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Audio iconOral History Interview with Sharma Labrew
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- A Right to the City Exhibition Records
- A Right to the City Exhibition Records / Series I: Oral History Interviews
- Interviewer
- Anacostia Community Museum
- Date
- 2016 August 1
- Extent
- 1 Sound recording (MP3)
- Type
- Archival materials
- Sound recordings
- Oral histories (document genres)
- Interviews
- Scope and Contents
- Interview created as part of the research for the Anacostia Community Museum's "A Right to the City" exhibition.
- Collection 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.
- Topic
- African American police
- Neighborhoods -- Washington, D.C. -- History
- Place
- Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)
- Deanwood (northeast Washington, D.C.)
- Citation
- Interview with Sharma Labrew, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
- Archival Repository
- Anacostia Community Museum Archives
- Record ID
- ebl-1589308236950-1589308239288-0
- Usage
- CC0
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Audio iconOral History Interview with Peter Parham
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- A Right to the City Exhibition Records
- A Right to the City Exhibition Records / Series I: Oral History Interviews
- Interviewer
- Meghelli, Samir
- Creator
- Anacostia Community Museum
- Date
- 2017 March 3
- Extent
- 1 Sound recording (MP3)
- Type
- Archival materials
- Sound recordings
- Oral histories (document genres)
- Interviews
- Scope and Contents
- Interview created as part of the research for the Anacostia Community Museum's "A Right to the City" exhibition.
- Collection 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.
- Topic
- Art -- Washington (D.C.)
- African Americans -- Music
- Neighborhoods -- Washington, D.C. -- History
- Place
- Adams Morgan (Washington, D.C.)
- Citation
- Interview with Peter Parham, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
- Archival Repository
- Anacostia Community Museum Archives
- Record ID
- ebl-1589308236950-1589308239272-0
- Usage
- CC0
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Audio iconBehind the Apron Interview with Ruth Smith
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- Behind the Apron: The History, Life, and Hidden Achievements of Southern Maryland's Black Oyster and Clam Workers
- Identifier
- ACMA.09-007.28, Item ACMA AV005261
- Creator
- Anacostia Museum
- Biographical / Historical
- Behind the Apron oral history project documents the experiences of Black oyster and clam workers in Southern Maryland. The interviews explore issues such as: the connection between land and water, between farming and the fishing industry; the communal spirit and camaraderie amongst oyster workers; the experience of women oyster workers; and the changes in the oyster packing industry resulting in a diminshed African American workforce. The audio interviews were conducted by Shelia Montague Parker in 1997.
- Date
- 1997
- Extent
- 2 sound recordings (audio cassette)
- Local Numbers
- ACMA AV005262
- Type
- Archival materials
- Sound recordings
- Oral histories (document genres)
- Interviews
- Scope and Contents
- Through an oral history interview, Ruth Smith describes her experience working as an oyster shucker for 23 years at the Warren Denton Seafood House (Calvert County, Maryland). She spoke of the fastest oyster shuckers at the seafood house, her participation in oyster shucking competitions, and the changes in the oyster shucking industry. Smith also talked about her family and growing up in Calvert County, Maryland.
- Interview. Part of Behind the Apron oral history project. One interview is dated 19970530 (transcribed from transcripts) and the other one is undated.
- Culture
- African American
- Topic
- African Americans
- African Americans -- Employment
- African Americans -- Maryland
- Oyster industry
- Clam industry
- Place
- Maryland
- United States
- Citation
- Behind the Apron Interview with Ruth Smith, Behind the Apron oral history project, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
- Archival Repository
- Anacostia Community Museum Archives
- Record ID
- ebl-1554842417095-1554842417101-0
- Usage
- CC0
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Audio iconOral History Interview with Carol Davis
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- A Right to the City Exhibition Records
- A Right to the City Exhibition Records / Series I: Oral History Interviews
- Interviewer
- Meghelli, Samir
- Creator
- Anacostia Community Museum
- Date
- 2016 April 21
- Extent
- 1 Sound recording (MP3)
- Type
- Archival materials
- Sound recordings
- Oral histories (document genres)
- Interviews
- Scope and Contents
- Interview created as part of the research for the Anacostia Community Museum's "A Right to the City" exhibition.
- Collection 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.
- Topic
- African American music -- 20th century
- Riots
- Neighborhoods -- Washington, D.C. -- History
- Place
- Adams Morgan (Washington, D.C.)
