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"Journal of Business" — Natchitoches (Subassistant Commissioner of the 4th Subdistrict)

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The two volumes of "Journals of Business," July 1867–December 1868, 1 (371) and 2 (372), are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, File 5.41.5
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"Journal of Business" Relating to Complaints and Paperwork — Carrollton (Agent and Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single–volume "Journal of Business," April 1867–April 1868 (242), is arranged chronologically and has a name index.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, File 5.10.4
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"Journal of Business" — Sparta (Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single–volume "Journal of Business," April 1867–November 1868 (435), is arranged chronologically and has a name index.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, File 5.64.7
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Journal of Business Transacted — Algiers (Agent and Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

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The two–volume journal of business transacted, April 1867–December 1868, 1 (199) and 2 (200), is arranged chronologically. The journal entries cover mainly visitors' complaints, the paperwork performed, and visits made.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, File 5.3.23
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"Journal of Business" Transacted — Franklin (Subassistant Commissioner of the 3rd Subdistrict)

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The single–volume "Journal of Business" Transacted, June 1867–May 1868 (282), is arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, File 5.19.9
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"Journals of Business" — New Iberia (Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

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The two volumes of "Journal of Business," April 1867–December 1868, 1 (385) and 2 (449), are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, File 5.43.16
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"Journals of Business" — Vermilionville (Agent and Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

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The two volumes of "Journals of Business," March 1867–December 1868, 1 (493) and 2 (494), are arranged chronologically. Volume 2 (494) also contains a register of complaints (March 1867–January 1868), arranged chronologically. Both volumes have name indexes.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, File 5.69.10
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"Journals of Business" — Vernon (Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

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The two volumes of "Journals of Business," May 1867–September 1868, 1 (483) and 2 (484), are arranged chronologically. Volume 2 (484) also contains accounts, May 1867–August 1868, arranged chronologically. There is a name index in Volume 2 (484) to…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, File 5.70.4
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BIOGRAPHY
Business

Joy Bryant

1974–

Joy Bryant (born October 18, 1974) is an American actress, businesswoman and fashion model. She has appeared in numerous films and television since beginning her acting career in 2001. She has received two NAACP Image Award nominations, and one Screen…

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Civil Rights & Community

Joy Chatel

1947–2014

Joy Chatel (June 28, 1947 – January 8, 2014), also known as Mama Joy, was a cosmetologist, community organizer and activist based in Brooklyn, New York. She fought battles against the Bloomberg administration and millionaire developers to keep the history…

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Business & Enterprise

Joy Ford Austin

Biography

Joy Ford Austin is a Guyanese-American non-profit executive, philanthropist, humanitarian, and arts patron. She was the director of the African American Museums Association, which she helped found in 1980, and worked with institutions to preserve…

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Civil Rights & Community

Joy Francis

1965–

Joy Francis Hon. FRSL (born 1965) is an English journalist, editor and communications strategist. She has been editor of Pride Magazine, was the founder of The Creative Collective, and is the founder and executive director of the social enterprise Words of…

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Time-based Media - Moving Images

Joyce A. Bailey Oral History Interview

July 11, 2016

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The oral history consists of 2016.129.3.1a and 2016.129.3.2a: two versions (unedited, and edited) of a single digital video recording. Joyce Bailey was interviewed as part of the NMAAHC Donor Oral History Collection. Along with her mother, Lois K.…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.129.3.1a-.2a
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BIOGRAPHY
Politics

Juandalynn Givan

Biography

Juandalynn Deleathia "Lee Lee" Givan (born 1970/1971) is an American attorney, business owner, and Democratic politician who has served in the Alabama House of Representatives since 2010, representing District 60, which includes parts of Jefferson County,…

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Science

Juanita Merchant

Biography

Juanita L. Merchant is an American gastroenterologist and physiology researcher who has contributed to understanding of gastric response to chronic inflammation. She is currently the chief of the University of Arizona Division of Gastroenterology and…

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Business & Enterprise

Julia O. Henson

Born 1852

Julia O. Henson (October 1852 – after 1922) was an American social justice activist and leader. Born in what was then British North America, she became an American citizen. She founded organizations to support African-American troops during World War I…

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Politics

Julia Pearl Hughes

1873–1950

Julia Pearl Hughes (March 19, 1873 – September 14, 1950), also known as Julia P. H. Coleman or Julia Coleman-Robinson, was a pharmacist, entrepreneur, social activist, and business executive. She was the first African-American woman pharmacist to own and…

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Literature

Julia Ringwood Coston

Biography

Julia Ringwood Coston (c. 1863 – June 1, 1931) was a 19th-century African American publisher and magazine editor. In 1891, she founded Ringwood's Afro-American Journal of Fashion, the first illustrated paper for black women.

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