4 10 274 https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/bf43197afe6c2d88770d86a6518e6737.jpeg f5bc325fd7325c5911faac807517d655 Directory Type2 Contact <a href="http://www.gallaudet.edu/library_deaf_collections_and_archives/about.html">Gallaudet University Library Deaf Collections and Archives</a> <a href="http://berd.artinterp.org/omeka/items/show/1106/#geolocation">800 Florida Avenue, NE, Washington, DC 20002-3695</a> <a>+1 (202) 651-5000</a> <a href="mailto:archives@gallaudet.edu">archives@gallaudet.edu</a> Description The Gallaudet University Archives is responsible for the institutional memory of the University and also strives to preserve the memory o the global Deaf Community. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Gallaudet University Library Deaf Collections and Archives archives community District of Columbia hearing impaired library records university Washington https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/e53ac8ff87dca80baf2733422a2cc690.jpg df513c26bb7f4a32238af069608a35ed Directory Type2 Contact <a href="http://www.gallaudet.edu/campus_design.html">Office of Campus Design and Planning, Gallaudet University</a> <a href="http://berd.artinterp.org/omeka/items/show/1107/#geolocation">College Hall, 800 Florida Ave NE, Washington, DC 20002-3695</a> <a>+1 (202) 651-5684</a> Executive Director, Hansel Bauman: <a href="mailto:hansel.bauman@gallaudet.edu">hansel.bauman@gallaudet.edu</a> Project Coordinator, Liletha Davidson: <a href="mailto:liletha.davidson@gallaudet.edu">liletha.davidson@gallaudet.edu</a> Description The Gallaudet University Campus is a beautiful and historic place. The original campus, designed by Fredrick Law Olmsted in 1866, is identified as a Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places. In support of Gallaudet University's mission to "ensure the intellectual and professional advancement of deaf and hard of hearing individuals," long-term stewardship of the campus will ensure the campus setting is responsive and expressive of the rich relationship between deaf and hard of hearing experiences and the built environment -- an emerging approach to architecture and planning developed at Gallaudet known as DeafSpace. Resource <a href="http://www.gallaudet.edu/campus_design/projects.html">Projects:</a> Information on previous projects Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Office of Campus Design and Planning, Gallaudet University 19th century 20th century 21st century architecture community DeafSpace District of Columbia hearing impaired historic district Olmsted, Frederick Law (Architect) planning office records university Washington https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/02650961e3a2a41734b5aa299cceeacc.png 82598d7f7c6b34820b3b474da0c37752 Directory Type2 Contact <a href="http://sca.gmu.edu/">Special Collections & Archives, George Mason University</a> <a href="http://berd.artinterp.org/omeka/items/show/1108/#geolocation">Fenwick Library, 4400 University Dr, Fairfax, VA 22030</a> <a>+1 (703) 993-2220 </a><a href="mailto:speccoll@gmu.edu">speccoll@gmu.edu</a> Description SCRC collects materials related to George Mason University, Northern Virginia, performing arts, transportation and planning, and photography. SCRC collects oral histories pertaining to Northern Virginia; the Federal Theatre Project; Reston, Virginia; and George Mason University's history. It currently conducts an active oral history program. Resource <a href="http://sca.gmu.edu/finding_aids/pca.html">Planned Community Archive Collection:</a> Architectural drawings for select Reston buildings; Photographs and sketches of Reston buildings, Brochures for Reston buildings, containing drawings, plans, and sketches. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Special Collections & Archives, George Mason University architecture archives drawings Fairfax Mason, George oral history photographs plans records Reston university Virginia https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/33371c85547aa09451a3544e516a2e49.jpeg 0657749fc65e477bf650e3dab59ab29d Directory Type2 Contact <a href="http://library.gwu.edu/scrc">Special Collections Research Center, George Washington University</a> <a href="http://berd.artinterp.org/omeka/items/show/1109/#geolocation">Gelman Library, 2130 H St NW, Washington, DC 20052</a> GW Libraries <a>+1 (202) 994-6558</a> SCRC <a>+1 (202) 994-7549</a> <a href="mailto:gelman@gwu.edu">gelman@gwu.edu</a> <a href="mailto:speccoll@gwu.edu">speccoll@gwu.edu</a> Description The Special Collections Research Center's mission is to collect, preserve, and make accessible primary resources and rare or unique materials to all researchers regardless of institutional affiliation. Other Collections include: Rare Books and Maps, University Archives & Records Management, Africana Research Center, Media & Journalism, and Education Resource <a href="http://library.gwu.edu/scrc/collections/washingtoniana">Washingtoniana