Record Source: University of Pennsylvania / Subject: African American women - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center [Contact Us]

Extent:: 83 cubic feet
Abstract:: Dr. Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander, lawyer, civil rights leader, and civic leader was born in Philadelphia into a well known upper, middle-class family. The Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander Papers document the professional and personal life of Sadie Alexander.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center [Contact Us]

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center [Contact Us]

Extent:: 8 cubic feet
Abstract:: Elizabeth Mossell Anderson was Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander's elder sister. The Elizabeth Anderson Papers document aspects of her personal and professional life.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center [Contact Us]

Extent:: 6.5 linear feet
Abstract:: Joanna Banks is a retired Museum Educator and book collector, specializing in the writing of Black authors, with a particular focus on works by and about Black women, children's books, and African American cooking and foodways. Joanna Banks assembled a collection of materials around these themes that includes periodical articles, academic papers, newspaper clippings, photocopies, newsletters, catalogs, recipes, bibliographies, photographs, and ephemera.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

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