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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. Anacostia Community Museum
Hutchinson, Louise Daniel
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1979-02 - 1980-02
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9.15 Linear feet (17 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.03-031
- Repository:
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
An exhibition on the history of the transatlantic slave trade, organized by the Anacostia Neighborhood and held there from February 1979-February 1980. Curated by Louise Daniel Hutchinson. These records document the planning, organizing, execution, and promotion of the exhibition. Materials include correspondence, research files, exhibit scripts, administrative records, brochures, press coverage, education packets, loan agreements, floor plans, and catalogues.
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Ella B. Howard Pearis papers
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Pearis, Ella B. Howard
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1923-1998
bulk 1970-1981
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2.32 Linear feet (3 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.06-012
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
The collection, which dates from 1923 to 1998 and measures 2.32 linear feet, documents the career of community activist, Ella B. Howard Pearis The papers are comprised of correspondence with and documents from community organizations, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, scrapbooks, and photographs.
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Anacostia Community Museum
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2007 - 2008
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2.75 Linear feet (4 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.03-052
- Repository:
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
An exhibition to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Anacostia Community Museum, formerly known as the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum, organized by the museum and held there September 15, 2007 through November 9, 2008. The exhibit explored the development of community life of neighborhoods east of the Anacostia River, beginning with the original inhabitation by Native Americans up to the present.
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Anacostia Community Museum
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1987
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2.04 Linear feet
19 Video recordings (VHS, 1/2")
3 Sound recordings (audio cassette)
1 Sound recording (open reel, 1/4")
1 Video recording (U-matic, 3/4")
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.03-012
- Repository:
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
Contemporary Visual Expressions was a 1987 exhibition on Black American artists of the 20th century. It featured the work of Washington artists Sam Gilliam, Martha Jackson-Jarvis, and Keith Morrison, as well as guest artist William T. Williams of New York City. It was the inaugural exhibition in the gallery space in the new home of the Anacostia Mu...
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Smithsonian Institution. Anacostia Community Museum
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1989-01 - 1989-03
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0.84 Linear feet (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.03-005
- Repository:
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
An exhibition of selected works by artists affiliated with the DCAA. The show was curated by William Dorsey, Delilah Pierce, and Peter L. Robinson Jr. and exhibited at the Anacostia Museum of the Smithsonian Institution from January 1989 to March 1989. These records document the planning, organizing, execution, and promotion of the exhibition. Materials include correspondence, exhibit scripts, administrative records, loan agreements, floor plans, and catalogues.
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Kinard, John, 1936-1989 interviewee
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1987
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2 audiotapes (Reference copies).
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 9538
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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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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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Smithsonian Institution. Scholarly Press
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1972-2014
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 14-180
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of a reference set of publications from the Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press, plus older publications issued by Smithsonian Institution Press. Materials include books and serial publications.
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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
- Repository:
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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.