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Evolution of a Community Part I

Anacostia Community Museum

Object Details

Creator

Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
Hutchinson, Louise Daniel (19280603-20141012)

Names

Anacostia Community Museum
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum

Collection Creator

Anacostia Community Museum

Citation

Evolution of a Community Part I, Exhibition Records AV03-040, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.

Scope and Contents

Narrator, possibly reading from a book or diary, describes a streetcar journey around the Washington, D.C. metro area on August 5, 1906. He states the character's observations and experiences encountering negroes along the journey, including internally questioning the motives of negroes.
Narration. Part of Evolution of a Community Audiovisual Records. AV003371-1 and AV003371-2 same content; AV003371-2 sound beeps throughout the recording. Undated.
sova.acma.03-040_ref560

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa74c1a9dc2-8149-4fa3-9184-92a4b19dc2be

Local Numbers

ACMA AV003371-2

General

Title transcribed from physical asset.

Place

Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)
Washington (D.C.)
United States

Topic

African Americans
Communities
Neighborhoods
African American neighborhoods
Racism
Race discrimination
Social history
Museum exhibits

Creator

Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
Hutchinson, Louise Daniel (19280603-20141012)

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Evolution of a Community: 1972 Exhibition Records
Evolution of a Community: 1972 Exhibition Records / Series ACMA AV03-040: Evolution of a Community Audiovisual Records

Sponsor

Funding for partial processing of the collection was supported by a grant from the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation Fund (CCPF).

Biographical / Historical

Evolution of a Community, an exhibit at the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum from January 1972 though December 1972, presented the history of Anacostia from post-World War II to the present through photos, text, drawings, video tape programs, and a slide/tape show. Evolution of a Community Part II, also known as Anacostia Today, was on display at the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum from March 1973 though July 1973. The exhibitions developed as a result oral histories collected from Anacostia residents.

Extent

1 Sound recording (open reel, 1/4 inch)

Date

circa 1972

Custodial History

Created for the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum. Developed by historian Louise Daniel Hutchinson.

Archival Repository

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

Identifier

ACMA.03-040, Item ACMA AV003371-1

Type

Archival materials
Sound recordings
Interviews
Narration

Collection Rights

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Genre/Form

Sound recordings
Interviews
Narration

Note

000534

Series Restrictions

Use of the materials requires an appointment. Some items are not accessible due to obsolete format and playback machinery restrictions. Please contact the archivist at acmarchives@si.edu.
ACMA.03-040_ref560
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa74c1a9dc2-8149-4fa3-9184-92a4b19dc2be
ACMA.03-040
ACMA

Record ID

ebl-1554839407468-1554839407502-1

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