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Title: Letter from Antonio Acevedo to Judith Arandes
Date: 1993-02-01
Creator: Acevedo, Antonio
Description: Letter from Antonio Acevedo, associate director of the Department of Human Rights and Minority Business Development, to Judith Arandes, coordinator for ENLACE, informing ENLACE of the department's current recruitment of bilingual individuals for a mediation training.
Subject: Gay activists -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American gays -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American lesbians -- Washington (D.C.); District of Columbia. Department of Human Services; Discrimination in employment; Nonprofit organizations -- Washington (D.C.); Mediation; Translating services; LGBTQ+ Latinx; Hispanic LGBTQ+ people
Local Identifier: SC_ENLACE_correspondence_0079
Type: letters (correspondence)
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:98407
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Amelie Zurn Interview Part 1, June 8, 2021
Date: June 8, 2021
Creator: Amelie Zurn; Audrey Barnett
Description: Audrey Barnett interviews Amelie Zurn. Their conversation begins with Amelie discussing how she donated a large number of her papers from OUT! (Oppression Under Target) to the American University Archive. She then explains how she got involved with OUT! after volunteering with organizations such as Whitman Walker, National Organization for Women, and the Rape Crisis Hotline. Amelie talks more about her time with OUT!, including actions, other members, organizing tactics, and partnerships with other groups. Audrey also asks for more details about Amelie's work at and the evolution of Whitman Walker clinic. The interview then transitions to a discussion about feminist health practices and activism within AIDS organizing.
Subject: HIV; AIDS; Washington, DC; Oppression Under Target (OUT!); Whitman Walker; ACT UP; Black Lives Matter; Lesbian Health Services; Take Back the Night; National Organization for Women (NOW); Bowers v. Hardwick; 1987 March on Washington for Gay and Lesbian Rights; disability justice; gay and lesbian organizing; Washington Blade; Ryan White Care Act; memorial actions; Washington Peace Center; abolitionist organizing; DC Council; Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS); Clinton administration; U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE); Immigrant Rights Movement; Webster v. Reproductive Health Services; reproductive rights; feminist health practices; mutual aid; transmasculine
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:3263
Rights statement: Copyright for this object is held by American University and does not preclude any use the co-interviewee(s) may want to make of the information in the recordings themselves. This object is made available through the American University Digital Research Archive for research and educational purposes. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the object beyond the bounds of Fair Use must be obtained from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Beth Marhanka Interview, October 18, 2021
Date: October 18, 2021
Creator: Beth Marhanka; India Pasiuk
Description: This interview is with Beth Marhanka, director of the Gelardin New Media Center at the Georgetown University Library, conducted via TheirStory on October 18, 2021. It covers her experience working during the COVID-19 pandemic, her own brush with COVID, her feelings about her profession, and Georgetown University Library's position in its greater campus community. Also discussed are changes to the library during the pandemic. Interviewer is India Pasiuk.
Subject: librarianship; Covid-19; shutdown; Georgetown University; librarian; building operations; children; collaboration; Covid-19 prevention measures; faculty; fears; federal libraires; Georgetown University Library; graduate school; higher education; hiking; illness; library services; Maker Hub; national parks; personal computers; reopening; 9/11; remote work; stress; students; work relationships
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:3629
Rights statement: American University may copy, use, and distribute to the public the Collection including but not limited to this interview (and other items above) for educational purposes, including, but not limited to, formats such as audio and/or video documentaries, pamphlets, print publications, public programming and/or performances, exhibits, online archives and/or publications, mobile platforms, and other new media resources. I also understand the Humanities Truck and American University may use the Collection for promotional purposes. Both the Interviewee and Interviewer will retain licenses to use these materials for any future purpose.

