Research Catalog

Title

Wilhelmina F. Adams photograph collection [graphic].

Author

Adams, Wilhelmina F. (Wilhelmina Ferris), -1987

Publication

1900-1987.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Campbell, James C.
• Gilbert, James
• Hansen, Austin, 1910-1996
• Manning, Arthur
• Tucker, Lorenzo
• M. Smith (New York, N.Y.)
• A. Hansen Studio (New York, N.Y.)

Found In

p1bc Adams, Wilhelmina F. Papers (CstRLIN)NYPW89-A9.

Subject

• Adams, Wilhelmina F. (Wilhelmina Ferris), -1987
• Bates, Peg Leg
• Bricktop, 1894-1984
• Booth, William H
• Calloway, Blanche
• Harris, Edith
• Harrison, Richard B
• Height, Dorothy I. (Dorothy Irene), 1912-
• Julian, Hubert F. (Hubert Fauntleroy), 1897-1983
• Powell, Adam Clayton, Jr., 1908-1972
• Powell, Isabel Washington, 1908-2007
• Prysock, Arthur
• Rangel, Charles B
• Ridley, Mabel
• Sissle, Noble, 1889-1975
• Spencer, Vernon, -1976
• Telesford, Darwin
• Tobias, Channing H
• Walker, Cora T
• Ward, Aida
• Washington, Fredi, 1903-1994
• Waters, Ethel, 1896-1977
• Wingate, Livingston L., 1916-
• Wolfe, Deborah
• Abyssinian Baptist Church (New York, N.Y.)
• Jeff Onions and Crumbly Spoon Sam (Minstrel team)
• Maritime Union
• Monte-Willie-Monte Team (Minstrel team)
• National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
• National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs
• National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs. New York Club
• National Council of Negro Women
• Harlem Hospital Center. Auxilary Club
• Queens Hospital Center (Jamaica, New York, N.Y.). Lay Advisory Board
• New York (N.Y.). Board of Assessors
• Aeolian Ladies Charity
• Stevenson's Independent Voters Committee
• Negro Book Club
• Green Pastures
• African Americans > Clothing > 20th century
• African Americans > New York (State) > New York > Societies, etc
• African Americans > New York (State) > New York > Charities
• African Americans in the performing arts
• African American women > New York (State) > New York > Political activity
• African American women > New York (State) > New York > Societies and clubs
• Blackface entertainers
• Etiquette > Awards
• Manners and customs > Awards
• Rites and ceremonies > Awards
• Clubs > New York (State) > New York
• Evening gowns > New York (State) > New York
• Fashion > New York (State) > New York
• Florists > African Americans
• Minstrel shows
• Nonprofit organizations
• Women > Political activity > New York (State) > New York
• Atlantic City (N.J.)
• Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
• New York (N.Y.) > Politics and government > 1898-1951
• Oak Bluffs (Mass.)
• West Palm Beach (Fla.)
• Afro-American Day Parade

Genre/Form

• Portrait photographs – 1900-1989.
• Snapshots – 1900-1989.
• Group portraits – 1900-1989.
• Photographic albums – 1900-1989.
• Photographic prints – 1900-1989 – Color.
• Albumen photographic prints – 1900-1919.
• Silver gelatin photographic prints – 1920-1989.

Note

• Title devised by cataloger.
• Some photographs have descriptive information on the verso.
• The three ring binder (Box 2), assembled by the Schomburg Center staff, includes pages from a personal photograph album, autographed photographs from entertainers, and photographs inscribed to Mabel Ridley Beavers. The photograph album pages may have originally belonged to Mabel Ridley.
• Collection contains photographic work by James C. Campbell, James Gilbert, A. Hansen Studio, Austin Hansen, Authur Manning, Morgan & Marvin Smith, and Lorenzo Tucker.

