Interview with Joy Ford Austin
Object Details
- Creator
- Anacostia Museum
- 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.
- Date
- 1992 May 16
- Extent
- 1 Sound cassette (copy)
- 1 Sound cassette (original)
- 2 Digital files
- Type
- Archival materials
- Sound cassettes
- Digital files
- Topic
- Social responsibility of business
- Civil rights
- Community museums
- Place
- Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)
- Culture
- African Americans
- Collection Citation
- ACM 25th Anniversary Oral History Project, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution
- Identifier
- ACMA.09-034, Item AV001517, AV001666
Related Content
1 result(s)-
ACM 25th Anniversary Oral History Project
- Scope and Contents note
- In 1992, The Anacostia Cmmunity Museum celebrated its 25th anniversary. In the year leading up to that event, oral history interviews with individuals engaged in the community and museum activities were gathered to document the workings of the Museum and help prepare for the 25th anniversary exhibition. All interviews were recorded on audiocassettes, which are currently stored at ACMA.
- Date
- 1991-1992
- bulk 1992
- Extent
- 110 Sound cassettes
- 1.25 Linear feet (3 boxes)
- Provenance
- Materials were created as part of the Museum's 25th Anniversary exhibition and celebration.
- Citation
- ACM 25th Anniversary Oral History Project, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution
- Type
- Collection descriptions
- Archival materials
- Sound cassettes
- Oral history
- Sound recordings
- Interviews
- Topic
- African Americans
- Place
- Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)
- Identifier
- ACMA.09-034