The records of the Evolution of a Community: 1972 Exhibition presented by the Anacostia Community Museum measure 2.26 cubic feet and date from 1898 to 1988. Included are exhibit administrative files, lists of images, press releases for the promotion of the exhibit, oral history transcripts and permission forms, and extensive research files into the Anacostia community in southeast Washington D.C.
Exhibit Records include an outline for exhibit themes and proposed layouts, administrative files that include work plans and meeting notes, lists of exhibit images, promotional press releases, and related correspondence. Subjects relate to project management and community engagement.
Oral History of Anacostia Project Files include transcripts of the audio collected from the Oral History of Anacostia Project. This includes a list of interviewees and their interviewers.
Neighborhood Background Research Files represent two-thirds of the collection. Research files include news clippings, publications, unpublished articles, project files, and research material. Subjects include local figures and the Barry's Farm neighborhood, unpublished historical narratives, and project records related to archaeological investigations and neighborhood development programs.
Arrangement:
Evolution of a Community: 1972 Exhibition Records is arranged in 3 series.
Series 1: Exhibit Records
Series 2: Oral History of Anacostia Project Files
Series 3: Neighborhood Background Research Files
Historical Note:
An exhibition on history of the Anacostia neighborhood of Washington D.C. post-World War II. The show was organized by the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum (now the Anacostia Community Museum) and held there from January 1, 1972 to December 31, 1972.
Records of the Evolution of a Community: 1972 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.
Evolution of a Community: 1972 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).
An interview of Raymond Fillers and his wife, Mrs. Fillers, conducted in 1975 for the Anacostia Oral History Project through the Center for Anacostia Studies and the Anacostia Community Museum.; Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Fillers discuss life in Anacostia beginning in 1888. Topics include Mr. Fillers' work at the Navy Yard and recreational activities such as dances at Douglass Hall.
General:
Raymond and Clarice's last name Fillius is sometimes misseplled as Fillers.
Restrictions:
Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.
Collection Citation:
Anacostia Oral History Project, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution
1 Sound recording ((1 data disk DVD-R digital, 24-bit 96kHz WAV.)))
1 Sound recording ((1 sound cassette))
Container:
Box 2, Tape 14A & 14B
Type:
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Scope and Contents note:
An interview of Norris Scott and his wife conducted 1971 October 22 for the Anacostia Oral History Project through the Center for Anacostia Studies and the Anacostia Community Museum.; Norris Scott and his wife discuss the Old Birney School and other Anacostia landmarks that are now gone, such as Douglass Hall, where dances were held, and the little shops on Nichols Avenue.
Restrictions:
Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.
Collection Citation:
Anacostia Oral History Project, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution
An interview of John Dale and his wife conducted in 1975 for the Anacostia Oral History Project through the Center for Anacostia Studies and the Anacostia Community Museum.; John Dale discusses his time in Anacostia from 1892-1970. Topics include the geographic boundaries and limitations of Anacostia and Barry Farms, landmarks like the Bethlehem Church and the Robert G. Mason funeral home, churches, and the Garfield and Birney Schools.
Restrictions:
Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.
Collection Citation:
Anacostia Oral History Project, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution
1 Sound recording ((1 data disk DVD-R digital, 24-bit 96kHz WAV.)))
Container:
Box 2, Tape 6A & 6B
Type:
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Scope and Contents note:
An interview of Almore Dale conducted in 1975 for the Anacostia Oral History Project through the Center for Anacostia Studies and the Anacostia Community Museum.; Almore Dale discusses growing up in Anacostia and attending the Birney School and Howard University. He talks about the typical family structure and church going, naming Our Lady of Perpetual Help as the most popular church in the neighborhood when he was growing up, and describes the Anacostia Bank (now the Anacostia National Bank).
Restrictions:
Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.
Collection Citation:
Anacostia Oral History Project, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution
