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African American Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2021-003
Abstract
This collection contains photograph albums, as well as single and loose photographs featuring images of African Americans. Images depict families; children; soldiers; and infants in a variety of settings and participating in many activities such as parties and events; holidays such as Christmas and Easter; inside and in front of homes; in front of cars; birthdays; churches; parks; vacations; and others. Also included in this collection are school, graduation, and military portraits; and some...
Dates:
circa 1880s-2010s; Majority of material found within 1940-1980
Betty Jean Thornton Smith Scrapbook
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: SPC-2020-026
Scope and Contents
The Betty Jean Thornton Smith Scrapbook collection (1949-1978; 2005; undated) contains one scrapbook that details the life of Betty Jean Thornton Smith, an African American model, actress, teacher, and school principal. Many of the pages are inscribed with "mom" making the scrapbook's most likely compiler, Smith's child. This scrapbook contains mostly clippings and other material that relates to Smith's time at Lincoln University- a HBCU in Jefferson City, Missouri, such as reports on plays,...
Dates:
1949-1978; 2005; undated ; Majority of material found within 1950s-1960s
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- African American children -- Photographs 1
- African American families 1
- African American families -- Photographs 1
- African American models 1
- African American soldiers 1
- African American universities and colleges 1
- Friendship 1
- Holidays 1
- Los Angeles (Calif.) 1
- Parties 1
- Philadelphia (Pa.) 1
- Photographs 1
- Photography -- United States -- History 1
- Portraits 1
- Postcards 1
- Teachers 1
- Theater 1 ∧ less
- Names
- Bowie, Albert L. 1
- Daughters of Improved, Benevolent, Protective Order of Elks of the World 1
- Lincoln University (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1
- Patterson, Evelyn G. 1
- Smith , Betty Jean Thornton 1
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