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Wilhelmina F. Adams photograph collection
- Title
- Wilhelmina F. Adams photograph collection [graphic].
- Author
- Adams, Wilhelmina F. (Wilhelmina Ferris), -1987.
- Publication
- 1900-1987.
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Status | Vol/Date | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | box 1 | Still image | Use in library | Sc Photo Wilhelmina F. Adams Collection box 1 | Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | box 2 | Still image | Use in library | Sc Photo Wilhelmina F. Adams Collection box 2 | Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Found In
- p1bc Adams, Wilhelmina F. Papers (CstRLIN)NYPW89-A9.
- Description
- 124 items (2.0 lin. ft., 2 boxes); 21 x 26 cm. and smaller.
- 95 photographic prints : silver gelatin, b&w ;
- 20 photographic prints : col. ;
- 4 photographic prints : b&w and col. ;
- 4 photographic prints : albumen ;
- 1 negative : b&w ;
- Summary
- The Wilhelmina F. Adams Photograph Collection documents her personal life, pofessional career, and civic activities. Personal photographs include portraits and snapshots of family and friends, and a number of portraits autographed to Wilhelmina from well known entertainers. The Collection also contains pages of a personal photograph album. Many of the album pictures are autographed to Mabel Ridley. Pictures document Wilhelmina and Mabel Ridley with friends in Atlantic City, Oak Bluffs (Martha's Vineyard), and West Palm Beach (Florida), in the 1920s. Several pictures include Adam Clayton Powell Jr. with friends and family at his summer home in Oak Bluffs. Personal photographs also include a number of portraits inscribed to Mabel Ridley from known entertainers.
- Subjects
- National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs
- Powell, Isabel Washington, 1908-2007
- Spencer, Vernon, -1976
- African American women > New York (State) > New York > Political activity
- Negro Book Club
- Dancers > Children > 1920-1929
- Wolfe, Deborah
- Green Pastures
- African Americans > New York (State) > New York > Charities
- Atlantic City (N.J.)
- New York (N.Y.) > Board of Assessors
- Telesford, Darwin
- Abyssinian Baptist Church (New York, N.Y.)
- Stevenson's Independent Voters Committee
- Albumen photographic prints > 1900-1919
- Blackface entertainers
- Oak Bluffs (Mass.)
- Portrait photographs > 1900-1989
- Julian, Hubert F (Hubert Fauntleroy), 1897-1983
- Ridley, Mabel
- Silver gelatin photographic prints > 1920-1989
- Wingate, Livingston L., 1916-
- Florists > African Americans
- Women > Political activity > New York (State) > New York
- Photographic prints > 1900-1989 > Color
- Hats > New York (N.Y.) > 1920-1939
- Etiquette > Awards
- Aeolian Ladies Charity
- Photographic albums > 1900-1989
- Clubs > New York (State) > New York
- Washington, Fredi, 1903-1994
- African Americans > Clothing > 20th century
- Fashion > New York (State) > New York
- Harrison, Richard B
- Afro-American Day Parade
- Harris, Edith
- Monte-Willie-Monte Team (Minstrel team)
- Group portraits > 1900-1989
- Nonprofit organizations
- Minstrel shows
- Tobias, Channing H
- Calloway, Blanche
- Bates, Peg Leg
- Booth, William H
- Funeral processions > New York (N.Y.) > 1920-1939
- Walker, Cora T
- Adams, Wilhelmina F (Wilhelmina Ferris), -1987
- Evening gowns > New York (State) > New York
- Manners and customs > Awards
- Powell, Adam Clayton, Jr., 1908-1972
- Sissle, Noble, 1889-1975
- Bricktop, 1894-1984
- Queens Hospital Center (Jamaica, New York, N.Y.) > Lay Advisory Board
- Ward, Aida
- Height, Dorothy I (Dorothy Irene), 1912-
- Snapshots > 1900-1989
- Leisure > 1920-1939
- Waters, Ethel, 1896-1977
- African Americans > New York (State) > New York > Societies, etc
- National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs > New York Club
- Funeral rites & ceremonies > New York (N.Y.)
- Parades & processions > New York (State) > New York
- Rites and ceremonies > Awards
- African Americans in the performing arts
- Harlem Hospital Center > Auxilary Club
- Maritime Union
- Rangel, Charles B
- New York (N.Y.) > Politics and government > 1898-1951
- National Council of Negro Women
- Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
- African American women > New York (State) > New York > Societies and clubs
- West Palm Beach (Fla.)
- Prysock, Arthur
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
- Jeff Onions and Crumbly Spoon Sam (Minstrel team)
- Ethnic stereotypes
- Genre/Form
- Portrait photographs – 1900-1989.
- Snapshots – 1900-1989.
- Group portraits – 1900-1989.
- Photographic albums – 1900-1989.
- Photographic prints – 1900-1989 – Color.
- Albumen photographic prints – 1900-1919.
- Silver gelatin photographic prints – 1920-1989.
- Note
- Title devised by cataloger.
- Some photographs have descriptive information on the verso.
- The three ring binder (Box 2), assembled by the Schomburg Center staff, includes pages from a personal photograph album, autographed photographs from entertainers, and photographs inscribed to Mabel Ridley Beavers. The photograph album pages may have originally belonged to Mabel Ridley.
- Collection contains photographic work by James C. Campbell, James Gilbert, A. Hansen Studio, Austin Hansen, Authur Manning, Morgan & Marvin Smith, and Lorenzo Tucker.
- Biography (note)
- Wilhelmina Ferris Adams was born in Florida around the turn of the century (ca. 1900) and moved to New York City when she was three months old. She was educated in the Public School system and attended Hunter College.
- Linking Entry (note)
- Forms part of the Wilhelmina F. Adams Papers.
- Call Number
- Sc Photo Wilhelmina F. Adams Collection
- OCLC
- NYPG93-F267
- Author
- Adams, Wilhelmina F. (Wilhelmina Ferris), -1987.
- Title
- Wilhelmina F. Adams photograph collection [graphic].
- Imprint
- 1900-1987.
- Linking Entry
- Forms part of the Wilhelmina F. Adams Papers.
- Biography
- Wilhelmina Ferris Adams was born in Florida around the turn of the century (ca. 1900) and moved to New York City when she was three months old. She was educated in the Public School system and attended Hunter College.Wilhelmina Adams was known for her fund raising talent, dedication to the Harlem Community, commitment to the advancement and education of African Americans, and her numerous civic activities. She was active in numerous organizations and served as president of the National Council of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs (New York Club), the Aeolian Ladies Charity, and the Utopian Neighborhood Club. As a Democratic Co-Leader of the 14th Assembly District Adams was the first Black women appointed as a delegate to the National Democratic Convention, in Chicago (1944). Adams was a patron of the performing arts and pursued careers as a fashion designer, interior decorator, and florist.
- Local Note
- SC MG 37
- Connect to:
- Local Subject
- Afro-American Day Parade.
- Added Author
- Campbell, James C. PhotographerGilbert, James. PhotographerHansen, Austin, 1910-1996. PhotographerManning, Arthur. PhotographerTucker, Lorenzo. PhotographerM. Smith (New York, N.Y.)A. Hansen Studio (New York, N.Y.)
- Found In:
- p1bc Adams, Wilhelmina F. Papers (CstRLIN)NYPW89-A9.
- Research Call Number
- Sc Photo Wilhelmina F. Adams Collection