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1953 Inaugural Committee Reports
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 201
Scope and Contents
This collection includes the final reports of committees who organized the 1953 Inauguration of President Eisenhower; as well as reports on the Inaugural medal distribution, Inauguration parade, and the aggregate financial report.
Dates:
1952 - 1953
Adams v. Clinton Collection
Collection
Identifier: 044
Scope and Contents
The documents include approximately one-third of the materials at the time of the donation, which are before the U.S. District Court for D.C. The collection does not contain procedural documents and related documents such as “Friends of the Court” filings nor rebuttal arguments concerning the plaintiffs’ application for a 3-Judge court since the application was granted by the Court. Also included are the original complaint, motions by various defendants to dismiss, oppositions to those...
Dates:
1998-1999
Joaquín de Alba Cartoon Collection
Collection
Identifier: 156
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of caricatures of politicians and world leaders, courtroom sketches, and two metal plates of two U.S. congressmen.
Dates:
1966-1967
Artificial and Ephemeral Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 060
Scope and Contents
The collection contains letters, programs, meeting minutes, speeches, event tickets, brochures, pamphlets, invitations, financial records, legislative materials, political memorabilia, and other rare items dating primarily from the 19th through the mid- 20th century. Of particular significance are letters, petitions, and legislative acts documenting the work of elected and appointed mayors; a Board of Alderman; and City Councils from 1802 through the early 1870s in the “Politics...
Dates:
1769
Clifford Berryman Cartoon Collection
Collection — external hard drive: DIG_00001
Identifier: P008
Scope and Contents
The Clifford Berryman Cartoon Collection contains 108 political cartoons drawn for publication in the Washington Evening Star from approximately 1900 to 1948. Drawn in pen and ink on posterboard, the majority of these oversized cartoons measure either 13.5” x 14.25” or 18” x 15.75”. In general, the subjects of the cartoons pertain to local District of Columbia issues as opposed to national news. The cartoons address community issues, congressional appropriation and District finances,...
Dates:
1900 - 1948
Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence Artifact Collection
Collection — external hard drive: DIG_00030
Identifier: 208
Content Description
Please note: This collection contains strong language, references to police brutality, and violent imagery. The Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence Artifact Collection consists of posters, banners, clothing, photographs, and ephemeral objects attached to the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence (BLM Fence) surrounding Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C, from June 2020 to January 2021. The artifacts were attached to the fence to protest the treatment of Black and Brown communities by police and...
Dates:
2020 or 2021
Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence Photograph Collection
Collection — external hard drive: DIG_00030
Identifier: 228
Scope and Contents
The Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence Photograph Collection documents the appearance of this temporary but important landmark on the north side of Lafayette Square over two days in January 2021.
Dates:
2021-02 - 2021-04
Frank E. Braxton Collection
Collection
Identifier: 146
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of materials collected by Frank E. Braxton, Sr. Materials include clippings, correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks, and 3D materials including license plates and campaign buttons.
Dates:
1900-1918; 1944-2012; undated
John Capozzi Collection
Collection
Identifier: 125
Scope and Contents
The John Capozzi Collection documents John Capozzi’s political career throughout the 1990s and early 2000s. The majority of the materials relate to Capozzi’s roles as D.C. Shadow Representative and an advocate for D.C. statehood, as well as his fight to prevent the construction of the Barney Circle Freeway. This collection includes items such as personal and non-personal correspondence and memoranda, press clippings and releases, meeting agendas and minutes, financial information for various...
Dates:
1978-2001
Margaret Cooper Papers
Collection
Identifier: 133
Scope and Contents
This six box collection consists of the personal papers of Margaret Cooper and documents her professional; civic and community activities; and achievements. The collection consists largely of certificates, plaques, programs, administrative materials, and miscellaneous materials documenting Cooper’s involvement as an active member and leader of several organizations and institutions, including Third Baptist Church, Christian Endeavor, D.C. Federation of Civic Associations, Inc., the East...
Dates:
1918-1998