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Alex Haley's Presentation on Genealogical Trace at the National Archives

Anacostia Community Museum

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.
sova.acma.09-023_ref542

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa7ebdc7817-1349-4b59-a3ab-5e7ccdbff480

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

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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
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa7ebdc7817-1349-4b59-a3ab-5e7ccdbff480
ACMA.09-023
ACMA

Record ID

ebl-1568815250523-1568815250662-0

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