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Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D. C. Exhibition Records

Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Anacostia Community Museum  Search this
Names:
Anacostia Community Museum  Search this
Extent:
21.6 Cubic feet (consisting of 17 cartons, 2 oversized boxes.)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Transcripts
Color slides
Exhibition records
Exhibit scripts
Contact sheets
Photographic prints
Correspondence
Place:
Washington Metropolitan Area
Date:
1942-1998
Summary:
These records document the planning, organizing, execution, and promotion of an exhibition exploring the immigration of people of African descent from Central and South America and the Caribbean to the Washington Metropolitan Area. The show was organized and hosted by the Anacostia Museum from August 21, 1994 through August 7, 1995. Materials include correspondence, research files, exhibit script, administrative records, brochures, press coverage, education packets, loan agreements, floor plans, and catalogues.
Scope and Contents:
The records of the Black Mosaic exhibition presented by the Anacostia Community Museum measure 21.6 cubic feet and date from 1942 to 1998, with the bulk of material dating from 1990 to 1995. The records include administrative records, publications, research files, floor plans, exhibit text drafts, oral history transcripts, and project files for programs coordinated for or tangentially with the Black Mosaic Exhibit.

Administrative records include advisory board member lists, meeting minutes, agendas, grant proposals, project reports and assessments, correspondence, training material for museum volunteers and docents, and assorted notes. Publications within the series directly relate to the Black Mosaic Exhibit and the Anacostia Community Museum. Correspondence includes both internal correspondence and those with local community members.

Writings and notes were previously scattered throughout the collection have been collocated within the Administrative Records series, and a majority are undated. The notes cover topics ranging from administrative activities to exhibit and research planning. Included are printed documents, scrap paper, and spiral-bound notebooks.

The research files contain background information about numerous immigrant communities within Washington D.C. The community research files were originally organized by country, continent, or region of origin, and then later by subjects that coordinated with the exhibit's designated themes. This organization method has largely been maintained. Research files include scholarly articles, news clippings, event programs, compiled bibliographies, and material related to the study of museology.

The exhibit files include floor plan layouts, photocopies of images, interview transcripts, exhibit literature, and extensive exhibit text drafts. Drafts of the exhibit's text include notes throughout multiple editing stages. Additionally, copies of flip books for different thematic sections of the Black Mosaic exhibit are included and are organized alphabetically by title. Other exhibit literature present is primarily in English with one French copy present.

The project files include training material for collecting oral histories and documenting community folklife, conference records, event records, and records pertaining to related projects at the Anacostia Community Museum. Concurrent projects supporting the exhibit include the Black Mosaic community newsletter and an educational curriculum project. Additional project records that thematically overlap with the Black Mosaic exhibit but extend beyond the timeframe of the formal exhibit are present also.
Arrangement:
Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D.C. exhibition records are arranged in four series:

Series 1: Administrative Records

Series 2: Research Files

Series 3: Exhibit Files

Series 4: Project Files
Historical Note:
The exhibit Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D.C. was curated by the Anacostia Community Museum's supervisory curator Portia James, and was open at the Anacostia Community Museum from August 1994 to August 1995. The exhibition explored the immigration of people of African descent from South America, Central America, and the Caribbean to the Washington Metropolitan Area.

Topics addressed in the exhibition include migration, situations faced by Black immigrants, the maintenance of relationships with places of origin, community events and cultural performances, public and private expressions of culture, commodification of culture for economic support, and the expression of multiple identities. Some intentions of the exhibit were to provide forums for discussing culture and identity, provide resources for people learning about communities in the Washington Metro area, and to be a model to other museums and cultural institutions for understanding and interpreting similar immigration and settlement patterns.

The exhibit was designed to be experienced with broader cultural concepts being introduced towards the external part of the exhibit, while personal stories could be experienced further in. Over 100 oral history interviews featured prominently in the exhibit where interviewed individuals explained their immigration experience and how they've adapted to life in the area. The exhibit also included mounted photographs, artifacts, music, and conversations. Artifacts included passport photos, tickets, family photographs, and letters. The exhibit's text displayed in three languages: English, Spanish, and Haitian Creole. There were additional exhibition guides provided in Brazilian Portuguese, French, and the Ghanaian languages of Ga, Twi, Akan, and Ewe.

