Capital Centre collection
Collection
0509-MDHC
The Capital Centre served as concert venue and sports arena for the Washington Bullets and Capitals from 1973-2002, and became a center of community activity. Abe Pollin, real estate developer and later owner of Washington’s NBA and NHL franchises, built the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland in 1973. This collection documents the community of Marylanders and Washingtonians that formed around the Centre, including ephemera from former staff, volunteers, and event-goers. The collection includes the employee handbook as well as event ephemera, commemorative memorabilia, posters, photographs, signs, and Capital Centre sponsored publications received by community members.
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7.50 Linear Feet (1 hollinger box, 3 flat boxes, and 2 paige boxes)
19 Items (17 posters (including 3 framed) and 2 signs)
The Capital Centre (later renamed the USAir Arena in 1993 and the U.S. Airways Arena in 1996) was built in Landover, Maryland in 1974. The sports arena and concert venue served as a key community center for Marylanders and Washingtonians until its demolition in 2002. This collection documents the Capital Centre through the lens of the community that worked, volunteered, and attended events through the venue. The collection contains employee handbooks and uniforms, photographs, event ephemera, publications, and commemorative memorabilia donated by community members in 2017.
This collection was donated to the University of Maryland Libraries by several community members in 2017. The materials were solicited by the University of Maryland Libraries as part of an event to commemorate the Capital Centre.
This collection was received as a series of donations from individual community members. All paper materials and photographs were labeled according to format and placed in acid-free folders and boxes. All publications were labeled and arranged by title and placed in acid-free folders and boxes, and oversize publications were separated and laid flat in in oversize boxes. All commemorative memorabilia (including clothes, pins, hats, etc.) were separated from the paper materials and stored in acid-free boxes. Oversize posters and signs were stored in map-cases.
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