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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

Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Traveling Exhibition Service  Search this

National Museum of American History (U.S.)  Search this

Smithsonian Institution. Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

Names:

Rice, Kym S.  Search this

Extent:

2.42 Linear feet (3 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Correspondence

Photographic prints

Color slides

Exhibition records

Contact sheets

Brochures

Place:

Southern States

Date:

undated

Summary:

This exhibition was developed for circulation by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service with the assistance of the Anacostia Museum of the Smithsonian Institution and the National Museum of American History. It was adapted from an exhibition organized by the Museum of the Confederacy, Richmond, Virginia. These records document the planning, organizing, execution, and promotion of the exhibition. Materials include correspondence, research files, exhibit script, administrative records, brochures, press coverage, education packets, loan agreements, floor plans, and catalogues.

Related Archival Materials note:

Audiovisual materials related to this exhibition located in Anacostia Community Museum Archives.

Restrictions:

Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.

Topic:

Plantation life -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century -- Exhibitions  Search this

Museum exhibits  Search this

Genre/Form:

Correspondence

Photographic prints

Color slides

Exhibition records -- 1990-2004

Contact sheets

Brochures

Identifier:

ACMA.03-032

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Before freedom came: African American life in the antebellum South exhibition records

Archival Repository:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa7e9ee7cb1-0479-45a0-9a87-6b53c6496d10

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-acma-03-032

Creator:

Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

Names:

Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture  Search this

Willis, Deborah, 1948-  Search this

Extent:

0.6 Linear feet (2 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographic prints

Photocopies

Exhibit scripts

Slides (photographs)

Brochures

Exhibition records

Correspondence

Date:

2000

Summary:

This show presented photographs and photo media based art work produced by black photographers from 1840 to the present. The images in the exhibition form a technical history of the medium as well as a pictorial history of African Americans. Curated by Deborah Willis , the show was exhibited at the Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building, South Gallery from February 4 to June 30, 2000.

Scope and Contents note:

These records document the planning, organizing, execution, and promotion of the exhibition. Materials include correspondence, exhibit scripts, administrative records, exhibit layouts and brochures.

Related Archival Materials note:

Audiovisual materials related to this exhibition located in Anacostia Community Museum Archives.

Restrictions:

Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.

Topic:

African American photographers  Search this

African American artists  Search this

Photographers  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographic prints

Photocopies

Exhibit scripts

Slides (photographs)

Brochures

Exhibition records -- 1990-2004

Correspondence

Citation:

Reflections in Black: A History of Black Photographers, 1840 to the Present exhibition records, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

ACMA.03-004

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Reflections in Black: A History of Black Photographers, 1840 to the Present exhibition records

Archival Repository:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa778a6aad7-b85f-41ab-8c22-c5a8371b1e45

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-acma-03-004

Creator:

High Museum of Art  Search this

Names:

Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture  Search this

High Museum of Art  Search this

Chin, Mel, 1951-  Search this

Jaar, Alfredo  Search this

Extent:

2.42 Linear feet (5 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Exhibition records

Brochures

Catalogues

Correspondence

Compact discs

Exhibit scripts

Photocopies

Photographs

Slides

Transcripts

Videotapes

Place:

Washington (D.C.)

Date:

1995

Scope and Contents:

An exhibition organized by the High Museum of Art and the National Black Arts Festival, Atlanta Georgia and presented to the Washington, D.C. area by the Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture. The exhibit was held at the Arts and Industries Building, Smithsonian Institution September 22, 1995 through March 03, 1996 and featured contemporary artwork inspired by the events and history of the Civil Rights Movement. Artists of the exhibit include: Radcliffe Baily, Mel Chin, Marie Cochran, Ellen Driscoll, Alfredo Jaar, Jin Soo Kim, Joe Lewis, Glenn Ligon, May Sun, Frances Torres and Carrie Mae Weems.

These records document the planning, organizing, execution, and promotion of the exhibition. Materials include correspondence, exhibit scripts, administrative records, exhibit layouts, brochure, Interview transcripts, press releases, and grant proposals.

