ink and graphite on paper (fiber product) with cloth and cardboard
Dimensions:
12 1/8 x 7 1/2 x 1/2 in. (30.8 x 19.1 x 1.3 cm)
Type:
ledgers (account books)
Place depicted:
Wewoka, Seminole County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
Place used:
Nobletown, Seminole County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1919-1921
Description:
A "Back to Africa" meeting Ledger from Nobletown, Oklahoma. The green, cloth-bound ledger has the word "DAYBOOK" at the center of the cover surrounded by decorative scrollwork. Around the outside of the ledger book is a geometric decorative border. The ledger contains lists of attendees to the meetings as well as the amount of money they contributed to the movement and general meeting notes. A few of the meeting notes concern sending a delegate to a conference in Wewoka, Oklahoma. Entries are handwritten in both graphite and ink. The pages are yellowed with several creases and tears. Foxing can be found throughout the ledger.
