Mamie Marie Walton - Jackson collection of photograph albums, approximately 1916 -1968, bulk approximately 1941-1953

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Summary

Abstract:
A collection of three photograph albums, one college scrapbook, 103 loose photographs, and ephemera documenting the education, family life, travel, and teaching career of Mamie Marie Walton-Jackson (1916-2009). The materials span approximately from 1916 to 1968.
Extent:
2.75 Linear Feet (3 boxes)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Mamie Marie Walton-Jackson collection of photograph albums, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

A collection of three photograph albums, one college scrapbook, 103 loose photographs, and ephemera documenting the education, family life, teaching career, and travels of Mamie Marie Walton-Jackson (1916-2009). The materials span approximately from 1916 to 1968. The college scrapbook includes images, lists, and ephemera representing Walton-Jackson, her classmates, instructors, and campus life. The three photograph albums cover Jackson's wedding day, her husband, her son Durante, family-related events; her career as a home economics instructor at Buford High School from nineteen fifty one through nineteen fifty two, pupils, fellow instructors; and vacations in the West and Southwest. The loose photographs and ephemera cover the aforementioned areas. The six pieces of loose ephemera include a Mother's Day card from her son, a newspaper clipping about her niece Janice, a cable car ornament, a napkin from the Buford High School 1953 Junior-Senior Prom, a small Faculty label, and a small Clark College label. Among the photograph albums and loose photographs are color as well as hand-colored images of a younger Mamie, Jerry, Durante, and friends and family.

Biographical / historical:

Mamie Marie Walton-Jackson (1916-2009) was born in Jim Crow-era Georgia and spent her life as a student, wife, educator, and mother. Jackson graduated from historically Black Clark College in Atlanta, Georgia, and the following year, in 1941, went on to marry Jerry B. Jackson. The birth of their only child, Durante Jackson, would follow six years later in 1947. She was employed as a home economics instructor, spending 1951-1952 at the segregated Buford High School in Buford, Georgia.

Acquisition information:
Purchased from McBride Rare Books, January 2023.
Processing information:

Processed at the time of accessioning by Nichole L Manlove in March 2023.

Arrangement:

Arranged chronologically, with loose photos at the end.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

Terms of access:

The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Mamie Marie Walton-Jackson collection of photograph albums, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Location of this collection:
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108, US
Contact:
(626) 405-2129
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