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Atlanta Interfaith Broadcasters
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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
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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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Kuhn, Jim, d. 2003
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circa 1823-1996
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0.54 Linear feet (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.06-007
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
This collection, which dates from circa 1853-1996, contains material documenting the history of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, including the Harpers Ferry Armory, the Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, and the incorporation of Murphy Farm into the Historical Park. A highlight of the collection is a framed copyprint of members of the Colored Women's League on the Murphy Farm after their annual meeting in Washington, D.C., July 1896. Also contains several issues of Gleason's Pictorial, dating from circa 1853. Materials include newspapers, videorecordings, photographic prints, booklets, brochures, correspondence, maps and postcards.
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Burt, Catherine
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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.
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Bunch, Lonnie G.
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1952-2010
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26.07 cu. ft. (24 record storage boxes) (3 16x20 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 19-200
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The Lonnie G. Bunch Papers include both personal materials and professional records from the various institutions that he worked at as well as his teaching positions. The personal materials include family correspondence, family history records, and photographs. In relation to his teaching positions there are course syllabi, reading lists, ...
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Maltsby, Portia
Smithsonian Institution. Program in African American Culture
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1850-2004, undated
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100 Cubic feet (309 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0408
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection primarily documents the activities of the National Museum of American History's Program in African American Culture (PAAC) dating from 1979 through 2004. The Program in African American Culture (PAAC) created public programs documenting the black experience in the United States, as well as, other countries. Archival materials include photographs, programs, administrative files, magnetic tape, audiocassettes, U-matic and VHS video cassettes.
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Church of God
Lightfoot Solomon Michaux, Elder
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1950 to 1970
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140 Sound recordings
- Collection ID:
- NMAAHC.SC.0036
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
The Church of God Audio Tape Collection consists of 140 audio recordings of radio broadcasts and church services from approximately 1950 to 1970. The Church of God is based in Washington DC and its founder Elder Lightfoot Solomon Michaux was an early innovator in radio evangelism, from which many of the recordings in the collection are drawn. Other recordings feature services and events at the various branches of the Gospel Spreading Church of God in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States.
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Robbins, Warren M.
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circa 1927-2009
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83.1 cu. ft. (80 record storage boxes) (4 12x17 boxes) (2 16x20 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 11-001
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These papers document the life and work of Warren M. Robbins, covering a wide swath of his life, from his early career in the Foreign Service to his work in cross cultural communications and African art. A prolific writer, Robbins correspondence with such people as Maya Angelou, Ernie Barnes, Saul Bellow, Eliot Elisofon, Otto Fried, Buckminste...
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Layton, Benjamin
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circa 1865-1977
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3.45 Linear feet (5 boxes; 1 folder)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.06-031
- Repository:
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
The Benjamin Layton collection documents the life, family history, and interests of Benjamin T. Layton. Items date from circa 1865 to 1977. The collection measures 3.45 linear feet and is composed of newsletters, clippings, pamphlets, newspapers, correspondence, certificates, photographs, memorabilia, books, stamps, etchings, and programs.
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Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969
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1743-1948
circa 1743-1950
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2.86 Cubic feet (consisting of 6 boxes, 3 folders, 5 oversize folders.)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Churches
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A New York bookseller, Warshaw assembled this collection over nearly fifty years. The Warshaw Collection of Business Americana: Churches forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Subseries 1.1: Subject Categories. The Subject Categories subseries is divided into 470 subject categories based on those created by Mr. Warshaw. These subject categories include topical subjects, types or forms of material, people, organizations, historical events, and other categories. An overview to the entire Warshaw collection is available here: Warshaw Collection of Business Americana
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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.