Restrictions:

Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.

Topic:

African American artists  Search this

Museum exhibits  Search this

Genre/Form:

Exhibition records -- 1990-2004

Brochures

Catalogues

Correspondence

Compact discs

Exhibit scripts

Photocopies

Photographs

Slides

Transcripts

Videotapes

Sponsor:

Sponsored by Philip Morris Companies Inc.

Identifier:

ACMA.03-034

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Equal Rights and Justice: Reflections on Rights exhibition records

Archival Repository:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa78933058f-d660-45e6-a9cc-16cfd34b9212

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-acma-03-034

Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

Names:

Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

Anacostia Neighborhood Museum  Search this

Extent:

13.04 Linear feet (18 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Exhibit scripts

Exhibition records

Brochures

Photographic prints

Correspondence

Place:

Washington (D.C.)

Date:

1992-01 - 1992-07

Summary:

An exhibition on 187 years of civil rights activism in Washington, DC. The show was created by the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum and exhibited there from January 1992 to July 1992. These records document the planning, organizing, execution, and promotion of the exhibition. Materials include correspondence, research files, exhibit script, administrative records, brochures, press coverage, education packets, 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.

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:

Museum exhibits  Search this

Civil rights  Search this

Genre/Form:

Exhibit scripts

Exhibition records -- 1990-2004

Brochures

Photographic prints

Correspondence

Citation:

To achieve these rights: the struggle for equality and self-determination in the District of Columbia, 1791–1978 exhibition records, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

ACMA.03-033

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To achieve these rights: the struggle for equality and self-determination in the District of Columbia, 1791–1978 exhibition records

Archival Repository:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa75be9a5d8-d9fe-49e5-a5a9-be1eb76efca6

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-acma-03-033

Creator:

Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

Names:

Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

Anacostia Museum  Search this

Extent:

1 Linear foot (1 box)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Artifacts

Clippings

Correspondence

Exhibition records

Photographic prints

Slides (photographs)

Place:

Washington (D.C.)

Date:

1996

Scope and Contents:

An exhibition exploring the stories and the histories of objects and artifacts in the museum's collection. Organized by the Anacostia Museum and held there April 28, 1996 through August 12, 1996. The show featured photographs, documents, paintings, and historical and cultural objects form the museum's collection.

These records document the planning, organizing, execution, and promotion of the exhibition. Materials include correspondence, exhibit script, docent materials, research files, administrative records, clippings, and docent training resouces.

Restrictions:

Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.

Topic:

Museum exhibits  Search this

Art  Search this

Genre/Form:

Artifacts

Clippings

Correspondence

Exhibition records -- 1990-2004

Photographic prints

Slides (photographs)

Identifier:

ACMA.03-042

See more items in:

Down Through the Years: Stories from the Anacostia Museum's Collections

Archival Repository:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa75452de02-6292-4c11-99b9-7b1ad8b69a57

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-acma-03-042

Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

Names:

Anacostia Museum  Search this

Extent:

2.42 Linear feet (3 boxes, 1 binder)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Brochures

Color slides

Exhibition records

Correspondence

Color transparencies

Photographic prints

Exhibit scripts

Place:

Washington (D.C.)

Date:

1995-03-04 - 1995-05-28

Summary:

An exhibition on selected works created by Georgette Seabrooke Powell. The show was curated by Michelle Black Smith, and exhibited at the Anacostia Museum of the Smithsonian Institution from March 4, 1995 to May 28, 1995. These records document the planning, organizing, execution, and promotion of the exhibition. Materials include correspondence, research files, exhibit scripts, administrative records, brochures, education packets, floor plans, audiovisual materials and catalogues.

Restrictions:

Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.

