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Published by: MelPat Associates, American, 1965 - 1986
Created by: Patrick, C. Melvin, American, died 1985
Subject of: New York Giants, American, founded 1925; National Pan-Hellenic Council, American, founded 1930; Prince Hall Freemasonry, founded 1784; Dr. Bunche, Ralph, American, 1903 - 1971; Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957; National Newspaper Publishers Association, American, founded 1827; Powell, Adam Clayton Jr., American, 1908 - 1972; National Black Political Convention, 1971 - 1972; Westbrook, Logan H., American; Wilkins, Roy, American, 1901 - 1981; National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909; Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1937; Tufts University, American, founded 1852; Democratic Party, American, founded 1828; National Insurance Association; National Urban League, American, founded 1910; National Council of Negro Women, founded 1935; Republican Party, American, founded 1854; American Bridge Association, American, founded 1932; Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, American, founded 1920; Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, American, founded 1914; The Drifters, Inc., American, founded 1957; National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc., American, founded 1935; Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., founded 1922; Austin, Patti, American, born 1950; National Funeral Directors and Morticians Association, Inc.; National Dental Association, American, founded 1913; Brown, George Leslie; Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, founded 1908; Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1906; Brown, Otha N. Jr., American, 1931 - 2009; Shriners International, American, founded 1870; Dixon, Gladys W., American, born 1901; Daughters of Isis, American, founded 1910; National Medical Association, American, founded 1895; National United Church Ushers Association of America, Inc., American, founded 1919; Chisholm, Shirley Anita, American, 1924 - 2005; National Alliance of Postal and Federal Employees, American, founded 1913; 369th Veterans Association, American; Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks of the World, American, founded 1898
Created by: Hall, Amos T., American, 1896 - 1971

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W x D: 11 × 8 7/16 × 3/8 in. (28 × 21.5 × 0.9 cm)

Type: magazines (periodicals)

Place made: Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Miami, Dade County, Florida, United States, North and Central America; Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America; California, United States, North and Central America; Colorado, United States, North and Central America; Connecticut, United States, North and Central America; Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North and Central America; Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America; Martha's Vineyard, Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1972

Description: A 1972 issue of Delegate magazine published by MelPat Associates. The cover of the magazine shows a collage of black and white photographic portraits of men and women printed against a blue tinted band on the top third, a white band in the middle, and a red tinted band on the bottom third. There is an image of four (4) buttons in the top left that read [DELEGATE / 1972]. The buttons are black, green, and/or red with white text. White text in a black box at the bottom right reads [PLEASE TURN TO PAGES DEVOTED TO YOUR CONVENTION].; The magazine’s content opens with an article titled “365 Days of Black Politics or the Awakening of a Black Giant,” about the Black Convention held in Gary, Indiana and the organization of the Black Assembly. There is also a masthead reading [DELEGATE 1972 / The Anthology and Voice of the Black Convention] and a table of contents.; The content continues with articles and profiles of African American business organizations, business leaders, community organizations, sororities, fraternities, doctors, dentists, actors, journalists and politicians. This includes the New York Giants, the National Pan-Hellenic Council, Prince Hall Masons, Dr. Ralph Bunche, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, National Newspaper Publishers Association, Adam Clayton Powell Jr., National Black Political Convention, Logan H. Westbrook, Roy Wilkins, NAACP, Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, Tufts University, the Democratic Party and the Republic Party, National Insurance Association, National Urban League, National Council of Negro Women, American Bridge Association, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, The Drifters, Inc., The National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Patti Austin, National Funeral Directors and Morticians Association, National Dental Association, George Leslie Brown, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Otha N. Brown, Jr., the Shriners, Gladys W. Dixon, Daughters of Isis, National Medical Association, National United Church Ushers Association of America, Shirley Chisholm, National Alliance of Postal and Federal Employees, 369th Veterans Association, IBPOEW, and Amos T. Hall. There are also short profiles on African American politicians in New York, Miami, Detroit, California, Colorado, Connecticut, St. Louis and Atlanta as well as a feature on Oak Bluffs on Martha’s Vineyard.; There are approximately 220 pages with black and white photographs and advertisements thorughout, as well as a few advertisements in color. The back cover of the magazine features a full page advertisement for Johnny Walker Red Label scotch.

