Behind the Apron: The History, Life, and Hidden Achievements of Southern Maryland's Black Oyster and Clam Workers
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Anacostia Community Museum
- Dates:
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1997
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1 Linear foot
12 Sound recordings (audio cassette)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.09-007.28
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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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Byrd, Charlene Hodges, 1929-2009
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circa 1750-2009
bulk 1880-1960
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43 Linear feet (35 document boxes and 39 oversize boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAAHC.A2010.26
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
The Charlene Hodges Byrd collection measures 43 linear feet, and dates from circa 1750-2009, with the bulk of the material dating from 1880-1960. The collection documents the personal life and professional career of Charlene Hodges Byrd, an African American teacher from Washington, D.C., along with material for several related families from Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Washington, D.C. Family members prominently represented include Sarah A. Shimm, teacher and essayist under the name Faith Lichen; her daughters Erminie F. Shimm and Grace E. Shimm Cummings, both teachers; and Byrd's mother, Joyce Ethel Cummings Hodges, also a teacher. Correspondence and writings chiefly discuss family life, religion, race, education, and the relationship with Frederick Douglass and his family. The collection is arranged in 10 series: Biographical Material, Correspondence, Writings, Subject Files, Financial and Legal Records, Printed Material, Volumes, Memorabilia, Textiles, and Photographs.
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Maryland-National Capital park
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1990-1991, 1993
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3 Posters (28 x 24 inches)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.10-004.19
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
"African Landscape Poster contest for Celebration --Black History Month 1990," artist Richard KIm, Eleanor Roosevelt High School, Greenbelt, Maryland -- "Celebrate Black History Month 1991," artist, Demarlo Simms, Suitland High School -- and "Celebration: Black History Month Sounds 1993," artist, Mark Elliott Payne, Suitland Center for the Arts, Su...
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Johnson, Joshua, fl. 1796-1824
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1782 July 15
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1 Microfilm reel (4 pages)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.johnjosh
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
This microfilm collection documents African American artist Joshua Johnson's formal emancipation from slavery on July 15, 1782. The manumission is recorded in pages 298-300 of a volume of Baltimore County Chattel Records, 1773-1788.
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Hassinger, Maren
Itam, Uchenna
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2021 November 2–4
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18 Items (wav files (4 hrs., 26 min.), digital, wav)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.hassin21
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
An interview with Maren Hassinger conducted 2021 November 2–4, by Uchenna Itam for the Archives of American Art, at Hassinger's studio in New York, New York.
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Hassinger, Maren
- Dates:
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1955-2018
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11.3 Linear feet
4.55 Gigabytes
- Collection ID:
- AAA.hassmare
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Archives of American Art
The papers of African American artist and educator Maren Hassinger measure 11.3 linear feet and 4.55 gigabytes, dating from 1955 to 2018. The collection contains biographical material; personal and professional correspondence; and writings; as well as project and exhibition files; material related to Hassinger's tenure at the Rinehart School of Graduate Sculpture at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA); material related to other professional activities, including teaching files; photographic material; and artwork and artifacts.
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McDaniel, George W.
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1978-1979
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0.5 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAAHC.A2013.110
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
The Jones-Hall-Sims House also known as "Freedom House" is featured prominently in the NMAAHC Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation exhibition. This collection reflects the research completed by historian Dr. George McDaniel documenting the history of the Jones-Hall-Sims House, the communties of Jonesville and Jerusalem.
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Scott, Joyce, 1948-
Silberman, Robert B. (Robert Bruce), 1950-
Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America
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2009 July 22
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61 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.scott09
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
An interview of Joyce J. Scott conducted 2009 July 22, by Robert Silberman, for the Archives of American Art's Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America, at Scott's home and studio, in Baltimore, Maryland.
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Weedon, Tyrone
Gillespie, Benjamin, 1988-
Bauschmid, Stefan
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2020 August 10
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1 Item ((23 min.), digital, mp4)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.weedon20
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
An interview with with Tyrone Weedon and Stefan Bauschmid conducted 2020 August 10, by Benjamin Gillespie, for the Archives of American Art's Pandemic Oral History Project at Weedon's home in Baltimore, Maryland and Bauschmid's home in Washington, DC.
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Scott, Joyce, 1948-
- Dates:
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1914-2019
bulk 1970s-2000s
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9.1 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.scotjoyc
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Archives of American Art
The papers of African American sculptor, jewelry maker, quilter, and performance artist Joyce Scott measure 9.1 linear feet and date from 1948 to 2019, with the bulk of the material dating from the 1970s to the 2000s, and individual materials from 1914 to 1915, and from 1932. The collection consists of biographical material; correspondence; writings; professional files, including exhibition and project files, born-digital materials, and gallery records; printed material; photographic material, including photo albums; artwork; and audiovisual material, including recordings of performances and lectures.
