Object Details
- Local Numbers
- ACMA AV003275-2
- Creator
- Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
- Hutchinson, Louise Daniel (19280603-20141012)
- Names
- Anacostia Community Museum
- Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
- Lorton Correctional Complex (Washington, D.C.)
- Neighborhood Youth Corps (U.S.)
- Crawford, H.R.
- Collection Creator
- Anacostia Community Museum
- Place
- Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)
- Washington (D.C.)
- United States
- Topic
- African Americans
- Communities
- Neighborhoods
- African American neighborhoods
- Community museums
- Museums and community
- Museum exhibits
- Museum techniques
- Drugs
- Drug abuse
- Drug abuse -- Treatment
- Youth
- Children
- Housing
- Public housing
- Unemployment
- Public welfare
- Credit unions
- African American business enterprises
- Crime
- Prisons
- Social history
- Creator
- Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
- Hutchinson, Louise Daniel (19280603-20141012)
- See more items in
- Evolution of a Community: 1972 Exhibition Records
- Evolution of a Community: 1972 Exhibition Records / Series ACMA AV03-040: Evolution of a Community Audiovisual Records
- Sponsor
- Funding for partial processing of the collection was supported by a grant from the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation Fund (CCPF).
- Biographical / Historical
- Evolution of a Community, an exhibit at the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum from January 1972 though December 1972, presented the history of Anacostia from post-World War II to the present through photos, text, drawings, video tape programs, and a slide/tape show. Evolution of a Community Part II, also known as Anacostia Today, was on display at the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum from March 1973 though July 1973. The exhibitions developed as a result oral histories collected from Anacostia residents.
- Extent
- 1 Sound recording (open reel, 1/4 inch)
- Date
- circa 1972
- Custodial History
- Created for the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum. Developed by historian Louise Daniel Hutchinson.
- Archival Repository
- Anacostia Community Museum Archives
- Identifier
- ACMA.03-040, Item ACMA AV003275-1
- Type
- Archival materials
- Sound recordings
- Meetings
- Interviews
- Citation
- Staff Seminar: Exhibition Planning for Evolution of a Community Part II, Exhibition Records AV03-040, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
- 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.
- Genre/Form
- Sound recordings
- Meetings
- Interviews
- Note
- 005026 010132
- Scope and Contents
- Anacostia Neighborhood Museum (ANM) staff discuss exhibition design and other details for Evolution of a Community Part II. They discuss how to best present each section of the exhibition: prologue, drug abuse, unemployment, crime, prison and rehabilitation, and education. The staff is particularly concerned with how children and youth will interact with and think about the drug abuse section; they discuss ways to further educate youth about drugs and how to emphasize the future can be different for the youth. Some of the staff is concerned that the exhibit addresses the problems, but not the solutions. They debate the role of the museum in the community, how to involve the Anacostia residents and community organizations further in the creation of exhibitions, and providing exhibition related activities and resources to the community. Additionally, the ANM staff discuss possible audiovisual components, graphics, photographs, three dimensional displays, and interactive elements to add to the exhibition. This recording also includes interviews with youth about their thoughts on the role of ANM and museums in general; and questions to ask H.R. Crawford, particularly in regards to his views on public housing.
- Discussions (meeting) and interviews. Discussions related to exhibition, Evolution of a Community Part II. Interviews for Housing in Anacostia Video Project (transcribed from asset) and inquiries about role of museum. Part of Evolution of a Community Audiovisual Records. Poor audio quality (interference). 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-1554839407468-1554839407498-0
