Pennsylvania Quarter (Washington, D.C.)
Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
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
National Rifles Scrapbook Collection
Collection — External hard drive DIG_00012
Identifier: 051
Scope and Contents
The scrapbooks contain clippings, invitations, programs, memorabilia, handwritten and typewritten letters, ledgers, receipts, meetings minutes, and a few copies of Canteen, the daily record of the National Rifles and an oversized poster for the July 4th Military Celebration in St. Louis, Missouri.
Also included is a box of cabinet card images of uniformed members of the National Rifles. Notes on the back of the photographs indicate that the images came from the Evans Collection in...
Dates:
1880-1889
Washington Women’s Arts Center Records
Collection
Identifier: 004
Scope and Contents
The collection contains administrative files including correspondence, board meeting minutes, annual reports, contracts, insurance policies, and grant files. The records document the Center's history and membership through guest books, membership directories, and documentation of the 1972 Women's Conference in the Visual Arts. The collection includes the Center's journal Womensphere and issues of its newsletter. Additionally, the collection contains information on the activities of the...
Dates:
1972-1988
Wes Morrison interview, 2022-12-28
Item
Identifier: rwhc_ohp_2022_009.wav
Abstract
In this oral history interview, Mr. Wes Morrison discusses his life and experiences moving from Durham, North Carolina, to Washington, D.C., in 1959. The interview begins with a discussion of Mr. Morrison’s early life in Durham. Mr. Morrison talks about his grandmother and aunt, who raised him, and the Brookstown community in which they lived. He also shares memories of his upbringing and educational experiences in Durham and discusses racial segregation and race relations in the city. Mr....
Dates:
Other: 2022-12-28