African American Women
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Freddye Scarborough Henderson family papers
Collection
Identifier: aarl005-029
Scope and Contents
The Freddye Scarborough Henderson Family papers document the lives of Freddye Henderson and her family, covering her family's involvement in creating the Henderson Travel Service, the first full-service African American travel service in Atlanta and the United States. The collection also throws light onto Freddye's educational background, highlighting her graduation from NYU's Master in Fashion and Merchandising program as she was the first Black woman to do so, and her forays into teaching,...
Dates:
1890 - 2015
Hollywood Studio Exclusively for Coloreds -- Unidentified Photographic Collection, circa 1953-1996
Collection
Identifier: 98-0004-a
Scope and Contents
The Hollywood Studio Exclusively for Coloreds collection documents mainly Black families, churches, events, and life in Macon, GA both during and after segregation in the United States. This collection of photographs, photonegatives, photo albums, and corresponding ephemera is mostly from Macon, but also includes images of individuals from surrounding cities and townships, including Fort Valley, Forsyth, and Gainesville, GA. The collection also houses photonegatives from a portrait studio in...
Dates:
Majority of material found within c. 1953-1954; Majority of material found within c. 1955-1969; Majority of material found within c. 1970-1996
Printed Material
Sub-Series
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Freddye Scarborough Henderson Family papers document the lives of Freddye Henderson and her family, covering her family's involvement in creating the Henderson Travel Service, the first full-service African American travel service in Atlanta and the United States. The collection also throws light onto Freddye's educational background, highlighting her graduation from NYU's Master in Fashion and Merchandising program as she was the first Black woman to do so, and her forays into teaching,...
Dates:
1890 - 2015