Title: Don Beyer Interview, September 18, 2021
Date: September 18, 2021
Creator: Beyer, Don; Whitehurst, Angie; Beyer, Don; Kerr, Dan
Subject: working in dc; AFL-CIO; labor; labor day; musical; family; children; public service; public policy
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:3065
Rights statement: Copyright for this object is held by American University and does not preclude any use the co-interviewee(s) may want to make of the information in the recordings themselves. This object is made available through the American University Digital Research Archive for research and educational purposes. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the object beyond the bounds of Fair Use must be obtained from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: 40th Anniversary of the Falkland Islands Government Air Service
Date: 1988-12-18
Creator: Child, Jack
Publisher: American University Library. Archives and Special Collections.
Subject: Local service airlines -- Falkland Islands; Birds -- Falkland Islands; Stanley (Falkland Islands); Falkland Islands -- Pictorial works; Postage stamps -- Falkland Islands; First day covers (Philately) -- Falkland Islands; Cachets (Philately) -- Falkland Islands
Local Identifier: JCSC_0442
Type: postage stamp
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/JCSC_0442
Rights statement: IN COPYRIGHT

Title: Falkland Island stamp bisects
Date: 1991 September
Creator: Child, Jack
Publisher: American University Library. Archives and Special Collections.
Subject: Postal service -- History; Stanley (Falkland Islands); Falkland Islands -- Pictorial works; Postage stamps -- Falkland Islands; First day covers (Philately) -- Falkland Islands; Cachets (Philately) -- Falkland Islands
Local Identifier: JCSC_0462
Type: postage stamp
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/JCSC_0462
Rights statement: IN COPYRIGHT

Title: United States Navy Arctic and Antarctic Operations
Date: 1963-06-22
Creator: Child, Jack
Publisher: American University Library. Archives and Special Collections.
Subject: United States. Navy. Military Sea Transportation Service; Hammarskjöld, Dag, 1905-1961; Antarctica; Antarctica -- Pictorial works; Postage stamps -- Antarctica; Covers (Philately) -- Antarctica; Handstamps (Philately) -- Antarctica
Local Identifier: JCSC_0084
Type: postage stamp
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/JCSC_0084
Rights statement: IN COPYRIGHT

Title: Argentine Air Force
Date: 1969-10-29
Creator: Child, Jack
Publisher: American University Library. Archives and Special Collections.
Subject: Postal service -- Antarctica; Antarctica; Antarctica -- Pictorial works; Postage stamps -- Antarctica; Covers (Philately) -- Antarctica; Handstamps (Philately) -- Antarctica
Local Identifier: JCSC_0087
Type: postage stamp
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/JCSC_0087
Rights statement: IN COPYRIGHT

Title: Airmail by Air bridge to the Falkland Islands
Date: 1986-04-22
Creator: Child, Jack
Publisher: American University Library. Archives and Special Collections.
Subject: Air mail service -- Falkland Islands; Gulls -- Falkland Islands; Falkland Islands; Falkland Islands -- Pictorial works; Postage stamps -- Falkland Islands; First day covers (Philately) -- Falkland Islands; Cachets (Philately) -- Falkland Islands
Local Identifier: JCSC_0270
Type: postage stamp
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/JCSC_0270
Rights statement: IN COPYRIGHT

Title: 50th Anniversary of the creation of the South Orkney Islands Post Office
Date: 1954-01-20
Creator: Child, Jack
Publisher: American University Library. Archives and Special Collections.
Subject: Post office stations and branches; Postal service--History; South Orkney Islands; Argentina -- Pictorial works; Postage stamps -- Argentina; First day covers (Philately) -- Argentina; Cachets (Philately) -- Argentina
Local Identifier: JCSC_0237
Type: postage stamp
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/JCSC_0237
Rights statement: IN COPYRIGHT

Title: 50th Anniversary of Falkland Islands Government Air Service
Date: 1998-10-30
Creator: Child, Jack
Publisher: American University Library. Archives and Special Collections.
Subject: Local service airlines -- Falkland Islands; Airlines -- Falkland Islands; Stanley (Falkland Islands); Falkland Islands -- Pictorial works; Postage stamps -- Falkland Islands; First day covers (Philately) -- Falkland Islands; Cachets (Philately) -- Falkland Islands
Local Identifier: JCSC_0321
Type: postage stamp
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/JCSC_0321
Rights statement: IN COPYRIGHT

