Helen Murphy: The Colombians Perform at Anacostia Neighborhood Museum

Object Details

Scope and Contents: Helen Murphy talks about the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum (ANM) as "a living museum" and what is meant by "a living museum." She states the current theme of ANM programs is a Jamaican festival including performances by The Colombians. The recording includes "The Banana Workers" and "Eliza" performed by The Colombians.; Musical performance. Part of Broadcast Programs. Undated.

Topic: African Americans; Museums; Community museums; Museums and community; Calypso (Music)

Place: Anacostia (Washington, D.C.); Washington (D.C.); United States; Jamaica

Citation: Helen Murphy: The Colombians Perform at Anacostia Neighborhood Museum, Record Group 09-037, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.

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Broadcast Programs

Scope and Contents

This collection includes news programs, television shows, and music recorded from local and national radio and television broadcasts as well as prerecorded programs, such as The Negro Texans and Alex Haley Lecture for the Doubleday Lecture Series. Anacostia Community Museum does not hold the copyright of the broadcast programs and prerecorded programs in this collection. Content includes news coverage of Anacostia and Washington, DC events; announcements about and coverage of the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum events; broadcasts of Martin Luther King, Jr's speeches; interviews with civil right leaders; and short documentaries.

Date

circa 1970s

Extent

14 Video recordings (open reel, 1/2 inch)

15 Sound recordings (open reel, 1/4 inch)

Citation

Broadcast Programs, Record Group 09-037, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.

Type

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Video recordings

Sound recordings

Topic

Community museums

Civil rights leaders

Place

Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)

Washington (D.C.)

United States

Identifier

ACMA.09-037