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; 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: 2012.167.6

Restrictions & Rights: Public domain

See more items in: 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

Delegate

Published by: MelPat Associates, American, 1965 - 1986
Created by: Patrick, C. Melvin, American, died 1985
Subject of: Attucks, Crispus, American, 1723 - 1770; Truth, Sojourner, American, 1797 - 1883; Tubman, Harriet, American, 1822 - 1913; Roberts, Sarah C., American, born 1844; McKinney Steward, Susan, American, 1847 - 1918; Scott, Dred, American, ca 1800 - 1858; Douglass, Frederick, American, 1818 - 1895; Washington, Booker T., American, 1856 - 1915; Carver, George Washington, American, 1860s - 1943; W.E.B. Du Bois, American, 1868 - 1963; Joplin, Scott, American, 1867 - 1917; Garvey, Marcus, Jamaican, 1887 - 1940; Johnson, James Weldon, American, 1871 - 1938; Father Divine, American, ca. 1876 - 1965; Randolph, A. Philip, American, 1889 - 1979; Powell, Adam Clayton Jr., American, 1908 - 1972; Rosa Parks, American, 1913 - 2005; Evers, Medgar, American, 1925 - 1963; Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968; President Johnson, Lyndon Baines, American, 1908 - 1973; Bethune, Mary McLeod, American, 1875 - 1955; National Association of Black Social Workers, American, founded 1968; Congressional Black Caucus, American, founded 1971; Prince Hall Freemasonry, founded 1784; National Newspaper Publishers Association, American, founded 1827; Chi Delta Mu Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1913; National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909; Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1937; Shriners International, American, founded 1870; National Pan-Hellenic Council, American, founded 1930; National Dental Association, American, founded 1913; Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks of the World, American, founded 1898; Democratic Party, American, founded 1828; Republican Party, American, founded 1854; Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1932; Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, American, founded 1920; National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc., American, founded 1935; National United Church Ushers Association of America, Inc., American, founded 1919; Eta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1943; Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1906; National Urban League, American, founded 1910; Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., founded 1922; National Medical Association, American, founded 1895; Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1911; National Council of Negro Women, founded 1935; Daughters of Isis, American, founded 1910; Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1911; 369th Veterans Association, American; Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, American, founded 1914; Hughes, Langston, American, 1902 - 1967; Robeson, Paul, American, 1898 - 1976; Charles, Ezzard Mack, American, 1921 - 1975

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W x D: 10 13/16 × 8 7/16 × 3/8 in. (27.5 × 21.4 × 1 cm)

Type: magazines (periodicals)

Place made: Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1976

Description: A 1976 issue of Delegate magazine published by MelPat Associates. The cover of the magazine features a collage of cropped black and white photographic portraits. In the center is an angled blue square with text that reads [DELEGATE] in white text and [76] in striped red and white text, with a circle of stars in the center of the six [6]. Black text on the white spine reads [BI-CENNTENNIAL EDITION - DELEGATE 1976].; The magazine’s content opens on the first page with an editorial note titled “The Long Journey from the back of the bus,” about how this issue of the Delegate will focus on “200 years of Contributions Blacks gave this nation as part of our Bicentennial Celebration.” There is also a masthead reading [DELEGATE, 1976] and a table of contents.; The majority of this issue consists of a 137 page article titled “The Negro in America, 1550-1976.” The content then continues with articles and profiles of African American business organizations, business leaders, community organizations, sororities, fraternities, doctors, dentists, politicians, actors, and journalists. This includes the National Association of Black Social Workers, The National Caucus of Black School Board Members, Prince Hall Masons, Prince Hall Grand Lodge, Empire State Medical Association, National Newspaper Publishers Association, Links, Chi Delta Mu Fraternity, NAACP, Navy, Elks of the World, Democratic Party, Chi Eta Phi, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Common Cause Ladies, National Association of Business and Professional Negro Womens Club, National United Church Ushers Association, Eta Phi Beta Sorority, National Bar Association, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, National Urban League, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, NBC, National Medical Association, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, National Association of Negro Women, CBS, Shriners, Daughters of Isis, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Republican National Convention, Museum of Art, Whitney M. Young Classic, Black Caucus, 369th Veterans Association, Phi Beta Sigma, Paul Robeson and Langston Hughes, Edges,; The issue concludes with a “Lest We Forget” page with a list of individuals who had passed away, including Ezzard Charles and Paul Robeson. There are approximately 348 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; United States--History; 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: 2012.167.10