Topic:

African American women artists  Search this

Museum exhibits  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Genre/Form:

Brochures

Color slides

Exhibition records -- 1990-2004

Correspondence

Color transparencies

Photographic prints

Exhibit scripts

Citation:

Art changes things: the art and activism of Georgette Seabrooke Powell exhibition records, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

ACMA.03-007

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Art Changes Things: the Art and Activism of Georgette Seabrooke Powell Exhibition Records

Archival Repository:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa775a09d56-e84d-493f-8508-d411d19a6d3d

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-acma-03-007

Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

Names:

Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

Octagon (Washington, D.C.)  Search this

Rice, Kym S.  Search this

Extent:

# linear feet (# boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographic prints

Correspondence

Catalogs

Exhibition records

Brochures

Exhibit scripts

Place:

Washington (D.C.) -- History -- Exhibitions

Date:

1995-10-15 - 1996-03-03

Summary:

A collaborative exhibit between the Anacostia Museum and the Octagon Museum that tells the story of the early years of the District of Columbia, the people, and their communities. The exhibition was held between the two museums from October 15, 1995 to March 3, 1996 and curated by Kym S. Rice. These records document the planning, organizing, execution, and promotion of the exhibition. Materials include correspondence, research files, exhibit scripts, administrative records, brochures, press coverage, artifact lists, education packets, loan agreements, and catalogues.

Restrictions:

Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.

Topic:

Museum exhibits  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographic prints

Correspondence

Catalogs

Exhibition records -- 1990-2004

Brochures

Exhibit scripts

Citation:

Southern city, national ambition: the growth of early Washington, D.C., 1800- 1860 exhibition records, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

ACMA.03-017

See more items in:

Southern city, national ambition: the growth of early Washington, D.C., 1800- 1860 exhibition records

Archival Repository:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa7da403b73-18fe-4f1c-8061-e3e093c2142d

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-acma-03-017

Creator:

Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

Names:

Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture  Search this

Willis, Deborah, 1948-  Search this

Extent:

1.25 Linear feet (3 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photocopies

Exhibition records

Photographic prints

Slides (photographs)

Exhibit scripts

Correspondence

Brochures

Date:

1998

Summary:

An exhibition of sculpture and installation art featuring eight women artists, the show sought to decode the social imagery of black women's representation and experiences. Curated by Deborah Willis, the exhibit was organized by the Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture and held at the Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building, South Gallery from April 13, 1998 to September 30, 1998. Artist featured included: Denise Ward Brown, Beverly Buchanan, Carole Byard, Rashida Ferndinand, Kira Lynn Harris, Valerie Maynard, and Renée Stout, and Eve Sandler.

Scope and Contents note:

These records document the planning, organizing, execution, and promotion of the exhibition. Materials include correspondence, exhibit scripts, research files, artist lists, administrative records, exhibit layouts and brochures.

Restrictions:

Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.

Topic:

African American artists  Search this

African American women artists  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photocopies

Exhibition records -- 1990-2004

Photographic prints

Slides (photographs)

Exhibit scripts

Correspondence

Brochures

Citation:

Resonant Forms: Contemporary African American Women Sculptors exhibition records, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

ACMA.03-006

Archival Repository:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa79d94d675-c764-4927-ad6e-a0100f70cff9

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-acma-03-006

Creator:

Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

Names:

Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

Anacostia Museum  Search this

Extent:

0.5 Linear feet (1 box)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Exhibition records

Slides (photographs)

Correspondence

Clippings

Place:

Washington (D.C.)

Date:

1990

Summary:

An exhibition designed to encourage museum visitors to examine the role of art in their community. Organized and displayed at the Anacostia Museum from July 15, 1990 to September 16, 1990 the show included murals and sculptures viewed in Washington, DC and also encompassed personal statements such as hairstyles, clothes, and jewelry.

Scope and Contents note:

These records document the planning, organizing, execution, and promotion of the exhibition. Materials include correspondence, research files, release forms, exhibit script, clippings, media clippings, and flyers.

Restrictions:

Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.

