Object Details
- Local Numbers
- AV002923 AV002924
- Names
- Anacostia National Bank
- Campbell African Methodist Episcopal Church (Washington, D.C.)
- Frederick Douglass Memorial Home
- Saint Elizabeths Hospital (Washington, D.C.)
- Bradshaw, John
- Crocker, Caroline Taylor, 1902-1996
- Dyson, Robert H.
- MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964
- Shipley, Rezin, Dr., 1865-1924
- St. Philip's Episcopal Church
- Taylor, Pierre McKinley, 1898-1996
- Collection Creator
- Anacostia Community Museum
- Place
- Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)
- Anacostia Community Museum
- Topic
- African American men
- African American women
- African Americans
- Frederick Douglas
- Segregation -- United States
- 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 Digital files (1 data disk DVD-R digital, 24-bit 96kHz WAV.)
- 1 Sound disc ((1 sound disk CD-R (01:05:44). digital, 16-bit 44.1 KhZ)(1 sound disk CD-R (00:28:41). digital, 16-bit 44.1 KhZ))
- 2 Sound cassettes ((1 sound cassette (01:05:44))(1 sound cassette (00:28:41)))
- Date
- 1970- 19 Mar 1971
- 2007 September 14
- Container
- Box 2, Folder 28
- Box 4, Cassette 26A
- Box 4, Cassette 26B
- Box 5, Disk 26
- Archival Repository
- Anacostia Community Museum Archives
- Type
- Archival materials
- Audio
- Digital files
- Sound discs
- Sound cassettes
- 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
- Pierre McKinley Taylor, an African American man born in 1898, recounts his experiences in Anacostia growing up, describing the housing and shacks that were built under Army Chief of Staff Douglas MacArthur and his memories of raising farm animals on Cedar Hill and selling milk around the neighborhood. He provides detailed information about prominent families and community members (such as the Dale and Douglass families), local businesses (such as Dr. Shipley's Pharmacy and Dyson's Barbershop), and important landmarks (such as Douglass Hall, the Frederick Douglass Home, and Eureka and Green Willow Parks). He talks about church-going and the closest three major churches growing up, Campbell AME Church, Bethlehem Baptist Church, and St. Philip's Church, as well as what transportation was available then. Other topics of discussion include the geographical boundaries of Anacostia and how they were segregated, typical employment and incomes, and the Anacostia newspaper. Taylor also describes the political involvement, community organizing, and banking at the Anacostia Bank (now Anacostia National Bank). He recalls what it was like growing up in the Frederick Douglass Home with his sister, Caroline Taylor Crocker, including details about the history and maintenance of the home after the death of Helen Pitts Douglass. Pierre McKinley Taylor was interviewed by John Bradshaw on December 31, 1970. His wife, Sarah Davis McKinley, was also present for the interview and answered a few questions under the name "Sarah" in the transcripts. 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-1696967700710-1696967701137-0
