Created by

Western Union, founded 1851

Subject of

Gibson, Althea, American, 1927 - 2003

Medium

ink on paper (fiber product)

Dimensions

H x W: 5 3/4 x 8 in. (14.6 x 20.3 cm)

Type

telegrams

Place depicted

Waldorf Astoria Hotel, Manhattan, New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date

August 7, 1951

Description

A congratulatory telegram sent to Althea Gibson from Trini and Buddy. It is stamped: [51 Aug 7].

Topic

African American

Athletes

Communication

Tennis

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2009.27.3.3

Restrictions & Rights

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National Museum of African American History and Culture

Created by

Western Union, founded 1851

Johnson, Robert Walter, American, 1899 - 1971

Subject of

Gibson, Althea, American, 1927 - 2003

Baker, Bertram L., American, 1898 - 1985

Medium

ink on paper (fiber product)

Dimensions

H x W: 5 13/16 x 8 in. (14.8 x 20.3 cm)

Type

telegrams

Place depicted

Lynchburg, Virginia, United States, North and Central America

Date

August 8, 1951

Description

Congratulatory telegram to Althea Gibson from Dr. R. Walter Johnson. The telegram is stamped: [51 Aug 8 PM 2 33].

Topic

African American

Athletes

Communication

Tennis

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2009.27.3.4

Restrictions & Rights

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Created by

Mason, Vivian Carter, American, 1900 - 1982

Western Union, founded 1851

Subject of

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 paper (fiber product)

Dimensions

H x W: 5 3/4 × 8 in. (14.6 × 20.3 cm)

Type

telegrams

Place depicted

San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America

Date

December 5, 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 telegram from National President Vivian Carter Mason to Frances Albrier requests that Albrier send a report on the Citizenship Education Project to the Heritage Foundation to be entered in a contest. The handwritten inscription below the text notes that the NCNW received the award from the Heritage Foundation of five thousand dollars. The telegram has tape marks in all four corners and is located between pages 46 and 47 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

2010.60.1.55

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain

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Created by

Western Union, founded 1851

Eleanor Roosevelt, American, 1884 - 1962

Subject of

Gibson, Althea, American, 1927 - 2003

Baker, Bertram L., American, 1898 - 1985

Medium

ink on paper (fiber product)

Dimensions

H x W: 5 11/16 x 7 7/8 in. (14.4 x 20 cm)

Type

telegrams

Place depicted

Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York, United States, North and Central America

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date

July 30, 1951

Description

A telegram sent from Eleanor Roosevelt to Bertram Baker. It is stamped: [51 July 30 AM].

Topic

African American

Athletes

Communication

Tennis

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2009.27.3.1

Restrictions & Rights

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Created by

Western Union, founded 1851

Cashmore, John, American, 1895 - 1961

Subject of

Gibson, Althea, American, 1927 - 2003

Baker, Bertram L., American, 1898 - 1985

Medium

ink on paper (fiber product)

Dimensions

H x W: 5 3/4 x 8 in. (14.6 x 20.3 cm)

Type

telegrams

Place depicted

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date

August 8, 1951

Description

A congratulatory telegram sent to Althea Gibson from John Cashmore. It is stamped: [51 Aug 8].

Topic

African American

Athletes

Communication

Tennis

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2009.27.3.2

Restrictions & Rights

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Created by

Western Union, founded 1851

Hare, Mary Hardwick, British, 1913 - 2001

Subject of

Gibson, Althea, American, 1927 - 2003

Baker, Bertram L., American, 1898 - 1985

Medium

ink on paper (fiber product)

Dimensions

H x W: 5 3/4 x 7 15/16 in. (14.6 x 20.2 cm)

Type

telegrams

Place depicted

Waldorf Astoria Hotel, Manhattan, New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date

August 8, 1951

Description

A telegram to Althea Gibson from Mary Hardwick Hare. It is stamped: [1951 AUG 8 PM 1 49].

Topic

African American

Athletes

Communication

Tennis

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2009.27.3.5

Restrictions & Rights

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Created by

Western Union, founded 1851

Subject of

Gibson, Althea, American, 1927 - 2003

"Sugar" Robinson, Ray, American, 1921 - 1989

Baker, Bertram L., American, 1898 - 1985

Medium

ink on paper (fiber product)

Dimensions

H x W: 5 15/16 x 8 in. (15.1 x 20.3 cm)

Type

telegrams

Place depicted

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date

August 6, 1951

Description

A telegram sent to Bertram Baker from Alice Phillips, secertary to Sugar Ray Robinson. A handwritten "Congratulations" appears before the closing.

Topic

African American

Athletes

Communication

Tennis

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2009.27.3.6

Restrictions & Rights

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Written by

Baldwin, James, American, 1924 - 1987

Received by

Baldwin, Berdis, American

Created by

Western Union, founded 1851

Medium

ink on paper (fiber product)

Dimensions

5 7/16 x 8 in. (13.8 x 20.3 cm)

Type

telegrams

Place depicted

New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date

March 21, 1962

Description

Western Union telegram from James Baldwin to his mother, Berdis Baldwin, announcing his arrival at Idlewild Airport (now John F. Kennedy Airport) in New York City.

Transcription Center Status

Transcribed by digital volunteers

Topic

African American

Communication

Literature

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of The Baldwin Family

Object number

2011.99.9

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain

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