Black Print Culture collection > Business and professional

Series 4
Business and professional, 1881-1997

Scope and Content Note

This series contains a small group of advertisements, promotion booklets and brochures, business cards, and fans relating to beauty culture, publishing and bookselling, insurance, real estate, and various other fields of African American business and professional life from 1881-1997.

A collection of calendars related to business is contained in Series 6: Printed ephemera.

Arrangement Note

Arranged in alphabetical order.

Beauty culture
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25 1 Accent African: Traditional and Contemporary Hair Styles for the Black Woman (New York, New York), advertisement, [1973]
25 2 Advertisements [Image 0921-006.tif]
25 3 Apex News and Hair Co., Inc., enrollment material for Apex course of study
32 14 Best Yet Hair Products, "New Hair Do's For You," catalog of wigs and hair products, 1945
25 4 Black Barbers and Beauticians of California, Christmas Ball program, circa 1970
25 5 Coming June 15, 1937, the Greatest Mystery Serial ever Presented to AFRO readers�, "The Black Stockings", begins in June 5th issue of Afro-American, 1937
35 46 The Denise Nichols Beauty Book, advertisement, 1971
32 22 Georgia State Beauty Culturists League (Atlanta, Georgia), Recognition Banquet for Mrs. Marion Crowder, President, program, April 27, 1950
25 6 Georgia State Beauty Culturists League (Atlanta, Georgia), The Show of the Stars, program, October 23-25, 1955
25 7 Harlem Institute of Fashion, Easter Promenade and Fourth Annual Benefit Fashion Show (New York, New York), March 29, 1970
25 8 Howard Tresses (New York, New York), catalog, [circa 1949]
34 30 Jessie's Powder Puff Beauty Salon, Christmas card, undated
38 5 Joyce's School of Cosmetology commencement program, May 18, 1958
25 9 Michigan Beauticians, 2nd Annual Regional Day Show and Convention, Lucy Thurman YWCA (Detroit, Michigan), program, October 1-2, 1950
25 10 Mrs. America of 1955, Mrs. Georgia Contest (Savannah, Georgia), program, March 26, 1954
25 11 National Beauty Culturist League, Western Regional Clinic, 1960
38 9 Page Creations, First International Independent Hair-weeve Association, Fourth Annual Convention program, and business card, October 9, 1977
38 10 Page Creations, First International Independent Hair-weeve Association, photographs, 1956
25 12 Southern Beauty Congress, second annual (Birmingham, Alabama), program, April 13-16, 1947
25 13 Su-Bet's Beauty Shops, Third Annual Stylorama, program, September 11, 1961
25 14 Thomasino Hair Dressing Parlors (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Christmas card, undated
25 15 Wolverine State Cosmetologist Association, National Beauty Culturist League, Incorporated, Twelfth Annual Convention and Trade Show (Detroit, Michigan), program, 1960
Black publishing/booksellers
35 47 A&A Distributors (Holbrook, Massachusetts), Afro-American Studies catalog, no date
35 48 Adoff, Arnold, editor, The Poetry of Black America: Anthology of the 20th Century, brochure, 1973
35 49 African Agenda, Solidarity reprints, no date
25 16 African Progress Magazine (New York, New York), "The Rulers of Africa--1974," advertisement [c. 1974]
35 50 Afro-Am Publishing Company (Chicago, Illinois), catalogs, no date
35 51 Al Kitab Sudan Publications, various printed, circa 1970s
25 17 Albert Saifer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), advertisement for reprint of Black Reconstruction by W.E.B. DuBois, undated
25 18 Allen Publishing Company (New York, New York), advertisement and order form for King Solomon, undated
34 15 Al-Mac Syndicated Features (New York, New York), news service dispatches, July 17, 1935
37 62 Amber Gold promotional pamphlet, no date
25 19 Amistad (New York, New York), catalogue, Fall 1992/Winter 1993
25 20 Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, appeal for funds to "publish truth about Negro Life and History," association membership form
35 52 Association Press (New York, New York), brochure for Negro Life in the South by W.D. Weatherford, circa 1910
25 21 Bibliography of books about Africa, [1930s?]
33 1 B.J. Brimmer Company (Boston, Massachusetts), advertisement and order form for BRONZE: A Book of Verse, by Georgia Douglas Johnson, undated
25 22 B.J. Brimmer Company (Boston, Massachusetts), advertisement and order form for Sandy Star, a Book of Poems by William Stanley Braithwaite, circa early 1920s
