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Joe's Bed Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads
- Created by
- Spike Lee, American, born 1957
- Subject of
- Ross, Monty, American, born 1957
- Hicks, Tommie Redmond, American
- Owned by
- D.C. Public Library, American, founded 1896
- Date
- 1983
- Medium
- 16mm Film (a): acetate film
- Dimensions
- Duration: 53 Minutes
- Length (Film): 1900 Feet
- Title
- 16mm motion picture film of Joe's Bed Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads
- Caption
- "Joe's Bed Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads" is famed director Spike Lee's first feature film. Lee submitted the film as his thesis while attending New York University's filmmaking master's program. The film tells the story of a barbershop owner who must decide whether or not to make a deal with a local gangster in order to keep his shop open.
- Description
- "Joe's Bed Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads" is famed director Spike Lee's first feature film. Lee submitted the film as his thesis while attending New York University's filmmaking master's program. The film tells the story of a barbershop owner who must decide whether or not to make a deal with a local gangster in order to keep his shop open.
- Consists of: 16mm Film (a).
- 2017.55.22.1a:16mm film. The film begins with two men speaking idly in voiceover over black before one demands that the other starts the film. The credit sequence then proceeds. The first scene opens with a tracking and panning shots of a barbershop as the proprietor, Joe, packs a suitcase and closes the shop. The scene ends with two men demanding that Joe accompany them in their car. In the car, Joe attempts to make conversation to no avail.
- In the next scene, Joe begs for his life as the men tie cinderblocks to his body and toss him in the East River as retribution for stealing money from them.
- Zach, Joe's business partner, and his wife, Ruth, discuss what do about the barbershop now that Joe is dead. She insists that he sells it, while he refuses to do so. Ruth informs him that people only frequented the shop to play the numbers, not get their hair cut. A montage of Zach walking to the shop and opening for the day follows.
- Zach idles away the day in a mostly empty shop until a single customer comes in for a shave. The customer says the shop isn't the same without Joe running the numbers and overpays for his shave to help Zach when he is informed that Zach won't continue the racket. The film returns to Zach's home as Ruth returns from work. The two playfully continue their conversation about selling the shop.
- The subsequent scene takes place at the Department of Social Services where Ruth works. She is introduced to Teapot, a teenager at risk of falling into a life of crime. She pushes a resistant Zach to hire him in order to keep on the straight and narrow. In the next scene, Zach finds Teapot waiting outside the shop and puts him to work. Over a game of checkers, Teapot asks Zach why he doesn't have any customers. Zach explains that he won't do the processed hairstyles that have become popular. As Teapot sweeps up for the day, Zach informs him not to come in because he has some thinking to do.
- The next scene begins with a long panning shot of a group of young people standing in a circle around a boombox in the lobby of an apartment building. The boombox is turned on and the young people begin dancing to the unidentified hip hop music it plays. Ruth enters the building and winds her way through the partyers to the elevator, which she finds broken. She climbs the stairs to the apartment of Ms. Figueroa who initially refuses to open the door.
- The film cuts to the two men that murdered Joe standing over Zach as he naps in his barbershop. They ask him to go with them to meet their boss; he refuses and they besat him before taking him to an unidentified basement. The man who stopped in for a shave earlier in the film emerges from the darkness and identifies himself as Nicholas Lovejoy and the person responsible for running the numbers in Bedford-Stuyvesant. He tries to persuade Zach to continue taking people's numbers using the rhetoric of black empowerment. Zach appears to agree under duress.
- In an aside from the main plot, Teapot walks along the waterfront in Brooklyn Heights he comes across a model and photographer engaged in a photoshoot.
- The subsequent scene begins with Zach examining his wounds in a mirror at home. He sits down at a table and Ruth brings him something to eat. It is apparent that he has lied about the source of his injuries. Ruth implores him to reconsider his position on doing processed hairstyles in order to drum up business; to her frustration, he again refuses. She tries to convince him to join her at her parents' home in Atlanta, but he rejects the offer out of hand. Nicholas Lovejoy appears at the door and presents himself as Zach's business associate. A skeptical Ruth questions Lovejoy, who presents himself as an investor and mentions the value of the land where the barbershop sits.
- In the next scene, Lovejoy explains how to run the numbers to Zach as the two stand together at the Dean St. subway station. The film cuts to Zach's now very busy barber shop. Zach cuts hair as Teapot takes people's numbers. At the end of the busy day, Zach smiles as he sweeps the floor and sends Teapot home for the day.
- In another brief aside, Teapot teaches a younger child how to properly curse. This is followed by a scene in which Ruth returns to see Ms. Figueroa, but is attacked by an unidentified assailant in the stairway before reaching the apartment.
- The subsequent scene begins on Zach's stoop as he discusses the attack with Teapot. They go on to discuss the state of the neighborhood as they explore Teapot's now closed and abandoned elementary school. The scene concludes with them goofing around on the school's basketball court.
- Zach returns home and is confronted by a still rattled Ruth who asks that he stop involving Teapot in running the numbers. He agrees, but the film cuts to Teapot continuing to do so. Lovejoy's two enforcers enter the shop and instruct Zach to make sure that an unidentified individual receives a small package containing cash that they hand to him. Rather than ensure the package's delivery, he calls Ruth and instructs her to meet him at the airport to fly to Atlanta. He then hands several bills to Teapot and tells him to get out of New York for a while.
- At the airport, Zach purchases tickets, but Ruth fails to show. He receives a call and it appears as though Ruth has been kidnapped. Zach returns to the shop to find Lovejoy, his enforcers, and Ruth waiting for him. Lovejoy acts disappointed in Zach and demands the lease to the barbershop in exchange for not killing him. When Lovejoy and the others leave, Ruth castigates Zach for his stupidity before leaving the shop.
- The next morning Teapot opens the shop to find Zach asleep in one of the chairs. Zach asks why he didn't leave the city as instructed and Teapot explains that he used the cash to buy a camera. Resigned to his fate, Zach sits down to a game of checkers with Teapot.
- The film concludes with a close-up of the shop's barber pole.
- Original film can label read: AUDIO-VISUAL DIVISION / THE MARTIN LUTHER KING MEMORIAL LIBRARY / DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC LIBRARY / 901 G Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. / FILM No. X360 / TITLE JOE'S BED STUY BARBERSHOP
- Place depicted
- Bedford-Stuyvesant, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- DC Public Library Film Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Type
- motion pictures (information artifacts)
- 16mm (photographic film size)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2017.55.22.1a
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Spike Lee. Permission required for use.
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The Weary Blues
- Published by
- Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., American, founded 1915
- Written by
- Hughes, Langston, American, 1902 - 1967
- Van Vechten, Carl, American, 1880 - 1964
- Illustrated by
- Covarrubias, Miguel, Mexican, 1904 - 1957
- Owned by
- Greenstein, Barry, American
- Date
- 1926; published 1945
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 050
- Exhibition
- Cultural Expressions
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product) with book cloth (textile material) on cardboard , plastic (cover)
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Closed): 7 1/2 × 5 3/8 × 7/8 in. (19.1 × 13.7 × 2.2 cm)
- H x W x D (Open): 7 1/2 × 10 13/16 × 11/16 in. (19.1 × 27.5 × 1.7 cm)
- Description
- The Weary Blues hardcover book written by Langston Hughes. The front cover features a drawing of a man sitting with his head raised upward. His body faces a piano and his arms are raised above the keys. The background of the book is orange and yellow, the man and piano are in in black. Black type at the top reads: [THE WEARY BLUES]. Yellow type at the bottom reads: [By / Langston Hughes]. The interior has 109 pages of black type on off-white paper. The back cover has a stylistic image of piano keys and two boxes.
- Place depicted
- Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Library Collections
- Movement
- Harlem Renaissance (New Negro Movement)
- Type
- books
- Topic
- Art
- Blues (Music)
- Caricature and cartoons
- Identity
- Jazz (Music)
- Literature
- Men
- Poetry
- Urban life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Barry Greenstein
- Object number
- 2014.304.90
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Alfred A. Knopf, Inc division of Random House. Permission required for use.
