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Wedding scrapbook compiled by Lollaretta Pemberton
- Manufactured by
- C.R. Gibson and Company, American, founded 1870
- Subject of
- Allen, Lollaretta Pemberton, American, 1895 - 1979
- Allen, Grover Joseph, American, 1889 - 1984
- Date
- 1939
- On ViewConcourse 2, C 2053
- Medium
- leather, ink on paper, newsprint and pressure-sensitive tape
- Dimensions
- Closed: 10 3/4 × 8 1/8 × 3/8 in. (27.3 × 20.6 × 1 cm)
- Description
- This is a "Wedding Memories" scrapbook made by Lollaretta Pemberton for her wedding to Grover Allen on July 10, 1939. The scrapbook has a white leather cover with stylized gold-leaf leaves and the words "Wedding Memories" embossed across the front. Inside Lollaretta included her wedding invitation, a newspaper clipping of her dream wedding dress, and lists of guests and their gifts.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place depicted
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Marshall, Harrison County, Texas, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- scrapbooks
- Topic
- American West
- Communities
- Families
- Marriage customs and rites
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Rita C. Organ and Pemberton Family
- Object number
- 2012.30.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Scrapbook featuring Frances Albrier's work on the Citizenship Education Project
- Created by
- Albrier, Frances M., American, 1898 - 1987
- Subject of
- Albrier, Frances M., American, 1898 - 1987
- Date
- 1956-1957
- On ViewConcourse 2, C 2053
- Medium
- Album: cardboard, paper, string, pressure-sensitive tape
- Clippings: ink on paper
- Photographs: silver or dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- 14 x 12 1/4 x 1 in. (35.6 x 31.1 x 2.5 cm)
- Caption
- This scrapbook was compiled in 1956 and 1957 by Frances Albrier during her term as president of the San Francisco Chapter of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW). The scrapbook highlights the Chapter’s efforts to register voters and educate Bay Area residents on the importance of voting as a part of the Citizenship Education Project which was jointly sponsored by the NCNW and the National Urban League.
- Description
- A scrapbook containing clippings and photographs related to Frances Albrier's work on the National Council of Negro Women and the Citizenship Education Project, in San Francisco, California in 1956 and 1957. The scrapbook consists of 47 pages, with notes and inscriptions appearing throughout. The scrapbook was compiled by Frances Albrier herself.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place depicted
- San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- scrapbooks
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Frances Albrier Collection
- Object number
- 2010.60.1
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The Girl Graduate - Her Own Book
- Created by
- Collins, Marjorie P.
- Published by
- Reilly and Lee Co., American, 1918 - 1959
- Date
- 1925
- Medium
- ink on paper with leather
- Dimensions
- H x W: 9 x 6 x 1 1/2 in. (22.9 x 15.2 x 3.8 cm)
- Title
- Scrapbook assembled by Marjorie P. Collins
- Description
- A scrapbook assembled by Marjorie P. Collins. The cover of the scrapbook is red leather and in gold type reads: [The Girl Graduate / Her Own Book]. The scrapbook includes 190 pages of newspaper clippings, photographs, hand-written entries, printed programs, ribbons, and correspondence relating to graduate Marjorie P. Collins. She was elected to become a teacher at the Almeda Road Junior High School on June 4, 1925 by the school board.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place made
- Prairie View, Waller County, Texas, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Texas, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- scrapbooks
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Beatrix Burneston
- Object number
- 2012.94
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Scrapbook compiled by Louise Alexander Gunn
- Created by
- Gunn, Louise Alexander, American
- Subject of
- Snow, Valaida, American, 1904 - 1956
- Guinan, Texas, American, 1884 - 1933
- Davis, Wealthy, American
- Anderson, Marian, American, 1897 - 1993
- Date
- 1920s - 1950s
- Medium
- newsprint, ink on photographic paper, cardboard, metal
- Dimensions
- 12 x 8 1/2 x 1 in. (30.5 x 21.6 x 2.5 cm)
- Description
- Scrapbook loosely bound and held together by tape with a small color postcard of a young girl wearing a pink ruffled dress and holding two sunflowers with the words "I is just your little blackbird" adhered to the front. The scrapbook created by Louise Jackson Gunn contains newspaper clippings, small black-and-white photographs and other ephemera. The scrapbook primarily documents the career and social life of Gunn, a beauty queen, fashion model, actress and chorus girl. Gunn was active in multiple community organizations, women's clubs, and church groups. Many photographs document her family life, including her son "Billy" (actor and playwright Bill Gunn). Also included are photographs and clippings about fellow vaudeville performers, including Valaida Snow, Texas Guinan, and Wealthy Davis.