25 23 Black Book Productions (Los Angeles, California), "Books for 1971-1972," catalogue list, 1971
35 53 Black Classic Press, booklist, Winter/Spring 1989
25 24 Black Scholar Book Club, vol. A (Sausaliot, California), catalogue, November 1971
35 54 Black Workers Congress, publications advertisement, no date
35 55 Blockson, Charles L., Black Genealogy order form, 1992
35 56 Book Find News (New York, New York), review of South of Freedom by Carl T. Rowan, 1952
34 6 Branden Press (Boston, Massachusetts), trade list, 1976-1977
OP123 Bridgewater Books, poster, "Relive the Movement that Changed the Nation"
25 25 Broadside Press, various printed, 1969, 1972-1973
35 57 Campbell & Hall (Boston, Massachusetts), children's books in Negro life, history, and culture, no date
25 26 Chapman & Grimes, advertisement for The Negro's God as Reflected in His Literature by Benjamin E. Mays, circa 1938
35 58 Charles E. Tuttle Company (Rutland, Vermont), "The Negro and Slavery Part II: Material for the History of Progress in Race Relations," catalogue 169, circa 1940
25 27 Charles F. Heartman Collection of Material Relating to Negro Culture, News Sheet, no. 1-2, 4, January-April 1945
25 28 Chicago Defender, [weekly newspaper], promotional brochure, circa 1921
25 29 Children's Music Center (Los Angeles, California), Negro History Brotherhood, catalogue, undated
35 59 Childress, Alice, Like One of the Family: Conversations from a Domestic's Life, brochure, 1956
25 30 Church of God in Christ Publishing House, Annual Report, 1967-1968
35 60 Coleman Company (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), order form for Another Chosen People--American Negroes by Joseph E. Coleman and Mary E. Walls, 1961
35 61 Color us Cullud!: The American Negro Leadership Official Coloring Book, by Cecil Elombe Brath, advertisement, 1963
25 31 Conrad Schmidt Music (New York), Century Certified Editions music catalog, undated
25 32 Cornhill Company (Boston, Massachusetts), various advertisements (including one by Maud Cuney Hare)
OP66 The Crisis, advertising flier, May 1926
35 62 The Dover Black Rediscovery Series, brochure, circa 1969
25 33 Drum & Spear Bookstore (Washington, D.C.), Catalog #3, 1971
25 34 Drum & Spear Bookstore (Washington, D.C.), Latiko, October 1973
25 35 Drum & Spear Press, A History of Pan-African Revolt by C.L.R. James, advertisement, [1969]
35 63 DuSable Museum of African American History (Chicago, Illinois), publications catalogs, 1966-1969
35 64 Dust jackets, various
25 36 The FIRE!! Press, review and advertisements for FIRE!!
34 7 Focus in Black flier, undated
25 37 Forman, James, The Making of Black Revolutionaries, promotional letter, 1997
25 38 Frank Cass and Co. (London, England), Black Studies, catalogue, undated
25 39 Free Black Press, flyer, undated
25 40 Freedman's Weekly Independent, letterhead with printed receipt on verso, 1881
34 16 Freedomways, various printed
25 41 Garland Publishing (New York, New York), Reference Books on Black Studies, catalogue, 1985-86
36 1 The Gehenna Press (Easthampton, Massachusetts), publications catalogue (incomplete), circa 1976
25 42 G.P. Putnam's Sons, "A History of the Negro Race in America" by George W. Williams, flyer
25 43 Grove Press, "Black Literature: A Booklist of Black Titles for Adults and Young Adults," undated
25 44 Guardian Publishing Company, subscription form for The Guardian, with membership form for National Equal Rights League, undated
36 2 Hardeman, B. Rap, flyer for his book Revolution Is, 1971
25 45 Hare, Maud Cuney, leaflets promoting her musical contributions as accomplished pianist, collector, lecturer and writer, circa early 1920s
25 46 Hedgeman, Anna Arnold, The Trumpet Sounds: A Memoir of Negro Leadership, advertisement flyer, [1963?]
36 3 The House of Knowledge (Chicago, Illinois), book list, circa 1957
25 47 Howard University Press, catalog, 1980
OP10 Hughes, Langston, The Weary Blues, MGM Records publicity poster, undated
25 48 Hughes, Langston and Milton Meltzer, A Pictorial History of the Negro in America, book advertisements, Crown Publishers (New York, New York), circa 1956
36 4 Hunton, Alphaeus W., Decision in Africa: Sources of the Current Conflict advertisement, circa 1957
36 5 Institute of the Black World, publication brochures, 1970s
25 49 International Publishers, Book News Letter, 1967-1973
36 6 International Publishers (New York, New York), Black History and Liberation publications brochure, no date