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Miracle in Harlem
- Directed by
- Kemp, Jack
- Written by
- Valentini, Vincent Andrew, American, 1895 - 1948
- Subject of
- Guyse, Sheila, American, 1925 - 2013
- Offley, Hilda, American, 1894 - 1968
- Greaves, William, American, 1926 - 2014
- Lewis, Sybil, American, 1919 - 1988
- Freeman, Kenneth, American, 1917 - 1991
- Criner, John L., American, 1898 - 1965
- Hawley, Monte, American, 1901 - 1950
- Juano Hernández, 1896 - 1970
- Gines, Henry
- Leo, Don De, Italian, 1904 - 1979
- Thompson, Creighton, American, 1889 - 1969
- Blakey, Ruble, American, 1911 - 1992
- Chester, Alfred George, American, 1900 - 1978
- Fetchit, Stepin, American, 1902 - 1985
- Carter, Jack, American, 1902 - 1967
- Williams, Milton, American, 1907 - 1995
- Date
- 1948
- Medium
- acetate film
- Dimensions
- Duration: 69 Minutes
- Length (Film Reel 1): 1350 Feet
- Length (Film Reel 2): 1200 Feet
- Caption
- When a real estate tycoon is found dead, his latest real estate casualty is suspected of the crime.
- Description
- A 16mm release print of the feature film Miracle in Harlem. It consists of two reels of positive, black-and-white, 16mm acetate film with variable-area optical sound. The film is about a woman, Julie Weston, who is suspected of killing a real estate tycoon. It opens with a church service in which a choir sings “Swing Low Sweet Chariot.” After the service, Julie’s aunt, Aunt Hattie, walks to her candy kitchen where she is greeted by Julie and Julie’s paramour, Bert. Bert and Julie attempt to convince Aunt Hattie to expand and modernize her candy kitchen. However, Aunt Hattie expresses her hesitation toward their proposal. At one point, a man informs Julie that she no longer owns the candy shop or the recipes to which Julie responds that, Mr. Marshall “will never get away with this. The film ends with detectives solving the murder.
- Place depicted
- Harlem, New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Nieman Film Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Type
- sound films
- black-and-white films (visual works)
- feature films
- 16mm (photographic film size)
- Topic
- Business
- Families
- Race films
- Urban life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Randall and Sam Nieman
- Object number
- 2015.167.15.1ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Two-Gun Man from Harlem
- Directed by
- Kahn, Richard C., American, 1897 - 1960
- Written by
- Myton, Fred, American, 1885 - 1955
- Kahn, Richard C., American, 1897 - 1960
- Distributed by
- Sack Amusement Enterprises, American, 1920 - 1979
- Subject of
- Jeffries, Herb, American, 1913 - 2014
- Brooks, Clarence, American, 1896 - 1969
- Moreland, Mantan, American, 1902 - 1973
- Williams, Spencer, American, 1893-1969
- Whitten, Marguerite, American, 1913 - 1990
- Brooks, Jess Lee, American, 1894 - 1944
- Southern, Tom, American, 1906 - 1980
- Turner, Mae, American, 1908 - 1999
- Beard, Mathew Jr., American, 1925 - 1981
- Lincoln, Rosalie, American, 1909 - 1992
- The Cats and the Fiddle, American, 1937 - 1951
- The Four Tones, American
- Blackman, Paul
- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- acetate film
- Dimensions
- Duration: 66 Minutes
- Length (Film Reel 1): 600 Feet
- Length (Film Reel 2): 1600 Feet
- Description
- A 16mm release print of the feature film Two-Gun Man from Harlem. It consists of two reels of positive, black-and-white, 16mm acetate film with variable-density optical sound.
- The film opens with Bob Blake, a cowboy, leading The Four Tones, a quartet, in a musical performance under a tree. A fifth man decides to join them in chorus, but Bob accuses him of being a bad singer. The rest of the film follows Bob, who is framed for his boss’ murder. Bob flees to Harlem, New York, where he meets Deacon, a Harlem gangster with whom he bears a striking resemblance. Deacon is murdered by rival gangsters and Bob ceases the opportunity to assume the dead man’s identity. In the closing scene, Bob explains to the sheriff that he is innocent, and the real murderer is arrested.
- Place depicted
- Wyoming, United States, North and Central America
- Place filmed
- Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Nieman Film Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Type
- sound films
- black-and-white films (visual works)
- release prints (motion pictures)
- feature films
- 16mm (photographic film size)
- Topic
- Actors
- American West
- Hollywood (Film)
- Race films
- Urban life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Randall and Sam Nieman
- Object number
- 2015.167.21.1ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Dark Manhattan
- Directed by
- Fraser, Harry L., American, 1889 - 1974
- Written by
- Randol, George Elwood, American, 1895 - 1973
- Produced by
- Randol, George Elwood, American, 1895 - 1973
- Cooper, Ralph, American, 1908 - 1992
- Subject of
- Cooper, Ralph, American, 1908 - 1992
- Brooks, Clarence, American, 1896 - 1969
- Stewart, Nicodemus, American, 1910 - 2000
- Herndon, Cleo, American, 1908 - 1994
- Brooks, Jess Lee, American, 1894 - 1944
- McDaniel, Samuel Rufus, American, 1886 - 1962
- Anderson, Corny, American, 1897 - 1966
- Glover, Rubeline, American, 1911 - 1996
- Adamson, James, American, 1896 - 1956
- Date
- 1937
- Medium
- acetate film and cardboard
- Dimensions
- Duration: 77 Minutes
- Length (Film Reel 1): 1050 Feet
- Length (Film Reel 2): 1300 Feet
- Description
- A 16mm release print of a feature film with the title Dark Manhattan. It consists of two reels of positive 16mm acetate film (a) and (b), which have black and white picture and contain sound. A single row of perforations runs along one edge of each film strip, while a variable-area, optical-sound (audio on film) track runs along the other. A cardboard film shipping box (c) accompanies the film strips.
- The film opens with a message that reads [WE DEDICATE THIS PICTURE TO THE MEMORIES OF / R.B. HARRISON / BERT WILLIAMS / FLORENCE MILLS / AND ALL OF THE PIONEER / NEGRO ACTORS WHO BY / THEIR MANY SACRIFICES MADE / THIS PRESENTATION POSSIBLE.]. Set in Harlem, NY, the film follows the development of two men involved in the illegal numbers game in that neighborhood, Larry B. Lee, a large-scale mobster and “Curly” Thorpe. Lee, who witnesses “Curly” settle a bar dispute, enlists “Curly” as his protégé.
- Place depicted
- Harlem, New York City, New York County, New York state, United States, North and Central America
- Place filmed
- Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Nieman Film Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Type
- sound films
- black-and-white films (visual works)
- release prints (motion pictures)
- feature films
- 16mm (photographic film size)
- Topic
- Actors
- Race films
- Urban life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Randall and Sam Nieman
- Object number
- 2015.167.5.1abc
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
-
Delegate
- Published by
- MelPat Associates, American, 1965 - 1986
- Created by
- Patrick, C. Melvin, American, died 1985
- Subject of
- United Negro College Fund, American, founded 1944
- Williams, Billy Dee, American, born 1937
- National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education, American, founded 1969
- National Urban Affairs Council, American, founded 1971
- National Association of Market Developers, American, founded 1953
- Prince Hall Freemasonry, founded 1784
- Opportunities Industrialization Center of America, Inc., American, founded 1964
- Washington, Harold, American, 1922 - 1987
- National Newspaper Publishers Association, American, founded 1827
- Top Ladies of Distinction, Inc., American, founded 1964
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
- Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1937
- Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1929
- 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
- Morehouse College, American, founded 1867
- Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1906
- Carats, Inc., American, founded 1959
- National Bar Association, American, founded 1925
- National Urban League, American, founded 1910
- African Methodist Episcopal Church, American, founded 1816
- National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc., American, founded 1935
- Shriners International, American, founded 1870
- Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, American, founded 1913
- Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1911
- National Pharmaceutical Association, American, founded 1947
- National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc., American, founded 1906
- One Hundred Black Men, Inc., American, founded 1963
- Ashe, Arthur Jr., American, 1943 - 1993
- Association for the Study of African American Life and History, American, founded 1915
- People United to Save Humanity, American, founded 1971
- 369th Veterans Association, American
- Blake, Eubie, American, 1887 - 1983
- Dance Theatre of Harlem, American, founded 1969
- National Coalition of 100 Black Women, American, founded 1981
- Date
- 1983
- 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 1983 issue of Delegate magazine published by MelPat Associates. The cover of the magazine features a blue ribbon badge that reads [1983 / DELEGATE] against a grid of black and white portrait photographs. The top two (2) and bottom two (2) rows of photographs are tinted a bright yellow. 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, 1983 - The 7th Year of the 3rd Century].
- The magazine’s content opens with a masthead, set in white text against a black background reading [DELEGATE, 1983], and a table of contents, followed by an untitled editorial note recounting political wins and losses over the last year, including the election of Harold Washington as Mayor of the city of Chicago.
