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Dedication of Mary McLeod Bethune Park with A. C. Bilbrew, Kenneth Hahn, and Dr. Vada Somerville, Los Angeles, 1963

Description:
Dr. Vada Somerville (born Vada Jetmore Watson) of Pomona graduated from USC, married dentist John Alexander Somerville (1912), was the first African American woman and the second African American person to graduate from USC School of Dentistry (1918), and was the first African American woman certified to practice dentistry in the state of California. She was a civil rights activist, highly involved in several civic and community organizations.
Date:
October 1963
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Dedication of Mary McLeod Bethune Park with A. C. Bilbrew, Kenneth Hahn, and Dr. Vada Somerville, Los Angeles, 1963

Reception for Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Somerville in the backyard of Drs. Vada and John Somerville, Los Angeles, 1950s (?)

Description:
Dr. Vada Somerville (born Vada Jetmore Watson) of Pomona graduated from USC, married dentist John Alexander Somerville (1912), was the first African American woman and the second African American person to graduate from USC School of Dentistry (1918), and was the first African American woman certified to practice dentistry in the state of California. She was a civil rights activist, highly involved in several civic and community organizations.
Date:
[1950s (?)]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Sheffield, Maceo B. (Maceo Bruce), 1897-1959
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Reception for Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Somerville in the backyard of Drs. Vada and John Somerville, Los Angeles, 1950s (?)

Central Avenue street scene with African Americans, Los Angeles, 1939-1945

Description:
One African American man and about six boys stand on the sidewalk at the corner of Central Avenue and E. Vernon. The boy in the striped shirt holds a newspaper with the headline "Trojans lead [...] 6-0" and an article titled "German Sub Sinks British [...] Boat." Across the street is the California Bank building with the dental office of Dr. J. G. Hatcher on the second floor (with his name just visible in the windows).
Date:
[1939-1945]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Central Avenue street scene with African Americans, Los Angeles, 1939-1945

Letter to Anita Hagen from Al Green, 1976

Description:
Letter from Al Green, Chairman of the Allensworth Advisory Committee, to Anita Hagen, editor of a paper titled Insight. Apparently Insight published a story claiming that the town of Allensworth was a faded dream. Mr. Green explains to her why he thinks that this is not true, that Allensworth is a diamond, and invites her to join those advocating for Allensworth.
Date:
1976
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Letter to Anita Hagen from Al Green, 1976

Parkridge Country Club, Corona, 1925-1928

Description:
Parkridge Country Club in Corona opened in 1925. It had one of the best golf courses in California. Under financial stress by 1927, it was sold to three African American businessmen from Los Angeles, including Journee White (a wealthy real estate businessman) and Eugene C. Nelson (a physician). The Ku Klux Klan burned a cross on the front lawn, white club members sued the previous white owner, and by 1929 the black buyers were forced to withdraw their bid. It became a sanitarium and was demolished in the 1960’s to make way for the Cresta Verde Golf Course and housing development.
Date:
[1925-1928]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Parkridge Country Club, Corona, 1925-1928

Plaque commemorating the First A.M.E. Church at 8th St. and Towne, Los Angeles, 1973

Description:
Two plaques at the site of the First African Methodist Episcopal Church building at 8th St. and Towne Ave. with a pictorial image of the church building, and providing a brief history of the A.M.E. and the church's designation as a Los Angeles cultural heritage landmark, and information about the ministers of the church at that time.
Date:
December, 13, 1973
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Adams, Harry H., 1918-1988
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Plaque commemorating the First A.M.E. Church at 8th St. and Towne, Los Angeles, 1973

Exterior staircase of the adobe dwelling on the land of the original Rancho Rodeo de las Agua land grant, now Beverly Hills, 1920

Description:
After the session of California to the United States, the Rancho Rodeo de las Aguas land grant was patented to Maria Rita Valdez de Villa. She possessed the land from 1831 to 1854. After that, the property changed hands several times before becoming Beverly Hills in the early 20th century.
Date:
1920
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Exterior staircase of the adobe dwelling on the land of the original Rancho Rodeo de las Agua land grant, now Beverly Hills, 1920

Prominent African American Angelinos attending a party at a private home, Los Angeles, 1950s

Description:
Dr. Vada Somerville (born Vada Jetmore Watson) of Pomona graduated from USC, married dentist John Alexander Somerville (1912), was the first African American woman and the second African American person to graduate from USC School of Dentistry (1918), and was the first African American woman certified to practice dentistry in the state of California. She was a civil rights activist, highly involved in several civic and community organizations.
Date:
[1950s]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Smith, Irving C.
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Prominent African American Angelinos attending a party at a private home, Los Angeles, 1950s