Topic:

Public art  Search this

Museum exhibits  Search this

Art  Search this

Genre/Form:

Exhibition records -- 1990-2004

Slides (photographs)

Correspondence

Clippings

Citation:

Whose Art is it, anyway? The Arts in Public Places exhibition records, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

ACMA.03-086

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Whose Art is it, anyway? The Arts in Public Places exhibition records

Archival Repository:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa75ef096e7-5a10-4333-a8a1-0300793fbc36

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-acma-03-086

Creator:

Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

Names:

Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

Anacostia Neighborhood Museum  Search this

Moton, Lucy Ellen  Search this

Extent:

0.29 Linear feet (1 box)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Correspondence

Exhibition records

Exhibition catalogs

Contact sheets

Photographic prints

Clippings

Place:

Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)

Date:

1995

Summary:

Held at the Anacostia Museum from June 17, 1995 to August 28, 1995, this exhibition was the result of a partnership between the museum and Lucy Ellen Moton Elementary School. During the 1994-95 school years, the students researched the community of Anacostia and produced photographs, poems, stories, drawings, interviews, documents, and personal artifacts. The student efforts were included under the themes: Moten Elementary School, From Our Homes, Institutions and Organizations, and Community Life.

Scope and Contents note:

These records document the planning, organizing, execution, and promotion of the exhibition. Materials include correspondence, research files, exhibit script, administrative records, brochures, exhibit layouts, and student statements.

Restrictions:

Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.

Topic:

Museum exhibits  Search this

African Americans  Search this

Elementary schools  Search this

African American neighborhoods  Search this

Genre/Form:

Correspondence

Exhibition records -- 1990-2004

Exhibition catalogs

Contact sheets

Photographic prints

Clippings

Citation:

Anacostia: Not the Same Old Story exhibition records, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

ACMA.03-041

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Anacostia: Not the Same Old Story exhibition records

Archival Repository:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa73b86230a-4c88-4e92-a524-52ac55fdfc89

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-acma-03-041

Creator:

Fry, Gladys-Marie, 1931-  Search this

Names:

Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

Extent:

0.05 Linear feet (1 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Color slides

Exhibit scripts

Exhibition records

Correspondence

Transparencies

Photographic prints

Brochures

Place:

Washington (D.C.)

Date:

1998-01 - 1998-03

Summary:

An exhibition on African American male quilt makers organized by Dr. Gladys-Marie Fry and exhibited at Anacostia Community Museum from January 1998 --March 1998. Quilters included: Elroy Atkins, Paul Buford, Charles Carter, Thomas Covington, Raymond Dobard, David Driskell, Benjamin Jackson, Dennis Jones, Thomas Mack, Jeff Martin, Herbert Munn, Charles Palmer, Joe Washington, and Warren Wise. These records document the planning, organizing, execution, and promotion of the exhibition. Materials include correspondence, research files, exhibit scripts, administrative records, brochures, press coverage, education packets, loan agreements, floor plans, and catalogues.

Scope and Contents note:

These records document the planning, organizing, execution, and promotion of the exhibition. Materials include correspondence, research files, exhibit scripts, administrative records, brochures, education packets, floor plans, and catalogues.

Restrictions:

Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.

Topic:

Quiltmakers  Search this

Museum exhibits  Search this

African American quiltmakers  Search this

Genre/Form:

Color slides

Exhibit scripts

Exhibition records -- 1990-2004

Correspondence

Transparencies

Photographic prints

Brochures

Citation:

Man made: African-American men and quilting traditions exhibition records, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

ACMA.03-013

See more items in:

Man Made: African-American Men and Quilting Traditions exhibition records

Archival Repository:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa7d586eb36-08d9-479d-a9ca-732b4656e575

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-acma-03-013

Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

Names:

Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

Hall, Robert L., 1950-  Search this

Extent:

1.25 Linear feet (4 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographic prints

Exhibition records

Correspondence

Date:

undated

Summary:

An exhibition on contemporary African American women artists curated by Robert L. Hall and exhibited at the Anacostia Museum of the Smithsonian Institution from November 1990 to April 1991. Artists included are: Erlena Chisolm Bland, Lilian Thomas Burwell, Yvonne Pickering Carter, Margo Humphrey, Martha Jackson-Jarvis, Viola Burley Leak, Winnie Owens-Hart, Stephanie E. Pogue, Malkia Roberts, Gail Shaw-Clemons, Sylvia Snowden, Renée Stout, Denise Ward-Brown, Joyce E. Wellman, and Adell Westbrook.

