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  • Delegate

    Published by
    MelPat Associates, American, 1965 - 1986
    Created by
    Patrick, C. Melvin, American, died 1985
    Subject of
    WLIB, American, founded 1941
    National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education, American, founded 1969
    American Bridge Association, American, founded 1932
    National Association of Black Social Workers, American, founded 1968
    Interracial Council for Business Opportunity, American, founded 1963
    One Hundred Black Men, Inc., American, founded 1963
    National Association of Market Developers, American, founded 1953
    Vulcan Society, American, founded 1940
    National Urban League, American, founded 1910
    Opportunities Industrialization Center of America, Inc., American, founded 1964
    Prince Hall Freemasonry, founded 1784
    National Urban Coalition, American, founded 1967
    National Newspaper Publishers Association, American, founded 1827
    Top Ladies of Distinction, Inc., American, founded 1964
    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
    Carats, Inc., American, founded 1959
    Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1932
    National Medical Association, American, founded 1895
    National United Church Ushers Association of America, Inc., American, founded 1919
    Jordan, Vernon, American, born 1935
    Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1906
    Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, American, founded 1914
    Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, American, founded 1920
    National Dental Association, American, founded 1913
    National Funeral Directors and Morticians Association, Inc., American, founded 1924
    Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, American, founded 1913
    Connectional Lay Council, American, founded 1948
    Chi Delta Mu Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1913
    Shriners International, American, founded 1870
    Daughters of Isis, American, founded 1910
    Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1929
    National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc., American, founded 1935
    Congressional Black Caucus, American, founded 1971
    Morehouse Alumni Association, American, founded 1900
    Morris Brown College, American, founded 1881
    Dr. Bunche, Ralph, American, 1903 - 1971
    Lionel Hampton, American, 1908 - 2002
    National Urban League Guild, American, founded 1946
    Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), International, founded 1844
    Alliance for Women in Media, American, founded 1951
    Holmes Norton, Eleanor, American, born 1937
    Jordan, Vernon, American, born 1935
    Date
    1981
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 10 13/16 × 8 7/16 × 1/2 in. (27.5 × 21.4 × 1.3 cm)
    Description
    A 1981 issue of Delegate magazine published by MelPat Associates. The cover of the magazine features a green ribbon badge that reads [1981 / DELEGATE] against a grid of black and white photographic portraits. Thirty-two (32) men and women are pictured, with the last name of everyone printed under his or her picture in black. The spine of the magazine is white with black text that reads [DELEGATE, 1981 - The 5th Year of the 3rd Century].
    The magazine’s content opens with an untitled editorial note recounting events of the past year, including the election of Ronald Reagan and the rise of crime and resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan There is also a masthead, set in white text against a black background reading [DELEGATE, 1981], followed by a table of contents.
    The content then continues with profiles of African American business organizations, business leaders, community organizations, sororities, fraternities, doctors, dentists, politicians, actors, and journalists. This includes WBLS, Kobrand Corporation, National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education, American Bridge Association, Inc., National Association of Black Social Workers, Interracial Council for Business Opportunity, 100 Black Women and 100 Black Men, National Association of Market Developers, Vulcan Society Inc., New York Association of Black Educators, National Pan-Hellenic Council, Opportunities Industrialization Centers of American, Bottle & Cork Sales Club, John Hunter Camp Fund, Prince Hall Grand Lodge, Chesebrough-Pond, ITT Continental Baking Co, Ciba-Geigy, 7 Up, National Urban Affairs Council, National Epicureans, National Newspaper Publishers Association, Top Ladies of Distinction, Black Music Association, The Links, Inc., NAACP, Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, Carats, Inc., Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Chi Delta Mu Fraternity, Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order Nobles Mystic Shrine, Daughters of Isis, Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Gil Noble, National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Black Caucus, Congressman Charles Rangel, Arthur Ashe, Charles E. Wright, Morehouse College, Morris Brown College, Ralph J. Bunche, Lionel Hampton, Jackie Robinson Awards Dinner, Whitney M Young Football Classic, Beaux Arts Ball, Livingston S. Francis, Teixeira, Camp Atwater, The Squires, Harlem Commonwealth Council, National Association of Media Women, 369th Veterans’s Association, The Edges Group, Thurman Munson Award Dinner, and Boggs Academy. There are also features about Atlanta and Oak Bluffs.
    There are approximately 352 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
    Place made
    Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Martha's Vineyard, Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    magazines (periodicals)
    Topic
    Advertising
    Associations and institutions
    Business
    Caricature and cartoons
    Communities
    Fraternal organizations
    Fraternities
    Government
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Journalism
    Labor
    Mass media
    Men
    Political organizations
    Politics
    Professional organizations
    Religious groups
    Social life and customs
    Sororities
    U.S. 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
    2012.167.15
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5af48a13c-8c71-4105-9526-479c0bc3bb3e
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