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Group portrait of members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority members of the San Francisco chapter, circa 1940

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
Group portrait of members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority members of the San Francisco chapter, circa 1940

Address. Ben Kuroki

Description:
Address by Sergeant Ben Kuroki, U.S. Army Air Force, before the Commonwealth Club, San Francisco, CA (sponsored by the WRA). Details Kuroki's experience with racial prejudice while in the army, and calls for the humane treatment of Japanese Americans in the future. Kuroki was previously awarded with two Distinguished Flying Cross Medals.
Date:
1944 February 4
Resource Type:
text
Collection:
Collection of Material about Japanese American Incarceration
OpenUCLA Collections
Address. Ben Kuroki

Alfred Thomas Quinn Wins Boxing Championship

Description:
"Frequent upsets occur in SMJC boxing matches. "The next bout was a 'honey.' Alfred Quinn and Gerald bell put on a classy performance characteristic of professionals. Lanky Quinn threw a few semi-circle punches to floor Bell twice in the first round. Quinn went ahead to take the third round and the championship." Other names mentioned: Robert Hayashi and Ko Yamada.
Date:
undated
Resource Type:
text
Collection:
Quinn, Alfred Thomas Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Alfred Thomas Quinn Wins Boxing Championship

Dr. Vada Somerville and Dr. Harold Kingsley at a dinner event, probably for Pilgrim House, 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-1960s]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Olmstead, Gilbert D. (Gilbert Dwuyiu), 1914-1985
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Dr. Vada Somerville and Dr. Harold Kingsley at a dinner event, probably for Pilgrim House, 1950s

Charlotta Bass welcomed back by Reuben Borough when she was a candidate for Congress in the 14th District, Los Angeles, 1950

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:
September 1950
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Smith, Irving, C.
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Charlotta Bass welcomed back by Reuben Borough when she was a candidate for Congress in the 14th District, Los Angeles, 1950

Lincoln Motion Picture Company: Amended Articles of Incorporation, 1921

Description:
The Lincoln Motion Picture Company, founded in 1916 by Noble Johnson, was the first all-black movie production company to make films that showcased African American talent, and the first producer of race movies, limited to African American audiences in churches, schools, and "Colored Only" theaters. It remained in operation until 1923, closing shortly after announcing a final project, The Heart of a Negro.
Date:
1921
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Lincoln Motion Picture Company: Amended Articles of Incorporation, 1921

Recital program for a concert given by pianist Gloria Roberts in Los Angeles, 1946

Description:
Gloria Roberts, daughter of Pearl Hinds and Frederick Madison Roberts, graduated from the University of Southern California and studied at the Juilliard School of Music. She was a concert pianist, living and performing in Europe. Her grandmother, Ellen Hemings Roberts, was a granddaughter of Sally Hemings and Thomas Jefferson.
Date:
1946
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Recital program for a concert given by pianist Gloria Roberts in Los Angeles, 1946

Honorary officer of British Order document, 1953

Description:
Dr. John Somerville, born in Jamaica, was the first black graduate of USC School of Dentistry (1907). He married Vada Jetmore Watson (1912), who also became a dentist. He built the Somerville Hotel (1928), was instrumental in the founding of the Los Angeles chapter of NAACP (1914), and served on the Police Commission 1949-1953.
Date:
November 2, 1953
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Honorary officer of British Order document, 1953