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1866–1923
Nelson Caeser Crews (1866–1923) was an American public official, newspaper publisher, and community leader in Kansas City, Missouri. Kansas City newspaper The Rising Son lauded him along with other leading figures. Crews' brother James was the first…
April 7, 2018
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn oral history interview with Mr. Nelson Malden. It consists of two MOV files (.mov), one unedited (2023.5.1.1) and one edited (2023.5.1.2). The interview was captured in the Solomon Brown VIP Suite of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American…
Biography
Nelson Walker (c. 1827 - July 7, 1875) was a community leader in Tennessee and Justice of the Peace. He was born enslaved, worked as a barber, purchased freedom for himself, his wife, and their four children, and became a wealthy lawyer, judge and bank…
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Linnethia Monique "NeNe" Leakes (; née Johnson; born December 13, 1967) is an American television personality, actress, and businesswoman. Born in Queens, New York and raised in Athens, Georgia, Leakes first rose to prominence after becoming the breakout…
1941-1994
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA neon window sign reading MILLINERY from Mae's Millinery Shop. The sign is complete with an electrical box and wiring.
1971
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA hardcover edition of New England in Color: a Collection of Color Photographs by Samuel Chamberlain and Stewart Beach. The paperboard-bound hardcover has an adhesive binding. The dust jacket features a color photograph of an idyllic rural scene. Three…
1863
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA broadside of the New England Loyal Publication Society, consisting of a single sheet of white wove rag paper with printed black ink on one side only. The top right corner has undergone a prior repair.The header across the top reads [No. 147 / NEW ENGLAND…
Mid to late 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA brown newsboy cap worn by Melvin Van Peebles. The crown is made from eight panels of brown and gray wool herringbone fabric, sewn together diagonally and at the top of the hat is a plastic, wool herringbone covered squatchee. The 1” deep brim is made…
1983 April 22
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Newspaper article entitled "A moving stillness", in the Financial Mail (Johannesburg, South Africa). Review of Constance Stuart Larrabee's Nagmaal photography exhibition.”.
August 4, 1982
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA clipping from the Farmville Herald with details of a "Bar-B-Que luncheon" held by Buck and Amanda Carter. The two short columns of text highlight the menu of pit-cooked beef, lists the guests, and states "Mr. and Mrs. Carter have been hosts to family and…
1983 March 17
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Newspaper clippings: Obituaries of G. M. C. Cronwright, printer and publisher.”.
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Newton Isaac Collins Sr. (February 11, 1826 – September 7, 1903) was an African-American freedman from Alabama who moved to Travis County, Texas, in the 1840s, where he was re-enslaved. After the Emancipation Proclamation, Collins again received his…
1954–
Okonjo-Iweala has shaped international development, public finance and global trade through leadership in Nigeria and worldwide institutions.
2001–
Nia Faith (born October 6, 2001) is a Canadian entrepreneur and philanthropist. She is the co-founder of Sisters, a media and live experiences company connecting young women and girls with extraordinary women across business, sports, STEM, media,…
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Nicole Yvette Lamb-Hale formerly served as Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Manufacturing and Services. She was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 11, 2010. Prior to being confirmed as Assistant Secretary, she served as Deputy General…
1994–
Nicole LaPointe Jameson (born April 11, 1994) is an American businesswoman who was the CEO of esports organization Evil Geniuses from 2019 to 2023.
Biography
Nicolle Ndiweni-Roberts (born 5 March 1989 in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe) was elected as the Derbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner in the 2024 England and Wales police and crime commissioner elections representing the Labour Party. She defeated Angelique Foster…
[ca. 1930]
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGManuscript caption on recto reads: "Niger Bank. Baro.".
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Nii Ayikwei Parkes (; born 1 April 1974), born in the United Kingdom to parents from Ghana, where he was raised, is a performance poet, writer, publisher and sociocultural commentator. He is one of 39 writers aged under 40 from sub-Saharan Africa who in…
Biography
Nikki Nelms is an American hairdresser. She has worked with celebrities including Solange, Janelle Monáe, Zoë Kravitz, and Yara Shahidi. Her best known work includes the hair styling in Solange's "Don't Touch My Hair" and Janelle Monáe's hair in "Pynk".
September 19, 1835
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn issue of Niles' Weekly Register, Fourth series. No. 3--Vol. XIII, published in Baltimore in black ink on white paper. On page 39, under the heading [INTERESTING ARTICLES] is commentary from the Charleston Patriot regarding Virginia's role as a "breeder…
Biography
Nina Banks is an American economist who is an associate professor of economics at Bucknell University and former president of the National Economic Association. She previously served on the board of the International Association for Feminist Economics…
1978–
Nina E. King (born October 3, 1978) is an American college sports administrator who is currently the vice president, director of athletics and adjunct professor of business administration at Duke University. She was named the director of athletics for the…
1879–1963
Nina Littlejohn (February 28, 1879 - February 28, 1963) was an African American entrepreneur and healthcare advocate from South Carolina. She co-founded the John-Nina Hospital in Spartanburg, which was a black owned medical facility that provided care to…
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