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
- See more items in
- 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.
- Record ID
- ebl-1554839408814-1554839408827-0
