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Collection
Identifier: 099
Scope and Content Note
The collection consists of annual programs, clippings, a lecture announcement, and correspondence.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1910 - 1971
Collection
Identifier: 004
Scope and Contents
The collection contains administrative files including correspondence, board meeting minutes, annual reports, contracts, insurance policies, and grant files. The records document the Center's history and membership through guest books, membership directories, and documentation of the 1972 Women's Conference in the Visual Arts. The collection includes the Center's journal Womensphere and issues of its newsletter. Additionally, the collection contains information on the activities of the...
Dates:
1972-1988
Collection — external hard drive: DIG_00002
Identifier: P026
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of 35mm slides artificially assembled from various locations throughout the division’s collection based solely on format. The images cover a wide array of subjects. The topics include the Cherry Blossom Parade, Moscow Circus, Papal visit, federal buildings, street scenes, 1968 riots, Georgetown, urban planning, and construction
Dates:
1820-1987
Collection
Identifier: Periodicals
Collection
Identifier: 224
Scope and Contents
Collection consists mainly of scrapbooks created and assembled by Washingtoniana Staff. Scrapbooking started within the division in the early part of the twentieth century and was phased out following World War II. The scrapbooks were topically assembled and mainly contain newspaper articles, while some scrapbooks contain photographs, manuscript and ephemeral materials. Additional topical scrapbooks not assembled by Library staff were added to the collection over the years. Scrapbooks have...
Dates:
1812 - 1966
Collection — Item: A - Z
Identifier: VF.001
Scope and Contents
Vertical files are news clippings, brochures, pamphlets and other documents placed in folders based on subject headings. Examples of the headings include Residential Sections, Politics and Government, Colleges and Universities, to name a few. As with the book collection, the files cover all subjects related to the District of Columbia: social, economic, cultural, recreational, political, and historical.
Dates:
Undated
Collection
Identifier: 226
Scope and Contents
Collection consists mainly of yearbooks donated from a variety of sources and assembled by Washingtoniana staff into a collection. A few bound items related to schools in the District of Columbia were added to the collection over the years.
Dates:
1889 - 2012
Collection
Identifier: 009
Scope and Contents
This collection contains correspondence, internal memorandum, proposals, publicity materials, legislative materials, meeting minutes, editorials, and membership lists. Most of these materials are related to Home Rule voting rights for D.C. residents from the 1930s through the 1960s. Organizations mentioned in this collection include the D.C. Suffrage Association, Committee of the 100, Citizens Conference on District Suffrage, and Young People’s Home Rule League.
Dates:
1930-1973
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: OHP008
Scope and Contents
Between 1979 and 1985 WETA-FM conducted a total of 56 "luncheon series" oral history interviews with notable women in the greater Washington, D.C. area. All interviews were a part of a series entitled "Women of Achievement." Each interview is approximately 45 minutes to an hour long and topics included life and work experiences. Interviewees were chosen for their achievements in a wide range of fields, including community volunteering, business, and the arts. The project's director was...
Dates:
1979 - 1985
Collection
Identifier: P010
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of 32 3 x 3 inch black and white photographs. There are no negatives with this collection. The images were taken between 1963-1965 and are of houses and businesses throughout Washington, D.C., many of which have been demolished. Historic locations include the Belasco Theater, Edwin Stanton House, John Philip Sousa House, Heurich Mansion, and the Commandant’s House at the USMC Barracks. Notations on many of the photographs indicate the year the building was demolished...
Dates:
1963-1965
