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Found 11 collections related to African American women -- Societies and clubs
Davis, Jessica Bell
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division | Sc MG 620
1.04 linear feet (3 boxes)
This collection consists of personal and professional papers of Jessica B. Davis; the majority of the collection contains materials related to Davis's role as president of the Westchester Branch of Key Women of America. Most of this material is...
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Girl Friends, Inc.
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division | Sc MG 415
2 linear feet (Four archival boxes and one small flat box)
Girl Friends, Inc. is a social club that was established in 1927 in New York City to maintain friendship among its members. This collection consists of material documenting the activities of twenty-three out of the forty-two chapters of the Girl...
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Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division | Sc MG 357
1.67 linear feet (2 boxes)
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. is an international membership organization of college educated women, predominately black. The Delta Sigma Theta collection comprises two series: the New York Alumnae Chapter and the Queens Alumnae Chapter. It...
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George, Daisy S. (Daisy Screven)
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division | Sc MG 118
30.08 linear feet (34 boxes)
Daisy S. George was a member of several prominent national and international women's organizations during most of her adult years, served on numerous boards, and held various administrative positions. The Daisy George papers reflect her numerous...
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National Association of University Women
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
.2 linear feet
The National Association of University Women Records is comprised of a history of the organization, the charter and by-laws, minutes of meetings, officers' reports, and printed material consisting of programs of national conventions and the...
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National Association of University Women (U.S.)
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division | Sc MG 145
1.21 linear feet (2 boxes)
The National Association of University Women Queens Branch records are comprised of correspondence, minutes of committee meetings, announcements and correspondence for annual conventions, reports of sectional directors, programs, journals,...
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Northeasterners, Inc.
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division | Sc MG 349
18.96 linear feet (40 boxes, 11 volumes)
The Northeasterners, Inc. was founded as a social organization for African-American women in 1930 by Agatha Scott Davis (d. 2002), the wife of Brigadier-General Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. This organization brings together women of similar social and...
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Johnson, Othella, 1910-1988
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division | Sc MG 592
0.46 linear feet (2 boxes)
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated (AKA) is the first African American Greek Sorority. It was founded in 1908, by nine college students on the campus of Howard University in Washington, D.C. AKA currently have members in graduate and...
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Philomathians (Baltimore, Md.)
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division | Sc MG 964
0.01 linear feet (1 folder)
Founded in 1932 by Vivian Johnson Cook and Vashti Turley Murphy, the Philomathians are an educational and service organization of Black women based in Baltimore, Maryland. The Philomathians ephemera collection consists of activities calendars,...
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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division | Sc MG 412
0.21 linear feet (1 box)
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated (AKA) is the first African American Greek sorority. It was founded in 1908, by nine college students on the campus of Howard University in Washington, D.C. AKA currently has members in graduate and...
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Young, Thelma
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division | Sc MG 387
0.42 linear feet (1 box)
This collection consists mainly of documents from professional organizations of which Young was a member or officer, such as the National Association of College Women, the Odd Fellowship Lodge no. 2063, the National Achievement Club, and the...
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