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In Search of Common Ground: Senior Citizens and Community Life at Potomac Gardens

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Creator:
Anacostia Community Museum  Search this
Names:
Anacostia Community Museum  Search this
Anacostia Museum  Search this
D.C. Community Humanities Council  Search this
Extent:
1 Linear foot (1 box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Exhibition records
Exhibit scripts
Correspondence
Clippings
Photographic prints
Negatives
Place:
Washington (D.C.)
Date:
1994-95
Scope and Contents:
An exhibition based on an oral history project of the Potomac Gardens Sernior Resident Council and sponsored by the D. C. Communtity Humanities Council City Lights program. The exhibition was held at the Anacostia Museum from December 4, 1994 to January 15, 1995 and explored how both senior citizens and public housing residents are perceived as making positive contributions to urban communities.
These records document the planning, organizing, execution, and promotion of the exhibition. Materials include correspondence, research files, exhibit script, administrative records, invitations, loan agreements, floor plans, and catalogues.
Restrictions:
Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.
Topic:
African Americans  Search this
Museum exhibits  Search this
Older people  Search this
Genre/Form:
Exhibition records -- 1990-2004
Exhibit scripts
Correspondence
Clippings
Photographic prints
Negatives
Identifier:
ACMA.03-015
Archival Repository:
Anacostia Community Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa75b17cdfc-e567-499a-845e-3e7e9e7f36b7
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-acma-03-015