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To achieve these rights: the struggle for equality and self-determination in the District of Columbia, 1791–1978 exhibition records

Anacostia Community Museum

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Object Details

Summary

An exhibition on 187 years of civil rights activism in Washington, DC. The show was created by the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum and exhibited there from January 1992 to July 1992. These records document the planning, organizing, execution, and promotion of the exhibition. Materials include correspondence, research files, exhibit script, administrative records, brochures, press coverage, education packets, loan agreements, floor plans, and catalogues.
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GUID

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Creator

Smithsonian Institution. Anacostia Community Museum

Names

Anacostia Community Museum
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum

Place

Washington (D.C.)

Topic

Museum exhibits
Civil rights

Creator

Smithsonian Institution. Anacostia Community Museum

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To achieve these rights: the struggle for equality and self-determination in the District of Columbia, 1791–1978 exhibition records

Extent

13.04 Linear feet (18 boxes)

Date

1992-01 - 1992-07

Archival Repository

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

Identifier

ACMA.03-033

Type

Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Exhibit scripts
Exhibition records
Brochures
Photographic prints
Correspondence

Citation

To achieve these rights: the struggle for equality and self-determination in the District of Columbia, 1791–1978 exhibition records, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Processing Information

Audiovisual material series created by Christina Meninger in 2018. Finding aid updated by Jennifer Morris September 2019.

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

Exhibit scripts
Exhibition records -- 1990-2004
Brochures
Photographic prints
Correspondence

Other Finding Aids note

Box list in accession file.

Restrictions

Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.
ACMA.03-033
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ACMA

Record ID

ebl-1554838815318-1554838815323-0

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To Achieve These Rights Exhibition Display 4: Clip of Mary Church Terrell on Americans All radio program

To Achieve These Rights Exhibition Display 2: Frederick Douglass narration

To Achieve These Rights Exhibition Display 3: Clips of Marian Anderson's Lincoln Memorial concert

To Achieve These Rights: Self Guided Audio Tour in Spanish

To Achieve These Rights: Discussion with Brookland Elementary School Students

To Achieve These Rights Exhibition Display 1: Charles Miner narration

Response to Segregation: Building the Community

To Achieve These Rights: Self Guided Audio Tour

To Achieve These Rights: Docent Training with Dr. Paul Cook

Around Town: To Achieve These Rights

To Achieve These Rights: Video Epilogue

AudioVisual Materials

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