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Journal of Proceedings of the Thirty-Eighth Session of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church

Created by: African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, American, founded 1821
Subject of: Blackwell Memorial AME Zion Church, American, founded 1918

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W x D: 8 1/16 × 5 1/4 × 3/16 in. (20.5 × 13.3 × 0.4 cm)

Type: journals (periodicals)

Place used: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

Date: June 29-July 4, 1948

Description: Booklet of "Journal Proceedings of the Thirty-Eighth Session" from the A.M.E. Zion Church. The tan front cover has a double black border around the black printed text. The lower half of the front cover reads [Held in / Blackwell Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church / Chicago, Illinois / June 29-July 4, 1948 / Bishop John W. Martin, A.M., D.D., L.L.D., / Presiding / Rev. W. T. Beck / Pastor]. The book has a price of twenty-five (25) cents. The journal includes conference rolls, proceeding summaries, and observations and recommendations. The back cover is blank.
Transcription Center Status: Transcribed by digital volunteers

Topic: African American; Communities; Religion; Religious groups

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2015.97.40.16

Restrictions & Rights: Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification: Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

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Desks from the Hope School

Manufactured by: A. H. Andrews & Co., founded 1865
Used by: Hope School, 1925 - 1954

Medium: iron and hardwood
Dimensions: 28 x 31 x 26 1/2 in. (71.1 x 78.7 x 67.3 cm)

Type: desks

Place used: Pomaria, Newberry County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
Place made: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1925-1954

Description: A set of ten desks from the Hope School in Pomaria, South Carolina, a historic Rosenwald school. The desks are of the "Triumph" model made by A. H. Andrews & Co. in Chicago, Illinois and are made of iron and hardwood. The back of each desk provides the writing surface for the desk behind.

Topic: African American; American South; Education; Segregation

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Hope School Community Center, Pomaria, SC

Object number: 2010.22.1-.10

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
Exhibition: Making a Way Out of No Way
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 050

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Tuesday Magazine, Vol. 7, No. 1

Published by: Tuesday Publications, Inc., American, 1965 - 1970s
Edited by: Evans, William Leonard Jr., American, 1914 - 2007
Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men; Blanchard, Sisson, Haitian, 1929 - 1981
Owned by: Robinson, Avis Collins, American, born 1954

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W: 13 1/8 × 10 7/8 in. (33.3 × 27.6 cm)

Type: magazines (periodicals)

Place printed: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Portugal, Europe; Port-au-Prince, Quest, Haiti, Caribbean, North and Central America

Date: September 1971

Description: Edition of Tuesday Magazine, Vol. 7, No. 1. The cover has black printed text at the top and graphics below. The text reads [NATIONAL / EDITION Tuesday / MAGAZINE] with [SEPTEMBER 1971 · ISSUED MONTHLY] in the upper right corner. A list of topics discussed in the magazine is below this [BIG CITY POLITICS / MAKING THE BLACK VOTE COUNT / SOJOURN IN PORTUGAL / THE OTHER IBERIA / SUPPING CASUALLY: / LET THERE BE QUICHE]. The front cover has an image of a painter, Sison [sic] Blanchard, in a Port-au-Prince gallery. He is seated in front of an easel, holding a paintbrush. Another painter in a plaid shirt is seated in the background. The cover photography is by James Dennis. The lower right corner reads [THE VITAL WORLD OF HAITIAN ART/PAGE 14]. There are various articles and advertisements in the issue. The back cover has a Kool cigarettes advertisement. The magazine has twenty-eight (28) pages.

Topic: African American; Advertising; Art; Business; Mass media; Politics (Practical); Travel

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2018.17.11.14

Restrictions & Rights: © Tuesday Publications, Inc, 1971. Permission required for use.