Biography (note)

• Wilhelmina Ferris Adams was born in Florida around the turn of the century (ca. 1900) and moved to New York City when she was three months old. She was educated in the Public School system and attended Hunter College.
• Wilhelmina Adams was known for her fund raising talent, dedication to the Harlem Community, commitment to the advancement and education of African Americans, and her numerous civic activities. She was active in numerous organizations and served as president of the National Council of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs (New York Club), the Aeolian Ladies Charity, and the Utopian Neighborhood Club. As a Democratic Co-Leader of the 14th Assembly District Adams was the first Black women appointed as a delegate to the National Democratic Convention, in Chicago (1944). Adams was a patron of the performing arts and pursued careers as a fashion designer, interior decorator, and florist.

Linking Entry (note)

• Forms part of the Wilhelmina F. Adams Papers.

Local note

• SC MG 37

Call Number

Sc Photo Wilhelmina F. Adams Collection

OCLC

NYPG93-F267

Author

Adams, Wilhelmina F. (Wilhelmina Ferris), -1987.

Title

Wilhelmina F. Adams photograph collection [graphic].

Imprint

1900-1987.

Description

124 items (2.0 lin. ft., 2 boxes)

95 photographic prints : silver gelatin, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm. and smaller.

20 photographic prints : col. ; 8 x 13 cm. and smaller.

4 photographic prints : b&w and col. ; 35 x 28 cm.

4 photographic prints : albumen ; 8 x 10 cm. and smaller.

1 negative : b&w ; 8 x 13 cm.

Organized into two series: I. Personal Photographs (1900-1987); II. Organizational Photographs (1920-198?).

Summary

The Wilhelmina F. Adams Photograph Collection documents her personal life, pofessional career, and civic activities. Personal photographs include portraits and snapshots of family and friends, and a number of portraits autographed to Wilhelmina from well known entertainers. The Collection also contains pages of a personal photograph album. Many of the album pictures are autographed to Mabel Ridley. Pictures document Wilhelmina and Mabel Ridley with friends in Atlantic City, Oak Bluffs (Martha's Vineyard), and West Palm Beach (Florida), in the 1920s. Several pictures include Adam Clayton Powell Jr. with friends and family at his summer home in Oak Bluffs. Personal photographs also include a number of portraits inscribed to Mabel Ridley from known entertainers.

Organizational photographs document Wilhelmina's involvement in various professional and civic organizations. The organizations represented include the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs (both the National and the New York Club), National Council of Negro Women, Harlem Hospital Auxilary, Queens Hospital Center Lay Advisory Board, and New York City Board of Assessors. Included amongst the organizational photographs is a group portrait of the Stevenson Independent Voters Committee. Photographs document fund raising activities, meetings, award ceremonies, and benevolent activities.

Linking Entry

Forms part of the Wilhelmina F. Adams Papers.

Biography

Wilhelmina Ferris Adams was born in Florida around the turn of the century (ca. 1900) and moved to New York City when she was three months old. She was educated in the Public School system and attended Hunter College.

Wilhelmina Adams was known for her fund raising talent, dedication to the Harlem Community, commitment to the advancement and education of African Americans, and her numerous civic activities. She was active in numerous organizations and served as president of the National Council of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs (New York Club), the Aeolian Ladies Charity, and the Utopian Neighborhood Club. As a Democratic Co-Leader of the 14th Assembly District Adams was the first Black women appointed as a delegate to the National Democratic Convention, in Chicago (1944). Adams was a patron of the performing arts and pursued careers as a fashion designer, interior decorator, and florist.

Local Note

SC MG 37

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Local Subject

Afro-American Day Parade.

Added Author

Campbell, James C. Photographer

Gilbert, James. Photographer

Hansen, Austin, 1910-1996. Photographer

Manning, Arthur. Photographer

Tucker, Lorenzo. Photographer

M. Smith (New York, N.Y.)

A. Hansen Studio (New York, N.Y.)

Found In:

p1bc Adams, Wilhelmina F. Papers (CstRLIN)NYPW89-A9.

Research Call Number

Sc Photo Wilhelmina F. Adams Collection