John R. Kinard, Director of Anacostia Museum, Dies
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Date: August 5, 1989
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John R. Kinard (1936-1989), founding director of the Anacostia Museum, dies after a long illness. Dr. Kinard shepherded the new museum through its early years, built a new museum building at Fort Place, S.E., and set its course as a museum of African American history and culture.
Chronology of Smithsonian History
Zora Martin-Felton and Gail S. Lowe. A Different Drummer: John Kinard and the Anacostia Museum. Washington, D.C.: Anacostia Museum, 1993.
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
August 5, 1989