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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
- Type
- sheet music
- 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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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
- Type
- sheet music
- 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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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
- 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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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
- 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.