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Classification: Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

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Tuesday Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 7

Published by: Tuesday Publications, Inc., American, 1965 - 1970s
Edited by: Evans, William Leonard Jr., American, 1914 - 2007
Subject of: National Council of Negro Women, founded 1935; Height, Dorothy Irene, American, 1912 - 2010
Owned by: Robinson, Avis Collins, American, born 1954

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W: 13 × 10 7/8 in. (33 × 27.6 cm)

Type: magazines (periodicals)

Place printed: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

Date: March 1970

Description: Edition of Tuesday Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 7. The cover has black printed text at the top and graphics below. The text reads [NATIONAL / EDITION Tuesday / MAGAZINE] with [MARCH 1970 · ISSUED MONTHLY] in the upper right corner. A list of topics discussed in the magazine is below this [SOMETHING NEW / IN THE LABOR MOVEMENT: / A BLACK-LED UNION / FOR THE SEASON: / VEGETABLE PARTY PLATTER / THE NEGRO IN WORLD HISTORY / ANTAR THE LION]. The front cover has a colorful, stylized image of Dorothy Height in front of a cityscape. The cover art is by Roszel Scott. The lower right corner reads [DOROTHY HEIGHT: OPERATION WOMANPOWER GETS UNDERWAY/PAGE 8]. There are various articles and advertisements in the issue. The back cover has a Viceroy cigarettes advertisement. The magazine has twenty-eight (28) pages.

Topic: African American; Activism; Advertising; Business; Labor; Mass media; Social reform; Women

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2018.17.11.5

Restrictions & Rights: © Tuesday Publications, Inc, 1970. Permission required for use.

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Tuesday Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 2

Published by: Tuesday Publications, Inc., American, 1965 - 1970s
Edited by: Evans, William Leonard Jr., American, 1914 - 2007
Subject of: Simpson, O. J., American, born 1947; Coleridge-Taylor, Samuel, British, 1875 - 1912
Owned by: Robinson, Avis Collins, American, born 1954

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W: 13 1/8 × 10 7/8 in. (33.3 × 27.6 cm)

Type: magazines (periodicals)

Place printed: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Mexico, North and Central America

Date: October 1968

Description: Edition of Tuesday Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 2. The cover has black printed text at the top and graphics below. The text reads [NATIONAL / EDITION Tuesday / -ZINE] with [OCTOBER 1968 · ISSUED MONTHLY] in the upper right corner. A list of topics discussed in the magazine is below this [O. J. SIMPSON / FOOTBALL’S LATEST ‘GREATEST’ / THE NEGRO IN WORLD HISTORY / SAMUEL COLERIDGE-TAYLOR / IN MEXICO / THE OLYMPICS GO ON]. The images on the cover, illustrated by Dennis Luczak, show two (2) women dressed in pink and purple outfits over images of four (4) different cars. The lower right corner reads [SPECIAL AUTOMOBILE SECTION: THE LOOK OF 1969/PAGE 12]. There are various articles and advertisements in the issue. The back cover has a Chevrolet advertisement. The magazine has forty-eight (48) pages.

Topic: African American; Advertising; Athletes; Business; Football; Mass media; Sports; Transportation

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2018.17.11.1

Restrictions & Rights: © Tuesday Publications, Inc, 1968. Permission required for use.

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Tuesday Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 5

Published by: Tuesday Publications, Inc., American, 1965 - 1970s
Edited by: Evans, William Leonard Jr., American, 1914 - 2007
Subject of: Tanner, Henry Ossawa, American, 1859 - 1937
Illustrated by: Eakins, Thomas, American, 1844 - 1916
Owned by: Robinson, Avis Collins, American, born 1954

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W: 13 1/8 × 10 7/8 in. (33.3 × 27.6 cm)

Type: magazines (periodicals)

Place printed: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date: January 1971

Description: Edition of Tuesday Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 5. The cover has black printed text at the top and graphics below. The text reads [NATIONAL / EDITION Tuesday / MAGAZINE] with [JANUARY 1971 · ISSUED MONTHLY] in the upper right corner. A list of topics discussed in the magazine is below this [THE BLACK TRAVELER: / GOING PLACES IN ’71 / MULTI-MEDIA EDUCATION IN / EAST HARLEM / SUNDAY BREAKFAST FOR / TWO OR TWENTY]. The front cover has an image of the painting “Portrait of Henry O. Tanner” by Thomas Eakins. Tanner is turned slightly to the left. He is wearing glass, a black coat, and a red patterned cravat. The lower right corner reads [THE NEGRO IN WORLD HSTORY: HENRY OSSAWA TANNER/THE LIFE & WORKS OF A GREAT ARTIST/PAGE 10]. There are various articles and advertisements in the issue. The back cover has a Coca-Cola advertisement. The magazine has twenty-four (24) pages.

