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DC Public Library Oral History Project

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: OHP003

Scope and Contents

Between 1972 and 1992 the Library conducted 29 oral history interviews with individuals who had a long association with and knowledge of Washington D.C. Topics include childhood experiences, segregation, religion, neighborhoods, education, communities, employment, demographics and social life. The interviews were organized and conducted by Marcia M. Greenlee and Roxanna Deane.

Dates: 1972 - 1992

Found in: The People's Archive, MLK Library

District of Columbia Public Library Records

Collection

Identifier: 040

Scope and Contents The archive contains the official records of the Washington Free Public Library and the District of Columbia Public Library (DCPL). The records include photographs, slides, correspondence, scrapbooks, posters, newsletters, blueprints, maps, architectural drawings, meeting minutes, internal memoranda, audiotapes, reports, payroll ledgers, financial information, and other official files. The records document the operations and projects of the library’s directors, board of trustees, divisions,...

Dates: 1896 - 2005; Majority of material found within 1896 - 1970

Found in: The People's Archive, MLK Library

DC Public Library Sites Web Archive

Collection

Identifier: dcpl_web0019

Dates: 2017-

Found in: The People's Archive, MLK Library

D.C. Public School Survey, Phase II Oral History Project

Collection — external hard drive: DIG_00006

Identifier: OHP017

Scope and Contents

Between 1998 and 1999 the Historical Society of Washington conducted a total of 40 oral history interviews with adults who had attended D.C. public schools. Topics include educational experiences, schools attended, dates of graduation. The project director was Karen Washburn, Oral Historian for the Historical Society.

Dates: 1998 - 1999

Found in: The People's Archive, MLK Library

D.C. Punk (Web) Archive

Collection

Identifier: dcpl_web0005

Dates: 2020-

Found in: The People's Archive, MLK Library

D.C. School Newspapers Collection

Collection

Identifier: 117

Scope and Contents The collection consists of multiple bound copies of student newspapers; Tech Life from McKinley Technology High School, Ballou Charter from Frank W. Ballou Senior High School, The Cardozo Owl from Cardozo Senior High School, The Central Bulletin from Central High School, The Coolidge Courier and Colt Pride from Calvin Coolidge High School, The Sentinel from Joel Elias Spingarn High School, and The Balance Sheet from Washington Business High School. None of the newspaper titles are a...

Dates: 1936-2002

Found in: The People's Archive, MLK Library

D.C. Special Libraries Association Records

Collection

Identifier: 014

Scope and Contents

This collection includes annual reports, correspondence, by-laws, D.C. Special Library Association constitutions (1940-1966), maps, biographical information, a procedures manual, photographs, and planning reports. It also contains records of committee work, member groups, and editions of the chapter newsletter Notes.

Dates: 1940-1985

Found in: The People's Archive, MLK Library

D.C. Statehood Movement Leaders Oral History Project

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: OHP020

Scope and Contents Between 1997 and 1999 the D.C. Public Library and Councilmember Hilda Mason's office jointly sponsored a program to conduct oral histories of D.C. Statehood movement leaders. The project was funded by a grant from the D.C. Humanities Council and documents the experiences of 10 important Statehood movement leaders. The interviews cover such topics as memories of activist Julius Hobson, the early founding of the Statehood Party, local politics and referendums, constitutional convention, and...

Dates: 1997 - 1999

Found in: The People's Archive, MLK Library