Nancy Shia Papers

Object Details

Scope and Contents

These records include documents related to Nancy Shia's tenure as an Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner for the Adams Morgan neighborhood in Washington, DC from 1982-184. Materials include correspondence, meeting agendas and minutes, annual reports, grant proposals, newspaper clippings, and political fliers. Also contained in the collection are several editions of the Rock Creek Monitor, a newspaper of Adams Morgan and surrounding communities, and photographs by Nancy Shia of the annual Adams Morgan Day celebration.

Biographical/Historical Note

Nancy Shia is a photographer, political artist, neighborhood activist, and longtime Adams Morgan resident. She received her B.A. in Sociology (with a minor in Photography) from City College of New York, her M.A. in Social Work from Columbia University, and came to Washington, DC in 1972 to attend Antioch School of Law (from which she received her J.D. in 1978). She has extensively documented the Adams Morgan neighborhood through photography since the early 1970s. She later worked for the Federal News Service and was elected to serve as Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner from 1982-1984 and again from 2007-2010.

Date

1969 - 2001

Extent

2.59 Linear feet (2 boxes (1 box is oversized))

Provenance

Donated by Nancy Shia in 2017.

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.

Citation

Nancy Shia papers, Anacostia Community Museum, Smithsonian Institution, gift of Nancy Shia.

Type

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Annual reports

Fliers (printed matter)

Correspondence

Photographs

Newspaper clippings

Newsletters

Topic

Festivals

Newspapers -- 20th century

Housing policy

Place

Adams Morgan (Washington, D.C.)

Identifier

ACMA.06-099