Topic: African American; Advertising; Art; Business; Education; Mass media; Travel

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2018.17.11.10

Restrictions & Rights: © Tuesday Publications, Inc, 1971. Permission required for use.

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Tuesday Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 6

Published by: Tuesday Publications, Inc., American, 1965 - 1970s
Edited by: Evans, William Leonard Jr., American, 1914 - 2007
Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men; Unidentified Woman or Women
Owned by: Robinson, Avis Collins, American, born 1954

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W: 13 × 11 in. (33 × 27.9 cm)

Type: magazines (periodicals)

Place printed: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

Date: February 1971

Description: Edition of Tuesday Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 6. The cover has black printed text at the top and graphics below. The text reads [NATIONAL / EDITION Tuesday / MAGAZINE] with [FEBRUARY 1971 · ISSUED MONTHLY] in the upper right corner. A list of topics discussed in the magazine is below this [BLACK CAUCUS IN CONGRESS: / 12 HOUSE MEMBERS / BUILD POLITICAL POWER BASE / WINTER SOUL FOOD: / CURRY & STEW, TO WARM / YOU INSIDE & OUT]. The front cover has an image of a man and woman fashionably dressed. The man is in the center wearing a wide brim hat and a red suit with a ruffled pink shirt and large bow tie. He has a fur coat over top. The woman is standing partially behind the man on the left side of the image. She is wearing a fur coat and holding a folded magazine. The cover photography is by Doug Harris. The lower right corner reads [STEPPING OUT… / THE PEACOCK REVOLUTION / IN MEN’S FASHION/PAGE 12]. There are various articles and advertisements in the issue. The back cover has a Kool cigarettes advertisement. The magazine has twenty-four (24) pages.

Topic: African American; Advertising; Business; Fashion; Foodways; Mass media; Politics (Practical)

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2018.17.11.11

Restrictions & Rights: © Tuesday Publications, Inc, 1971. Permission required for use.

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Tuesday Magazine, Vol. 7, No. 1

Published by: Tuesday Publications, Inc., American, 1965 - 1970s
Edited by: Evans, William Leonard Jr., American, 1914 - 2007
Subject of: Blanchard, Sisson, Haitian, 1929 - 1981; Unidentified Man or Men
Owned by: Robinson, Avis Collins, American, born 1954

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W: 13 1/8 × 10 7/8 in. (33.3 × 27.6 cm)

Type: magazines (periodicals)

Place printed: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Portugal, Europe; Port-au-Prince, Quest, Haiti, Caribbean, North and Central America

Date: September 1971

Description: Edition of Tuesday Magazine, Vol. 7, No. 1. The cover has black printed text at the top and graphics below. The text reads [NATIONAL / EDITION Tuesday / MAGAZINE] with [SEPTEMBER 1971 · ISSUED MONTHLY] in the upper right corner. A list of topics discussed in the magazine is below this [BIG CITY POLITICS / MAKING THE BLACK VOTE COUNT / SOJOURN IN PORTUGAL / THE OTHER IBERIA / SUPPING CASUALLY: / LET THERE BE QUICHE]. The front cover has an image of a painter, Sison [sic] Blanchard, in a Port-au-Prince gallery. He is seated in front of an easel, holding a paintbrush. Another painter in a plaid shirt is seated in the background. The cover photography is by James Dennis. The lower right corner reads [THE VITAL WORLD OF HAITIAN ART/PAGE 14]. There are various articles and advertisements in the issue. The back cover has a Kool cigarettes advertisement. The magazine has twenty-eight (28) pages.

Topic: African American; Advertising; Art; Business; Mass media; Politics (Practical); Travel

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2018.17.11.13

Restrictions & Rights: © Tuesday Publications, Inc, 1971. Permission required for use.

