Compiled by
Mary S. Williams, American, born 1907
Subject of
NAACP Youth Council, American, founded 1936
Williams, W.D., 1905 - 1984
Date
1939-1942
Medium
paper, newsprint, ink, adhesive
Dimensions
H x W x D: 15 × 10 3/4 × 1 1/2 in. (38.1 × 27.3 × 3.8 cm)
Description
A large scrapbook compiled by Mary S. Williams, sponsor of the Tulsa Youth Council of the N.A.A.C.P. The cover of the scrapbook has a outdoor fall woodsy scene with [SCRAPBOOK] in red letters at bottom center. The interior pages contains mostly newspaper clippings as well as pamphlets, event programs, conference ephemera, and a copy of the N.A.A.C.P. Youth Herald newsletter. The subjects include membership and leadership changes for the organization, essay contests, a protest of the segregated Youth and Democracy Rally, the 9th Annual Vocational Opportunity Campaign, and cleaning up vacant lots in Greenwood as part of National Negro Health Week. On one page is a group photograph of the [1922 Football Squad of Hampton Institute], which includes W.D. Williams. Towards the back of the scrapbook is a [Certificate of Affiliation] with the "Double V Clubs of America." The first and last few pages have handwritten inscriptions from students addressed to Mrs. W.D. Williams.
Place depicted
Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
W.D. Williams Family Collection, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
Type
scrapbooks
Topic
Activism
American South
American West
Associations and institutions
Communities
Education
Families
Labor
Segregation
Social reform
World War II
Youth
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Families of Anita Williams Christopher and David Owen Williams
Object number
2013.79.32
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5acf5281d-c3aa-4f3e-ac60-c2e0e633e7f1

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