At the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum, Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm talks about the achievements of black women while acknowledging there is still a long way to go and work to be completed before black women gain rightful place in society. She describes the characteristics, roles, struggles, and challenges of black women. She talks about the increase of black women in social and political movements. Chisholm calls for action, humanism, formation of alliances, and work by all to work toward common goals and objectives. Opening remarks include formation and work of Committee of Black Women. Closing remarks by John Kinard.
Lecture/speech. Part of Black Women: Achievements Against the Odds Audiovisual Records. Transcribed from physical asset: 1. Opening Remarks - Sallie Tancil Prin Terrell Elem Sch, 2. Comments on Blk Womens Comm - Edith Makenth, 3. Intro S. Chisolm - Julian Euell, Asst Secy Public Affairs SI, 4. S. Chisolm - Approx 40 min, 5. Presentation - J.Jones & Savoy 6th Grader, 6. Closing Comments - J Kinard Dir ANM. Dated 19761104.
Biographical / Historical:
Photographs, artifacts, a slide show, and films form the exhibition - Black women: Achievements Against the Odds - that examines the contributions of 113 American black women in such areas as government, education, fine arts, civil rights, medicine, law, and industry. The women represent the world-famous as well as the little-known and include poet Phillis Wheatley, former Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare Patricia Roberts Harris, educator Nannie Helen Burroughs, the first female editor-in-chief of the Boston University Law Review Clara Burrill Bruce, author Maya Angelou, sculptor Edmonia Lewis, and businesswoman Eartha M.M. White. The exhibition was created and circulated by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service; and it was on display at Anacostia Neighborhood Museum from February 8, 1976 - January 2, 1977 and October 21, 1984 - June 30, 1985.
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The Smithsonian Institution president, Anacostia residents, and city politicians provide remarks for the official opening of the exhibition Evolution of a Community at the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum. Their speeches cover the history, purpose, and growth of the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum; an introduction to the exhibit; the role of museums, particularly the role of the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum within in the community of Anacostia and the city of Washington, D.C.; a short history of the people of Anacostia, including the establishment of Anacostia and Barry Farms; the importance of recording history for the people of a community; the present state of Anacostia; and what Anacostia will be for future generations. Recording also includes footage of exhibit displays, museums visitors, and exterior of the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum; and a musical performance by Blackstone Rangers Band.
Exhibition opening. Part of Evolution of a Community Audiovisual Records. AV003208: part 1. AV003182: part 2. AV003208: glitches/skips in video recording. Undated.
Biographical / Historical:
Evolution of a Community, an exhibit at the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum from January 1972 though December 1972, presented the history of Anacostia from post-World War II to the present through photos, text, drawings, video tape programs, and a slide/tape show. Evolution of a Community Part II, also known as Anacostia Today, was on display at the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum from March 1973 though July 1973. The exhibitions developed as a result oral histories collected from Anacostia residents.
Local Numbers:
ACMA AV003208
General:
Title transcribed from physical asset.
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Opening: Evolution of a Community Pt. 1, Exhibition Records AV03-040, 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).
Older residents of Anacostia share their experiences and memories growing up and living in the once tight knit community, Anacostia, to provide evidence of Anacostia's history with goal of understanding the history of the community for present and future generations and with the theory that if man does not know where he came from, he/she cannot know here he/she is, and has no direction for the future. Martha Ellis reminiscences about her work at the public schools, particularly Birney School. Ruth Duckett, Ellis' daughter, talks about her work with the youth group at the Southeast House; when it was safe to sit outside and walk down the street; the portrayal of Anacostia in the newspapers and media; successful people who grew up in Anacostia and moved to other parts of the city and country; the baseball club Anacostia ACs; and ministers and movement of churches in the area. Churches mentioned by Duckett and other residents include Macedonia Baptist Church, St. Teresa's Catholic Church, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, and Campbell A.M.E. Church. Residents speak about Anacostia's rich heritage of people doing things - the craftsmen, construction workers, business people, and entrepreneurs - including sign painter, automobile painter, and artist Walter McKenzie; the fish man Mr. Chapman; the Greenwood family and their family business, Greenwood Transfer Moving and Storage Company; and the Taylor family, specifically Blakely Taylor, who were brick layers. They reminiscence about how everyone knew everyone, how everyone helped each other and the community thrive, when mothers stayed home and took care of children, when children participated in programs at the recreation center, when police had closer tie to community; and when it is so quiet, residents could hear cars go across the 11th street bridge. Residents also talk about the present: movement of people from different communities into Anacostia, younger Anacostians forced away because of zoning and no housing besides apartments, dirty streets, and violence. Overall, residents do not feel as if everything is bad in Anacostia; they just wish something would be done to fix the problems before they become worse.