Restrictions:

Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.

Topic:

Women artists  Search this

Museum exhibits  Search this

African American women artists -- Exhibitions  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographic prints

Exhibition records -- 1990-2004

Correspondence

Citation:

Gathered visions: selected works by African American women artists exhibition records, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

ACMA.03-044

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Gathered visions: selected works by African American women artists exhibition records

Archival Repository:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa73bb700cd-9866-48a6-983b-b0ba52e1913b

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-acma-03-044

Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

Walker Art Center  Search this

Names:

Walker Art Center  Search this

Jones, Kellie  Search this

X, Malcolm, 1925-1965  Search this

Extent:

1 Linear foot (1 box)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Memorandums

Photographic prints

Articles

Correspondence

Exhibition records

Contact sheets

Exhibit scripts

Brochures

Date:

1994-04-01 - 1994-06-01

Summary:

An exhibition exploring the representation of Malcolm X in American visual culture. The show was organized by the Walker Art Center and exhibited at the Anacostia Museum from April 1 --June 1, 1994. Kellie Jones served as the curator. These records document the planning, organizing, execution, and promotion of the exhibition. Materials include correspondence, research files, exhibit scripts, administrative records, brochures, press coverage, education packets, 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 in art  Search this

Museum exhibits  Search this

Art, American -- 20th century  Search this

Genre/Form:

Memorandums

Photographic prints

Articles

Correspondence

Exhibition records -- 1990-2004

Contact sheets

Exhibit scripts

Brochures

Citation:

Malcolm X: man, ideal, icon exhibition records, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

ACMA.03-035

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Malcolm X: Man, Ideal, Icon Exhibition Records

Archival Repository:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa7a3058778-5a2e-4145-b448-119fbab9c3f0

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-acma-03-035

Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

Names:

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater  Search this

Alvin Ailey Repertory Ensemble  Search this

Ailey, Alvin  Search this

Jamison, Judith  Search this

Extent:

1.42 Linear feet (2 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Exhibit scripts

Correspondence

Photographic prints

Exhibition records

Brochures

Date:

1993-03 - 1993-06

Summary:

An exhibition on the history of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. The show was organized by the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts and exhibited at the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum from March 1993 to June 1993. These records document the planning, organizing, execution, and promotion of the exhibition. Materials include correspondence, exhibit scripts, administrative records, brochures, and floor plans.

Restrictions:

Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.

Topic:

African American dance  Search this

Museum exhibits  Search this

African Americans  Search this

African American dancers  Search this

Genre/Form:

Exhibit scripts

Correspondence

Photographic prints

Exhibition records -- 1990-2004

Brochures

Citation:

Body and soul: the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater exhibition records, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

ACMA.03-018

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Body and soul: the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater exhibition records

Archival Repository:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa738263d8f-3250-41e4-8c84-922ca4d2f290

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-acma-03-018

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.

Sponsor:

Funding for partial processing of the collection was supported by a grant from the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation Fund (CCPF).

Identifier:

ACMA.03-027

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

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

Creator:

Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

Names:

Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture  Search this

Willis, Deborah, 1948-  Search this

Extent:

0.9 Linear feet (2 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Exhibition records

Brochures

Correspondence

Slides

Negatives

Photocopies

Date:

1999

Summary:

An exhibition exploring and examining religious imagery in African American art curated by Deborah Willis. The show was organized by the Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture and held at the Anacostia Gallery February 14, 1999 through June 15, 1999. This exhibit featured over 60 artists including David C. Driskell, Leslie King-Hammond, Radcliffe Bailey, Chester Higgins, Jr., and Valerie Maynard.

Scope and Contents note:

These records document the planning, organizing, execution, and promotion of the exhibition. Materials include correspondence, artist files, administrative records, education packages and brochures.

Restrictions:

Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.