Ribbon cutting ceremony for English Square office building, Los Angeles, 1964

Description:
Attorney General Stanley Mosk (3rd from right) ready to cut the ribbon for English Square office complex at 85th and Broadway, with the owner, attorney Herman English, and his wife, Eula (right), and (from left): Reverend W. L. Robinson, Attorney Loren Miller, emcee; and Councilman Billy Mills and his wife, Rubye.
Date:
February 19, 1964
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Adams, Harry H., 1918-1988
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Ribbon cutting ceremony for English Square office building, Los Angeles, 1964

Canada Lee, eight head shots, undated

Description:
Canada Lee (born Lionel Cornelius Canegata) was a noted 20th century jockey, boxer, actor and civil rights activist. He was primarily a stage actor from the early 1930s to his death. His breakout film role was in 1941 where Lee played Bigger Thomas in the film Native Son to great critical and popular acclaim. His passionate devotion to equality was reflected in his theatrical and film roles.
Date:
undated
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Canada Lee, eight head shots, undated

Actors stage a scene from "A House of Horror" for prominent citizens on a sound stage at Hollywood Productions, Los Angeles, 1939

Description:
Charlotta Bass was the publisher of the California Eagle newspaper from 1912 to 1951, and a civil rights activist. The California Eagle, covering Los Angeles' African-American community, was one of the oldest and longest running African American newspapers.
Date:
1939
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Actors stage a scene from "A House of Horror" for prominent citizens on a sound stage at Hollywood Productions, Los Angeles, 1939

Mary Mcleod Bethune, speaker at Second Baptist Church, Los Angeles, 1938 (?)

Description:
Group portrait of Mary McLeod Bethune, event speaker, and 22 African Americans at the Second Baptist Church. Mrs. Bethune is in the front wearing a black dress and is leaning on the podium; Norman O. Houston is present (9th from right). On arch above the sanctuary is painted: "One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism".
Date:
[1938 (?)]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Mary Mcleod Bethune, speaker at Second Baptist Church, Los Angeles, 1938 (?)

Dedication of the plaque commemorating the First A.M.E. Church at 8th St. and Towne Ave., Los Angeles, 1973

Description:
First African Methodist Episcopal Church, Los Angeles, is the oldest church founded by African Americans in the City of Los Angeles, dating to 1872. Biddy Mason established the church to minister to the mind, body, and soul of the community. This church served as the cornerstone of the community for spiritual growth, social uplift, and economic development.
Date:
December 13, 1973
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Dedication of the plaque commemorating the First A.M.E. Church at 8th St. and Towne Ave., Los Angeles, 1973

Bessie Coleman, African American airplane pilot, 1921-1926

Description:
Bessie Coleman was an African American civil aviator. She was the first woman of African-American descent to hold a civilian pilot license. Due to discrimination against blacks in the U. S., she traveled to Paris in, 1920 to learn to fly and earn an international pilot's license. She then returned to the United States in 1921 and became a "barnstorming" stunt flier. "Queen Bess," as she was known, was a highly popular draw for the next five years. She was a speaker, was often interviewed by newspapers, and she was admired by both blacks and whites. In 1926 Coleman died in a tragic airplane accident. She was 34 years old.
Date:
[1921-1926]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Bessie Coleman, African American airplane pilot, 1921-1926

Plaque on stone pedestal near the Nate Harrison homestead, Mount Palomar (Calif.), circa 1910

Description:
Nate Harrison was born in the American South during the 1820s or 30s. He migrated to California during the Gold Rush, eventually settled on Mount Palomar. He was the first African American homesteader in the area and occupied his homestead from approximately 1856 to 1919. His homestead included a cabin, a patio and an orchard. He had many visitors, and ran a small cottage industry raising sheep, and processing wool and animal hides.
Date:
[circa 1910]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Plaque on stone pedestal near the Nate Harrison homestead, Mount Palomar (Calif.), circa 1910

Miriam Matthews with four others in front of a house with an awning, 1910-1920

Description:
Miriam Matthews, sister of businesswoman Ella Matthews and lawyer Charles Matthews, was hired in 1927 as the first African American librarian in the Los Angeles Public Library. Matthews was also a civil rights activist, historian, and collector of African American art and primary source materials.
Date:
[1910-1920]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Miriam Matthews with four others in front of a house with an awning, 1910-1920

Jannie Bruington and Esther Beck, circa 1920

Description:
Bessie Bruington Burke is recognized as the first black principal of a Los Angeles public school. She attended Los Angeles State Normal School (now part of UCLA) and earned her teaching credential in 1911. Her education was paid for by the Los Angeles Forum, a political and civic organization founded by African Americans in the early 20th century.
Date:
[circa 1920]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Jannie Bruington and Esther Beck, circa 1920

Episcopal Church of the Advent, interior view, Los Angeles, 1963

Description:
The Episcopal Church of the Advent was founded in 1925. As constituent members of the Anglican Communion in the United States, we are descendants of and partners with the Church of England and the Scottish Episcopal Church. Lewis P. Bohler was the pastor from 1961 to 1996.
Date:
January 1963
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Adams, Harry H., 1918-1988
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Episcopal Church of the Advent, interior view, Los Angeles, 1963