Mary McLeod Bethune, Vivian Osborne Marsh, and two others, Oakland, 1926

Item Overview

Title

Mary McLeod Bethune, Vivian Osborne Marsh, and two others, Oakland, 1926

Alternative title

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Binder compiled by Miriam Matthews

Date Created

1926

Date

1926

Collection

Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Notes

Description

Group portrait of Delta Sigma Theta' Sorority members (from right) Vivian Osborne Marsh, Mary McLeod Bethune, two unidentified women.
Vivian Osborne-Marsh was born in Houston, Texas, and received her Bachelors and Masters degrees in Anthropology from the University of California at Berkeley. She founded the Berkeley campus’ Kappa Chapter of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. She went on to found several other chapters. Two major projects that she organized were the Traveling Library, which provided books to rural portions of Georgia, and Teen Lift, which provided opportunities for underprivileged teenagers to visit events such as symphonies and operas. She was involved in many civic organizations. On February 21, 1981, the mayor of Berkeley honored her contributions by declaring it to be Vivian Osborne Marsh Day.
Mary Jane McLeod Bethune was an American educator, stateswoman, philanthropist, humanitarian and civil rights activist best known for starting a private school for African-American students in Daytona Beach, Florida. She also was appointed as a national adviser to President Franklin D. Roosevelt as part of what was known as his Black Cabinet.
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority is an African American women’s’ Greek organization that was founded at Howard University in 1913. Delta Sigma Theta creates programming to improve political, educational, and social and economic conditions within black communities.

Caption

Oakland, Calif, 1926. From right: Vivian Osborne Marsh, Mrs. Mary McLeod Bethune.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Keywords

Genre

group portraits

Names

Marsh, Vivian Osborne, 1897-1986
Bethune, Mary McLeod, 1875-1955

Subject Geographic

Oakland (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

African American civic leaders
African American civil rights workers
African American Greek letter societies