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Politics & Public Life

Stuart O. Simms

1950–

Stuart "Stu" O. Simms (born July 17, 1950) is a Maryland politician, who ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic Party's nomination in the 2006 election for Attorney General of the state of Maryland in the United States. Simms was born in Baltimore, Maryland…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Documents and Manuscripts

Student grade book from Tenn A&I, 1956-1957

1956-1957

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A brown student grade book used by James A. Parsons while teaching at Tennessee Agriculture & Industrial State College. The gradebook has silver spiral binding with handwritten text at the top [James A. Parsons / 1956-1957 / Tenn A&I State Univ] and…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.246.7.3
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Documents and Manuscripts

Student grade book from Tenn A&I, 1960-1961

1960-1961

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A brown student grade book used by James A. Parsons, Jr. while teaching at Tennessee Agriculture & Industrial State College. The gradebook has a silver spiral bindingand black printed text at the center, outlined in a rectangle, reading [CLASS / RECORD /…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.246.7.1
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Documents and Manuscripts

Student grade book from Tenn A&I, 1961-1962

1961-1962

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A brown student grade book used by James A. Parsons, Jr. while teaching at Tennessee Agriculture & Industrial State College. The gradebook has silver spiral binding and black text at the center outlined in a rectangle [Class / Record Book / Form…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.246.7.2
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ARCHIVE FILE
Archival documents & files

Student School Work — Grace E. Shimm Cummings

1897

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Cataloged as “Student School Work” (Text).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2010.26_ref249
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Documents and Manuscripts

Student Unrest, Tuskegee Institute: A Chronology

1968

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A copy of Student Unrest, Tuskegee Institute: A Chronology, edited by Chester Higgins, Jr. The manuscript consists of printed copies of typewritten pages between stiff brown board covers, bound with a single metal prong fastener. On the front cover is a…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2025.14
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Historical photographs & visual records

Student working at desks in an art school, Asmara, Eritrea

2002

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Cataloged as “Student working at desks in an art school, Asmara, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-1916
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Photographs and Still Images

Students and Residents outside Northwestern High School (est. 1964) awaiting the arrival of President Barack Obama, May 4th 2016, II

2016 / 2017

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A black-and-white silver gelatin silver print depicting a crowd of demonstrators outside Northwestern High School during the Flint water crisis. At center is a hazardous waste barrel with two signs reading [LEAD] on either side of a sign with the hazardous…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.60.5
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Historical photographs & visual records

Students at a mission school, Lovedale, South Africa

1932

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Cataloged as “Students at a mission school, Lovedale, South Africa” (Photographs; Photographic prints).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-009, Item EEPA 1985-009-0003
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Historical photographs & visual records

Students at an art school, Asmara, Eritrea

2002

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Cataloged as “Students at an art school, Asmara, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-1918
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Historical photographs & visual records

Students at St. Savior School, Ikenne, Nigeria

1973-10-23

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Original text on slide reads, "Students at St. Savior School where Mrs. Amusa teaches kindergarten or first grade. Everyone was saying goodbye to me. Mrs. Amusa was at clinic at Aiyete with sick twin. Tuesday Noon".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1302
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Photographs and Still Images

Students from Clark College gathered around Dr. King's tomb at Southview Cemetery

January 15, 1969; printed 2011

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This black and white photograph was taken the day of the first commemorative event for Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday in 1969. The photograph shows a group of unidentified people visiting King's original burial site at South-View Cemetery. The unmarked…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.94.42
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Photographs and Still Images

Students from the Atlanta University Center visit Dr. Martin Luther King's Tomb at Southview Cemetery

January 15, 1969; printed 2011

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This black and white photograph was taken the day of the first commemorative event for Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday in 1969. The photograph shows a group of unidentified women and children visiting King's original burial site at South-View Cemetery.…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.94.43
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Historical photographs & visual records

Students studying at a school, Massawa, Eritrea

circa 1997

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Cataloged as “Students studying at a school, Massawa, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-1149
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Photographs and Still Images

Students Watching Marchers from the Sidewalk

1965

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A black-and-white digital image of children holding school books, standing on a sidewalk in front of a school. The children are all different ages, boys wearing pants and girls wearing skirts. Boys are standing on the left and girls on the right. A few of…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.129.82
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negatives

Studio Portrait of a High School Boy Standing

1948 - 1970s

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Studio Portrait of a High School Boy Standing.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.1.69.11.35.A
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gelatin silver prints

Studio portrait of a man in a graduation cap and gown

1948 - 1970s

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A black-and-white photograph of a man. He is wearing a light cap and gown with a shirt and tie visible underneath.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.137.6.18
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Photographs and Still Images

Studio portrait of a man in graduation cap and gown

1960 - 1970s

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A color photograph of a young man. He is wearing a blue cap and gown, glasses, a white shirt and dark tie underneath the gown. The tassel hanging from his cap is blue. His hair is in the afro hairstyle.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.137.26.28
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negatives

Studio Portrait of a Man Sitting, Professor E.P. Simmons

1948 - 1970s

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Studio Portrait of a Man Sitting, Professor E.P. Simmons.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.1.69.17.49.B
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negatives

Studio Portrait of a Man Sitting, Professor J.R. Sanders

1948 - 1970s

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Studio Portrait of a Man Sitting, Professor J.R. Sanders.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.1.69.17.52.C
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negatives

Studio Portrait of a Man Sitting, Professor K. Watson

1948 - 1970s

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Studio Portrait of a Man Sitting, Professor K. Watson.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.1.69.15.30.A
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negatives

Studio Portrait of a Man Sitting, Professor Sanders

1948 - 1970s

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Studio Portrait of a Man Sitting, Professor Sanders.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.1.69.6.33.C
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Photographs and Still Images

Studio portrait of a woman in a majorette uniform

1960 - 1970s

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A color photograph of a young girl. She is wearing a crown, a red majorette's uniform with a 'B' on the front and a design underneath, white hose and white boots. She is posing with her left hand up and a baton in her right hand.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.137.26.1
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