Community Program. Filmed during exhibit Evolution of a Community with introduction by John Kinard (transcribed from physical asset AV003581) and moderated by Almore Dale. AV003581: Part 1. AV003088: Part 2. AV003550: Part 3, poor image quality. Part of Evolution of a Community Audiovisual Records. Dated 19720524. AV003383-3 and AV003383-4: sound only, content overlaps with video recordings, undated.
Biographical / Historical:
Evolution of a Community, an exhibit at the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum from January 1972 though December 1972, presented the history of Anacostia from post-World War II to the present through photos, text, drawings, video tape programs, and a slide/tape show. Evolution of a Community Part II, also known as Anacostia Today, was on display at the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum from March 1973 though July 1973. The exhibitions developed as a result oral histories collected from Anacostia residents.
Local Numbers:
ACMA AV003088
ACMA AV003550
ACMA AV003383-3
ACMA AV003383-4
General:
Title transcribed from physical asset.
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Down Memory Lane, Exhibition Records AV03-040, 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).
Zora Martin-Felton discusses planning entertainment and education programs which accompany exhibits. She details programming associated with the paintings of the Harmon collection, the Sage of Anacostia exhibition, and the Young People's Festival of the Arts. Additionally, Zora discusses the evolution of programming at the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum from the formation of the program planning committee into the exhibits, education, and research committee. Zora Martin-Felton, John Kinard, and another museum professional address questions during the question and answer session, which includes discussion on objects in exhibitions, particularly the role or significance of objects in an exhibition.
Presentation or discussion; question and answer session. Part of Professional Development and Museology Audiovisual Records. Undated.
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John Kinard answers questions about the origin, history, and purpose of the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum (ANM). Kinard also talks about the history of Anacostia, how the community participates in creating exhibits for ANM, interactive programs related to the museum exhibits, and future plans to make ANM a museum of Afro-American History and Culture. Current state of education system and involving young people in the work of ANM are also discussed.
Interview. Part of Broadcast Programs. Undated.
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John Kinard Talks About History and Purpose of Anacostia Neighborhood Museum, Record Group 09-037, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
News clips from News 4 Washington and On the Scene Newsfilm 7 (The Scene Tonight 7) about the controversy over the public's participation in the selection of the school superintendent for Washington, D.C. public schools. John Kinard, a member of the Citizen's Committee, charges the committee's involvement in the selection of the D.C. school superintendent was a fraud and explains the importance of citizen input in the selection of the superintendent. The News 4 Washington news report includes a response by Marion Barry, the D.C. School Board President, to Kinard's comments.
News program until 000654 (followed by The Magic Door with Louise Hutchinson; and Children Singing in Outdoor Concert). Part of Broadcast Programs. Dated 19731005.
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Black Museum Seminar meeting included a summary of the Black Seminar Conference in San Francisco, specifically the reading and discussion of articles for the National African American Museum Association. Reading, discussion, and voting of bylaws. John Kinard was present at meeting.
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A group of museum professionals discuss how to best present their recommendation report to a group of trustees. The report includes recommending existing museums survey their home cities and metropolitan areas; verifying the need and the opportunity for the area; and moving to assist in the establishment and maintenance of a system of neighborhood museums and urban projects. HUD (Housing and Urban Development) requested the report, and recommendations needs to be made to AAM (American Association of Museums). John Kinard among the meeting participants.
Meeting. Undated.
