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African American women

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 19 Collections and/or Records:

Autherine Lucy and a group of students waiting in line, 1956 February

 Item — Box 38034.001: [Barcode: 1006241591], Folder: 2010.021.000003
Identifier: 2010.021.000003
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Photographs of Autherine Lucy attending The University of Alabama in February 1956. Lucy was the first African American student admitted to the school. University administrators expelled her after a few tumultuous days on campus.

Dates: 1956 February

Autherine Lucy and other students waiting in line, 1956 February

 Item — Box 38034.001: [Barcode: 1006241591], Folder: 2010.021.000009
Identifier: 2010.021.000009
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Photographs of Autherine Lucy attending The University of Alabama in February 1956. Lucy was the first African American student admitted to the school. University administrators expelled her after a few tumultuous days on campus.

Dates: 1956 February

Autherine Lucy and two women walking on campus, 1956 February

 Item — Box 38034.001: [Barcode: 1006241591], Folder: 2010.021.000001
Identifier: 2010.021.000001
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Photographs of Autherine Lucy attending The University of Alabama in February 1956. Lucy was the first African American student admitted to the school. University administrators expelled her after a few tumultuous days on campus.

Dates: 1956 February

Autherine Lucy in conversation with a woman, 1956 February

 Item — Box 38034.001: [Barcode: 1006241591], Folder: 2010.021.000010
Identifier: 2010.021.000010
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Photographs of Autherine Lucy attending The University of Alabama in February 1956. Lucy was the first African American student admitted to the school. University administrators expelled her after a few tumultuous days on campus.

Dates: 1956 February

Autherine Lucy in conversation with an unknown woman, 1956 February

 Item — Box 38034.001: [Barcode: 1006241591], Folder: 2010.021.000004
Identifier: 2010.021.000004
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Photographs of Autherine Lucy attending The University of Alabama in February 1956. Lucy was the first African American student admitted to the school. University administrators expelled her after a few tumultuous days on campus.

Dates: 1956 February

Autherine Lucy walking through a door, 1956 February

 Item — Box 38034.001: [Barcode: 1006241591], Folder: 2010.021.000005
Identifier: 2010.021.000005
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Photographs of Autherine Lucy attending The University of Alabama in February 1956. Lucy was the first African American student admitted to the school. University administrators expelled her after a few tumultuous days on campus.

Dates: 1956 February

Autherine Lucy walking through a doorway, 1956 February

 Item — Box 38034.001: [Barcode: 1006241591], Folder: 2010.021.000011
Identifier: 2010.021.000011
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Photographs of Autherine Lucy attending The University of Alabama in February 1956. Lucy was the first African American student admitted to the school. University administrators expelled her after a few tumultuous days on campus.

Dates: 1956 February

Autherine Lucy with two women walking on campus, 1956 February

 Item — Box 38034.001: [Barcode: 1006241591], Folder: 2010.021.000007
Identifier: 2010.021.000007
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Photographs of Autherine Lucy attending The University of Alabama in February 1956. Lucy was the first African American student admitted to the school. University administrators expelled her after a few tumultuous days on campus.

Dates: 1956 February

Athelyne Celest Banks Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4105
Abstract

Papers that document the life of a prominent African American educator in Decatur, Alabama.

Dates: 1889-2008

City Federation of Colored Women's Clubs Yearbook

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4728
Scope and Contents

This printed item is the Year Book of the City Federation of Colored Women's Clubs, Birmingham, Alabama, for the year 1950-1951. Published by Forniss Printing Company, this twenty-seven page pamphlet provides an overview of the organization's activities, membership, and governance. It includes a brief history of the Federation, lists of affiliated clubs, members, and committees, as well as a month-by-month calendar of events for the year.

Dates: 1950-1951

James William Oakley Jr. Photographs

 Collection — Box 38034.001: [Barcode: 1006241591]
Identifier: 2010-020
Abstract

Photographs taken by James William Oakley Jr. during the week that Autherine Lucy, the first African American student at The University of Alabama, enrolled in February 1956.

Dates: 1956 February

Poster of Martin Luther King Jr. by C. Downey, featuring Tommye Nious Poem, 1991

 File — Box OS0015: [Barcode: 1006198056], Folder: 4274.03
Scope and Contents

This file contains a poster featuring a drawing of Martin Luther King Jr. by C. Downey that includes the poem "He Changed the Course of History" by African American poet Tommye Nious.

Dates: 1991

Southern Rural Women's Network Records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-3395
Abstract

Records of the Southern Rural Women's Network (SRWN) containing materials about the operation and mission of the SRWN.

Dates: 1977 - 2002

Studio portrait of a woman in Louisville, Kentucky, 1914-1918

 Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 1006063502], Folder: 15
Identifier: 2008.034.000015
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection consists of 534 photographs from World War I, a drawing, and a short narrative.

Dates: 1914-1918

Three women sitting next to a wooden building, circa 1915

 Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 1006063502], Folder: 16
Identifier: 2008.034.000016
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection consists of 534 photographs from World War I, a drawing, and a short narrative.

Dates: circa 1915

Two women standing outside, circa 1915

 Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 1006063502], Folder: 17
Identifier: 2008.034.000017
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection consists of 534 photographs from World War I, a drawing, and a short narrative.

Dates: circa 1915

Woman exiting the ladies room with Autherine Lucy nearby, 1956 February

 Item — Box 38034.001: [Barcode: 1006241591], Folder: 2010.021.000012
Identifier: 2010.021.000012
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Photographs of Autherine Lucy attending The University of Alabama in February 1956. Lucy was the first African American student admitted to the school. University administrators expelled her after a few tumultuous days on campus.

Dates: 1956 February

Woman exiting the ladies room with Autherine Lucy standing nearby, 1956 February

 Item — Box 38034.001: [Barcode: 1006241591], Folder: 2010.021.000006
Identifier: 2010.021.000006
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Photographs of Autherine Lucy attending The University of Alabama in February 1956. Lucy was the first African American student admitted to the school. University administrators expelled her after a few tumultuous days on campus.

Dates: 1956 February

Estelle Caravella Zuber Photographic Albums and Ephemera

 Collection
Identifier: 2025-020
Scope and Contents The collection consists of two photographic albums and two folders containing images taken and collected by African American singer and socialite Estelle C. Zuber. The collection includes photographs of Zuber, her friends, and family members, capturing scenes of social gatherings, parties, and musical performances. Albums document the life of a young African American singer, fashion model, and music enthusiast in the 1950s and 1960s.The collection features press photographs and...
Dates: 1950 - 1980