Studio portrait of Vivian Osborne Marsh, autographed. Emmanuel Francis (E.F.) Joseph was the first professional African American photographer in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. Vivian Osborne Marsh was born in Houston, Texas, and received her Bachelors and Masters degrees in Anthropology at the University of California in Berkeley. She founded the Berkeley campus’ Kappa chapter of the Delta Sigma Theta sorority. She went on to found several other chapters. Two major projects she organized were the Traveling Library, which provided books to rural portions of Georgia, and Teen Lift, which provided opportunities for underprivileged teenagers to visit events such as symphonies and operas. She was involved in many civic organizations and on February 21, 1981, the mayor of Berkeley honored her contributions by declaring it to be Vivian Osborne Marsh Day. Photographer's stamp on back of photo: E. F. Joseph Studios / Complete Photographic Services / Jul 9 1971 / Ph. Olympic 2-0246 / 384 - 50th Street, Oakland 9, Calif.
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African American social workers Marsh, Vivian Osborne, 1897-1986
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