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Wedding scrapbook compiled by Lollaretta Pemberton
- Manufactured by
- C.R. Gibson and Company, American, founded 1870
- Subject of
- Allen, Lollaretta Pemberton, American, 1895 - 1979
- Allen, Grover Joseph, American, 1889 - 1984
- Date
- 1939
- On ViewConcourse 2, C 2053
- Medium
- leather, ink on paper, newsprint and pressure-sensitive tape
- Dimensions
- Closed: 10 3/4 × 8 1/8 × 3/8 in. (27.3 × 20.6 × 1 cm)
- Description
- This is a "Wedding Memories" scrapbook made by Lollaretta Pemberton for her wedding to Grover Allen on July 10, 1939. The scrapbook has a white leather cover with stylized gold-leaf leaves and the words "Wedding Memories" embossed across the front. Inside Lollaretta included her wedding invitation, a newspaper clipping of her dream wedding dress, and lists of guests and their gifts.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place depicted
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Marshall, Harrison County, Texas, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- scrapbooks
- Topic
- American West
- Communities
- Families
- Marriage customs and rites
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Rita C. Organ and Pemberton Family
- Object number
- 2012.30.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Photograph of Alpha Iota Chapter, Wiley College
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, American, founded 1913
- Wells, Henrietta Bell, American, 1912 - 2008
- Moon, Catherine
- Boutte, Faye
- Young, Alberta
- Winston, Deralyn
- Tyler, Lugusta
- Clarke, Wilbaleigh
- Brown, Thelma
- Crawford, Cecile
- Fonsworth, Sylvia
- Webster, Anita
- Foreman, Irma
- Booker, Aster Lee
- Fonsworth, Marie
- Johnson, Helen
- Jackson, Willie
- Johnson, Ardelia
- Burr, Vera
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Wiley College, American, founded 1873
- Date
- 1932
- Medium
- unidentified
- Dimensions
- H x W: 7 15/16 × 10 15/16 in. (20.2 × 27.8 cm)
- Description
- A sepia print of the Alpha Iota Chapter at Wiley College in 1932. There are 20 women in four rows, on the exterior stairs of a brick building (3 in front row, 6 in second row, 7 in third row, and 4 in back row). All of the women are wearing dresses and have corsages pinned to their proper left chest. Most of the women have their hands clasped in front of themselves. There are two baskets of flowers in front of the ladies, with the symbols [?ST] for Delta Sigma Theta between the two baskets. This photograph is housed in a clear plastic sleeve, along with a photocopy of these same picture on a piece of white copy paper, along with the list of individuals pictured on the left. List reads: [ALPHA IOTA CHAPTER / WILEY COLLEGE / 1932 / 1st Row / Henrietta Bell / Catherine Moon / 2nd Row / Faye Boutte / Alberta Young / Deralyn Winson / Lugusta Tyler / Wilbaleign Clarke /Thelma Brown / 3rd Row / Cecile Crawford / Sylvia Fonsworth / Anita Webster / Irma Foreman / Aster Lee Booker / Marie Fonsworth / 4th Row / Helen Johnson / Willie Jackson / Ardelia Johnson / Vera Burr].
- Place depicted
- Wiley College, Marshall, Harrison County, Texas, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- portraits
- sepia prints
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Edward L. Cox
- Object number
- 2015.43.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Wedding dress worn by Lollaretta Pemberton with veil and headpiece
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Worn by
- Allen, Lollaretta Pemberton, American, 1895 - 1979
- Date
- 1939
- On ViewConcourse 2, C 2053
- Medium
- lace, tulle and cotton, wire and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W (Dress): 53 3/4 × 22 in. (136.5 × 55.9 cm)
- H x W (Veil): 102 × 81 in. (259.1 × 205.7 cm)
- H x W x D (Headpiece): 9 × 11 × 9/16 in. (22.9 × 27.9 × 1.5 cm)
- H x W x D (Headband): 4 1/8 × 2 3/4 × 1 in. (10.5 × 7 × 2.5 cm)
- Description
- Wedding dress and accompanying accessories worn by Lollaretta Pemberton on her wedding day in 1939. The wedding gown is made of off-white lace and tulle. The gown is floor length and has lace puffed sleeves to the elbows. There is ruching down the front of the front of the bodice. There is a matching long lace and tulle veil, with an attachable headpiece and faux floral headband.
- Place used
- Marshall, Harrison County, Texas, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Clothing-Historical
- Type
- headbands (headgear)
- headdresses
- veils
- wedding dresses
- Topic
- American West
- Clothing and dress
- Marriage customs and rites
- Migrations
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Rita C. Organ and Pemberton Family
- Object number
- 2012.30.1a-d
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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The Wildcat
- Issued by
- Wiley College, American, founded 1873
- Owned by
- Wells, Henrietta Bell, American, 1912 - 2008
- Subject of
- Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, American, founded 1913
- Date
- 1931
- Medium
- ink on paper with cardboard and synthetic fiber (binding)
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Closed): 10 13/16 × 8 1/4 × 1 in. (27.5 × 21 × 2.5 cm)
- H x W x D (Open): 10 13/16 × 16 5/8 × 1 in. (27.5 × 42.2 × 2.5 cm)
- Title
- Yearbook from Wiley College, 1931
- Description
- A copy of Wiley College yearbook, titled "The Wildcat" from the year 1931. The front cover has scratch-like incisions throughout and [The / WILDCAT] in black relief at the top center. A depiction of a wildcat (just face, frontal, growling with mouth open and teeth showing), inside a circle with elaborate relief decorations around it is at the center of the cover. [1931] is etched at the bottom center, below the wildcat relief. The back cover is blank but has the same scratch-like texture as the front. The interior front page includes an inscription in black ink with Henrietta Bell's name and sorority. The interior pages are off-white with black type and purple headings. There is a page-long signature in black ink on the first [Autographs] page, at the back of the yearbook.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place depicted
- Wiley College, Marshall, Harrison County, Texas, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- yearbooks
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Edward L. Cox
- Object number
- 2015.43.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Reminiscences of Melvin B. Tolson by Henrietta Bell Wells
- Written by
- Wells, Henrietta Bell, American, 1912 - 2008
- Subject of
- Tolson, Melvin Beaunorus, American, 1898 - 1966
- Wiley College, American, founded 1873
- Date
- January 10, 2006
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product) with metal (paper clip)
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 11 × 8 1/2 × 1/8 in. (27.9 × 21.6 × 0.3 cm)
- Description
- A packet of handwritten documents (7 pages on lined notebook paper 2015.43.6a and one note on Henrietta B Wells note paper 2015.43.6b), paper clipped together, containing reflections of Melvin B. Tolson and the debate team experience at Wiley College, written by Henrietta Bell Wells. A note is attached to the front on Henrietta B Well notepaper (white, with [A note from / Henrietta B Wells] at top center in black type, with a color image of a bear cub in the bottom right corner). The paper has a handwritten note in black ink, starting with [At her request that I / send this in my own / handwriting, I sent it all / to Dr. Betine Bowers...]. Following the note are seven (7) lined notebook pages with handwritten reflections of Melvin B. Tolson on them, front only. The header on the first page reads [Melvin Jr. born in 1923- all fam(?) born 1930], with [Henrietta B. Wells] in the center, followed by an address and [January 10, 2006]. Below the date text reads: [Re: Melvin B. Tolson / Wiley College English Professor & Poet...]. The pages are numbered in top right corner, and most of the text is in paragraph form and has been edited, in same black ink. The last page is paper clipped upside down.
- Place depicted
- Wiley College, Marshall, Harrison County, Texas, United States, North and Central America
- Place made
- Houston, Texas, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Type
- reminiscences
- Topic
- Associations and institutions
- Education
- HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
- Oratory
- Race relations
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Edward L. Cox
- Object number
- 2015.43.6ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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File folder owned by Henrietta Bell Wells
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Wells, Henrietta Bell, American, 1912 - 2008
- Subject of
- Wiley College, American, founded 1873
- Date
- ca. 1930
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 050
- Exhibition
- Cultural Expressions
- Medium
- leather , metal , canvas and thread
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 11 3/4 × 8 7/8 × 7/8 in. (29.8 × 22.5 × 2.2 cm)
- Description
- A maroon, textured file folder with a lock. The file folder has rounded edges with a black threaded leather strip around all of the non-binding edges. There is a tab closure, also bordered with black threaded leather strip that locks into a gold circular clasp. The lock requires a key. A [WILEY] sticker is on the top of the tab closure (resembles a blue flag bordered by white with [WILEY] written in white type). Part of the sticker is missing. Inscribed in gold type, under the gold lock to the tab closure, reads: [Henrietta Bell]. The interior (cannot be opened, need key to unlock), appears to have a canvas element, possibly to hold a pad of paper, along with interior flap/sleeve for storing papers. The front cover seems to be padded, while back cover does not.
- Place depicted
- Wiley College, Marshall, Harrison County, Texas, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Edward L. Cox
- Object number
- 2015.43.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Wedding portrait of Lollaretta Pemberton
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Allen, Lollaretta Pemberton, American, 1895 - 1979
- Date
- 1939
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
- Description
- Black-and-white portrait photograph of bride-to-be Lollaretta Pemberton in her wedding ensemble posed in front of a painted backdrop. The ivory colored lace and tulle wedding dress has short puffed sleeves, a bodice with center ruching, and alternating narrow panels of lace and tulle, running vertically up the skirt throughout the bodice. There is a silk headpiece shaped to a point with wire. A long tulle and lace veil attaches to the headpiece and trails on the floor. She wears long white gloves to the elbow.
- Place captured
- Marshall, Harrison County, Texas, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- American West
- Marriage customs and rites
- Migrations
- Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Rita C. Organ and Pemberton Family
- Object number
- 2012.30.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain