African archaeology in the 21st century, or, Africa, cultural puppet on a string? / Bassey W. Andah, Alexis Adande, C.A. Folorunso, and Obare B. Bagodo
The papers of journalist Eugene L. Meyer measure 6.22 linear feet and date from circa 1969 to 2008. The papers include correspondence; clippings; research files; newsletters; handwritten notes; drafts of some of Meyer's articles; as well as editions of a Washington, DC neighborhood newsletter, which Meyer edited from 1989 to 1995. Also included in the collection are photographic slides of Washington, DC on Easter Sunday in April 1968, just days following the assassination of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the subsequent civil disturbances.
Scope and Contents:
Compiled by journalist Eugene L. Meyer, this collection documents a range of Washington, DC neighborhoods—as well as citywide politics—from circa 1969 to 2008. Additionally, as a resident of the Crestwood/Rock Creek East neighborhood in northwest Washington, Meyer edited (and wrote for) the neighborhood newsletter, Rock Creek East News—from its inception in 1989 until it ceased publication in 1995—for which he profiled longtime African American residents, covered local news/politics, and wrote obituaries documenting the lives and work of neighbors.
Biographical / Historical:
A native of Long Island, NY, and a 1964 graduate of Columbia University, Eugene L. Meyer began his career as a Washington Bureau Librarian for the New York Herald Tribune. After one year there, he was hired as a reporter for the Philadelphia Bulletin where he stayed for four-and-a-half years, primarily covering politics, housing, and transportation. In 1970, he joined the Washington Post as a reporter, where he covered DC politics, urban renewal, and much else. He remained at the Post for more than three decades, writing for a year for the Weekend section, writing a column on "Maryland Life" for several years, and serving as a suburban bureau chief and a sometimes editor. Since 2004, he has been a fulltime freelancer, contributing to The New York Times, U.S. News & World Report, Maryland Life, Washingtonian, Bethesda Magazine (as contributing editor), CQ Researcher, and has served as editor of B'nai B'rith Magazine since 2009. Meyer has received more than a dozen awards for his work and is the author of three books: Chesapeake Country (1990), Maryland: Lost and Found…Again (2003), and Five For Freedom: The African American Soldiers in John Brown's Army (2018).
Restrictions:
Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist at acmarchives@si.edu.
Rights:
The Eugene L. Meyer papers are the physical property of the Anacostia Community Museum. Literary and copyright belong to the author/creator or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, and to obtain permission to publish or reproduce, contact the Museum Archives.
Smithsonian Institution. Traveling Exhibition Service Search this
Extent:
8 cu. ft. (8 record storage boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Manuscripts
Brochures
Books
Clippings
Compact discs
Digital versatile discs
Floppy disks
Electronic records
Drawings
Floor plans
Black-and-white negatives
Black-and-white photographs
Color transparencies
Color negatives
Color photographs
Videotapes
Date:
1984-2015
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of records documenting the activities of the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) regarding the planning, execution,
administration, and promotion of traveling exhibitions "Looping the Loop: Posters of Early Flight", "Magic, Myths, and Minerals: Chinese Jades from the Sackler Gallery", "Small
Wonder: Worlds in a Box", "At the Controls: The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Looks at Cockpits", "Beyond Baseball: The Life of Roberto Clemente", "American Sabor:
Latinos in U.S. Popular Music", "At First Sight: Photography and the Smithsonian", "Ocean Planet: Smithsonian Environmental Awareness Program", "After the Revolution: Everyday
Life in America, 1780-1800", "The Kennedy's - Portrait of a Family: Photographs by Richard Avedon", "American Glass: Masters of the Art", "The Burgess Shale: Evolution's Big
Bang", "The Artistry of African Currency", "Booming Out: Mohawk Ironworkers Build New York", "Creativity and Resistance: Maroon Cultures of the Americas", "Exit Saigon, Enter
Little Saigon: Vietnamese America Since 1975", "The White House Garden", "An Ocean Apart: Contemporary Vietnamese Art from the United States and Vietnam", "Anteaters: Fast
Food Specialists", "Diana Walker - Photojournalist", "Spirited Objects: Traditional Craft for the 21st Century", and "Telling a Crow Story: The Photographs of Richard Throssel".
Materials include correspondence, memoranda, brochures, concepts, illustrations, proposals, scripts, books, exhibition catalogs, rights and permissions catalogs, promotional
materials, clippings, installation photographs, floor plans, loan information, object lists, fundraising, contracts and agreements, newsletters, drawings, reports, checklists,
itineraries, visitor comment books, notes, slides, magazines, publications, negatives, transparencies, videotapes, budget summaries, and related materials. Some materials
are in electronic format.
Rights:
Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2031; Transferring office; 9/27/1984 memorandum, Glenn to Loar; Contact reference staff for details.
