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W. Bryant Tyrrell Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: P023
Content Description

The collection consists of newspaper clippings, notes, photographs, and slides. Subjects include DC Monuments, natural photography, bird feeders, national parks, parades, and canals. The collection is broken into three series: Obituaries, Photographs, and Slides.

Dates: 1900 - 1967

U Street Oral History Project

 Collection — external hard drive: DIG_00005
Identifier: OHP026
Content Description

Digital recordings of 20 oral history interviews by DCPL Special Collections Librarian Kelly Navies and related digital documents. 18 of the recordings are about the U Street cultural corridor. All of the U Street interviews have logs and two of them also have transcripts. Digital photographs and other documents were also included in the U Street transfer. There is also an interview with DC author Edward P. Jones, in 2 parts.

Dates: 2014

Cynthia Uleman Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 176
Scope and Contents

The collection contains fliers for musical performances, mail art, correspondence, publications, and zines Cnythia Uleman collected throughout the 1970s and 1980s.

Dates: 1975 - 2012

United Brick Company Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: P017
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of 85 4x6 inch and 3.5x5 inch color images of the abandoned United Brick Company buildings and kilns. The kilns are located on New York Avenue NE and are currently owned by the United States National Arboretum. All the images were taken around 1993 and show the vast vegetation overgrowth and dilapidation of the site.

Dates: 1993

United States Civil Works Administration

 Collection
Identifier: 184
Scope and Contents This collection contains a written narrative detailing the history of the United States Civil Works Administration (CWA) in Washington, DC, as well as 34 black-and-white photographs depicting CWA projects throughout the city in 1934. Following the initial report is a memorandum and table showing approved projects, estimated costs, and completion status. The photographs in this collection most often show individuals or groups working on CWA projects, such as grading streets,...
Dates: 1934

WAMU Broadcast Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 045
Scope and Contents The collection contains 679 audio cassettes containing recordings primarily of three weekly shows, Metro Connection, Public Interest (DC Politics Hour) and the Kojo Nnamdi Show dating between 1998 and 2004. All show content is related to local D.C. current affairs and history. The collection also contains editorials on D.C. political issues, most often prepared by Mark Plotkin, as well as some 1-hour segments from Public Interest, which relate to local Washington, D.C. matters. ...
Dates: 1998–2004

Washington Academy of Sciences Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 085
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of by-laws, directories, journals, clippings, rules, and programs related to the Washington Academy of Sciences from 1897-1965.

Dates: 1897-1965

Washington Area Performing Arts Video Archives (WAPAVA) Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 047
Scope and Contents

Collection consists of recordings (VHS Video and DVD) and programs from selected local theatre performances.

Dates: 1995-2016

Washington Club Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 098
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of the Washington Club’s monthly bulletins and annual publications of the constitution and bylaws, officers and members, rules, and duties of committees.

Dates: 1896-1956

Washington Community Video Center (WCVC) Collection

 Collection — external hard drive: DIG_00031
Identifier: 210
Content Description

Content topics include: May Day Demonstrations, Paris Peace Talks, Welfare Recipients speaking out, urban conditions, Kathleen Cleaver, a video made and directed by welfare mothers, housing in Adams Morgan, Allen Ginsberg at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 1970 interviews with pro-war demonstrators at a rally called by Reverend Carl McIntire, and more.

Dates: 1970 - 1975

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