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Classification: Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

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Tuesday at Home Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 7

Published by: Tuesday Publications, Inc., American, 1965 - 1970s
Edited by: Evans, William Leonard Jr., American, 1914 - 2007
Subject of: Giovanni, Nikki, American, born 1943
Owned by: Robinson, Avis Collins, American, born 1954
Created by: Hilary, Lee, American

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W: 13 × 10 7/8 in. (33 × 27.6 cm)

Type: magazines (periodicals)

Place printed: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

Date: October 1971

Description: Edition of Tuesday at Home Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 7. The cover has black printed text at the top and graphics below. The text reads [NATIONAL / EDITION Tuesday / at Home] with [OCTOBER 1971 · ISSUED MONTHLY] in the upper right corner. A list of topics discussed in the magazine is below this [MIDDLE INCOME BLACK FAMILIES, / ARE THEY MIDDLE CLASS? / NIKKI GIOVANNI / SPINS A SOFT BLACK SONG / FOR CHILDREN]. The front cover has an image of architect Lee Hilary’s restored townhouse in Chicago. The image shows Hilary seated on a white couch in the center of the room. He is holding an open binder. The space has a red rug in the center over a stone floor with a few pieces of furniture in the room. There is a variety of artwork, including sculpture and paintings, around the lower half of the room below the high ceiling. Text in the lower right corner reads [Architect’s Renovated Townhouse: A Triumph…A Home/PAGE 11]. There are various articles and advertisements in the issue. The back cover has a Kool cigarettes advertisement. The magazine has twenty-eight (28) pages.

Topic: African American; Advertising; Architecture; Business; Children; Mass media; Poetry

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2018.17.11.15

Restrictions & Rights: © Tuesday Publications, Inc, 1971. Permission required for use.

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Tuesday Magazine, Vol. 7, No. 3

Published by: Tuesday Publications, Inc., American, 1965 - 1970s
Edited by: Evans, William Leonard Jr., American, 1914 - 2007
Subject of: Delany, Martin Robison, American, 1812 - 1885
Illustrated by: Gall, Ted, American, born 1941
Owned by: Robinson, Avis Collins, American, born 1954

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W: 13 × 10 7/8 in. (33 × 27.6 cm)

Type: magazines (periodicals)

Place printed: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

Date: November 1971

Description: Edition of Tuesday Magazine, Vol. 7, No. 3. The cover has black printed text at the top and graphics below. The text reads [NATIONAL / EDITION Tuesday / MAGAZINE] with [NOVEMBER 1971 · ISSUED MONTHLY] in the upper right corner. A list of topics discussed in the magazine is below this [THANKSGIVING DINNER / THE CARIBBEAN WAY / THE NEGRO IN WORLD HISTORY / MARTIN R. DELANY / THE BLACK WORKER & THE / AMERICAN LABOR MOVEMENT]. The front cover has an image of a sculpture by Ted Gall. The metal sculpture shows a football player wearing his helmet and gear in a dynamic pose. The figure has his proper right arm extended out holding a football. The image has a blue background. The lower right corner reads [ROOKIES OF THE YEAR: TUESDAY’S PRO FOOTBALL FORECAST/PAGE 12]. There are various articles and advertisements in the issue. The back cover has a Kool cigarettes advertisement. The magazine has forty (40) pages.

Topic: African American; Advertising; Business; Football; Labor; Mass media; Sports; United States--Social life and customs

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2018.17.11.17

Restrictions & Rights: © Tuesday Publications, Inc, 1971. Permission required for use.

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Classification: Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

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Tuesday Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 9

Published by: Tuesday Publications, Inc., American, 1965 - 1970s
Edited by: Evans, William Leonard Jr., American, 1914 - 2007
Subject of: National Teacher Corps, American, 1965 - 1983; Unidentified Man or Men; Unidentified Child or Children
Owned by: Robinson, Avis Collins, American, born 1954

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W: 13 × 10 7/8 in. (33 × 27.6 cm)

Type: magazines (periodicals)

Place printed: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America

Date: May 1969

Description: Edition of Tuesday Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 9. The cover has black printed text at the top and an image below. The text reads [NATIONAL / EDITION Tuesday / MAGAZINE] with [MAY 1969 · ISSUED MONTHLY] in the upper right corner. A list of topics discussed in the magazine is below this [THE INSIDE TRACK: / CAREERS & OPPORTUNITIES / THE NEGRO IN WORLD HISTORY / EMPIRE OF KUSH / ON THE GOLF TOUR / “OLD CHARLIE” KEEPS SWINGING]. The front cover has an image of students in a 6th grade classroom at the Woodward Elementary School in Detroit highlighting the national Teachers Corps effort. The photograph is by Jim Taylor. The lower right corner reads [THE TEACHERS CORPS: FINDING THE RIGHT DIRECTION/PAGE 6]. There are various articles and advertisements in the issue. The back cover has an Ultra Sheen Permanent Creme Relaxer advertisement. The magazine has thirty-six (36) pages.

