Subject: African American families and Los Angeles (Calif.) / Collection: OpenUCLA Collections and Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection - UCLA Library Digital Collections Search Results

Mary Jane Broyles and family at her 85th birthday party, Los Angeles, circa 1961

Description:: Mary Jane Broyles is seated holding a baby on the front steps of the house of her daughter, Portia B. Griffith, at 5000 Wall St, surrounded by about 44 family members of all ages.
Date:: [circa 1961]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Dr. and Mrs. Alva Curtis Garrott, Sr. and their three children, Glendale, circa 1905

Description:: The Garrott family together outside of their house: Dr. Alva Garrott, Sr. (father), Robert Garrott, Lillie Garrott (mother), Miriam Garrott, and Alva Garrott.
Date:: [circa 1905]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Williams, with their two daughters, Marilyn and Norma, Los Angeles, 1932-1933

Description:: Family photographs of the Williams family. Left: Marilyn, Della and Norma in their yard. Right: Marilyn and Norma with Paul in their yard (1271 W. 35th St.).
Date:: [1932-1933]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Group portrait, probably of Emma Todd, her daughters and an older relative, Los Angeles, 1885-1990

Description:: Studio group portrait, probably of Emma Todd (mother of Emma P. Barrett Boyd), her daughters and an older female relative.
Date:: [1885-1890]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Sunbeam Art Gallery
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Welcome Watson, brother of Vada Somerville, 1900-1910

Description:: Studio portrait of Welcome Watson.
Date:: [1900-1910]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Green's
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Byron F. Kenner, Los Angeles, circa 1915

Description:: Studio portrait of Byron F. Kenner.
Date:: [circa 1915]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Danley family at Samuel Danley Jr.'s graduation from U.S.C., Los Angeles, 1923

Description:: Samuel B. Danley, Jr., was a Department of Labor employment specialist. He and Theresa Bel Virginia Harper Danley were the parents of Margaret and Theresa.
Date:: 1923
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Dr. and Mrs. Alva Curtis Garrott, Sr. and their three children, Glendale, circa 1905

Description:: Studio portrait of the Garrott family: Lillie Garrott (mother), Dr. Alva Garrott, Sr. (father), Miriam Garrott, Alva Garrott (behind Miriam), and Robert Garrott.
Date:: [circa 1905]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Five women representing 5 generations of the family of J. H. Skanks, Los Angeles, 1890s

Description:: J. H. Skanks was a successful barber in Los Angeles.
Date:: [1890s]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Mattie Scott (Nelson) and family, Los Angeles, circa 1905

Description:: Scott family at home at 757 San Julian Street, Los Angeles. The woman with the little girl might be Bertha Scott Glenn and her daughter Berthella. The woman seated directly behind her is probably Mattie Scott (Nelson). The other women might be two of the other four Scott sisters, who were Lettie, May and Nellie. One of the men might be Bertha's husband, William Glenn.
Date:: [circa 1905]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Louise Kenner, circa 1940

Description:: Louise Kenner, wife of Byron Kenner, was a college graduate, active in social organizations, and an active member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority.
Date:: [circa 1940]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Boyd family, Los Angeles, circa 1910

Description:: Studio portrait of the Boyd family with the parents Robert James Boyd and Emma P. Barrett Boyd, and their children, left to right: Barrett, Helen and Willis. Robert and the children are seated on a wooden garden bench placed in front of a painted landscape backdrop.
Date:: [circa 1910]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Wedding of Gwen Jones and Dr. John F. Simmons, Los Angeles, 1941

Description:: Family wedding photo Dr. John F. Simmons and Gwen Jones, with the parents, Edith Jones and Clarence Jones, on the left. The bride's maids might be Gwen's sisters, Edith and Corine.
Date:: 1941
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Great grandchildren of Dr. Alva Curtis Garrott, Los Angeles (vicinity), circa 1960

Description:: These are the grandchildren of Alva Curtis Garrott, Jr., son of Dr. Alva Garrott. Their mothers are Jean Garrott Le Blanc (1924-1977), Marjorie Garrott Mingleton (1928-1973) and Carmen Garrott Riddle (1934-2014).
Date:: [circa 1960]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Nelle Johnson, aunt of Ralph Bunche with a dog at home, Los Angeles, circa 1919

Description:: Nelle Johnson, an aunt of Ralph Bunche, with a dog in the yard of their home located at 1221 East 37th Street (later changed to 1221 East 41st Street).
Date:: [circa 1919]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Guest (?) at the wedding of Sherrill and Anne Luke (?), Los Angeles, 1959