Coupled with the exhibit, the museum coordinated an extensive series of programs to engage various communities in the exploration of issues and traditions. These programs included creating newsletters and a photograph exhibit to keep the community up to date about the progression of the exhibit, working with performance groups, creating multi-institutional partnerships in order to develop more effective methods of collecting oral histories, and collaborating and modeling for the CFPCS African Immigrant Communities project.
Provenance:
Records of Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity Among Black Immigrants in Washington, D.C. Exhibition were created by the Anacostia Community Museum.
Restrictions:
Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.
Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Immigrants -- United States -- Exhibitions  Search this
Museum exhibits  Search this
Genre/Form:
Transcripts
Color slides
Exhibition records -- 1990-2004
Exhibit scripts
Contact sheets
Photographic prints
Correspondence
Citation:
Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D. C. Exhibition Records, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
ACMA.03-027
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Archival Repository:
Anacostia Community Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa769b48dcf-5b93-4db2-b89e-3e4819fb8f55
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-acma-03-027
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Xylocopa (Monoxylocopa) abbreviata

Collector:
F. S. Truxal  Search this
Prep Count:
1
Preparation:
Pinned
Sex:
Female
Stage:
Adult
Place:
20 Kil. N. Sao Joao da Alianca, [Not Stated], Goias, Brazil
Collection Date:
16 Apr 1956
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Hymenoptera, Apidae, Xylocopinae
Published Name:
Xylocopa (Monoxylocopa) abbreviata Hurd & Moure
Barcode:
USNMENT01124000
USNM Number:
USNMENT01124000
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Specimen Inventory
Data Source:
NMNH - Entomology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ace26317-87b0-4870-ae7c-3be1fda2bf4d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhentomology_15898798

Xylocopa (Schonnherria) subcyanea

Collector:
F. S. Truxal  Search this
Prep Count:
1
Preparation:
Pinned
Stage:
Adult
Place:
Veadeiros, [Not Stated], Goias, Brazil
Collection Date:
26 Apr 1956
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Hymenoptera, Apidae, Xylocopinae
Published Name:
Xylocopa (Schonnherria) subcyanea Pérez
Barcode:
USNMENT01616413
USNM Number:
USNMENT01616413
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Specimen Inventory
Data Source:
NMNH - Entomology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/354d1f90d-959f-4cab-856e-901565886c72
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhentomology_15908807

Stone Hatchet - Partly Polished.

Donor Name:
Brazilian Commission, Louisiana Purchase Exposition  Search this
Object Type:
Hatchet
Place:
Brazil, South America
Accession Date:
1906
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
044636
USNM Number:
A237981-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/397afffc2-37fa-4d3a-b127-2bdb4d5d5374
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8060690

Dugout Canoe

Donor Name:
Brazilian Commission, Louisiana Purchase Exposition  Search this
Length - Stern:
9 m
Width - Stern:
1 m
Height - Stern:
1 m
Length - Bow:
8.92 m
Width - Bow:
0.9 m
Height - Bow:
1 m
Culture:
Brazilian  Search this
Object Type:
Canoe
Place:
Brazil, South America
Accession Date:
17 Jul 1905
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
044419
USNM Number:
E236501-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37a98fcb9-94f7-47b7-a47e-55fdebcd6abb
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8369710

Full Size Fishing Boat

Donor Name:
Brazilian Commission, Louisiana Purchase Exposition  Search this
Height - Object:
49.5 cm
Depth - Object:
81 cm
Width - Object:
450 cm
Object Type:
Boat
Place:
Brazil, South America
Accession Date:
17 Jul 1905
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
044419
USNM Number:
E236502-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3daa31b85-abdb-48c8-9694-e90badc08d9c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8369711

Spear

Donor Name:
Brazilian Commission, Louisiana Purchase Exposition  Search this
Object Type:
Spear
Place:
Brazil, South America
Accession Date:
17 Jul 1905
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
044419
USNM Number:
E236502A-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/354c7362a-6e50-4291-9c0f-cf554698273f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8369712
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Decorated Calabash

Donor Name:
Ford Fishback  Search this
Culture:
Brazilian  Search this
Object Type:
Calabash
Place:
Brazil, South America
Accession Date:
3 Nov 1942
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
164072
USNM Number:
E382643-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3960c83fa-0627-4908-81e5-fd81d4ffa797
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8418009
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Costumed Doll, Girl

Collector:
Mrs. Frank B. Noyes  Search this
Donor Name:
Mrs. Frank B. Noyes  Search this
Culture:
Brazilian  Search this
Object Type:
Doll
Place:
Brazil, South America
Accession Date:
31 Jan 1949
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
143948
USNM Number:
E386807-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/35bdb3e0f-9178-4e74-912d-b24b47b4b900
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8420842
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2 Covered Baskets

