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Creator:

Qualls, Charles E., 1932-1984  Search this

Names:

American Cancer Society  Search this

Anacostia Neighborhood Museum  Search this

Greater Southeast Community Hospital (Washington, D.C.)  Search this

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People  Search this

National Cancer Society  Search this

National Pharmaceutical Association  Search this

Barry, Marion, 1936-  Search this

Patterson, Frederick D. (Frederick Douglass), 1901-1988  Search this

Qualls, Charles E., 1932-1984  Search this

Extent:

3.02 Linear feet (7 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photograph albums

Certificates

Diplomas

Journals (periodicals)

Clippings

Correspondence

Broadsides (notices)

Photographic prints

Scrapbooks

Awards

Financial records

Place:

Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)

Date:

1899-1996

bulk 1960-1983

Summary:

The Charles E. Qualls papers, which date from 1899 to 1988 and measure 3.02 linear feet, document the career of pharmacist and community organizer Charles E. Qualls. The papers are comprised of correspondence, documents from community organizations, magazines, newspaper clippings, photographs, and scrapbooks.

Scope and Contents note:

This collection documents the professional life of Charles E. Qualls between 1960 and 1983. It contains materials related to Mr. Qualls's education, community involvement, and pharmacy business. Included in the collection are awards and citations, certificates, correspondence, financial records, photographic albums and prints, printed materials, and scrapbooks.

Arrangement note:

The papers are organized into six series. The content of each series is arranged alphabetically. There are oversize materials in the Biographical, Photographs and Miscellaneous series. The oversize materials in the Biographical and Miscellaneous series contain scrapbooks. The series are arranged as follows:

Series 1: Biographical

Series 2: Community Organizations

Series 3: Correspondence

Series 4: Photographs

Series 5: Printed Materials

Series 6: Miscellaneous

Biographical/Historical note:

On May 23, 1912 Charles Edward Qualls was born in New Bern, Tennessee to Fred and Ary Watts Qualls. Shortly after his birth the family of fourteen moved to South Bend, Indiana. He graduated from high school there in 1932 with a dream of becoming a business owner. After a few diversions along the way, in 1941 he graduated from Howard University's School of Pharmacy. Mr. Qualls's determination to fulfill his dream proved quite strong; a few months after his graduation he opened his own drug store, the Anacostia Pharmacy. From that point on, he became "Doc Qualls" to all who knew him. Two years later he married Aleneitha Johnson of Conway, South Carolina and they had one son, Neal Frederic Qualls.

The Anacostia Pharmacy, located on Nichols Avenue – later renamed Martin Luther King Avenue – became a gathering place for the community. Young people socialized at the soda fountain while older people planned for the future of Anacostia. It was from these gatherings that the vision for a community business organization developed; a vision that was realized in 1949 with the establishment of Anacostia Business and Professional Association (ABPA).

The ABPA provided assistance to local businesses by garnering grants and loans, lobbying politicians, and, at times, enforcing business regulations. To maintain its presence in Anacostia, the Association sponsored awards for organizations throughout the community: schools, police precincts, and cultural organizations. Additionally, the organization contributed time and money to various politicians, serving as an intermediary between Anacostia and the city at-large.

His influence in Anacostia and District of Columbia extended beyond the interests of local businesses. His concern for the health of Anacostia's residents led him to found the Washington Pharmaceutical Association in 1947. He was also instrumental in the establishment of the Southeast Unit of the D.C. Chapter of the National Cancer Society, which opened to great fanfare in 1968. Undoubtedly his most important contribution in the area of health was his tireless lobbying for a hospital in Ward 8. Eventually the city gave its approval, and Mr. Qualls got right to work conducting several fundraisers. The Morris Cafritz Memorial Hospital (Greater Southeast Community Hospital) opened in the spring of 1966 and Mr. Qualls served on its board.