Collection:</a> The Washingtoniana Collection documents the city's political, economic, social, and cultural history. These materials encompass a variety of topics including the Metro, the DC government, local businesses, neighborhood, and civic associations. The primary source materials relating to Washington, DC are in the form of individual papers, family papers, and organizational records which document the economic, political, social, and cultural history of the District of Columbia and the metropolitan Washington area. Subject interests for the collection include city planning, public transportation, dance, literature, local politics and government, business, and communities and neighborhoods. Collection strengths include the Washington Writers' Archive, a large collection of material documenting the DC City Council and local government, and a significant grouping of maps. <a href="http://encyclopedia.gwu.edu/index.php?title=Main_Page">George Washington & Foggy Bottom Historical Encyclopedia:</a> Under the University Archives & Records Management, the George Washington and Foggy Bottom Historical Encyclopedia is a growing online resource dedicated to the vibrant history of George Washington University and to the surrounding Foggy Bottom community. <a href="http://library.gwu.edu/collections/kiev">The I. Edward Kiev Judaica Collection:</a> The I. Edward Kiev Judaica Collection was established in 1996 by Dr. Ari and Phyllis Kiev with the donation of the private library of Dr. Kiev’s father, Rabbi I. Edward Kiev (1905-1975), one of the preeminent Judaica librarians of the 20th century. In 1998, the Kiev Room was dedicated to house the collection – along with supplementary collections of Jewish graphic art, archives, printed and recorded music, ephemera, artifacts and ritual objects - and to provide a reading room for researchers. The continued growth of the Kiev Collection is supported by the Kiev Foundation and outside donations. <a href="http://teamstersarchives.gwu.edu/">George Washington University - International Brotherhood of Teamsters Labor History Research Initiatives:</a> The George Washington University and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters launched an initiative in 2008 to build an educational and research environment to explore the role that the American labor movement in general and the Teamsters in particular have played in the development of the United States from the late 19th Century onwards. Key aspects of this collaboration include an active archival program to acquire, arrange, preserve, and provide access to historically-significant materials documenting American labor history; an active exhibit program; academic courses; colloquia; seminars; a state-of-the-art reading room; and meeting spaces for the Teamsters and members of the GW community. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Special Collections Research Center, George Washington University 20th century Africana Research Center art books business history community DC City Council District of Columbia Foggy Bottom government International Brotherhood of Teamsters Judaica Kiev, I. Edward labor history maps Metro neighborhoods personal papers plans records transportation university Washington https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/126bfe7f0b6fd46c5caed996908cecfe.jpg 92b70380d3b05a985fa54dfef0c849c5 Directory Type2 Contact <a href="http://dclibrary.org/node/35929">Peabody Room, DC Public Library</a> <a href="http://berd.artinterp.org/omeka/items/show/1110/#geolocation">3260 R Street, NW, Washington, DC 20007</a> <a>+1 (202) 727-0233</a> Jerry McCoy: <a href="mailto:jerry.mccoy@dc.gov">jerry.mccoy@dc.gov</a> Description The Peabody Room is a special collection of Georgetown neighborhood history. It includes subject vertical files, photographs, maps, neighborhood microfilmed newspapers, paintings, engravings, and artifacts that document various aspects of Georgetown life. It also features a house history file for nearly every home in Georgetown. Following a devastating 2007 fire that heavily damaged the Georgetown Neighborhood Library, a newly constructed, climate-controlled third floor now houses the Peabody Room. A number of materials were water-damaged during the fire and may not be publicly accessible. Includes family papers, servant memoranda, a rare African-American 19th century business ledger, community activist files, manuscripts of slave contracts, and photographs of a local boy school Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Peabody Room, DC Public Library 19th century african american architecture community contracts District of Columbia engravings house history file ledgers library manuscripts maps neighborhoods newspapers paintings photographs servants vertical files Washington water damage https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/380fd4e25f5753074e63be579ad92587.jpg a415f5666463d463b6dba7ebb22b2738 Directory