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INTERNATIONAL EVENTS AND VIEWS, ca. 1933-1960
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International activities, people, and places of interest to the NAACP. |
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Delegates and Activities at International
Congresses, 1944-1960.
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Call No.: LOT 13101 (F) |
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Includes photos of the Conference Africaine Française in
Brazzaville, some of which depict Charles DeGaulle and Governor-General
Félix Eboué of French equatorial Africa; trade union leaders
at meetings; West Indies National Council Vice President Richard Moore
speaking at a meeting in San Francisco, Calif., on independence for the
Caribbean and India; one photo shows Ralph Bunche at a United Nations
meeting on Israeli-Jordan relations. 27 photographic prints. Organized
chronologically. |
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1944 |
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Conference Africaine Française, Brazzaville,
Congo |
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Call No.: LOT 13101, nos. 1-15 (F) |
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1945 |
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World Trade Union Congress, London, England,
Feb. |
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Call No.: LOT 13101, no. 16 (F) |
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World Youth Conference, London, England, Nov. |
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Call No.: LOT 13101, nos. 17-18 (F) |
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Free India Meeting |
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Call No.: LOT 13101, nos. 19-20 (F) |
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1948 |
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Mount Holyoke College, Institute on the U.N. |
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Call No.: LOT 13101, no. 21 (F) |
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1949 |
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Unite d Nations Israeli-Jordan meeting |
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Call No.: LOT 13101, no. 22 (F) |
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1954 |
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Second Triennial Conference of the World Assembly of
Youth, Singapore, Malaya, 15-24 Aug. |
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Call No.: LOT 13101, nos. 230-24 (F) |
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Undated |
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Se minar on Tropical Africa, Hampton Institute, Hampton,
Va. |
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Call No.: LOT 13101, nos. 25-28 (F) |
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Views, Daily Activities, and People from Various
Countries in Africa, South America, and the West Indies, ca. 1933-1953,
bulk 1943-1950.
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Call No.: LOT 13102 (F) (H) |
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Emphasis is on the countries of Ecuador, Ethiopia, Haiti, Liberia, and
Nigeria. Subjects include: destruction and rebuilding after the Ecuador
earthquake of 1949; Ethiopian priests at the Vatican; Ethiopian soldiers
of the Italian army; views of Liberian President Edwin Barclay at
official gatherings, and a few of U.S. ambassador to Liberia Edward
Dudley; Haitian cultural and educational buildings; street scenes in
Port-au-Prince; portraits of Haitian President Elie Lescot alone, and
with his family at the Palace; portraits of other Haitian government and
military officials; Walter White with U.S. military and Haitian
government officials, possibly at ceremonies associated with the Haitian
bicentennial of 1950. Photos of Nigeria include postcard views of the
"capping" ceremony for Prince Falolu in Lagos and some city views of
Ibadan; American soldiers watching Nigerian villagers dry cocoa beans
and being greeted by villagers while touring a village marketplace. One
photo of Roy Wilkins with Somali Youth League members. Also includes
portraits of several African tribal chiefs; laborers in various
countries, and general activities of village and city life. 154
photographic prints; 1 print (poster). Organized into four geographic
categories: Africa (arranged alphabetically by country); South America
(arranged alphabetically by country); West Indies (arranged
alphabetically by country); Unidentified. |
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Africa |
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Dji bouti |
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Call No.: LOT 13102, nos. 1-8 (F) |
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Ethiopia |
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Call No.: LOT 13102, nos. 9-13 (F) |
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Ethiopians at the Vatican |
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Call No.: LOT 13102, nos. 14-22 (F) |
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Ghana |
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Call No.: LOT 13102, no. 23 (F) |
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Kenya |
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Call No.: LOT 13102, no. 24 (F) |
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Liberia |
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Call No.: LOT 13102, nos. 25-38 (F) |
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Liberia, U.S. Ambassador to |
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Call No.: LOT 13102, no. 39 (H) |
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Nigeria |
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Call No.: LOT 13102, nos. 40-58 (F) |
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Somalia |
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Call No.: LOT 13102, nos. 59-61 (F) |
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Uganda |
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Call No.: LOT 13102, nos. 62-69 (F) |
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Zaire |
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Call No.: LOT 13102, nos. 70-71 (F) |
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Miscellaneous, 1943-1951 |
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Call No.: LOT 13102, nos. 72-80 (F) |
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South America |
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Colombia |
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Call No.: LOT 13102, no. 81 (F) |
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Ecuador |
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Call No.: LOT 13102, nos. 82-93 (F) |
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Ecuador--United Nations poster "Relief to
Ecuador" |
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Call No.: LOT 13102, no. 94 (H) |
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West Indies |
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Curaçao |
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Call No.: LOT 13102, nos. 95-98 (F) |
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Haiti |
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Call No.: LOT 13102, nos. 99-128 (F) |
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Haiti Bicentennial, 1950 |
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Call No.: LOT 13102, nos. 129-140 (F) |
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Jamaica |
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Call No.: LOT 13102, nos. 141-142 (F) |
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Martinique |
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Call No.: LOT 13102, nos. 143-145 (F) |
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Virgin Islands (nos. 146-148 are in color) |
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Call No.: LOT 13102, nos. 146-148 (F) |
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Miscellaneous |
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Call No.: LOT 13102, no. 149 (F) |
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Unidentified |
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Call No.: LOT 13102, nos. 150-151 (F) |
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MILITARY SERVICES, 1914-1955
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Photographs related to the NAACP's efforts to integrate the armed forces.
