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circa 2005
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Jewelry Businesses Contact Information, Charles Russell Notes”.
circa 1940s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Jewelry Design Drawing "Balls Idea"”.
undated
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Jewelry Design Sketches”.
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Jewelry Design Sketches on Lecture Schedule”.
undated
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Jewelry Designs and Business Notes”.
circa 1940s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Jewelry Designs and Price Lists”.
1969
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Jewelry Photographs and Publicity”.
circa 1978
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Jewelry Sketches, Notes, guest List, Photographs of Unidentified Wedding”.
after 1907
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis a jigger shaped like a gavel.The jigger has narrow cup with two lines around the outside indicating the measurement of liquid. The cup has lip on left edge. On the left side of the cup at the top is etched text that reads "2oz." On the bottom of the…
1951–
James Turner Brewer (born December 3, 1951) is an American former professional National Basketball Association (NBA) player. Brewer was the first notable player to come out of Proviso East High School, which has one of the most successful high school…
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Jim Hill (born April 23, 1947) is an American attorney, financial consultant, and politician who served two terms as Oregon State Treasurer from January 4, 1993, to January 1, 2001. Hill was the first African American to hold a statewide office in Oregon,…
1871–1962
James Spurgeon Jordan ( JUR-dən; June 3, 1871 – January 28, 1962) was an American conjure doctor and businessman. Born to former slaves in eastern North Carolina, he learned folk healing practices from his family. His faith healing practice, using methods…
Biography
Joan Anim-Addo is a Grenadian-born academic, poet, playwright and publisher, who is Emeritus Professor of Caribbean Literature and Culture in the English and Creative Writing Department at Goldsmiths, University of London, where she co-founded with Deirdre…
1939–2019
Joan Carol Jones (September 26, 1939 – April 1, 2019) was a Canadian businesswoman and civil rights activist who was born in the United States and raised in Ontario, Canada. She was married to Black Nova Scotian and internationally known political activist…
1943–2025
Joanna Banks (March 28, 1943 – September 28, 2025) was an American book collector. In 2018 Banks donated her collection of African-American literature to Penn Libraries. The collection comprises over 10,000 books by African-American authors, primarily…
1918–2000
Douglas "Jocko" Henderson (March 8, 1918 – July 15, 2000) was an American radio disc jockey, businessman, and hip hop music pioneer. He was inducted into the Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia Hall of Fame in 2004.
1924–2018
Joseph Edward Adams (April 11, 1924 – July 3, 2018), known as The Man Behind The Man, was an American actor, disc jockey, businessman and manager. He was manager to Ray Charles and won a Golden Globe — the first African-American to do so.
1951–
Joseph Dwain Deshotel (born December 3, 1951) is an American attorney, politician, and businessman who served as a member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 22nd district between 1999 and 2023.
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Joseph Pinion III (born August 11, 1983) is an American former television host, businessman, and activist. A member of the Republican Party, he was the nominee of the Republican and Conservative parties in the 2022 United States Senate election in New…
1983
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn independent film with the title Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads. It consists of a single reel of color 16mm acetate film with optical sound. The film, which is famed director Spike Lee's first feature film, was submitted as his thesis while…
1915–1973
Joe Von Battle (born Joseph Battle, April 3, 1915 – March 27, 1973) was an American record store owner and pioneer black record producer in Detroit, Michigan, between the 1940s and 1960s. He set up the J.V.B. and Battle record labels, was one of the first…
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Joel Fry (born 1984 or 1985) is a British actor and musician. On television, he is known for his roles in the BBC series White Van Man (2011–2012), Twenty Twelve (2012) and W1A (2014–2017); the sitcoms Trollied (2011–2013) and Plebs (2013–2016) on Sky One…
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Joel W. Lewis was a prominent African-American businessman and abolitionist. He was among the best known and respected reformers in antebellum Boston. He was the son of Job Lewis (?–1797), a former slave who served in the Continental Army. He was a brother…
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John A. Arneaux (born 1855) was an American Shakespearean actor and journalist in New York City. From 1884 to 1886 he was editor and owner of the New York Enterprise which had the largest circulation of any African American newspaper in the country at that…
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