- The content then continues with profiles of African American business organizations, business leaders, events, community organizations, sororities, fraternities, doctors, dentists, politicians, actors, and journalists. This includes the Jackie Robinson Awards Dinner, United Negro College Fund, Billy Dee Williams and Eugene McCabe, National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education, Interracial Council for Business Opportunity, National Urban Affairs Council, National Association of Market Developers, Bottle and Cork Club, ITT Continental Baking Company, Ciba-Geigy, Chesebrough-Pond, John Hunter Camp Fund, Prince Hall Grand Lodge, Opportunities Industrialization Centers of America, Harold Washington, National Newspaper Publishers Association, Top Ladies of Distinction, NAACP, Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Chi Eta Phi Sorority, National Medical Association, National United Church Ushers Association, Morehouse College, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Carats, National Bar Association, National Urban League, A.M.E. Zion Church, National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Dawson Art Guild Annual Memorial Concert, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, National Pharmaceutical Association, Phi Delta Kappa, One Hundred Black Men, Chums, Inc., Association of National and Regional Convention Planners, Benjamin Ashburn, Olive Bowles, Edgar Dale golf tournament, Arthur Ashe, Congressional Black Caucus, Bishop Emerson J. Moore, 369th Veterans’ Association, Black Broadway, Eubie Blake, Dance Theatre of Harlem, National Black Nurses Association, The Edges Group, 100 Black Women, Communications Excellence to Black Audiences, Push, Inc., The Secret Friends, Harlem Commonwealth Council, The Moles, Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History, The Council of Concerned Black Executives, WAABI, Beaux Arts Ball, Dr. Herby Cave. There are also several obituaries and wedding announcements, as well as short features on Oak Bluffs, Houston, and the Bahamas. The issue concludes with a special feature titled “Atlanta 1926 to Present.”
- There are approximately 479 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
- Martha's Vineyard, Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Bahamas, Caribbean, North and Central America
- Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States, North and Central America
- Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- 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 (Practical)
- Professional organizations
- Religious groups
- Social life and customs
- Sororities
- Travel
- 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
- 2012.167.17
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
-
Delegate
- Published by
- MelPat Associates, American, 1965 - 1986
- Created by
- Patrick, C. Melvin, American, died 1985
- Date
- 1984
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 10 13/16 × 8 7/16 × 9/16 in. (27.5 × 21.4 × 1.5 cm)
- Description
- A 1984 issue of Delegate magazine published by MelPat Associates. The cover of the magazine is white with an image of the Olympic rings, all red except the bottom left ring, which has been replaced by a blue ribbon badge with text that reads [1984 / DELEGATE]. Below the rings is a grid of black and white photographic portraits. Twenty-two (22) men and women are pictured, with the name of everyone printed under his or her image in blue. Blue text at the bottom right corner reads [The / Olympics / Past and / Present / page 159]. The spine of the magazine is white with red text that reads [DELEGATE, 1984 - The 8th Year of the 3rd Century].
- The magazine’s content opens with a masthead, set in white text against a black background reading [DELEGATE, 1983], and a table of contents, followed by an untitled editorial note about the 1984 presidential election.
- The content then continues with profiles of African American business organizations, business leaders, events, community organizations, sororities, fraternities, doctors, dentists, politicians, actors, and journalists. This includes the National Urban League, NAACP, Harlem YMCA Sports Hall of Fame, Pan-Hellenic Council, American Bridge Association, Interracial Council for Business Opportunity, Delegate Magazine reception, Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Chesebrough-Pond’s Inc., Ciba-Geigy, Prince Hall Grand Lodge, John Hunter Camp Fund, The Girl Friends, National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education, Frederick Douglass Awards Dinner, Opportunities Industrialization Centers of America, Phelps-Stokes Center for Human Development, Mamie Phipps Clark, Northside Center, National Newspaper Publishers Association, 100 Black men, AME Zion Church, Top Ladies of Distinction, Carats, Inc., Links, Republican Party, Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, National United Church Ushers Association of America, National Association of Medical Minority Educators, Eddie Atkinson, National Association of Market Developers, Suzanne de Passe, Negro Ensemble Co., Dance Theatre of Harlem, Walter Mondale, Jesse Jackson, Democratic Party, CBS Records, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Edgar B. Felton, Black Congress on Health, Law and Economics, National Black Nurses’ Association, National Bar Association, National Pharmaceutical Association, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, National Medical Association, Morehouse School of Medicine, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, National Association of University Women, National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Tuskegee Airmen, Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, 100 Black Women, Eta Phi Beta Sorority, Boys Choir of Harlem, Cardinal Cooke, Oliver C. Sutton, Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., Black Caucus Weekend, National Council of Negro Women, 369th Veterans’ Association, Beaux Arts Ball, The Edges Group, and Comus Social Club. In the middle is a large feature on the Olympics, one titled “The Story of the Past” and the other “The Story of the Future.” There are also features on black Hollywood and the cities of Houston, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Oakland, and Oak Bluffs.
- There are approximately 511 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
- Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States, North and Central America
- San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
- Oakland, Alameda County, California, 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
- Topic
- Advertising
- Associations and institutions
- Business
- Caricature and cartoons
- Communities
- Dance
- Fraternal organizations
- Fraternities
- Government
- Hollywood (Film)
- Journalism
- Labor
- Mass media
- Men
- Olympics
- Political organizations
- Politics (Practical)
- 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
- 2012.167.18
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
-
Delegate
- Published by
- MelPat Associates, American, 1965 - 1986
- Created by
- Patrick, C. Melvin, American, died 1985
- Subject of
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
- National Urban League, American, founded 1910
- Sigma Phi Rho Fraternity, American, founded 1978
- National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education, American, founded 1969
- Association of Black Women Attorneys, American, founded 1976
- National Urban Affairs Council, American, founded 1971
- Jordan, Raymond A. Jr., American, born 1943
- National Association of Market Developers, American, founded 1953
- The Links, Incorporated, American, founded 1946
- Northside Center for Child Development, Inc., founded 1946
- National Newspaper Publishers Association, American, founded 1827
- Prince Hall Freemasonry, founded 1784
- Chi Delta Mu Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1913
- Top Ladies of Distinction, Inc., American, founded 1964
- Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1937
- Carats, Inc., American, founded 1959
- Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1932
- National United Church Ushers Association of America, Inc., American, founded 1919
- Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1929
- National Medical Association, American, founded 1895
- Dr. Alexander, Leslie L., Jamaican American, 1917 - 2002
- Smithsonian Institution, American, founded 1846
- Signed by
- Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1906
- Subject of
- National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc., American, founded 1906
- Morehouse College, American, founded 1867
- Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, American, founded 1913
- Shriners International, American, founded 1870
- Dr. Mays, Benjamin Elijah, American, 1894 - 1984
- Basie, Count, American, 1904 - 1984
- National Coalition of 100 Black Women, American, founded 1981
- National Bankers Association, American, founded 1927
- 369th Veterans Association, American
- One Hundred Black Men, Inc., American, founded 1963
- Association for the Study of African American Life and History, American, founded 1915
- Date
- 1985
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 10 13/16 × 8 7/16 × 9/16 in. (27.5 × 21.4 × 1.5 cm)
- Description
- The 1985 20th Anniversary issue of Delegate magazine published by MelPat Associates. The cover has a white background featuring a grid of twenty-eight (28) portrait photographs. Under each photograph the name of the man or woman pictured is printed in red. At the upper left of the cover is a red ribbon badge with white text on a black background. It reads [1985]. To the right of the ribbon is [DELEGATE] in decorative blue & white block lettering with [20th ANNIVERSARY] printed underneath in red. Red text in the lower right corner reads [WASHINGTON / The Seat of / Government / & Education / 1900-1985 / Page 359]. The spine of the magazine is white with blue text that reads [DELEGATE, 1985 - The 9th Year of the 3rd Century].
- The magazine’s content opens with an untitled editorial note recounting the events since the first issue of Delegate was published in 1965. This is followed by a masthead, set in white text against a black background reading [DELEGATE, 1983], and a table of contents.
