Object Details
Interviewee
Anderson, Stanley J.
Names
Carver Theater (Washington, DC)
District of Columbia Parks and Recreations Roving Leaders Program
Southeast Neighborhood House (Washington, D.C.)
Anderson, Stanley J.
Black Respect (group)
Blitzer, Charles
Dale, Almore M., 1911-1984
Hope, Marion Conover
Howe, Althea
Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
Marsh, Caryl
Ripley, S. Dillon (Sidney Dillon), 1913-2001
Tyler, Edgar (Tiny)
Collection Creator
Anacostia Community Museum
Collection Citation
ACM 25th Anniversary Oral History Project, Anacostia Community Museum, Smithsonian Institution
Scope and Contents note
Stanley J. Anderson, Sr. discusses the conversations, politics, committees, and advisory groups that led to the Smithsonian Institution selecting the Anacostia neighborhood as the site for a neighborhood museum. He recalls the many factors and events that led to this outcome, including a visit from First Lady Ladybird Johnson. He also describes the selection of the Carver Theater, and the first museum staff members, and the impact the museum had on the neighborhood once it opened. He talks about the critical contributions of John Kinard, Zora Martin-Felton, and Almore Dale in shaping the museum and making it a success. He also describes how the museum has changed, saying in 1967 it had less structure and a narrower focus.
The interview was recorded on July 18, 1991 via telephone. The audio quality is clear throughout the recording with some minor background noise.
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Place
Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)
Provenance
Conducted as part of the ACM 25th Anniversary Oral History Project, which includes approximately 100 interviews of residents and influential people of the Anacostia area of Washington, DC.
Interviewee
Anderson, Stanley J.
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Sponsor
This project received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
Biographical / Historical
Stanley J. Anderson, Sr. (1927-1998) graduated from Howard University with a master's degree in sociology. He served as Deputy Director of the Neighborhoods Center Division of the Washington DC Parks and Recreation Department. In 1967, he was appointed as a member of the Washington DC council and served until his retirement in the early 1980s. He also served in a leadership capacity on the President's Citizens Advisory Committee, and the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum Advisory Board.
Extent
1 Sound cassette
Date
1991 July 18
Container
Box AV 56
Archival Repository
Anacostia Community Museum Archives
Identifier
ACMA.09-034, Item AV001626
Type
Archival materials
Audio
Sound cassettes
Oral histories (document genres)
Genre/Form
Oral histories (document genres)
Restrictions
Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.
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ACMA.09-034
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Record ID
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