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Impact of 'The Anacostia Story' Exhibition

Anacostia Community Museum

Object Details

Creator
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
Names
Anacostia Community Museum
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
Collection Creator
Smithsonian Institution. Anacostia Community Museum
Place
Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)
Washington (D.C.)
Topic
African Americans
Communities
Neighborhoods
African American neighborhoods
Museum exhibits
Museum techniques
Creator
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
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Anacostia story: 1608-1930 exhibition records
Anacostia story: 1608-1930 exhibition records / Series ACMA 03-039: Anacostia Story:1608-1930 audiovisual records
Biographical / Historical
The exhibition 'The Anacostia Story' presented the history and development of Anacostia between 1608 and 1930 told through artifacts, photographs, early prints, documents and memorabilia. Well-known residents of the area, including Frederick Douglass, Elzie Hoffman, Dr. Charles Nichols, and Solomon G. Brown, were featured. The exhibition was organized by the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum and held there from March of 1977 to March 1978.
Extent
1 Sound recording (audio cassette)
Date
undated
Archival Repository
Anacostia Community Museum Archives
Identifier
ACMA.03-039, Item ACMA AV001361
Type
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Citation
Impact of 'The Anacostia Story' Exhibition, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Genre/Form
Sound recordings
Note
004721
Scope and Contents
At a staff meeting, Dr. James Savace (psychology department) shared his perceptions about the exhibition 'The Anacostia Story' from a psychological point of view, and what he thinks might be the impact on visitors who visit the exhibition. Staff discussed ways to improve the exhibition, particularly with regard to the amount of text in the exhibition.
Meeting. Audio only. Very poor audio quality. Related to exhibition 'The Anacostia Story.' Undated.
Series Restrictions
Use of the materials requires an appointment. Some items are not accessible due to obsolete format and playback machinery restrictions. Please contact the archivist at acmarchives@si.edu.
Related link
Record ID
ebl-1554839408814-1554839408827-0
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa7c115d455-d347-4a58-89d4-b0ae85e542c5

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