- The content then continues with profiles of African American business organizations, business leaders, events, community organizations, sororities, fraternities, doctors, dentists, politicians, actors, and journalists. This includes the NAACP, National Urban League, Bottle and Cork Club, Sigma Phi Rho Fraternity, National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education, Black Achievers in Industry, The Northeasterners, National Association of Black Women Attorneys, The Beaux Arts Ball, Interracial Council for Business Opportunity, National Urban Affairs Council, Raymond A. Jordan Jr, Frederick Douglass Awards Dinner, National Association of Market Developers, Somerset Importers, Northside Center for Child Development, John Hunter Camp Fund, National Newspaper Publishers Association, Prince Hall Grand Lodge, Chi Delta Mu Fraternity, National Association of Urban Bankers, The Upward Fund, PHelps-Stokes Center for Human Development, Top Ladies of Distinction, Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, Carats, Chi Eta Phi Sorority, National United Church Ushers Association, National Women of Achievement, Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, National Medical Association, Leslie Alexander, Smithsonian Institution, Chesebrough-Ponds, Ciba-Geigy, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Phi Delta Kappa, Tuskegee Airmen, National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Phi Beta Sigma, Morehouse School of Medicine, Equitable’s 12th Black Achievement Recognition Dinner, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order Nobles Mystic Shrine, Kool City Jam Concert, Harlem Day Parade, Charles Buchanan, John Connors, George Meares Memorial Scholarship Fund, Dr. Benjamin Mays, Count Basie, Communications Excellence to Black Audiences, 100 Black Women, East Harlem Triangles Association, National Association for Sickle Cell Disease, National Bankers Association, 369th Veterans Association, The Edges Group, Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History, American Wheelchair Association, National Association of Media Women, One Hundred Black Men, Associated Black Charities, E.P.C. International Inc. Evening of Elegance, The Nor-Jer-Men, Epsilon Sigma Chapter, Epsilon Beta Sigma Chapter, and Comus Social Club. There are also several wedding announcements and a feature on Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts. The issue ends with an extended feature story on Washington, DC.
- There are approximately 480 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
- Martha's Vineyard, Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- 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 (Practical)
- 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
- 2012.167.19
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
-
A Tale of Two Cities
- Published by
- MelPat Associates, American, 1965 - 1986
- Created by
- Patrick, C. Melvin, American, died 1985
- Subject of
- Vice President Rockefeller, Nelson Aldrich, American, 1908 - 1979
- Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks of the World, American, founded 1898
- Bryant, Joyce, American, born 1928
- Lindsay, John V., American, 1921 - 2000
- Jazzmobile, American, founded 1964
- Weaver, Robert C., American, 1907 - 1997
- Motley, Constance Baker, American, 1921 - 2005
- Jones, J. Raymond, American, 1899 - 1991
- Booth, William H., American, 1922 - 2006
- Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, American, founded 1913
- Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, American, founded 1920
- Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1906
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, founded 1908
- Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, American, founded 1914
- National Urban League, American, founded 1910
- Order of the Eastern Star, American, founded 1850
- Shriners International, American, founded 1870
- Morehouse College, American, founded 1867
- The Afro-American, American, founded 1892
- New York Giants, American, founded 1925
- Cosby, Bill, American, born 1937
- Ashe, Arthur Jr., American, 1943 - 1993
- Bradley, Tom, American, 1917 - 1998
- Date
- 1966
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 12 × 1 × 3/16 in. (30.5 × 2.5 × 0.5 cm)
- Description
- A promotional publication titled [A Tale of Two Cities] published by MelPat Associates. The cover of the magazine is white. At the top of the front cover is the Seal of New York City. At the bottom of the front cover is the seal of the city of Los Angeles. In the center is a black strip with pink text reading [A Tale of Two Cities]. The magazine contains promotional content about the cities of New York and Los Angeles as well as profiles of prominent people within the African American community including black and white photographs.
- The magazine’s content begins with a page of several photographs of African American community leaders with New York state Governor Nelson Rockefeller, including Jackie Robinson, the IBPOE of W and singer Joyce Bryant. Also on this page is the text [all photos by Bert Smith]. The publication continues with a story about New York mayor John Lindsey and profiles of Robert C. Weaver, Constance Baker Motley, New York County Democratic Leader J. Raymond Jones, and Chairman of New York City’s Commission on Human Rights, William H. Booth. There’s a schedule of performances for Jazzmobile taking place around the city.
- Throughout are portraits, profiles, and short articles about business organizations such as the National Distillers, the National Association of Market Developers, and the National Dental Association as well as fraternity and sorority events for Delta Sigma Theta, Zeta Phi Beta, and Alpha Phi Alpha, Alpha Kappa Alpha, and Phi Beta Sigma, and articles on events such as the National Conference of the Urban League, International Conference of Grand Chapters of the Order of the Eastern Star, and the Convention of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine.
- There are also profiles on Lincoln Center, Morehouse College; the Afro-American Newspaper; appointments of African Americans to the administration of President Johnson; the Democratic Party; debutant balls; weddings; the New York Giants; Oak Bluffs in Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts; the city of Springfield, Massachusetts; Bill Cosby and other entertainment stars; the Mount Morris Park area of Harlem; Arthur Ashe; Los Angeles city council member Thomas Bradley; and notable African American business leaders, labor leaders, community leaders, political leaders, doctors, nurses, artists, and activists from across the United States.
- There are approximately 89 pages, with black and white photographs and advertisements, and several color advertisements. The back cover has an advertisement for Black & White scotch.
- Place made
- Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Martha's Vineyard, Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Topic
- Associations and institutions
- Business
- Caricature and cartoons
- Communities
- 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
- Societies
- Sororities
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- 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
- 2012.167.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
-
Delegate
- Published by
- MelPat Associates, American, 1965 - 1986
- Created by
- Patrick, C. Melvin, American, died 1985
- Subject of
- Drew, Charles Richard, American, 1904 - 1950
- President Johnson, Lyndon Baines, American, 1908 - 1973
- Wilkins, Roy, American, 1901 - 1981
- National Pan-Hellenic Council, American, founded 1930
- Humphrey, Hubert Horatio Jr., American, 1911 - 1978
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Dr. Mays, Benjamin Elijah, American, 1894 - 1984
- Ebenezer Baptist Church, American, founded 1886
- Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
- Sen. Brooke, Edward, American, born 1919
- Tydings, Joseph Davies, American, 1928 - 2018
- Pierce, Lawrence Warren, American, born 1924
- Baker, Bertram L., American, 1898 - 1985
- Morse, Wayne L., American, 1900 - 1974
- Belafonte, Harry Jr., American, born 1927
- King, Coretta Scott, American, 1927 - 2006
- Rev. Abernathy, Ralph David, American, 1926 - 1990
- Parks, Gordon, American, 1912 - 2006
- Morehouse College, American, founded 1867
- Sutton, Percy Ellis, American, 1920 - 2009
- Rustin, Bayard, American, 1912 - 1987
- Eugene Nickerson, American, 1918 - 2002
- Farbstein, Leonard, American, 1902 - 1993
- Senator Robert F. Kennedy, American, 1925 - 1968
- The Girl Friends, Inc., American, founded 1927
- McKissick, Floyd, American, 1922 - 1991
- Interracial Council for Business Opportunity, American, founded 1963
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
- National Urban League, American, founded 1910
- Perry, Harold Robert, American, 1916 - 1991
- Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, American, founded 1920
- National Newspaper Publishers Association, American, founded 1827
- Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1911
- International Free and Accepted Modern Masons, Inc. and Order of the Eastern Star, American, founded 1950
- Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks of the World, American, founded 1898
- New York Jets, American, founded 1960
- Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry
- National Association of Negro Musicians, Inc., founded 1919
- National Medical Association, American, founded 1895
- National Dental Association, American, founded 1913
- Murray, Joan
- Schuyler, Philippa, American, 1931 - 1967
- Gordy, Berry Jr., American, born 1929
- Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1906
- Shriners International, American, founded 1870
- Sen. Brooke, Edward, American, born 1919
- Poitier, Sidney, Bahamian American, born 1927
- Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1911
- Kaiser, Inez Yeargan, American, 1918 - 2016
- Bailey, Pearl, American, 1918 - 1990
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, founded 1908
- National Council of Negro Women, founded 1935
- Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1937
- National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc., American, founded 1935
- National Funeral Directors and Morticians Association, Inc., American, founded 1924
- Mangum, Robert J., American, 1920 - 2014
- 369th Veterans Association, American
- National Association of Market Developers, American, founded 1953
- Date
- 1968
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 12 × 8 7/8 × 3/16 in. (30.5 × 22.5 × 0.5 cm)
- Description
- A 1968 issue of Delegate magazine published by MelPat Associates. The cover of the magazine is white and a yellow ribbon, blue ribbon and a pink ribbon at center. Each of the ribbons has the word [DELEGATE] at center. The inside of the magazine contains black and white photographs, articles and advertisements as well as profiles of prominent people within the African American community.
- The magazines content begins with a memorial editorial to Martin Luther King, Jr. And Robert F. Kennedy. It continues with an article titled [Black Power Marketing to Negro Consumers]. The article includes images of President Johnson, Vice President Humphrey and members of the presidential commission to investigate city riots. The publication continues with several pages of photographs Martin Luther King, Jr.’s funeral. People identified in captions for the photographs are Dr. Benjamin E. Mays, Senator Edward Brooke, Senator Joseph Tydings, Lawrence Pierce, Wayne Morse, Bertram Baker, Senator Edward Brooke, Harry Belafonte Jr., Gordon Parks, Coretta Scott King, Rev. Ralph Abernathy, Percy Ellis Sutton, Bayard Rustin, Benjamin Wright, Eugene Nickerson and Leonard Farbstein. Following this is a double page image of Robert F. Kennedy’s funeral procession.
