Object Details
Creator
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
Hutchinson, Louise Daniel (19280603-20141012)
Campbell, James
Names
Anacostia Community Museum
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
Collection Creator
Anacostia Community Museum
Citation
Evolution of a Community Part III: Crime, Unemployment, Education, Exhibition Records AV03-040, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Scope and Contents
Through narration and street interviews conducted by James Campbell, Anacostia residents talk about the tight knit, safe community prior to the rise in crime; insignificant employment and recreation opportunities after increased migration to Anacostia as a result of Southwest Urban Renewal projects; how increased population and lack of opportunities lead to increased crime, drug use, and unemployment in Anacostia; government trying to control crime though programs like methadone maintenance rather than dealing with the deepest concerns; and reasons for high rate of unemployment, including inadequate schools, racial discrimination, and ineffective unemployment and social services. Teachers talk about overcrowded classes, outdated curriculum, and the overall education system; students discuss their teachers.
Narration and interviews. Part of Evolution of a Community Audiovisual Records. Interviews product of Street Interviews. AV003499: street interviews and narration from 001505 - 001710 [also on recording: Narration about West African Slave Trade and Out of Africa Narration]. Undated.
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Local Numbers
ACMA AV003499
General
Title transcribed from physical asset.
Place
Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)
Washington (D.C.)
United States
Topic
African Americans
Communities
Neighborhoods
African American neighborhoods
Unemployment
Discrimination in employment
Crime
Drugs
Methadone maintenance
Education
Teachers
Students
Racism
Race discrimination
Public welfare
Recreation centers
Migration, Internal
Social history
Museum exhibits
Creator
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
Hutchinson, Louise Daniel (19280603-20141012)
Campbell, James
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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
2 Sound recordings (open reel, 1/4 inch)
Date
circa 1972
Custodial History
Created for the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum. Developed by historian Louise Daniel Hutchinson. Interviews conducted narration by James Campbell.
Archival Repository
Anacostia Community Museum Archives
Identifier
ACMA.03-040, Item ACMA AV003304
Type
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Narration
Interviews
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
Narration
Interviews
Note
003118 002720
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_ref559
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ACMA
Record ID
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