Earline Woods photograph collection, circa 1917-1985

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Summary

Creators:
Woods, Earline.
Abstract:
The Earline Woods photograph collection consists of 58 photographs of African American churches, families, and civic organizations in Sacramento, California. The collection is organized into four subseries: family photographs, Sacramento churches, Women's Civic Improvement Club of Sacramento, and Assorted. The family photographs subseries consists of portraits of relatives of Earline Woods from the Smith and Grey families of Sacramento, California. Church photographs include photographs of the congregations and choirs at St. Andrews A.M.E., Kyle A.M.E., and Shiloh Baptist churches in Sacramento, California. The collection also includes five photographs of members attending events of the Women's Civic Improvement Club of Sacramento.
Extent:
.25 linear feet (1 box)
Language:
Languages represented in the collection: English
Preferred citation:

Earline Woods photograph collection, MS 125, African American Museum & Library at Oakland, Oakland Public Library. Oakland, California.

Background

Scope and content:

The Earline Woods photograph collection consists of 58 photographs of African American churches, families, and civic organizations in Sacramento, California. The collection is organized into four subseries: family photographs, Sacramento A.M.E. churches, Women's Civic Improvement Club of Sacramento, and Assorted. The family photographs subseries consists of portraits of relatives of Earline Woods from the Smith and Grey families of Sacramento, California. Church photographs include photographs of the congregations and choirs at St. Andrews A.M.E., Kyle A.M.E., and Shiloh Baptist churches in Sacramento, California. The collection also includes five photographs of members attending events of the Women's Civic Improvement Club of Sacramento.

Processing information:

Processed by Sean Heyliger, 02/01/2014.

Arrangement:

Series I. Photographs

Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

No access restrictions. Collection is open to the public.

Materials are for use in-library only, non-circulating.

Terms of access:

Permission to publish from the Earline Woods Photograph Collection must be obtained from the African American Museum & Library at Oakland.

Preferred citation:

Earline Woods photograph collection, MS 125, African American Museum & Library at Oakland, Oakland Public Library. Oakland, California.

Location of this collection:
659 14th Street
Oakland, CA 94612, US
Contact:
(510) 637-0198
aamlo@oaklandlibrary.org
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