As if addressing Anacostia's economic and health concerns were not enough, Mr. Qualls found time to work on the cultural front. He was a founding member of the Anacostia Historical Society whose mission was to preserve and promote the history and culture of Anacostia. The Society operated under the auspices of the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum, and together the two organizations created an exhibit, Anacostia Story: 1608–1930. The show opened in 1977. On the historical front, Mr. Qualls and the ABPA lobbied the federal government – the National Park Service, in particular – to take ownership of Frederick Douglass's home. He, along with many others in the community, believed that only the stewardship of the government could save the house from ruin. His efforts paid off and he had a front row seat at the dedication ceremony for the newly established National Park Service historic site, Cedar Hill.

This pillar of the community died in 1984 at the age of 72. The official cause of death was cancer. But his family and friends would argue that point; many felt that he died of a broken heart. In late November 1983, the venerable Anacostia Pharmacy was robbed at gunpoint and then ransacked; all of this while Doc Qualls was undergoing what would be successful cancer surgery at his alma mater, Howard University. When he returned to his beloved pharmacy a few weeks later, he was absolutely devastated, so much so that he all but stopped working with the community organizations to which he had been dedicated. With his store padlocked and boarded up, his family and friends watched helplessly as his health declined. He was eventually readmitted to the hospital in late March of 1984 where, except for a few days in May, he remained for the rest of his life.

Charles Edward Qualls died on June 21, 1984.

Related Archival Materials note:

Anacostia Historical Society records located in Anacostia Community Museum Archives.

Alice Bell Finlayson papers located in Anacostia Community Museum Archives.

Ella B. Howard Pearis papers located in Anacostia Community Museum Archives.

Dale/Patterson family collection located in Anacostia Community Museum Archives.

Provenance:

The Charles E. Qualls papers were donated to the Anacostia Community Museum in 1990 by the estate of Charles E. Qualls. Additional materials from his estate were donated by Dianne Dale in 2006.

Restrictions:

The collection is open for unrestricted research. Use requires an appointment.

Rights:

The Charles E. Qualls papers are the physical property of the Anacostia Community Museum. Literary and copyright belong to the author/creator or their legal heirs and assigns. Rights to work produced during the normal course of Museum business resides with the Anacostia Community Museum. For further information, and to obtain permission to publish or reproduce, contact the Museum Archives.

Topic:

Community organization  Search this

African Americans  Search this

African American neighborhoods  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photograph albums

Certificates

Diplomas

Journals (periodicals)

Clippings

Correspondence

Broadsides (notices)

Photographic prints

Scrapbooks

Awards

Financial records

Citation:

Charles E. Qualls papers, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution, gift of the estate of Charles E. Qualls.

Identifier:

ACMA.06-013

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Charles E. Qualls papers

Archival Repository:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa715ef54a2-7a96-456c-88c1-6f1def280dd0

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-acma-06-013

Collection Creator:

Qualls, Charles E., 1932-1984  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 15-16

Type:

Archival materials

Text

Date:

undated

1968-1983

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for unrestricted research. Use requires an appointment.

Collection Rights:

The Charles E. Qualls papers are the physical property of the Anacostia Community Museum. Literary and copyright belong to the author/creator or their legal heirs and assigns. Rights to work produced during the normal course of Museum business resides with the Anacostia Community Museum. For further information, and to obtain permission to publish or reproduce, contact the Museum Archives.

Collection Citation:

Charles E. Qualls papers, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution, gift of the estate of Charles E. Qualls.

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Charles E. Qualls papers

Charles E. Qualls papers / Series 2: Community Organizations

Archival Repository:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa7dd9e75c0-cb5b-46e6-92cc-192c5c7df4d2

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-acma-06-013-ref31

Collection Creator:

Qualls, Charles E., 1932-1984  Search this

Container:

Box 3, Folder 5

Type:

Archival materials

Photographs

Date:

undated

1979

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for unrestricted research. Use requires an appointment.

Collection Rights:

The Charles E. Qualls papers are the physical property of the Anacostia Community Museum. Literary and copyright belong to the author/creator or their legal heirs and assigns. Rights to work produced during the normal course of Museum business resides with the Anacostia Community Museum. For further information, and to obtain permission to publish or reproduce, contact the Museum Archives.

