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Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: OHP001
Scope and Contents
From 1980 – 1981, the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington, D.C., conducted a total of 26 oral history interviews with local Jewish senior citizens to learn about growing up in Washington in the early years of the 20th century as well as the development of the Jewish community. Topics include arriving and settling in Washington, military service, education, businesses and professions, family relationships, synagogues, traditions and customs, and leisure time activities....
Dates:
1980 - 1981
Collection
Identifier: 008
Scope and Contents
The papers include correspondence, meeting minutes, newsletters, reports, resolutions, and membership lists from the Federation of Citizens Associations, the Michigan Park Citizens Association, the National Gateway Citizens' Association, and the Northeast Council of Citizens’ Association. The papers also contain newspaper clippings and a photograph of Dr. Kane as a young man. The collection is arranged by Association or Organization name.
Dates:
1953-1979
Collection
Identifier: P001
Scope and Contents
Approximately 80 photographs of the Kauffmann family including: Samuel Hay Kauffmann, Louise Kauffmann Simpson, Victor Kauffmann, Jessie Christopher Kauffmann, Philip Christopher Kauffmann, and Samuel Hay Kauffmann II. Collection is mostly portrait photographs, including a daguerreotype, tintypes, albumen cartes-de-visite and cabinet cards, gelatin silver developing out paper, and platinum prints. Of note: a tintype Union Case, a Mathew Brady carte-de-visite, Japanese albumen photographic...
Dates:
1844-1916
Collection
Identifier: P014
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of 39 images (three proof sheets each containing nine images and three additional photographs). Additionally there are 39 negatives, however there is one negative without a corresponding print and one image without a negative.
Dates:
1900-1984
Collection
Identifier: 118
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of newsletters, programs, publications, and other materials related to Washington, D.C. theatres.
Dates:
1903-2000; Majority of material found within 1952-1994
Collection
Identifier: 063
Scope and Contents
The items in this collection consist of correspondence, church bulletins and programs, a prayer book, and various early twentieth century ephemera.
Dates:
1906-1960
Collection
Identifier: PUNK004
Collection
Identifier: PUNK005
Collection
Identifier: 217
Content Description
The collection contains items gathered and organized by Louise P. Latimer. The items relate to her professional activities as a librarian (1909-1948) at the District of Columbia Public Library.The first series includes five scrapbooks. The first two scrapbooks include full-text clippings of articles and opinion pieces written by Latimer, and published in The Horn Book and Library Journal between 1917 and 1947. The next two scrapbooks primarily contain texts discussing her work at...
Dates:
1917 - 1950
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: OHP005
Scope and Contents
From 1981 and 1982, the Latin American Youth Center in Washington D.C. conducted approximately 47 oral history interviews with Latino community members, of which 24 were donated to the Library. The project's directors were Lisa Wheaton and Lesley Rankin-Hill. The project was funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities, and all interviews were conducted by high school students. Indexes are in English and Spanish; taped interviews are in Spanish. Collection contains notes on interviews...
Dates:
1981 - 1982