- Throughout the magazine are portraits, profiles, and short articles about business organizations such as the Interracial Council for Business Opportunity, the National Association of Market Developers, National Association of Negro Musicians and the National Dental Association as well as fraternity and sorority events for Omega Psi Phi, Kapa Alpha Psi, and Alpha Phi Alpha, Alpha Kappa Alpha, and Lamda Kappa Mu, and articles on events such as the National Conference of the Urban League, International Conference of Grand Chapters of the Order of the Eastern Star, and the Convention of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine.
- There are also profiles on musicians performing at the Lincoln Center, Morehouse College, the Democratic Party, debutant balls, the New York Giants, 369th Veterans Association, National Pan-Hellenic Council and notable African American business leaders, labor leaders, community leaders, political leaders, doctors, nurses, artists, and activists from across the United States but primarily in New York City.
- There are approximately 154 pages. The magazine contains both black and white and color advertisements. The back cover has an advertisement for Johnnie Walker Red scotch.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by Digital Volunteers
- Place made
- Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Topic
- Advertising
- Associations and institutions
- Business
- Caricature and cartoons
- Communities
- Football
- Fraternal organizations
- Fraternities
- Funeral customs and rites
- Government
- HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
- Journalism
- Labor
- Mass media
- Men
- Political organizations
- Politics (Practical)
- Professional organizations
- Religious groups
- Sororities
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- 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
- 2012.167.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
-
Delegate
- Published by
- MelPat Associates, American, 1965 - 1986
- Created by
- Patrick, C. Melvin, American, died 1985
- Subject of
- Schoener, Allon, American
- Metropolitan Museum of Art, American, founded 1870
- Hoving, Thomas, American, 1931 - 2009
- Van Ellison, Candice, American
- Chisholm, Shirley Anita, American, 1924 - 2005
- Motley, Constance Baker, American, 1921 - 2005
- Sutton, Percy Ellis, American, 1920 - 2009
- Mays, Willie Howard Jr., American, born 1931
- Ali, Muhammad, American, 1942 - 2016
- Powell, Adam Clayton Jr., American, 1908 - 1972
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Olive, Milton Lee III, American, 1946 - 1965
- National Pan-Hellenic Council, American, founded 1930
- St. Jacques, Raymond, American, 1930 - 1990
- National Newspaper Publishers Association, American, founded 1827
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
- Freemasonry, American, founded 1730
- National Urban League, American, founded 1910
- Price, Leontyne, American, born 1927
- American Bridge Association, American, founded 1932
- National Funeral Directors and Morticians Association, Inc., American, founded 1924
- Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., founded 1922
- Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, American, founded 1913
- New York Giants, American, founded 1925
- Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, American, founded 1914
- National Medical Association, American, founded 1895
- Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks of the World, American, founded 1898
- National Dental Association, American, founded 1913
- Shriners International, American, founded 1870
- Daughters of Isis, American, founded 1910
- National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc., American, founded 1935
- Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1906
- Carroll, Diahann, American, 1935 - 2019
- Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1937
- National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc., American, founded 1935
- Date
- 1969
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 12 × 8 7/8 × 3/16 in. (30.5 × 22.5 × 0.5 cm)
- Description
- A 1969 issue of Delegate magazine published by MelPat Associates. The cover of the magazine features yellow, blue, and pink ruffled round ribbon badges against a plain white background. Each badge has a different colored center with [DELEGATE] across it. Surrounding the badges is [1969] printed in pink and repeated three times. On the first page is an editorial note with text that begins:
- [DELEGATE is published by MELPAT ASSOCIATES as a good well venture on behalf of its advertisers for the benefit of the organizations highlighted and for the information of our readers.
- DELEGATE is a semi-in depth presentation of biographical material and pictures of persons and organizations in the Negro community who by their actions and capabilities are contributing to the advancement of the Negro communities in cities throughout the United States and by these contributions are advancing the cultural, economic, educational, fraternal and civic as well as civil rights for Americans during these challenging sixties.]
- The magazine opens with a long feature article by Allan Schoener, curator of the Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibit, “Harlem On My Mind,” with photographs from the exhibition on the history and people of Harlem. Throughout are articles and profiles of African American business leaders and organizations including the National Newspaper Publishers Association, National Insurance Association, American Bridge Association, National Funeral Directors and Morticians Association, Federation of Masons of the World, National Medical Association, National Dental Association, National Dental Assistant’s Association, National Dental Hygienists Association, and the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc. There are also profiles and articles about community leaders, organizations, and events such as the NAACP 1969 National Convention, Morehouse College, including alumni Julian Bond and Martin Luther King, Jr., Prince Hall Lodge, National Urban League, the National Pan-Hellenic Corporation, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, 70th Elks Grand Lodge Convention, Daughters of Isis and the Imperial Council of the Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. Also included are mentions of performers and artists Raymond St. Jacques, Leontyne Price, Richard Hunt, Diahanne Carroll and Sammy Davis, Jr. as well as an article on the community of Oak Bluffs on Martha’s Vineyard.
- There are approximately 150 pages with black and white photographs and advertisements thorughout, as well as a few advertisements in color. The back cover of the magazine features a full page advertisement for Johnny Walker Red scotch.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by Digital Volunteers
- Place made
- Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Martha's Vineyard, Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Topic
- Advertising
- Associations and institutions
- Business
- Caricature and cartoons
- Communities
- Fraternal organizations
- Fraternities
- Funeral customs and rites
- Government
- HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
- Journalism
- Labor
- Mass media
- Men
- Political organizations
- Politics (Practical)
- Professional organizations
- Religious groups
- 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
- 2012.167.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
-
Delegate
- Published by
- MelPat Associates, American, 1965 - 1986
- Created by
- Patrick, C. Melvin, American, died 1985
- Subject of
- Kenneth A. Gibson, American, born 1932
- Johnson, Clifton Herman, American, 1921 - 2008
- New York Giants, American, founded 1925
- National Newspaper Publishers Association, American, founded 1827
- Chi Delta Mu Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1913
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
- Howard University Medical Alumni Association, Inc., American, founded 1871
- Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1937
- National Insurance Association, American, founded 1921
- Young, Whitney Moore Jr., American, 1921 - 1971
- National Urban League, American, founded 1910
- National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc., American, founded 1935
- 369th Veterans Association, American
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., founded 1922
- National Funeral Directors and Morticians Association, Inc., American, founded 1924
- Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, American, founded 1913
- National Council of Negro Women, founded 1935
- President Richard M. Nixon, American, 1913 - 1994
- Roy White, American, born 1943
- Thomas, Franklin Augustine, American, born 1934
- Fisher, Gail, American, 1935 - 2000
- Frederick, Hal Christopher, American, born 1934
- Morris, Greg, American, 1933 - 1996
- Murray, Joan
- Huggins, Edie, American, 1935 - 2008
- National Dental Association, American, founded 1913
- Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks of the World, American, founded 1898
- Smith, Nettie B., American
- Shriners International, American, founded 1870
- Daughters of Isis, American, founded 1910
- Dixon, Gladys W., American, born 1901
- Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1906
- National Negro Business League, American, 1901 - 1966
- Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1911
- Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1911
- National Association of Market Developers, American, founded 1953
- Date
- 1971
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 11 × 9 1/16 × 5/16 in. (28 × 23 × 0.8 cm)
- Description
- A 1971 issue of Delegate magazine published by MelPat Associates. The cover of the magazine features yellow, blue, and pink ruffled round ribbon badges in the upper left corner of a plain white background with a montage of photographic portraits of men and women printed in blue and black taking up most of the cover, aligned from the bottom right corner. Each badge has a different colored center with [1971 DELEGATE] across it.
