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Deaf Community Voices in the Heart of D.C. - Signing a Culture Oral History Project

 Collection — external hard drive: DIG_00041
Identifier: 229
Content Description This oral history project documents the Deaf Community in Washington, D.C. during a time when educational, employment, and recreational activities were limited due to communication barriers between Deaf and hearing people and misconceptions about what Deaf people can accomplish. The project explores how the Deaf Community created organizations to fill the social, recreational, educational, and spiritual needs which were inaccessible due to communication barriers. The project was conducted by...
Dates: 2022-08-10
Found in: The People's Archive, MLK Library

District of Columbia Citizens for Better Public Education (DCCBPE) Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 002
Scope and Contents The collection contains District of Columbia Citizens for Better Public Education (DCCBPE) annual and board of directors’ meeting minutes, administrative directives, legislative testimony, financial reports, and copies of the organization’s newsletter, the Bulletin Board. Other materials included are numerous studies and reports sponsored by DCCBPE including Student Responsibilities and Rights, A Quest for Educational Opportunity in a Major Urban School District, and Creating Resource...
Dates: 1965 - 1982
Found in: The People's Archive, MLK Library

District of Columbia Civil War Centennial Commission Records

 Collection
Identifier: 007
Scope and Contents

The collection contains materials related to Commision planning and events; including correspondence, clippings, photographs, booklets, programs, and other memorabilia.

Dates: 1907, 1958-1966
Found in: The People's Archive, MLK Library

District of Columbia Department of Housing and Community Development

 Collection
Identifier: 165
Scope and Content Note

The collection consists of 393 color and black and white photographs of DC Housing and Community Development construction projects throughout the District. Most images are of street or infrastructure projects. Of note are images of L’Enfant Plaza, playgrounds, and recreation center projects. The collection is arranged by the Department of Housing and Community Development project number.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1969 - 1983
Found in: The People's Archive, MLK Library

District of Columbia Elections 2018 Web Archive

 Collection
Identifier: dcpl_web0007
Scope and Contents

A collection of websites documenting candidate websites for elected positions in D.C.

Dates: 2020
Found in: The People's Archive, MLK Library

District of Columbia Elections 2020 Web Archive

 Collection
Identifier: dcpl_web0008
Dates: 2020
Found in: The People's Archive, MLK Library

District of Columbia Elections 2022 Web Archive

 Collection
Identifier: dcpl_web0016
Scope and Contents

This collection is comprised of 56 web sites documenting the candidates running for various elected positions within D.C. government during the 2022 election.

Dates: 2022
Found in: The People's Archive, MLK Library

District of Columbia Library Association Records

 Collection
Identifier: 039
Scope and Contents

The papers of the District of Columbia Library Association consist of approximately 16 linear feet of material documenting the activities of this organization from its inception in 1894 to the present day. Material includes minutes, financial records, correspondence, handbooks, publicity materials, organization publications and photographs.

Dates: 1894-1997
Found in: The People's Archive, MLK Library

District of Columbia Militia Scrapbook Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 068
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of three scrapbooks about the D.C. Militia (National Guard) Engineer Battalion. Materials included in the scrapbooks include: clippings from local and national newspapers, correspondence, programs, flyers, maps, blueprints, and photographs. The scrapbooks are labeled "1890-1898," however, the materials extend to 1906. Each scrapbook contains notes at the beginning regarding the contents.

Dates: 1890-1906
Found in: The People's Archive, MLK Library

District of Columbia Police Department Scrapbooks Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 069
Scope and Contents

The four scrapbooks that make up this collection contain clippings, programs, and photographs documenting the successes and failures of the Metropolitan Police Department. Also included in these scrapbooks are clippings related to the King and Queen of England.

Dates: 1939-1948
Found in: The People's Archive, MLK Library

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Alba, Joaquin de 1
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American Society of Music and Fine Arts 1
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Association of Liberated Librarians 1
Atwood, Albert W. (Albert William), 1879-1975 1
BYT Media Inc. 1
Bachrach Studios 1
Barber, Lucy G. (Lucy Grace), 1964- 1
Bateman, Grace 1
Beacon College (Leesburg, Fla.) 1
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Berryman, Clifford Kennedy, 1869-1949 1
Black Nurses Association 1
Black in Space 1
Bloom, George 1
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Center for Inspired Teaching 1
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Check It Enterprises, LLC 1
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Colonial School for Girls 1
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Congress Heights Historic Building Survey 1
Connolly, Cynthia 1
Cook, Verla R. 1
Cooke, Paul P. 1
Cooper, Margaret 1
Council of Jewish Women (U.S.) 1
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District of Columbia. Department of Transportation 1
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Ellis, Sarah E. 1
Emergency Committee on the Transportation Crisis 1
Enoch Pratt Free Library 1
Evening Star Newspaper Co.. Washington Star, The 1
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Faul, Jan W., 1945- 1
Federation of Citizens Associations of the District of Columbia 1
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Figall, Frederick 1
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Foxall family 1
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Frank, Madeline Harriet 1
Friends of Eastern Market 1
Friendship Citizens Association 1
George Washington University. Center for Washington Area Studies 1
Goodman, Harry 1
Greg Reynold Dance Quintet 1
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