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Letter from H.W. Sewing for Daisy Bates Trust Fund
- Created by
- Sewing, Henry Warren, American, born 1891
- Subject of
- Douglass State Bank, American, 1947 - 1983
- Rev. Stokes, Volley V. K., American, ca. 1889 - 1961
- Trinity Baptist Church, American, founded 1888
- Bates, Daisy, American, 1914 - 1999
- Rev. Henderson, I. H. Sr., American, died 1985
- Signed by
- Sewing, Henry Warren, American, born 1891
- Subject of
- Arkansas State Press, American, 1941 - 1959; 1984 - 1997
- Date
- Feb 16, 1960
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 10 7/8 × 8 1/2 in. (27.6 × 21.6 cm)
- Caption
- Daisy Bates led the NAACP branch in Arkansas and was in charge of the Little Rock school integration. Bates worked to organize a safe integration process and mentored the first students, known as the Little Rock Nine. Due to intense protests, President Dwight D. Eisenhower sent the Arkansas National Guard to ensure that the school integration could proceed. Protestors and advertisers boycotted the Arkansas State Press, an activist newspaper owned by Daisy and her husband Lucius Christopher Bates. The Bates suffered financial difficulties due to their outspoken integration efforts. The “Dollars for Daisy Bates Trust Fund” was set up to provide much needed funds to the Bates.
- Trigg Mary K. and Alison R. Bernstein, eds. Junctures in Women’s Leadership: Social Movements. New Brunswick: Rutgers, 2016.
- Description
- Letter from the Dollars for Daisy Bates Trust Fund. The letter is printed in black ink on Douglass State Bank letterhead. It is addressed to Rev. V. K. stokes and begins [Dear Brother Pastor: / Doubtless, you have already read some of the many news releases concerning the nation-wide effort to give assistance to Daisy Bates and her husband to liquidate heavy indebtedness, due to the forced closing down of their newspaper business]. The letter requests contributions before the end of the fundraising campaign for the Daisy Bates Trust Fund. H.W. Sewing, Treasurer of the Fund and President of the Douglass State Bank, signed the letter. There is a postscript at the bottom of the page which begins [P.S.- Rev. Stokes: Will you stress the courage of Mrs. Bates and ask your members if we as Negroes should let these freedom fighters lose all they have fighting in Little Rock for first class citizenship for the Negro?...]. The paper has a Douglass State Bank watermark. The reverse is blank.
- Place made
- Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
- Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Type
- letters (correspondence)
- Topic
- Activism
- Business
- Civil rights
- Correspondence
- Journalism
- Religious groups
- Resistance
- U.S. History, 1953-1961
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Stokes/Washington Family
- Object number
- 2017.14.5a
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Envelope for letter from H.W. Sewing for Daisy Bates Trust Fund
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Issued by
- Douglass State Bank, American, 1947 - 1983
- Signed by
- Sewing, Henry Warren, American, born 1891
- Subject of
- Rev. Stokes, Volley V. K., American, ca. 1889 - 1961
- Trinity Baptist Church, American, founded 1888
- Bates, Daisy, American, 1914 - 1999
- Rev. Henderson, I. H. Sr., American, died 1985
- Arkansas State Press, American, 1941 - 1959; 1984 - 1997
- Date
- Feb 17, 1960
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 4 3/16 × 9 1/2 in. (10.6 × 24.1 cm)
- Caption
- Daisy Bates led the NAACP branch in Arkansas and was in charge of the Little Rock school integration. Bates worked to organize a safe integration process and mentored the first students, known as the Little Rock Nine. Due to intense protests, President Dwight D. Eisenhower sent the Arkansas National Guard to ensure that the school integration could proceed. Protestors and advertisers boycotted the Arkansas State Press, an activist newspaper owned by Daisy and her husband Lucius Christopher Bates. The Bates suffered financial difficulties due to their outspoken integration efforts. The “Dollars for Daisy Bates Trust Fund” was set up to provide much needed funds to the Bates.
- Trigg Mary K. and Alison R. Bernstein, eds. Junctures in Women’s Leadership: Social Movements. New Brunswick: Rutgers, 2016.
- Description
- Envelope for a letter from the Dollars for Daisy Bates Trust Fund. The envelope has [D F Daisy / The DOUGLASS / STATE / BANK] in blank text in the upper left from Kansas City, Kansas. The center of the envelope has printed text which reads [Rev. V.K. Stokes / Trinity Baptist Church / 1526 McCullob [sic] St. / Baltimore, Md.]. There are three stamps in blue ink along the top, one for auto loans and two postage marks. The adhesive on the back envelope flap has yellowed.
- Place made
- Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
- Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Type
- envelopes
- Topic
- Activism
- Business
- Civil rights
- Correspondence
- Journalism
- Religious groups
- Resistance
- U.S. History, 1953-1961
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Stokes/Washington Family
- Object number
- 2017.14.5b
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Democracy and the Negro People Today
- Published by
- National Negro Congress, American, founded 1935
- Written by
- Yergan, Max, American, 1892 - 1975
- Date
- 1940
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 7 1/2 x 5 1/8 in. (19 x 13 cm)
- Description
- A pamphlet of a speech written and delivered by Max Yergan. The cover consists of white text on black background. At center, there is a black-and-white photograph of Max Yergan. The upper right corner of the image has a handwritten inscription that reads: [DY]. The interior of the pamphlet contains fifteen pages. The back cover lists the [Aims Of The National Negro Congress] in black ink on a white background.
- Place depicted
- Kansas City, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Type
- pamphlets
- Topic
- Activism
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- Mass media
- Political organizations
- Politics (Practical)
- U.S. History, 1933-1945
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the family of Dr. Maurice Jackson and Laura Ginsburg
- Object number
- 2010.55.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Down In Memphis -They're Wearing Out Their Shoes, Dancing To "The Blues"
- Composed by
- Wilson, Hi
- Written by
- Byers, Hale N.
- Published by
- Johnson, Charles Leslie, American, 1876 - 1950
- Chas. L. Johnson Music Company, American
- Owned by
- McDonald, Vernon Sugg, American, 1906 - 1982
- Date
- 1916
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 13 3/4 × 10 5/16 in. (34.9 × 26.2 cm)
- Description
- Sheet music for the song Down in Memphis. The front cover for the sheet music features an illustration of an African American man dancing while several other people look on and play instruments. The scene takes place on a dock at night and a boat can be seen in the water. Red and white type on the front cover above the image reads: [DOWN IN MEMPHIS / -THEY'RE WEARING OUT THEIR SHOES, DANCING TO "THE BLUES"]. Below the image, red type reads: [The / great "levee" / song of the South / by / HI WILSON / HALE BYERS]. A text box logo in blue ink on the bottom of the front cover reads: [CHAS. L. JOHNSON / MUSIC COMPANY / GORDON-KOPPEL BLDG. / LIVE-WIRE / MUSIC / MUSIC COMPANY / KANSAS CITY, MO.]. The front inside cover has sheet music in black ink for additional songs. The interior of the sheet music consists of three pages of sheet music in black ink for Down in Memphis. The top of the back cover has a drawing in black ink of a man playing a trombone. There is also sheet music for a song titled: [Doodle De-Dum].
- 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
- Kansas City, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
- Cultural Place
- Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, 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
- 2014.275.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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The Voice Vol. 4 No. 3
- Published by
- The Voice Publishing Company, Inc., founded 1923
- Printed by
- Cathrell Printing Company, American
- Subject of
- Cathrell, Sally J., 1893 - 1970
- Date
- April 1926
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 9 1/4 × 6 1/16 × 1/8 in. (23.5 × 15.4 × 0.3 cm)
- Description
- An April 1926 edition of "The Voice." The front cover has a white background and features a sepia-toned photographic portrait of a woman identified as [Mrs. Sallie J. Cathrell, Pres. Cathrell Printing Co.] in the table of contents. She is depicted in profile with a jaw-length bob haircut and wearing a light colored sleeveless top. Black and red text above and below the image read, [The Voice / "The Shout of a Rising Race" / Published Monthly in the Interest of / Colored People Everywhere / April, 1926 Price 15c / Kansas City Special Number]. The text is surrounded by a black border with a decorative motif at the corners. The publication includes a front cover, back cover, and thirty-four (34) pages bound with staples.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place printed
- Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Kansas City, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Movement
- Harlem Renaissance (New Negro Movement)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.46.25.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Peter L. Robinson, Sr.
