<I>Delegate</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1977
name: label: Published by
content: MelPat Associates, American, 1965 - 1986
label: Created by
content: C. Melvin Patrick, American, died 1985
label: Subject of
content: Universal Network Television, American, founded 1950
label: Subject of
content: Alex Haley, American, 1921 - 1992
label: Subject of
content: Percy Ellis Sutton, American, 1920 - 2009
label: Subject of
content: Columbia Records, American, founded 1888
label: Subject of
content: Brown & Williamson, American, born 1894
label: Subject of
content: Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1937
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: Chi Delta Mu Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1913
label: Subject of
content: National Newspaper Publishers Association, American, founded 1827
label: Subject of
content: Roy Wilkins, American, 1901 - 1981
label: Subject of
content: National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc., American, founded 1935
label: Subject of
content: National Association of Black Social Workers, American, founded 1968
label: Subject of
content: National Pan-Hellenic Council, American, founded 1930
label: Subject of
content: Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1932
label: Subject of
content: Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, American, founded 1914
label: Subject of
content: National Medical Association, American, founded 1895
label: Subject of
content: Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, American, founded 1914
label: Subject of
content: National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc., American, founded 1923
label: Subject of
content: National Urban League, American, founded 1910
label: Subject of
content: National Dental Association, American, founded 1913
label: Subject of
content: National United Church Ushers Association of America, Inc., American, founded 1919
label: Subject of
content: Eta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1943
label: Subject of
content: National Medical Association, American, founded 1895
label: Subject of
content: Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, American, founded 1913
label: Subject of
content: President Jimmy Carter, American, born 1924
label: Subject of
content: Shriners International, American, founded 1870
label: Subject of
content: Daughters of Isis, American, founded 1910
label: Subject of
content: Opportunities Industrialization Center of America, Inc., American, founded 1964
label: Subject of
content: Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1906
label: Subject of
content: National Urban League Guild, American, founded 1946
label: Subject of
content: Tuskegee Airmen, 1941 - 1946
label: Subject of
content: Congressional Black Caucus, American, founded 1971
label: Subject of
content: Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks of the World, American, founded 1898
label: Subject of
content: National Council of Negro Women, founded 1935
label: Subject of
content: Muhammad Ali, American, 1942 - 2016
label: Subject of
content: 369th Veterans Association, American
label: Subject of
content: Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
label: Subject of
content: Prince Hall Freemasonry, founded 1784
label: Subject of
content: National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc., American, founded 1935
label: Subject of
content: Northside Center for Child Development, Inc., founded 1946
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 1977 issue of Delegate magazine published by MelPat Associates. The cover of the magazine features a collage of black and white portrait photographs with a bright blue tint. Red text at the center reads [THE / 1st / year / of the / 3rd / Century]. The spine of the magazine is white with black text that reads [DELEGATE 1977 - 'THE FIRST YEAR'].
label: Description
content: The magazine’s content opens on the first page with an untitled editorial note recounting events of the past year, including the election and administration of Jimmy Carter. There is also a masthead reading [DELEGATE, 1977] and a table of contents.
label: Description
content: The content then continues with articles on the mayoral campaign of Manhattan Borough President Percy Sutton, the reaction to “Roots” on ABC, and “Blacks on the Carter Team,“ followed by profiles of African American business organizations, business leaders, community organizations, sororities, fraternities, doctors, dentists, politicians, actors, and journalists. This includes Gil Noble, CBS, NAUC, Brown & Williamson, Lambda Kappa Mu, General Food, Prince Hall Masons, National Market Developers, Empire State Medical, Chi Delta Mu Society, Negro Publishers Association, NAACP, Wilbert Tatum, National Medical Association, Ford, Pan Hellenic Council, Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Sigma Fraternity, Georgia Club, Monteford Point Marines, Somerset, Phi Delta Kappa, National Urban League, National Dental Association, Church Ushers, Jane Edwards, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Carol Jenkins, Andrew Young, Shriners, Daughters of Isis, O.I.C. National Business and Professional Negro Women Clubs, National Bar Association, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Schlitz, Tuskegee Airmen, Media Women, Elks, Muhammad Ali, National Council of Negro Women, 369 Veterans Association, Lionel Hampton, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Congressional Black Caucus, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, and Howard University. There are also articles about tennis tournaments in Forest Hills, New Orleans, and Oak Bluffs, as well as feature on Labor Day at Oak Bluffs.
label: Description
content: There are approximately 256 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.
place: label: Place made
content: Harlem, New York City, 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: Aeronautics
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: Religion
label: Topic
content: Social life and customs
label: Topic
content: Sororities
label: Topic
content: Sports
label: Topic
content: Tennis
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: 2012.167.11
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 × 5/16 in. (27.5 × 21.4 × 0.8 cm)