Subject Topic: African American civic leaders - UCLA Library Digital Collections Search Results

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
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Description:: Portrait of Arthur Prince, district superintendent of the Enterprise School District seated at his desk.
Date:: [circa 1950]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Adams, Harry H., 1918-1988
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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Description:: Vivian Osborne-Marsh wearing a fur coat, holding a bottle of champagne and bouquet, stands on the deck of the SS Ocean Telegraph.
Date:: [June 30, 1944]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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Description:: Hortense Taylor was a member of the Los Angeles branch of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority. She was active in clubs and events.
Date:: [1920-1930]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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Description:: Mabel Gray was a civic leader in Los Angeles who worked with many charity organizations and held several posts in the National Association of Colored Women.
Date:: [1950s (?)]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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Description:: J. H. Shackelford was a prominent civic leader in Los Angeles. A businessman and real estate broker, he served as president of the local NAACP
Date:: [1915-1916]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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Description:: Lorenzo Bowdoin was a Los Angeles businessman, civic leader, philanthropist and NAACP leader. One of the first three black clerks hired by the Los Angeles Post Office in 1906, he worked there for 38 years and improved hiring and promotion policies for blacks. He was one of the organizers of Angelus Mortuary (1925) and was the treasurer for many years. He was also a member of the board of directors of the Haitian Coffee Co. He was active in many civic organizations including the Metropolitan YMCA.
Date:: November 11, 1962
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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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
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Description:: Testimonial given to Paul R. Williams by the Connectional Layman's Organization of the African Methodist Episcopal Church.
Date:: August 8, 1963
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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Description:: Emily Brown Childress Portwig was a Los Angeles pharmacist and civic leader. She married Anderson V. Childress in 1909. She was widowed by 1930. She was married to James Rufus Portwig in 1933.
Date:: 1918
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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