Published by

MelPat Associates, American, 1965 - 1986

Created by

Patrick, C. Melvin, American, died 1985

Subject of

Universal Network Television, American, founded 1950

Haley, Alex, American, 1921 - 1992

Sutton, Percy Ellis, American, 1920 - 2009

Columbia Records, American, founded 1888

Brown & Williamson, American, born 1894

Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1937

Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry

National Association of Market Developers, American, founded 1953

National Medical Association, American, founded 1895

Prince Hall Freemasonry, founded 1784

Chi Delta Mu Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1913

National Newspaper Publishers Association, American, founded 1827

Wilkins, Roy, American, 1901 - 1981

National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc., American, founded 1935

National Association of Black Social Workers, American, founded 1968

National Pan-Hellenic Council, American, founded 1930

Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1932

Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, American, founded 1914

National Medical Association, American, founded 1895

Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, American, founded 1914

National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc., American, founded 1906

National Urban League, American, founded 1910

National Dental Association, American, founded 1913

National United Church Ushers Association of America, Inc., American, founded 1919

Eta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1943

National Medical Association, American, founded 1895

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, American, founded 1913

President Carter, Jimmy, American, born 1924

Shriners International, American, founded 1870

Daughters of Isis, American, founded 1910

Opportunities Industrialization Center of America, Inc., American, founded 1964

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1906

National Urban League Guild, American, founded 1946

Tuskegee Airmen, 1941 - 1946

Congressional Black Caucus, American, founded 1971

Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks of the World, American, founded 1898

National Council of Negro Women, founded 1935

Ali, Muhammad, American, 1942 - 2016

369th Veterans Association, American

Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957

Prince Hall Freemasonry, founded 1784

National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc., American, founded 1935

Northside Center for Child Development, Inc., founded 1946

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)

Type

magazines (periodicals)

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

Date

1977

Description

A 1977 issue of Delegate magazine published by MelPat Associates. The cover of the magazine features a collage of black and white portrait photographs with a bright blue tint. Red text at the center reads [THE / 1st / year / of the / 3rd / Century]. The spine of the magazine is white with black text that reads [DELEGATE 1977 - 'THE FIRST YEAR'].

The magazine’s content opens on the first page with an untitled editorial note recounting events of the past year, including the election and administration of Jimmy Carter. There is also a masthead reading [DELEGATE, 1977] and a table of contents.

The content then continues with articles on the mayoral campaign of Manhattan Borough President Percy Sutton, the reaction to “Roots” on ABC, and “Blacks on the Carter Team,“ followed by profiles of African American business organizations, business leaders, community organizations, sororities, fraternities, doctors, dentists, politicians, actors, and journalists. This includes Gil Noble, CBS, NAUC, Brown & Williamson, Lambda Kappa Mu, General Food, Prince Hall Masons, National Market Developers, Empire State Medical, Chi Delta Mu Society, Negro Publishers Association, NAACP, Wilbert Tatum, National Medical Association, Ford, Pan Hellenic Council, Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Sigma Fraternity, Georgia Club, Monteford Point Marines, Somerset, Phi Delta Kappa, National Urban League, National Dental Association, Church Ushers, Jane Edwards, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Carol Jenkins, Andrew Young, Shriners, Daughters of Isis, O.I.C. National Business and Professional Negro Women Clubs, National Bar Association, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Schlitz, Tuskegee Airmen, Media Women, Elks, Muhammad Ali, National Council of Negro Women, 369 Veterans Association, Lionel Hampton, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Congressional Black Caucus, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, and Howard University. There are also articles about tennis tournaments in Forest Hills, New Orleans, and Oak Bluffs, as well as feature on Labor Day at Oak Bluffs.

There are approximately 256 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 Kool cigarettes.

Topic

African American

Advertising

Associations and institutions

Business

Communities

Fraternal organizations

Fraternities

Government

Journalism

Labor

Mass media

Men

Political organizations

Politics (Practical)

Professional organizations

Religious groups

Sororities

Tennis

United States--History--1969-2001

United States--Social life and customs

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

2012.167.11

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain

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Classification

Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture