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Anacostia Community Museum
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1996
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1 Linear foot (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.03-042
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
An exhibition exploring the stories and the histories of objects and artifacts in the museum's collection. Organized by the Anacostia Museum and held there April 28, 1996 through August 12, 1996. The show featured photographs, documents, paintings, and historical and cultural objects form the museum's collection.
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Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture
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1996
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8.5 Linear feet (15 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.03-025
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
An exhibitionn celebrating the work of five African American photographers who documented segregated black communities in Washington, D.C., rural Virginia, and New York City in the 1930s and 1940s. Curated by Deborah Willis the exhibition was held at the Smithsonian Arts & Industries Building, South Gallery from April 18, 1996 to September 29, 1996. Photographers included: Robert H. McNeil, The Scurlock Studio, Morgan and Marvin Smith, and Gordon Parks.
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Anacostia Museum. Office of the Director
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1972-1987
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2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 349
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records reflect the varied interests and activities of John R. Kinard as Director of the Anacostia Museum. The files consist primarily of official correspondence with museum professionals, community leaders and activists, officials of Washington, D. C., and Smithsonian management. Kinard's involvement with organizations such as the ...
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Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture
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circa 2000-2001
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9 sound recordings (9 audio cassette sound recordings)
0.1 Linear feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.03-061
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
Audiovisual materials created for an exhibition on African American Dance, held at the Arts and Industries Building December 14, 2000 - June 1, 2001. More than 300 paintings, photographs, sculpture, and archival objects -- some dating to the early 1600s -- are used to trace African American dance from its roots in west and central Africa through th...
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Anacostia Community Museum
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1994-95
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1 Linear foot (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.03-015
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
An exhibition based on an oral history project of the Potomac Gardens Sernior Resident Council and sponsored by the D. C. Communtity Humanities Council City Lights program. The exhibition was held at the Anacostia Museum from December 4, 1994 to January 15, 1995 and explored how both senior citizens and public housing residents are perceived as mak...
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Anacostia Community Museum
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undated
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2 Folders
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.03-087
- Repository:
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
Organized by the Anacostia Museum and held there June 18, 1994 through September 07, 1994. This exhibit featured over a dozen collages by Richmond-based artist Lydia Thompson. As an African American artist Thompson believes that it is important to educate communities to diverse approaches of communicating through the arts.
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Anacostia Community Museum
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1994
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1 Binder
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.03-085
- Repository:
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
A collaborative exhibition between the Anacostia Museum and Lucy E. Moten Elementary School in Southeast Washington, D.C. The show explores the materials collected by students, teachers and adults in an Occupational Home Economics class sponsored jointly by the D. C. Public Schools Career Development Program and the Greater Southeast Center for the...
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Anacostia Museum. Education Department
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1967-1994
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7 cu. ft. (7 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 95-050
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document the activities of the Department of Education, Anacostia Neighborhood Museum. The records include correspondence and memoranda to and from the Chief of the department, Zora Martin-Felton, exhibition scripts and related materials, administrative files, committee reports and meeting minutes, appointment calendars, and...
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Anacostia Community Museum
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1990
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0.5 Linear feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.03-086
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
An exhibition designed to encourage museum visitors to examine the role of art in their community. Organized and displayed at the Anacostia Museum from July 15, 1990 to September 16, 1990 the show included murals and sculptures viewed in Washington, DC and also encompassed personal statements such as hairstyles, clothes, and jewelry.
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Anacostia Museum. Education Department
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1967-1989
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17 cu. ft. (17 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 390
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The records include incoming and outgoing correspondence and memoranda from Zora Martin-Felton and other staff of the Education Department, as well as program reports, budget justifications, and planning statements. These materials are scattered throughout the records and have many chronological gaps. The records also describe the development ...