Collection Citation:

Charles E. Qualls papers, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution, gift of the estate of Charles E. Qualls.

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Charles E. Qualls papers

Charles E. Qualls papers / Series 4: Photographs

Archival Repository:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa72fa4da42-7e15-4527-a7ca-d335efdc6567

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-acma-06-013-ref51

Creator:

National Air and Space Museum (U.S.)  Search this

Hardesty, Von, 1939-  Search this

Names:

National Air and Space Museum (U.S.)  Search this

National Air and Space Museum -- Exhibitions  Search this

Extent:

13.38 Cubic feet (11 legal document boxes, 1 shoe box (5 x 8 inches), 6 records center boxes )

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Correspondence

Photographs

Date:

1917-2000

bulk 1981-1986

Summary:

This collection consists of background material collected in support of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum (NASM) exhibit "Black Wings: The American Black in Aviation" (opened in 1982) and its companion book (published 1983) by curators Von Hardesty and Dominick Pisano, a related symposium, educational materials, and a travelling version of the exhibit. The collection contains photographs and textual materials used in the exhibit and book, internal correspondence and memoranda, and a large amount of material gathered for research purposes but not used in any "Black Wings" production.

Scope and Contents:

The core of the collection covers activities of American Black aviators between 1917 and 1981, from Eugene Bullard's service as a pilot in World War I through the first Black astronauts assigned to the Space Shuttle program in the early 1980s. Curators Von Hardesty and Dominick Pisano and other Museum staff collected and generally grouped materials to fit the four chronological sections of the "Black Wings" exhibit and related book, with a strong emphasis on the stories of individual people.

Headwinds (1917-1939) covers pioneer fliers such as Bullard and Bessie Coleman; Black aviation activities in the Chicago and Los Angeles areas; early aviators and organizers including William J. Powell, Willa Brown, and Cornelius Coffey; and long distance flights by James Herman Banning and Thomas C. Allen, and C. Alfred "Chief" Anderson and Dr. Albert E. Forsythe.

Flight Lines (1939-1945) includes the 1939 flight of Dale L. White and Chauncey E. Spencer to Washington, D.C.; the Civilian Pilot Training Program (CPT); the start of training of Black military pilots at Tuskegee Army Air Field during World War II; and training of the all-Black 477th Bombardment Group. This section and the next include U.S. Army Air Force documents and photography, and materials obtained from individual Tuskegee Airmen.

Wings for War (1943-1945) covers the experiences of the men of the 99th Fighter Squadron and later the 322nd Fighter Group, all-Black fighter units which participated in the Allied campaigns in North Africa, Sicily, and Italy during World War II, and their commander, Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.

Era of Change (1945-1981), including many materials from the U.S. armed forces and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), covers the desegregation of the armed forces; military pilots' participation in the Korean and Vietnam wars (featuring William Earl Brown, Jr.; Daniel "Chappie" James, Jr.; Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.); general aviation (John W. Green, Jr.; Neal Loving); commercial aviation (Perry H. Young, Jr.; James O. Plinton, Jr.); and the U.S. space program, including not just the first Black astronauts (Guion S. Bluford, Jr.; Ronald E. McNair; Frederick D. Gregory; Charles F. Bolden) but many other NASA professional men and women from Project Mercury through the beginning of the Space Shuttle era.

Most of the material was photocopied from other sources such as books, newspapers, periodicals, and other archival collections, but many copy photographs and anecdotes were obtained from the aviators themselves (or their families), particularly those active in the 1930s and 1940s. The collection also contains internal Museum documents, notes, and memoranda regarding the development and implementation of the various "Black Wings" productions, including portions of exhibit scripts, book manuscripts, ephemera, and Museum photography taken at the exhibit opening and the symposium. Photographic formats include prints, copy prints, 4 x 5 inch black and white copy negatives and color transparencies, and 35mm copy slides. Quality of the photography is often fair to poor, as the copies are several generations removed from the original images.

