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MS134-030 Famous African-Americans

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 20
Collection number: MS/134-030

Scope and Contents

Post cards with photographic reproductions of famous African Americans from the 20th century. Includes: Marian Anderson Josephine Baker Harry Belafonte Maery Mcleod Bethune George Washington Carver Dorothy Jean Dandridge Frederick Douglass William Edward Burghardt Duke (Edward Kennedy) Ellington Marcus Garvey Althea Gibson Dick Gregory Lorraine Hansberry Matthew Alexander Henson Billie Holiday Lena Horne Langston Hughes Zora Neale Hurston Mahalia Jackson Jack Johnson Martin Luther King, Jr. Malcolm X Charlie "Bird" Parker Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Paul Robeson Jackie Robinson Bessie Smith Booker T. Washington Richard Wright James Van DerZee

Dates

  • 1893 - 1962

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 1.0 Boxes

Language

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Valdosta State University Archives, Odum Library
1500 N. Patterson St.
Valdosta GA 30601 United States
7063728116
229-259-5055 (Fax)