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Nonpartisan Groups Help Get Out Vote

Created by: Leeds, Claire, American, 1923 - 1999
Published by: San Francisco Examiner, American, founded 1863
Subject of: Albrier, Frances M., American, 1898 - 1987; Allen, Floyd Green, American, 1906 - 1967; March, Ruth N., American, 1912 - 1998; San Francisco Chapter of the National Council of Negro Women, founded 1945; National Council of Negro Women, founded 1935

Medium: ink on newsprint
Dimensions: H x W: 5 3/4 × 11 in. (14.6 × 27.9 cm)

Type: clippings

Place depicted: San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America

Date: September 29, 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 Examiner highlights the role of the San Francisco Chapter of the National Council of Negro Women in registering voters and getting out the vote. The article is taped to the top of page nine (9) in Frances Albrier's scrapbook (2010.60.1). Multiple phrases in the article are underlined in blue ink.

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: 2010.60.1.11

Restrictions & Rights: © Courtesy of The Bancroft Library University of California, Berkeley. Permission required for use.

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Classification: Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Newspaper clipping of women distributing voter registration pamphlets

Created by: San Francisco Examiner, American, founded 1863
Photograph by: Cox Studio, American, founded 1957
Created by: Albrier, Frances M., American, 1898 - 1987
Subject of: Brown, Rosalie, American; Lovett, Joan, American, born 1938; Blalock, Joan, American; Hammond, Yvette, American, born 1941; Allen, Floyd Green, American, 1906 - 1967; March, Millicent, American, born 1950; Reese, Mattie, American; Staton, Frances, American; Morrison, Lucille, American; Nixon, Lillian, American; March, Ruth N., American, 1912 - 1998; Hooey, Jo, American; 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 × 8 1/4 in. (12.7 × 21 cm)

Type: clippings

Place depicted: San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America

Date: September 20, 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 depicts members of the San Francisco chapter of the National Council of Negro Women and members of the Junior Council distributing pamphlets urging that all citizens register and vote. The caption underneath the clipping, added by Frances Albrier, is typewritten in black ink and reads, "SOME VOLUNTEERS AND COUNCIL MEMBERS / return fom [sic] their Registration posts." The photograph in the clipping was taken by Cox Studios. The clipping and caption are adhered to page eleven (11) in 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: 2010.60.1.13.1ab

Restrictions & Rights: © Courtesy of The Bancroft Library University of California, Berkeley. Permission required for use.

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Classification: Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Newspaper clipping of a photograph of women at the NCNW chapter headquarters

Created by: The Sun-Reporter, American, founded 1944
Photograph by: Cox Studio, American, founded 1957
Subject of: Reece, Mary L., American; Hughes, Ida Mae, American; Jackson, Grace, American; March, Ruth N., American, 1912 - 1998; Williams, Eddye Keaton, American; Morrison, Lucille, American; Albrier, Frances M., American, 1898 - 1987; Allen, Floyd Green, American, 1906 - 1967; San Francisco Chapter of the National Council of Negro Women, founded 1945; National Council of Negro Women, founded 1935

Medium: ink on newsprint
Dimensions: H x W: 5 3/4 × 6 1/4 in. (14.6 × 15.9 cm)

Type: clippings

Place depicted: San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America

Date: October 13, 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 Sun Reporter shows a photograph of members of the San Francisco Chapter of the National Council of Negro Women standing in the chapter's headquarters at 1914 Fillmore Avenue in San Francisco. The caption below the photograph announces a public reception after the Political Forum sponsored by the chapter. The clipping is adhered to page sixteen (16) 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: 2010.60.1.19

Restrictions & Rights: Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification: Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Think You're Really a 'Solid Citizen'?

Created by: Waldorf, Dolores, American, 1896 - 1988
Published by: San Francisco Call-Bulletin, American, 1929 - 1965
Subject of: Allen, Floyd Green, American, 1906 - 1967; Albrier, Frances M., American, 1898 - 1987; March, Ruth N., American, 1912 - 1998; San Francisco Chapter of the National Council of Negro Women, founded 1945; National Council of Negro Women, founded 1935

Medium: ink on newsprint
Dimensions: H x W: 9 5/8 × 5 3/4 in. (24.4 × 14.6 cm)

Type: clippings

Place depicted: San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America

Date: October 1, 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 Call-Bulletin describes the projects undertaken by the San Francisco Chapter of the National Council of Negro Women during the fall of 1956 as a part of the Citizenship Education Project. Multiple phrases in the article are underlined in blue ink. The clipping is adhered to page nineteen (19) 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: 2010.60.1.22

Restrictions & Rights: © Courtesy of The Bancroft Library University of California, Berkeley. Permission required for use.

