- 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 1923
- 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
- Dr. 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)
- Caption
- Founded by Pittsburgh Courier journalist C. Melvin Patrick, each yearly-issue of Delegate contains hundreds of photographs providing coverage of African American professional and fraternal organizations, special events, award recognitions, individuals of note, and newsworthy situations. The magazine was a virtual year in review of African American life in the United States during the 1960s and 1980s. Delegate magazines were distributed free of charge by African American organizations at their conferences and meetings.
- 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
- Transcription Available
- 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
- Black Press
- Business
- Communities
- Fraternal organizations
- Fraternities
- Government
- HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
- Journalism
- Labor
- Mass media
- Men
- Political organizations
- Politics
- Professional organizations
- Radio
- Religion
- Social life and customs
- Sororities
- Television
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Urban life
- Women
- Women's organizations
- 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
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.