Type2 Contact <a href="http://www.library.georgetown.edu/special-collections">Special Collections, Georgetown University Library</a> <a href="http://berd.artinterp.org/omeka/items/show/1111/#geolocation">Joseph Mark Lauinger Memorial Library, 3700 O Streets NW, Washington, DC 20057</a> <a>+1 (202) 687-7444</a> <a href="mailto:speccoll@georgetown.edu">speccoll@georgetown.edu</a> Description Includes manuscripts, rare books, and the University's Art Collection. Resource <a href="http://www.library.georgetown.edu/special-collections/archives">Georgetown University Archives:</a> The Archives serves as the institutional memory of Georgetown University. As such, it acquires, preserves and makes available records of enduring value that document University activities, functions, decisions, policies and programs. Georgetown established its Archives in 1816, being one of the first American colleges to do so. Because of this longevity, the Archives has an unusually rich collection, housing material from before the University’s founding in 1789 to the present. The Archives aims to support research, aid teaching and promote understanding of Georgetown’s rich heritage Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Special Collections, Georgetown University Library 18th century 19th century 20th century 21st century art books District of Columbia library manuscripts records university Washington https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/d2575c75d89a8d2a66053317d44ca7b0.jpg 5c1c3c43d9f3c17c3f0944f1b1f141a0 Directory Type2 Contact <a href="http://greenbeltmuseum.org/">Greenbelt Museum</a> <a href="http://berd.artinterp.org/omeka/items/show/1112/#geolocation">10 Crescent Road, Greenbelt, MD 20770</a> <a>+1 (301) 507-6582</a> <a href="mailto:greenbeltmuseumedu@gmail.com">greenbeltmuseumedu@gmail.com</a> Description Greenbelt, Maryland is a National Historic Landmark planned community built in 1937 as part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal. One of three green towns established during the Great Depression, the project put struggling Americans to work, provided low-income housing in the Washington, D.C. region and was a bold experiment in town planning and cooperative living. The Greenbelt Museum allows visitors to experience Greenbelt’s beauty and rich history through tours of our historic home, exhibits, public lectures, educational programs for children, and walking tours of the historic community. Resource <a href="http://greenbeltmuseum.org/blog/">Greenbelt Oral History and Cultural Landscapes Project:</a> Community planning has been an important aspect of Greenbelt’s history since it was carefully designed by the Resettlement Administration in the 1930s. This project aims to document how current Greenbelt residents interact with their city’s landscape: how residents move through the city, how residents actively shape the landscape, and how Greenbelt’s landscape features influence residents’ actions. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Greenbelt Museum 20th century architecture cooperative living educational programs Great Depression Greenbelt historic site Maryland museum neighborhoods New Deal planned community Roosevelt, Franklin D. tours https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/71dcdb81cb093ed04d5dc86fa5c01a88.jpg 2b42d069a6eb9b8c3ca9749c2109c52e Directory Type2 Contact <a href="http://www.gunstonhall.org/">Gunston Hall Plantation</a> <a href="http://berd.artinterp.org/omeka/items/show/1113/#geolocation">10709 Gunston Road, Mason Neck, VA 22079</a> <a>+1 (703) 550-9220</a> <a href="mailto:historic@gunstonhall.org">historic@gunstonhall.org</a> Description Gunston Hall is a National Historic Landmark owned by the Commonwealth of Virginia and administered by a Board of Regents appointed from The NSCDA. Mason’s home, constructed between 1755 and 1759, is an outstanding example of Georgian architecture. Visitors receive a guided tour of the mansion with outbuildings, 550 acres of grounds and hiking trails to visit. Major Holdings: <ul><li>George Mason & Historic Human Rights Documents, Essays</li> <li>Mansion Furnishing Collection</li> </ul> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Gunston Hall Plantation 18th century architecture art drawings Georgian historic site human rights mansion maps Mason Neck Mason, George (Owner) photographs plans records tours trails Virginia https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/10d1b6b5939d4abec801c2ba89ee298a.jpg 7dd8aba5f540ddfc9c2d6c0df6969238 https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/7ac65ac6485871efac964329a9df9d39.jpeg 7a73c13191c97b9bd068807fd8b524c1 https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/e1d239de26ee4a57b0bef6269b4436a0.jpg 25da60a8a0e2edce642344ae054c1eb3 Directory Type2 Contact <a href="http://www.historicmedley.org/">Historic Medley District, Inc.