Flier for a concert featuring The Sub Mensas and Subterranians at The Biltmore on Friday December 7. Free Show. 'Surprise party for Damon's Bday. Damon says 'bring presents.', The Biltmore is an apartment building on Columbia and Biltmore roads.
Topographical map showing locations of buildings and outdoor animal displays. Relief shown by contours and hachures. Indexed., Paper mounted on fabric with rubber stamping in margins
Shows existing and proposed streets north of Boundary Street (Florida Avenue). Relief shown by contours., Encased in mylar; Map is in good condition except for rough upper left edge
Shows roads, paths, fences, and buildings. Relief shown by contours and hachures. February 1916. Includes notes., Mounted on fabric with rubber stamping in margins
Covers area in northwest quadrant bounded by Rock Creek, Rock Creek Ford Road, Rock Creek Church Road, 7th Street Pike (Georgia Avenue), and Boundary Street (Florida Avenue). Shows locations of existing structures, mills and other places of interest. Trees shown pictorially. Relief shown by hachures. Courses and triangulation by pocket compass. Distances by counting steps., Shows several red stamps indicating borrowing or other use
Sheet 1 shows 166.48 acre area surrounding Rock Creek, including property boundaries and landowners' names of property purchased or donated for the creation of the National Zoological Park. Sheet 2 shows location of the National Zoological Park within the District of Columbia. In lower margin of both sheets: S Ex 127 51 1., Unmounted paper with some tearing along fold lines; Sheet 2 dimensions 8 x 5 in. Shows 166.48-acre area surrounding Rock Creek. Shows property boundaries and landowner names of lands purchased or donated for the creation of the National Zoological Park. Includes separate sheet showing location of the National Zoological Park within the District of Columbia. As surveyed and platted by the U.S. Geological Survey and recorded by the Zoological Park Commission, November 21, 1889...Redrawn and engraved to accompany the report of the Commission.
Educator, administrator, editor and musician, Dr. Marion E. Hines reflects on her life of 80 years, including her work in the DC Public Schools and two universities; her education in the public schools, then at Howard University and Georgetown University; her approach to teaching languages; her love of travel and music. She speaks in depth about the Wesleyan Choir of Asbury United Methodist Church, what it means to her and to the church; Asbury’s participation in various historic events such as the first inauguration of President Barack Obama; Asbury’s place in history. Dr. Hines also speaks about Asbury’s lifelong deep and positive influence on her, as well as the influence of her parents and the significance of their fierce independence and confidence in developing her own independent persona and success. This interview was conducted virtually., Born and raised in Washington, D.C., Dr. Marion E. Hines came to Asbury United Methodist Church with her parents and sisters as a child and is still an active member of the church. She attended DC Public Schools and earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from D.C.’s Howard and Georgetown universities and a PhD from Georgetown as well. Her teaching career began as a French teacher in DCPS elementary schools, and she matriculated at Wilson High School, Howard University and the University of Kentucky, where she held roles in and outside of the classroom. Best known for her work on a widely adapted model for foreign language education, and her love of music, she has recently edited two books. The first was a compendium of women who held roles in D.C. public education, the other is a history of Asbury’s Wesleyan Choir. Dr. Hines’ passion for languages, culture and learning has taken her to 48 countries and six continents.
This is an oral history interview of Carol Thompson Cole. She discusses what her membership in the Asbury United Methodist Church means for her. With the encouragement of her parents, she decides to attend Smith College. She reflects on what it was like to be a young African American woman of faith at Smith in the 1960s. Thompson Cole trailblazer new places for African American women in D.C. government, shortly after the city was granted home rule. Thompson Cole would serve 12 years for Washington, D.C. Mayor Marion Barry. She talks about gentrification and the long-lasting impact of the 1968 riots on Washington, D.C. Her time in D.C. government was followed by time as a lobbyist, consultant and member of the Clinton administration. Her current leadership role at Venture Philanthropy Partners has given her a chance to reflect on regional approaches to scaling models that work for kids., Carol Thompson Cole is the president and CEO of Venture Philanthropy Partners. For president Clinton, she served as a Special Advisor on the District of Columbia and as the Executive Director of the D.C. Interagency Task Force. A native of Washington, D.C., Carol Thompson Cole received a BA from Smith College and a master's in public administration from New York University.
