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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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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.
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James, H. Rhett, Rev.
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circa 1961-2004
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1.18 Linear feet (3 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.06-037
- Repository:
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
The collection, which measures 1.18 linear feet and dates from circa 1961-2004, documents the personal life and professional activities of Rev. H. Rhett James. The collection is comprised of awards, photographs, books, newspaper clippings, correspondence, invitations, newsletters, oral histories, resumes, audio- and videocassettes, and ephemera.
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Cooper, William Arthur, b. 1895
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1918-1941
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1 Microfilm reel (500 items)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.coopwill
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
This microfilm collection of William Arthur Cooper papers contains biographical materials; correspondence conerning portrait commisions, art lectures, and exhibitions; financial records including account books and receipts; notes and a report concerning Cooper's "good will" tour; Cooper's publication Educating Through Fine Arts, and his book A Port...
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Susie Paige Afro-American Greeting Card Collection
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Paige, Susie (bookseller)
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1900-1984
bulk 1960-1984
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0.3 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0263
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection primarily consists of greeting cards and postcards but also includes political literature and a high school diploma relating to African Americans and their history and culture in American society.
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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
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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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National Visionary Leadership Project
- Dates:
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June 4, 2003
- Size:
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0.25 Linear feet (1 box)
5 Video recordings (5 VHS 1/2" video recordings)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.09-005
- Repository:
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
This collection contains five videotaped oral history interviews conducted in partnership with the National Visionary Leadership Project and the Anacostia Community Museum's Education Department in 2003. Interviewees include Georgette Seabrooke Powell,William Langford,Louise Daniel Hutchinson, Jeannine Clark, and Charles H. Clark.
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Maltsby, Portia
Smithsonian Institution. Program in African American Culture
- Dates:
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1850-2004, undated
- Size:
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100 Cubic feet (309 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0408
- Repository:
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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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Elisofon, Eliot
- Dates:
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circa 1935-1978
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14000 Negatives (photographic) (b&w, 35mm)
30000 Slides (photographs) (color)
80,000 Photographic prints (b&w, 25 x 20 cm. or smaller.)
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.1973-001
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
This collection is comprised of photographic and manuscript materials, primarily created by Eliot Elisofon to document his travels and work. The images portray many aspects of African life and culture including agriculture, wildlife, archaeology, architecture, art and artisans, children, cityscapes and landscapes, leaders, markets, medicine, recreation, ritual and celebration, and transportation. The manuscript materials include correspondence, essays, clippings, puobligations, notes, research, and itineraries.
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1898-[ongoing]
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61 Volumes
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.1985-014
- Repository:
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
This collection includes postcards from 45 African countries. Subjects include agriculture; animals; artists; body arts; cityscapes; cultural landscapes; dance; education; expeditions; flora; industry; leaders; marketplaces; medicine; military; missionaries; music; portraits; recreation; rites and ceremonies; and transportation, among many other topics.
