Descriptive Summary
Access
Access Restrictions
Publication Rights
Preferred Citation
Processing Information
Scope and Content of Collection
Arrangement
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Helene Johnson photograph collection
Dates: circa 1920s-1960
Collection number: MS 61
Creator:
Johnson, Helene.
Collection Size:
.25 linear feet
(1 box)
Repository:
African American Museum & Library at Oakland (Oakland, Calif.)
Abstract: The Helene Johnson Photograph Collection includes 54 photographs of family and friends of Helene Johnson and group photographs
of African American golfers at golf tournament awards ceremonies in the 1950s. The golfing photographs include group photographs
of African American golfers participating in the Fong Cup, B.A.G.C. annual tournament, and of the Fairway Golf Club of San
Francisco.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Access
No access restrictions. Collection is open to the public.
Access Restrictions
Materials are for use in-library only, non-circulating.
Publication Rights
Permission to publish from the Helene Johnson Photograph Collection must be obtained from the African American Museum & Library
at Oakland.
Preferred Citation
Helene Johnson photograph collection, MS 61, African American Museum & Library at Oakland, Oakland Public Library. Oakland,
California.
Processing Information
Processed by Sean Heyliger, 09/14/2013.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Helene Johnson Photograph Collection includes 54 photographs of family and friends of Helene Johnson and group photographs
of African American golfers at golf tournament awards ceremonies in the 1950s. The golfing photographs include group photographs
of African American golfers participating in the Fong Cup, B.A.G.C. annual tournament, and of the Fairway Golf Club of San
Francisco.
Arrangement
Series I. Photographs
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
Johnson, Helene.
Golf--California--History.
African American golfers--History.
African American--Families.