Title: Canadian Philatelic Exposition 1996
Date: 1996-06-08
Creator: Child, Jack
Publisher: American University Library. Archives and Special Collections.
Subject: Postal service -- Falkland Islands; Postage stamps--Exhibitions; Stanley (Falkland Islands); Falkland Islands -- Pictorial works; Postage stamps -- Falkland Islands; First day covers (Philately) -- Falkland Islands; Cachets (Philately) -- Falkland Islands
Local Identifier: JCSC_0301
Type: postage stamp
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/JCSC_0301
Rights statement: IN COPYRIGHT

Title: Champions of Child Health in the Peace Corps in Malawi in the 1960s: Peace Corps Volunteer Peter J. Dalum
Date: [date of publication not identified]
Creator: Dalum, Peter J.; Weinstein, Arthur K.
Description: Biography with photogrpahs of Peace Corps Volunteer Peter J. Dalum. The biography is written by Dr. Peter J. Dalum, who served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Malawi from 1968 to 1970, then returned to Malawi twenty years later as a physician, with a family, and devoted two additional years serving the medical needs of that country.
Subject: Child health services; Public health; Volunteer workers in medical care
Country: Malaŵi
Local Identifier: PCCA_Weinstein_0015
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/peacecorps:3007
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Derrick Nathan Interview, July 27, 2019
Date: July 27, 2019
Creator: Dan Kerr; Derrick Nathan
Description: Derrick Nathan, Outreach Coordinator with the National Reentry Network for Returning Citizens, describes the work he does and shares his experiences with Anacostia Park. His organization was a part of this Late Skate event, and Derrick shares how they work to meet the needs of anyone transitioning back into society. He also remembers the big events hosted by the Park in the 80s, and tells stories (good and bad) about his experiences there. He discusses how central Anacostia Park is to its surrounding community, and urges his neighbors in the Ward to reach out to congress members: "this is our park ... don't sit back."
Subject: Anacostia Park (Washington, D.C.); National Park Service -- Anacostia Park; Late Skate in Anacostia Park; Anacostia Park and Community Collaborative; Anacostia Park Skating Pavilion; Roller skating; National Reentry Network for Returning Citizens; Activism, criminal justice; Activists, formerly incarcerated; Formerly incarcerated activists; Malcolm X Day; Labor Day; Memorial Day; 4th of July; Go-go; Gentrification; Anti-gentrification; African American families; Cookouts
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2082
Rights statement: This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, under the terms of Public Domain.

Title: NaZir Howard Interview, August 24, 2019
Date: August 24, 2019
Creator: Dan Kerr; NaZir Howard
Description: Fourth grader NaZir Howard discusses what he likes about Anacostia Park. He's been coming for about a month, and enjoys skating, the events, and the basketball courts. He likes to skate because it allows him to express himself and it's okay to make mistakes. He talks about how the Park should include more go-go in the music they play. He ends with a word to his friends: "if you ever feel the need to come skating, this is the spot!"
Subject: Anacostia Park (Washington, D.C.); National Park Service -- Anacostia Park; Late Skate in Anacostia Park; Anacostia Park and Community Collaborative; Anacostia Park Skating Pavilion; Roller skating; Go-go; Basketball courts; School children in Washington, D.C.
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2051
Rights statement: This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, under the terms of Public Domain.

Title: Dinita Dausuel Interview, June 22, 2019
Date: June 22, 2019
Creator: Dan Kerr; Dinita Dausuel
Description: Dinita Dausuel reflects on the importance of go-go music to her. Growing up in Northwest DC, she would spend every weekend going to the go-go and, after moving to Maryland, would do whatever it took to keep going to places like the Panorama Room. Dinita shares memories about her favorite go-go artists and life experiences that happened at the go-go. She describes how fun go-go is and how it transcended violence and was one of the few things that brought African Americans in DC together: "we didn't know it was our culture then, but it was what we loved to do."
Subject: Anacostia Park (Washington, D.C.); National Park Service -- Anacostia Park; Late Skate in Anacostia Park; Anacostia Park and Community Collaborative; Anacostia Park Skating Pavilion; Roller skating
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2087
Rights statement: This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, under the terms of Public Domain.