Description:: Portrait of a young women in an organdy dress with ruffles.
Date:: August 22, 1959
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Jon Evans LA
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Family of Ralph Bunche, Los Angeles, 1919

Description:: Ralph Johnson Bunche was an American political scientist, academic, and diplomat who received the 1950 Nobel Peace Prize for his late 1940s mediation in Israel. He was the first African American to be so honored in the history of the prize. He was involved in the formation and administration of the United Nations. In 1963, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President John F. Kennedy. [Wikipedia]
Date:: July 1919
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Gladys Dejarnette (De Jarnette) and Alva Curtis Garrott, Los Angeles, circa 1895

Description:: Dr. Alva Curtis Garrott married Lillie Dejarnette in 1893. Dr. Garrott earned degrees in Pharmacy and Dentistry at Howard University in Washington, D. C. before bringing his family to Los Angeles in 1901, becoming this city's first Negro dentist.
Date:: [circa 1895]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

James J. Leggett and Anna L. Leggett with their daughter Cornelia, Los Angeles, circa 1900

Description:: Portrait of James J. Leggett and Anna L. Leggett with their daughter Cornelia and their dog on the front steps of their house at 753 Ceres Ave.
Date:: [circa 1900]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Byron F. Kenner, Los Angeles, circa 1930

Description:: Studio portrait of Byron F. Kenner.
Date:: [circa 1930]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Danley family at Samuel Boba Danley Jr.'s graduation from U.S.C., Los Angeles, 1923

Description:: Samuel Boba Danley and Theresa Bel Virginia Harper Danley were the parents of Margaret Helena Danley.
Date:: 1923
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Sisters Gloria and Patricia Roberts at a gathering, Los Angeles, circa 1959

Description:: Frederick Madison Roberts was a newspaper owner and editor, educator, and business owner. He was also the first African American elected to the California State Assembly. Roberts was a great-grandson of Sally Hemings and President Thomas Jefferson.
Date:: [circa 1959]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Gloria Roberts or her sister Patricia Roberts, Los Angeles, 1925 or 1935

Description:: Frederick Madison Roberts was a newspaper owner and editor, educator, and business owner. He was also the first African American elected to the California State Assembly. Roberts was a great-grandson of Sally Hemings and President Thomas Jefferson.
Date:: [1925 or 1935]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Gathering of women in the family of J. H. Skanks, Los Angeles, 1890-1910

Description:: Gathering of 16 women and one infant at a dining table. They are members of the family of the successful barber J. H. Skanks.
Date:: [1890-1910]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

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Mary Jane Broyles and family at her 85th birthday party, Los Angeles, circa 1961

Dr. and Mrs. Alva Curtis Garrott, Sr. and their three children, Glendale, circa 1905

Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Williams, with their two daughters, Marilyn and Norma, Los Angeles, 1932-1933

Group portrait, probably of Emma Todd, her daughters and an older relative, Los Angeles, 1885-1990

Welcome Watson, brother of Vada Somerville, 1900-1910

Byron F. Kenner, Los Angeles, circa 1915

Danley family at Samuel Danley Jr.'s graduation from U.S.C., Los Angeles, 1923

Dr. and Mrs. Alva Curtis Garrott, Sr. and their three children, Glendale, circa 1905

Five women representing 5 generations of the family of J. H. Skanks, Los Angeles, 1890s

Mattie Scott (Nelson) and family, Los Angeles, circa 1905

Louise Kenner, circa 1940

Boyd family, Los Angeles, circa 1910

Wedding of Gwen Jones and Dr. John F. Simmons, Los Angeles, 1941

Great grandchildren of Dr. Alva Curtis Garrott, Los Angeles (vicinity), circa 1960

Nelle Johnson, aunt of Ralph Bunche with a dog at home, Los Angeles, circa 1919

Guest (?) at the wedding of Sherrill and Anne Luke (?), Los Angeles, 1959

Family of Ralph Bunche, Los Angeles, 1919

Gladys Dejarnette (De Jarnette) and Alva Curtis Garrott, Los Angeles, circa 1895

James J. Leggett and Anna L. Leggett with their daughter Cornelia, Los Angeles, circa 1900

Byron F. Kenner, Los Angeles, circa 1930

Danley family at Samuel Boba Danley Jr.'s graduation from U.S.C., Los Angeles, 1923

Sisters Gloria and Patricia Roberts at a gathering, Los Angeles, circa 1959

Gloria Roberts or her sister Patricia Roberts, Los Angeles, 1925 or 1935

Gathering of women in the family of J. H. Skanks, Los Angeles, 1890-1910

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