Topic: African American; Advertising; Business; Education; Golf; Mass media; Sports

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2018.17.11.2

Restrictions & Rights: © Tuesday Publications, Inc, 1969. Permission required for use.

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Tuesday Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 5

Published by: Tuesday Publications, Inc., American, 1965 - 1970s
Edited by: Evans, William Leonard Jr., American, 1914 - 2007
Subject of: Unidentified Child or Children; Unidentified Man or Men; Unidentified
Owned by: Robinson, Avis Collins, American, born 1954

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W: 13 1/4 × 11 in. (33.7 × 27.9 cm)

Type: magazines (periodicals)

Place printed: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

Date: January 1970

Description: Edition of Tuesday Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 5. The cover has black printed text at the top and an image below. The text reads [NATIONAL / EDITION Tuesday / MAGAZINE] with [JANUARY 1970 · ISSUED MONTHLY] in the upper right corner. A list of topics discussed in the magazine is below this [BLACK COLLEGES: / WHAT’S HAPPENING ON CAMPUS? / THE NEGRO IN WORLD HISTORY / AESOP / SOUL FOOD: THE INDOOR / BARBEQUE]. The front cover has an image of a man, woman, and child walking through an airport with their luggage. The cover photography is by John Van Dorn. The lower right corner reads [ON THE MOVE FOR ’70: THE NEW TRAVELERS/PAGE 10]. There are various articles and advertisements in the issue. The back cover has a Coca-Cola advertisement. The magazine has twenty-eight (28) pages.

Topic: African American; Advertising; Business; Education; Foodways; Mass media; Transportation; Travel

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2018.17.11.3

Restrictions & Rights: © Tuesday Publications, Inc, 1970. Permission required for use.

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Tuesday Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 6

Published by: Tuesday Publications, Inc., American, 1965 - 1970s
Edited by: Evans, William Leonard Jr., American, 1914 - 2007
Subject of: Ausby, Ellsworth, American, 1942 - 2011; Machado de Assis, Joaquim Maria, Brazilian, born 1839; Butler, Jerry Jr., American, born 1939
Owned by: Robinson, Avis Collins, American, born 1954

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W: 13 1/8 × 10 7/8 in. (33.3 × 27.6 cm)

Type: magazines (periodicals)

Place printed: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

Date: February 1970

Description: Edition of Tuesday Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 6. The cover has black printed text at the top and graphics below. The text reads [NATIONAL / EDITION Tuesday / MAGAZINE] with [FEBRUARY 1970 · ISSUED MONTHLY] in the upper right corner. A list of topics discussed in the magazine is below this [A SPECIAL LOOK / AT THE WORLD OF / BLACK CULTURE / New Artists: / The Style is Personal / The Moviemakers: / Saying It On Film / The Negro in / World History: / Novelist, / Machado de Assis / Jerry Butler: / “The Rhythm, the / Blues, the Roots”]. The front cover has an image of artist Ellsworth Ausby in front of a colorful background. The cover photography is by Doug Harris. There are various articles and advertisements in the issue. The back cover has a Kool cigarettes advertisement. The magazine has twenty-eight (28) pages.

Topic: African American; Advertising; Art; Business; Film; Literature; Mass media; Music; Musicians; Rhythm and blues (Music); Singers (Musicians)

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2018.17.11.4

Restrictions & Rights: © Tuesday Publications, Inc, 1970. Permission required for use.

