African American women
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 18 Collections and/or Records:
Senga Nengudi papers
Collection
Identifier: 794
Processing Information
This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services award MH-245560-OMS-20. Content Description Senga Nengudi papers compile records reflecting more than fifty years of Nengudi’s career and personal life. The papers of Senga Nengudi mainly document her artistic career as a sculptor and performance artist encompassing correspondence, ephemera and photographs. Images and documentation for Nengudi’s...
Dates:
1952-2021, undated
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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Senga Nengudi papers
New Orleans Chapter of The Links, Inc. records
Collection
Identifier: 272
Content Description
The records include correspondence, minutes, programs, program planning materials, photographs, clippings, financial records, scrapbooks and various ephemera regarding activities of the local chapter and data about the parent organization. Charter groups in Baton Rouge and Jackson, Mississippi, are also included in the photographs and clippings, as well as members from the Houston chapter and throughout the South. Names include Maude Reid, Etta Moten Barnett, Julia Purnell, Roger Dickerson,...
Dates:
Other: 1957-2016
Pontchartrain Chapter of The Links, Inc. records
Collection
Identifier: 715
Content Description
The records of the Pontchartrain Chapter of The Links, Inc. contain chapter and national materials that document the Chapter’s activities include minutes and agendas, photographs, correspondence, bylaws, and financial records. The records include photographs of Chapter activities, Links publications, such as Link to Link and Linkdom News, newsletters and news clippings; and ephemeral materials. Of note is the President’s book...
Dates:
Other: 1992-2018
Marion Fisher Stevenson papers
Collection
Identifier: 719
Content Description
The Marion Fisher Stevenson Papers document aspects of Stevenson's personal and church life, as well as the history of Union Bethel A.M.E. Church in New Orleans, Louisiana, where Stevenson attended. The collection contains a photograph scrapbook (circa 1900s-1970s) containing pictures of friends, family, and acquaintances of Stevenson. Photographs are both candid and portrait shots. Highlights include an image of two women on board the S.S. Catalina, which carried passengers between Los...
Dates:
Other: 1880-1970
Camilla Williams papers
Collection
Identifier: 389
Scope and Contents
The papers document the career of Camilla Williams, acclaimed operatic singer and concert artist, in the United States and abroad. The papers encompass 1.2 linear feet, which includes 0.2 linear feet of correspondence (letter, post cards, greeting cards, telegrams) and 1.0 linear foot of non-correspondence, including press releases, publicity notices, notes, foreign itineraries, invitations and collected materials about Williams' travels and about other people. The bulk of the papers date...
Dates:
Created: 1944-1975; Other: Date acquired: 12/01/1975
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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Camilla Williams papers
Camilla Williams papers addendum
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 389-1
Scope and Contents
The addendum to the Camilla Williams papers is comprised of 17.7 linear feet correspondence, photographs, albums, scrapbooks, news clippings, programs, press releases, publications, memorabilia, and greeting cards pertaining to Williams' personal and professional activities. The papers document the career of Camilla Williams, acclaimed operatic singer and concert artist, in the United States and abroad. The bulk of the collection focuses on her career as an opera singer and classical music...
Dates:
Created: 1897-1979; Other: Date acquired: 12/01/1989
Annie Wooten photograph
Collection
Identifier: 2519
Content Description
This collection contains a single real photo postcard, circa 1920s, of a young African American woman named Annie Wooten. Wooten was a maid in the household of Dalvis and Olevia De Ville and likely lived in the area of Kelly or Monroe, Louisiana. She is holding a fan, which appears to read "J.P. Duke, Kelly Louisiana."
Dates:
Other: circa 1920s
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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Annie Wooten photograph
Dorothy E. Yepez papers
Collection
Identifier: 399
Content Description
The papers primarily document the career of Dorothy E. Yepez, and significantly highlight the contributions of an African American businesswoman and art gallery owner in the United States. The collection is extremely rich on the subjects of art, Black history, education and the business documentation of Yepez’s career, with collected files from her art gallery and social activities. Yepez’s papers contain business and some personal correspondence; biographical sketches of Yepez and artists...
Dates:
Other: circa 1864-1990, undated
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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Dorothy E. Yepez papers