Louise Daniel Hutchinson
Louise Daniel Hutchinson (June 3, 1928 – October 12, 2014) was an American historian. She was the former Director of the Research at the
Biography
Early life and education
Louise Daniel Hutchinson was born in
She was educated at her parents' school before attending a number of different colleges, including Miner Teachers College (now known as University of the District of Columbia), Prairie View A&M University, and Howard University. It was from the latter that she earned her bachelor's degree in 1951.[1] At Howard, she studied under Ralph Bunche, John Hope Franklin and E. Franklin Frazer. Soon thereafter, she married Ellsworth W. Hutchinson, Jr. and they had six children. She also worked as a substitute teacher.[2]
Career
The Smithsonian
Hutchinson started working as a researcher at the
National Park Service
In 1973, she took the same title, Education Research Specialist, at the
Return to the Smithsonian
The following year, 1974, Hutchinson became the Historian and Director of Research at the Anacostia Community Museum (ACM). She helped write the mission for the museum,[1] acquired objects for the collection, strengthened relationships with the other Smithsonian Institution units and the local neighborhood. She researched various content for exhibitions, including The Anacostia Story: 1608-1903,[4] about the Anacostia community, The Frederick Douglass Years, Out of Africa: From West African Kingdoms to Colonization,[5] and Black Women: Achievements Against the Odds. Hutchinson also developed the museum’s oral history program and helped found the Anacostia Historical Society.[2]
Hutchinson's work influenced her scholarly contributions and vice versa. Her book about
Death
She died at the age of 86 on October 12, 2014.[2]
Selected works
- Hutchinson, Louise Daniel. The Anacostia Story, 1608-1930. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press (1977). ISBN 0874745330
- Hutchinson, Louise Daniel. Anna J. Cooper, a voice from the South. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press (1982). ISBN 0874745284
- Hutchinson, Louise Daniel. Out of Africa: From west African kingdoms to colonization. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press (1979). ISBN 0874745349
References
- ^ JSTOR 43229923.
- ^ Smithsonian Institution Archives. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
- ^ Sayah, Olivia (February 2, 2016). "African American Women Educators at the Smithsonian". Smithsonian Institution Archives. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
- ^ Hutchinson, Louise Daniel. "The Anacostia Story: 1680-1930". Smithsonian Institution Archives. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
- ^ Hutchinson, Louise Daniel. "Out of Africa: From West African Kingdoms to Colonization". Smithsonian Institution Archives. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
- JSTOR 40581132.
- ^ "Louise Daniel Hutchinson Retires". Smithsonian Institution. December 1986. p. 6. Retrieved 20 April 2012.