coppin, Kerry Stuart
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2006
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0.08 Linear feet ((6 folders))
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.06-053
- Repository:
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
The collection, which dates from 2006 and measures .08 linear feet, documents community life in Senegal, Barbados and Cuba, as well as African-American community life in the United States. The collection is comprised of giclée prints.
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Bazemore, Henry
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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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- Dates:
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circa 1970
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1 Photograph
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.06-124.2
- Repository:
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives