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ARCHIVE FILE
Archival documents & files

Statement of Account to H. B. Parker — Financial Records

Aug. 12, 1933

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Cataloged as “Statement of Account to H. B. Parker” (Text).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2014.39_ref250
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ARCHIVE FILE
Archival documents & files

Statute Form of Quitclaim Deed: Mabray Kountze to Madeline K. Dugger and E. Dugger — Financial Records

May 6, 1931

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Cataloged as “Statute Form of Quitclaim Deed: Mabray Kountze to Madeline K. Dugger and E. Dugger” (Text).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2014.39_ref231
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BIOGRAPHY
Education & Scholarship

Stedman Graham

1951–

Stedman Graham Jr. (born March 6, 1951) is an American businessman and author. He is the long-term partner of Oprah Winfrey.

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BIOGRAPHY
Business

Stephanie Chung

Biography

Stephanie Chung is an American business executive who was the first African American to serve as president of a private aviation company in the United States. She was president of JetSuite from August 2018 to April 2020. In August 2020, Chung became the…

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Business

Stephanie Tavares-Rance

Biography

Stephanie Tavares-Rance is one of the founders of the Martha's Vineyard African American Film Festival, along with her husband, Floyd Rance. The festival, which takes place in August in the town of Oak Bluffs, is now widely seen as a magnet for the…

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Politics

Stephen Broden

1952–

Stephen Edward Broden (born April 11, 1952) is an American businessman, pastor, political activist, broadcaster, and former professor from the state of Texas. In 2010, he was the Republican nominee for Texas's 30th congressional district for the United…

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BIOGRAPHY
Arts & Performance

Stephen Burrows

1943–

Stephen Burrows (born September 15, 1943) is an American fashion designer based in New York City. Burrows studied at Fashion Institute of Technology, then began work in the New York City's Garment Center, alternately managing his own businesses and working…

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Biography & Culture

Stephen Bush

1990–

Stephen Kupakwesu Bush is a British journalist. As of April 2025 he is a columnist and associate editor at the Financial Times. He has also written for The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph, The Jewish Chronicle, Jewish News, Times of Israel, The i Paper and…

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Politics & Public Life

Stephen Gough

Biography

Stephen Gough is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2013 provincial election. A member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party, he represented the electoral district of Sackville-Beaver Bank. He was defeated when he…

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Business & Enterprise

Stephen N. Lackey

1980–

Stephen N. Lackey (born January 22, 1980) is an American hedge fund manager, philanthropist and political fundraiser lauded for creating opportunities for large corporations and private donors to filter financial support into their communities. Lackey is…

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Arts & Performance

Stephen Q. Luckett

1938–2025

Stephen Quinton Luckett (October 13, 1938 — August 29, 2025) was an American painter, illustrator, actor, and businessperson from the U.S. state of West Virginia. Originally from Mount Vernon, New York, Luckett was raised in Halltown, West Virginia, where…

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Business

Stephen Smith

1797–1873

Rev. Stephen Smith (1797–1873) was an African American businessman, philanthropist, preacher, real estate developer, and abolitionist. He lived in Pennsylvania in the 19th century and contributed large amounts of his wealth in the effort to abolish slavery.

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Books and Published Materials

Steps to Good English

1935

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2011.52.1a: Steps to Good English by Inez M. Ahles and Mary Lawlor. The seventh-grade level textbook/workbook is a brown, softcover book with a fabric tape spine. The front cover features a small graphic of a globe, an open book, and a feathered quill and…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.12.52.1a-e
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Slavery and Freedom Objects

Stereoview card of the slave dealers Birch & Co. in Alexandria, Virginia

1862

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This stereograph card depicts the exterior of a building with armed troops standing in front. Part of the building exterior is a storefront with the words "Price, [illegible] /Dealers in Slaves" over the door and front windows. The rest of the building has…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.248.5.1
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BIOGRAPHY
Literature

Steve Carless

1983–

Steven Pierre Carless (born January 31, 1983), also known as "Steve-O", is an American record executive, talent manager, tech advisor, philanthropist and entrepreneur. He is best known for working with Beyoncé, Polo G and Nipsey Hussle. In 2020, the duo…

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Sports

Steve Cunningham

1976–

Steven Ormain Cunningham (born July 15, 1976) is an American professional boxer who held the IBF cruiserweight title twice between 2007 and 2011. His nickname, "USS", is a reference to his US Navy service on the aircraft carriers USS America and USS…

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports & Achievement

Steve Hosey

1969–

Steven Bernard Hosey (born April 2, 1969) is an American former right fielder in Major League Baseball. Originally from Inglewood, California, Hosey has lived in Fresno, California where he has built a real estate business. Hosey is also the Director of…

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BIOGRAPHY
Business

Steve Steadham

1963–

Steve Steadham (born February 1963, in Farmington, New Mexico) is a regular-footed American skateboarding pioneer, former Bones Brigade member, and musician.

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BIOGRAPHY
Business

Steve Stoute

1970–

Steve Stoute (born June 26, 1970) is an American record executive who co-founded Ill Will Records alongside Nas in 1999. He also served as the Executive Vice President of Interscope Geffen A&M Records and President of Urban Music at Sony Music from 1999 to…

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Business & Enterprise

Steven Davis

Biography

Steven Anthony Davis (born 1958/1959-June 10, 2022) is an American business executive from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, formerly the CEO of Bob Evans Restaurants, and former president of Long John Silver's and A&W Restaurants.

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BIOGRAPHY
Politics & Public Life

Steven Woolfe

1967–

Steven Marcus Woolfe (born 6 October 1967) is a British barrister, writer, commentator and former politician. He is currently the Director of the Centre for Migration & Economic Prosperity, a research think tank studying population and immigration into the…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Documents and Manuscripts

Stewardess Training Outline

1971

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A blue, plastic training binder owned by Delta Air Lines stewardess Casey Grant This three-ring binder is constructed of a soft plastic and is designed with gold ink print on the front that reads “Stewardess / TRAINING OUTLINE”. The split triangular Delta…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.50.20
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