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Group photograph of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority women at a regional conference, circa 1931

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Title: Group photograph of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority women at a regional conference, circa 1931
Alternative Title: Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority
Date Created and/or Issued: [circa 1931]
1931
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
Rights Information: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
Description: Alpha Kappa Alpha (ΑΚΑ) is a Greek-lettered sorority, the first established by African-American college women on January 15, 1908 at Howard University. The membership is for college-educated women.
Group portrait of about 37 African American women outside in front of an open door. Most of the women are wearing hats.
Type: image
Identifier: uclalsc_1889_b25_f04_002.tif
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Subject: African American Greek letter societies
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
Source: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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