Restrictions & Rights: Public domain

See more items in: 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

Delegate

Subject of: MelPat Associates, American, 1965 - 1986
Created by: Patrick, C. Melvin, American, died 1985
Subject of: Rawls, Lou, American, 1933 - 2006; United Negro College Fund, American, founded 1944; President Carter, Jimmy, American, born 1924; Wilma Rudolph, American, 1940 - 1994; National Urban League, American, founded 1910; American Association of Blacks in Energy, American, founded 1977; One Hundred Black Men, Inc., American, founded 1963; National Association of Black Social Workers, American, founded 1968; Interracial Council for Business Opportunity, American, founded 1963; National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education, American, founded 1969; American Bridge Association, American, founded 1932; African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, American, founded 1821; National Association of Market Developers, American, founded 1953; The Girl Friends, Inc., American, founded 1927; Prince Hall Freemasonry, founded 1784; Sears, Roebuck & Co., American, founded 1893; Morehouse College, American, founded 1867; Opportunities Industrialization Center of America, Inc., American, founded 1964; National Newspaper Publishers Association, American, founded 1827; National Pharmaceutical Association, American, founded 1947; Chi Delta Mu Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1913; Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1932; Top Ladies of Distinction, Inc., American, founded 1964; National Association of Negro Musicians, Inc., founded 1919; The Links, Incorporated, American, founded 1946; National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909; Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1937; Republican Party, American, founded 1854; Charms, Inc., American, founded 1952; Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, founded 1908; National United Church Ushers Association of America, Inc., American, founded 1919; Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, American, founded 1920; Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1906; Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., founded 1922; Eta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1943; National Pharmaceutical Association, American, founded 1947; National Medical Association, American, founded 1895; National Association of Negro Musicians, Inc., founded 1919; National Association of University Women, American, founded 1910; Shriners International, American, founded 1870; Daughters of Isis, American, founded 1910; American Tennis Association; Democratic Party, American, founded 1828; CBS Broadcasting, Inc., American, founded 1927; Randolph, A. Philip, American, 1889 - 1979; Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1929; Congressional Black Caucus, American, founded 1971; 369th Veterans Association, American; Hooks, Benjamin, American, 1925 - 2010; National Bankers Association, American, founded 1927; Association for the Study of African American Life and History, American, founded 1915; Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1911; Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, American, founded 1914; Alliance for Women in Media, American, founded 1951

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W x D: 10 13/16 × 8 7/16 × 7/16 in. (27.5 × 21.4 × 1.1 cm)

Type: magazines (periodicals)

Place made: Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1980

Description: A 1980 issue of Delegate magazine published by MelPat Associates. The cover of the magazine features a red ribbon that reads [1980 / DELEGATE] on a collage of black and white portrait photographs. The magazine has a white spine with black text that reads [DELEGATE 1980 - The 4th Year of the 3rd Century].; The magazine’s content opens with an untitled editorial note recounting events of the past year, including the presidential campaign and the death of A. Phillip Randolph. There is also a masthead, set in white text against a black background reading [DELEGATE, 1980], followed by a table of contents.; The content then continues including a feature on black Olympic athletes and an article titled, “Black Businesses Need Black Conventions.” This is followed by profiles of African American business organizations, business leaders, community organizations, sororities, fraternities, doctors, dentists, politicians, actors, and journalists. This includes American Association of Blacks in Energy, One Hundred Black Men, Jewell Jackson McCabe and 100 Black Women, National Association of Black Social Workers, Interracial Council for Business Opportunity, Boggs Academy, Jackie Robinson Awards Dinner, National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education, American Bridge Association, African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, National Association of Market Developers, The Girl Friends, Gay Northeasterners Club, Bottle & Cork Club, Eureka Grand Chapter, Prince Hall Grand Lodge, Sears, Roebuck, Morehouse College, John Hunter Camp Fund, Bob Douglas, Opportunities Industrialization Centers, National Newspaper Publishers Association, Pharmaceutical Association, Chi Delta Mu Fraternity, Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Top Ladies of Distinction, Black Music Association, The Links, Inc., NAACP, National Urban League, Julius A. Thomas Society, National Medical Association, National Association of Negro Musicians, National Association of University Women, Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order Nobles Mystic Shrine, Daughters of Isis, American Tennis Association, Inc., History of Harlem Commonwealth Council, Inc., Democratic National Convention, CBS, A. Phillip Randolph, Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Pope John Paul II, Oak Bluffs, Black Caucus, ABC, 369th Veterans Association, D. Parke Gibson, NBC, The Edges Groups, National Distillers, Dr. Benjamin Hooks, National Bankers Association, Association for the Study of Afro-American Life & History, William H. Toles, Patricia Roberts Harris, Arthur Ashe, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, and the National Association of Media Women.; There are approximately 368 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; Television; 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: 2012.167.14

Restrictions & Rights: Public domain

See more items in: 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

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