- Citation
- Interview with Carol Davis, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
- Archival Repository
- Anacostia Community Museum Archives
- Record ID
- ebl-1589308236950-1589308238472-0
- Usage
- CC0
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Audio iconOral History Interview with Eli Noyes
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- A Right to the City Exhibition Records
- A Right to the City Exhibition Records / Series I: Oral History Interviews
- Interviewer
- Meghelli, Samir
- Creator
- Anacostia Community Museum
- Date
- 2017 April 13
- Extent
- 1 Sound recording (MP3)
- Type
- Archival materials
- Sound recordings
- Oral histories (document genres)
- Interviews
- Scope and Contents
- Interview created as part of the research for the Anacostia Community Museum's "A Right to the City" exhibition.
- Collection 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.
- Topic
- Filmmakers
- Documentary films
- African American schools -- Washington (D.C.)
- Neighborhoods -- Washington, D.C. -- History
- Place
- Adams Morgan (Washington, D.C.)
- Citation
- Interview with Eli Noyes, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
- Archival Repository
- Anacostia Community Museum Archives
- Record ID
- ebl-1589308236950-1589308238485-0
- Usage
- CC0
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Audio iconBehind the Apron Interview with Mary Washington
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- Behind the Apron: The History, Life, and Hidden Achievements of Southern Maryland's Black Oyster and Clam Workers
- Identifier
- ACMA.09-007.28, Item ACMA AV005254
- Creator
- Anacostia Museum
- Biographical / Historical
- Behind the Apron oral history project documents the experiences of Black oyster and clam workers in Southern Maryland. The interviews explore issues such as: the connection between land and water, between farming and the fishing industry; the communal spirit and camaraderie amongst oyster workers; the experience of women oyster workers; and the changes in the oyster packing industry resulting in a diminshed African American workforce. The audio interviews were conducted by Shelia Montague Parker in 1997.
- Date
- 1997
- Extent
- 2 sound recordings (audio cassette)
- Local Numbers
- ACMA AV005255
- Type
- Archival materials
- Sound recordings
- Oral histories (document genres)
- Interviews
- Scope and Contents
- Through an oral history interview, Mary Washington talks about her family and growing up in Huntingtown, Maryland; and her experience working as a clam shucker at the Warren Denton Seafood House (Calvert County, Maryland) for eleven years.
- Interview. Part of Behind the Apron oral history project. Undated.
- Culture
- African American
- Topic
- African Americans
- African Americans -- Employment
- African Americans -- Maryland
- Oyster industry
- Clam industry
- Place
- Maryland
- United States
- Citation
- Behind the Apron Interview with Mary Washington, Behind the Apron oral history project, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
- Archival Repository
- Anacostia Community Museum Archives
- Record ID
- ebl-1554842417095-1554842417099-1
- Usage
- CC0
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Audio iconBehind the Apron Interview with Mary Dawkins
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- Behind the Apron: The History, Life, and Hidden Achievements of Southern Maryland's Black Oyster and Clam Workers
- Identifier
- ACMA.09-007.28, Item ACMA AV005256
- Creator
- Anacostia Museum
- Biographical / Historical
- Behind the Apron oral history project documents the experiences of Black oyster and clam workers in Southern Maryland. The interviews explore issues such as: the connection between land and water, between farming and the fishing industry; the communal spirit and camaraderie amongst oyster workers; the experience of women oyster workers; and the changes in the oyster packing industry resulting in a diminshed African American workforce. The audio interviews were conducted by Shelia Montague Parker in 1997.
- Date
- circa 1997
- Extent
- 1 sound recording (audio cassette)
- Type
- Archival materials
- Sound recordings
- Oral histories (document genres)
- Interviews
- Scope and Contents
- Through an oral history interview, Mary Dawkins talks about growing up and being raised by her grandparents in Lusbee, Maryland. She talks about her enjoyment as a clam and oyster shucker and her ability to earn money to send her children to college. Prior to working for Warren Denton Seafood House (Calvert County, Maryland), Dawkins worked as cook for Parrens and as a shucker for Lores, which went out of business. Dawkins describes her experience working as a clam and oyster shucker in detail. She explains the changes in the oyster, clam, and crab industries, particularly the oysters and crabs are smaller and not as plentiful, and the diminished African American workforce. She talks about working with Mexicans and the changing demographics of the employees working at Warren Denton Seafood House.
- Interview. Part of Behind the Apron oral history project. Undated.
