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Set of negatives by Clinton Wright including varsity party for ball players and ladies' club, 1964
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Archival Collection
Description
Photographer's notations: Varsity party for ball players, Ladies [?] club.
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Set of negatives by Clinton Wright of Debutante Ball, 1964
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Photographer's notations: 67B-8 #2, Deb's Ball '64.
In 1963, Barbara Kirkland came together with a group of eleven other like-minded female educators at Kit Carson Elementary School to form Les Femmes Douze (The Ladies Twelve) - an organization focused on encouraging and preparing young Black women to pursue higher education. The inaugural class of debutantes made their debut in 1964 at a ball themed “A Winter Wonderland” hosted in the Gold Room of the Las Vegas Convention Center. The cotillion style program allows debutantes to form sisterhoods, instill the value of community services, as well as provide scholarship opportunities.
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Set of negatives by Clinton Wright of debutante escorts, 1964
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Photographer's notations: Deb. Escorts '64.
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Set of negatives by Clinton Wright of event for the Lodge Rose of Sharon Chapter, 1964
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Photographer's notations: Lodge Rose of Sharon Chapter.
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Set of negatives by Clinton Wright including Halloween party, Appreciation dinner for Bishop, Twon House meeting at Cove Hotel, and playschool at Doolittles, 1965
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Photographer's notations: VII-1 Halloweene Night 10-31-65, Dinner during App. For Bishop '65, Twon House Meet at Cove Hotel 10-65, Play school at Doolittles, Halloween party and Directors of Rec. Centers.
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Set of negatives by Clinton Wright including Al's birthday party at Cove, Elder Parson Church, Cub Scout at Madison, 1965
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Photographer's notations: VII-2 Al's Birthday party at Cove '65, Elder Parson Church, Cub Scout at Mad.
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Set of negatives by Clinton Wright including portrait of Emma Jean, and Junior and Senior courses at Upperroom Church, 1965
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Photographer's notations: VII-3 Emma Jean Portrait, Jr. & Sr. Courses at Upperroom 11-6-65.
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Set of negatives by Clinton Wright including Buy-a-Brick campaign and parents' night at Jo Mackey, 1965
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Photographer's notations: VII-3 Buy-a-Brick Campaign, A.M.&N. Alumni 65, The Upsetters[?], Parents night at Jo Mackey.
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Set of negatives by Clinton Wright including Ernest Harris and Women's Progressive League, 1965
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Photographer's notations: VII-4 Earnest Harris (copy), Women's Progressive legion [or league].
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Set of negatives by Clinton Wright including Bicycle club, Golden Western, band rehearsal at Doolittle Park, vandalism at Doolittle, and sorority at Dottie's West House, 1965
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Photographer's notations: VII-5 2-5 Bicycle club, 6-8 Golden West, 12-14 Sis Coleman's girl, 19-21 Band rehearsal at Doolittle park '65, 22-23 Doolittle vandalism, 24-29 Sorority at Dottie's West House. To see photos from this grouping that have been digitized individually, see pho023781
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