- Photograph by
- Santee, Clarence Bruce, American, ca. 1883 - 1946
- Subject of
- Robinson, Peter L. Sr., American, 1892 - 1979
- 92d Infantry Division, American, 1917 - 1945
- Date
- ca. 1917
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 9 7/8 x 7 7/8 x 1/8 in. (25.1 x 20 x 0.3 cm)
- H x W x D (Image): 7 1/8 × 5 3/16 in. (18.1 × 13.2 cm)
- Description
- A black and white photograph of Peter L. Robinson, Sr. in uniform. Robinson is depicted in salute in front of the exterior of a building. His rifle is to his right, propped against the building. In the lower left of the photograph [Photo by Santee KC MO] is visible in white.
- Place captured
- Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Topic
- Military
- Photography
- World War I
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Peter L. Robinson, Jr. and Marie Robinson Johnson
- Object number
- 2010.18.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
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Advertising card for an event honoring Wilbur "Bullet" Rogan
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Rogan, Charles Wilber, American, 1893 - 1967
- Date
- May 2, 1958
- Medium
- ink on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 2 x 3 1/2 in. (5.1 x 8.9 cm)
- Caption
- Wilbur "Bullet" or "Bullet Joe" Rogan was a hall of fame baseball player who served with the United States army in the Philippines. Rogan played pitcher and outfielder in the Negro baseball leagues for the Kansas City Monarchs from 1920 to 1938.
- Description
- Business card sized advertisement for an event honoring Wilbur "Bullet" Rogan sponsored by the Heart of American Lodge No. 149. The event was held Friday May 2, 1958 at 7:00pm at 1704 Troost. The back of the card is blank.
- Place depicted
- 1704 Troost Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Type
- advertising cards
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2012.46.55.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Poster advertising a game between the Kansas City Monarchs and the Harlem Stars
- Printed by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Paige, Satchel, American, 1906 - 1982
- Tatum, Goose, American, 1921 - 1967
- Negro League Baseball Players Association, American, founded 1990
- Kansas City Monarchs, American, 1920 - 1965
- New York Harlem Stars, American, 1931 - 1931
- Date
- 1945
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 052
- Exhibition
- Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
- Medium
- ink on cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W: 21 3/4 x 13 3/4 in. (55.2 x 34.9 cm)
- Description
- A Negro American League baseball poster featuring Satchel Paige and Goose Tatum. The poster is white at top and has a white border. The text at the top of the poster is red and says “VICTORY FIELD / INDIANAPOLIS / FRI. AUG. 31 8:00 p. m. / Adults $1.25 Children 12 & Under 25¢. Below this in white text in a blcak square is "NEGRO American LEAGUE / BASEBALL." Printed in black ink on a red background is “25 TIMES WORLD’S / Champions / Kansas City / Monarchs / VS / Harlem Stars / FEATURING THE CLOWN PRINCE OF BASEBALL GOOSE TATUM.” Images of Goose Tatum and Stchel Page are also printed on the red background. At the bottom of the poster in white text on a black background is “SEE – IN ACTION – LE ROY ‘SATCHEL’ PAIGE / ‘THE AGELESS WONDER’ REPUTEDLY THE / GREATEST PITCHER OF ALL TIME!”
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place printed
- Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
- Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Type
- posters
- Topic
- Athletes
- Baseball
- Segregation
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.135.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Pinback button for the Kansas City Monarchs
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Kansas City Monarchs, American, 1920 - 1965
- Date
- 1920 - 1965
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 052
- Exhibition
- Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
- Medium
- ink, metal and plastic
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 1 3/8 × 1/4 in. (3.5 × 0.6 cm)
- Description
- Kansas City Monarchs button with metal pin back. The front of the button has a white background with a blue line drawing of a baseball and two crossed baseball bats at top with shading at the bottom. There is blue text at the center that reads "KANSAS CITY MONARCHS."
- Place depicted
- Kansas City, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Topic
- Baseball
- Segregation
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.171.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Photograph of a female performer in costume
- Photograph by
- Stiger Studio, American
- Subject of
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Date
- 1935
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image and sheet): 9 5/8 × 7 3/16 in. (24.4 × 18.3 cm)
- Description
- A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of a female performer in costume. The woman is depicted standing against a dark curtain. Her proper left arm is raised and her hand rests on the back of her head. Her proper right arm is resting on her proper right hip. She is wearing a light colored, harem-style costume, with a cropped top and wide, full length sleeves, gathered at the wrists as well as light colored, bikini bottoms. Both garments are embellished with sequins. There is an inscription in black ink at the bottom right corner of the photograph, that reads, [To Frank / I Love you / little Boy / From / Pauline / Los Angeles / Cal. / /35/]. There are no inscriptions on the back of the photograph.
- Place collected
- Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
- Place made
- Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Topic
- Entertainers
- Photography
- Theatre
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.46.25.143
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Photomontage of Sam Theard
- Photograph by
- Stiger Studio, American
- Subject of
- Theard, Sam, American, 1904 - 1982
- Date
- December 8, 1935
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 9 15/16 × 7 5/8 in. (25.2 × 19.3 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 9 15/16 × 7 7/8 in. (25.2 × 20 cm)
- Description
- A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white photomontage of two (2) images of Sam Theard. Theard, depicted on the left, is seated with his knees drawn up and his elbows resting on his knees. He is looking up towards the image of Theard on the right. In the image of Theard on the right, he is standing with his arms out, bent at the elbows, with his proper right thumb and middle finger held together as if snapping. Theard is wearing the same outfit in both images: plaid pants held up by diagonally striped suspenders, a white short-sleeve collared shirt, and a white cap with a turned up brim. The photographer's mark, handwritten in green, and located in the center of the bottom edge reads, [Stiger / K.C. Mo.]. In the top left corner of the image is a handwritten inscription in black ink that reads, [From original Lovin Sam Theard. / To a Very Sweet Kid / Laura Cathrell / 12/8/35 / CATCH ON?]. There are no inscriptions on the back of the photograph.
- Place made
- Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.46.25.189
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Photograph of a man
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Date
- early 20th-mid 20th century
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 1 15/16 × 1 3/8 in. (5 × 3.5 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 1 15/16 × 1 7/16 in. (5 × 3.7 cm)
- Description
- A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of a man. The man is depicted from the chest up against a light fabric background. He is wearing a plaid suit, a light toned, collared shirt, and a dark toned tie. He is facing the viewer and smiling. An inscription in black ink on the bottom half of the photograph reads, [I'm high / honny-[sic] / from / Bobby]. There is a stamp in blue ink on the back of the photograph that reads, [LIAMS PHOTO STUDIO / 1801 VINE ST. / KANSAS CITY, MO / [---?] 2035[?]].
- Place made
- Kansas City, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Topic
- Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.46.25.260
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Souvenir program for 1924 World's Colored Championship
- Printed by
- LeMaitre, American
- Subject of
- Kansas City Monarchs, American, 1920 - 1965
- Hilldale Athletic Club, American, 1910 - 1932
- Date
- 1924
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 052
- Exhibition
- Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 9 × 6 1/8 × 1/8 in. (22.9 × 15.6 × 0.3 cm)
- Description
- A 20-page souvenir program for the 1924 World's Colored Championship baseball series. The front of the program features an illustration of two baseball players being pulled toward a large magnet that reads: [World’s Series] held by a man in a hat smoking a cigar. The cover text reads: [EAST versus WEST / FOR / World's Colored Championship / 1924 / HILLDALE / CHAMPIONS / EASTERN COLORED LEAGUE / vs / KANSAS CITY / CHAMPIONS /NEGRO NATIONAL LEAGUE / Offical [sic] Souvenir Program / PRICE, TWENTY-FIVE CENTS / LEMAITRE, PRINT.] The interior contains photos and biographies of players on both teams as well as a program for the series and blank box scores. Sections on the first page are underlined in black pen. The back cover features an advertisement for the Philadelphia Tribune. There is an inscription near the drawing of the illustrator's name.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place depicted
- Darby, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Kansas City, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
- Place printed
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Topic
- Baseball
- Segregation
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.89.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Gelatin silver print of of five men in suit jackets and bow ties
- Photograph by
- Santee, Clarence Bruce, American, ca. 1883 - 1946
- Date
- early 20th century
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper on mounting board
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 7 3/8 × 9 3/8 in. (18.7 × 23.8 cm)
- H x W (Image): 4 7/8 × 7 in. (12.4 × 17.8 cm)
- Description
- A black and white photograph of a group of five men.
- The men are posed standing, turned towards the right, in front of a studio background of an outdoor garden scene. They are wearing white collared shirts, dark suit jackets, light colored pants, dark shoes, and a dark bowtie. At the bottom right is inscribed into the negative [PHOTO BY / SANTEE K.C. Mo].
- The photo is on a dark grey mounting board. Text imprinted in the bottom right corner reads [C. BRUCE SANTEE].
- Place captured
- Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Topic
- Men
- Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.97.38.21
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain