Delegate

Published by

MelPat Associates, American, 1965 - 1986

Created by

Patrick, C. Melvin, American, died 1985

Subject of

National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education, American, founded 1969

National Urban Affairs Council, American, founded 1971

Interracial Council for Business Opportunity, American, founded 1963

Prince Hall Freemasonry, founded 1784

Created by

National Association of Market Developers, American, founded 1953

Subject of

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

Top Ladies of Distinction, Inc., American, founded 1964

Continental Societies, Inc., American, founded 1956

Morgan, Rose, American, 1912 - 2008

Walker, William Otis, American, 1896 - 1981

National Newspaper Publishers Association, American, founded 1827

African Methodist Episcopal Church, American, founded 1816

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909

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

The Links, Incorporated, American, founded 1946

National Association of Black Accountants, Inc., American, founded 1969

Carats, Inc., American, founded 1959

People United to Save Humanity, American, founded 1971

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, founded 1908

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

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

National Pharmaceutical Association, American, founded 1947

National Medical Association, American, founded 1895

Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., founded 1922

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, American, founded 1920

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

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

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

National Urban League, American, founded 1910

National Association of University Women, American, founded 1910

Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1911

Shriners International, American, founded 1870

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

Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1929

Jordan, Vernon, American, born 1935

National Business League, American, founded 1900

Congressional Black Caucus, American, founded 1971

Ashe, Arthur Jr., American, 1943 - 1993

National Bankers Association, American, founded 1927

National Bar Association, American, founded 1925

369th Veterans Association, American

Sutton, Percy Ellis, American, 1920 - 2009

Morehouse College, American, founded 1867

Louis, Joe, American, 1914 - 1981

King, Clarence D., American, 1888 - 1981

Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, American, founded 1914

National Black Veterans Association, American, founded 1974

Date

1982

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W x D: 10 13/16 × 8 7/16 × 1/2 in. (27.5 × 21.4 × 1.3 cm)

Description

A 1982 issue of Delegate magazine published by MelPat Associates. The cover of the magazine features a green ribbon that reads [1982 / DELEGATE] against a grid of black and white portrait photographs. The top two (2) and bottom two (2) rows of photographs are tinted red. Thirty-two (32) men and women are pictured, with the last name of everyone printed under his or her picture in black. The spine of the magazine is white with black text that reads [DELEGATE, 1982 - The 6th Year of the 3rd Century].

The magazine’s content opens with an untitled editorial note criticizing policies of the Reagan administration. There is also a masthead, set in white text against a black background reading [DELEGATE, 1982], followed by a table of contents.

The content then continues with an article titled “The High Cost of Civil Rights” by Benjamin Hooks and an article titled “The State of Black America 1982” by Vernon Jordan. This is followed profiles of African American business organizations, business leaders, events, community organizations, sororities, fraternities, doctors, dentists, politicians, actors, and journalists. This includes the Jackie Robinson Awards Dinner, National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education, National Urban Affairs Council, Interracial Council for Business Opportunity, Prince Hall Grand Lodge, Chesebrough Pond, ITT Continental Baking Company, Ciba-Geigy, Moving Up Awards Dinner, 7 Up, Frederick Douglass Awards Dinner, Bottle & Cork Club, National Association of Market Developers, Beaux Arts Ball, John Hunter Camp Fund, Chi Delta Mu Fraternity, Top Ladies of Distinction, Continental Societies, Inc., Rose Morgan, William O. Walker, National Newspaper Publishers Association, A.M.E. Zion Church, NAACP, Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, The Links, National Association of Black Accountants, Carats, Operation Push, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Chi Eta Phi Sorority, National United Church Ushers Association, National Pharmaceutical Association, National Medical Association, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Alpha Phi Alph Fraternity, Eta Phi Beta Sorority, National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, National Urban League, National Association of University Women, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, I.B.P.O.E. of W., Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Vernon Jordan, National Business League, National Black Veterans Organization, Somerset Importers, Congressional Black Caucus, Tuskegee Airmen, Isyaku Ibrahim, National Association of Media Women, Arthur Ashe, National Bankers Association, The Edges Group, National Bar Association, Harlem Commonwealth Council Foundation, 369th Veteran’s Association, Percy Sutton, 100 Black Women, Morehouse College, Communications Excellence to Black Audiences, Clarence D. King, Joe Louis, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, and Women’s Association of Allied Beverage Industries. There are also short features on black movies, black Broadway, Oak Bluffs, and a special feature titled “I Remember Harlem.”

There are approximately 465 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.

Transcription Center Status

Transcribed by digital volunteers

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

Classification

Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

Type

magazines (periodicals)

Topic

Advertising

Associations and institutions

Broadway Theatre

Business

Communities

Film

Fraternal organizations

Fraternities

Government

HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)

Journalism

Labor

Mass media

Men

Political organizations

Politics

Professional organizations

Religious groups

Social life and customs

Sororities

U.S. History, 1969-2001

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

2012.167.16

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain

Usage

Not determined

GUID

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