African American contributions, both male and female, to the various
branches of the armed services. The bulk documents World War II period. |
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African American Women in the Military Services,
during World War II, 1943-1951, bulk 1943-1945.
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Call No.: LOT 13103 (F) |
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Emphasis is on activities of the Army Nurses Corps and the Women's Army
(Auxiliary) Corps at bases in Australia, England, France, and the United
States. Activities include training, recruitment, clerical work, and
recreation, such as army nurses playing cards and knitting, and a WAAC
band in a parade. Includes portraits of officers and new recruits.
Prominent people depicted include Mary McLeod Bethune at a National
Civilian Advisory Committee luncheon, Fort Des Moines, Iowa; Joe Louis
welcoming a group of new WAAC enlistees; and Walter White visiting the
Fort Des Moines, Iowa, training center. 76 photographic prints.
Organized into five subject categories: Army Nurse Corps; Women's Army
Auxiliary Corps (WAACs), later called Women's Army Corps (WACs); Women
in the Air Force (WAFs); Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service
(WAVES); Miscellaneous, Atlanta Army Services Forces Department. |
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Army Nurse Corps |
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Arrival in Australia |
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Call No.: LOT 13103, nos. 1-5 (F) |
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European Theater of Operations (ETO) nurses in
England |
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Call No.: LOT 13103, nos. 6-13 (F) |
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Miscellaneous |
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Call No.: LOT 13103, nos. 14-21 (F) |
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WAACs/WACs |
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Fort Benning, Ga. |
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Call No.: LOT 13103, nos. 22-24 (F) |
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Fort Des Moines, Iowa, training center |
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Call No.: LOT 13103, nos. 25-40 (F) |
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6888th Unit |
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Call No.: LOT 13103, nos. 41-43 (F) |
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Transportation Corps, New York post |
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Call No.: LOT 13103, nos. 44-51 (F) |
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Miscellaneous |
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Call No.: LOT 13103, nos. 52-63 (F) |
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WAFs |
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Call No.: LOT 13103, no. 64 (F) |
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WAVES, 1944 |
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Call No.: LOT 13103, nos. 65-74 (F) |
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Miscellaneous, Atlanta Army Service Forces Department |
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Call No.: LOT 13103, nos. 75-76 (F) |
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African American Army Air Force Pilots, Mechanics,
and Officers at Tuskegee Army Air Field, Alabama, 1941-1945.
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Call No.: LOT 13104 (F) |
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Emphasis is on training classes and activities for Tuskegee Army Flying
School and portraits of officers, cadets, and other personnel at
Tuskegee. Includes five photos showing African American officers being
held under arrest at Freemen Field, Ind., for refusing to comply with
segregation policies imposed by the base. Includes a few photos of
women--the post librarian and "Miss Tuskegee Army Air Field." 41
photographic prints. Organized into three subject categories: General
activities; Freeman Air Field mutiny; Individual and group portraits.
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General activities |
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Call No.: LOT 13104, nos. 1-16 (F) |
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Freeman Air Field mutiny |
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Call No.: LOT 13104, nos. 17-21 (F) |
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Individual and group portraits |
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Call No.: LOT 13104, nos. 22-41 (F) |
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African Americans in the Army Air Forces, during
World War II, 1944-ca. 1950, bulk 1944-1948.
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Call No.: LOT 13105 (F) |
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Emphasis is on training in the United States and active duty with the Air
Services Command in England and Italy. Activities include aviation and
mechanical training, recreation, transportation of supplies. Many
portraits of soldiers and officers enlisted in the 13th and 15th Air
Force, the 92nd Field Artillery, the 99th Fighter Squadron, and
graduates of the Air Forces Training Command, as well as other service
units. Post-World War II photos show the Berlin Air Lift of 1948 and
document African American participation in this effort. Includes one
photo of Mary McLeod Bethune reviewing a military parade held in her
honor at MacDill Air Field, Tampa, Fla., and one photo of Joe Louis with
soldiers of the 15th Air Force in Italy. 175 photographic prints.
Organized into nine subject categories: Air Service Command Depot,
England; Berlin Air Lift, Operation Vittles; 15th Air Force Service
Command; Military decorations; 99th Fighter Squadron; Portraits;
Recreation; Training; Miscellaneous. |
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Air Service Command Depot, England, 1945 |
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Call No.: LOT 13105, nos. 1-19 (F) |
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Berlin Air Lift, Operation Vittles, 1948 |
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Call No.: LOT 13105, nos. 20-41 (F) |
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15th Air Force Service Command, 1944-1945 |
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