- Place depicted
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- scrapbooks
- Topic
- Actors
- Amusements
- Associations and institutions
- Beauty culture
- Communities
- Entertainers
- Families
- Fashion
- Motherhood
- Religious groups
- Social life and customs
- Theatre
- Vaudeville
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2012.46.65.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Scrapbook compiled by Louise Alexander Gunn
- Created by
- Gunn, Louise Alexander, American
- Subject of
- Gunn, Bill, American, 1934 - 1989
- Leon Sullivan, American, 1922 - 2001
- Lincoln University, American, founded 1866
- Waters, Ethel, American, 1896 - 1977
- Baker, Josephine, American, 1906 - 1975
- Waymon, Sam, American, born 1944
- Date
- 1950s - 1970s
- Medium
- newsprint , ink on photographic paper , cardboard , metal and synthetic fiber
- Dimensions
- 11 x 9 1/2 x 1 1/4 in. (27.9 x 24.1 x 3.2 cm)
- Description
- Cloth bound purple and green floral print spiral bound scrapbook containing black-and-white and color photographs along with newspaper clippings and other ephemera dating from the late 1950s to the late 1970s documenting the life of Louise Jackson Gunn in the Philadelphia area. Louise Gunn was an actress, beauty queen, and community activist. The contents of the scrapbook include newspaper clippings and photographs related to Gunn's church groups and activities, including the Zion Drama Workshop; her friendships with other women in the community and from her vaudeville past; and her travels to the Bahamas and Paris, France.
- A large portion of the scrapbook is devoted to Gunn’s community work, including scholarship fundraising for Lincoln University, adult education programs, and volunteering at Philadelphia General Hospital. Gunn also documents work with Rev. Leon H. Sullivan and the Opportunities Industrialization Center (OIC), including efforts to provide school children with free breakfast and to fight housing discrimination.
- There are several clippings, photographs, and programs related to her son, the actor and playwright Bill Gunn, including a performance with Ethel Waters and collaborations with musician Sam Waymon. There are also clippings related to performances by Alberta Hunter and Josephine Baker.
- Place made
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- scrapbooks
- Topic
- Activism
- Actors
- Blues (Music)
- Civil rights
- Communities
- Education
- Entertainers
- Families
- Film
- Health
- Housing
- Jazz (Music)
- Motherhood
- Musicians
- Religious groups
- Social life and customs
- Social reform
- Theatre
- Travel
- Vaudeville
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2012.46.65.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Tuskegee Airmen scrapbook compiled by Daisy Crockett
- Created by
- Crockett, Daisy, American
- Subject of
- Tuskegee Airmen, 1941 - 1946
- 332d Fighter Group, American, 1942 - 1949
- 99th Pursuit Squadron, American, 1941 - 1949
- 100th Fighter Squadron, American, 1942 - 1945
- Davis, Benjamin O. Jr., American, 1912 - 2002
- Maj. Hall, Charles B., American, 1920 - 1971
- The Chicago Defender, American, founded 1905
- Pittsburgh Courier, American, 1907 - 1965
- Rouzeau, Edgar T., 1905 - 1958
- Crockett, Woodrow W., American, 1918 - 2012
- 477th Bombardment Group, American, 1943 - 1947
- Date
- 1943-1945
- Medium
- paper, ink on newsprint, cardboard, imitation leather
- Dimensions
- 14 1/2 x 12 x 2 3/4 in. (36.8 x 30.5 x 7 cm)
- Description
- A scrapbook filled with newspaper and magazine clippings related to the missions and lives of the Tuskegee Airmen between 1943 and 1945. The scrapbook was compiled by Daisy Crockett, the wife of airman Woodrow W. Crockett. The pages of the scrapbook are bound between two faux leather covers with an open binding on the left side. The cover is red with tooled designs and features two small children dressed in Dutch clothing colored in gold. Below the figures the words [Scrap Book] appear in relief.
