- unitid
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{"value"=>"186364", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"Sc Photo Association of Black Women in Higher Education Collection", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"b23310854", "type"=>"local_b"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1986-1994", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1986/1994"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Association of Black Women in Higher Education photographs"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"1 box", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"0.42 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear_feet"}]}
- repository
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{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division</span>"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"The Association of Black Women in Higher Education (ABWHE) is an organization dedicated to promoting the intellectual growth and educational development of Black women in higher education. The photographs, dated 1986 to 1994, document the conferences held by the ABWHE."}
- langmaterial
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{"value"=>"English"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Association of Black Women in Higher Education", "type"=>"corpname"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>This biographical note was written in 2016 by Amelia Carlin for the Association of Black Women in Higher Education records.</p> <p>The Association of Black Women in Higher Education (ABWHE) is a professional, non-profit organization established in 1978. The founding mission was to communicate, preserve, and sustain the presence of Black women in higher education. Its current mission is to promote the intellectual growth and educational development of Black women in higher education, eliminate social barriers that hinder them, communicate and document professional achievements of Black women and men, provide mentorship for Black youth, and work towards social justice.</p> <p>The main functions of the ABWHE are hosting international, national, and regional conferences; publishing a newsletter; circulating job opportunities; and also administering a scholarship fund.</p> <p>The association was formed during a conference themed \"Black Women in Higher Education\" that took place in Albany, New York in 1978. Jacqueline Kane served as the founding president (1978-1981) and first program chair. The board of directors was established in 1980, meeting monthly to write a constitution and bylaws, and establish working committees. Board terms are two years. The May 1979 conference was attended by two-hundred women, and was hosted by New York University. At that time, conference planning was the nexus of the organization's work.</p> <p>In July 1981, the ABWHE was incorporated under its new president, Gloria Prim Brown. At the third conference (1982), the association undertook a membership survey and expanded its outreach through publishing its first independent newsletter, mailing list, and membership survey report. A focal point of the newsletter was employment listings and recognition of the professional accomplishments of the membership body. In 1984, the Outreach Committee, chaired by Bernadette Penceal, was formed. It developed programs to enhance member participation. These programs received funding and sponsorship from private and government sources. An advisory board was created in 1985.</p> <p>In 1987, the ABWHE president Lea Williams announced an endowment fund and also initiated the development of a program agenda model for national interest chapters. The association bestowed its first recognition award in 1988, and established a scholarship fund in 1989. The first regional conference was held in 1990. By 1991, five chapters had been chartered: in Philadelphia, New York City, Albany, Chicago, and the Nassau/Suffolk region. To advance the aims of the organization, the committee for Research and Education (previously Research and Evaluation) instituted two initiatives in 1993: a doctoral-studies mentorship program named \"Sister-Link,\" and the publication of members' research in scholarly journals. In the following years, the ABWHE organized national conferences and regional roundtables, presented workshops at international meetings, conferred recognition awards, and actively sought funding. The 25th anniversary conference was held in Harlem in 2003.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>The photographs, dated 1986 to 1994, document several conferences held by The Association of Black Women in Higher Education (ABWHE). The bulk of the photographs in the collection are from the 1988 conference and depict the presentation of awards and individuals attending the event. Other photographs portray the 1994 conference. There are also several photographs present of unidentified individuals.</p>"}
- arrangement
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{"value"=>"<p>Alphabetical.</p>"}
- acqinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Donated by the Association of Black Women in Higher Education, 2003.</p>"}
- separatedmaterial
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{"value"=>"<p>The photographs were transferred from the Association of Black Women in Higher Education records, Sc MG 797.</p>"}
- processinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>The collection was processed by <span class=\"name\">Valerie Wingfield</span> in <span class=\"date\">2024</span>.</p>"}
- relatedmaterial
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{"value"=>"<p>Association of Black Women in Higher Education audio and moving image collection, Sc MIRS Association 2008-29.</p>"}
- date_start
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1986
- keydate
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1986
- date_end
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1994
- date_inclusive_start
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1986
- date_inclusive_end
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1994
- extent_statement
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0.42 linear feet (1 box)
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"Association of Black Women in Higher Education photographs, Photographs and Prints Division. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, The New York Public Library"}