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Description:: Anna Bell Hogg was a founding member of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority chapter in San Francisco. She was active in civic organizing and was involved in several social functions, and events. She taught elementary school in the San Francisco School District for 32 years. Her husband was Richard H. Hogg.
Date:: [circa 1940]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Description:: Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. is an African American women’s’ Greek organization that was founded on January 13, 1913 at Howard University. Delta Sigma Theta (ΔΣΘ; sometimes abbreviated Deltas or DST) is a Greek-lettered sorority of college-educated women dedicated to public service with an emphasis on programs that target the African American community. Today, it is the largest African-American Greek-lettered organization. Since its founding, Delta Sigma Theta has created programming to improve political, education, and social and economic conditions, particularly within black communities. In addition to establishing independent programming, the sorority consistently collaborates with community organizations and corporations to further its programming goals.
Date:: 1913
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Description:: See photograph uclalsc_1889_b24_f07_002 for the center panel, and see uclalsc_1889_b24_f07_004 for the right panel of this group portrait.
Date:: 1933
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Jones, R. D.
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Description:: Three rows of 27 Delta Sigma Theta Sorority members seated on the steps of a building.
Date:: [1930-1944]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Joseph Phot.
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Description:: Group portrait of about 95 participants in the National Convention of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority outside of a church in Los Angeles.
Date:: August 10-15, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Adair Photo L.A.
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Description:: Miriam Matthews was hired as the first African American librarian in the Los Angeles Public Library in 1927. Matthews was also a civil rights activist, historian, and collector of African American art and primary source materials. She was the sister of businesswoman Ella Matthews and lawyer Charles Matthews
Date:: [1922-1927]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Description:: See photograph uclalsc_1889_b24_f07_004 for the center panel, and see uclalsc_1889_b24_f07_003 for the right panel of this group portrait.
Date:: 1933
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Jones, R. D.
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Description:: Photographs appear in "Deltas Celebrate 57th Founders Anniversary," Los Angeles Sentinel 29 Jan. 1970: C3.
Date:: January 24, 1970
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Description:: 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.
Date:: [circa 1920]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Description:: Vivian "Vina" Johnson was the president of the League of Allied Arts for many years.
Date:: [1925-1935]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

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