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Subject

  • Incomplete (593)
  • Unidentified (405)
  • Elijah Washington Collection (182)
  • Franklin Collection (148)
  • Arts and Culture (121)
  • Women (112)
  • Ada Crogman Franklin 1886-1983 (103)
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  • Photograph (649)
  • Letter (70)
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  • Washington (111)
  • C A Franklin (36)
  • Merritt Outdoor Advertising Co. (35)
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Group photograph of UBF and SMT clubs

  • Featured Collection: Miscellaneous
  • Subject: Organizations, Incomplete, United Brothers of Friendship (UBF), Sisters of the Mysterious Ten (SMT)
  • Material Type: Photograph

The Black Archives of Mid-America, located in Kansas City, Missouri, is a center for learning and research into the African American experience in Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Oklahoma and the Midwest at large.

We house a large collection of manuscripts and artifacts including photographs, personal correspondence, oral histories, and rare booksthat are available for research and study.

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