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  • Delegate

    Published by
    MelPat Associates, American, 1965 - 1986
    Created by
    Patrick, C. Melvin, American, died 1985
    Subject of
    Kenneth A. Gibson, American, born 1932
    Johnson, Clifton Herman, American, 1921 - 2008
    New York Giants, American, founded 1925
    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
    Howard University Medical Alumni Association, Inc., American, founded 1871
    Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1937
    National Insurance Association, American, founded 1921
    Young, Whitney Moore Jr., American, 1921 - 1971
    National Urban League, American, founded 1910
    National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc., American, founded 1935
    369th Veterans Association, American
    Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
    Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., founded 1922
    National Funeral Directors and Morticians Association, Inc., American, founded 1924
    Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, American, founded 1913
    National Council of Negro Women, founded 1935
    President Richard M. Nixon, American, 1913 - 1994
    Roy White, American, born 1943
    Thomas, Franklin Augustine, American, born 1934
    Fisher, Gail, American, 1935 - 2000
    Frederick, Hal Christopher, American, born 1934
    Morris, Greg, American, 1933 - 1996
    Murray, Joan
    Huggins, Edie, American, 1935 - 2008
    National Dental Association, American, founded 1913
    Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks of the World, American, founded 1898
    Smith, Nettie B., American
    Shriners International, American, founded 1870
    Daughters of Isis, American, founded 1910
    Dixon, Gladys W., American, born 1901
    Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1906
    National Negro Business League, American, 1901 - 1966
    Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1911
    Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1911
    National Association of Market Developers, American, founded 1953
    Date
    1971
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 11 × 9 1/16 × 5/16 in. (28 × 23 × 0.8 cm)
    Description
    A 1971 issue of Delegate magazine published by MelPat Associates. The cover of the magazine features yellow, blue, and pink ruffled round ribbon badges in the upper left corner of a plain white background with a montage of photographic portraits of men and women printed in blue and black taking up most of the cover, aligned from the bottom right corner. Each badge has a different colored center with [1971 DELEGATE] across it.
    The magazine’s content opens with a full page portrait of Newark mayor Kenneth Gibson, followed by an article titled [The Negro Convention Movement Before the Civil War]. The content 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 Market Developers, National Newspaper Publishers Association, Morehouse College, Chi Delta Mu Society, NAACP 62 Anniversary Convention,Howard University Medical Alumni Association, Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, National Insurance Association, National Urban League, National Association of Negro Business and Professional Negro Women’s Clubs, 369th Veterans’ Association Convention, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Delta Sigma Theta, National Funeral Directors and Morticians Association, the National Council of Negro Women, National Medical Association, including a printing of the NMA Statement of President Richard Nixon, National Dental Association, IBPOE of W, black mortgage banking firms, Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, National Business League, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, and Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity. There is also an article on the passing of Whitney M. Young, Jr., Mary Cardwell Dawson, “First Black Impresario of Grand Opera”, a portrait gallery of new CBS television actors, journalists, and executives for 1970-1971, a “Media Women 1971 Convention”, and a profile of Oak Bluffs community on Martha’s Vineyard,
    There are approximately 194pages 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.
    Transcription Center Status
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    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
    Business
    Communities
    Fraternal organizations
    Fraternities
    Funeral customs and rites
    Government
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Journalism
    Labor
    Mass media
    Medicine
    Men
    Political organizations
    Politics
    Professional organizations
    Religious groups
    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
    2012.167.5
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e80a74f0-5c78-4d88-80e0-f11edfdd1eea
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    National Negro Business League pin

    Created by
    Turner, G. Addison, American
    Subject of
    Washington, Booker T., American, 1856 - 1915
    National Negro Business League, American, 1901 - 1966
    Date
    ca. 1908
    On View
    Concourse 2, C 2053
    Exhibition
    Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
    Medium
    celluloid, ribbon and metal
    Dimensions
    H x W: 3 3/4 x 2 x 1/8 in. (9.5 x 5.1 x 0.3 cm)
    Description
    A badge with a blue ribbon and portrait attached to a metal clasp. The front of the badge has a portrait of Booker T. Washington, while the back side of the badge has a drawing of a beehive and the title “National Negro Business League.”
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Type
    badges
    Topic
    Associations and institutions
    Business
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2008.5.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54501b5be-3054-4936-9943-8b77e3a8c938
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