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John Kinard Talks About History and Purpose of Anacostia Neighborhood Museum

Catalog Data

Creator:
Voice of America (Organization)  Search this
Names:
Anacostia Community Museum  Search this
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum  Search this
Kinard, John, 1936-1989  Search this
Collection Creator:
Anacostia Community Museum  Search this
Extent:
1 Sound recording (open reel, 1/4 inch)
Type:
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Interviews
Place:
Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)
Washington (D.C.)
United States
Date:
circa 1970s
Scope and Contents:
John Kinard answers questions about the origin, history, and purpose of the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum (ANM). Kinard also talks about the history of Anacostia, how the community participates in creating exhibits for ANM, interactive programs related to the museum exhibits, and future plans to make ANM a museum of Afro-American History and Culture. Current state of education system and involving young people in the work of ANM are also discussed.
Interview. Part of Broadcast Programs. Undated.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of the materials requires an appointment. Some items are not accessible due to obsolete format and playback machinery restrictions. Please contact the archivist at acmarchives@si.edu.
Topic:
African Americans  Search this
Communities  Search this
African American neighborhoods  Search this
Neighborhoods  Search this
Community museums  Search this
Museums and community  Search this
Museum exhibits  Search this
Youth  Search this
Genre/Form:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Citation:
John Kinard Talks About History and Purpose of Anacostia Neighborhood Museum, Record Group 09-037, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
ACMA.09-037, Item ACMA AV003648
See more items in:
Broadcast Programs
Archival Repository:
Anacostia Community Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa703d24a4d-237f-4e0e-914c-ad864eefd086
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-acma-09-037-ref14