36 7 J.A. Rogers Publications, advertisements for Sex and Race and World's Greatest Men of Color, no date
OP11 J.A. Rogers Publications, Sex and Race: Negro-Caucasian Mixing in all Ages and Lands, order form, undated
25 50 Jackson, J.H., Unholy Shadows and Freedom's Holy Light, book advertisement, 1967
36 8 Jenkins Publishing Company (Austin, Texas), order form for Black Texans: A History of Negroes in Texas, 1523-1971 by Alwyn Barr
26 1 Jihad Productions (Newark, New Jersey), catalogue of books and other media, 1972
26 2 Joseph Okpaku Publishing (New York, New York), "The Third Press," catalogue, Fall-Winter 1973-74
36 9 Journal of Black Studies and Research, The Black Scholar, brochure, no date
36 10 Kraus-Thomson Organization Limited (Milwood, New York), brochures, circa 1960s
36 11 Labor Today, complete index of articles, Spring 1962-January 1964
36 12 Lawrence and Wishart Review, Autum 1959, Slaves and Headhunters by Alan Winnington
36 13 Liberator, brochure, 1974
36 14 Liberty Book News (New York, New York), October 1953 and June 1955
26 3 Librairie Rossignol (Cannes, France), Africana, catalogue of books about Africa, 1988
26 4 Mack, W.R., Editor, Amerius Chronicle, The Officical Organ of the 25,000 Knights of Georgia, advertising card, undated
36 15 Marcus Garvey Book Store (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), flyer, no date
36 16 Meador Publishing Company (Boston, Massachusetts), Best Short Stories by Afro-American Writers edited by Nick Aaron Ford and H.L. Faggett, order form, circa 1950
36 17 Metro Books (Northbrook, Illinois), catalog, 1972
26 5 McGirt Publishing Company (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), circular letter for McGirt's Magazine, undated
26 6 The Negro: A Selected Bibliography, 1956 supplement to the seventh revised edition, 1956
36 18 The Negro Heritage Library, various printed, circa 1960s
36 19 The Negro Quarterly, brochure, 1942
36 20 Negro Universities Press, "Reprints of Negro Periodicals Series II: Journals of Black History and Culture," brochure, no date
38 6 New Jersey Man Wins the $50 Negro Year Book Prize, no date
36 21 New World Resource Center (Chicago, Illinois), resources on imperialism and liberation in Southern Africa, 1973
36 22 "Of Negro Interest," book list, no date
36 23 One World/Ballantyne Books, chapter preview of Kinfolks by Kristin Hunter Lattany, 1996
26 7 Paperbound Books in Print, "Negro History in Paperbound Books," 1969
26 8 Paul Breman (London, England), Heritage poetry series catalogue, March 1972
32 30 The Pilgrim Press, Missionary Education 1936-1937 Africa and the Negro in America, catalog
26 9 Pittsburgh Courier, Double V campaign flyer, 1942
36 24 Porter Sargent Publisher (Boston, Massachursetts), The Black Power Revolt, edited by Floyd B. Barbour, brochure, 1968
26 12 Powell, Jacob W., book advertisements and order form, circa 1930
26 10 Presence Africaine (Paris, France), catalogue, [1970s]
26 11 Progressive Black Associates, Black History in calendar form, advertising flyer, 1972
31 15 Rhistoric Publications, Afro-American Series, book list, undated
36 25 Rights & Reviews, flyer, 1965
36 26 Slavery in the United States: A Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Charles Ball, a Black Man, title page, 1836
36 27 Smith, Lucy, No Middle Ground order form, 1952
32 25 Still, William, publisher, prospectus for The Underground Railroad, 1875
26 13 Straker, D. Augusus, "The New South Investigated," book advertising flyer, [1888]
36 28 Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), publications brochure, circa 1968
36 29 Third World Press (Chicago, Illinois), publication brochures, no date
33 47 Tru-Faith Publishing Company (Gainesville, Georgia), catalogs, 1988-1989
26 14 Twayne Publishers (New York, New York), advertisement and order form for America's Tenth Man by Lucille A. Chambers, circa 1957
36 30 Unidentified book lists, circa 1970s
36 31 United Publishing Corporation, International Library of Negro Life and History, brochure, no date
26 15 Universal Books (Hollywood, California), Black Literature Catalog #121: "The Negro in America and Africa," undated
26 16 University Place Book Shop (New York), catalogs, 1935 and undated
26 17 University Place Book Shop (New York), catalogs, number 7-83 [some missing]
26 18 University Place Book Shop (New York), catalogs, number 84-124 [some missing]
