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

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W: 10 1/2 × 8 in. (26.7 × 20.3 cm)

Type

letters (correspondence)

Place made

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Place used

Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America

Date

August 1982

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.

Topic

African American

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

See more items in

National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Documents and Published Materials

Archival Collections

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Published by

Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957

Subject of

Wiebenson, John Jacob, American, died 2003

Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968

Medium

ink on paper (fiber product)

Dimensions

H x W: 16 × 11 1/2 in. (40.6 × 29.2 cm)

Type

journals (periodicals)

Place depicted

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date

May 15, 1968

Description

The May 15, 1968 edition of Soul Force, the official journal of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. The cover reads [POOR FOLKS' CAMPAIGN HITS D.C. / YOU CAN HELP / "TO MAKE THIS DREAM A REALITY"] and features an illustration by Henry Brownlee of the faces of five individuals. Stories include "Mule Train Moves Out," about travel to Washington, D.C.; "Poor People's University," about a curriculum developed for college students joining the campaign to educate on issues of poverty; and "Campaña De Los Pobres Proposito," a Spanish-language piece on goals and grievances that the Chicano movement seeks to achieve and address through participation in the Poor People's Campaign. Eight numbered pages.

Topic

African American

Activism

Civil Rights

Political organizations

Poverty

United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Abigail Wiebenson & sons, John, Derek & Sam in honor of John Wiebenson

Object number

2017.76.1

Restrictions & Rights

@ SCLC, Henry Brownlee, Brig Cabe, Bill Mahoney, Fletcher Drake.. Permission required for use.

See more items in

National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

Exhibition

City of Hope: Resurrection City and the 1968 Poor People's Campaign

On View

National Museum of American History (14th St & Constitution), National Museum of American History, NMAH East Wing, 2nd Floor, Room 2200

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Photograph by

O'Halloran, Thomas

Subject of

Wiebenson, John Jacob, American, died 2003

Unidentified Man or Men

Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968

Medium

dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper on Fome-Cor (TM)

Dimensions

H x W x D (Image and sheet): 15 1/4 × 23 3/8 × 1/4 in. (38.7 × 59.4 × 0.6 cm)

Type

black-and-white photographs

chromogenic color prints

Place depicted

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date

1968

Description

A chromogenic print depicting a black-and-white image of four people outdoors in an open space building an A-frame structure from wooden 2x4s and plywood. The man at center, John Wiebenson, stands on a milk crate holding plywood against the 2x4 frame. Two others, faces obstructed, do the same. A fourth swings a hammer. A fifth person squats holding a camera to capture the proceedings. A final person stands with his back to the camera while looking to a piece of paper in his left hand. There are scattered trees in the background. The photograph is dry-mounted on Fome-Cor.

Topic

African American

Activism

Architecture

Civil Rights

Housing

Poverty

United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Abigail Wiebenson & sons, John, Derek & Sam in honor of John Wiebenson

Object number

2017.76.3

Restrictions & Rights

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

See more items in

National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

Exhibition

City of Hope: Resurrection City and the 1968 Poor People's Campaign

On View

National Museum of American History (14th St & Constitution), National Museum of American History, NMAH East Wing, 2nd Floor, Room 2200

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Photograph by

Williams, Milton, American, born 1940

Subject of

Unidentified Man or Men

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper, mounting board

Dimensions

H x W (Image and Sheet): 7 7/8 x 9 15/16 in. (20 x 25.2 cm)

Type

gelatin silver prints

Place depicted

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date

1979

Description

A black-and-white photograph of two men sitting on the side of the street. One man sits on the curb with a dog next to him. The other man sits on a cooler with a fishing rod next to him. The photograph is attached to a thick mounting board. The board is stamped and inscribed on the back.

Topic

African American

Local and regional

Photography

United States--Social life and customs

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Milton Williams Archives

Object number

2011.15.49

Restrictions & Rights

© Milton Williams

See more items in

National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Photograph by

P. Kenneth Jadin, American

Subject of

Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968

Medium

dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (image and sheet): 13 3/4 × 11 in. (35 × 28 cm)

Type

chromogenic color prints

Place depicted

Resurrection City, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date

May 21, 1968 - June 23, 1968

Description

A color photograph of Resurrection City from the 1968 Poor People's Campaign on the National Mall that was taken by one of Resurrection City's lead architects, Ken Jadin. The photograph is an aerial view facing the Lincoln Memorial from the Washington Monument. The tent settlement, known as Resurrection City, is shown to the left of the Reflecting Pool in West Potomac Park. The tents, made of white tarp over plywood, are visible in the dirt encampment. The Reflecting Pool is lined with trees and there are larger groves on the left side of the image. Rainbow Pond, now the World War II Memorial, can be seen in the foreground. The background shows the Potomac River and the far Washington, D.C. and Virginia landscape. The Arlington Memorial Bridge is shown over the river behind the Lincoln Memorial. The image colors are considerably deteriorated. An inscription on the reverse reads [R. Res City].

Topic

African American

Activism

Civil Rights

Freedom

Health

Housing

Local and regional

Photography

Social reform

United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of P. Kenneth Jadin

Object number

2017.98.1

Restrictions & Rights

© P. Kenneth Jadin

See more items in

National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Exhibition

City of Hope: Resurrection City and the 1968 Poor People's Campaign

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Created by

United Press International, American, founded 1907

Subject of

King, Coretta Scott, American, 1927 - 2006

Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)

H x W (Image (Including type on right side)): 10 1/4 × 7 1/2 in. (26 × 19.1 cm)

Type

gelatin silver prints

Place captured

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date

May 12, 1968

Description

A print of a press photograph of Coretta Scott King leading the Mother's Day March for Welfare Rights, part of the kick-off to the Poor Peoples Campaign. King is pictured in the center of the image wearing a dark suit, large corsage, and dark glasses. She links arms with people next to her, including two women in light colored jackets and corsages to her proper right and a man holding a megaphone to her proper left. Directly behind her is a man in a clerical collar with a young girl on his shoulders. Behind her is a large crowd of men and women, with buildings visible in the background. To the right of the image is printed the caption [WAP -051213 5/12/68 WASHINGTON: Mrs. Martin Luther King (center, dark glasses) leads a Mother's Day March for welfare rights, here 5/12. The parade kicked off the Poor People's Campaign which will culminate in a mass march on Memorial day. Others are unidentified. UPI]. On the back of the print are inscriptions and a stamp from the Examiner Reference Library.

Topic

African American

Activism

Civil Rights

Motherhood

Photography

Poverty

Social reform

United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Elmer J. Whiting, III

Object number

2011.17.142

Restrictions & Rights

© United Press International. Permission required for use.

See more items in

National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Exhibition

City of Hope: Resurrection City and the 1968 Poor People's Campaign

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture