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Francis M. Dent, Fraternity Brother

Francis M. More in Omega Psi Phi and the Nu Omega chapter [...]

Norma M. Gatliff Collection: Brewster Ladies’ and Men’s Rifle Club

Norma’s husband, Clarence Gatliff, was a swimming coach at the Brewster Center, a recreation center for black youth in Detroit, Michigan. According to a biography written to commemorate Norma’s 80th birthday celebration, Norma was involved in helping to organize and fundraise for the Rifle Club and other art, swimming and field and stream events. Clarence [...] [...]

Norma M. Gatliff Collection: Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History

In a catalog for an African Art Fund Drive held on April 12, 1965, the beginnings, purposes, and achievements of the Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History are printed. The Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History was organized by Carter G. Woodson in Chicago, September 9, 1915, with George [...] [...]

Norma M. Gatliff Collection: Hurray for Black Women

This photograph is of some of the organizers of the Hurray for Black Women event held September 18, 1976. Left to right are: Geneva G. McNeal, Publicity Chairperson; Dr. Elizabeth Hood, General Chairperson; Norma M. Gatliff, Co-chairperson and Ticket Chairperson. The event was held at Cobo Hall in Detroit, Michigan and was presented by the [...] [...]

Norma M. Gatliff Collection: Friends of African Art

The Friends of African Art was formed to encourage and fund the creation of an African Art Gallery at the Detroit Institute of Arts. According to a program for the First Friends of African Art Awards Luncheon saved by Norma, the FAA was “organized in 1962 as a special committee of the Detroit Branch of [...] [...]

Francis M. Dent, Amicus Curiae

Francis M. Dent and restrictive covenants. [...]

Beulah Taylor Photograph Album

The Beulah Taylor collection, although embedded with rich history, is relatively unknown. The photographs were donated to the Charles H. Wright Museum from an unknown donor at an unknown date. The only available information from this collection is that it was from a photograph album of Beulah Taylor who lived on 1274 Calvert Street in [...] [...]

Francis M. Dent Collection

Francis M. Dent, Detroit lawyer through much of the 20th century, in his different roles. [...]

Bessie Miller Photographic Collection: School Group Photos

In addition to the many group photos that can be assumed to be family photos, the Bessie Miller Collection includes some examples of photos of groups of school children, shown below. Group Photo 1: A group of students dressed in costumes is posed in front of a school building. Costumes include native american dress and sailors. There is [...] [...]

Bessie Miller Photographic Collection: Scrapbook Page 1

The most substantial single item in the Bessie Miller Photographic Collection is a scrapbook pasted full of miscellaneous snapshots that has unfortunately been dismantled. Many of the pages have been cut apart to separate the images, and some of the images have been damaged from attempts to remove them from the black scrapbook pages. The [...] [...]