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WETA Women of Achievement Oral History Project

 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
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library

J. C. Wilfong, Jr. Collection

 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
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library

Paul K. Williams House History Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 222
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of 585 house history folders of homes in the District of Columbia. The folders contain housing permit records, historical information about the house and its prior owners. The Collection has a digital copy of basic data of the house histories on an external hard drive.

Dates: 1991 - 2021
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library

Wire Service Photographs Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 207
Scope and Contents

This collection contains 223 photographs and multiple clippings of political figures, congressional hearings, individuals from Washington D.C., the Capitol Building, as well as hearings and protests related to the Lend-Lease Act of 1941.

Dates: 1920-1946; Undated
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library

Gus L. Wolf Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: P029
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of twenty-seven glass plate negatives and corresponding 8x10 black & white prints, dating from circa 1880-1900. Image subjects include the Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress, U.S. Capitol, Lafayette Park, Mount Vernon, and the Petersen House. Additionally there are several images of what is believed to be the Potomac River, as well as a number of unidentifiable locations.

Dates: 1880-1900
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library

Women’s Advertising Club of Washington Records

 Collection
Identifier: 053
Scope and Contents The collection consists of board meeting minutes, annual reports, treasurer reports, financial records, clippings, and photographs from the Club’s records. It also contains editions of the “Ad Woman of Washington” and “Washington Ad Woman”, newsletters of the Club. Of particular significance are photographs, correspondence, memoranda, event programs and other items that document events and activities conducted by the Club in the mid-1960s for inner city girls who named themselves the “Go...
Dates: 1943-1975
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library

Women’s City Club of Washington, D.C. Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 049
Scope and Contents

Records from the Women’s City Club of Washington, DC extend from 1924 through 1983. The collection contains by-laws, annual reports, monthly bulletins, programs, and yearbooks. Significant items in the collection are the twentieth anniversary yearbook and bulletin containing highlights, reminiscences, and the history of the club from 1919 through 1939.

Dates: 1924-1983
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library

Women's City Club Records

 Collection
Identifier: 032
Scope and Contents

The materials are primarily meeting minutes of the Women's City Club of Washington, D.C. from 1919 through 1972. Also included are scrapbooks, photographs, clippings, and administrative records which document the Club's founding and activities.

Dates: 1919-1974
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library

Woodridge Book Club Records

 Collection
Identifier: 024
Scope and Contents

The Woodridge Book Club collection consists of yearly handbooks from 1931 through 1964. Significant items in the collection are handbooks covering China and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) during the years of 1942 through 1946.

Dates: 1931-1964
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library

H.D. Woodson and Metropolitan A.M.E. Church Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 093
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of materials found in the former home of Howard D. Woodson, including personal documents from his time in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and items from when he served as the superintendent of Sunday school at the Metropolitan A. M. E. Church in Washington, D.C. Example materials include a commencement program, treasurer reports, a tax levy, monthly reports, class lists, teaching aides, annual reports, construction quotes and contracts, invoices, and speeches.

Dates: 1852-1913
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library

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