Object Details
Interviewee
Lowery, Della, 1924-2008
Names
Carver Theater (Washington, DC)
Dale, Almore M., 1911-1984
Jones, Alton
Lowery, Della, 1924-2008
Collection Creator
Anacostia Community Museum
Collection Citation
ACM 25th Anniversary Oral History Project, Anacostia Community Museum, Smithsonian Institution
Scope and Contents note
Della Lowery discusses the inception of the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum (now Anacostia Community Museum), its impact on the Anacostia neighborhood, and her experience as a volunteer. She describes how important the original museum was to the community, and especially to young people, who were able to take art courses, participate in singing groups, and see many exhibits. She talks about the leadership of John Kinard and Zora Martin-Felton, and the influence Altman Jones and Almore Dale had on the original museum. She also describes the museum's relationship with the Smithsonian Institution over time.
The interview was recorded on November 14, 1991. There is background noise, but the interview can be heard clearly throughout the recording.
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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
Lowery, Della, 1924-2008
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Sponsor
This project received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
Biographical
Della Lowery (1924-2008) was a resident of the Anacostia neighborhood in Washington DC from 1950 to the end of her life. An active community leader, she advocated for increased equity in education and served on the advisory board of the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum. Her career included working as an Avon sales representative, independent realtor, office manager for the 1,400-unit Parklands Apartments, and assistant director of The Learning Nest, an infant and child development center that she started with her sister, Marjorie A. Rogers, in 1981.
Extent
1 Sound cassette (original)
1 Sound cassette (copy)
1 Sound cassette (original)
Date
1991 November 14
Container
Box AV 57
Box AV 60
Archival Repository
Anacostia Community Museum Archives
Identifier
ACMA.09-034, Item AV001539, AV001669, AV001817
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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Record ID
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