- Culture
- African American
- Topic
- African Americans
- African Americans -- Employment
- African Americans -- Maryland
- Oyster industry
- Clam industry
- Place
- Maryland
- United States
- Citation
- Behind the Apron Interview with Mary Dawkins, Behind the Apron oral history project, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
- Archival Repository
- Anacostia Community Museum Archives
- Record ID
- ebl-1554842417095-1554842417100-2
- Usage
- CC0
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Audio iconBehind the Apron Interview with William Bourne
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- Behind the Apron: The History, Life, and Hidden Achievements of Southern Maryland's Black Oyster and Clam Workers
- Identifier
- ACMA.09-007.28, Item ACMA AV005265
- Creator
- Anacostia Museum
- Biographical / Historical
- Behind the Apron oral history project documents the experiences of Black oyster and clam workers in Southern Maryland. The interviews explore issues such as: the connection between land and water, between farming and the fishing industry; the communal spirit and camaraderie amongst oyster workers; the experience of women oyster workers; and the changes in the oyster packing industry resulting in a diminshed African American workforce. The audio interviews were conducted by Shelia Montague Parker in 1997.
- Date
- April 15, 1997
- Extent
- 1 sound recording (audio cassette)
- Type
- Archival materials
- Sound recordings
- Oral histories (document genres)
- Interviews
- Scope and Contents
- Through an oral history interview, William Bourne talks about his family and growing up, and working on his family's tobacco farm in Calvert County, Maryland. Bourne describes his experience as an oyster shucker for 64 years at the Warren Denton Seafood House (Calvert County, Maryland). He explains the drop in the oyster population and the changes over the years in the oyster shucking industry, including the changing demographics of the industry's workers.
- Interview. Part of Behind the Apron oral history project. Dated 19970415.
- Culture
- African American
- Topic
- African Americans
- African Americans -- Employment
- African Americans -- Maryland
- Oyster industry
- Clam industry
- Place
- Maryland
- United States
- Citation
- Behind the Apron Interview with William Bourne, Behind the Apron oral history project, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
- Archival Repository
- Anacostia Community Museum Archives
- Record ID
- ebl-1554842417095-1554842417101-2
- Usage
- CC0
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Audio iconBehind the Apron Interview with Doris Harris
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- Behind the Apron: The History, Life, and Hidden Achievements of Southern Maryland's Black Oyster and Clam Workers
- Identifier
- ACMA.09-007.28, Item ACMA AV005257
- Creator
- Anacostia Museum
- Biographical / Historical
- Behind the Apron oral history project documents the experiences of Black oyster and clam workers in Southern Maryland. The interviews explore issues such as: the connection between land and water, between farming and the fishing industry; the communal spirit and camaraderie amongst oyster workers; the experience of women oyster workers; and the changes in the oyster packing industry resulting in a diminshed African American workforce. The audio interviews were conducted by Shelia Montague Parker in 1997.
- Date
- May 12, 1997
- Extent
- 2 sound recordings (audio cassette)
- Local Numbers
- ACMA AV005258
- Type
- Archival materials
- Sound recordings
- Oral histories (document genres)
- Interviews
- Scope and Contents
- Through an oral history interview, Doris Harris talks about growing up in Lusbee, Maryland (Calvert County) with her nine siblings, and her parents' jobs (tobacco farming and housekeeping). Harris explains her work as a clam shucker at Warren Denton Seafood House (Calvert County, Maryland) and the difference between shucking clams and shucking oysters. She also describes her enjoyment for the job, the experience of women oyster workers, and changes in the clam shucking industry, particularly the diminished African American workforce. Both interviews - May 9, 1996 and May 12, 1997 - cover the same topics. The May 12 interview contains a bit more detail.
- Interview. Part of Behind the Apron oral history project. Dated 19960509 and 19970512 (transcribed from transcripts).
- Culture
- African American
- Topic
- African Americans
- African Americans -- Employment
- African Americans -- Maryland
- Oyster industry
- Clam industry
- Place
- Maryland
- United States
- Citation
- Behind the Apron Interview with Doris Harris, Behind the Apron oral history project, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
- Archival Repository
- Anacostia Community Museum Archives
- Record ID
- ebl-1554842417095-1554842417100-3
- Usage
- CC0
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Audio iconBehind the Apron Interview with Blondell Mason
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- Behind the Apron: The History, Life, and Hidden Achievements of Southern Maryland's Black Oyster and Clam Workers
- Identifier
- ACMA.09-007.28, Item ACMA AV005259
- Creator
- Anacostia Museum
- Biographical / Historical
- Behind the Apron oral history project documents the experiences of Black oyster and clam workers in Southern Maryland. The interviews explore issues such as: the connection between land and water, between farming and the fishing industry; the communal spirit and camaraderie amongst oyster workers; the experience of women oyster workers; and the changes in the oyster packing industry resulting in a diminshed African American workforce. The audio interviews were conducted by Shelia Montague Parker in 1997.
