Scrapbook compiled by Louise Alexander Gunn
date: label: Date
content: 1950s - 1970s
name: label: Created by
content: Louise Alexander Gunn, American
label: Subject of
content: Bill Gunn, American, 1934 - 1989
label: Subject of
content: Leon Sullivan, American, 1922 - 2001
label: Subject of
content: Lincoln University, American, founded 1866
label: Subject of
content: Ethel Waters, American, 1896 - 1977
label: Subject of
content: Josephine Baker, American, 1906 - 1975
label: Subject of
content: Sam Waymon, American, born 1944
notes: label: Description
content: Cloth bound purple and green floral print spiral bound scrapbook containing black-and-white and color photographs along with newspaper clippings and other ephemera dating from the late 1950s to the late 1970s documenting the life of Louise Jackson Gunn in the Philadelphia area. Louise Gunn was an actress, beauty queen, and community activist. The contents of the scrapbook include newspaper clippings and photographs related to Gunn's church groups and activities, including the Zion Drama Workshop; her friendships with other women in the community and from her vaudeville past; and her travels to the Bahamas and Paris, France.
label: Description
content: A large portion of the scrapbook is devoted to Gunn’s community work, including scholarship fundraising for Lincoln University, adult education programs, and volunteering at Philadelphia General Hospital. Gunn also documents work with Rev. Leon H. Sullivan and the Opportunities Industrialization Center (OIC), including efforts to provide school children with free breakfast and to fight housing discrimination.
label: Description
content: There are several clippings, photographs, and programs related to her son, the actor and playwright Bill Gunn, including a performance with Ethel Waters and collaborations with musician Sam Waymon. There are also clippings related to performances by Alberta Hunter and Josephine Baker.
place: label: Place made
content: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
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content: Actors
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content: Blues (Music)
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content: Christianity
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content: Civil Rights
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content: Communities
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content: Education
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content: Entertainers
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content: Families
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content: Film
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content: Health
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content: Housing
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content: Jazz (Music)
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content: Motherhood
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content: Musicians
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content: Religion
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content: Social life and customs
label: Topic
content: Social reform
label: Topic
content: Theatre
label: Topic
content: Travel
label: Topic
content: Vaudeville
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2012.46.65.1
objectType: label: Type
content: scrapbooks
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: newsprint , ink on photographic paper , cardboard , metal and synthetic fiber
label: Dimensions
content: 11 x 9 1/2 x 1 1/4 in. (27.9 x 24.1 x 3.2 cm)