Object Details
Creator
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
Names
Anacostia Community Museum
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
Robinson, A'Lelia Walker, 1885-1931
Walker, C. J., Madam, 1867-1919
Collection Creator
Smithsonian Institution. Anacostia Community Museum
Citation
A'Leila Bundles Discusses Entrepreneurs A'Lelia Walker and Madame C. J. Walker, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Scope and Contents
A'Lelia Walker, a central renaissance figure, was widely known as the heiress to a beauty fortune. Her mother was Madame C.J. Walker, the first black American millionaire businesswoman. A'Leila Bundles, journalist and great-granddaughter of A'Leila Walker, researches and writes extensively about both of her ancestors. On May 2, 1986, Bundles shared information about her research, particularly about A'Leila Walker.
Lunch Bag Forum. Audio only. Related to exhibition 'The Renaissance: Black Arts of the Twenties.' Dated 19860503.
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Place
Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)
Washington (D.C.)
United States
Topic
American woman entrepreneur
African Americans
Businesswomen
African American women
African American businesspeople
Entrepreneurship
Harlem Renaissance
Creator
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
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The Renaissance: Black arts of the Twenties Exhibition Records
The Renaissance: Black arts of the Twenties Exhibition Records / Series 3: Audiovisual Material
Biographical / Historical
The exhibition - The Renaissance: Black Arts of the Twenties - showcased the evolution and achievements of the Renaissance, which was the explosion of literary, visual, performance, and cinematic creativity generated by black artists between the end of World War I and the early days of the Great Depression. Represented is the creativity of Marian Anderson, Richard Barthe, Countee Cullen, Aaron Douglas, Duke Ellington, Meta Warrick Fuller, Roland Hayes, Zora Neale Hurston, Malvin Gray Johnson, Alain Locke, "Jelly Roll" Morton, Paul Robeson, George Schuyler, and Wallace Thurman, among others. The exhibition, held at the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum, ran from September 1985 - December 1986.
Extent
1 Sound recording (audio cassette)
Date
1986
Archival Repository
Anacostia Community Museum Archives
Identifier
ACMA.03-024, Item ACMA AV001225
Type
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Genre/Form
Sound recordings
Note
004749
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.
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Record ID
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