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Inauguration of Washington, D.C. Mayor and City Council

Object Details

Creator: WTOP-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.); WMAL-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.)

Scope and Contents: At the district building in Washington, D.C., John Duncan - former commissioner - recognizes services of those who previously served on the city council. James Lynn - secretary of Housing and Urban Development (H.U.D.) - delivers statement regarding the significance of D.C. home rule. Swearing in of city council members, including Marion S. Barry, Julius W. Hobson, Sr., Rev. Douglas E. Moore, Jerry E. Moore, Jr., David A. Clarke, James L. Coates, Arrington Dixon, Willie J. Hardy, Polly Shackleton, William Spaulding, John A. Wilson, and Nadine Winter. Swearing in of and remarks by City Council Chairman Sterling Tucker. Swearing in of and remarks by Mayor Walter E. Washington, the first elected mayor of Washington, D.C. Television spokespeople talk about the accomplishments of each city council member during their swearing in.; Inauguration ceremony. Part of Broadcast Programs. Dated 19750102.

Date: 1975

Extent: 1 Video recording (open reel, 1/2 inch)

Type: Archival materials; Video recordings

Topic: Politics and government; Rites and ceremonies; Oaths; Home rule; Municipal home rule; African Americans

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

Citation: Inauguration of Washington, D.C. Mayor and City Council, Record Group 09-037, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier: ACMA.09-037, Item ACMA AV000818

General: Title transcribed from physical asset.

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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