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Lorton Reformatory: Slide Show Narration

Anacostia Community Museum

Object Details

Creator

Anacostia Neighborhood Museum

Names

Anacostia Community Museum
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
Inner Voices (Drama group)
Lorton Correctional Complex (Washington, D.C.)
Lorton Reformatory

Collection Creator

Smithsonian Institution. Anacostia Community Museum

Series Citation

Lorton Reformatory: Beyond Time Audiovisual Records, Exhibition Records AV03-053, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.

Scope and Contents

Narrator provides a history of Lorton Reformatory and describes the architectural look and feel of Lorton. descibes the buildings - dormatory, dining hall, barbershop, chapel, art studio He talks about the buildings built and maintained by the inmates talks about the artwork acreated by the inmates, and the duties inmates performs for the district and federal government. Skills inmates learn at Lorton. Drama group, band musicians
Narration. Part of Lorton Reformatory: Beyond Time Exhibition Records. AV003328-2: consistent beeps throughout recording. Undated.
sova.acma.03-053_ref517

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa74ea62d47-f5ea-456d-ab60-454d625caa8b

Local Numbers

ACMA AV003328-2

Place

Lorton (Va.)
Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)
Washington (D.C.)
United States

Topic

African Americans
Prisons
Prisoners
Arts in prisons
Museum exhibits

Creator

Anacostia Neighborhood Museum

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Lorton Reformatory: Beyond Time exhibition records
Lorton Reformatory: Beyond Time exhibition records / Series ACMA AV03-053: Lorton Reformatory: Beyond Time Audiovisual Records

Biographical / Historical

The exhibition, Lorton Reformatory: Beyond Time, explored the artistic expression, poetry, and performance created by Lorton Reformatory inmates. The exhibit was held at the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum from October 1970 to November 1970.

Extent

1 Sound recording (open reel, 1/4 inch)

Date

circa 1970s

Custodial History

Created for Anacostia Neighborhood Museum.

Archival Repository

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

Identifier

ACMA.03-053, Item ACMA AV003328-1

Type

Archival materials
Sound recordings
Narration

Genre/Form

Sound recordings
Narration

Note

001148 004625

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.03-053_ref517
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa74ea62d47-f5ea-456d-ab60-454d625caa8b
ACMA.03-053
ACMA

Record ID

ebl-1554839412814-1554839412820-0

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