Museum Events, Programs, and Projects, 1967-1989
Object Details
- Scope and Contents note
- This collection contains video and audio recordings of events, talks, and ceremonies hosted at or by the Anacostia Community Museum. It also contains audiovisual PR materials for the museum and its events. The collection includes recordings of a wide array of events, including the opening of the Anacostia Community Museum, award and dedication ceremonies, and documentation of on- and off-site events and talks, such as recordings of lectures and sermons delivered by founding Museum Director John Kinard.
- Date
- 1967-1989
- Extent
- 12 Linear feet
- 392 Sound recordings (50 open reel 1/4" sound recordings ; 5 microcassette sound recordings ; 337 audio cassette sound recordings)
- 266 Video recordings (1 Super 8 film reel ; 152 open reel 1/2" video recordings ; 3 U-matic 3/4" video recordings ; 110 VHS 1/2" video recordings)
- Citation
- Anacostia Community Museum Programs and Projects, 1967-1989, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
- Type
- Collection descriptions
- Archival materials
- Sound recordings
- Video recordings
- Museum records
- Topic
- African Americans
- Place
- Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)
- Identifier
- ACMA.09-023
- General
- Many of the video recordings originally recorded onto 1/2" open reel were transferred to VHS in 1990.
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EAD Collection Results
- Black Poetry Reading and A Look into Anacostia, A Look into the Past
- Performance by Capitol Ballet Company
- Dance Series and Dance Troupe
- John Kinard Lecture: Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History
- Far East of the River: Site Location
- Stories of Benin and Explanation of Storytelling in Africa
- Kramer Junior High School Modern Dance Group Performance
- Lecture: Doctor Edward S. Hope
- Workshop: Creating Exhibition Displays
- Children Singing in Outdoor Concert
- PR Workshop
- Live Musical Performances at Outdoor Event
- Interior of the Exhibits Lab
- Interview: Mr. and Mrs. John Henry Dale, Jr
- Classroom and Museum Project: How to Turn Your Classroom into a Museum Introduction
- Zora's African Trip
- City Celebration - Ellipse: Musical Performances
- Interview: Fletcher Smith
- Stokely Carmichael Lecture at Howard University
- Musical performance: Shirley Horn
- Interview with Prentiss Taylor
- Alex Haley's Presentation on Genealogical Trace at the National Archives
- A Struggle for Unity
- PR Stills: Opening of the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum, Exhibitions, and Programs