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  • Ambolena Snow

    Composed by
    Maywood, Geo.
    Written by
    Bodine, Lester
    Published by
    S Brainard's Sons Co., American, founded 1837
    Printed by
    San Francisco Examiner, American, founded 1863, American, founded 1863
    Owned by
    Sugg, Mary Elizabeth, American, 1839 - 1915
    Sugg, Mary Elizabeth, American, 1839 - 1915
    McDonald, Vernon Sugg, American, 1906 - 1982
    Date
    1897
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 13 7/8 × 10 11/16 in. (35.2 × 27.1 cm)
    Description
    Sheet music for song Ambolena Snow. The front cover of sheet music features an image of a caricatured African American woman in a green dress with a salmon jacket and hat. The woman is holding an umbrella in her proper left hand. Red and black type surrounds her and reads: [AN / AFRO-AMERICAN / MILITARY / BALLAD / BY / BODINE AND MAYWOOD / AUTHORS / OF / "MOLLY ON / THE / TROLLY" / PUBLISHED BY / PERMISSION OF / THE S BRAINARD'S SONS CO / CHICAGO. / COPYRIGHT / SECURED / IN / ENGLAND / SUP- / PLE- / MENT. / TO THE / SAN FRANCISCO / EXAMINER / SUNDAY / DEC. / 5 / 1897. / ALL / RIGHTS / RESERVED]. Underneath the woman a signature in black in reads: [KEANE]. The inside has two pages of musical bars and notes in black ink for the song Ambolena Snow. The credits under the title in black in read: [Words by Lester Bodine / Music by GEO. Maywood]. The song’s musical bars continue on the back cover.
    Statement
    Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate racism.
    Place printed
    San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
    Place collected
    Sugg McDonald House, Sonora, Tuolumne County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Sheet music
    Racist and Stereotypical Objects
    Type
    sheet music
    Topic
    Band (Music)
    Blackface
    Caricature and cartoons
    Stereotypes
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Sylvia Alden Roberts
    Object number
    2014.275.6
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public Domain
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd583ec9d17-c007-459b-a95e-d2ba6e3b9616
  • The VooDoo Man

    Composed by
    Williams, Bert, American, 1874 - 1922
    George Walker, American, 1873 - 1911
    Produced by
    Hurtig & Seamon, American
    Printed by
    San Francisco Examiner, American, founded 1863, American, founded 1863
    Owned by
    Sugg, Mary Elizabeth, American, 1839 - 1915
    McDonald, Vernon Sugg, American, 1906 - 1982
    Date
    1899
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 14 × 10 5/8 in. (35.6 × 27 cm)
    Description
    Sheet music for The VoodDoo Man with red, green, brown, and black ink on paper. The front cover features two black and white photographs. Each photograph features an unidentified man, mouth agape, wearing a boater hat. The cover text reads: [The VooDoo Man / WILLIAMS & WALKER'S / GREAT SUCCESS / Published by Permission / of Hurtig & Seamon / owners of the Copyright / MUSIC SUPPLEMENT OF THE SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER.]. The initials: [K.E.R.R.] are at the bottom center of the drawing. There is tearing around the edges of the front cover. The inside has two pages of musical bars and notes in black ink for the song The VooDoo Man. The song credits read: [Words & Music by Williams & Walker]. The music for The VooDoo Man continues on the back cover in black in. Music for two additional songs are beneath the end of The Voodoo Man. The text for the two additional songs reads: [Gladys / Written and Composed / by Theo. H. Northrup] and [I Certn’ly Was A Very Busy Man / (A Coon Rhapsody.) / Words by / Sam Bennett / Music by / Theo. H. Northrup].
    Statement
    Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate racism.
    Place collected
    Sugg McDonald House, Sonora, Tuolumne County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Place printed
    San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Sheet music
    Racist and Stereotypical Objects
    Type
    sheet music
    Topic
    Blackface
    Minstrel (Music)
    Stereotypes
    Vaudeville
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Sylvia Alden Roberts
    Object number
    2014.275.13
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c26199cb-9c60-44ed-b41c-1597c0280b4c
  • Newspaper clipping of women distributing voter registration pamphlets

    Created by
    San Francisco Examiner, American, founded 1863, 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
    Date
    September 20, 1956
    Medium
    ink on newsprint and paper (fiber product)
    Dimensions
    H x W: 5 × 8 1/4 in. (12.7 × 21 cm)
    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).
    Place depicted
    San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    clippings
    Topic
    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.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53e7ec7c7-4512-48c8-befe-110c9fdca56a
  • Nonpartisan Groups Help Get Out Vote

    Created by
    Leeds, Claire, American, 1923 - 1999
    Published by
    San Francisco Examiner, American, founded 1863, 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
    Date
    September 29, 1956
    Medium
    ink on newsprint
    Dimensions
    H x W: 5 3/4 × 11 in. (14.6 × 27.9 cm)
    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.
    Place depicted
    San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    clippings
    Topic
    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.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5876ceb17-cc5f-4500-a18a-4f556e73cfd3
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