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The Griffin Sisters, Emma (1874–1918) and Mabel (1877–1918) Griffin, were American vaudeville performers in the late 1800s and early 1900s who became entrepreneurs and social activists and opened one of the first booking agencies owned by Black women. They…
ca. 1940
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black and white photograph of a five unidentified male employees standing in a grocery store at 14th and U Streets, Washington, D.C. Four of the employees stand in front of the counter, while the fifth stands behind it at the cash register. The store is…
1941-1994
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA group of feathers from Mae's Millinery Shop. .1: One large black feather, probably a dyed peacock feather. The base of the feather is wrapped in a synthetic gold fabric with a piece of scotch tape around it. .2: Multiple feathers in brown, orange, white,…
1911–1970
Grover Cleveland Nash (1911 – 1970) was the first black pilot to fly the mail for the US Postal Service, taking the role in May of 1938 to fly mail between Chicago and nearby towns. He was first issued a pilot's license in 1938 and was a member of the…
ca. 1960
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA hardcover 100-page book with a leatherized black cover. On the front cover, the title is centered and embossed in gold text: GUEST / REGISTER. There is no print on the spine or verso. The book contains handwritten registers of guests who stayed at the…
1931-1947
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe guestbook from Shearer Cottage, an African American vacation home in Oak Bluffs, MA near Martha's Vineyard. It contains numerous handwritten signatures of past guests from the years 1931 to 1947. The guestbook is bound in red and brown leather backing…
Fall 1973
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Gurage merchants off of Theodros Square, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia” (Slides (photographs)).
1866–1919
Gurley Brewer (1866–1919) was an American attorney, newspaper publisher, and political activist. Brewer is best remembered as the editor of the Indianapolis World, one of the first African American newspapers in the state of Indiana.
1893–1952
William Augustus Greenlee (December 26, 1893 – July 7, 1952) was an American businessman in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, who was born and raised in Marion, North Carolina. After migrating to Pittsburgh as a young man and working in the steel industry, he…
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Augustus Alexander "Gus" Savage (October 30, 1925 – October 31, 2015) was an American entrepreneur, publisher and a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois. He served six terms from 1981 to 1993.
1947–
Guy Thomas Fisher (born July 21, 1947) is an American former drug trafficker who was identified in federal prosecutions as a member of The Council, a Harlem heroin consortium led by Leroy "Nicky" Barnes. In 1984 he was convicted of operating a continuing…
1927–1999
Gwen Fuqua (born Gwendolyn Gordy; November 26, 1927 – November 8, 1999) was an American businesswoman, songwriter and composer, most notably writing hit songs such as "Lonely Teardrops", "All I Could Do Was Cry" and "Distant Lover". She acquired her full…
1946–
Gwendolyn Sneed O'Neal (1946 – June 12, 2024) was an American academic administrator and home economist who served as the interim president of Bennett College in 2019. She was a professor and head of the Department of Consumer, Apparel, and Retail Studies…
1909–1992
Howard Naylor Fitzhugh (1909–1992) was an American academic and one of the first African-American graduates of Harvard Business School. Fitzhugh is credited with creating the concept of target marketing.
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Hazle Reid Crawford (January 18, 1939 – February 10, 2017) was an American real estate developer and Democratic politician in Washington, D.C..
1973-09-27
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOriginal text on slide reads, "Hairdresser. Photoed in Ijebu-Ode #16 Ejirin Road".
1942–
Haki R. Madhubuti (born Don Luther Lee on February 23, 1942) is an African-American author, educator, and poet, as well as a publisher and operator of black-themed bookstores. He is particularly recognized for co-founding Third World Press in 1967,…
late 1980s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph portrait of Delta Air Lines' first African American flight attendant, Patricia Grace Murphy. Captured in studio, Patricia Grace Murphy poses with her long dark hair pinned back, wearing square earrings, a dark blazer, white…
mid 20th Century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGSmall antique hall table painted white with an oval-shaped top attached to carved legs. This table was originally used at Shearer Cottage in Oak Bluffs, MA.
1941-1994
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA green and yellow plastic hand mirror. The back portion of the casing is green while the front is yellow. The circular mirror sits in the slightly oval and octagonal body. The green back has a pearlized finish.
Date not recorded
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Handbook for Handling Legal Cases and Veteran's Handbook, 1944-1946” (Text).
1941-1994
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGHandheld straw broom with faded red string bindings and a metal handle from Mae's Millinery Shop. The handle has a metal loop for hanging the broom, with a length of string tied around the metal loop.
1915-1953
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGHandwritten recipe for Hair Grower formula created by Poro College and written on lined paper in blue ink. The recipe reads "Hair Grower /1 pt Vaseline white./ 2 tsp Sulphur/2 1"/"2 tsp. Orriste (sic) root/ 1 tsp Quinine/ Bergamont Oil/ Sift the dry…
1915-1953
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis is a handwritten recipe for Pressing Oil Formula created by Poro College written in blue ink on lined paper. "Pressing oil/ 1 pt vaseline,/Jar Fords ox marrow/ oil geranium/ Stir 3 ingredient,/ together/ enough oil to/ perfume." The recipe has deep…
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