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Tuesday Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 8

Published by: Tuesday Publications, Inc., American, 1965 - 1970s
Edited by: Evans, William Leonard Jr., American, 1914 - 2007
Subject of: Sir Jordan, Edward, British, 1801 - 1869; Lightbourne, Robert Charles, Jamaican, 1909 - 1995
Owned by: Robinson, Avis Collins, American, born 1954

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W: 13 × 10 7/8 in. (33 × 27.6 cm)

Type: magazines (periodicals)

Place printed: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Kingston, Surrey County, Jamaica, Caribbean, North and Central America

Date: April 1970

Description: Edition of Tuesday Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 8. The cover has black printed text at the top and graphics below. The text reads [NATIONAL / EDITION Tuesday / MAGAZINE] with [APRIL 1970 · ISSUED MONTHLY] in the upper right corner. A list of topics discussed in the magazine is below this [SPOTLIGHT ON CAMPUS / SCIENCE WITH SOUL? / THE NEGRO IN WORLD HISTORY / SIR EDWARD JORDAN / SICKLE CELL ANEMIA / CAN IT BE STOPPED?]. The front cover has layered images of the Jamaican Minister of Trade and Industry Robert Lightbourne and the cargo docks of Kingston with a ship on the right. The cover photography is by David Parks. The lower right corner reads [JAMAICA: BLACK ECONOMY AT WORK/PAGE 18]. There are various articles and advertisements in the issue. The back cover has a Kool cigarettes advertisement. The magazine has thirty-six (36) pages.

Topic: African American; Advertising; Business; Labor; Mass media; Medicine; Transportation

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2018.17.11.6

Restrictions & Rights: © Tuesday Publications, Inc, 1970. Permission required for use.

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Tuesday Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 2

Published by: Tuesday Publications, Inc., American, 1965 - 1970s
Edited by: Evans, William Leonard Jr., American, 1914 - 2007
Owned by: Robinson, Avis Collins, American, born 1954

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W: 13 × 10 7/8 in. (33 × 27.6 cm)

Type: magazines (periodicals)

Place printed: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America; Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America

Date: October 1970

Description: Edition of Tuesday Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 2. The cover has black printed text at the top and graphics below. The text reads [NATIONAL / EDITION Tuesday / -GAZINE] with [OCTOBER 1970 · ISSUED MONTHLY] in the upper right corner. A list of topics discussed in the magazine is below this [CARS FOR 1971: / DETROIT’S NEW DIRECTION / TASTE TREATS / FROM THE SANDWICH BOARD / HEALTH PARK IN HARLEM: / THE COMMUNITY HAS ITS WAY]. The front cover has a vibrant graphic showing a boy in a colorful outfit holding an animal, possibly a goat, above his head. There are spiral and floral designs on the animal, labeled George. Between the legs of the central figure is yellow text [as / George / grew tired / he was / carried by / the boy]. On the left is a yellow semicircle with spherical detailing and text which reads [Black Folklore: / Tall Tales from Africa / & the New World]. To the right is another semicircle with interior blue, red, and white rays and an animal lying on its back. The image has other motifs, including hearts, triangles and geometric shapes, and eyes. The cover art is by Fred Steffen. The lower right corner reads [BLACK FOLKLORE/PAGE 8]. There are various articles and advertisements in the issue. The back cover has a Viceroy cigarettes advertisement. The magazine has thirty-six (36) pages.

Topic: African American; Advertising; Business; Folklife; Mass media; Transportation

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2018.17.11.7

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Tuesday Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 3

Published by: Tuesday Publications, Inc., American, 1965 - 1970s
Edited by: Evans, William Leonard Jr., American, 1914 - 2007
Subject of: Sesame Street, American, founded 1969; Long, Loretta, American, born 1938; Robinson, Matt, American, 1937 - 2002
Owned by: Robinson, Avis Collins, American, born 1954

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W: 12 7/8 × 10 7/8 in. (32.7 × 27.6 cm)

Type: magazines (periodicals)

Place printed: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

Date: November 1970

Description: Edition of Tuesday Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 3. The cover has black printed text at the top and graphics below. The text reads [NATIONAL / EDITION Tuesday / MAGAZINE] with [NOVEMBER 1970 · ISSUED MONTHLY] in the upper right corner. A list of topics discussed in the magazine is below this [PRO FOOTBALL / THE 1970 ALL-ROOKIE TEAM / THE NEGRO IN WORLD HISTORY / CHAKA THE GREAT / SOUL FOOD / A REALLY WILD THANKSGIVING]. The front cover has an image of a scene on Sesame Street. On the left are co-hosts Susan, played by Loretta Long, and Gordon, played by Matt Robinson, leaning against a prop brick wall. At the top of the wall are the Sesame Street characters Roosevelt Franklin, Betty Lou, Bert, and Ernie [left to right]. The lower right corner reads [SESAME STREET: WHERE THE PRE-SCHOOL REVOLUTION IS HAPPENING/PAGE 20]. There are various articles and advertisements in the issue. The back cover has a Kool cigarettes advertisement. The magazine has forty (40) pages.