- Date
- 1997
- Extent
- 2 sound recordings (audio cassette)
- Local Numbers
- ACMA AV005260
- Type
- Archival materials
- Sound recordings
- Oral histories (document genres)
- Interviews
- Scope and Contents
- Through an oral history interview, Blondell Mason talks about growing up in Baltimore City and then Calvert County, his children, farming, and shucking oysters. Mason describes his experiences working as an oyster shucker for approximately 30 years at the Warren Denton Seafood House (Calvert County, Maryland). Mason was one of the fastest oyster shuckers at the seafood house. In addition to discussing why he enjoyed working as an oyster shucker, he describes the changes over the years in the oyster shucking industry, including the changing demographics of the industry's workers. Mason also talks about a man who tried to form an oyster union to negotiate wages. Both parts one and two of the interview contain the same overall content, but different details.
- Interview. Part of Behind the Apron oral history project. Dated 19960417 and 19970417 (transcribed from transcripts).
- Culture
- African American
- Topic
- African Americans
- African Americans -- Employment
- African Americans -- Maryland
- Oyster industry
- Clam industry
- Place
- Maryland
- United States
- Citation
- Behind the Apron Interview with Blondell Mason, Behind the Apron oral history project, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
- Archival Repository
- Anacostia Community Museum Archives
- Record ID
- ebl-1554842417095-1554842417100-0
- Usage
- CC0
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Audio iconBehind the Apron Interview with Christine Gray
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- Behind the Apron: The History, Life, and Hidden Achievements of Southern Maryland's Black Oyster and Clam Workers
- Identifier
- ACMA.09-007.28, Item ACMA AV005263
- Creator
- Anacostia Museum
- Biographical / Historical
- Behind the Apron oral history project documents the experiences of Black oyster and clam workers in Southern Maryland. The interviews explore issues such as: the connection between land and water, between farming and the fishing industry; the communal spirit and camaraderie amongst oyster workers; the experience of women oyster workers; and the changes in the oyster packing industry resulting in a diminshed African American workforce. The audio interviews were conducted by Shelia Montague Parker in 1997.
- Date
- circa 1997
- Extent
- 1 sound recording (audio cassette)
- Type
- Archival materials
- Sound recordings
- Oral histories (document genres)
- Interviews
- Scope and Contents
- Through an oral history interview, Christine Gray speaks of her experience working as a clam shucker at the Warren Denton Seafood House (Calvert County, Maryland). In addition to describing her enjoyment for the job, Gray talks about some of the fastest shuckers and changes in the clam shucking industry, including the changing demographics of the employees working at Warren Denton Seafood House.
- Interview. Part of Behind the Apron oral history project. Undated.
- Culture
- African American
- Topic
- African Americans
- African Americans -- Employment
- African Americans -- Maryland
- Oyster industry
- Clam industry
- Place
- Maryland
- United States
- Citation
- Behind the Apron Interview with Christine Gray, Behind the Apron oral history project, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
- Archival Repository
- Anacostia Community Museum Archives
- Record ID
- ebl-1554842417095-1554842417100-1
- Usage
- CC0
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Audio iconOral History Interview with Gregory McNeill
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- A Right to the City Exhibition Records
- A Right to the City Exhibition Records / Series I: Oral History Interviews
- Interviewer
- Meghelli, Samir
- Martin, Alison
- Creator
- Anacostia Community Museum
- Date
- 2016 July 21
- Extent
- 1 Sound recording (MP3)
- Type
- Archival materials
- Sound recordings
- Oral histories (document genres)
- Interviews
- Scope and Contents
- Interview created as part of the research for the Anacostia Community Museum's "A Right to the City" exhibition.
- Collection 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.
- Topic
- African Americans -- Music
- Neighborhoods -- Washington, D.C. -- History
- Place
- Shaw (Washington, D.C.)
- Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)
- Citation
- Interview with Gregory McNeill, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
- Archival Repository
- Anacostia Community Museum Archives
- Record ID
- ebl-1589308236950-1589308238491-0
- Usage
- CC0
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