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Biography

Anacostia Community Museum

Object Details

Collection Creator

Patterson, Frederick D. (Frederick Douglass), 1901-1988

Collection Citation

Frederick Douglass Patterson papers, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution, gift of Frederick Douglass Patterson, Jr.

Scope and Contents

The Biography Series documents Patterson's personal life. The series is significant because it provides insight into Patterson's family life through primary documents such as family wills, insurance, policies, and his autobiography. Included in the series are diplomas awarded to Patterson and his father-in-law, R.R. Moton, newspaper articles, scrapbooks, correspondence, books, research material, manuscripts, photographs, and various financial documents.
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Frederick Douglass Patterson papers

Extent

3.75 Linear feet

Date

1882 - 1988

Archival Repository

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

Identifier

ACMA.06-010, Series 1

Type

Archival materials

Arrangement

The series is divided into three sub-series: Biographical/Autobiographical 1935-1988, Education 1921-circa1940, and Family papers 1882-1969. Sub-series are arranged alphabetically by title. Documents within folders are in original order.

Collection Rights

The Frederick Douglass Patterson papers are the physical property of the Anacostia Community Museum. Literary and copyright belong to the author/creator or their legal heirs and assigns. Rights to work produced during the normal course of Museum business resides with the Anacostia Community Museum. For further information, and to obtain permission to publish or reproduce, contact the Museum Archives.

Collection Restrictions

Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.
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