Allen and Clothilde Woodard, Los Angeles, 1940s

Item Overview

Title

Allen and Clothilde Woodard, Los Angeles, 1940s

Photographer

Merriman, Ted

Date Created

[1940s?]

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Notes

Summary

Clothilde Woodard was active in Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA) sorority activities, as well as in the Q-ettes (Wives of Omega Men) organization.
Allen C. Woodard, III, attended UCLA and Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles. Once he received his real estate broker's license, he became active in fighting racial restrictions on property ownership and occupation. He also served as President of West View Hospital Organization, supporting the efforts of African American physicians seeking to work at Los Angeles hospitals. He was active in many community organizations, such as the NAACP and YMCA, and also an active member of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. He died in 1984.

Description

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph : b&w

Keywords

Genre

Black-and-white photographs

Subjects

People

African American real estate agents--California--Los Angeles

Names

Hill, C. W. (Charles Wesley), Dr., 1900-1977
Woodard, Allen C., III
Woodard, Clothilde Curry, 1907-2001

Location

California--Los Angeles

Resource type

still image