The last six boxes of the collection (currently unprocessed) consists of material collected circa 2000 by curator Cathleen S. Lewis and Ian Cook (NASM Department of Space History) for a proposed update to the "Black Wings" exhibit. After it became clear that the exhibit was not going to be updated, Lewis transferred the material to the NASM Aeronautics Department, as Hardesty and Pisano were contemplating an update to the Black Wings book. This, too, failed to materialize, and the material was transferred to the NASM Archives in May 2018 to be added to the existing Black Wings Exhibit and Book Collection. This series was received by the Museum's Archives Division after the existing collection material had been scanned; it has not been scanned.

Arrangement:

The collection is divided into six series. The first four roughly chronological series (Exhibit, Book, Educational Outreach, and Symposium) relate to the different "Black Wings" productions, and materials within each series often reflect the four-section groupings detailed in the Scope and Content note. The next series, Research Materials, has four sub-series: Biographical Files (alphabetical by last name), Subject Files and Study Materials (alphabetical by subject), Photographic Negatives, and Photographic Prints and Illustrations. The last series houses later additions to the collection which are currently unprocessed. Materials within folders are predominantly photocopies (xerographs) and often include numerous duplicates, many unlabeled, and in no specific order. Materials relating to an exhibit often include a NASM Exhibits Department reference number (example: SE:13-L73-P58 to P59) indicating the exhibit number (13), label number (L73), and position within the exhibit (P58 to P59). Some materials are not visible online due to copyright restrictions.

Biographical / Historical:

On September 23, 1982, the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum (NASM) exhibit "Black Wings: The American Black in Aviation" opened as part of the existing "Pioneers of Aviation" exhibit located in Gallery 208 of the museum's National Mall Building in Washington, D.C. The exhibit was dedicated to the American Black Aviator, who anonymously played a historic role in shaping the growth of modern aviation. "Black Wings" encompasses the men and women who had to overcome enormous social pressures in order to gain the right to pursue the dream of flight in both civilian, military, and commercial circles. The exhibit generated much public and media interest, and inspired the Museum to sponsor a symposium on February 25, 1983, entitled "The American Black in Aviation, A Decade of Change: 1939-1949," (working title: "Tuskegee Airmen at War") featuring presentations by historians and U. S. Army Air Forces veterans including Noel F. Parrish (Commander, Tuskegee Army Air Field, 1942-1946), George F. Roberts (Commander, 99th Fighter Squadron, September 1943 to April 1944), and pilots Lewis A. Jackson, Elwood T. Driver, and Louis R. Purnell. In conjunction with the exhibit, the Museum, working with Sid Aaronson Films, Inc., produced a set of sound filmstrip packages designed for elementary and secondary school use. In 1983, the Smithsonian Institution Press published a companion book, Black Wings: The American Black in Aviation, authored by the exhibit's curators, Von Hardesty and Dominick Pisano; a second edition was issued the following year as part of the Smithsonian History of Aviation and Spaceflight series. A Smithsonian Institution Travelling Exhibition Service (SITES) version of the exhibit began circulating to other museums and venues in June 1983, and a expanded version of the SITES exhibit (featuring additional artifacts, photography, and audio-visual materials) was displayed April 1 to August 5, 1984, at the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum (later know as the Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum) in Washington, D.C. The original NASM "Black Wings" exhibit—with occasional updates—remained on display in the "Pioneers of Flight" gallery (later renamed the "Barron Hilton Pioneers of Flight Gallery") until 2019 when the gallery was closed due to renovations to the Museum's National Mall Building.