Local Numbers:
ACMA AV003647-2
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Meeting to Discuss How to Approach Trustees with Their Neighborhood Museum Recommendations, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
John Kinard provides an introduction to the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum (ANM) and the Sixth Anniversary Seminar. As the keynote speaker, Edmund Barry Gaither provides his thoughts on museums: the concept of the museum and its intentions, particularly the roles of specialty museums; the desirable museum scene; and neighborhood museums and their unique potential. Louise Hutchinson, ANM historian, presents the history of Anacostia with a slideshow. Zora Martin-Felton, ANM education specialist, talks about the importance of community engagement in the evolution of a museum and its exhibits, working with children in the community, working with docents, and the current ANM exhibit about Africa. Gregory Reynolds, former member of ANM's Youth Advisory Council, provides his thoughts on the evolution of ANM and the Youth Advisory Council; ANM staff and board of directors; and the relationship of ANM to the community of Anacostia. Warren M. Robbins, founder of Museum of African Art, discusses the functions of museums; and museums' past preoccupation with objects and current preoccupation with public interest. Theresa Jones talks about the relevancy of ANM to community action agencies, and how ANM has served community action agencies. Finally, David Challinor talks about traditional museums, and Stanley J. Anderson speaks about the community based, or neighborhood, museum. A question and answer session follows each group of speakers.
Seminar. Part of Conference Recordings. AV003071: part 1. AV003056: part 2. AV000792: part 3. AV000788: part 4. AV003054: part 5. Presentations often continue onto the following recording. Dated: 19730921 and 19730922. AV003054: undated.
Local Numbers:
ACMA AV003056
ACMA AV000792
ACMA AV000788
ACMA AV003054
General:
Title transcribed from physical asset.
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Sixth Anniversary Seminar: The Relevance of Anacostia Neighborhood Museum, Record Group AV09-021, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Dr. Leonard Jeffries talks about developing an afro-centric perspective in museums; black studies levels of knowledge; socialization process, control, and struggle of the races; black identity; and African-Asiatic and Euro-American values and traditions. Jeffries details the black studies levels of knowledge: factual, conceptual, generalization, and theory, which should lead to action. He discusses how these levels of knowledge as well as action can be used in museum work. Jeffries also talks about black experience, and working with James H. Robinson and Alex Haley. Jeffries' lecture is followed by John Kinard's remarks regarding the next day's agenda. Kinard also provides introduction to the lecture and speaks of his relationship to Jeffries.
Lecture/Seminar. Part of Conference Recordings. Poor picture and sound quality. Some of the content is the same across assets AV003067, AV003204, and AV003049. AV003067: dated 19760529. AV003204 and AV003049: Undated.
Biographical / Historical:
The First Annual National Black History Museum Seminar was held at the Museum of Natural History, the Smithsonian Castle, and the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum in Washington, D.C. from May 29 - 30, 1976. The Anacostia Neighborhood Museum was the host of the seminar. The participants include staff from the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum in Washington, D.C., Museum of African American History in Boston, DuSable Museum of African American History in Chicago, African American Museum of Detroit, Society for the Preservation of Weeksville and Bedford-Stuyvesant History in Brooklyn, and African American Historical and Cultural Society in San Francisco. The goal for the seminar was to develop a national coalition of black museum professionals and further define the goals of the seminar for the future locations - Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Brooklyn, and San Francisco.
Local Numbers:
ACMA AV003204
ACMA AV003049
Other Archival Materials:
Related archival material - First Annual National Black History Museums Seminar: Introduction; The Question of Funding Sources and Management; Seeking, Receiving, and Spending: The Financing Game; First Annual National Black History Museums Seminar: Business Meeting; First Annual National Black History Museums Seminar: Participant Statements; First Annual National Black History Museums Seminar: Adolphus Ealey Lecture; First Annual National Black History Museum Seminar: Institution Statements.
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A group of museum professionals discuss the specifics of a report containing recommendations of how museums can better serve local neighborhoods. Discussion includes defining neighborhood museums; how to work with the community in creating exhibits and museum programs; how to use the resources of the museum in new and innovative manner; and what details and how they should be included in the report. The report was part of a grant, delegated by AAM (American Association of Museums) and/or HUD (Housing and Urban Development), to better serve local neighborhoods. John Kinard among the meeting participants.
