Object Details
Creator
Anacostia Community Museum
Names
Anacostia Community Museum
Collection Creator
Anacostia Community Museum
Citation
East of the River: Interview with Elvera Patrick, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Scope and Contents
Elvera Patrick talked about her work in the community. She managed a child development home; organized tea parties, fashion shows, and talent shows; and taught private sewing lessons. Patrick also talked about her home, called The Pink Palace; and led a short tour through a portion of her home. She was raised in the same house.
Interview created in conjunction with the Anacostia Community Museum's 40th Anniversary Oral History Project and the exhibition, 'East of the River: Continuity and Change.' Dated 20070504
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Local Numbers
ACMA AV005129
General
Title created by ACM staff based on project/exhibition name and interviewee's name.
Place
Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)
Washington (D.C.)
United States
Topic
African Americans
Communities
African American neighborhoods
Neighborhoods
Creator
Anacostia Community Museum
See more items in
East of the River: Continuity and Change Exhibition Records
East of the River: Continuity and Change Exhibition Records / Series 3: Interviews
Extent
1 Video recording (MiniDV)
1 Video recording (SVHS)
Date
2007
Archival Repository
Anacostia Community Museum Archives
Identifier
ACMA.03-052, Item ACMA AV005173
Type
Archival materials
Video recordings
Interviews
Genre/Form
Video recordings
Interviews
Note
002630 002701
Collection Restrictions
Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.
ACMA.03-052_ref522
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ACMA
Record ID
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