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  • Photo of Citizenship Education Project brunch held in the home of Lurline White

    Photo of Citizenship Education Project brunch held in the home of Lurline White

    Photograph by
    J.B. Coleman Photo, American
    Subject of
    Allen, Floyd Green, American, 1906 - 1967
    McFarland, Ivy Regina, American, 1898 - 1995
    Thomas, Julia Mae, American
    White, Lurline, American
    Williams, Ruby Lee, American
    Klingel, Alma, American
    Harding, Olivia, American
    Waller, Mattie, American
    Humphrey, Josephine, American
    Demming, Alice, American
    Scales, Mattie B., American, 1886 - 1974
    Buffin, Zelma, American, 1917 - 1994
    Albrier, Frances M., American, 1898 - 1987
    San Francisco Chapter of the National Council of Negro Women, founded 1945
    National Council of Negro Women, founded 1935
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Place captured
    San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    October 14, 1956
    Caption
    This photograph is part of a scrapbook that 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 black-and-white photograph of a brunch held by Lurline White on behalf of the National Council of Negro Women and their Citizenship Education Project. The typewritten caption below the photograph reads, "MRS. LURLINE WHITE, ALOCAL [sic] NCNW MEMBER SELLS CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION PROJECT AT A BRUNCH." The photograph and caption are adhered to page 27 of Frances Albrier's scrapbook (2010.60.1).
    Topic
    African American
    Education
    Photography
    Politics (Practical)
    Social reform
    Suffrage
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Frances Albrier Collection
    Object number
    2010.60.1.30
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Newspaper clipping of a photograph of women at a brunch meeting

    Newspaper clipping of a photograph of women at a brunch meeting

    Created by
    San Francisco Independent, founded 1955
    Photograph by
    J.B. Coleman Photo, American
    Subject of
    White, Lurline, American
    Allen, Floyd Green, American, 1906 - 1967
    McFarland, Ivy Regina, American, 1898 - 1995
    Thomas, Julia Mae, American
    Williams, Ruby Lee, American
    Klingel, Alma, American
    Harding, Olivia, American
    Waller, Mattie, American
    Humphrey, Josephine, American
    Demming, Alice, American
    Scales, Mattie B., American, 1886 - 1974
    Albrier, Frances M., American, 1898 - 1987
    San Francisco Chapter of the National Council of Negro Women, founded 1945
    National Council of Negro Women, founded 1935
    Medium
    ink on newsprint and paper (fiber product)
    Dimensions
    H x W: 5 1/2 × 8 1/4 in. (14 × 21 cm)
    Type
    clippings
    Place depicted
    San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    October 18, 1956
    Caption
    This document is part of a scrapbook that 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
    This newspaper clipping from the San Francisco Independent shows a photograph of members of the San Francisco Chapter of the National Council of Negro Women sitting and standing in the home of Lurline White after a brunch meeting to discuss the Citizenship Education Project. The typewritten title above the clipping reads. "SECOND PHASE NEWS ITEMS." The typewritten caption below the clipping reads, "MRS. LURLINE WHITE SELLS CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION AT A BRUNCH." The clipping is adhered to page fifteen (15) of Frances Albrier's scrapbook (2010.60.1).
    Topic
    African American
    Education
    Politics (Practical)
    Social reform
    Suffrage
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Frances Albrier Collection
    Object number
    2010.60.1.18a-c
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
National Museum of African American History and Culture
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