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  • Delegate

    Published by
    MelPat Associates, American, 1965 - 1986
    Created by
    Patrick, C. Melvin, American, died 1985
    Subject of
    Patrick, C. Melvin, American, died 1985
    National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
    National Urban League, American, founded 1910
    National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education, American, founded 1969
    Howard University, American, founded 1867
    Medgar Evers College, American, founded 1970
    The Links, Incorporated, American, founded 1946
    Morehouse College, American, founded 1867
    369th Veterans Association, American
    Prince Hall Freemasonry, founded 1784
    National Association of Market Developers, American, founded 1953
    Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1932
    Carats, Inc., American, founded 1959
    National Medical Association, American, founded 1895
    Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, American, founded 1920
    Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1929
    Chi Delta Mu Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1913
    Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1911
    Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., founded 1922
    National Bar Association, American, founded 1925
    National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc., American, founded 1935
    Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1911
    Shriners International, American, founded 1870
    Walker, Cora, American, 1922 - 2006
    Hale, Clara, American, 1905 - 1992
    Kornegay, Alice, American, died 1996
    One Hundred Black Men, Inc., American, founded 1963
    Pitman Hughes, Dorothy, American, born 1938
    National Funeral Directors and Morticians Association, Inc., American, founded 1924
    Date
    1986
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 10 13/16 × 8 7/16 × 5/16 in. (27.5 × 21.4 × 0.8 cm)
    Description
    A 1986 issue of Delegate magazine published by MelPat Associates. The cover features a grid of black and white portrait photographs against a bright yellow background. Twenty-eight (28) men and women are pictured; five (5) more appear obscured by the blue ribbon badge located at the top left. Text on the ribbon reads [1986 / DELEGATE]. Near the center is a photograph of C. Melvin Patrick, four times as large as the others. In the photograph, Patrick wears a dark colored hat and eyeglasses. He is holding a phone receiver to his proper left ear with his left hand and smiling at the camera. Black text to the right of Patrick's image reads [IN MEMORIAM / 1914 / Welcome / and / Farewell / 1985 / C. Melvin Patrick]. In the lower right corner is an illustration of a single hat and a camera with a strap hanging on a coat rack. The spine of the magazine is white with black text that reads [DELEGATE, 1986 - The 10th Year of the 3rd Century].
    The magazine’s content opens with the message [This Issue Is Dedicated To C. Melvin Patrick] and an obituary of Patrick written by Cathy Connors. This is followed by a masthead, set in white text against a black background reading [DELEGATE, 1986], and a table of contents.
    There is then an article titled “Black History in the Making in the Corporate World,” a calendar of the year’s conventions, and an article titled “Mel Patrick’s Harlem.” The content then continues with profiles of African American business organizations, business leaders, events, community organizations, sororities, fraternities, doctors, dentists, politicians, actors, and journalists. This includes the NAACP, National Urban League, N.Y.S. Black and Puerto Rican Legislative Caucus, National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education, Valentine Party, Jesse Owens International Trophy Award, Howard University, Medgar Evers College, The Links, Inc., Beaux Arts Ball, Frederick Douglass Awards Dinner, Morehouse School of Medicine, 369th Veteran’s Association, Prince Hall Grand Lodge, John Hunter Camp Fund, National Association of Market Developers, Top Ladies of Distinction, Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Carats, Circle-Lets, Ourmen, National Medical Association, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Chi Delta Mu Fraternity, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, National Bar Association, National Association of Negro and Professional Women’s Club, Harlem Day Parade, Marathon Runners, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, Oak Bluffs Tennis Club, Cora Walker, Mother Hale House, The Winfield Foundation, Alice Kornegay, Communications Excellence to Black Audiences, The Edges Group, Coalition of 100 Black Women, Congressional Black Caucus, Associated Black Charities, American Cancer Society, 100 Black Men, Inc., Dorothy Pitman-Hughes, National Funeral Directors and Morticians, Comus Social Club, E.P.C. International, Inc. The issue concludes with an extended tribute to C. Melvin Patrick and the history of the magazine.
    There are approximately 288 pages with black and white photographs and advertisements throughout, as well as a few advertisements in color. The back cover of the magazine features a full page advertisement for Benson and Hedges cigarettes.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcription Available
    Place made
    Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Martha's Vineyard, Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    magazines (periodicals)
    Topic
    Advertising
    Associations and institutions
    Business
    Caricature and cartoons
    Communities
    Fraternal organizations
    Fraternities
    Funeral customs and rites
    Government
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Journalism
    Mass media
    Men
    Political organizations
    Politics
    Professional organizations
    Religious groups
    Sororities
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Urban life
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Anne B. Patrick and the family of Hilda E. Stokely
    Object number
    2012.167.20
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5847f7048-f171-4bf3-95e2-5945542a67c4
  • Photograph of Jesse Owens with a man and two boys at Allegheny County Airport

