Object Details
- General
- Ethel K. Graham Greene's name is sometimes misspelled as Ethel G. or P. Green.
- Local Numbers
- AV002889 AV002890
- Names
- American University (Washington, D.C.)
- Birney Elementary School
- Campbell African Methodist Episcopal Church (Washington, D.C.)
- Douglass Hall (Washington, D.C.)
- Howard University
- Greene, Ethel
- Shipley, Rezin, Dr., 1865-1924
- Collection Creator
- Anacostia Community Museum
- Place
- Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)
- Anacostia Community Museum
- Topic
- African American women
- African Americans
- Community development
- Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
- exhibit
- See more items in
- Evolution of a Community: 1972 Exhibition Records
- Evolution of a Community: 1972 Exhibition Records / Series 2: Interviews
- Sponsor
- Funding for partial processing of the collection was supported by a grant from the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation Fund (CCPF).
- Extent
- 2 Sound cassettes ((1 sound cassette (01:03:03)) (1 sound cassette (01:11:10)))
- 1 Sound disc ((1 sound disk CD-R (01:03:03). digital, 16-bit 44.1 KhZ))
- 2 Digital files ((1 sound disk CD-R (01:11:10). digital, 16-bit 44.1 KhZ))
- Date
- 1970 November 21 - 1973 June 27, 1975 February 28
- 2007 September 14
- Container
- Box 2, Folder 7
- Box 4, Cassette 1A
- Box 4, Cassette 1B
- Box 5, Disk 1
- Archival Repository
- Anacostia Community Museum Archives
- Type
- Archival materials
- Audio
- Sound cassettes
- Sound discs
- Digital files
- Oral histories (document genres)
- Collection Citation
- Evolution of a Community: 1972 Exhibition Records, 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
- Oral histories (document genres)
- Scope and Contents note
- Ethel K. Graham Greene, an African American woman born around 1894, discusses her life and family growing up in Anacostia and how her father, Captain George D. Graham, was heavily involved in improving the neighborhood. She recalls that her father was part of different civic associations that helped to bring electricity and streetcars to Anacostia, and he was one of the first African Americans to be appointed to the federal government. Greene speaks about Douglass Hall and the many businesses there, including the dance hall on the second floor, Dr. Shipley's Pharmacy, and the Sayles' confectionery store. She describes her husband's family and how many of them were doctors and lawyers in Washington, D.C. She discusses her employment with the federal government in various departments, such as the Bureau of War Risk Litigation and the Office of Special Education. Throughout the interview, Greene recalls important places for Anacostia residents, such as the parks (Eureka and Green Willow), schools (Birney Elementary and Dunbar High), and churches (Campbell AME Church and Bethlehem Baptist). Greene concludes the interview talking about the Howard family and the recent city planning projects for Anacostia. Ethel K. Graham Greene was interviewed on November 21, 1971, by an unnamed volunteer or staff member at the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum (now the Anacostia Community Museum). Digital audio files include white noise and static; interviewee can be heard clearly for most parts.
- Restrictions
- Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.
- Record ID
- ebl-1698439500629-1698439501137-0
