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

Owned by

Sugg, Mary Elizabeth, American, 1839 - 1915

McDonald, Vernon Sugg, American, 1906 - 1982

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W: 14 × 10 5/8 in. (35.6 × 27 cm)

Type

sheet music

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

Date

1899

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].

Topic

African American

Minstrel (Music)

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

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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

Owned by

Sugg, Mary Elizabeth, American, 1839 - 1915

Sugg, Mary Elizabeth, American, 1839 - 1915

McDonald, Vernon Sugg, American, 1906 - 1982

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W: 13 7/8 × 10 11/16 in. (35.2 × 27.1 cm)

Type

sheet music

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

Date

1897

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.

Topic

African American

Band (Music)

Caricature and cartoons

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

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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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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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