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1974-1975
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Health and Housing Documents for Ina Gordon”.
1810
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Health assessment in the Port of Savannah of the captain, officers, seamen, and passengers of Ship Patterson are health and free of disease and plague to continue travel to Tonniger” (Text).
1948–2020
Hecky Powell (November 6, 1948 – May 22, 2020) was an American businessman, philanthropist and community leader from Evanston, Illinois.
2018
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA color photographic portrait of Hector Xtravaganza, captured in Manhattan in 2018. Xtravaganza is pictured standing in front of a dark grey background. He wears a denim inside-out Gaultier Jean's jacket over a thin black puffer jacket and a black,…
Biography
Helen (charles) is a Black British lesbian feminist writer and activist, who has written on womanism and the concept of whiteness. (charles) writes the shape of her name to recall the history of imposition of "family" names on black slaves.
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Helen Appo Cook (July 21, 1837 – November 20, 1913) was a wealthy, prominent African-American community activist in Washington, D.C., and a leader in the women's club movement. Cook was a founder and president of the Colored Women's League, which…
1926–2013
Helen Caldwell Day Riley (1926–2013) was an American nurse, author, and Catholic Worker hospitality house founder. Her three books about race and gender dynamics in the Catholic Church, and African-American Catholic spirituality, all published between 1951…
1904–1968
Helen Lemme (February 25, 1904 – December 15, 1968) was an African-American civil rights advocate who lived most of her life in Iowa City, Iowa.
1927–2013
Helen Louise Elliott Neal, along with Marvell White, was the first American black graduate of West Texas State University in 1962. In 2019, the school, now named West Texas A & M University, opened the Nathaniel and Helen Neal Multicultural Suite to…
1976–
Helen Lorraine Nkwocha (born 24 August 1976) is an English football manager and former footballer who is currently manager of Faroe Islands Premier League club Tvøroyrar Bóltfelag. In August 2021, Nkwocha gained international attention for being the first…
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Helen Octavia Dickens (February 21, 1909 – December 2, 2001) was an American physician, medical and social activist, health equity advocate, researcher, health administrator, and health educator. She was the first African-American woman to be admitted to…
Biography
Helen Ogbu is an Irish Labour Party politician, researcher and community worker who has served as Mayor of Galway since 2026. She has served as a member of Galway City Council for the Galway City East electoral area since 2024. She was the first African…
1899–1985
Helen Webb Harris (August 15, 1899 – August 11, 1985) was an American educator, playwright, and golfer. She founded the Wake-Robin Golf Club in 1937. It is the United States' oldest registered African-American women's golf club.
1935–2023
Helen Marie Williams Jackson (September 16, 1935 – July 26, 2023) was an American fashion model, and one of the first African American models to be featured in mainstream publications of her time.
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Helena B. Cobb (née Helena Maud Brown; January 24, 1869 – December 22, 1922) was an American educator and missionary from Georgia. Born in Monroe County, Georgia, she attended Atlanta University and served as an educator and principal at many schools for…
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Helene D. Gayle (born August 16, 1955) is an American physician, and academic and non-profit administrator. She was president of Spelman College until 2024. She formerly was CEO of the Chicago Community Trust, one of the nation's leading community foundations.
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Helene Nomsa Brath was a community organizer, education activist, public speaker, and artist. She was married to and worked with her husband Elombe Brath for over 50 years. In the 1960s she was a Grandassa model.
1990s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA Buffalo Bills football helmet worn by Bruce Smith. The red Riddell helmet has a white face guard and white chin strap. Down the middle of the helmet is a blue stripe with two white stripes on either side. A white rectangle in the front center reads…
1982-1987
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA Chicago Bears football helmet worn by Walter Payton. The Wilson helmet is navy with a navy face guard. A white rectangle in the front center reads [Wilson] in a black script text. On either side of the helmet is a Chicago Bears logo of an orange [C] with…
1992
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA Dallas Cowboys football helmet worn by Emmitt Smith. The Riddell helmet is light grey with a light grey face guard. Down the center is a white stripe bordered by a navy stripe on either side. There is a white rectangle in the front center that reads…
1991-1995
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA San Francisco 49ers football helmet worn by Jerry Rice. The gold Riddell football helmet is gold, with a white center stripe bordered by two red stripes down the center of the helmet. It has a gray face guard and a white chin strap. A white rectangle in…
ca. 1917
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGSteel helmet with leather chin strap and headband. The exterior circumference of the headband fits inside of the helmet and is made of leather. There are slits every inch, in which cylindrical beads are inserted. The top portion is lined with a white…
ca. 1917
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA steel World War 1 combat helmet with a black exterior. The helmet has three rivets at the midline, one on each side and one at top center. The interior of the helmet is very worn. Leather straps are attached to the interior rim by buckles with a rivet on…
1960
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Helmut Stauch home and gardens, Pretoria (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).
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