Related Materials:

"Black Wings: African American Pioneer Aviators" NASM Website Collection, NASM.2004.0026 [finding aid not available online]

Provenance:

National Air and Space Museum (NASM) Department of Aeronautics, Transfer, 1993, NASM.1993.0060; additional material transferred from NASM Department of Space History, 2018

Restrictions:

No restrictions on access

Rights:

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests

Topic:

Aeronautics  Search this

aeronautics, civil  Search this

Aeronautics, Commercial  Search this

Aeronautics, Military  Search this

Air pilots  Search this

Women air pilots  Search this

Women in aeronautics  Search this

African American air pilots  Search this

African American women air pilots  Search this

Women in technology  Search this

Astronauts  Search this

Astronautics  Search this

United States Air Force  Search this

World War, 1939-1945 -- Blacks -- United States  Search this

Korean War, 1950-1953  Search this

Vietnam War, 1961-1975  Search this

Genre/Form:

Correspondence

Photographs

Citation:

Black Wings Exhibit and Book Collection, Acc. NASM.1993.0060, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.1993.0060

See more items in:

Black Wings Exhibit and Book Collection

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg27c62d0c6-784f-4db6-9a31-26160b8635a1

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-1993-0060

Creator:

Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

Names:

Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

Anacostia Neighborhood Museum  Search this

Extent:

14 Video recordings (open reel, 1/2 inch)

15 Sound recordings (open reel, 1/4 inch)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Video recordings

Sound recordings

Place:

Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)

Washington (D.C.)

United States

Date:

circa 1970s

Scope and Contents:

This collection includes news programs, television shows, and music recorded from local and national radio and television broadcasts as well as prerecorded programs, such as The Negro Texans and Alex Haley Lecture for the Doubleday Lecture Series. Anacostia Community Museum does not hold the copyright of the broadcast programs and prerecorded programs in this collection. Content includes news coverage of Anacostia and Washington, DC events; announcements about and coverage of the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum events; broadcasts of Martin Luther King, Jr's speeches; interviews with civil right leaders; and short documentaries.

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:

Community museums  Search this

Civil rights leaders  Search this

Genre/Form:

Video recordings

Sound recordings

Citation:

Broadcast Programs, Record Group 09-037, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

ACMA.09-037

See more items in:

Broadcast Programs

Archival Repository:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa76864c60f-551a-43c4-ab84-a62755c532e8

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-acma-09-037

Creator:

Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

Names:

Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

Anacostia Neighborhood Museum  Search this

Collection Creator:

Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

Extent:

1 Video recording (open reel, 1/2 inch)

Type:

Archival materials

Video recordings

Television programs

Place:

Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)

Washington (D.C.)

United States

Date:

1973

Scope and Contents:

Black Leaders of 1973 participate in discussion on television program. Topics of the panel discussion include cooperation in the black community, race relations, capitalism and ownership of business, the Vietnam War, post-Vietnam War conditions for veterans and U.S. citizens, nationalism, and the political prisoner movement. Panelists include: James D. Williams, the Director of Communications of the National Urban League; Judge William Booth, President of AM. COMM. on Africa; Berkeley Burrell, President of the National Business League; Percy Sutton, President of the Borough of Manhattan; Nelson Johnson, Chairman of Y.O.B.U.; Fannie Lou Hamer, Director of Miss. Freedom Farm Coop.; Haywood Burns, Director of the Conference of Black Lawyers; Stokely Carmichael of the All African People's Revolutionary Party; and Angela Davis of the Comm. to Free Political Prisoners.

Television program. Part of Broadcast Programs. AV000805: television program from 001143 - 002511 [also on recording: Good Health Comes to Those Who Fight for It]. Undated.

General:

Title transcribed from contents of recording.

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

Civil rights leaders  Search this

Communities  Search this

Race relations  Search this

Business enterprises  Search this

Capitalism  Search this

Unemployment  Search this

Veterans  Search this

Nationalism  Search this

Vietnam War, 1961-1975  Search this

Political prisoners  Search this

Civil rights  Search this

Genre/Form:

Video recordings

Television programs

Citation:

Black Leaders '73, Record Group 09-037, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

ACMA.09-037, Item ACMA AV000805

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Broadcast Programs

Archival Repository:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa74ebeba07-0cc2-4796-b932-85a9ae60100d

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-acma-09-037-ref16

Creator:

Anacostia Neighborhood Museum  Search this

British Broadcasting Corporation  Search this

Names:

Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

Anacostia Neighborhood Museum  Search this

Carmichael, Stokely, 1941-1998  Search this

Giovanni, Nikki  Search this

Collection Creator:

Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

Extent:

1 Video recording (open reel, 1/2 inch)

Type:

Archival materials

Video recordings

Television programs

Place:

Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)

Washington (D.C.)