Title: Pamela Vaughn Interview, August 24, 2019
Date: August 24, 2019
Creator: Dan Kerr; Pamela Vaughn
Description: Pamela "Pam" Vaughn, who grew up in Anacostia, reflects on her experiences skating and with Anacostia Park. She discusses how she comes to the Park almost every weekend, and loves the free events and friendly people. She remembers when the skating rink was built and skating there as a child. Some of her favorite memories of the park include potlucks with family from near and far. In the future, she wouldn't change anything about the park except for some minor updates. Pam expresses her gratitude to those who organize free events at the park: "there's always something here."
Subject: Anacostia Park (Washington, D.C.); National Park Service -- Anacostia Park; Late Skate in Anacostia Park; Anacostia Park and Community Collaborative; Anacostia Park Skating Pavilion; Roller skating; Go-go; Alexandria Roller Rink; Fordsville, MD roller skating rink; Clinton skating rink
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2052
Rights statement: This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, under the terms of Public Domain.

Title: Hari Zandler Interview, October 4, 2019
Date: October 4, 2019
Creator: Dan Kerr; Hari Zandler
Description: Hari Zandler, American University Class of 1969, talks about his journey to peace as a student at American University. He remembers being part of the Peace Movement and struggling to find inner peace at AU and in France. He discusses how taking yoga classes on campus helped him find peace. Hari reflects on the demonstration against the War in Cambodia on Ward Circle and commends the bravery of the students and how they emobided the spirit of the time. He remembers being chased by the police back to campus and finding solace in the Spiritual Life center. He ends by saying he lives his life by the same ideals he had as a student: "peace is a reality in my life."
Subject: Washington, DC; AU alumni; AU students; 1969; 2019 Golden Eagles Reunion; President Richard Nixon; Activism on American University campus; Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Cambodia; Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Anti-war protests; Peace movements; Inner peace; Yoga; AU Professor Abdul Said; School of International Service (SIS)
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:1947
Rights statement: Copyright for this object is held by American University and does not preclude any use the co-interviewee(s) may want to make of the information in the recordings themselves. This object is made available through the American University Digital Research Archive for research and educational purposes. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the object beyond the bounds of Fair Use must be obtained from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Frank Mobley Interview, July 27, 2019
Date: July 27, 2019
Creator: Dan Kerr; Frank Mobley
Description: Frank A. Mobley, a native of Southeast DC, reflects on his time skating in Anacostia Park. He's been coming to the Park for 38 years, and shares stories of his time practicing in the Park and the changes he's seen. Frank reflects on his former skating partners and the first time he ever performed as a skater. He explains the history of the skating group he co-founded, the Anacostia Rollers, and his inspiration for creating a skating group with more rhythm and dancing. He expresses his desire to have more people come out to the Park and promote the roller skating: "we need to get more recognition down here ... because we've been doing it for so long."
Subject: Anacostia Park (Washington, D.C.); National Park Service -- Anacostia Park; Late Skate in Anacostia Park; Anacostia Park and Community Collaborative; Anacostia Park Skating Pavilion; Roller skating; Seabrook Skate Center; Alexandria Roller Rink; Kalorama Road (National Roller Skating Rink); Anacostia Rollers; Roller skating competitions; Wheels of Fortune; Betty Jean Dodds (1948-2018)
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2068
Rights statement: This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, under the terms of Public Domain.

Title: Lionell Simpson Interview, July 27, 2019
Date: July 27, 2019
Creator: Dan Kerr; Lionell Simpson
Description: Lifelong DC resident Lionell Simpson shares his experiences skating in Anacostia Park. He started skating at the Anacostia rink at the age of four with his stepmother, and later became a performer and volunteer rink guard. He explains why he loves skating and the hard work it takes to win a gold medal. Lionell reflects on the friendly people he's met at Anacostia Park, and expresses how he'd like to see the Park and the skating rink updated. Above all, he stresses his passion for skating: "this is my life ... it's fundamental."
Subject: Anacostia Park (Washington, D.C.); National Park Service -- Anacostia Park; Late Skate in Anacostia Park; Anacostia Park and Community Collaborative; Anacostia Park Skating Pavilion; Roller skating; Go-go; Betty Jean Dodds (1948-2018)
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2063
Rights statement: This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, under the terms of Public Domain.

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