Collection context
Summary
- Abstract:
- The Charlotte Harris Papers include photographs, postcards, church programs, and awards related to the activities of the Harris and Fletcher families. The bulk of the collection is photographs of family and friends of Charlotte Harris in Seattle, Washington and Berkeley, California. There are also group photographs of the Ladies of Leisure, an African American women's social club in Berkeley, California.
- Extent:
- .25 linear feet (1 box)
- Language:
- Languages represented in the collection: English
- Preferred citation:
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Charlotte Harris papers, MS 16, African American Museum and Library at Oakland, Oakland Public Library. Oakland, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Charlotte Harris Papers include photographs, postcards, church programs, and awards related to the activities of the Harris and Fletcher families. The bulk of the collection is photographs of family and friends of Charlotte Harris in Seattle, Washington and Berkeley, California. There are also group photographs of the Ladies of Leisure, an African American women's social club in Berkeley, California.
- Arrangement:
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Series I. Photographs Series II. Assorted printed material
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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No access restrictions. Collection is open to the public.
Materials are for use in-library only, non-circulating.
- Terms of access:
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Permission to publish from the Charlotte Harris Papers must be obtained from the African American Museum and Library at Oakland.
- Preferred citation:
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Charlotte Harris papers, MS 16, African American Museum and Library at Oakland, Oakland Public Library. Oakland, California.
- Location of this collection:
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659 14th StreetOakland, CA 94612, US
- Contact:
- (510) 637-0198