- The magazine’s content opens with a full page portrait of Newark mayor Kenneth Gibson, followed by an article titled [The Negro Convention Movement Before the Civil War]. The content continues with articles and profiles of African American business organizations, business leaders, community organizations, sororities, fraternities, doctors, dentists, politicians, actors, and journalists. This includes the National Association of Market Developers, National Newspaper Publishers Association, Morehouse College, Chi Delta Mu Society, NAACP 62 Anniversary Convention,Howard University Medical Alumni Association, Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, National Insurance Association, National Urban League, National Association of Negro Business and Professional Negro Women’s Clubs, 369th Veterans’ Association Convention, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Delta Sigma Theta, National Funeral Directors and Morticians Association, the National Council of Negro Women, National Medical Association, including a printing of the NMA Statement of President Richard Nixon, National Dental Association, IBPOE of W, black mortgage banking firms, Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, National Business League, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, and Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity. There is also an article on the passing of Whitney M. Young, Jr., Mary Cardwell Dawson, “First Black Impresario of Grand Opera”, a portrait gallery of new CBS television actors, journalists, and executives for 1970-1971, a “Media Women 1971 Convention”, and a profile of Oak Bluffs community on Martha’s Vineyard,
- There are approximately 194pages with black and white photographs and advertisements thorughout, as well as a few advertisements in color. The back cover of the magazine features a full page advertisement for Johnny Walker Red Label scotch.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by Digital Volunteers
- Place made
- Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Martha's Vineyard, Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Topic
- Advertising
- Associations and institutions
- Business
- Caricature and cartoons
- Communities
- Fraternal organizations
- Fraternities
- Funeral customs and rites
- Government
- HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
- Journalism
- Labor
- Mass media
- Medicine
- Men
- Political organizations
- Politics (Practical)
- Professional organizations
- Religious groups
- 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
- 2012.167.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
-
Delegate
- Published by
- MelPat Associates, American, 1965 - 1986
- Created by
- Patrick, C. Melvin, American, died 1985
- Subject of
- New York Giants, American, founded 1925
- National Pan-Hellenic Council, American, founded 1930
- United Negro College Fund, American, founded 1944
- Powell, Adam Clayton Jr., American, 1908 - 1972
- President Johnson, Lyndon Baines, American, 1908 - 1973
- Robinson, Jackie, American, 1919 - 1972
- President Truman, Harry S., American, 1884 - 1972
- National Association of Black Social Workers, American, founded 1968
- National Medical Association, American, founded 1895
- Howard University Medical Alumni Association, Inc., American, founded 1871
- Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps, American, founded 1916
- Sovereign Military Order of Malta, founded 1099
- Lockett, Steven N., American
- The Girl Friends, Inc., American, founded 1927
- National Newspaper Publishers Association, American, founded 1827
- Chi Delta Mu Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1913
- Golar, Simeon, American, 1929 - 2013
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
- Parks, Gordon, American, 1912 - 2006
- Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1937
- National Urban League, American, founded 1910
- Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1906
- Dr. Clark, Kenneth, American, 1914 - 2005
- Young, Whitney Moore Jr., American, 1921 - 1971
- National Dental Association, American, founded 1913
- National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc., American, founded 1935
- National Association of Broadcasters, American
- Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1911
- Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1911
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Spelman College, American, founded 1881
- Morehouse College, American, founded 1867
- Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, American, founded 1913
- Shriners International, American, founded 1870
- Dixon, Gladys W., American, born 1901
- Daughters of Isis, American, founded 1910
- 369th Veterans Association, American
- National Insurance Association, American, founded 1921
- Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, American, founded 1914
- Hale, Clara, American, 1905 - 1992
- Date
- 1973
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 10 13/16 × 8 3/8 × 3/8 in. (27.5 × 21.2 × 0.9 cm)
- Description
- A 1973 issue of Delegate magazine published by MelPat Associates. The cover of the magazine shows a collage of black and white portrait photographs tinted in bright pink, green, yellow, purple, orange, and blue. In the top left corner is a purple ribbon badge with text that reads [DELEGATE]. Blue text centered at the top reads [1973 DELEGATE]. White text in a black box at the bottom right reads [PLEASE TURN TO PAGES DEVOTED TO YOUR CONVENTION].
- The magazine’s content opens on the first page with an editorial note titled “It Was a Frustrating Year…” which recounts events of the past year, including the deaths of Jackie Robinson, President Johnson, President Truman and Attorney Franklin Reeves. There is also a masthead reading [DELEGATE 1973 / The Anthology and Voice of the Black Convention] and a table of contents.
- The content continues with articles and profiles of African American business organizations, business leaders, community organizations, sororities, fraternities, doctors, dentists, politicians, actors, and journalists. This includes the New York Giants, the National Pan-Hellenic Council, United Negro College Fund, Adam Clayton Powell Jr., President Lyndon Johnson, Jackie Robinson, President Truman, National Association of Black Social Workers, National Medical Association, Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, Steven N. Lockett, The Girl Friends, Inc., National Newspaper Publishers Association, Chi Delta Mu Fraternity, Chairman of the Housing Authority of New York City Simeon Golar, NAACP, Gordon Parks, Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, National Urban League, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Dr. Kenneth Clark, Whitney M. Young, National Dental Association, The National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc., National Association of Broadcasters, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Spelman College, Morehouse College, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Shriners International, Gladys W. Dixon, Daughters of Isis, 369th Veterans Association, National Association of Black Travel Agents, National Insurance Association, and Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity. There are also short features on the travel destinations Barbados and Jamaica and the children’s charity Hale House.
- There are 256 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 Johnny Walker Red Label scotch.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by Digital Volunteers
- Place made
- Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Jamaica, Caribbean, North and Central America
- Bahamas, Caribbean, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- 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 (Practical)
- Professional organizations
- Religious groups
- Social life and customs
- Sororities
- Travel
- 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
- 2012.167.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
-
Welcome to New York... - it’s a small world after all….
- Published by
- MelPat Associates, American, 1965 - 1986
- Created by
- Patrick, C. Melvin, American, died 1985
- Subject of
- Motley, Constance Baker, American, 1921 - 2005
- Wagner, Robert F., American, 1877 - 1953
- Randolph, A. Philip, American, 1889 - 1979
- Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, American, founded 1920
- National Insurance Association, American, founded 1921
- Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., founded 1922
- National Funeral Directors and Morticians Association, Inc., American, founded 1924
- Harlem Cultural Council, Inc., American
- New York Giants, American, founded 1925
- Powell, Adam Clayton Jr., American, 1908 - 1972
- Frontiers International, Inc., American, founded 1936
- National Funeral Directors and Morticians Association, Inc., American, founded 1924
- Date
- 1965
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 12 × 8 7/8 × 3/16 in. (30.5 × 22.5 × 0.5 cm)
- Description
- A magazine titled [Welcome to New York... - it’s a small world after all….] published by MelPat Associates. The cover of the magazine is divided into two horizontal sections. The top section features a blue and white image of a globe against a sky with black text printed across the top reading [WELCOME TO NEW YORK]. The bottom section is yellow and pink with an image of dolls playing instruments. The image is black and white except for the musicians' shirts, which are red and pink striped. The image is set in front of a bright yellow background and on top of a bright pink background, with white text across the bottom reading [...it's a small world after all...]. The magazine content begins with tourist information on the Statue of Liberty, a portrait of Manhattan borough president Constance Baker Motley, a message from the mayor, Robert F. Wagner, and an article entitled "The Day RFK Came to Harlem." The content continues within additional tourist information on New York City, including Harlem and Brooklyn, profiles of professional organizations coming to New York for conventions or other events, and profiles of many different prominent people including business leaders, labor leaders, fraternity and sorority members, funeral directors, Democratic party leaders, prominent Republicans, church leaders, journalists, artists, and others. There are approximately 67 pages, with black and white photographs and advertisements. The back cover has a color advertisement for Vat Gold scotch.
