Washington, D.C. Barbering and Cosmetology Boards
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Mathis, Nathaniel, 1946- (barber, motivational speaker)
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content: Nathaniel Mathis Collection of Barbering and Beauty Culture
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1966 - 1997
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0641, Series 4
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Mathis was appointed to the Examiner's Board as the chairperson in 1987 by Mayor Marion Barry of Washington, D.C., and to the Barbering and Cosmetology Board in 1994, after delivering a personal statement as to why he should be selected. The Board was significant because it was the first to license hair braiders in the country.