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Miriam Matthews with four others in front of a house with an awning, 1910-1920

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Title: Miriam Matthews with four others in front of a house with an awning, 1910-1920
Alternative Title: Unidentified individuals and groups (2 of 2)
Date Created and/or Issued: [1910-1920]
1910/1920
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
Rights Information: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
Description: Miriam Matthews, sister of businesswoman Ella Matthews and lawyer Charles Matthews, was hired in 1927 as the first African American librarian in the Los Angeles Public Library. Matthews was also a civil rights activist, historian, and collector of African American art and primary source materials.
Five African Americans standing in front of a house, from left: two men, Miriam Matthews, and two women.
Type: image
Identifier: uclalsc_1889_b16_f11_019.tif
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Subject: African American women
African American men
Matthews, Miriam
Source: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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