- The scrapbook is approximately 80 sheets of paper with all but the last 3-4 pages filled with hundreds of clippings, predominantly from magazines and newspapers. The source of most of the clippings is not identified, but those that are identified come from a number of publications, including the Hawk's Cry (a semi-monthly newsletter from the Tuskegee Institute), Yank Army Weekly, Selfridge Field News, Arkansas Survey-Journal, Pittsburgh Courier, Arkansas Democrat, Chicago Defender, and the Afro-American. Many of the articles from the Pittsburgh Courier were written by Edgar T. Rouzeau and feature the double VV for victory campaign. The articles focus almost exclusively on the Tuskegee Airmen and their service. Benjamin O. Davis, Charles B. Hall, Capt. George Spencer Roberts, Othal Dickson, Charles H. Debow, Col. Robert Selway, Bishop John A. Gregg, the 99th Pursuit Squadron, the 100th fighter squadron, the 332d Fighter Group, the 553d Fighter-Bomber Squadron, and the 477th Bombardment Group are prominently featured.
- There is a small paper parachute folded and placed between two pages near the middle of the book. There are also a series of full page pictures of different aircraft flown by the USAAF.
- Place made
- Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Tuskegee Army Air Field, Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
- Selfridge Field, Macomb County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- scrapbooks
- Topic
- Families
- Mass media
- Military
- Segregation
- Tuskegee Airmen
- World War II
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Lt. Col. Woodrow W. Crockett
- Object number
- 2012.43.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Scrapbook commemorating Nigerian independence compiled by Frances Albrier
- Created by
- Albrier, Frances M., American, 1898 - 1987
- Subject of
- Albrier, Frances M., American, 1898 - 1987
- Date
- 1960
- Medium
- Album: cardboard, paper, string, pressure-sensitive tape;
- Clippings: ink on paper;
- Photographs: silver or dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- 14 1/2 x 12 1/2 x 1 in. (36.8 x 31.8 x 2.5 cm)
- Caption
- This scrapbook was compiled in 1960 by Frances Albrier after returning from a trip to Africa to document the celebrations surrounding Nigerian independence. The scrapbook contains newspaper and magazine clippings as well as photographs and ephemera from her time in Senegal, Ghana, and Nigeria. Albrier attended the festivities as a representative of the California Voice, an African American newspaper based in Oakland, California.
- Description
- This scrapbook was compiled in 1960 by Frances Albrier after returning from a trip to Africa to document the celebrations surrounding Nigerian independence. The scrapbook contains newspaper and magazine clippings as well as photographs and ephemera from her time in Senegal, Ghana, and Nigeria. The scrapbook contains 24 used pages, numerous unused pages, and two loose objects.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place depicted
- Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
- Ghana, West Africa, Africa
- Senegal, West Africa, Africa
- Place made
- Berkeley, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- scrapbooks
- Topic
- Africa
- Decolonization
- International affairs
- Mass media
- Travel
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Frances Albrier Collection
- Object number
- 2010.60.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Scrapbook page about the Wiley College Debate Team
- Created by
- Wells, Henrietta Bell, American, 1912 - 2008
- Subject of
- Wiley College, American, founded 1873
- Hines, J Edward, American
- Sutton, Cora Mary, American
- Heights, Henry, American
- Date
- 1929-1930
- Medium
- ink, silver and gelatin on photographic paper and organic material on paper with adhesive
- Dimensions
- H x W: 11 × 6 1/2 in. (27.9 × 16.5 cm)
- Description
- An original page from Henrietta Bell Wells scrapbook from her time on the Debate team at Wiley College. The original scrapbook page is a piece of paper with photographs adhered to one side and dried flowers on the other side. The photograph side has six photographs, each captioned in black ink handwriting, on the sides or below the image. There are four black-and-white rectangular portrait photographs and two cut sepia photographs. The other side has two dried flowers with captions in black ink handwriting. The page is heavily torn along all of the edges and corners of page.
- Place depicted
- Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- scrapbooks
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Edward L. Cox
- Object number
- 2015.43.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions