Delegate

Subject of

MelPat Associates, American, 1965 - 1986

Created by

Patrick, C. Melvin, American, died 1985

Subject of

Rawls, Lou, American, 1933 - 2006

United Negro College Fund, American, founded 1944

President Carter, Jimmy, American, born 1924

Wilma Rudolph, American, 1940 - 1994

National Urban League, American, founded 1910

American Association of Blacks in Energy, American, founded 1977

One Hundred Black Men, Inc., American, founded 1963

National Association of Black Social Workers, American, founded 1968

Interracial Council for Business Opportunity, American, founded 1963

National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education, American, founded 1969

American Bridge Association, American, founded 1932

African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, American, founded 1821

National Association of Market Developers, American, founded 1953

The Girl Friends, Inc., American, founded 1927

Prince Hall Freemasonry, founded 1784

Sears, Roebuck & Co., American, founded 1893

Morehouse College, American, founded 1867

Opportunities Industrialization Center of America, Inc., American, founded 1964

National Newspaper Publishers Association, American, founded 1827

National Pharmaceutical Association, American, founded 1947

Chi Delta Mu Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1913

Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1932

Top Ladies of Distinction, Inc., American, founded 1964

National Association of Negro Musicians, Inc., founded 1919

The Links, Incorporated, American, founded 1946

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909

Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1937

Republican Party, American, founded 1854

Charms, Inc., American, founded 1952

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, founded 1908

National United Church Ushers Association of America, Inc., American, founded 1919

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, American, founded 1920

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1906

Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., founded 1922

Eta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1943

National Pharmaceutical Association, American, founded 1947

National Medical Association, American, founded 1895

National Association of Negro Musicians, Inc., founded 1919

National Association of University Women, American, founded 1910

Shriners International, American, founded 1870

Daughters of Isis, American, founded 1910

American Tennis Association, American, founded 1916

Democratic Party, American, founded 1828

CBS Broadcasting, Inc., American, founded 1927

Randolph, A. Philip, American, 1889 - 1979

Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1929

Congressional Black Caucus, American, founded 1971

369th Veterans Association, American

Hooks, Benjamin, American, 1925 - 2010

National Bankers Association, American, founded 1927

Association for the Study of African American Life and History, American, founded 1915

Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1911

Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, American, founded 1914

Alliance for Women in Media, American, founded 1951

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W x D: 10 13/16 × 8 7/16 × 7/16 in. (27.5 × 21.4 × 1.1 cm)

Type

magazines (periodicals)

Classification

Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

Place made

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

Date

1980

Description

A 1980 issue of Delegate magazine published by MelPat Associates. The cover of the magazine features a red ribbon that reads [1980 / DELEGATE] on a collage of black and white portrait photographs. The magazine has a white spine with black text that reads [DELEGATE 1980 - The 4th Year of the 3rd Century].

The magazine’s content opens with an untitled editorial note recounting events of the past year, including the presidential campaign and the death of A. Phillip Randolph. There is also a masthead, set in white text against a black background reading [DELEGATE, 1980], followed by a table of contents.

The content then continues including a feature on black Olympic athletes and an article titled, “Black Businesses Need Black Conventions.” This is followed by profiles of African American business organizations, business leaders, community organizations, sororities, fraternities, doctors, dentists, politicians, actors, and journalists. This includes American Association of Blacks in Energy, One Hundred Black Men, Jewell Jackson McCabe and 100 Black Women, National Association of Black Social Workers, Interracial Council for Business Opportunity, Boggs Academy, Jackie Robinson Awards Dinner, National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education, American Bridge Association, African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, National Association of Market Developers, The Girl Friends, Gay Northeasterners Club, Bottle & Cork Club, Eureka Grand Chapter, Prince Hall Grand Lodge, Sears, Roebuck, Morehouse College, John Hunter Camp Fund, Bob Douglas, Opportunities Industrialization Centers, National Newspaper Publishers Association, Pharmaceutical Association, Chi Delta Mu Fraternity, Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Top Ladies of Distinction, Black Music Association, The Links, Inc., NAACP, National Urban League, Julius A. Thomas Society, National Medical Association, National Association of Negro Musicians, National Association of University Women, Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order Nobles Mystic Shrine, Daughters of Isis, American Tennis Association, Inc., History of Harlem Commonwealth Council, Inc., Democratic National Convention, CBS, A. Phillip Randolph, Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Pope John Paul II, Oak Bluffs, Black Caucus, ABC, 369th Veterans Association, D. Parke Gibson, NBC, The Edges Groups, National Distillers, Dr. Benjamin Hooks, National Bankers Association, Association for the Study of Afro-American Life & History, William H. Toles, Patricia Roberts Harris, Arthur Ashe, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, and the National Association of Media Women.

There are approximately 368 pages with black and white photographs and advertisements throughout, as well as a few advertisements in color. The back cover of the magazine features a full page advertisement for Kool cigarettes.

Transcription Center Status

Transcribed by Digital Volunteers

Topic

Advertising

Associations and institutions

Business

Communities

Fraternal organizations

Fraternities

Government

HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)

Journalism

Labor

Mass media

Men

Political organizations

Politics (Practical)

Professional organizations

Religious groups

Social life and customs

Sororities

Television

United States--History--1969-2001

Urban life

Women

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Anne B. Patrick and the family of Hilda E. Stokely

Object number

2012.167.14

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain