"A Tribute to Black Women in History", circa 1970

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 6

Identifier: 017.01.06.2b

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Newspaper clipping features illustrations of 12 women, with a small paragraph of their most notable accomplishments. Written in the upper right corner, in blue ink is the following:

These are only a few such women.

The women featured in the newspaper clipping are listed as follows: Coretta Scott King; Eva Jefferson; Mahalia Jackson; Shirley Chisholm; Patricia Harris; Angela Davis; Mary McLeod Bethune; Harriet Tubman; Fannie Lou Hamer; Lorraine Hansberry; Rosa Parks; and Elizabeth Duncan Koontz.

Dates

circa 1970

Conditions Governing Access

Restrictions regarding access to the physcial materials are in place due to COVID precautions.

Extent

From the Collection: 1 Volumes (33 pages, front and back.) : his spineless scrapbook is bound together with a singular brown cord. The scrapbook has a white front and back cover with gold-color detailing. The front cover has the words "Scrap Book" printed in gold-color lettering in the lower right corner. There are three strips of adhesives located on the outside of the scrapbook, where a plastic covering was attached. The plastic cover has been removed, due to discoloration. The pages of the scrapbook are plain, thick construction-type paper. To this paper, photographs and other graphic materials have been attached through various methods, such as tape, glue, staples and clips. Photographs have some fading and discoloration, otherwise the condition is good. General condition of the scrapbook is good. There are 33 pages in total. ; Outer-most dimensions are approx. 12.25 inches x 12.25 inches x 1.25 inches.