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1900–1966
Willis Laurence James (September 18, 1900 – December 27, 1966) was an American musician, composer and educator. He was on the faculty of Spelman College for more than three decades.
1852–1902
Willis McGlascoe Carter (September 3, 1852 – March 23, 1902) was an African-American educator, newspaper editor, and civil rights activist in Virginia. Born into slavery in Albemarle County, he became principal of the West End School in Staunton, edited…
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Willye Brown White (December 31, 1939 – February 6, 2007) was an American track and field athlete who took part in five Olympics from 1956 to 1972. She was America's best female long jumper of the time and also competed in the 100 meters sprint. White was…
1942–
Wilma King (born 1942) is a historian and the Arvarh E. Strickland Distinguished Professor of History at the University of Missouri. She holds a B.A. in American history from Jackson State University, and both an M.A. and Ph.D. in Recent U.S. History from…
1949–
Wilma Ann Mishoe (born September 5, 1949) is an American academic administrator who served as the eleventh president of Delaware State University from 2018 to 2019. She was the interim president of Wilberforce University in 2014.
1925–1999
Wilmont Sweeney (November 19, 1925 - April 24, 1999) was an American attorney, judge and politician - the first black member of Berkeley's city council. Sweeney was born in Austin, Texas on November 19, 1925. After serving in the Army during World War II,…
1942–2024
Wilson Jeremiah Moses (1942-2024) was an African-American historian. He was Professor of American History at Pennsylvania State University.
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Wilson Camanza Riles Sr. (June 27, 1917 – April 1, 1999) was an American educator and politician from California. He was the first African American to be elected to statewide office in California.
1949–
Winnie Owens-Hart (born 1949) is an American ceramist and sculptor known for blending traditional African pottery techniques with contemporary ceramics. A graduate of the University of the Arts and Howard University, she has exhibited widely in the U.S.…
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Winona Cargile Alexander (June 21, 1893 – October 16, 1984) was a founder of Delta Sigma Theta sorority at Howard University on January 13, 1913. It was the second sorority founded by African-American women and was influential in women's building civic…
1940–2011
Winston Churchill Doby (February 20, 1940 – November 10, 2011) was one of UCLA's vice chancellors. He was vice chancellor of student affairs for 20 years, making him the longest-serving vice chancellor in UCLA history, and then served as the vice president…
1957–
Lieutenant Wolfe Perry Jr. (born January 22, 1957) is an American actor and former basketball player. He played college basketball for Stanford University.
1988-09
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOriginal text on slide reads, "Woman sings for university tuition at Shagamu market".
1947
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Woman teaching children outside of schoolhouse, Kalahari Desert, Botswana” (Negatives (photographic)).
2024
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA charcoal and pastel drawing by Robert Pruitt. The drawing depicts a woman wearing a cape made of chicken feathers in a deep red hue and a black headdress inspired by a ceramic sculpture by Calvin Hubbard (“Figure with Turtle and Bird,” 1966). The…
October 1, 1956
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis newspaper clipping from the San Francisco News describes the efforts of the San Francisco Chapter of the National Council of Negro Women to register and encourage residents to vote. The article describes the voter registration motorcade, the number of…
1974
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Women's 'Masquerade' at Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of University of Ibadan Celebration, Ibadan, Western State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).
1974
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Women's Masquerade, Rivers State Masquerade Display at Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of University of Ibadan Celebration, Ibadan, Western State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).
1925-1954
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn iron wood-burning stove used in the Hope Rosenwald School. The stove is in several distinct pieces: stove body, ash box, base, transition piece, lid, small top piece, three long pipes, one short pipe, stove pipe adapter, cirular pipe piece, two rods,…
November 13, 1935
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA plaque presented to Eulace Peacock on November 13, 1935 by Howard High School. The wooden plaque is round with a beveled edge and two (2), interior, concentric, beveled rings painted with gold metallic paint. At the center of the plaque is hand painted…
1925-1963
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGWooden school bench with a desk attached at the back. The seat is made of a single board, with a single slat forming an apron across the front. The seat back is three (1) horizontal slats. The desk is attached behind the top slat and is a single wooden…
1925-1963
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGWooden school desk, with the desk attached behind the chair. The chair seat is a single wooden board, with a single board forming an apron across the front. The chair back is three (3) horizontal wood slats. The desk top, a single board, is located behind…
1925-1963
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGWooden school desk, with the desk attached behind the chair. The chair seat is a single wooden board, with a single board forming an apron across the front. The chair back is three (3) horizontal wood slats. The desk top, a single board, is located behind…
1925-1963
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGWooden school desk, with the desk attached behind the chair. The chair seat is a single wooden board, with a single board forming an apron across the front. The chair back is three (3) horizontal wood slats. The desk top, a single board, is located behind…
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