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ca. 1970
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOriginal caption reads, "Adderly Street, Dutch Reformed Church. Cape Town.".
1909–1998
Rev. Addie Aylestock (1909–1998) was a Canadian minister in the British Methodist Episcopal Church, the first woman minister to be ordained in that church, and the first black woman to be ordained in Canada.
1841–1870
Addie Brown (December 21, 1841 – January 11, 1870) was an American working-class free Black woman, who worked in various New England towns and wrote of her difficulties to earn a living. Her letters depict not only the racism and sexism faced by Northern…
1892–
Addie E. Dillard Hutto was an American educator. She was involved in several of the Pan African Congresses and was a member of Women's Clubs. She served as principal of Hutto School in Bainbridge, Georgia, for 52 years.
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Addie L. Greene (born January 21, 1943) is an American politician who served as a member of the Palm Beach County Commission from the 7th District from 2000 to 2009, and as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1992 to 2000. She is a Democrat.
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Addie L. Wyatt (née Cameron; March 8, 1924 – March 28, 2012) was a leader in the United States Labor movement and a civil rights activist. Wyatt is known for being the first African-American woman elected international vice president of a major labor…
1931–2022
Addie Pearl Nicholson (January 17, 1931 – January 13, 2022) was an American artist who was associated with the Gee's Bend quilting collective. She was the secretary of the Freedom Quilting Bee when it was incorporated in 1966, and then served as the cook…
1878–1940
Addie Whiteman Dickerson (1878–1940) was a businessperson, politician, clubwoman, suffragist, and peace activist.
1875–1938
Addie Wilkins Jackson (1875 – December 7, 1938) was an American suffragist. Jackson née Wilkins was born in Petersburg, Virginia, in 1875. Her family moved to New York State when she was a child.
after 1950
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA hand-crank adding machine manufactured by the Burroughs Corporation and used by the Chicago Defender. The adding machine has 81 number keys (1-9) in teal, blue, and black. Above the number keys are a black key that reads [REPEAT] and a red key that reads…
Loading image…1883–1964
Addison N. Scurlock (June 19, 1883 – December 16, 1964) was an American photographer, founder of The Scurlock Studio, and businessman who became prominent in the early and mid-20th century for photographing Black Washington.
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Addison Wayne Russell (born January 23, 1994) is an American professional baseball shortstop for the Leones de Yucatán of the Mexican League. Russell was drafted 11th overall by the Oakland Athletics in the 2012 Major League Baseball draft. He was traded…
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Addisyn Jade Merrick (born March 4, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a right back for USL Super League club Carolina Ascent. She played college soccer for the Kansas Jayhawks. She has previously played for the North Carolina…
1981
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Additional Elewe dancing” (Slides (photographs)).
1951
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA date book with a red cover and the year 1951 printed on the top right corner. Most of the interior pages have been torn out. The book contains both addresses and personal notes.
after 1972
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA rectangular address book made by Herman Wallace while incarcerated at Angola Prison. A small, handmade paper address book created and maintained by Herman Wallace while incarcerated at Angola Prison. The book is tightly wrapped with a combination of…
after 1972
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA small book made by Herman Wallace to hold contact information and pictures while incarcerated at Angola Prison. The paper booklet is held together with tape and layered paper. The front face depicts a color image of two cartoon characters, a boy and a…
after 1972
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA deck of red paper playing cards repurposed into an address book by Herman Wallace while incarcerated at Angola Prison. The cards have been cut in half and housed in a cream-colored hand-stitched paper pouch. Each card has handwritten information for one…
Sept. 30, 1929
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Address of Senator Paul M. Herbert at Monument on Plains Of Monthois, France. Erected to Memory of the Dead of the 372nd U.S. Infantry” (Text).
1832
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA pamphlet titled “Address of the managers of the American colonization society, to the people of the United States. Adopted at their meeting, June 19, 1832.” The pamphlet is printed on off white paper in brown ink. The document has stains and foxing…
ca. 1980
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGWooden handled rubber address stamp for Rev. H.C. Anderson's Greenville, MS address.
circa 1970s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Addresses and Contacts [for Mailing List]”.
Loading image…1998–
Adetokunbo Bamidele Adeyemo (born 13 July 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays for EFL League Two club Crawley Town as a forward.
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Adeola Oluwatoyin Akinbiyi (; born 10 October 1974) is a football coach and former professional player. As a player he was a forward who notably played in the Premier League for Norwich City, Leicester City and Sheffield United, as well as in Major League…
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