Written by
Presley, Carrie, American
Date
1919-1921
Medium
ink and graphite on paper (fiber product) with cloth and cardboard
Dimensions
12 1/8 x 7 1/2 x 1/2 in. (30.8 x 19.1 x 1.3 cm)
Description
A "Back to Africa" meeting Ledger from Nobletown, Oklahoma. The green, cloth-bound ledger has the word "DAYBOOK" at the center of the cover surrounded by decorative scrollwork. Around the outside of the ledger book is a geometric decorative border. The ledger contains lists of attendees to the meetings as well as the amount of money they contributed to the movement and general meeting notes. A few of the meeting notes concern sending a delegate to a conference in Wewoka, Oklahoma. Entries are handwritten in both graphite and ink. The pages are yellowed with several creases and tears. Foxing can be found throughout the ledger.
Place depicted
Wewoka, Seminole County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
Place used
Nobletown, Seminole County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Documents and Manuscripts
Type
ledgers (account books)
Topic
Activism
Africa
American West
Associations and institutions
Communities
Politics
Race relations
U.S. History, 1919-1933
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Cardellia M. Wellington of Madera, California
Object number
2012.58.2
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5618ce111-ac54-4e60-9842-ea2608364dba

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