    Photograph by
    Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998
    Subject of
    Owens, Jesse, American, 1913 - 1980
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Date
    October 1938
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (sheet): 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
    H x W (image): 6 1/2 × 8 11/16 in. (16.5 × 22.1 cm)
    Description
    This black and white photograph depicts Jesse Owens wearing a hat and an overcoat over his suit while standing next to two young boys and another man in a suit. This groups stands next to a large brick building's entrance. Behind Owens' group is a second group of men and one woman who also wear suits. The back of the photograph has a label from the Pittsburgh Courier Archives.
    Place captured
    Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Athletes
    Photography
    Track and field
    Transportation
    U.S. History, 1933-1945
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Charles A. Harris and Beatrice Harris in memory of Charles "Teenie" Harris
    Object number
    2014.302.40
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Carnegie Museum of Art, Charles "Teenie" Harris Archive
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59d4c781f-9a6a-4a67-bbbe-c58cc6a300db
  • Ticket stub for the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Distributed by
    International Olympic Committee, Swiss, founded 1894
    Subject of
    Owens, Jesse, American, 1913 - 1980
    Date
    August 9, 1936
    On View
    Community/Third Floor, 3 052
    Exhibition
    Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Ticket): 2 13/16 × 4 in. (7.1 × 10.2 cm)
    Caption
    On August 9, 1936 Jesse Owens won his fourth gold medal at the Berlin Olympics in the 4x100 meter sprint relay.
    Description
    A paper ticket stub for 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics. The ticket stub is for the day that Jesse Owens won his 4th gold medal. The front of the ticket has a background image of a stadium in gray ink. Text around the stadium in the same ink reads: [Platz / Platz / Deutsche / Kampfbahn / Dr. Diem / GENERALSEKRETAR]. Red, blue, and black type on front of the ticket reads: [XI. OLYMPIADE BERLIN 1936 / OLYMPIA / STADION / Leichtathletik / 9. AUG. 15.00 UHR /RM / 1.50 / NR/ 06104]. Type along left side reads: [EINGANG / OST / UNTERRING / TUNNEL / BLOCK / T / REIHE / 19 / SITZ / 38]. The back of ticket features a diagram of the stadium.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcription Available
    Place used
    Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Europe
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Type
    tickets
    Topic
    Olympics
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.89.4
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ed7c0223-2e7a-48a1-adb8-2b0fa763f105
  • Ticket stub for the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Distributed by
    International Olympic Committee, Swiss, founded 1894
    Subject of
    Owens, Jesse, American, 1913 - 1980
    Date
    August 5, 1936
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 2 3/4 × 4 in. (7 × 10.2 cm)
    Caption
    On August 5, 1936 Jesse Owens won his third gold medal at the Berlin Olympics in the 200 meter sprint relay.
    Description
    A paper ticket stub for 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics. The ticket stub is for the day that Jesse Owens won his 3rd gold medal. The front of the ticket has a background image of a stadium in gray ink. Text around the stadium in the same ink reads: [Platz / Platz / Deutsche / Kampfbahn / Dr. Diem / GENERALSEKRETAR]. Red, blue, and black type on front of ticket reads: [XI. OLYMPIADE BERLIN 1936 / OLYMPIA / STADION / Leichtathletik / 5.AUG. 10.30 UHR u. 15.00 UHR / RM / 2.50 / NR / 09757]. Type along left side reads: [EINGANG / OST / UNTERRING / TUNNEL / BLOCK / K / REIHE / 23 / SITZ / 105]. The back of ticket features a diagram of the stadium.
    Place used
    Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Europe
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Type
    tickets
    Topic
    Olympics
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.89.5
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c0eb5d3c-f241-4afb-a603-fc63a4dd0c7f
  • Photograph of Jack Oakie and Jesse Owens