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Classification: Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Photograph of volunteers returning from voter registration centers

Photograph by: Cox Studio, American, founded 1957
Subject of: Brown, Rosalie, American; Lovett, Joan, American, born 1938; Blalock, Joan, American; Hammond, Yvette, American, born 1941; Allen, Floyd Green, American, 1906 - 1967; March, Millicent, American, born 1950; Reece, Mary L., American; Staton, Frances, American; Morrison, Lucille, American; Nixon, Lillian, American; March, Ruth N., American, 1912 - 1998; Hooey, Jo, American; 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

Place captured: San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, United States, North and Central America

Date: 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 twelve (12) volunteers and council members recently returned from voter registration centers. They hold signs for the Youth Conservation Department (Junior Council) and the National Council of Negro Women. There is a typewritten caption on a white strip of paper below the photograph that reads, "SOME VOLUNTEERS AND COUNCIL MEMBERS RETURNING FROM REGISTRATION CENTERS." The photograph and caption are adhered to page 25 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: 2010.60.1.28

Restrictions & Rights: © Cox Studio

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Classification: Media Arts-Photography

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Photograph of NCNW press conference with San Francisco newspaper editors

Photograph by: Unidentified
Subject of: Albrier, Frances M., American, 1898 - 1987; Allen, Floyd Green, American, 1906 - 1967; March, Ruth N., American, 1912 - 1998; Waldorf, Dolores, American, 1896 - 1988; McKinney, Joan, American, 1916 - 2009; Henderson, Janet, American, 1921 - 1985; Leeds, Claire, American, 1923 - 1999; 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

Place captured: San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1956-1957

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 National Council of Negro Women press meeting at the headquarters at 1914 Fillmore St. Pictured on the left, sitting behind a desk, are three NCNW leaders. News editors from four San Francisco newspapers are seated in chairs against the right wall. The caption underneath the photograph is typewritten in black ink on white paper and reads, "NEWS CONFERENCE WITH LEADING SAN FRANCISCO NEWS EDITORS." The photograph and caption are adhered to page 32 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: 2010.60.1.39

Restrictions & Rights: Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification: Media Arts-Photography

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Photograph of citizenship education class at San Francisco NCNW headquarters

Photograph by: Unidentified
Subject of: Albrier, Frances M., American, 1898 - 1987; March, Ruth N., American, 1912 - 1998; 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

Place captured: San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, United States, North and Central America

Date: 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 depicting a class on citizenship education given jointly by the San Francisco Chapter of the National Council of Negro Women and the League of Women Voters at the NCNW headquarters at 1914 Fillmore St. Several women and one man are seated in folding chairs along the walls of the office. The typewritten caption below the photograph reads, "A CLASS IN CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION." The photograph and caption are adhered to page 34 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: 2010.60.1.41

Restrictions & Rights: Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification: Media Arts-Photography

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Photograph of Ruth March decorating the car at the head of a NCNW motorcade

Photograph by: Cox Studio, American, founded 1957
Subject of: March, Ruth N., American, 1912 - 1998; 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, San Francisco County, California, United States, North and Central America

Date: September 8, 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 Ruth N. March, former president of the San Francisco Chapter of the National Council of Negro Women, decorating a1956 Cadillac Sixty Special, the lead car in a voter registration motorcade that took place in San Francisco on September 8, 1956. The car has been fitted with bullhorns and has two signs on its side announcing the Citizenship Education Project. The photograph is adhered to page 39 of Francis 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: 2010.60.1.46

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Classification: Media Arts-Photography

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Photograph of a Meet the Candidates program sponsored by the San Francisco NCNW

Photograph by: Unidentified
Subject of: Albrier, Frances M., American, 1898 - 1987; March, Ruth N., American, 1912 - 1998; Allen, Floyd Green, American, 1906 - 1967; 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, San Francisco County, California, United States, North and Central America

Date: October 28, 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 Meet the Candidates program held by the San Francisco Chapter of the National Council of Negro Women in an attempt to connect candidates with their constituency. The program took place at the NCNW headquarters at 1914 Fillmore St. Pictured in the photograph are Council President Frances Albrier, Citizenship Education Project Coordinator Floyd G. Allen, and past president Ruth N. March. There is a typewritten caption below the photograph that reads, "'MEET THE CANDIDATES PROGRAM' / sponsored by NCNW." The photograph and caption are adhered to page 41 in 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: 2010.60.1.48

Restrictions & Rights: Unknown - Restrictions Possible

See more items in: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification: Media Arts-Photography

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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