<I>Delegate</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1979
name: label: Published by
content: MelPat Associates, American, 1965 - 1986
label: Created by
content: C. Melvin Patrick, American, died 1985
label: Subject of
content: Charles Rangel, American, 1930 - 2025
label: Subject of
content: The Links, Incorporated, American, founded 1946
label: Subject of
content: Avon, founded 1886
label: Subject of
content: Vice President Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller, American, 1908 - 1979
label: Subject of
content: National Urban League, American, founded 1910
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: Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry
label: Subject of
content: National Association of Market Developers, American, founded 1953
label: Subject of
content: National Medical Association, American, founded 1895
label: Subject of
content: Prince Hall Freemasonry, founded 1784
label: Subject of
content: National Association of Negro Musicians, Inc., founded 1919
label: Subject of
content: Opportunities Industrialization Center of America, Inc., American, founded 1964
label: Subject of
content: Chi Delta Mu Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1913
label: Subject of
content: National Newspaper Publishers Association, American, founded 1827
label: Subject of
content: Sovereign Military Order of Malta, founded 1099
label: Subject of
content: Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1932
label: Subject of
content: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
label: Subject of
content: Universal Network Television, American, founded 1950
label: Subject of
content: Freedom National Bank, American, 1964 - 1990
label: Subject of
content: Jarobin Gilbert Jr., American, born 1946
label: Subject of
content: Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1937
label: Subject of
content: National United Church Ushers Association of America, Inc., American, founded 1919
label: Subject of
content: National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc., American, founded 1935
label: Subject of
content: National Dental Association, American, founded 1913
label: Subject of
content: National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc., American, founded 1923
label: Subject of
content: Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1906
label: Subject of
content: National Pharmaceutical Association, American, founded 1947
label: Subject of
content: Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1911
label: Subject of
content: Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1929
label: Subject of
content: Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, 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: Dr. Roscoe C. Brown, American, 1922 - 2016
label: Subject of
content: Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), International, founded 1844
label: Subject of
content: New York Yankees, American, founded 1901
label: Subject of
content: Reggie Jackson, American, born 1946
label: Subject of
content: The Doll League, Inc., American, founded 1958
label: Subject of
content: National Urban League Guild, American, founded 1946
label: Subject of
content: Morehouse Alumni Association, American, founded 1900
label: Subject of
content: Congressional Black Caucus, American, founded 1971
label: Subject of
content: National Bar Association, American, founded 1925
label: Subject of
content: National Business League, American, founded 1900
label: Subject of
content: National Bankers Association, American, founded 1927
label: Subject of
content: Alliance for Women in Media, American, founded 1951
label: Subject of
content: 369th Veterans Association, American
label: Subject of
content: Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry
label: Subject of
content: The Salvation Army, American, founded 1865
label: Subject of
content: Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, American, founded 1914
label: Written by
content: Anti-Bakke Decision Coalition, American, founded 1977
label: Subject of
content: One Hundred Black Men, Inc., American, founded 1963
label: Subject of
content: Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks of the World, American, founded 1898
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 1979 issue of Delegate magazine published by MelPat Associates. The cover of the magazine features a blue ribbon that reads [1979 / DELEGATE] on a collage of cropped black and white photographic portraits with a yellow tint. The spine of the magazine is white with black text that reads [DELEGATE 1979 - The 3rd Year of the 3rd Century].
label: Description
content: The magazine’s content opens on the first page with an untitled editorial note recounting events of the past year, focusing on the effects of the Bakke decision and reinterpretations of the Equal Employment Opportunity law. There is also a masthead, set in white text against a dark blue background reading [DELEGATE, 1979], followed by a table of contents.
label: Description
content: The content then continues with a feature on Charles B. Rangel, an article titled “Black in the Board Room,” and a feature on beauty and cosmetics titled “Black is Beautiful.” This is followed by profiles of African American business organizations, business leaders, community organizations, sororities, fraternities, doctors, dentists, politicians, actors, and journalists. This includes Boggs Academy, Links, Bottle and Cork Club, National Urban League, Association of Black Social Workers, ICBO, Aubrey Lewis, Philip Morris, National Urban Affairs Council, Franklin Thomas, National Association of Market Developers, Queens Clinical Society of New York, National Medical Association, Eastern Stars, Prince Hall Grand Lodge, Black Music Association, Opportunities Industrial Centers, Chi Delta Mu, Othan Mondy, National Publishers Association, National Newspaper Publishers Association, Steven Lockett, Chi Eta Phi Sorority, NAACP, Kellogg, Chesebrough-Ponds, NBC, Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, Gulf Oil, National United Church Ushers Association of America, National Business and Professional Negro Women’s Clubs, National Medical Association, William Toles, National Dental Association, Phi Delta Kappa Sorority, Alpha Phi Alpha, National Pharmaceutical Association, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order Nobles Mystic Shriners, Daughters of Isis, Herb Wright, Negro College Fund, Roy Campanella, Reggie Jackson, The Doll League, John Hunter, American Airlines, Morehouse College, Norman J. Johnson, Jr., Sag Harbor, Eastern Airline, National Association for Sickle Cell, Oak Bluffs, National Bar Association, Congressional Black Caucus, The Edges Group, National Business League, Council of Concerned Black Executives, National Bankers Association, National Association of Media Women, Donald McGannon, 369th Veterans, George Alexander, WBLS radio, Brenda Scofield, Budweiser, Alice Kornegay, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, the IBPOE of W, and the Broadway musicals “Eubie!” and “Ain’t Misbehavin.’”
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: Sag Harbor, Southampton, Suffolk County, New York, 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
label: Topic
content: Professional organizations
label: Topic
content: Radio
label: Topic
content: Religion
label: Topic
content: Social life and customs
label: Topic
content: Sororities
label: Topic
content: Television
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: 2012.167.13
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 × 7/16 in. (27.5 × 21.4 × 1.1 cm)