Topic: African American; Advertising; Amusements; Business; Caricature and cartoons; Children; Education; Foodways; Football; Mass media; United States--Social life and customs

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2018.17.11.8

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Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Tuesday Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 4

Published by: Tuesday Publications, Inc., American, 1965 - 1970s
Edited by: Evans, William Leonard Jr., American, 1914 - 2007
Subject of: Unidentified Child or Children
Owned by: Robinson, Avis Collins, American, born 1954

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W: 13 × 10 15/16 in. (33 × 27.8 cm)

Type: magazines (periodicals)

Place printed: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

Date: December 1970

Description: Edition of Tuesday Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 4. The cover has black printed text at the top and graphics below. The text reads [NATIONAL / EDITION Tuesday / MAGAZINE] with [DECEMBER 1970 · ISSUED MONTHLY] in the upper right corner. A list of topics discussed in the magazine is below this [FOLK SAYINGS / ON THE HOLIDAY SEASON / THE NEGRO IN WORLD HISTORY / MYSTERY OF THE MAGI / CHRISTMAS CANDY / SWEET & SOULFUL]. The front cover has a photograph of a small child named Charles, highlighting an article about adoption and foster homes. He is wearing a red sweater with black detailing. There is an ornate metal grate open in front of him. The cover photography is by Doug Harris. The lower right corner reads [CHILDREN WITHOUT HOMES: THE ADOPTION PROBLEM/PAGE 6]. There are various articles and advertisements in the issue. The back cover has a Kool cigarettes advertisement. The magazine has thirty-two (32) pages.

Topic: African American; Advertising; Business; Children; Families; Mass media; United States--Social life and customs

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2018.17.11.9

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Classification: Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

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Black wireless microphone used on The Oprah Winfrey Show

Manufactured by: Sennheiser, German, founded 1945
Used by: Winfrey, Oprah, American, born 1954
Subject of: Harpo, Inc., American, founded 1986

Medium: plastic, metal, wire, and foam
Dimensions: H x W x D: 10 1/2 × 2 1/8 × 2 1/8 in. (26.7 × 5.4 × 5.4 cm)

Type: microphones

Place used: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1986-2011

Description: A black wireless, handheld microphone used by Oprah Winfrey on The Oprah Winfrey Show. The metal grill at the top of the microphone is covered with a black foam windscreen. The microphone has a cylindrical handle that is a silver-blue toned metal, with a black shaft that has been attached up one side and that protrudes below the rest of the handle. A small rectangular display screen is placed on the black shaft below the windscreen, with the brand "SENNHEISER" printed in gray along the shaft below the display screen. A clear or black square adhesive label with the number "1" typed on it is attached below the brand name. The portion of the black shaft that protrudes below the rest of the handle has an angular bottom with a flattened point. Text with manufacturer and technical information is printed in gray on the black plastic on the bottom of the protruding shaft. A red on/off toggle switch is placed at the back of the handle base opposite the protruding shaft portion. Additional technical information is etched into the bottom of the blue-tinted portion of the handle.

