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Title: James E. Brackett papers
Dates: 1932-1976
Collection number: MS 94
Creator:
Brackett, James E.
Collection Size:
.25 linear feet
(1 box)
Repository:
African American Museum & Library at Oakland (Oakland, Calif.)
Oakland, CA 94612
Abstract: The James E. Brackett papers include 91 photographs and Olive Brackett’s class notes and textbook attending Lee Ann’s Academy
of Cosmetology in Oakland, California. Photographs are arranged by subject into four subseries: Brackett family photographs,
military service, NAACP events, and assorted.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
No access restrictions. Collection is open to the public.
Materials are for use in-library only, non-circulating.
Permission to publish from the James E. Brackett Papers must be obtained from the African American Museum & Library at Oakland.
James E. Brackett papers, MS 94, African American Museum & Library at Oakland, Oakland Public Library. Oakland, California.
Donated to the African American Museum & Library at Oakland by James E. Brackett on January 19, 1997.
Processed by Sean Heyliger, 12/06/2013.
Scope and Content of Collection
The James E. Brackett papers include 91 photographs and Olive Brackett’s class notes and textbook attending Lee Ann’s Academy
of Cosmetology in Oakland, California. Photographs are arranged by subject into four subseries: Brackett family photographs,
military service, NAACP events, and assorted. A majority of the photographs document the home life of the Brackett family
in the San Francisco Bay Area during the 1940s-1960s. Also included in the collection are photographs of James E. Brackett
service at Camp John T. Knight [Oakland Army Base] during the 1940s and photographs of various NAACP events in the Oakland
area in the 1970s. Olive Brackett’s cosmetology textbook and notes include head diagrams and instructions on hair and scalp
treatments, perms, and coloring.
Series I. Photographs
Series II. Lee Ann’s Academy of Cosmetology textbook
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
Brackett, James E.
Oakland Army Base (Oakland, Calif.)--History.
African American families -- California -- Vallejo.
Beauty, Personal--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Beauty culture--Study and teaching.
Beauty culture--United States--History.