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Collection
Identifier: 139
Scope and Contents
The Dorothy Provine Free Black Research Collection contains photocopies of wills, marriage registers, freedom records, manumissions records, research files, writings by Provine, birth records, death records, records of social organizations, genealogy records, and records of black property owners. It should be noted that while the documents in this collection date from 1686 to 1997, nearly all records in this collection are photocopies of original documents, made predominantly in the...
Dates:
1686-1997
Collection
Identifier: PUNK007
Collection — external hard drive: DIG_00029
Identifier: 199
Content Description
The Chip Py Go-Go Collection consists of 1,900-plus individually composed and artistically rendered images of concert performances of Chuck Brown, the 'Godfather of Go-Go'; and other individuals and bands, including Rare Essence, Backyard Band, Familiar Faces, Suttle Thoughts, BE'LA DONA, and Da Mixx. The photographs were taken by Chip Py, personal photographer to Chuck Brown, between 2010 and 2020. The bulk of the collection dates from 2010-2014. The collection documents the importance of...
Dates:
2010 - 2020
Collection
Identifier: 105
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of meeting minutes, administrative materials, community newsletters and announcements, correspondence, and legal documents related to the Queen’s Chapel Civic Association.
Dates:
1965-1995
Collection
Identifier: OHP004
Scope and Contents
Between 1976 and 1981 the Schlesinger Library of Radcliffe College in Cambridge, Massachusetts, conducted over 70 oral history interviews with African-American women, of which the transcripts of 8 D.C. interviews were donated to the D.C. Public Library. Topics include family background, childhood history, family, socioeconomic status, education, influences, accomplishments and the effects of sex and race on their lives. No tapes of these interviews were transferred to the Library.
Dates:
1976 - 1981
Collection — external hard drive: DIG_00026
Identifier: 236
Collection
Identifier: 183
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of ledgers, invoices, receipts, and correspondence related to the Charles Ford Co., brick manufacturing company, which was also referred to as “Ford and Bro.”. The company manufactured bricks for buildings as well as paving, and had accounts with companies in Washington, DC, Arlington, Virginia, and as far north as Trenton, New Jersey. The company also provided bricks for U.S. and District government construction projects. The collection includes personal...
Dates:
1879 - 1882; 1896 - 1898
Collection
Identifier: 166
Scope and Content Note
The collection consists of 1,416 photographs of Redevelopment Land Agency (RLA) construction projects throughout Washington, D.C. Of note are the projects related to the Southwest Waterfront and the repaving operations throughout the city.
Dates:
ca. 1975
Collection
Identifier: 192
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of letters, zines, photographs and personal items related to Mike Ross’s involvement in the punk music scene in Washington D.C. and New York City dating approximately between 1982 and 1987. This collection includes copies of Ross’s zine D.C. Riot.
Dates:
1982 - ca. 1987
Collection — external hard drive: DIG_00001
Identifier: P031
Scope and Contents
The Willard R. Ross Postcard Collection comprises original gelatin silver postcard prints, primarily of the streets and architecture of Washington D.C. and the surrounding areas. The collection consists largely of building and street views – churches, cemeteries, schools, businesses, and other public buildings are well represented – but also contains images of social organizations like the Wanderlusters, a co-ed hiking club. Ross assigned captions and non-unique numbers to most of his...
Dates:
1909-1931
