<I>Delegate</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1981
name: label: Published by
content: MelPat Associates, American, 1965 - 1986
label: Created by
content: C. Melvin Patrick, American, died 1985
label: Subject of
content: WLIB, American, founded 1941
label: Subject of
content: National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education, American, founded 1969
label: Subject of
content: American Bridge Association, American, founded 1932
label: Subject of
content: National Association of Black Social Workers, American, founded 1968
label: Subject of
content: Interracial Council for Business Opportunity, American, founded 1963
label: Subject of
content: One Hundred Black Men, Inc., American, founded 1963
label: Subject of
content: National Association of Market Developers, American, founded 1953
label: Subject of
content: Vulcan Society, American, founded 1940
label: Subject of
content: National Urban League, American, founded 1910
label: Subject of
content: Opportunities Industrialization Center of America, Inc., American, founded 1964
label: Subject of
content: Prince Hall Freemasonry, founded 1784
label: Subject of
content: National Urban Coalition, American, founded 1967
label: Subject of
content: National Newspaper Publishers Association, American, founded 1827
label: Subject of
content: Top Ladies of Distinction, Inc., American, founded 1964
label: Subject of
content: The Links, Incorporated, American, founded 1946
label: Subject of
content: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
label: Subject of
content: Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1937
label: Subject of
content: Carats, Inc., American, founded 1959
label: Subject of
content: Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1932
label: Subject of
content: National Medical Association, American, founded 1895
label: Subject of
content: National United Church Ushers Association of America, Inc., American, founded 1919
label: Subject of
content: Vernon Jordan, American, born 1935
label: Subject of
content: Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1906
label: Subject of
content: Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, American, founded 1914
label: Subject of
content: Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, American, founded 1920
label: Subject of
content: National Dental Association, American, founded 1913
label: Subject of
content: National Funeral Directors and Morticians Association, Inc., American, founded 1924
label: Subject of
content: Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, American, founded 1913
label: Subject of
content: Connectional Lay Council, American, founded 1948
label: Subject of
content: Chi Delta Mu Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1913
label: Subject of
content: Shriners International, American, founded 1870
label: Subject of
content: Daughters of Isis, American, founded 1910
label: Subject of
content: Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1929
label: Subject of
content: National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc., American, founded 1935
label: Subject of
content: Congressional Black Caucus, American, founded 1971
label: Subject of
content: Morehouse Alumni Association, American, founded 1900
label: Subject of
content: Morris Brown College, American, founded 1881
label: Subject of
content: Dr. Ralph Bunche, American, 1903 - 1971
label: Subject of
content: Lionel Hampton, American, 1908 - 2002
label: Subject of
content: National Urban League Guild, American, founded 1946
label: Subject of
content: Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), International, founded 1844
label: Subject of
content: Alliance for Women in Media, American, founded 1951
label: Subject of
content: Eleanor Holmes Norton, American, born 1937
label: Subject of
content: Vernon Jordan, American, born 1935
notes: label: Caption
content: Founded by Pittsburgh Courier journalist C. Melvin Patrick, each yearly-issue of Delegate contains hundreds of photographs providing coverage of African American professional and fraternal organizations, special events, award recognitions, individuals of note, and newsworthy situations. The magazine was a virtual year in review of African American life in the United States during the 1960s and 1980s. Delegate magazines were distributed free of charge by African American organizations at their conferences and meetings.
label: Description
content: A 1981 issue of Delegate magazine published by MelPat Associates. The cover of the magazine features a green ribbon badge that reads [1981 / DELEGATE] against a grid of black and white photographic portraits. Thirty-two (32) men and women are pictured, with the last name of everyone printed under his or her picture in black. The spine of the magazine is white with black text that reads [DELEGATE, 1981 - The 5th Year of the 3rd Century].
label: Description
content: The magazine’s content opens with an untitled editorial note recounting events of the past year, including the election of Ronald Reagan and the rise of crime and resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan There is also a masthead, set in white text against a black background reading [DELEGATE, 1981], followed by a table of contents.
label: Description
content: The content then continues with profiles of African American business organizations, business leaders, community organizations, sororities, fraternities, doctors, dentists, politicians, actors, and journalists. This includes WBLS, Kobrand Corporation, National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education, American Bridge Association, Inc., National Association of Black Social Workers, Interracial Council for Business Opportunity, 100 Black Women and 100 Black Men, National Association of Market Developers, Vulcan Society Inc., New York Association of Black Educators, National Pan-Hellenic Council, Opportunities Industrialization Centers of American, Bottle & Cork Sales Club, John Hunter Camp Fund, Prince Hall Grand Lodge, Chesebrough-Pond, ITT Continental Baking Co, Ciba-Geigy, 7 Up, National Urban Affairs Council, National Epicureans, National Newspaper Publishers Association, Top Ladies of Distinction, Black Music Association, The Links, Inc., NAACP, Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, Carats, Inc., Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Chi Delta Mu Fraternity, Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order Nobles Mystic Shrine, Daughters of Isis, Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Gil Noble, National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Black Caucus, Congressman Charles Rangel, Arthur Ashe, Charles E. Wright, Morehouse College, Morris Brown College, Ralph J. Bunche, Lionel Hampton, Jackie Robinson Awards Dinner, Whitney M Young Football Classic, Beaux Arts Ball, Livingston S. Francis, Teixeira, Camp Atwater, The Squires, Harlem Commonwealth Council, National Association of Media Women, 369th Veterans’s Association, The Edges Group, Thurman Munson Award Dinner, and Boggs Academy. There are also features about Atlanta and Oak Bluffs.
label: Description
content: There are approximately 352 pages with black and white photographs and advertisements throughout, as well as a few advertisements in color. The back cover of the magazine features a full page advertisement for Kool cigarettes.
label: Transcription Center Status
content: Transcribed by Digital Volunteers
place: label: Place made
content: Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Martha's Vineyard, Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Advertising
label: Topic
content: Associations and institutions
label: Topic
content: Black Press
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Fraternal organizations
label: Topic
content: Fraternities
label: Topic
content: Government
label: Topic
content: HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
label: Topic
content: Journalism
label: Topic
content: Labor
label: Topic
content: Mass media
label: Topic
content: Men
label: Topic
content: Political organizations
label: Topic
content: Politics
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content: Professional organizations
label: Topic
content: Religion
label: Topic
content: Social life and customs
label: Topic
content: Sororities
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1969-2001
label: Topic
content: Urban life
label: Topic
content: Women
label: Topic
content: Women's organizations
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Anne B. Patrick and the family of Hilda E. Stokely
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2012.167.15
objectType: label: Type
content: magazines (periodicals)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 10 13/16 × 8 7/16 × 1/2 in. (27.5 × 21.4 × 1.3 cm)