Friendship Acupuncture Demonstration
Object Details
- Local Numbers
- ACMA AV004351
- General
- Title transcribed from physical asset.
- Creator
- Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
- Names
- Anacostia Community Museum
- Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
- Collection Creator
- Anacostia Community Museum
- Place
- Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)
- Washington (D.C.)
- United States
- Topic
- African Americans
- Acupuncture
- Drug abuse
- Drug abuse -- Treatment
- Drug addicts -- Rehabilitation
- Creator
- Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
- See more items in
- Museum Events, Programs, and Projects, 1967-1989
- Extent
- 2 Video recordings (open reel, 1/2 inch)
- Date
- circa 1970s
- Custodial History
- Created for Anacostia Neighborhood Museum. Demonstration made possible by Acupuncture Clinic of America in association with RAP, Incorporated.
- Archival Repository
- Anacostia Community Museum Archives
- Identifier
- ACMA.09-023, Item ACMA AV000816
- Type
- Archival materials
- Video recordings
- Lectures
- Collection Citation
- Anacostia Community Museum Programs and Projects, 1967-1989, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
- Genre/Form
- Video recordings
- Lectures
- Note
- 004555 002900
- Scope and Contents
- The director of a drug abuse prevention education center states the mission and goal of the center. He explains they are working to find a viable alternative to methadone maintenance programs for drug addiction treatment. The medical director of the Acupuncture Clinic of America talks about acupuncture as a medical treatment, details about acupuncture procedure, Acupuncture Clinic of America's work, and the role of acupuncture as related to drug addiction treatment. The medical director answers questions, and then conducts an acupuncture demonstration.
- Presentation. Part of ACM Museum Events, PR, and Ceremonies Recordings. AV000816: part 1. AV004351: part 2. Undated.
- Collection 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-1568815250523-1568815250664-1
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
