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Interviewer:
Lowe, Gail Sylvia  Search this
Interviewee:
Nighbert, Esther  Search this
Names:
Anacostia Community Museum  Search this
Anacostia Museum  Search this
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum  Search this
Carver Theater (Washington, DC)  Search this
Cooper's Restaurant  Search this
Youth Advisory Council (Anacostia Museum)  Search this
Anderson, Stanley J.  Search this
Archer, Audrey  Search this
Blitzer, Charles  Search this
Bryant, Barbara  Search this
Dale, Almore M., 1911-1984  Search this
Gibson, Charles  Search this
Jessup, Georgia Mills, 1926-2016  Search this
Jones, Altman  Search this
Kinard, John, 1936-1989  Search this
Marsh, Caryl  Search this
Martin-Felton, Zora  Search this
Morris, Carol  Search this
Nighbert, Esther  Search this
Prue, Alvin Eugene  Search this
Tyler, Edgar (Tiny)  Search this
Collection Creator:
Anacostia Community Museum  Search this
Extent:
1 Sound cassette (original)
1 Sound cassette (copy)
Type:
Archival materials
Sound cassettes
Oral histories (document genres)
Place:
Adams Morgan (Washington, D.C.)
Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)
Date:
1992 September 1
Scope and Contents note:
Esther Nighbert discusses her involvement with the Anacostia Community Museum from its opening in 1967 through 1972. She describes her role and her work, including serving as a secretary for John Kinard, assisting him with editing and re-writing various publications, and the various ways she provided support to the museum. She discusses the museum's impact on the neighborhood, its relationship with the Smithsonian Institution, and its influence nationally and internationally. She recollects various exhibits, events, youth programs, and the many individuals involved in managing, developing, and advising the museum. The interview was conducted by Gail S. Lowe on September 1, 1992. Periodically, there is some minor background noise. The interviewee can be heard clearly throughout the recording. Exhibitions mentioned: The Rat: Man's Invited Affliction, This Thing Called Jazz.
Biographical / Historical:
Esther Nighbert (1912-2004) was born in Hazelton, PA. She graduated from Emerson College in Boston and authored Handbook on Creative Dramatics. She lived in Washington DC for a time and served as a secretary to John Kinard at the Anacostia Museum from its opening in 1967 through 1972. She moved to Gainesville, FL in 1976. She was awarded the Eleanor Gordon Award for Lifetime Service to Unitarian Universalist Ideals and Humanist of the Year from the Florida Humanist Association. She was a member of Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, served on the national board for INFACT, and was a member of United Farm Workers Ministry and Florida Coalition for Peace and Justice. 
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.
Restrictions:
Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.
Topic:
African Americans  Search this
Civil rights  Search this
Community museums  Search this
Genre/Form:
Oral histories (document genres)
Collection Citation:
ACM 25th Anniversary Oral History Project, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
ACMA.09-034, Item AV001518, AV001681
See more items in:
ACM 25th Anniversary Oral History Project
Archival Repository:
Anacostia Community Museum Archives
GUID:
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EDAN-URL:
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