Object Details
Scope and Contents note
The Anacostia Oral History Project Collection contains 39 oral history interviews with 42 individuals who either grew up in or spent a considerable amount of time in the neighborhood. Interviewees discuss their memories of Anacostia dating back to the 1890s and points of focus include education, occupations, transportation, geographic boundaries, and recreational and community activities. The interviews were conducted and recorded on audiocassettes in 1975 through the Center for Anacostia Studies and the Anacostia Community Museum. Most of the interviews have been digitized and are accessible in the archive on CDs.
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Names
Anacostia Community Museum
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
Anacostia Oral History Project
Place
Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)
Barry Farms (Washington, D.C.)
Congress Heights (Washington, D.C.)
Topic
African Americans
African American women
African American men
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Anacostia Oral History Project, 1974-1975
Sponsor
This project received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
Extent
1.38 Linear feet (2 boxes)
45 Sound cassettes (45 sound cassettes )
6 Sound discs (6 data disk DVD-Rs)
67 Sound recordings
Date
1974-1975
Archival Repository
Anacostia Community Museum Archives
Identifier
ACMA.09-006
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Sound cassettes
Sound discs
Sound recordings
Oral histories (document genres)
Interviews
Citation
Anacostia Oral History Project 1974-1975, Anacostia Community Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Processing Information
The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Amelia J. Verkerk in 2023.
Genre/Form
Oral histories (document genres)
Sound recordings
Interviews
Restrictions
Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist at ACMarchives@si.edu
ACMA.09-006
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ACMA.09-006
ACMA
Record ID
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