    Photograph by
    Unidentified
    Distributed by
    Paramount Pictures, American, founded 1912
    Subject of
    Owens, Jesse, American, 1913 - 1980
    Oakie, Jack, American, 1903 - 1978
    Date
    1935
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 9 5/16 × 7 3/8 in. (23.7 × 18.8 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 10 3/16 × 8 in. (25.8 × 20.3 cm)
    Description
    A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Jesse Owens and Jack Oakie. Owens, depicted on the left, standing in profile looking towards Oakie. Owens is wearing a light colored suit. Oakie, depicted on the right, is leaning forward holding a watering can in his proper right hand above Owen’s shoes, as if watering them. He is looking up towards Owens with a comical expression on his face. Oakie is wearing a black tuxedo, a black bow tie, and a white flower in his proper left lapel. They are posing on a sidewalk in front of a large wooden door. Mounted on the door behind them is a partially obscured sign that reads, [[WARNI]NG / [---?] OPEN DOOR / [I]F RED LIGHT / [---?] [B]URNING]. The image is bordered with white and along bottom is centered black text that reads, [Copr. 1935, Paramount Productions, Inc. Permission granted for Newspaper and Magazine reproductions. (Made in U.S.A.)]. A handwritten inscription in blue pencil on the back reads, [Jack Okie [sic] / & / Jessie [sic] Owens].
    Place captured
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Actors
    Athletes
    Comedy
    Entertainers
    Hollywood (Film)
    Photography
    Track and field
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2013.46.25.109
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd513b7aaee-94ea-4adc-abaf-ff2ea5c082ca
  • Photograph of Jack Oakie and Jesse Owens

    Photograph by
    Unidentified
    Distributed by
    Paramount Pictures, American, founded 1912
    Subject of
    Owens, Jesse, American, 1913 - 1980
    Oakie, Jack, American, 1903 - 1978
    Date
    1935
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 9 3/16 × 7 1/2 in. (23.3 × 19 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 10 × 8 1/8 in. (25.4 × 20.7 cm)
    Description
    A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Jesse Owens and Jack Oakie. Both Owens and Oakie are crouched on the ground, posing in a runner's four point start position. Owens, depicted on the left, is wearing a light colored suit, with a striped tie, and a flower in his proper left lapel. Oakie is wearing a black tuxedo, a black bow tie, and a white flower in his proper left lapel. They are posing on a sidewalk in front of a large wooden door. The image is bordered with white and along bottom is centered black text that reads, [Copr. 1935, Paramount Productions, Inc. Permission granted for Newspaper and Magazine reproductions. (Made in U.S.A.)]. A handwritten inscription in blue pencil on the back reads, [Jack Okie [sic] / & / Jessie [sic] Owens].
    Place captured
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Actors
    Athletes
    Comedy
    Entertainers
    Hollywood (Film)
    Photography
    Track and field
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2013.46.25.104
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d88d689c-db78-46c3-b7f9-c9c3ac7dbaba
  • Blackthink: My Life As Black Man and White Man

    Published by
    William Morrow and Company, Inc., founded 1926
    Written by
    Owens, Jesse, American, 1913 - 1980
    Neimark, Paul G.
    Date
    1970
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (closed): 8 1/4 × 5 3/4 in. (21 × 14.6 cm)
    H x W (opened): 8 1/4 × 12 3/4 in. (21 × 32.4 cm)
    Description
    A copy of the book, Blackthink: My Life As Black Man and White Man, written by Jessie Owens with Paul G. Neimark. The cover is black background with white text of the title and the authors. The interior consist of 215 pages. The back cover features a black and white photograph of Jesse Owens at the starting mark in a crouched position. White text under the photograph reads: [Jesse Owens in 1935].
    Place printed
    United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    books
    Topic
    Athletes
    Olympics
    Track and field
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture; Gift of Dr. Harry Edwards
    Object number
    2016.66.5
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 1970 Jesse Owens and Paul G. Neimark. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51aeffe6a-af09-4c51-9f6b-06fb0357486f
  • Photographic print of Carl Lewis with Jesse Owens and two others

    Photograph by
    Unidentified
    Owned by
    Lewis, Carl, American, born 1961
    Subject of
    Owens, Jesse, American, 1913 - 1980
    Date
    1972-1973
    Medium
    Dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 4 7/8 x 6 13/16 in. (12.4 x 17.3 cm)
    Description
    A color photograph of two boys, one is Carl Lewis, standing with Jesse Owens and another man wearing a blue plaid suit. A brick building and bleachers are in the background. Handwritten text on original at bottom, partially cut-off [Carl & Jim D with/Jessie Owens & Be...]. Handwritten text on the back in black marker reads [Carl 12 years/Jim D 13 years]
    Place captured
    New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    color photographs
    portraits
    Topic
    Athletes
    Track and field
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Carl Lewis Estate
    Object number
    2012.154.20
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c8ad2314-7278-4ec5-b137-c7d0eb97636f
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