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Smithsonian Institution. Anacostia Community Museum
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1982-06 - 1982-09
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3.42 Linear feet (4 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.03-030
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
An exhibition on Mary McLeod Bethune and her role in the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration. The show was organized by the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum and it was exhibited there from June 1982 to September 1982. These records document the planning, organizing, execution, and promotion of the exhibition. Materials include correspondence, research files, exhibit script, administrative records, education packets, loan agreements, and floor plans.
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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
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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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National Portrait Gallery. Office of Exhibitions
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circa 1968-1976
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14.5 cu. ft. (29 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 361
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Records in this record unit document the exhibition research and activities of the National Portrait Gallery and its Office of Exhibitions. Particularly well represented are exhibitions mounted between 1974 and 1976, with materials documenting research and publications on numerous artists, paintings, prints, broadsides, books, documents and ...
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Smithsonian Institution. Traveling Exhibition Service
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1983
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0.5 Linear feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.03-002
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
This show featured 36 portraits--27 oil paintings and 9 color photo reproductions--selected from the Harmon Foundation collection, from the National Portrait Gallery, as well as biographical information and memorabilia. Likenesses of blacks who made significant contributions in the fields of civil rights, law, education, medicine, the military, and the arts are on display. Included are Marian Anderson, Joe Lewis, W.E.B. duBois, Thurgood Marshall, George Washington Carver, Charles Drew, William Ayres Campbell, and Richard Barthe. It was exhibited at the Anacostia Neigborhood Museum from April 17, 1983 to August 21, 1983.
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Exhibits Central
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1975-1985
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4 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 89-127
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of exhibit scripts, manuscripts; memoranda, correspondence; newspaper articles; posters, booklets; brochures, and photocopies of chapters from books, including journal articles. There are also architectural drawings; drawings and sketches; and computer printouts.
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America's Smithsonian (Traveling exhibition). (1996-1998)
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1994-1998
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23.62 cu. ft. (22 record storage boxes) (1 document box) (1.12 other)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 98-142
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document work involved in preparing the American's Smithsonian exhibition, a major traveling exhibition for the Smithsonian Institution's 150th Anniversary. As an Office, America's Smithsonian Exhibition became defunct in April 1998; it was under the National Museum of American History, Office of Me...
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Martin, Edith T.
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1961-2004
bulk 1970-2000
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11.16 Linear feet (9 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.06-050
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
The collection, which dates from 1961 to 2004 and measures 11.16 linear feet, documents the career of artist, curator, and museum technician Edith T. Martin. The papers in the collection include education documents, professional correspondence, sketches, promotional material, news clippings, newsletters, catalogues/magazines from exhibits and arts organizations, and exhibit photographs and slides.
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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 ...
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Hutchinson, Louise Daniel, interviewee
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1987
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4 audiotapes (reference copies).
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 9558
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The Smithsonian Institution Archives began its Oral History Program in 1973. The purpose of the program is to supplement the written documentation of the Archives' record and manuscript collections with an Oral History Collection, focusing on the history of the Institution, research by its scholars, and contributions of its staff. Program ...
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Custom Craft
Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964
Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
Scurlock, George H. (Hardison), 1919-2005
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1902-1995, undated
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18 Boxes
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0618.S12
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The Scurlock photographic studio was a fixture in the Shaw area of Washington, DC from 1911 to 1994, and encompassed two generations of photographers, Addison N. Scurlock (1883-1964) and his sons George H. (1920- 2005) and Robert S. (1916-1994). Series 12 primarily includes historical and background information about the family and studio, reference materials relating to the photography trade, and information pertaining to publications and exhibitions that used Scurlock photographs. An overview to the entire Scurlock collection is available here: Scurlock Studio Records