Oral history interview with Alvin Eugene Prue

Object Details

Interviewee

Prue, Alvin Eugene

Scope and Contents note

Alvin Eugene Prue discusses how the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum (now Anacostia Community Museum) affected the surrounding neighborhood and became a source of pride for residents. He describes his involvement with the museum as a singer who performed matinees, and a visitor who took many arts and crafts classes. He explains how the museum staff and programs provided training for neighborhood youth to become young adults and community leaders. He also describes John Kinard and Zora Martin-Felton's many contributions to the museum and neighborhood.  The interview was recorded on June 27, 1991. The audio quality is clear throughout the recording with some minor background static.

Date

1991 June 27

Extent

1 Sound cassette (original)

1 Sound cassette (copy)

Type

Archival materials

Sound cassettes

Oral histories (document genres)

Place

Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)

Collection Citation

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

Identifier

ACMA.09-034, Item AV001538, AV001671