Meeting. Undated.
Local Numbers:
ACMA AV003649-2
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The Question of Funding Sources and Management is a panel presentation and discussion from the First Annual National Black History Museum Seminar. John Kinard provides an introduction of the panelists, and is the moderator of the session which covers funding and finance of museums. Paul Perrot speaks about the National Museum Act; John Spencer speaks about the National Endowment for the Arts; and Nancy Englander speaks about the National Endowment for the Humanities. Session concludes with a questions and answers.
Seminar. Part of Conference Recordings. Some of the content is the same across asset AV003472 and until 004816 on asset AV003055. [beginning at 004817 on asset AV003055 Meeting on the Bicentennial Assembly]. The question and answer part of the session is on asset AV000789. Dated 19760529.
Biographical / Historical:
The First Annual National Black History Museum Seminar was held at the Museum of Natural History, the Smithsonian Castle, and the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum in Washington, D.C. from May 29 - 30, 1976. The Anacostia Neighborhood Museum was the host of the seminar. The participants include staff from the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum in Washington, D.C., Museum of African American History in Boston, DuSable Museum of African American History in Chicago, African American Museum of Detroit, Society for the Preservation of Weeksville and Bedford-Stuyvesant History in Brooklyn, and African American Historical and Cultural Society in San Francisco. The goal for the seminar was to develop a national coalition of black museum professionals and further define the goals of the seminar for the future locations - Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Brooklyn, and San Francisco.
Local Numbers:
ACMA AV003055
ACMA AV000789
General:
Title transcribed from physical asset.
Other Archival Materials:
Related archival material - First Annual National Black History Museums Seminar: Introduction; An Afro-Centric Perspective in Museums: Dr. Leonard Jeffries; Seeking, Receiving, and Spending: The Financing Game; First Annual National Black History Museums Seminar: Business Meeting; First Annual National Black History Museums Seminar: Participant Statements; First Annual National Black History Museums Seminar: Adolphus Ealey Lecture; First Annual National Black History Museum Seminar: Institution Statements.
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Seeking, Receiving, and Spending: The Financing Game is a panel presentation and discussion from the First Annual National Black History Museum Seminar. James Lyons, Jeffrey Stans, and John Clarke from the Smithsonian's Office of Membership and Development speak about fundraising and finance. John Kinard provides an introduction of the panelists. Session concludes with a questions and answers.
Seminar. Part of Conference Recordings. AV003062 and AV004347: mostly same content (slightly different beginning and end of recordings), part 1. AV003083 and AV003186: mostly same content (slightly different beginning and end of recordings), part 2. Dated 19760529.
Biographical / Historical:
The First Annual National Black History Museum Seminar was held at the Museum of Natural History, the Smithsonian Castle, and the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum in Washington, D.C. from May 29 - 30, 1976. The Anacostia Neighborhood Museum was the host of the seminar. The participants include staff from the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum in Washington, D.C., Museum of African American History in Boston, DuSable Museum of African American History in Chicago, African American Museum of Detroit, Society for the Preservation of Weeksville and Bedford-Stuyvesant History in Brooklyn, and African American Historical and Cultural Society in San Francisco. The goal for the seminar was to develop a national coalition of black museum professionals and further define the goals of the seminar for the future locations - Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Brooklyn, and San Francisco.
Local Numbers:
ACMA AV004347
ACMA AV003083
ACMA AV003186
General:
Title transcribed from physical asset.
Other Archival Materials:
Related archival material - First Annual National Black History Museums Seminar: Introduction; An Afro-Centric Perspective in Museums: Dr. Leonard Jeffries; The Question of Funding Sources and Management; First Annual National Black History Museums Seminar: Business Meeting; First Annual National Black History Museums Seminar: Participant Statements; First Annual National Black History Museums Seminar: Adolphus Ealey Lecture; First Annual National Black History Museum Seminar: Institution Statements.