United States

Date:

circa 1972

Scope and Contents:

On the news program Panorama, Metromedia's Gary Axelson reports the latest news from the White House regarding the Vietnam War. Nikki Giovanni and Stokely Carmichael speak about the Vietnam War; the upcoming presidential election of Richard Nixon versus George McGovern; and the United States' two party system. Carmichael also speaks of the imperialism of America, scientific socialism, capitalism, and revolutionary change.

Television program. Part of Broadcast Programs. AV000784: Panorama: Nikki Giovanni and Stokely Carmichael from 001520 - 004335 (also on recording: Stokely Carmichael Lecture at Howard University and Panorama: Alyce C. Gullattee, James P. Comer, John Williams). 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

Vietnam War, 1961-1975  Search this

Pan-Africanism  Search this

Politics and government  Search this

Genre/Form:

Video recordings

Television programs

Citation:

Panorama: Nikki Giovanni and Stokely Carmichael, Record Group 09-037, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

ACMA.09-037, Item ACMA AV000784

See more items in:

Broadcast Programs

Archival Repository:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa7a8d2aaf4-bef9-421a-9b5c-866e3006cc04

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-acma-09-037-ref23

Creator:

Anacostia Community Museums Collections and Research  Search this

Type:

Lectures

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2014-03-27T14:33:16.000Z

YouTube Category:

People & Blogs  Search this

Topic:

African Americans  Search this

See more by:

Anacostia_Community_Museums

Data Source:

Anacostia Community Museums Collections and Research

YouTube Channel:

Anacostia_Community_Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_Y832ZLdc3HY

Creator:

Anacostia Community Museums Collections and Research  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2014-03-27T13:08:02.000Z

YouTube Category:

People & Blogs  Search this

Topic:

African Americans  Search this

See more by:

Anacostia_Community_Museums

Data Source:

Anacostia Community Museums Collections and Research

YouTube Channel:

Anacostia_Community_Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_VNmW6LFhxXk

Names:

Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

Anacostia Museum  Search this

Anacostia Neighborhood Museum  Search this

Blitzer, Charles  Search this

Jessup, Georgia Mills, 1926-2016  Search this

Kinard, John, 1936-1989  Search this

Martin-Felton, Zora  Search this

Nighbert, Esther  Search this

Collection Creator:

Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

Extent:

1 Sound cassette (copy)

1 Sound cassette (original)

Type:

Archival materials

Sound cassettes

Place:

Adams Morgan (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, 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.

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

Collection Citation:

ACM 25th Anniversary Oral History Project, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

ACMA.09-034, File AV001518, AV001681

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ACM 25th Anniversary Oral History Project

Archival Repository:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa7831645d1-9f82-4683-a9ef-cb6f1842ee2c

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-acma-09-034-ref111

Names:

African American Museum in Philadelphia  Search this

African American Museums Association  Search this

Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

Anacostia Museum  Search this

Anacostia Neighborhood Museum  Search this

Parting Ways, the Museum of Afro-American Ethnohistory (Plymouth, Mass.)  Search this

Rhode Island Black Heritage Society  Search this

Kinard, John, 1936-1989  Search this

Martin-Felton, Zora  Search this

Ripley, S. Dillon (Sidney Dillon), 1913-2001  Search this

Stewart, Rowena, 1932-  Search this

Collection Creator:

Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

Extent:

1 Sound cassette (original)

1 Sound cassette (copy)

Culture:

African Americans  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Sound cassettes

Place:

Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)

Date:

1992 May 11

Scope and Contents note:

Rowena Stewart, former Director of the African American Museum in Philadelphia, The Rhode Island Black Heritage Society, the African American Historical and Cultural Museum, and the Motown Historical Museum and the American Jazz Museum, discusses the influence the Anacostia Community Museum had in introducing African American heritage in a museum setting, in serving the Anacostia neighborhood, and in supporting other emerging African American cultural institutions in the 1960s and 1970s. She discusses meeting John Kinard, and the guidance he provided in presenting history through exhibitions and educational programs. She shares her memories of the early days of the Anacostia Museum, the effects of its move from the Carver Theater to the current location, and its ongoing influence.

