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Wilhelmina F. Adams papers, 1914-[ca. 1970]

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Creator

Adams, Wilhelmina F. (Wilhelmina Ferris), d. 1987

Location

Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division

Extent

  • 5.8 linear ft.

Scope/Contents Note

Official correspondence, minute books, press releases, photographs, invitations, annual convention and activity programs, printed material, and news clippings, chiefly relating to Adams' participation in various social, political, and civic organizations in New York, including the Aeolian Ladies of Charity, Democratic Club, Friends ofthe Northside Center, a child guidance center for the prevention of delinquency and maladjustment, Harlem Cooperating Committee on Relief and Unemployment, Harlem Hospital Chaplaincy Committee, Nannie H. Burroughs Philanthropic Club, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, National Committee for the American Celebration of the 100th Anniversary of Liberia, National Council of Negro Women, New York State Committee on Discrimination in Housing, NewYork Urban League, New York World's Fair Committee of Negro Women, and the Utopia Neighborhood Club, a nursery center for small children, as well as several local New York City organizations. Also included are personal papers and memorabilia.

Biographical/Historical Note

Civic leader of New York City and a major figure in local Democratic Party activities.

Controlled Access Terms

  • Aeolian Ladies of Charity.
  • Democratic Club (New York, N.Y.)
  • Friends of the Northside Center.
  • Harlem Cooperating Committee on Relief and Unemployment.
  • Harlem Hospital (New York, N.Y.). Chaplaincy Committee.
  • Nannie H. Burroughs Philanthropic Club.
  • National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
  • National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs.
  • National Committee for the American Celebration of the 100th Anniversary of Liberia.
  • National Council of Negro Women.
  • New York State Committee on Discrimination in Housing.
  • Urban League of Greater New York.
  • Democratic Party (N.Y.)
  • Utopia Neighborhood Club (New York, N.Y.)
  • New York World's Fair (1939-1940) Committe of Negro Women.
  • Women -- Political activity -- New York (State) -- New York.
  • African American women -- New York (State) -- New York -- Political activity.
  • African American women -- New York (State) -- New York -- Societies and clubs.
  • Political clubs -- New York (State) -- New York.
  • Discrimination in housing -- New York (State) -- New York.
  • African Americans -- Housing -- New York (State) -- New York.
  • African Americans -- Civil rights.
  • Day care centers -- New York (State) -- New York.
  • Juvenile delinquency -- New York (State) -- New York.
  • African Americans -- Societies, etc.
  • African Americans -- Employment.
  • African Americans -- Economic conditions.
  • African Americans -- Charities.
  • Hospitals -- New York (State) -- New York.
  • Clubs -- New York (State) -- New York.
  • Liberia -- Anniversaries, etc.
  • New York (N.Y.) -- Social conditions.
  • New York (N.Y.) -- Economic conditions.
  • New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs.
  • New York (N.Y.) -- Politics and government -- 1898-1951.
  • Photoprints.

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