</a> <a href="http://berd.artinterp.org/omeka/items/show/1114/#geolocation">19933 Fisher Avenue, Poolesville, MD 20837</a> <a>+1 (301) 407-0777</a> <a href="mailto:info@historicmedley.org">info@historicmedley.org</a> Description The Historic Medley District, Inc. was founded in 1974 by 27 Montgomery County residents concerned about the neglect and disappearance of historic buildings and landmarks in the area formerly known as the voting district, "Medley District of Montgomery County, Maryland". The purpose of HMD, Inc. is the conservation of buildings, structures, objects and spaces that contribute to the historic character of the area; the development and implementation of plans for preserving and using these resources; promotion of research and education in area history and its contribution to Montgomery county; and encouragement of citizen participation in these activities. Resource <a href="http://www.historicmedley.org/visit/john-poole-house/">John Poole House & the E.L. Stock, Jr. Memorial Arboretum:</a> The John Poole House is the oldest building in Poolesville. The log structure was built in 1793 by John Poole, Jr., served as a trading post for traveling merchants and families from the surrounding farms and plantations, and was the US Post Office "Poole's Store, Maryland" from 1810. The General Store Museum furnishings are based on authenticated period inventories. The arboretum surrounding the John Poole House is a collection of trees, bushes, herbs, and perennials indigenous to western Montgomery County before 1850. It is now undergoing a restoration. <a href="http://www.historicmedley.org/visit/seneca-schoolhouse/%E2%80%9C">Seneca Schoolhouse:</a> The Seneca Schoolhouse presents a typical school day in 1880 in Seneca, Maryland. In 1865, Mr. Upton Darby, a farmer and miller, collected subscriptions from his neighbors to start a one-room school. Families contributed cash and skills. The Darby family provided two acres of land as well as the stone and wood for the building. Others offered to plaster and paint, or to dress the stone. Families with more limited means cut and seasoned oak for the woodstove. Others offered to board the teacher who moved from family to family each month. <a href="http://www.historicmedley.org/visit/town-hall/">The Old Town Hall Bank Museum and Exhibit Hall</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Historic Medley District, Inc. 18th century 19th century 20th century 21st century arboretum architecture buildings community conservation Darby, Upton historic district historic site Maryland Medley District Montgomery County plans Poole, John Poolesville preservation records schoolhouse US Post Office https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/8bd120452ee7ce9d665690282adcac4a.jpg 2f0cd7d984addc154d70aeb08ad0c3be Directory Type2 Contact <a href="http://www.dchistory.org/research/">Kiplinger Research Library, Historical Society of Washington, D.C.</a> <a href="http://berd.artinterp.org/omeka/items/show/1115/#geolocation">801 K Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001</a> <a>+1 (202) 249-3955</a> <a href="mailto:library@dchistory.org">library@dchistory.org</a> Description The collections document over 200 years of local history. The Society collects, preserves, arranges, and describes collections that document the city's physical landscape as well as the families, organizations, businesses, neighborhoods, religious institutions, and other communities that comprise Washington DC. Kiplinger Washington Collection, donated to the Historical Society of Washington DC in 2011, was a corporate art collection begun in the 1920s. The collection compised over 5,000 maps, paintings, prints, and photographs relating to Washington DC and political portraits. In the mid-20th century, the company became interested in "Vanishing Washington", commissioning and collecting paintings of endangered landmarks. Of particular interest is the Barrett Collection of nearly a thousand photographs of Washington buildings taken in the 1960s. The catalog includes more than 100,000 prints, negatives, and slides from the 1860s to the present, documenting local street scenes, events, businesses, and people; more than 500 cataloged maps, tracing the development of the built environment; anad more than 800 archives and manuscript collections, ranging from diaries and personal papers, to early 18th century land records, to the historic records of existing organizations. Resource <a href="http://www.dchistory.org/uploads/research/HSW_Guide_BuildingHistoryResources.pdf">Building History Research Guide</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kiplinger Research Library, Historical Society of Washington, D.C. 19th century 20th century 21st century architecture art buildings city contracts community diaries District of Columbia Historical society land records landmarks landscape manuscripts maps negatives neighborhoods paintings personal papers photographs prints religious institutions slides street scenes Washington