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First Annual National Black History Museums Seminar participants talk about their experiences and challenges preserving African American culture in their communities; and building black historical museums, institutions, and companies. Others share their thoughts regarding the seminar and the work they are doing to educate their communities about black history and black identity. John Kinard moderates the conversation. Dr. Leonard Jeffries provides the closing remarks of the seminar.
Seminar. Part of Conference Recordings. Dated 19760530.
Biographical / Historical:
The First Annual National Black History Museum Seminar was held at the Museum of Natural History, the Smithsonian Castle, and the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum in Washington, D.C. from May 29 - 30, 1976. The Anacostia Neighborhood Museum was the host of the seminar. The participants include staff from the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum in Washington, D.C., Museum of African American History in Boston, DuSable Museum of African American History in Chicago, African American Museum of Detroit, Society for the Preservation of Weeksville and Bedford-Stuyvesant History in Brooklyn, and African American Historical and Cultural Society in San Francisco. The goal for the seminar was to develop a national coalition of black museum professionals and further define the goals of the seminar for the future locations - Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Brooklyn, and San Francisco.
Other Archival Materials:
Related archival material - First Annual National Black History Museums Seminar: Introduction; An Afro-Centric Perspective in Museums: Dr. Leonard Jeffries; The Question of Funding Sources and Management; Seeking, Receiving, and Spending: The Financing Game; First Annual National Black History Museums Seminar: Business Meeting; First Annual National Black History Museums Seminar: Adolphus Ealey Lecture; First Annual National Black History Museum Seminar: Institution Statements.
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First Annual National Black History Museum Seminar: Participant Statements, Record Group AV09-021, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Representatives from the museums which participated in the First Annual National Black History Museums Seminar discuss "where do we go from here" in regards to forming a permanent national organization and the upcoming seminars which will take place in the other 5 cities - Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Brooklyn, and San Francisco. Business meeting took place at the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum. Chairperson Byron Rushing moderates meeting; John Kinard is in attendance and provides preliminary remarks. Prior to the discussion, Jeff Donaldson talks about the African Festival of Arts and Culture (FESTAC) to be held in Lagos, Nigeria in 1977; Donaldson's talk includes a slideshow.
Seminar/Business Meeting. Part of Conference Recordings. AV000806 and AV003260: same content. AV000806, AV003068, and AV003260: content overlaps. AV003068: meeting until 001616 (followed by Alex Haley's Presentation on Genealogical Trace at the National Archives). AV004353, AV003068, and AV003260: undated. AV000806: dated 19760530.
Biographical / Historical:
The First Annual National Black History Museum Seminar was held at the Museum of Natural History, the Smithsonian Castle, and the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum in Washington, D.C. from May 29 - 30, 1976. The Anacostia Neighborhood Museum was the host of the seminar. The participants include staff from the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum in Washington, D.C., Museum of African American History in Boston, DuSable Museum of African American History in Chicago, African American Museum of Detroit, Society for the Preservation of Weeksville and Bedford-Stuyvesant History in Brooklyn, and African American Historical and Cultural Society in San Francisco. The goal for the seminar was to develop a national coalition of black museum professionals and further define the goals of the seminar for the future locations - Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Brooklyn, and San Francisco.
Local Numbers:
ACMA AV000806
ACMA AV003068
ACMA AV003260
Other Archival Materials:
Related archival material - First Annual National Black History Museums Seminar: Introduction; An Afro-Centric Perspective in Museums: Dr. Leonard Jeffries; The Question of Funding Sources and Management; Seeking, Receiving, and Spending: The Financing Game; First Annual National Black History Museums Seminar: Participant Statements; First Annual National Black History Museums Seminar: Adolphus Ealey Lecture; First Annual National Black History Museum Seminar: Institution Statements.
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First Annual National Black History Museums Seminar: Business Meeting, Record Group AV09-021, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Representatives from each of the institutions, or museums, participating in the First Annual National Black History Museum Seminar, talk about their institutions and the work their institutions are undertaking. John Kinard provides introduction.
Seminar. Part of Conference Recordings. Undated.
Biographical / Historical:
The First Annual National Black History Museum Seminar was held at the Museum of Natural History, the Smithsonian Castle, and the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum in Washington, D.C. from May 29 - 30, 1976. The Anacostia Neighborhood Museum was the host of the seminar. The participants include staff from the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum in Washington, D.C., Museum of African American History in Boston, DuSable Museum of African American History in Chicago, African American Museum of Detroit, Society for the Preservation of Weeksville and Bedford-Stuyvesant History in Brooklyn, and African American Historical and Cultural Society in San Francisco. The goal for the seminar was to develop a national coalition of black museum professionals and further define the goals of the seminar for the future locations - Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Brooklyn, and San Francisco.
Other Archival Materials:
Related archival material - First Annual National Black History Museum Seminar: Introduction; An Afro-Centric Perspective in Museums: Dr. Leonard Jeffries; The Question of Funding Sources and Management; Seeking, Receiving, and Spending: The Financing Game; First Annual National Black History Museums Seminar: Business Meeting; First Annual National Black History Museums Seminar: Participant Statements; First Annual National Black History Museums Seminar: Adolphus Ealey Lecture.
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First Annual National Black History Museum Seminar: Institution Statements, Record Group AV09-021, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Seminar participants present on and discuss the decentralizing museums and other cultural institutions to serve the needs of the people; the educational and outreach efforts of museums; the advantages and disadvantages of branch museums and community museums; the accessibility of museums and exhibitions in the black community; ways to involve the community, particularly the black community, in museum exhibits and programs; importance of black people and other community members, not their representatives, participating in the seminar and telling their own stories; the role of arts as an extension of literacy; and financial management and resources. Participants and speakers include Edward Spriggs, Topper Carew, Tom Lloyd, Hugh Hardy, John Torres, Barry Schwartz, Roger Ratan, and John Kinard.
Conference. Part of Conference Recordings. Transcription from physical asset AV003376: Muse #2. Transcription from physical asset AV003361: Muse #3. Dated 19691121.
Local Numbers:
ACMA AV003376-2
ACMA AV003361-1
ACMA AV003361-2
General:
Title of seminar found in journal article, The Neighborhood and the Museum, by Michael W. Robbins in the journal, Curator: The Museum Journal, March 1971.
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The presentation explores the evolution of museums and ways in which museums can make themselves more useful to their immediate communities. Suggestions included involving people in the decision making, fundraising, and membership of museums; understanding the role of urban projects as they relate to museums; and determining the contributions the museum can make toward solving problems which plague its community and its residents. Additionally, the concepts of the branch museum and the neighborhood museum are explained. Quotes by S. Dillon Ripley and John Kinard are integrated into the presentation.
Presentation. AV002677: music and narration only, consistent beeping throughout recording. Undated.
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Representatives of the Smithsonian and the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum (ANM), and those who worked closely with ANM and the community of Anacostia spoke of John Kinard's legacy, particularly his impact on community museums and African American museums nationwide. Marjorie Kinard, John's wife, spoke and represented the Kinard family at the memorial.
Event - memorial. AV002144: dated 19890914. AV001072, AV001937, and AV001938: audio only, same content, dated 19890919. AV001072: original. AV002026: audio only, very poor audio quality - audio of former recording of 'Black Musa Seminar' (transcribed from physical asset) in which John Kinard attended bleeds through distorting recording of memorial, undated.
Local Numbers:
ACMA AV001072_A
ACMA AV001072_B
ACMA AV001937_A
ACMA AV001937_B
ACMA AV001938_A
ACMA AV001938_B
ACMA AV002026_A
ACMA AV002026_B
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Speakers talk about publicity, and how to promote an organization or event. Specifically, they talk about different types of media or external publicity, the difference between external publicity and internal publicity, and how to decide which type of publicity is best for a particular circumstance. Zora Martin-Felton explains the difference between a news article and a feature article, and how to develop a public relations packet. Workshop participants work together to create a public relations packet for an exhibition on George Washington Carver. John Kinard talks about George Washington Carver, making something out of nothing, and the under representation of African Americans in museum exhibits.
Workshop. Part of ACM Education Department Programs Audiovisual Records 1967-2008. Transcribed from physical asset: Tape 2 - PR Workshop, Fill-in. Undated.
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