Topic: African American; Actors; Entertainers; Mass media; Television

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Oprah Winfrey

Object number: 2014.324.2

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Tools and Equipment-Audiovisual
Exhibition: Watching Oprah: The Oprah Winfrey Show and American Culture
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse, C 050

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Gold wireless microphone and black case used on The Oprah Winfrey Show

Manufactured by: Shure, founded 1925
Used by: Winfrey, Oprah, American, born 1954
Subject of: Harpo, Inc., American, founded 1986

Medium: .1ab: plastic, metal, gold plate, wire, and foam; .2: plastic, foam, and ink on adhesive paper
Dimensions: H x W x D (.1ab): 9 15/16 × 2 × 2 in. (25.2 × 5.1 × 5.1 cm); H x W x D (.2 (open)): 10 1/4 × 10 13/16 × 9 7/8 in. (26 × 27.5 × 25.1 cm); H x W x D (.2 (closed)): 8 11/16 × 10 7/8 × 2 9/16 in. (22.1 × 27.6 × 6.5 cm)

Type: cases (containers); microphones

Place used: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America; New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date: 2009

Description: A wireless gold-plated microphone (.1ab) and case (.2) used by Oprah Winfrey during episodes of Season 24 of The Oprah Winfrey Show. The hand-held microphone has a circular gold mesh wire grill with a flattened top covering the foam interior of the microphone. The grill is bisected around the sides by a band of gold-plated metal. The grill is attached to a gold-plated cylindrical handle. The handle is made from two pieces, with a small rectangular digital display screen on the top half of the handle bordered by gray plastic, with "G1 470-530 MHZ" printed in white type below it. A smaller round-edged cylindrical piece of black plastic protrudes from the bottom of the handle with the text "SHURE" in relief on the tip and an On/Off switch where the tip meets the handle. The bottom half of the handle (b) screws off to reveal a battery chamber that holds two (2) AA batteries. Opposite the battery chamber is a digital push-button menu with four (4) buttons reading clockwise from top: up-facing arrow, "enter", down-facing arrow, "exit". The button menu is directly below the digital display screen on the exterior of the top half of the handle. Beneath the buttons is a manufacturer's label with serial and model numbers, and a key for the menu buttons.; .2: A black hard plastic briefcase-style case for the microphone (.1ab). The case is rectangular with rounded corners and a sloping angle on the top side around the handle and clasps. Gold text is painted on the front of the case reading "SHURE ®" in the top left facing corner, "UHF-R (R) Wireless Systems" in the top right facing corner, and "Audio/Reference/Companding" in the bottom left facing corner. Opaque white adhesive tape is placed at the center top edge with black typed text reading "OPRAH'S GOLD MIC". The top of the case has a rounded handle at the center, with two (2) gray plastic clasps, one on either side of the handle. There are plastic ridges on the bottom of the case that act as feet when the case is closed and standing upright. Inside the case on both the top and bottom is gray soft foam with shapes cut out to so the microphone and its components can be nested inside.

Topic: African American; Actors; Entertainers; Mass media; Television

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Oprah Winfrey

Object number: 2014.324.3.1-.2

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Tools and Equipment-Audiovisual
Exhibition: Watching Oprah: The Oprah Winfrey Show and American Culture
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse, C 050

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Armchairs used on The Oprah Winfrey Show

Created by: Unidentified
Subject of: Harpo, Inc., American, founded 1986
Used by: Winfrey, Oprah, American, born 1954

Medium: leather, foam, wood, metal, and cloth
Dimensions: H x W x D (.1): 34 1/2 × 37 × 35 1/2 in. (87.6 × 94 × 90.2 cm); H x W x D (.2): 35 1/2 × 37 1/2 × 36 1/2 in. (90.2 × 95.3 × 92.7 cm)

Type: chairs

Place used: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1996-1998

Description: These two ochre textured leather armchairs, both alike, were used on the set of The Oprah Winfrey Show. Each chair is shaped with a deep, rectangular seat, padded arms with a slight, rounded curve, and a padded back with a scalloped top edge. The padded seat cushion for each chair is attached at the back of the chair with two (2) lengths of black elastic with a metal D-ring that fasten to corresponding metal clips on the cushion. Four (4) dark-stained short wooden legs extend from each bottom corner of the chairs. Decorative piping in the ochre leather is sewn around the edges of the back, the front arms, and the seat cushion. Under the cushion, the chair is lined with matching ochre heavy-weight fabric. A label for the upholstery company Weber Furniture Service LLC is adhered to the lining at the front edge of the seat.

Topic: African American; Actors; Entertainers; Mass media; Television

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Oprah Winfrey

Object number: 2014.324.4.1-.2

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Tools and Equipment-Props and set design
Exhibition: Watching Oprah: The Oprah Winfrey Show and American Culture
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse, C 050

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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