26 19 University Place Book Shop (New York), catalogs, number 126-146 [some missing]
27 1 University Place Book Shop (New York), catalogs, number 147-161 [some missing]
27 2 University Place Book Shop (New York) catalogs, number 162-199 [some missing]
33 2 University Place Book Shop (New York), list no. 19
33 3 University Place Book Shop (New York), list of books and pamphlets pertaining to slavery and the Negro
33 46 University Place Book Shop (New York), list of books and pamphlets pertaining to Black America
27 3 University Place Book Shop (New York), subject file [includes clippings and writings relating to owners Walter Goldwater and William P. French]
27 4 Vindicator Publishing Co., advertisement for The Vindicator Magazine, undated
27 5 Warrant Book Company (New York), Books About Negroes price list, undated
27 6 Washington Bee, correspondence from W. Calvin Chase, editor, printed on Washington Bee letterhead, December 3, 1888
36 39 Washington Sun, fliers, subscription forms, and advertising rates, [1920s]
OP124 - Washington Sun, advertisement
36 32 Whiteman, Maxwell (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), book lists, 1947-1953
36 33 Whitlock Farm (New Haven Connecticut), book lists, no date
36 34 Wilkman, Jon Kurt, Black Americans from Colonial Days to the Present, advertisement, no date
36 47 Wright, Roberta Hughes and Wilbur B. Hughes, III, Lay Down Body, Visible Ink Press advertisement, no date
36 35 Yale University Press, order form for The Frederick Douglass papers, edited by John W. Blassingame, 1982
27 7 Yardbird Publishing Company (Berkeley, California), letter and order form, [1970s]
Insurance
27 8 Atlanta Life Insurance Company, dedication and ribbon cutting ceremony, program, September 21, 1980
OP82 Atlanta Life Insurance Company, Celebrated Negro Inventors, poster, 1937
27 9 Colored Woodmen, certificate of membership, 1910
27 10 Workmen's Compensation, authorization for Dr. Clilan Bethany Powell (New York) to render service under Workmen's Compensation Law, 1935
Other
27 11 Amanda Smith Industrial Home for Colored Orphan Children contribution certificate, [1893?]
31 16 Baptist church supply catalog (Clarksdale, Mississippi), undated
27 12 Barthwell's Drug Stores (Detroit, Michigan), 9th Anniversary Bulletin, 1933-1942
27 13 Black business cards, various
33 4 Black Satin Polish Co., San Francisco, California, envelope, 1902
33 5 C.C. Hart Plumbing (Atlanta, Georgia), calendar and thermometer
27 14 Fans, miscellaneous advertisers (1 of 2)
27 15 Fans, miscellaneous advertisers (2 of 2)
27 16 Funeral home fans (1 of 3)
27 17 Funeral home fans (2 of 3)
28 1 Funeral home fans (3 of 3)
28 2 George's Record Shop (Muncie, Indiana), advertisement, undated
28 3 Georgia State Medical Association, meeting program, May 14-17, 1928
28 4 Jones Drug Co. (Talladega, Alabama), dedication program, May 11, 1947
33 45 Meadow Gold Ice Cream, advertisement featuring Lucy Diggs Slowe Hall, 1949
28 5 Medical Licenses (New York, New York), Dr. Clilan B. Powell, 1937-1940 and 1942-1946
33 39 Mermod-Jaccard Building Barber Shop, advertisement, W.A. Howell and George W. Renicks, St. Louis, Missouri, undated
38 20 Mound Bayou, Mississippi, souvenir program of the 50th anniversary 1937
28 6 National Chiropodist Supply Co., (New York, New York), sales catalog, undated
28 7 Nortropic Cabarrus Co. (New Orleans, Louisiana), stock certificate undated [includes image of African American women and child]
28 8 Piedmont Soda Co. (Atlanta, Georgia), meal ticket, 1932
OP4 Prominent Colored Stewards and Caterers, undated
28 9 Provident Hospital (Baltimore, Maryland), Testimonial Banquet for Dr. George B. Murphy, program, May 18, 1952
33 6 Radio advertisements
33 40 Sellers Bros., Inc., funeral automobile list form, Atlanta, Georgia, undated
28 10 Yates & Milton Pharmacy (Atlanta, Georgia), prescription, undated
Real estate/developments
OP12 Douglass Hospital Sanitarium (Cape May Point, New Jersey), Premium lot subscription flyer, undated
28 11 Lawnside Reality Company (Magnolia, New Jersey), promotional pamphlet for lots in a black community
OP109 Lyde W. Benjamin, Real Estate, Mortgages and Insurance, promotional flier with photograph, "The Gallant Company L, Loyal and Brave, of the Sixth Massachusetts, U.S.V.," photograph dated 1989; flier undated
28 12 Paradise Park (Florida), promotional leaflet [Image 0921-011.tif, 0921-011.inside.tif]
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