Collector:
Rev. John M. Cooper  Search this
Donor Name:
Catholic University Of America  Search this
Culture:
Caboclos  Search this
Object Type:
Basket
Place:
Brazil, South America
Accession Date:
6 Jul 1956
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
211312
USNM Number:
E395257-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ca7e9ea6-f590-40d6-8151-46555edfc403
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8423952
Online Media:

Miniature Pottery Vessels 29

Collector:
Rev. John M. Cooper  Search this
Donor Name:
Catholic University Of America  Search this
Culture:
Caboclos  Search this
Object Type:
Vessel
Place:
North, Brazil, South America
Accession Date:
6 Jul 1956
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
211312
USNM Number:
E395258-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3625b2563-1af4-456f-a211-f8f01602e2e2
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8423953
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Decorated Gourd Bowl

Collector:
Rev. John M. Cooper  Search this
Donor Name:
Catholic University Of America  Search this
Culture:
Caboclos  Search this
Object Type:
Bowl
Place:
Brazil, South America
Accession Date:
6 Jul 1956
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
211312
USNM Number:
E395259-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/38a5a2aa3-0a85-4397-b793-e8b021aafb40
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8423954
Online Media:

2 Rag Dolls

Donor Name:
Dr. Doris M. Cochran  Search this
Culture:
Afro-Brazilian  Search this
Object Type:
Doll
Place:
Brazil, South America
Accession Date:
8 Apr 1965
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
246662
USNM Number:
E403403-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/308d54d2f-e84a-421b-a683-7bdf3bb19f43
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8432822

Rag-Dolls

Donor Name:
Dr. Doris M. Cochran  Search this
Culture:
Afro-Brazilian  Search this
Object Type:
Doll
Place:
Brazil, South America
Accession Date:
8 Apr 1965
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
246662
USNM Number:
E403404-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/354523703-0dd6-4d9c-a5c0-624fb4cf5c27
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8432823

Rag Dolls

Donor Name:
Dr. Doris M. Cochran  Search this
Culture:
Afro-Brazilian  Search this
Object Type:
Doll
Place:
Brazil, South America
Accession Date:
8 Apr 1965
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
246662
USNM Number:
E403405-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3f4ccc601-5a5c-4567-a669-cfd93b59f842
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8432824

Staff

Collector:
Dr. Dolores Newton  Search this
Donor Name:
Dr. Dolores Newton  Search this
Culture:
Apinaye  Search this
Object Type:
Staff
Place:
Sao Jose, Timbira, Maranhao, Brazil, South America
Accession Date:
24 Apr 2006
Collection Date:
1968
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
400194
USNM Number:
E426215-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/30371386c-8c08-4201-b7de-d3b3a725e85a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8459196

Feather Headdress

Donor Name:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services  Search this
Length - Object:
138 cm
Width - Object:
27.3 cm
Culture:
Kayapo, Pukanur  Search this
Object Type:
Headdress
Place:
Para, Brazil, South America
Accession Date:
23 Aug 2000
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
409933
USNM Number:
E426549-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33f6fa296-8438-492b-8441-1cfbbe2cd23b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8459526
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Feather Headdress "Krokroti"

Donor Name:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services  Search this
Width - Object:
69 cm
Object Type:
Headdress
Place:
Brazil, South America
Accession Date:
23 Aug 2000
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
409933
USNM Number:
E426550-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3da105feb-c426-4767-96dd-44fd8fd1d5ad
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8459527
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Feather Headdress

Donor Name:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services  Search this
Length - Object:
185 cm
Width - Object:
30 cm
Culture:
Kayapo, Mentuktire  Search this
Object Type:
Headdress
Place:
Xingu, Mato Grosso, Brazil, South America
Accession Date:
23 Aug 2000
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
409933
USNM Number:
E426551-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/305ce4dce-f227-4ad4-b28c-79d3a7cc46cf
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8459528
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Feather Headdress

Donor Name:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services  Search this
Length - Object:
137 cm
Width - Object:
21.6 cm
Culture:
Kayapo, Pukanar  Search this
Object Type:
Headdress
Place:
Para, Brazil, South America
Accession Date:
23 Aug 2000
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
409933
USNM Number:
E426553-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/31cc5a0f7-f241-4424-9ed5-0e497785fb47
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8459530
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