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Smithsonian Institution, Resident Associates Program, African American Studies Center
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1986-1992
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3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 96-121
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of program materials for the African American Studies Center in the Smithsonian Resident Associate Program (RAP). Most records are correspondence, memoranda, notes and reports to and from Jacqueline Hicks Grazette, Program Manager, concerning her contacts with African American speakers, entrepreneurs, authors, and local ...
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circa 1985
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29 Linear feet ((1 box))
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.06-057
- Repository:
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
This collection, which dates from circa 1985, consists of clippings and booklets relating to the First Baptist Church, Norfolk, Virginia.
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Walters, Robert F., Rt. Rev.
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circa 1980s
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0.25 Linear feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.06-018
- Repository:
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
The collection, which dates from circa 1980s and measures .25 linear feet, documents the history of the African Union Methodist Protestant Church. The collection is comprised of correspondence, books, pamphlets and documents.
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Smithsonian Institution. Anacostia Community Museum
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1987 October - 1988 October
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27.63 Linear feet (63 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.03-036
- Repository:
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
An exhibition on the growth of African American churches in the eastern United States. The exhibit was organized by the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum and held there from October 1987 to October 1988. 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.
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Atlanta Interfaith Broadcasters
- Dates:
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1989-1994
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159 video recordings (U-matic 3/4" video recordings)
1 video recording (VHS 1/2" video recording)
15 Linear feet (15 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.09-001
- Repository:
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
The collection, which dates from 1989 to 1994 and measures 15 linear feet, documents the reminiscences of elderly members of various African-American churches in the Atlanta area, as well as individual church histories, outstanding personalities of the South, religious expression in the South, and styles of singing and worship. The collection is co...
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Smoot family
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circa 1903-1937
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0.1 Linear feet ((1 box)
(2 map case folders))
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.06-060
- Repository:
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
This collection, which dates from circa 1903-1937, documents the lives and activities of the Smoot family of Washington, D.C. The collection is comprised of a diploma, a Nurses' Examining Board certificate, a photo postcard of the family church, two photo postcards of family members, and an oversized black-and-white photograph depicting postal workers in front of the Old Post Office.
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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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Anacostia Community Museum
- Dates:
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1995-1999
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14 Linear feet (17 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.03-037
- Repository:
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
An exhibition examining the faith and spiritual traditions in African American religious life in the 1990s. The exhibition features members of Christian churches as well as those of other faiths. Special attention is given to the ways that African American congregations are responding to contemporary challenges affecting their families, neighborhoods, and communities. Curated by Gail Lowe, the show wa displayed in the Smithsonian Arts & Industries Building from May 1998 to December 1999.
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Anderson, Harold M.
- Dates:
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1948-1952
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1 Item (1 reel.)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1197
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Black Wall Street was a vibrant African American community in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Filmed between 1948 and 1952 Reverend Harold Anderson's Black Wall Street Film documents many of the neighborhood's businesses including barber shops, bakers, taxi companies, jewelers, and other stores. Reverand Andserson also captured its citizens in church, at school, participating in parades, and walking around the area. The film includes footage Richard and Pat Nixon as they campaigned in Black Wall Street, the first vice-presidential candidate to visit the African American neighborhood.
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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.