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Created by:
San Francisco Examiner, American, founded 1863, American, founded 1863  Search this
Frances M. Albrier, American, 1898 - 1987  Search this
Photograph by:
Cox Studio, American, founded 1957  Search this
Subject of:
Rosalie Brown, American  Search this
Joan Lovett, American, born 1938  Search this
Joan Blalock, American  Search this
Yvette Hammond, American, born 1941  Search this
Floyd Green Allen, American, 1906 - 1967  Search this
Millicent March, American, born 1950  Search this
Mattie Reese, American  Search this
Frances Staton, American  Search this
Lucille Morrison, American  Search this
Lillian Nixon, American  Search this
Ruth N. March, American, 1912 - 1998  Search this
Jo Hooey, American  Search this
Frances M. Albrier, American, 1898 - 1987  Search this
San Francisco Chapter of the National Council of Negro Women, founded 1945  Search this
National Council of Negro Women, founded 1935  Search this
Medium:
ink on newsprint and paper (fiber product)
Dimensions:
H x W: 5 × 8 1/4 in. (12.7 × 21 cm)
Type:
clippings
Place depicted:
San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
Date:
September 20, 1956
Caption:
This document is part of a scrapbook that was compiled in 1956 and 1957 by Frances Albrier during her term as president of the San Francisco Chapter of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW). The scrapbook highlights the Chapter’s efforts to register voters and educate Bay Area residents on the importance of voting as a part of the Citizenship Education Project which was jointly sponsored by the NCNW and the National Urban League.
Description:
This newspaper clipping from the San Francisco independent depicts members of the San Francisco chapter of the National Council of Negro Women and members of the Junior Council distributing pamphlets urging that all citizens register and vote. The caption underneath the clipping, added by Frances Albrier, is typewritten in black ink and reads, "SOME VOLUNTEERS AND COUNCIL MEMBERS / return fom [sic] their Registration posts." The photograph in the clipping was taken by Cox Studios. The clipping and caption are adhered to page eleven (11) in Frances Albrier's scrapbook (2010.60.1).
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
Associations and institutions  Search this
Education  Search this
Politics  Search this
Social reform  Search this
Suffrage  Search this
Women  Search this
Women's organizations  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Frances Albrier Collection
Object number:
2010.60.1.13.1ab
Restrictions & Rights:
© Courtesy of The Bancroft Library University of California, Berkeley
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Movement:
Women's Club Movement
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53e7ec7c7-4512-48c8-befe-110c9fdca56a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2010.60.1.13.1ab