- Place made
- Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Brooklyn, New York City, King County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Topic
- Associations and institutions
- Business
- Caricature and cartoons
- Communities
- Fraternities
- Funeral customs and rites
- Labor
- Mass media
- Men
- Political organizations
- Professional organizations
- Religious groups
- Sororities
- Travel
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- 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
- 2012.167.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
-
Delegate
- Published by
- MelPat Associates, American, 1965 - 1986
- Created by
- Patrick, C. Melvin, American, died 1985
- Subject of
- Attucks, Crispus, American, 1723 - 1770
- Truth, Sojourner, American, 1797 - 1883
- Tubman, Harriet, American, 1822 - 1913
- Roberts, Sarah C., American, born 1844
- McKinney Steward, Susan, American, 1847 - 1918
- Scott, Dred, American, ca 1800 - 1858
- Douglass, Frederick, American, 1818 - 1895
- Washington, Booker T., American, 1856 - 1915
- Carver, George Washington, American, 1860s - 1943
- W.E.B. Du Bois, American, 1868 - 1963
- Joplin, Scott, American, 1867 - 1917
- Garvey, Marcus, Jamaican, 1887 - 1940
- Johnson, James Weldon, American, 1871 - 1938
- Father Divine, American, ca. 1876 - 1965
- Randolph, A. Philip, American, 1889 - 1979
- Powell, Adam Clayton Jr., American, 1908 - 1972
- Rosa Parks, American, 1913 - 2005
- Evers, Medgar, American, 1925 - 1963
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- President Johnson, Lyndon Baines, American, 1908 - 1973
- Bethune, Mary McLeod, American, 1875 - 1955
- National Association of Black Social Workers, American, founded 1968
- Congressional Black Caucus, American, founded 1971
- Prince Hall Freemasonry, founded 1784
- National Newspaper Publishers Association, American, founded 1827
- Chi Delta Mu Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1913
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
- Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1937
- Shriners International, American, founded 1870
- National Pan-Hellenic Council, American, founded 1930
- National Dental Association, American, founded 1913
- Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks of the World, American, founded 1898
- Democratic Party, American, founded 1828
- Republican Party, American, founded 1854
- Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1932
- Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, American, founded 1920
- National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc., American, founded 1935
- National United Church Ushers Association of America, Inc., American, founded 1919
- Eta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1943
- Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1906
- National Urban League, American, founded 1910
- Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., founded 1922
- National Medical Association, American, founded 1895
- Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1911
- National Council of Negro Women, founded 1935
- Daughters of Isis, American, founded 1910
- Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1911
- 369th Veterans Association, American
- Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, American, founded 1914
- Hughes, Langston, American, 1902 - 1967
- Robeson, Paul, American, 1898 - 1976
- Charles, Ezzard Mack, American, 1921 - 1975
- Date
- 1976
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 10 13/16 × 8 7/16 × 3/8 in. (27.5 × 21.4 × 1 cm)
- Description
- A 1976 issue of Delegate magazine published by MelPat Associates. The cover of the magazine features a collage of cropped black and white photographic portraits. In the center is an angled blue square with text that reads [DELEGATE] in white text and [76] in striped red and white text, with a circle of stars in the center of the six [6]. Black text on the white spine reads [BI-CENNTENNIAL EDITION - DELEGATE 1976].
- The magazine’s content opens on the first page with an editorial note titled “The Long Journey from the back of the bus,” about how this issue of the Delegate will focus on “200 years of Contributions Blacks gave this nation as part of our Bicentennial Celebration.” There is also a masthead reading [DELEGATE, 1976] and a table of contents.
- The majority of this issue consists of a 137 page article titled “The Negro in America, 1550-1976.” The content then continues with articles and profiles of African American business organizations, business leaders, community organizations, sororities, fraternities, doctors, dentists, politicians, actors, and journalists. This includes the National Association of Black Social Workers, The National Caucus of Black School Board Members, Prince Hall Masons, Prince Hall Grand Lodge, Empire State Medical Association, National Newspaper Publishers Association, Links, Chi Delta Mu Fraternity, NAACP, Navy, Elks of the World, Democratic Party, Chi Eta Phi, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Common Cause Ladies, National Association of Business and Professional Negro Womens Club, National United Church Ushers Association, Eta Phi Beta Sorority, National Bar Association, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, National Urban League, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, NBC, National Medical Association, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, National Association of Negro Women, CBS, Shriners, Daughters of Isis, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Republican National Convention, Museum of Art, Whitney M. Young Classic, Black Caucus, 369th Veterans Association, Phi Beta Sigma, Paul Robeson and Langston Hughes, Edges,
- The issue concludes with a “Lest We Forget” page with a list of individuals who had passed away, including Ezzard Charles and Paul Robeson. There are approximately 348 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.
- Place made
- Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- 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 (Practical)
- Professional organizations
- Religious groups
- Social life and customs
- Sororities
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- U.S. History, Colonial period, 1600-1775
- United States History
- 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
- 2012.167.10
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
-
Delegate
- Published by
- MelPat Associates, American, 1965 - 1986
- Created by
- Patrick, C. Melvin, American, died 1985
- Subject of
- Universal Network Television, American, founded 1950
- Haley, Alex, American, 1921 - 1992
- Sutton, Percy Ellis, American, 1920 - 2009
- Columbia Records, American, founded 1888
- Brown & Williamson, American, born 1894
- Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1937
- Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry
- National Association of Market Developers, American, founded 1953
- National Medical Association, American, founded 1895
- Prince Hall Freemasonry, founded 1784
- Chi Delta Mu Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1913
- National Newspaper Publishers Association, American, founded 1827
- Wilkins, Roy, American, 1901 - 1981
- National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc., American, founded 1935
- National Association of Black Social Workers, American, founded 1968
- National Pan-Hellenic Council, American, founded 1930
- Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1932
- Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, American, founded 1914
- National Medical Association, American, founded 1895
- Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, American, founded 1914
- National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc., American, founded 1906
- National Urban League, American, founded 1910
- National Dental Association, American, founded 1913
- National United Church Ushers Association of America, Inc., American, founded 1919
- Eta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1943
- National Medical Association, American, founded 1895
- Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, American, founded 1913
- President Carter, Jimmy, American, born 1924
- Shriners International, American, founded 1870
- Daughters of Isis, American, founded 1910
- Opportunities Industrialization Center of America, Inc., American, founded 1964
- Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1906
- National Urban League Guild, American, founded 1946
- Tuskegee Airmen, 1941 - 1946
- Congressional Black Caucus, American, founded 1971
- Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks of the World, American, founded 1898
- National Council of Negro Women, founded 1935
- Ali, Muhammad, American, 1942 - 2016
- 369th Veterans Association, American
- Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
- Prince Hall Freemasonry, founded 1784
- National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc., American, founded 1935
- Northside Center for Child Development, Inc., founded 1946
- Date
- 1977
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 10 13/16 × 8 7/16 × 5/16 in. (27.5 × 21.4 × 0.8 cm)
- Description
- A 1977 issue of Delegate magazine published by MelPat Associates. The cover of the magazine features a collage of black and white portrait photographs with a bright blue tint. Red text at the center reads [THE / 1st / year / of the / 3rd / Century]. The spine of the magazine is white with black text that reads [DELEGATE 1977 - 'THE FIRST YEAR'].
- The magazine’s content opens on the first page with an untitled editorial note recounting events of the past year, including the election and administration of Jimmy Carter. There is also a masthead reading [DELEGATE, 1977] and a table of contents.
- The content then continues with articles on the mayoral campaign of Manhattan Borough President Percy Sutton, the reaction to “Roots” on ABC, and “Blacks on the Carter Team,“ followed by profiles of African American business organizations, business leaders, community organizations, sororities, fraternities, doctors, dentists, politicians, actors, and journalists. This includes Gil Noble, CBS, NAUC, Brown & Williamson, Lambda Kappa Mu, General Food, Prince Hall Masons, National Market Developers, Empire State Medical, Chi Delta Mu Society, Negro Publishers Association, NAACP, Wilbert Tatum, National Medical Association, Ford, Pan Hellenic Council, Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Sigma Fraternity, Georgia Club, Monteford Point Marines, Somerset, Phi Delta Kappa, National Urban League, National Dental Association, Church Ushers, Jane Edwards, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Carol Jenkins, Andrew Young, Shriners, Daughters of Isis, O.I.C. National Business and Professional Negro Women Clubs, National Bar Association, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Schlitz, Tuskegee Airmen, Media Women, Elks, Muhammad Ali, National Council of Negro Women, 369 Veterans Association, Lionel Hampton, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Congressional Black Caucus, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, and Howard University. There are also articles about tennis tournaments in Forest Hills, New Orleans, and Oak Bluffs, as well as feature on Labor Day at Oak Bluffs.
- There are approximately 256 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.
