Object Details
Creator
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
Names
Anacostia Community Museum
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
United States. National Archives and Records Administration
Haley, Alex
Collection Creator
Anacostia Community Museum
Citation
Alex Haley's Presentation on Genealogical Trace at the National Archives, Record Group AV09-023, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Scope and Contents
Alex Haley talks about tracing his genealogical roots and documenting the oral history of a family for his upcoming book, and his research at the National Archives and Library of Congress. Haley also talks about traveling to Gambia and learning about the history of Kinte clan from a griot, a West African historian who is a repository of oral history for a particular African clan. He presents specific oral history stories and archival materials he discovered which document his ancestral history.
Presentation/lecture. Part of ACM Museum Events, PR, and Ceremonies Recordings. AV003265 and AV003068: some content overlaps. AV003068: lecture begins 001616 (prior to lecture consists of First Annual National Black History Museums Seminar: Business Meeting). AV003265: dated 19730603. AV003068: undated.
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Local Numbers
ACMA AV003068
General
Title transcribed from physical asset.
Place
Africa
Africa, West
Gambia
Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)
Washington (D.C.)
United States
Topic
African Americans
Family
African American families
Slavery
Slave trade
Oral history
Creator
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
See more items in
Museum Events, Programs, and Projects, 1967-1989
Extent
2 Video recordings (open reel, 1/2 inch)
Date
1973
Custodial History
Created for Anacostia Neighborhood Museum.
Archival Repository
Anacostia Community Museum Archives
Identifier
ACMA.09-023, Item ACMA AV003265
Type
Archival materials
Video recordings
Lectures
Genre/Form
Video recordings
Lectures
Note
004248 003804
Collection 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.09-023_ref542
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ACMA.09-023
ACMA
Record ID
ebl-1568815250523-1568815250662-0