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Loading image…1905–1989
Mildred D. Brown (December 20, 1905 – November 2, 1989) was an African-American journalist, newspaper publisher and leader in the Civil Rights Movement in Omaha, Nebraska. Part of the Great Migration, she travelled from Alabama via New York and Des Moines,…
1938–2024
Mildred Joyce Coleman Crump (November 3, 1938 – December 1, 2024) was an American politician who served on the Municipal Council of Newark, New Jersey from 1994 to 1998 and again from 2006 to 2021 and is the first Black woman to have served on the city's…
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Mildred Eulalia Gibbs (December 25, 1850 – October 25, 1935) was an American educator, one of the earliest African-American women to earn a physician's degree from an American medical school, and also one of the first to obtain a doctorate from an American…
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Mildred Fay Jefferson (April 6, 1927 – October 15, 2010) was an American physician and anti-abortion activist. The first black woman to graduate from Harvard Medical School, the first woman to graduate in surgery from Harvard Medical School, and the first…
March 1, 2013
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe oral history consists of five digital files: 2011.174.59.1a, 2011.174.59.1b, 2011.174.59.1c, 2011.174.59.1d, and 2011.174.59.1e. Mildred Pitts Walter discusses her early life in Louisiana, attending Southern University, and moving to Los Angeles in…
Biography
Miles Connor (c. 1830s – June 28, 1893) was an African-American politician, farmer, minister, and freedman. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1875 to 1877.
1982
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA documentary film with the title Miles of Smiles, Years of Struggle. There are four prints of the film (2017.55.116.1a), (2017.55.116.2a), (2017.55.116.3a), and (2017.55.116.4a), all of which are color 16mm acetate film with bilateral area optical sound.…
1994-2007
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Military Intervention to Haiti”.
1965
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white digital image of the Military Police and Alabama Highway Patrol standing in front of the Alabama State Capitol. In the forefront of the image stands an Alabama Highway Patrolman looking toward the right, one hand resting on his gun and…
1965
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white digital image of a line of Military Police standing watch over a delivery of latrines. The policemen stand in a line wearing helmets labeled [MP] and holding guns over their right shoulders. On the left of the image, a large truck has two…
mid 20th Century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGMilitary trench coat worn by Army Chaplain Louis J. Beasley.The double-breasted coat is made from brown wool twill with full-length straight cut sleeves and a hem reaching to mid-calf. The collar has a wide notched lapel with rounded corners and there is a…
1859–1939
Millard Filmore Singleton (November 14, 1859 – November 12, 1939) was an African-American political leader and civil servant in Omaha Nebraska. He was an officer in the Omaha Colored Republican Club and the Omaha branch of the National Afro-American…
1892–1949
Miller Fulton Whittaker (December 30, 1892 – November 14, 1949) was an American architect, educator, and college president. He served as the third president of South Carolina State College (now South Carolina State University) from 1932 until his death in…
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Millie Essie Gibson Hale (27 February 1881 – 6 June 1930) was an American nurse, hospital founder, social activist, and civic worker. In 1916 she founded Millie E. Hale Hospital with her husband, John Henry Hale, M.D., in Nashville, Tennessee, the first…
1875–1939
Millie Lawson Bethell Paxton (February 2, 1875 – July 2, 1939) was an American civic leader, political activist, and suffragist from Virginia.
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Milton Coates was a cotton weigher who served as a state legislator and post office clerk in Mississippi. He represented Warren County, Mississippi in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1882 to 1885. A Republican, he lived on south Farmer Street…
1923–1988
Milton Arthur Galamison (March 25, 1923 – March 9, 1988) was a Presbyterian minister who served in Brooklyn, New York. As a community activist, he championed integration and education reform in the New York City public school system, and organized two…
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Milton Morris was an American politician. He served two terms in the Louisiana House of Representatives during the Reconstruction era from 1868 until 1872 representing Ascension Parish. He was a former slave. Morris was originally from Missouri and lived…
1957-1959
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGSmall mimeographed flyer. Black ink on soiled white paper. It features a drawing of Little Rock Central High School and the text [CENTRAL HIGH REFORMATORY / BROTHERHOOD BY SUSPENSION! / SCHOOL OF ONE BLOSSOM, AND IT’S A / DAISY] Discolored throughout. Edge…
mid 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA mini sewing kit found in the sewing basket of the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The small, pink, plastic kit is rectangular in shape with rounded corners and opens to reveal two interior compartments on the left and right sides. The case has a molded plastic…
1957-1967
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA miniature ivory dress inspired by First Lady Hayes made by Ann Lowe. The dress is made of ivory silk satin with heavy embellishments of lace, beading, sequins, and fringe. The bodice is fitted to the natural waist with a round neckline and full-length…
1957-1967
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA miniature copy of First Lady Truman's evening gown by Ann Lowe. The a-line silhouette dress has a V neckline, long sleeves, and a full-length skirt. The bodice is made of mauve silk charmeuse and has a center front seam and one dart bust on each side…
ca. 2020
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA miniature model (a) of the "Dunnigan-Payne" lectern from the White House briefing room used by Karine Jean-Pierre with a book (b) and four microphones (c-f). The lectern has a pointed slanted top made of dark brown wood. The text [Rafael Velasco] is…
1946–
Minion Kenneth Chauncey Morrison (born 1946) is an American political scientist. He is a professor in the School of Public Policy and Administration at the University of Delaware. Morrison studies comparative politics and American politics, and has…
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