- Place made
- Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Martha's Vineyard, Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- 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 (Practical)
- Professional organizations
- Religious groups
- Social life and customs
- Sororities
- Tennis
- 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
- 2012.167.11
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
-
Delegate
- Published by
- MelPat Associates, American, 1965 - 1986
- Created by
- Patrick, C. Melvin, American, died 1985
- Subject of
- Sen. Brooke, Edward, American, born 1919
- Morris Brown College, American, founded 1881
- Interracial Council for Business Opportunity, American, founded 1963
- Opportunities Industrialization Center of America, Inc., American, founded 1964
- Humphrey, Hubert Horatio Jr., American, 1911 - 1978
- General James, Daniel Jr., American, 1920 - 1978
- Wilkins, Roy, American, 1901 - 1981
- Shorter, Rufus B., American
- National Association of Black Social Workers, American, founded 1968
- National Association of Market Developers, American, founded 1953
- National Medical Association, American, founded 1895
- Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry
- Prince Hall Freemasonry, founded 1784
- Howard University, American, founded 1867
- National Newspaper Publishers Association, American, founded 1827
- Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), International, founded 1844
- Avon, founded 1886
- Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1937
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
- The Links, Incorporated, American, founded 1946
- National United Church Ushers Association of America, Inc., American, founded 1919
- National Medical Association, American, founded 1895
- National Dental Association, American, founded 1913
- Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., founded 1922
- Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, American, founded 1914
- National Urban League, American, founded 1910
- Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1929
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, founded 1908
- Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, American, founded 1920
- Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1906
- Eta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1943
- National Association of University Women, American, founded 1910
- National Association of Market Developers, American, founded 1953
- Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1932
- American Bridge Association, American, founded 1932
- Ashe, Arthur Jr., American, 1943 - 1993
- The Salvation Army, American, founded 1865
- National Dental Association, American, founded 1913
- Shriners International, American, founded 1870
- Davis, Sammy Jr., American, 1925 - 1990
- Congressional Black Caucus, American, founded 1971
- Rev. King, Martin Luther Sr, American, 1899 - 1984
- Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks of the World, American, founded 1898
- Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
- National Urban League Guild, American, founded 1946
- Association for the Study of African American Life and History, American, founded 1915
- 369th Veterans Association, American
- Prince Hall Freemasonry, founded 1784
- One Hundred Black Men, Inc., American, founded 1963
- Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, American, founded 1914
- Date
- 1978
- 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)
- Description
- A 1978 issue of Delegate magazine published by MelPat Associates. The cover of the magazine features a pink ribbon that reads [1978 / DELEGATE] on a collage of cropped black and white photographic portraits with an orange tint. The magazine has a white spine with black text that reads [DELEGATE 1978 - The 2nd Year of the 3rd Century].
- The magazine’s content opens on the first page with an untitled editorial note recounting events of the past year, including the failed mayoral campaign of Percy Sutton, affirmative action, and the disappointments of the Carter administration. There is also a masthead, set in white text against a bright blue background reading [DELEGATE, 1977], followed by a table of contents.
- The content then continues with a feature on Senator Edward W. Brooke and an article about the Bakke case, followed by profiles of African American business organizations, business leaders, community organizations, sororities, fraternities, doctors, dentists, politicians, actors, and journalists. This includes Boggs Academy, Opportunities Industrial Centers, Canadian Club, Bottle and Cork Club, Johnson & Johnson, Rufus Shorter, National Association of Black Social Workers, National Urban Affairs Council, Association of Market Developers, Empire State Medical, Ponds, Prince Hall Grand Lodge, Dr. George Alexander, National Newspaper Publishers Association, NBC, Clifford Alexander, Kraft, Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, NAACP, Links, National Church Ushers, National Medical Association, National Dental Association, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Jeffrey Goldsen, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, National Urban League, ABC-TV, Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Eta Phi Beta Sorority, National Association of University Women, CBS Records, National Bar Association, Gulf Oil, Whitfield, American Bridge Association, Shriners and the Daughters of Isis, Center for Social Change, Elks of the World, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, The Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History, 369th Veterans Association, Brenda Schofield and Willa Benge, and Judge Constance Motley. There are sections on California, Houston, Minneapolis, Detroit, Washington, DC, Atlanta, Chicago, and New York, as well as a travel section featuring Jamaica, Barbados, Oak Bluffs, and West Africa.
- There are approximately 284 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
- California, United States, North and Central America
- Houston, Texas, United States, North and Central America
- Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States, North and Central America
- Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Jamaica, Caribbean, North and Central America
- Barbados, Caribbean, North and Central America
- Martha's Vineyard, Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- West Africa, Africa
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- 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 (Practical)
- Professional organizations
- Religious groups
- Social life and customs
- Sororities
- Travel
- 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
- 2012.167.12
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
-
Delegate
- Published by
- MelPat Associates, American, 1965 - 1986
- Created by
- Patrick, C. Melvin, American, died 1985
- Subject of
- Rangel, Charles, American, born 1930
- The Links, Incorporated, American, founded 1946
- Avon, founded 1886
- Vice President Rockefeller, Nelson Aldrich, American, 1908 - 1979
- National Urban League, American, founded 1910
- National Association of Black Social Workers, American, founded 1968
- Interracial Council for Business Opportunity, American, founded 1963
- Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry
- National Association of Market Developers, American, founded 1953
- National Medical Association, American, founded 1895
- Prince Hall Freemasonry, founded 1784
- National Association of Negro Musicians, Inc., founded 1919
- Opportunities Industrialization Center of America, Inc., American, founded 1964
- Chi Delta Mu Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1913
- National Newspaper Publishers Association, American, founded 1827
- Sovereign Military Order of Malta, founded 1099
- Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1932
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
- Universal Network Television, American, founded 1950
- Freedom National Bank, American, 1964 - 1990
- Gilbert, Jarobin Jr., American, born 1946
- Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1937
- National United Church Ushers Association of America, Inc., American, founded 1919
- National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc., American, founded 1935
- National Dental Association, American, founded 1913
- National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc., American, founded 1906
- Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1906
- National Pharmaceutical Association, American, founded 1947
- Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1911
- Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1929
- Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, American, founded 1913
- Shriners International, American, founded 1870
- Daughters of Isis, American, founded 1910
- Brown, Roscoe C., American, 1922 - 2016
- Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), International, founded 1844
- New York Yankees, American, founded 1901
- Jackson, Reggie, American, born 1946
- The Doll League, Inc., American, founded 1958
- National Urban League Guild, American, founded 1946
- Morehouse Alumni Association, American, founded 1900
- Congressional Black Caucus, American, founded 1971
- National Bar Association, American, founded 1925
- National Business League, American, founded 1900
- National Bankers Association, American, founded 1927
- Alliance for Women in Media, American, founded 1951
- 369th Veterans Association, American
- Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry
- The Salvation Army, American, founded 1865
- Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, American, founded 1914
- Written by
- Anti-Bakke Decision Coalition, American, founded 1977
- Subject of
- One Hundred Black Men, Inc., American, founded 1963
- Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks of the World, American, founded 1898
- Date
- 1979
- 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)
- Description
- A 1979 issue of Delegate magazine published by MelPat Associates. The cover of the magazine features a blue ribbon that reads [1979 / DELEGATE] on a collage of cropped black and white photographic portraits with a yellow tint. The spine of the magazine is white with black text that reads [DELEGATE 1979 - The 3rd Year of the 3rd Century].
- The magazine’s content opens on the first page with an untitled editorial note recounting events of the past year, focusing on the effects of the Bakke decision and reinterpretations of the Equal Employment Opportunity law. There is also a masthead, set in white text against a dark blue background reading [DELEGATE, 1979], followed by a table of contents.
- The content then continues with a feature on Charles B. Rangel, an article titled “Black in the Board Room,” and a feature on beauty and cosmetics titled “Black is Beautiful.” This is followed by profiles of African American business organizations, business leaders, community organizations, sororities, fraternities, doctors, dentists, politicians, actors, and journalists. This includes Boggs Academy, Links, Bottle and Cork Club, National Urban League, Association of Black Social Workers, ICBO, Aubrey Lewis, Philip Morris, National Urban Affairs Council, Franklin Thomas, National Association of Market Developers, Queens Clinical Society of New York, National Medical Association, Eastern Stars, Prince Hall Grand Lodge, Black Music Association, Opportunities Industrial Centers, Chi Delta Mu, Othan Mondy, National Publishers Association, National Newspaper Publishers Association, Steven Lockett, Chi Eta Phi Sorority, NAACP, Kellogg, Chesebrough-Ponds, NBC, Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, Gulf Oil, National United Church Ushers Association of America, National Business and Professional Negro Women’s Clubs, National Medical Association, William Toles, National Dental Association, Phi Delta Kappa Sorority, Alpha Phi Alpha, National Pharmaceutical Association, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order Nobles Mystic Shriners, Daughters of Isis, Herb Wright, Negro College Fund, Roy Campanella, Reggie Jackson, The Doll League, John Hunter, American Airlines, Morehouse College, Norman J. Johnson, Jr., Sag Harbor, Eastern Airline, National Association for Sickle Cell, Oak Bluffs, National Bar Association, Congressional Black Caucus, The Edges Group, National Business League, Council of Concerned Black Executives, National Bankers Association, National Association of Media Women, Donald McGannon, 369th Veterans, George Alexander, WBLS radio, Brenda Scofield, Budweiser, Alice Kornegay, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, the IBPOE of W, and the Broadway musicals “Eubie!” and “Ain’t Misbehavin.’”
- 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
- Sag Harbor, Southampton, Suffolk County, New York, 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
- 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 (Practical)
- Professional organizations
- Radio
- Religious groups
- Social life and customs
- Sororities
- Television
- 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
- 2012.167.13
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
-
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
- Date
- 1980
- 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)
- 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
- Place made
- Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- 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 (Practical)
- Professional organizations
- Religious groups
- Social life and customs
- Sororities
- Television
- 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
- 2012.167.14
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
-
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
- 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 (Practical)
- 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