The interview was conducted by Gail S. Lowe on May 11, 1992. There is background static throughout the recording, but the interview can be heard clearly.

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:

Social responsibility of business  Search this

Civil rights  Search this

Community museums  Search this

Collection Citation:

ACM 25th Anniversary Oral History Project, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

ACMA.09-034, File AV001519, AV001627

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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Creator:

Anacostia Museum  Search this

Names:

African American Museums Association  Search this

Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

Anacostia Neighborhood Museum  Search this

Association of African American Museums  Search this

Austin, Joy Ford  Search this

Kinard, John, 1936-1989  Search this

Collection Creator:

Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

Extent:

1 Sound cassette (copy)

1 Sound cassette (original)

2 Digital files

Culture:

African Americans  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Sound cassettes

Digital files

Place:

Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)

Date:

1992 May 16

Scope and Contents note:

Joy Ford Austin, a former Executive Director of the African American Museums Association, discusses her earliest experiences with, and her recollection of the evolution of the Anacostia Community Museum. She highlights the important role that John Kinard played in leading the Museum, and in being an original voice advocating for social responsibility in museums. She discusses the first exhibitions she recalls viewing at the museum, the Blacks in the Western Movement, and The Frederick Douglas Years exhibits. She also reflects on the purpose and influence of the museum over time. The interview was conducted by Joanna Banks on May 16, 1992. There is some static throughout the recording, but the interviewee can generally be heard clearly.

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:

Social responsibility of business  Search this

Civil rights  Search this

Community museums  Search this

Collection Citation:

ACM 25th Anniversary Oral History Project, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

ACMA.09-034, Item AV001517, AV001666

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ACM 25th Anniversary Oral History Project

Archival Repository:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa76839997c-0b52-4455-9269-0cf2ce3edba9

EDAN-URL:

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Container:

Box 1 of 2

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 349, Anacostia Museum, Office of the Director, Records

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Records

Records / Box 1

Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

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Container:

Box 48 of 287

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 321, National Museum of American Art, Office of Program Support, Records

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Records

Records / Series 14: Proposed or Canceled Exhibition Projects, 1954-1978 / Box 48

Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

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Type:

Archival materials

Note:

This series consists of records created by the Office of Exhibits, the Office of Exhibit Programs, and the NMNH Office of Exhibits. The records consist of correspondence, memoranda, blueprints, photographs, plans, and related materials mostly documenting special exhibits at NMNH, as well as at the Museum of History and Technology, National Air and Space Museum, National Collection of Fine Arts, Arts and Industries Building, and Anacostia Neighborhood Museum. Also included are files concerning a few shows of the Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition Service. The records are arranged alphabetically.

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 363, National Museum of Natural History, Office of Exhibits, Exhibition Records

Identifier:

Record Unit 363, Series 11

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Exhibition Records

Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

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Container:

Box 29 of 32

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 363, National Museum of Natural History, Office of Exhibits, Exhibition Records

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Exhibition Records

Exhibition Records / Series 11: EXHIBIT FILES, circa 1955-1973 and undated / Box 29

Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

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Container:

Box 5 of 9

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 265, Anacostia Neighborhood Museum, Office of the Director, Records

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Records

Records / Box 5

Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-sia-faru0265-refidd1e1002

Container:

Box 5 of 9

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 265, Anacostia Neighborhood Museum, Office of the Director, Records

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Records

Records / Box 5

Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-sia-faru0265-refidd1e1014

Container:

Box 5 of 9

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 265, Anacostia Neighborhood Museum, Office of the Director, Records

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Records

Records / Box 5

Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-sia-faru0265-refidd1e1025

Container:

Box 5 of 9

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 265, Anacostia Neighborhood Museum, Office of the Director, Records

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Records

Records / Box 5

Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

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