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Ephemera

 Subject
Subject Source: Material Type

Found in 51 Collections and/or Records:

Abracadabra Club of Washington, D.C. Records

 Collection
Identifier: 062
Scope and Contents

The records consist of meeting minutes, attendance records, financial records, correspondence, clippings, pamphlets, photographs and yearbooks, all related to the activities of the Abracadabra Club and its members. The collection also contains two gavels and a block used to call meetings to order. The records reflect the intellectual interests of the members of the Club and cover a wide variety of topics spanning over a century of time.

Dates: 1893-1999
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library

American Association of University Women-Washington Branch Records

 Collection
Identifier: 059
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of correspondence, bulletins, yearbooks, clippings, legal documents and photographs that document the Washington Branch of the American Association of University Women. The collection is divided into the following three series: Administrative Files, Bulletins, and Yearbooks.

Dates: 1889-1970
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library

American Society of Music and Fine Arts Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 109
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of a scrapbook containing clippings, meeting minutes, invitations, and event announcements.

Dates: 1934-1964
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library

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

Association of Liberated Librarians Records

 Collection
Identifier: 157
Scope and Contents The collection includes organizational documents made and collected by the Association of Liberation Librarians (ALL). This includes bylaws, membership and job/volunteer announcements, meeting minutes and reports, newsletters, correspondence, and material relating to site visits. Since many of the organizers and later leaders of the Association of Liberated Librarians (ALL) also held leadership positions in both the District of Columbia Library Association (DCLA) and the DC Chapter of the...
Dates: 1953-1997
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library

Albert W. Atwood Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 064
Scope and Contents

Scope and Content Note: (overall look at the collection) The collection consists of scrapbooks containing Albert W. Atwood’s articles and editorials from The the Saturday Evening Post and The National Geographic Magazine, as well as three books and a poster from the DC Public Library. Also included are photographs, articles, and awards.

The control file for this collection contains a title index of Mr. Atwood’s articles and editorials from The Saturday Evening Post.

Dates: 1911-1975
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library

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

Capital Bicycle Club Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 057
Scope and Contents The collection contains items of the Capital Bicycle Club dating from 1880 to 1929, and includes 126 photographs, two scrapbooks, and five record books. The photographs are of the Club’s events including the 5th Annual League of American Wheelman Races on May 20, 1884 and Herbert S. “Bert” Owen’s Birthday Run on May 7, 1888. Also included are member portraits from the 1880’s by professional photography studios and founding member Max Hansmann cyanotype images. The two scrapbooks span the...
Dates: 1880-1929
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library

Capitol Hill History Club Programs Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 094
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of 28 Capitol Hill History Club annual programs.

Dates: 1920-1954
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library

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

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