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  • Jeannine Smith Clark Oral History Interview

    Created by
    National Museum of African American History and Culture, American, founded 2003
    Interview of
    Clark, Jeannine Smith, American, 1928 - 2018
    Interviewed by
    Navies, Kelly Elaine, American
    Recorded by
    Moir, Kim, American
    Subject of
    Smithsonian Institution, American, founded 1846
    Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
    Dunbar High School, American, founded 1870
    Howard University, American, founded 1867
    Anacostia Community Museum, American, founded 1967
    National Museum of Natural History, American, founded 1910
    Kinard, John, American, 1936 - 1989
    Brown, Claudine K., American, 1949 - 2016
    Asbury United Methodist Church, American, founded 1836
    Date
    2018
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 85 minutes (5100 seconds)
    Description
    An oral history interview of Smithsonian volunteer and Regent Jeannine Smith Clark, conducted on August 7, 2018 by Kelly Elaine Navies. The interview consists of one digital MOV video file captured on Canon 300, with a duration of 1:25:08. The file is 7.4 GB.
    In this interview, Ms. Clark discusses her life and work in Washington, DC, as well as her storied family history. The first part of the interview covers her early family life and education in Washington, DC. Her family has been in Washington, DC at least since the early 19th century. Her parents were the activist and business couple John Archibald and Lorena Jackson Smith. Clark attended DC’s historically prestigious Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, and later Howard University, where she met her husband, Charles Howell Clark, MD. She describes their meeting in this interview.
    The second half of the of the interview covers her various roles at the Smithsonian from being one of the very first African American docents when she started in 1968 in the midst of the Poor People’s Campaign, to being the first African American woman appointed to the Board of Regents. She also discusses being the Chair of the Women’s Committee and a founding member of the Cultural Education Committee. Towards the end of the interview, Ms. Clark reflects on the opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Finally, Ms. Clark was in failing health during the interview and knew that she would be leaving this life soon. She passed away one day before her 90 birthday on October 4, 2018.
    Place depicted
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Germany, Europe
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    African American - Latinx Solidarity
    Poor People's Campaign
    Type
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    Africa
    Education
    Families
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Local and regional
    Museums
    Women
    World War II
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2018.109
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5565bc339-13bd-4b36-aeb8-6c6a8b95ca66
  • Letter from Anacostia Museum to Norma Merrick Sklarek

    Issued by
    Anacostia Community Museum, American, founded 1967
    Written by
    Hutchinson, Louise D., American, 1928 - 2014
    Received by
    Sklarek, Norma Merrick, American, 1926 - 2012
    Subject of
    Welton Becket and Associates, American, 1949 - 1987
    Owned by
    Sklarek, Norma Merrick, American, 1926 - 2012
    Date
    August 1982
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 10 1/2 × 8 in. (26.7 × 20.3 cm)
    Description
    Letter from the Anacostia Museum to Norma Sklarek. The white paper has a black printed letterhead with a sun logo on the left and text [EXHIBITS DESIGN AND PRODUCTION LABORATORY / THE ANACOSTIA NEIGHBORHOOD MUSEUM SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION]. Below this is contact information. There is a black stamp on the upper right which reads [RECEIVED / AUG 13 1982 / WELTON BECKET ASSOCIATES]. The letter is addressed to Sklarek and begins [Thank you so very much for your prompt reply…]. The letter discusses the revision of an exhibit titled “Black Women: Achievements Against the Odds” and requests a photograph of Sklarek at work for inclusion. The reverse is blank.
    Place depicted
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Place used
    Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Archival Collections
    Type
    letters (correspondence)
    Topic
    Architecture
    Correspondence
    Local and regional
    Museums
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of David Merrick Fairweather and Yvonne Goff
    Object number
    TA2018.23.3.1.11.18
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5abc3f3f2-e186-4c97-ac34-824ab5a00488
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