Topic:

African American photographers  Search this

African American artists  Search this

Art and religion  Search this

Genre/Form:

Exhibition records -- 1990-2004

Brochures

Correspondence

Slides

Negatives

Photocopies

Citation:

Locating the Spirit: Religion and Spirituality in African American Art exhibition records, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

ACMA.03-011

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Locating the Spirit: Religion and Spirituality in African American Art exhibition records

Archival Repository:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa7f755c31e-d860-4b6a-a13d-9221b23d9dda

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-acma-03-011

Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

Names:

Kentucky Quilt Project  Search this

Benberry, Cuesta  Search this

Extent:

1 Linear foot (1 box)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Exhibition catalogs

Brochures

Contact sheets

Photographic prints

Exhibition records

Date:

undated

Summary:

An exhibition on the history of African American quilt-making. The show was organized by the Kentucky Quilt Project, Inc., Louisville, Kentucky and exhibited at the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum from July 1993 to October 1993. These records document the planning, organizing, execution, and promotion of the exhibition. Materials include correspondence, photographs, brochures, educational materials, and floor plans.

Restrictions:

Use of materials is restricted. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.

Topic:

African American quilts  Search this

Museum exhibits  Search this

Quilts  Search this

Genre/Form:

Exhibition catalogs

Brochures

Contact sheets

Photographic prints

Exhibition records -- 1990-2004

Citation:

Always There Exhibition records, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

ACMA.03-014

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Always there: the African American presence in American quilts exhibition records

Archival Repository:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa714990c86-1ab0-4683-87b8-f26a29e79d7e

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-acma-03-014

Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

North Brentwood Historical Society (North Brentwood, Md.)  Search this

Names:

Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

Extent:

2.42 Linear feet (3 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Correspondence

Brochures

Photographic prints

Exhibition records

Exhibit scripts

Contact sheets

Place:

Washington (D.C.)

Date:

1996-04 - 1996-12

Summary:

An exhibition on the North Brentwood neighborhood of Washington, DC. The show was created by the Anacostia Community Museum in collaboration with the North Brentwood Historical Society. It was exhibited at the museum from April 1996 to December 1996. These records document the planning, organizing, execution, and promotion of the exhibition. Materials include correspondence, research files, exhibit scripts, administrative records, brochures, press coverage, education packets, loan agreements, and floor plans.

Related Archival Materials note:

Audiovisual materials related to this exhibition located in Anacostia Community Museum Archives.

Restrictions:

Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.

Topic:

African Americans  Search this

African American neighborhoods  Search this

Museum exhibits  Search this

Genre/Form:

Correspondence

Brochures

Photographic prints

Exhibition records -- 1990-2004

Exhibit scripts

Contact sheets

Citation:

Footsteps from North Brentwood exhibition records, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

ACMA.03-019

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Footsteps from North Brentwood exhibition records

Archival Repository:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa721ddf045-5e44-4155-a23b-6e6fefa125b8

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-acma-03-019

Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Traveling Exhibition Service  Search this

Smithsonian Institution. Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

Names:

Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

Anacostia Neighborhood Museum  Search this

Douglass, Frederick, 1817?-1895  Search this

Extent:

1.8 Linear feet (3 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Catalogs

Press releases

Brochures

Clippings

Contact sheets

Photographic prints

Exhibition records

Date:

1993-07 - 1993-09

Summary:

A traveling exhibition on the life and times of Frederick Douglass. The show was organized by the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum and circulated by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service. It was exhibited at the museum from July 1993 to September 1993. These records document the planning, organizing, execution, and promotion of the exhibition. Materials include research files, administrative records, brochures, press coverage, education packets, floor plans, and catalogues.

Restrictions:

Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.

Topic:

Museum exhibits  Search this

Abolitionists -- United States  Search this

Traveling exhibitions  Search this

Genre/Form:

Catalogs

Press releases

Brochures

Clippings

Contact sheets

Photographic prints

Exhibition records -- 1990-2004

Citation:

The Frederick Douglass years: a cultural history exhibition records, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

ACMA.03-20

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The Frederick Douglass years: a cultural history exhibition records

Archival Repository:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa7bcc19a43-bec0-4887-b472-2d79b75b5d60

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-acma-03-20